Update #2: well..... i'm back again. Tested out the Photo Index Sheet thing. i have to say it works like it says it would. you fill in the dots for stuff, and it does the rest. you can either have it put a number of the latest photos from the memory stick onto the index sheet (you can have the latest 36, 72, 108, or 144 photos printed on the index sheet), or select a start and end date for the range of photos you want on the index sheet (say... if you were on vacation for a week... and a month or a few down the road, a friend wants a few of the pics from vacation.... you can figure the rest out), or you can have it print every photo from the memory card onto the index sheet (which if you have a rather large memory card.... that could be quite a lot of pics). I've attached a scan of what the photo sheet looks like (though with only one picture, to save ink).
As for the pic of the internals..... not much to see here besides the ink..... which is still nice to see. why? because even the ink tanks are pretty innovative. the red lamp (which i'm assuming is an LED), but, and i quote directly from the manual:
When the ink level is low:
The ink tank lamp flashes slowly (about 3 seconds). Prepare a new ink tank.
When ink has run out:
The ink tank lamp flashes fast (about one second). Replace it with a new ink tank.
yes..... no more guesswork as to if your ink is running low. and if you don't feel like opening the lid of the unit to see if any lights are blinking, all you have to do is look on the LCD screen.... because it tells you right there, on the bottom of the screen, what the estimated ink level is.... and has warnings for if a specific ink tank is low or empty.
As for the fact that there's 5 ink tanks..... there are two black (CLI-8BK and PGI-5BK), then Yellow (CLI-8Y), then Magenta (CLI-8M), and finally Cyan (CLI-8C). i don't remember what the second black ink tank is for..... but i think one of them is used for better photo quality, and the other is used mostly for black text and stuff.
As for another reason i'm in love with it.... it doesn't let you forget to do ANYTHING! (or... at least one major big problem that i've done twice now so far) The one big problem i've done twice so far, was not putting the paper tray for the post-printed paper to sit on down...... had it in the..... how do airplane stewardesses say.... "locked and upright position"? tried to print something.... heard the printer getting ready to print. stood up out of my chair to wait for it to finish printing... suddenly the alarm light (to the left of the LCD screen) started flashing. i looked at the LCD screen, and it told me that the paper tray wasn't down. i thought "hmm.... neat feature, but wouldn't i have to be looking at the top of the unit to see that?". looked at my computer monitor.... and there it was.... a warning telling me the paper tray was not down. good way to avoid paper jams if you ask me.
So..... that's all i can think of for right now..... if anyone has any other questions about it..... maybe if you want a picture from a different angle.... just say so, and i'll try to get it for ya as soon as i can. and i'll probably update the last 3 pictures of the first review post i did tomorrow afternoon if i can, so they might not be nearly as fuzzy, and probably the pic of under the hood that i just posted, so it's not so dark.
