I have just gotten myself a Canon Pixma MP500 Multifunction printer.

I need to know what the Serial No is to send in the registration

Does anyone know where it is? There is a very dark plate on the bottom which is extremely difficult to read and I am nervous about tipping the machine up in case the ink starts coming out of the cartridges .

Can anyone identify what the Serial Number on one of these Canon Machines looks like and is it located on this bottom plate or anywhere else?
Is it a number beginning with NSW or is it a 6 numbers followed by a dash and 2 more numbers.

any help on this would be appreciated.

Cheers