Check for a 5B00, 5B02 or similar family of waste ink errors and the early warning codes related to waste ink. When you change the ink carts, they always purge a small amount of ink to prepare the cartridge. If your waste ink pad is 95% full, for example, that cartridge change will very often trigger it, and what makes it hard is the WC NVRAM percentage can be high (80%), but the printer can survive 10 cart changes, sometimes less. ***There is no good way to determine when it dies with a hard stop due to waste ink. NONE!***
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Check for a 5B00, 5B02 or similar family of waste ink errors and the early warning codes related to waste ink. When you change the ink carts, they always purge a small amount of ink to prepare the cartridge. If your waste ink pad is 95% full, for example, that cartridge change will very often trigger it, and what makes it hard is the WC NVRAM percentage can be high (80%), but the printer can survive 10 cart changes, sometimes less. ***There is no good way to determine when it dies with a hard stop due to waste ink. NONE!***[br]
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***NOTE: 8 blinks=waste ink pad is full.***
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***See if*** [link|https://wicresetutility.com/download/|WIC Reset Utility|new_window=true] ***can be used to reset the counter if this is the case. If you cannot, the printer will be ewaste without this reset. The Canon utility WILL NOT RESET IT; it's (potentially) a permanent flag on the "disposable" printers like the MG series. However, try V3800 (Canon reset utility) if you want to give this a shot, but you will also need to put it in service mode first.***
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***See if*** [link|https://wicresetutility.com/download/|WIC Reset Utility|new_window=true] ***can be used to reset the counter if this is the case. If you cannot, the printer is effectively ewaste. The official Canon utilities WILL NOT RESET IT, and is known to not do it -- it's intentional. On these, its potentially a permanent flag if the printer is considered "disposable" and this is one of them. However, try the Canon reset tool known as V3800 if you want to give this a shot, but you will also need to put it in service mode first; it may somehow work.***
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[link|https://www.printerknowledge.com/threads/service-mode-for-pro-100.9663/page-2#post-136172|This procedure may work for your model|new_window=true] ***if the tools do not and it has service mode access. If it still cannot be done, it's a one-time flag that cannot be reset, even by Canon.***
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[link|https://www.printerknowledge.com/threads/service-mode-for-pro-100.9663/page-2#post-136172|This procedure may work for your model|new_window=true] ***if the tools do not and it has service mode access. If it cannot be done, it's a permanent one-time flag that cannot be reset, even by Canon.***
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***Canon, of course, doesn't warn you NOT TO CHANGE THE INK once you see the message (either clean/replace the pads or replace the printer; no more ink for that unit) for... obvious reasons. Seriously, if I had a Canon with the early warning I'd refill the set of ink I have while it works then let the counter hit 100%; worst case, I'm out $5-10 in bulk ink, not $40-50!***
***The reason I would refill my carts with this error is so if it trips after 5 cleaning cycles, the "most" I wasted was commodity bulk ink I can throw into a printer from Walmart I bought for $30 to consume the ink that should it die due to a WIC eror, it was $30 or less.***
***Now that said: On my perfectly good photo printer I wouldn't do this since it has the 5 color system (kind of hard to find a photo printer with the 5th color in a retail store), but a cheap cartrdge based (in case the carts fail and it lives on loger then expected) CMYK unit is completely fair game to kill with refill inks. But say that same photo printer had a Canon waste ink is nearly full error... Yep, you're drinking bulk ink for what little life you have left before the 5B02 code comes up.***
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If it's not a waste error, something is in the platen path or the ink carts are loose. Check for obstructions or damage, and make sure it isn't catastrophic -- if it's something like paper, removing it will probably solve the issue. The other issue I see is generally bad ink carts. Try another set and see if it still occurs; if it does, then you may have a bad carrier contract strip. Try cleaning it with alcohol, but if it doesn't work, it may physically fail.
Check for a 5B00, 5B02 or similar family of waste ink errors and the early warning codes related to waste ink. When you change the ink carts, they always purge a small amount of ink to prepare the cartridge. If your waste ink pad is 95% full, for example, that cartridge change will very often trigger it, and what makes it hard is the WC NVRAM percentage can be high (80%), but the printer can survive 10 cart changes, sometimes less. ***There is no good way to determine when it dies with a hard stop due to waste ink. NONE!***
***See if*** [link|https://wicresetutility.com/download/|WIC Reset Utility|new_window=true] ***can be used to reset the counter if this is the case. If you cannot, the printer will be ewaste without this reset. The Canon utility WILL NOT RESET IT; it's (potentially) a permanent flag on the "disposable" printers like the MG series. However, try V3800 (Canon reset utility) if you want to give this a shot, but you will also need to put it in service mode first.***
[link|https://www.printerknowledge.com/threads/service-mode-for-pro-100.9663/page-2#post-136172|This procedure may work for your model|new_window=true] ***if the tools do not and it has service mode access. If it still cannot be done, it's a one-time flag that cannot be reset, even by Canon.***
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***Canon, of course, doesn't warn you NOT TO CHANGE THE INK once you see the message (either clean/replace the pads or replace the printer; no more ink for that unit) for... obvious reasons. Seriously, if I had a Canon with the early warning I'd refill the set of ink I have while it works then let the counter hit 100%; worst case, I'm out $5-10 in bulk ink, not $40-50!***
***The reason I would refill my carts with this error is so if it trips after 5 cleaning cycles, the "most" I wasted was commodity bulk ink I can throw into a printer from Walmart I bought for $30 to consume the ink that should it die due to a WIC eror, it was $30 or less.***
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***Now that said: On my perfectly good photo printer I wouldn't do this since it has the 5 color system (kind of hard to find a photo printer with the 5th color in a retail store), but a cheap cartrdge based (in case the carts fail and it lives on loger then expected) CMYK unit is completely fair game to kill with refill inks. But say that same photo printer had a Canon waste ink is nearly full error... Yep, you're drinking bulk ink for what little life you have lefe before you die with a 5B02 code.***
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***Now that said: On my perfectly good photo printer I wouldn't do this since it has the 5 color system (kind of hard to find a photo printer with the 5th color in a retail store), but a cheap cartrdge based (in case the carts fail and it lives on loger then expected) CMYK unit is completely fair game to kill with refill inks. But say that same photo printer had a Canon waste ink is nearly full error... Yep, you're drinking bulk ink for what little life you have left before the 5B02 code comes up.***
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If it's not a waste error, something is in the platen path or the ink carts are loose. Check for obstructions or damage, and make sure it isn't catastrophic -- if it's something like paper, removing it will probably solve the issue. The other issue I see is generally bad ink carts. Try another set and see if it still occurs; if it does, then you may have a bad carrier contract strip. Try cleaning it with alcohol, but if it doesn't work, it may physically fail.
Check for a 5B00, 5B02 or similar family of waste ink errors and the early warning codes related to waste ink. When you change the ink carts, they always purge a small amount of ink to prepare the cartridge. If your waste ink pad is 95% full, for example, that cartridge change will very often trigger it, and what makes it hard is the WC NVRAM percentage can be high (80%), but the printer can survive 10 cart changes, sometimes less. ***There is no good way to determine when it dies with a hard stop due to waste ink. NONE!***
***See if*** [link|https://wicresetutility.com/download/|WIC Reset Utility|new_window=true] ***can be used to reset the counter if this is the case. If you cannot, the printer will be ewaste without this reset. The Canon utility WILL NOT RESET IT; it's (potentially) a permanent flag on the "disposable" printers like the MG series. However, try V3800 (Canon reset utility) if you want to give this a shot, but you will also need to put it in service mode first.***
[link|https://www.printerknowledge.com/threads/service-mode-for-pro-100.9663/page-2#post-136172|This procedure may work for your model|new_window=true] ***if the tools do not and it has service mode access. If it still cannot be done, it's a one-time flag that cannot be reset, even by Canon.***
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***Canon, of course, doesn't warn you NOT TO CHANGE THE INK once you see the message (either clean/replace the pads or replace the printer; no more ink for that unit) for... obvious reasons. Seriously, if I had a Canon with the early warning I'd refill the set of ink I have while it works then let the counter hit 100%; worst case, I'm out $5-10 in bulk ink, not $40-50!***
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***The reason I would refill my carts with this error is so if it trips after 5 cleaning cycles, the "most" I wasted was commodity bulk ink I can throw into a printer from Walmart I bought for $30 to consume the ink that should it die due to a WIC eror, it was $30 or less. I wouldn't do this to my photo printer with the 5 color system as it's hard to find a photo printer with the 5th color in a retail store, but a cheap cartrdge based (in case the carts fail and it lives on loger then expected) CMYK unit is completely fair game to kill with refill inks.***
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***The reason I would refill my carts with this error is so if it trips after 5 cleaning cycles, the "most" I wasted was commodity bulk ink I can throw into a printer from Walmart I bought for $30 to consume the ink that should it die due to a WIC eror, it was $30 or less.***
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***Now that said: On my perfectly good photo printer I wouldn't do this since it has the 5 color system (kind of hard to find a photo printer with the 5th color in a retail store), but a cheap cartrdge based (in case the carts fail and it lives on loger then expected) CMYK unit is completely fair game to kill with refill inks. But say that same photo printer had a Canon waste ink is nearly full error... Yep, you're drinking bulk ink for what little life you have lefe before you die with a 5B02 code.***
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If it's not a waste error, something is in the platen path or the ink carts are loose. Check for obstructions or damage, and make sure it isn't catastrophic -- if it's something like paper, removing it will probably solve the issue. The other issue I see is generally bad ink carts. Try another set and see if it still occurs; if it does, then you may have a bad carrier contract strip. Try cleaning it with alcohol, but if it doesn't work, it may physically fail.
Check for a 5B00, 5B02 or similar family of waste ink errors and the early warning codes related to waste ink. When you change the ink carts, they always purge a small amount of ink to prepare the cartridge. If your waste ink pad is 95% full, for example, that cartridge change will very often trigger it, and what makes it hard is the WC NVRAM percentage can be high (80%), but the printer can survive 10 cart changes, sometimes less. ***There is no good way to determine when it dies with a hard stop due to waste ink. NONE!***
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***See if*** [link|https://wicresetutility.com/download/|WIC Reset Utility|new_window=true] ***can be used to reset the counter if this is the case. If you cannot, the printer will be ewaste without this reset. The Canon utility WILL NOT RESET IT; it's a permanent flag on the MG series being disposable. However, try V3800 (Canon reset utility) if you want to give this a shot, but you will also need to put it in service mode first.***
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***See if*** [link|https://wicresetutility.com/download/|WIC Reset Utility|new_window=true] ***can be used to reset the counter if this is the case. If you cannot, the printer will be ewaste without this reset. The Canon utility WILL NOT RESET IT; it's (potentially) a permanent flag on the "disposable" printers like the MG series. However, try V3800 (Canon reset utility) if you want to give this a shot, but you will also need to put it in service mode first.***
[link|https://www.printerknowledge.com/threads/service-mode-for-pro-100.9663/page-2#post-136172|This procedure may work for your model|new_window=true] ***if the tools do not and it has service mode access. If it still cannot be done, it's a one-time flag that cannot be reset, even by Canon.***
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***Canon, of course, doesn't warn you NOT TO CHANGE THE INK once you see the message (either clean/replace the pads or replace the printer; no more ink for that unit) for... obvious reasons. Seriously, if I had a Canon with the early warning I'd refill the set of ink I have while it works then let the counter hit 100%; worst case, I'm out $5-10 in bulk ink, not $40-50!***
***The reason I would refill my carts with this error is so if it trips after 5 cleaning cycles, the "most" I wasted was commodity bulk ink I can throw into a printer from Walmart I bought for $30 to consume the ink that should it die due to a WIC eror, it was $30 or less. I wouldn't do this to my photo printer with the 5 color system as it's hard to find a photo printer with the 5th color in a retail store, but a cheap cartrdge based (in case the carts fail and it lives on loger then expected) CMYK unit is completely fair game to kill with refill inks.***
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If it's not a waste error, something is in the platen path or the ink carts are loose. Check for obstructions or damage, and make sure it isn't catastrophic -- if it's something like paper, removing it will probably solve the issue. The other issue I see is generally bad ink carts. Try another set and see if it still occurs; if it does, then you may have a bad carrier contract strip. Try cleaning it with alcohol, but if it doesn't work, it may physically fail.
Check for a 5B00, 5B02 or similar family of waste ink errors and the early warning codes related to waste ink. When you change the ink carts, they always purge a small amount of ink to prepare the cartridge. If your waste ink pad is 95% full, for example, that cartridge change will very often trigger it, and what makes it hard is the WC NVRAM percentage can be high (80%), but the printer can survive 10 cart changes, sometimes less. ***There is no good way to determine when it dies with a hard stop due to waste ink. NONE!***
***See if*** [link|https://wicresetutility.com/download/|WIC Reset Utility|new_window=true] ***can be used to reset the counter if this is the case. If you cannot, the printer will be ewaste without this reset. The Canon utility WILL NOT RESET IT; it's a permanent flag on the MG series being disposable. However, try V3800 (Canon reset utility) if you want to give this a shot, but you will also need to put it in service mode first.***
[link|https://www.printerknowledge.com/threads/service-mode-for-pro-100.9663/page-2#post-136172|This procedure may work for your model|new_window=true] ***if the tools do not and it has service mode access. If it still cannot be done, it's a one-time flag that cannot be reset, even by Canon.***
[quote|format=featured]
***Canon, of course, doesn't warn you NOT TO CHANGE THE INK once you see the message (either clean/replace the pads or replace the printer; no more ink for that unit) for... obvious reasons. Seriously, if I had a Canon with the early warning I'd refill the set of ink I have while it works then let the counter hit 100%; worst case, I'm out $5-10 in bulk ink, not $40-50!***
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***The reason I would refill my carts with this error is so if it trips after 5 cleaning cycles, the "most" I wasted was commodity bulk ink I can throw into a printer from Walmart I bought for $30 to consume the ink that should it die due to a WIC eror, it was $30 or less. I wouldn't do this to my photo printer with the 5 color system as it's hard to find a photo printer with the 5th color in a retail store, but a cheap CMYK unit is completely fair game.***
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***The reason I would refill my carts with this error is so if it trips after 5 cleaning cycles, the "most" I wasted was commodity bulk ink I can throw into a printer from Walmart I bought for $30 to consume the ink that should it die due to a WIC eror, it was $30 or less. I wouldn't do this to my photo printer with the 5 color system as it's hard to find a photo printer with the 5th color in a retail store, but a cheap cartrdge based (in case the carts fail and it lives on loger then expected) CMYK unit is completely fair game to kill with refill inks.***
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If it's not a waste error, something is in the platen path or the ink carts are loose. Check for obstructions or damage, and make sure it isn't catastrophic -- if it's something like paper, removing it will probably solve the issue. The other issue I see is generally bad ink carts. Try another set and see if it still occurs; if it does, then you may have a bad carrier contract strip. Try cleaning it with alcohol, but if it doesn't work, it may physically fail.
Check for a 5B00, 5B02 or similar family of waste ink errors and the early warning codes related to waste ink. When you change the ink carts, they always purge a small amount of ink to prepare the cartridge. If your waste ink pad is 95% full, for example, that cartridge change will very often trigger it, and what makes it hard is the WC NVRAM percentage can be high (80%), but the printer can survive 10 cart changes, sometimes less. ***There is no good way to determine when it dies with a hard stop due to waste ink. NONE!***
***See if*** [link|https://wicresetutility.com/download/|WIC Reset Utility|new_window=true] ***can be used to reset the counter if this is the case. If you cannot, the printer will be ewaste without this reset. The Canon utility WILL NOT RESET IT; it's a permanent flag on the MG series being disposable. However, try V3800 (Canon reset utility) if you want to give this a shot, but you will also need to put it in service mode first.***
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***[https://www.printerknowledge.com/threads/service-mode-for-pro-100.9663/page-2#post-136172|This procedure may work for your model|new_windpw=true] if the tools do not, and has service mode access.***
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[link|https://www.printerknowledge.com/threads/service-mode-for-pro-100.9663/page-2#post-136172|This procedure may work for your model|new_window=true] ***if the tools do not and it has service mode access. If it still cannot be done, it's a one-time flag that cannot be reset, even by Canon.***
[quote|format=featured]
***Canon, of course, doesn't warn you NOT TO CHANGE THE INK once you see the message (either clean/replace the pads or replace the printer; no more ink for that unit) for... obvious reasons. Seriously, if I had a Canon with the early warning I'd refill the set of ink I have while it works then let the counter hit 100%; worst case, I'm out $5-10 in bulk ink, not $40-50!***
***The reason I would refill my carts with this error is so if it trips after 5 cleaning cycles, the "most" I wasted was commodity bulk ink I can throw into a printer from Walmart I bought for $30 to consume the ink that should it die due to a WIC eror, it was $30 or less. I wouldn't do this to my photo printer with the 5 color system as it's hard to find a photo printer with the 5th color in a retail store, but a cheap CMYK unit is completely fair game.***
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If it's not a waste error, something is in the platen path or the ink carts are loose. Check for obstructions or damage, and make sure it isn't catastrophic -- if it's something like paper, removing it will probably solve the issue. The other issue I see is generally bad ink carts. Try another set and see if it still occurs; if it does, then you may have a bad carrier contract strip. Try cleaning it with alcohol, but if it doesn't work, it may physically fail.
Check for a 5B00, 5B02 or similar family of waste ink errors and the early warning codes related to waste ink. When you change the ink carts, they always purge a small amount of ink to prepare the cartridge. If your waste ink pad is 95% full, for example, that cartridge change will very often trigger it, and what makes it hard is the WC NVRAM percentage can be high (80%), but the printer can survive 10 cart changes, sometimes less. ***There is no good way to determine when it dies with a hard stop due to waste ink. NONE!***
***See if*** [link|https://wicresetutility.com/download/|WIC Reset Utility|new_window=true] ***can be used to reset the counter if this is the case. If you cannot, the printer will be ewaste without this reset. The Canon utility WILL NOT RESET IT; it's a permanent flag on the MG series being disposable. However, try V3800 (Canon reset utility) if you want to give this a shot, but you will also need to put it in service mode first.***
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***[https://www.printerknowledge.com/threads/service-mode-for-pro-100.9663/page-2#post-136172|This procedure may work for your model|new_windpw=true] if the tools do not, and has service mode access.***
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***Canon, of course, doesn't warn you NOT TO CHANGE THE INK once you see the message (either clean/replace the pads or replace the printer; no more ink for that unit) for... obvious reasons. Seriously, if I had a Canon with the early warning I'd refill the set of ink I have while it works then let the counter hit 100%; worst case, I'm out $5-10 in bulk ink, not $40-50!***
***The reason I would refill my carts with this error is so if it trips after 5 cleaning cycles, the "most" I wasted was commodity bulk ink I can throw into a printer from Walmart I bought for $30 to consume the ink that should it die due to a WIC eror, it was $30 or less. I wouldn't do this to my photo printer with the 5 color system as it's hard to find a photo printer with the 5th color in a retail store, but a cheap CMYK unit is completely fair game.***
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If it's not a waste error, something is in the platen path or the ink carts are loose. Check for obstructions or damage, and make sure it isn't catastrophic -- if it's something like paper, removing it will probably solve the issue. The other issue I see is generally bad ink carts. Try another set and see if it still occurs; if it does, then you may have a bad carrier contract strip. Try cleaning it with alcohol, but if it doesn't work, it may physically fail.
Check for a 5B00, 5B02 or similar family of waste ink errors and the early warning codes related to waste ink. When you change the ink carts, they always purge a small amount of ink to prepare the cartridge. If your waste ink pad is 95% full, for example, that cartridge change will very often trigger it, and what makes it hard is the WC NVRAM percentage can be high (80%), but the printer can survive 10 cart changes, sometimes less. ***There is no good way to determine when it dies with a hard stop due to waste ink. NONE!***
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***See if*** [link|https://wicresetutility.com/download/|WIC Reset Utility|new_window=true] ***can be used to reset the counter if this is the case. If you cannot, the printer will be ewaste without this reset. The Canon utility WILL NOT RESET IT; it's a permanent flag on the MG series being disposable.***
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***See if*** [link|https://wicresetutility.com/download/|WIC Reset Utility|new_window=true] ***can be used to reset the counter if this is the case. If you cannot, the printer will be ewaste without this reset. The Canon utility WILL NOT RESET IT; it's a permanent flag on the MG series being disposable. However, try V3800 (Canon reset utility) if you want to give this a shot, but you will also need to put it in service mode first.***
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***Canon, of course, doesn't warn you NOT TO CHANGE THE INK once you see the message (either clean/replace the pads or replace the printer; no more ink for that unit) for... obvious reasons. Seriously, if I had a Canon with the early warning I'd refill the set of ink I have while it works then let the counter hit 100%; worst case, I'm out $5-10 in bulk ink, not $40-50!***
***The reason I would refill my carts with this error is so if it trips after 5 cleaning cycles, the "most" I wasted was commodity bulk ink I can throw into a printer from Walmart I bought for $30 to consume the ink that should it die due to a WIC eror, it was $30 or less. I wouldn't do this to my photo printer with the 5 color system as it's hard to find a photo printer with the 5th color in a retail store, but a cheap CMYK unit is completely fair game.***
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If it's not a waste error, something is in the platen path or the ink carts are loose. Check for obstructions or damage, and make sure it isn't catastrophic -- if it's something like paper, removing it will probably solve the issue. The other issue I see is generally bad ink carts. Try another set and see if it still occurs; if it does, then you may have a bad carrier contract strip. Try cleaning it with alcohol, but if it doesn't work, it may physically fail.
Check for a 5B00, 5B02 or similar family of waste ink errors and the early warning codes related to waste ink. When you change the ink carts, they always purge a small amount of ink to prepare the cartridge. If your waste ink pad is 95% full, for example, that cartridge change will very often trigger it, and what makes it hard is the WC NVRAM percentage can be high (80%), but the printer can survive 10 cart changes, sometimes less. ***There is no good way to determine when it dies with a hard stop due to waste ink. NONE!***
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***See if the printer is supported by [https://wicresetutility.com/download/|WIC Reset Utility|new_window=true] and if you can clean the pads and reset the counter. If you cannot, the printer will be ewaste without this reset.***
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***See if*** [link|https://wicresetutility.com/download/|WIC Reset Utility|new_window=true] ***can be used to reset the counter if this is the case. If you cannot, the printer will be ewaste without this reset. The Canon utility WILL NOT RESET IT; it's a permanent flag on the MG series being disposable.***
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***Canon, of course, doesn't warn you NOT TO CHANGE THE INK once you see the message (either clean/replace the pads or replace the printer; no more ink for that unit) for... obvious reasons. Seriously, if I had a Canon with the early warning I'd refill the set of ink I have while it works then let the counter hit 100%; worst case, I'm out $5-10 in bulk ink, not $40-50!***
***The reason I would refill my carts with this error is so if it trips after 5 cleaning cycles, the "most" I wasted was commodity bulk ink I can throw into a printer from Walmart I bought for $30 to consume the ink that should it die due to a WIC eror, it was $30 or less. I wouldn't do this to my photo printer with the 5 color system as it's hard to find a photo printer with the 5th color in a retail store, but a cheap CMYK unit is completely fair game.***
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If it's not a waste error, something is in the platen path or the ink carts are loose. Check for obstructions or damage, and make sure it isn't catastrophic -- if it's something like paper, removing it will probably solve the issue. The other issue I see is generally bad ink carts. Try another set and see if it still occurs; if it does, then you may have a bad carrier contract strip. Try cleaning it with alcohol, but if it doesn't work, it may physically fail.
Check for a 5B00, 5B02 or similar family of waste ink errors and the early warning codes related to waste ink. When you change the ink carts, they always purge a small amount of ink to prepare the cartridge. If your waste ink pad is 95% full, for example, that cartridge change will very often trigger it, and what makes it hard is the WC NVRAM percentage can be high (80%), but the printer can survive 10 cart changes, sometimes less. ***There is no good way to determine when it dies with a hard stop due to waste ink. NONE!***
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***See if the printer is supported by [https://wicresetutility.com/download/|WIC Reset Utility|new_window=true] and if you can clean the pads and reset the counter. If you cannot, the printer will be ewaste without this reset.***
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***Canon, of course, doesn't warn you NOT TO CHANGE THE INK once you see the message (either clean/replace the pads or replace the printer; no more ink for that unit) for... obvious reasons. Seriously, if I had a Canon with the early warning I'd refill the set of ink I have while it works then let the counter hit 100%; worst case, I'm out $5-10 in bulk ink, not $40-50!***
***The reason I would refill my carts with this error is so if it trips after 5 cleaning cycles, the "most" I wasted was commodity bulk ink I can throw into a printer from Walmart I bought for $30 to consume the ink that should it die due to a WIC eror, it was $30 or less. I wouldn't do this to my photo printer with the 5 color system as it's hard to find a photo printer with the 5th color in a retail store, but a cheap CMYK unit is completely fair game.***
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If it's not a waste error, something is in the platen path or the ink carts are loose. Check for obstructions or damage, and make sure it isn't catastrophic -- if it's something like paper, removing it will probably solve the issue. The other issue I see is generally bad ink carts. Try another set and see if it still occurs; if it does, then you may have a bad carrier contract strip. Try cleaning it with alcohol, but if it doesn't work, it may physically fail.
Check for a 5B00, 5B02 or similar family of waste ink errors and the early warning codes related to waste ink. When you change the ink carts, they always purge a small amount of ink to prepare the cartridge. If your waste ink pad is 95% full, for example, that cartridge change will very often trigger it, and what makes it hard is the WC NVRAM percentage can be high (80%), but the printer can survive 10 cart changes, sometimes less. ***There is no good way to determine when it dies with a hard stop due to waste ink. NONE!***
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***Canon, of course, doesn't warn you NOT TO CHANGE THE INK once you see the message (either clean/replace the pads or replace the printer; no more ink for that unit) for... obvious reasons. Seriously, if I had a Canon with the early warning I'd refill the set of ink I have while it works then let the counter hit 100%; worst case, I'm out $5-10 in bulk ink, not $40-50!***
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***The reason I would refill my carts with this error is so if it trips after 5 cleaning cycles, the "most" I wasted was commodity bulk ink I can throw into a printer from Walmart I bought for $30 to consume the ink that should it die due to a WIC eror, it was $30 or less.***
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***The reason I would refill my carts with this error is so if it trips after 5 cleaning cycles, the "most" I wasted was commodity bulk ink I can throw into a printer from Walmart I bought for $30 to consume the ink that should it die due to a WIC eror, it was $30 or less. I wouldn't do this to my photo printer with the 5 color system as it's hard to find a photo printer with the 5th color in a retail store, but a cheap CMYK unit is completely fair game.***
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If it's not a waste error, something is in the platen path or the ink carts are loose. Check for obstructions or damage, and make sure it isn't catastrophic -- if it's something like paper, removing it will probably solve the issue. The other issue I see is generally bad ink carts. Try another set and see if it still occurs; if it does, then you may have a bad carrier contract strip. Try cleaning it with alcohol, but if it doesn't work, it may physically fail.
Check for a 5B02 or similar family of waste ink errors. When you change the ink carts, they always purge a small amount of ink to prepare the cartridge. If your waste ink pad is 95% full, for example, that cartridge change will very often trigger it, and what makes it hard is the WC NVRAM percentage can be high (80%), but the printer can survive 10 cart changes, sometimes less. ***There is no good way to determine when it dies with a hard stop due to waste ink. NONE!***
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Check for a 5B00, 5B02 or similar family of waste ink errors and the early warning codes related to waste ink. When you change the ink carts, they always purge a small amount of ink to prepare the cartridge. If your waste ink pad is 95% full, for example, that cartridge change will very often trigger it, and what makes it hard is the WC NVRAM percentage can be high (80%), but the printer can survive 10 cart changes, sometimes less. ***There is no good way to determine when it dies with a hard stop due to waste ink. NONE!***
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***Canon, of course, doesn't warn you NOT TO CHANGE THE INK once you see the message (either clean/replace the pads or replace the printer; no more ink for that unit) for... obvious reasons. Seriously, if I had a Canon with the early warning I'd refill the set of ink I have while it works then let the counter hit 100%; worst case, I'm out $5-10 in bulk ink, not $40-50!***
***The reason I would refill my carts with this error is so if it trips after 5 cleaning cycles, the "most" I wasted was commodity bulk ink I can throw into a printer from Walmart I bought for $30 to consume the ink that should it die due to a WIC eror, it was $30 or less.***
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If it's not a waste error, something is in the platen path or the ink carts are loose. Check for obstructions or damage, and make sure it isn't catastrophic -- if it's something like paper, removing it will probably solve the issue. The other issue I see is generally bad ink carts. Try another set and see if it still occurs; if it does, then you may have a bad carrier contract strip. Try cleaning it with alcohol, but if it doesn't work, it may physically fail.
Check for a 5B02 or similar family of waste ink errors. When you change the ink carts, they always purge a small amount of ink to prepare the cartridge. If your waste ink pad is 95% full, for example, that cartridge change will very often trigger it, and what makes it hard is the WC NVRAM percentage can be high (80%), but the printer can survive 10 cart changes, sometimes less. ***There is no good way to determine when it dies with a hard stop due to waste ink. NONE!***
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***Canon, of course, doesn't warn you NOT TO CHANGE THE INK once you see the message (either clean/replace the pads or replace the printer; no more ink for that unit) for... obvious reasons. Seriously, if I had a Canon with the early warning I'd refill the set of ink I have while it works then let the counter hit 100%; worst case, I'm out $5-10 in bulk ink, not $40-50!***
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***The reason I would refill my carts with this error is so when it trips after 5 cleaning cycles, the "most" I wasted was commodity bulk ink I can throw into a printer from Walmart I bought for $30 to consume the ink that should it die due to a WIC eror, it was $30 or less.***
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***The reason I would refill my carts with this error is so if it trips after 5 cleaning cycles, the "most" I wasted was commodity bulk ink I can throw into a printer from Walmart I bought for $30 to consume the ink that should it die due to a WIC eror, it was $30 or less.***
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If it's not a waste error, something is in the platen path or the ink carts are loose. Check for obstructions or damage, and make sure it isn't catastrophic -- if it's something like paper, removing it will probably solve the issue. The other issue I see is generally bad ink carts. Try another set and see if it still occurs; if it does, then you may have a bad carrier contract strip. Try cleaning it with alcohol, but if it doesn't work, it may physically fail.
Check for a 5B02 or similar family of waste ink errors. When you change the ink carts, it always purges a small amount of ink to prepare the cartridge -- if your waste ink pad was 98% full for example, that cartridge change will trigger it, especially on printers with an early waste ink warning you can override as the purge trips it JUST ABOUT close to the full mark within a few sets :/.
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Check for a 5B02 or similar family of waste ink errors. When you change the ink carts, they always purge a small amount of ink to prepare the cartridge. If your waste ink pad is 95% full, for example, that cartridge change will very often trigger it, and what makes it hard is the WC NVRAM percentage can be high (80%), but the printer can survive 10 cart changes, sometimes less. ***There is no good way to determine when it dies with a hard stop due to waste ink. NONE!***
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[quote|format=featured]***Canon, of course, doesn't warn you NOT TO CHANGE THE INK once you see the message (either clean/replace the pads or replace the printer; no more ink for that unit) for... obvious reasons. Seriously, if I had a Canon with the early warning I'd refill the set of ink I have while it works then let the counter hit 100%; worst case, I'm out $5-10 in bulk ink, not $40-50!***[/quote]
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***Canon, of course, doesn't warn you NOT TO CHANGE THE INK once you see the message (either clean/replace the pads or replace the printer; no more ink for that unit) for... obvious reasons. Seriously, if I had a Canon with the early warning I'd refill the set of ink I have while it works then let the counter hit 100%; worst case, I'm out $5-10 in bulk ink, not $40-50!***
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If it's not a waste error, something is in the platen path or the ink carts are loose. Check for obstructions or damage, and make sure it isn't catastrophic -- if it's something like paper, removing it will probably solve the issue. The other issue I see is generally bad ink carts. Try another set and see if it still occurs; if it does, then you may have a bad carrier contract strip - try cleaning it with alcohol, but if it doesn't work it may be physically failed.
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***The reason I would refill my carts with this error is so when it trips after 5 cleaning cycles, the "most" I wasted was commodity bulk ink I can throw into a printer from Walmart I bought for $30 to consume the ink that should it die due to a WIC eror, it was $30 or less.***
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If it's not a waste error, something is in the platen path or the ink carts are loose. Check for obstructions or damage, and make sure it isn't catastrophic -- if it's something like paper, removing it will probably solve the issue. The other issue I see is generally bad ink carts. Try another set and see if it still occurs; if it does, then you may have a bad carrier contract strip. Try cleaning it with alcohol, but if it doesn't work, it may physically fail.
Check for a 5B02 or similar family of waste ink errors. When you change the ink carts, it always purges a small amount of ink to prepare the cartridge -- if your waste ink pad was 98% full for example, that cartridge change will trigger it, especially on printers with an early waste ink warning you can override as the purge trips it JUST ABOUT close to the full mark within a few sets :/.
[quote|format=featured]***Canon, of course, doesn't warn you NOT TO CHANGE THE INK once you see the message (either clean/replace the pads or replace the printer; no more ink for that unit) for... obvious reasons. Seriously, if I had a Canon with the early warning I'd refill the set of ink I have while it works then let the counter hit 100%; worst case, I'm out $5-10 in bulk ink, not $40-50!***[/quote]
If it's not a waste error, something is in the platen path or the ink carts are loose. Check for obstructions or damage, and make sure it isn't catastrophic -- if it's something like paper, removing it will probably solve the issue. The other issue I see is generally bad ink carts. Try another set and see if it still occurs; if it does, then you may have a bad carrier contract strip - try cleaning it with alcohol, but if it doesn't work it may be physically failed.