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Saturday, April 25, 2009

How to Reset Waste Ink in Canon MP160 and MP145

1) With the printer powered off but connected to a power source, press the Power button while pressing and holdingthe Stop/ Reset button.

2) When the Power is lit, press the Stop/Reset button two times while pressing and holding the Power button.

3) When releasing the Power button and the Stop / Reset button (regardless of order), the printer will move into aservice mode. (Waiting for menu selection)

4) When the on/off lights in green, press the Stop/Reset button the specified number of time(s) according to thefunction listed in the table below.(Each time the Stop/Reset button is pressed, the LED lights alternately inorange and green, starting with orange.)note: press 4 times for waste ink counter reset.The number of the Resetbutton pressingLED Function Remarks0 time Green Power off1 time Orange Service pattern print2 times Green EEPROM print3 times Orange EEPROM reset4 times Green Waste ink counter reset

5) Unplug cable power. (for MP145 / MP150)6) Turn Off Power.

(for MP160)
Error Code :E2-2 = No paper (ASF)
E3-3 = Paper jam
E4 = No ink
E5-5 = The ink cartridges are not installed or a non-supported ink cartridge is installed, or the ink cartridges are not installed properly
E8 = Waste ink absorber full, or platen waste ink absorber full
E9 = The connected digital camera / video camera does not support Camera Direct Printing
E14 = The Ink cartridges whose destination are wrong
E15 = Ink cartridge is not installed
E16 - Ink remaining is unknown
E16 -E19 = Failed to scan head alignment sheet
E22 = Carriage error
E23 = Paper feed error
E24 = Purge unit error
E25 = ASF(cam) sensor error
E26 = Internal temperature rise error
E27 = Waste ink absorber full or platen waste ink absorber full
E28 = Ink cartridge temperature rise error -
E29 = EEPROM error
E33 = Paper feed position error
E35 15 = USB Host VBUD overcurrent error - USB
E37 17 = Abnormal motor driver error
E40 20 = Other hardware error
E42 22 = Scanner error

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

sorry this does not work, any other ideas?

Anonymous said...

buy a new one. avoid the canon brand.

Unknown said...

I found steps 1-3 confusing but it worked after 3rd try!

This is what I did:
1. pressed power off (while plugged in),
2. then pressed simultaneously on/off and stop/reset and KEPT PRESSING ON/OFF (DON'T LET GO) as I released stop/reset and pressed stop/reset twice
3. then let go of on/off and light went green.
4. immediately pressed stop/reset 4 times because my code error was E8 (as per instructions at bottom).
Hope this helps!

myatnyein said...

Thank you very much

Anonymous said...

See the following youtube video to see the pattern of button presses correctly performed if it is not clear enough in these instructions.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBPZmKUYuhg

Anonymous said...

Please help me - all instruction in miscellaneous forums don´t work for my MP160 - even the one´s above.
My problem:
I cleaned my printer and reassembled him.
Now neither the scanner, nor the printer works. Error code 2 and 4 (I know, what they are), on/off blinks green, and the small orange light above B/C is blinking too. the wagon (?) where the ink-cartridges are in, don´t move left, when I open the scanner-unit.
But it moves when I press the on/off button, also it takes a sheet of paper into the printer, but not further.
So - if I follow the steps described, I only come to the point, where it should move into the service-mode - all I can reach is, that the green on/off blinks and the small orange one on the left side (like it always does), but no error codes or anything shown on the display - nothing more is possible BUT what I realized ist, that sometimes for a very short time only the on/off blinks (without the small orange one) and I tried pushing the stop/reset 4 times or more very fast or slow but nothing happend - and the orange one starts blinking like ever.
I cant buy a new one - I need this printer for my work - can anybody help me please!?
thx -D!-

ahoyy said...

Working e08 on mp160

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