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-if you power on the printer, it goes into error 54.2 rightaway

-you can only remove or insert toners manually, the printer menu, buttons and display do not work (give error 54.2 after poweron)

-if you release the brake, you can trun the caroussel in both directions all the way around, there are no obstructions. ??? can you really rotate the caroussel more than 360 degrees???

-the caroussel can rotate freely with and without toners installed?


My guess (but i am not a printer pro...) is there is an issue with the caroussel sensors, clean them with a brush. these sensors can get very dusty.

Other problem: maybe fawlty caroussel drive. Did you watch the printers movements during power up? Is the caroussel actually truning?

Open the cover and when the head comes to the center pull out the power cord. Now you can freely move the head to the far left and out of your way. The Purge unit is on the right. Use a flashlight and you will see two ink pads. This is where the printhead is PARKEDand is the top of the Purge unit. There are wiper blades that move from the rear to the front that wipe the bottom of the printhead when it is parked (The ink pads actually drop down about 3/4" to allow the wiper to pass,..then it supposed to SPRING back to the rear. All of this, and the ink suction for cleaning the printhead is done by the purge unit,... one of the most complex parts of the printer.

Use some rubber gloves and a paper towel and see if you can press the ink pads down just a little bit, like 1/4". See if for some reason the wipter blade is stuck extended,.. if so see if you can get it unstuck. Don't force anything, just be gentle.

The error you are getting is telling you that the purge unit is not giving the correct timing signal as it rotates inside 360 degrees. Therefore, something is either broken or jammed inside. If you had a paper jam and tried to forcefully pull it out, you could have pulled the internal gears out of alignment.

I can send you a picture of the Purge unit and a picture of the inside of a MP530 if you send me an email with your address. Just click on my USER ID and you can send me a direct email.

I also sell a complete Repair Manual for specific Canon, HP, and Epson printers. I don't have the MP530 yet but I do have the MP730, and the MP780, and the Service Manuals for the MP800, MP810, MP830, MP960. My Daughter has the MP530 but for some reason she won't let me take it apart. But since I'm going down there next week, I take the necessary pictures needed to get the covers off. Once the covers are off, my other manuals are good for the rest of the repair. My manuals are detailed instruction manuals with Digital pictures to show you each step to totally disassemble and repair just about anything in your printer. There are no miricals, if something is broken you can buy a new part from Canon and put it in yourself. Take it to a Canon Repair Center and any Multifunction printer will start at about $100 just to take it apart. Mine also comes with the complete Canon Service Manual(if i have them) and all Canon documentation such as Product Service Bulletins, software drivers, installations disks, User guides, and several other documents that teach you how to take care of your printer, clean the printehead when they get clogged, and maintain the printer on a day to day basis such that it will last for years. In my opinion Canon Printers are the best. They are easy to fix and you can get just about every part from Canon at reasonable prices.

Hope this info helps you out.

1. hold RESUME then press & hold POWER
2. release RESUME, then press it twice, the light should go amber then green again.
3. you're now in service mode (you can release POWER now)

I think waste tank reset is 4 presses of the RESUME button. To confirm, press POWER once.

I've just gone through the whole deal with Samsung canada
trying to get the issue resolved, however in the end I have
given up and implemented my own solution.

I found that the "new" old toner entering the tank passes
through the sensor "bump" and makes it dirty even when the tank
is not full .... My solution involves a simple foil baffle
which prevents this - has worked perfectly ever since, when
before I was plagued with "replace waste toner bin" messages
no matter how often I cleaned out the tank.

I've put up a little web page with some photos describing this
fix, as well as a means by which you can reset the toner
cartridge page counts without having to disassemble the cartridge
or replace the chips at:

www.dunfield.com/clp510

Hope it helps.

Regards,
Dave

helloo.... im from Bangladesh. can anyone tell me how to reset the waste ink counter. ive tried with adjustment program for R350 but nothing happen. even i tried with power,setup and stop buttons but still remain the same. every time i turn on the printer its gives a warning message " service required ". i went to the service center but the technician suggested to change the motherboard of the printer.it will take $100 to change the motherboard. can anyone give me a suggestion what to do ??? pls help me out :(

1) With the printer powered off but connected to a power source, press the Power button while pressing and holding the 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 a service 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 the function listed in the table below.(Each time the Stop/Reset button is pressed, the LED lights alternately in orange and green, starting with orange).
note: press 4 times for waste ink counter reset.
5) Unplug cable power. (for MP145 / MP150).
6) Turn Off Power. (for MP160).

There are several things you can try first.

(1)Clean the top rim of the toner waste bottle, usually that will clean the message.Sometimes by cleaning the bottle fully you can get away with it.Otherwise,replacing the bottle.

(2)Clean the sensor around the toner waste bottle.When you remove the toner there is a black kind of looking button,clean around that and push it in several times

(3)When you have the toner waste bottle in,make sure its clicked in fully.On the right of the waste toner bottle at the rim,there is a little clip that holds the waste toner bottle in.Its common that the clip gets broken, and the bottle will just pop out from the top when you insert the bottle.Even when you close the left cover door,it should hold the bottle in place, but it doesn't.

Let me know how you get on, cause I work on Kyocera printers every day,and they are not engineer friendly.

Turn on your MP110.
After that press: Menu - Scan - Copy - Scan.
It will enter in Service Mode.
Here I don't know exactly the procedure but may be something like that for mpc190/200 that follow:
Resetting the Waste Ink Volume Counter
1) Enter SERVICE MODE.---
By pressing Menu-Copy-Scan-Copy-Copy
2) Select TEST MODE.
3) Select [8] PRINTER TEST in TEST MODE.
4) Select 3. [EEPROM CLEAR].
5) Select 0. [INK COUNT].
6) Press the [OK] key.
7) Press the [Stop/Reset] key (returning to the state of 3)), and then press the [ON/OFF] key.

The trailing cable has nothing to do with the primer motor, the only thing all errors have in common is the main PCA.

Actually the best oil for the carriage rail is NYE #79, but Tri-Flow is easier to find.

Here are the HP part numbers for the lubricant recommended for the slider rods in the 750C, it is also used in other HP plotters, but not all HP plotters. The only difference between the two is the size bottle you get.

6040-0854 $8.83 Synthetic Oil (1/2oz Plastic Bottle - For lubricating the front and rear slider rods

6040-0855 $28.00 Synthetic oil - 4oz (113g) plastic bottle - For lubricating the front and rear slider rods


This is a combination of the lists of machines HP partsurfer says the two part numbers listed work on, HP doesn't cross reference this one well, so I took the lists for each part number and combined them.


Product name HP model number(s)
DesignJet 1050C Plus C6074BR, C6074B
DesignJet 1050C C6074AR, C6074A
DesignJet 1055 CM C6075AR, C6075A
DesignJet 1055CM Plus C6075BR, C6075B
DesignJet 200 (D-size) C3180A
DesignJet 200 (E-size) C3181A
DesignJet 2000CP C4703AR, C4703A
DesignJet 220 (D-size) C3187A
DesignJet 220 (E-size) C3188A
DesignJet 2500CP C4704AR, C4704A
DesignJet 2800CP C6085AR, C6085A
DesignJet 3000CP C4723AR, C4723A
DesignJet 3500CP C4724AR, C4724A
DesignJet 3800CP C6084AR, C6084A
DesignJet 500 (42-inch) C7770BR, C7770B
DesignJet 500PS Series C7769CR, C7769C, C7770CR, C7770C
DesignJet 600 (D-size) C2847A
DesignJet 600 (E-size) C2848A
DesignJet 650C D-size C2858A, C2858B
DesignJet 650C E-size C2859A, C2859B
DesignJet 650C/PS (24-inch/Postscript) C3791A
DesignJet 650C/PS (36-inch/Postscript) C3792A
DesignJet 700 (24-inch) C4705B
DesignJet 700 (36-inch) C4706BR, C4706B
DesignJet 700 (D-size) C4705A
DesignJet 700 (E-size) C4706A
DesignJet 750C (D-size) C3195A
DesignJet 750C Plus (24-inch) C4708BR, C4708B
DesignJet 750C Plus (36-inch) C4709BR, C4709B
DesignJet 750C Plus (D-size) C4708A
DesignJet 750C Plus (E-size) C3196A, C4709A
DesignJet 755CM Series (E-size) C3198A, C3198BR, C3198B
DesignJet 800 (24-inch) C7779BR, C7779B
DesignJet 800 (42-inch) C7780BR, C7780B, C7780CR, C7780C
DesignJet 800PS (24-inch) C7779CR, C7779C
DesignJet Copier CC800PS Q1262A
DesignJet 815 MFP Q1279AR, Q1279A
Kodak Digital Science 1000PS C4710A


A half ounce will last longer than the plotter if you have only one machine.

I also use this lubricant on DeskJet 9XX carriage rails, and on any DeskJet not listed below.

As mentioned HP uses a different lubricant on the carriage rails in some of the other plotters they built, here is a part number and list.

Part number 6040-0858 is used in the following HP products:

Product name HP model number(s)
DesignJet 230 (D-size) C4694A
DesignJet 230 (E-size) C4695A
DesignJet 250C D-size C3190A
DesignJet 250C E-size C3191A
DesignJet 330 (D-size) C4701A
DesignJet 330 (E-size) C4702A
DesignJet 350C (D-size) C4699A
DesignJet 350C (E-size) C4700A
DesignJet 430 (D-Size) C4713AR, C4713A
DesignJet 430 (E-Size) C4714AR, C4714A
DesignJet 450C (D-size) C4715AR, C4715A, C6086A
DesignJet 450C (E-size) C4716AR, C4716A
DesignJet 455CA (D-size) C6080AR, C6080A
DesignJet 455CA (E-size) C6081AR, C6081A
DesignJet 488CA Series C6082AR, C6082A, C6083AR, C6083A

The following machines are printers, but they came up in the search on partsurfer, so I included them when I cut and pasted.

DeskJet 540 C2162A
DeskJet 660Cse C4548A
DeskJet 660C C2164A, C4579A, C4581A
DeskJet 660K C2643A
DeskJet 670C C5884AR, C5884A
DeskJet 670K C5885A
DeskJet 670TV C5887AR, C5887A
DeskJet 672C C5886A
DeskJet 680C C4549A
DeskJet 682C C4567A
DeskJet 690C C4562A, C4591A, C5890A, C5890CR, C5890C
DeskJet 691C C4562G
DeskJet 692C C4582AR, C4582A, C4582B
DeskJet 692K C4562K
DeskJet 693C C4589A
DeskJet 694C C4608A, C4608B
DeskJet 695C/Cci/697 C4562BR, C4562B, C4562C, C4562E, C4562F
DeskWriter 540 C2163A
DeskWriter 600 C2185A
DeskWriter 660C C2165A
DeskWriter 680C C4550A
DeskWriter 694C C4587A

6040-0858 $19.79 Lubricant : Special lubricating oil - For carriage slider rod surface - 4oz (113g) plastic bottle of synthetic oil

One more thing.

There is a helical gear on the end of the paper feed roller in HP plotters, I think all the plotters use the same grease.

C3190-60155 $29.00 Lubricant : Grease - For helical gear (Drive roller gear)

Generally when you get three errors like this they are related. You say the demo plot works fine. Does it work fine all the time? I would doubt it. One area which is overlooked but could be an issue is the trailing cable. The carriage assembly has to send signals back to the main board and if the trailing cable is bad those signals get messed up. Also check the encoder strip for dirt or missing lines. The position of the carriage is determined by the encoder strip. The best way to check the movement of the carriage assembly is to turn off the power and then you can move it by hand. Move it from left to right and right to left and it should move smoothly with a little friction. If you hit bumps it could be the belt is defective or you may have crud from the belt on the pulley or motor shaft. If movement is very tight it could be the rails need lubrication. The best is triflow oil which you can get from a cyle shop. Thru the menu you can test the drop detector.

Rang up Lexmark and they sent me out a replacement printer. They didn't even want the old one back. They just asked where I bought it and when, and took the serial number. Told them got it in August, but the serial said it was made in may but got it exchanged within days. told me to take the faulty one to a recycling centre. You have to keep all of the power cables though as they don't send you replacements for these or for ink.

Check to see if the scanner unit lights up or moves at all. When you power on lift the scan lid & see if the scanner warms up. If there is no motion or light it may be a dead scanner or a bad main board. See the posts on the laserjet 3330 scanner failure to see if yours may have a yellowed reflector in between the 2 scan light bulbs causing it to not initialize.

these printers printing for about a year, and I have to say that they have worked just fine! There have been some foults but 80% of them it was a user error. To make your decision easier here it is a link to some rewiews:

http://reviews.cnet.com/Xerox_Phaser_4500B/4514-3159_7-30734237.html

* Open the back cover

* Pull the flap down that hides the orange roller on the fuser
(Careful it's Hot on that fuser!!)

* Locate the thin piece of plastic that runs from the centre to the right hand side. This bar is the problem

* 3/4 along the right hand side, there is a sticky out bit on this bar that should sit in a hole.

* I have found three printers where this was not located properly. Once I located it properly, the 'door open' error went away.

METHOD #1 - Easiest, but it disables the ink tank level indicators.
1) Ignore the low ink indicator, and press the RESET BUTTON to continue printing. If you press and hold the reset button for 5+ seconds, it will disable the counter for that particular ink tank. Refill tank now.

2) Repeat as needed.
You will get a dire warning that this will void you warranty, blah blah blah. If you do need to take your printer in during warranty and you've disabled ink tank counting, simple reset the entire printer as describe below for the wate tank warning, and nobody will ever know. SAVE YOUR CANON CARTS with a bit of ink left in- your printer will need to have Canon carts installed for warranty service.

3) Eventually you may be warned that the tank is empty. Press reset as above to disable and continue printing.

If you think this entire thing is ridiculous- you are right.
Get an earlier model that takes un-chip carts, like an ip6000, or ip3000, or i960. Much simpler and you get to use the ink tank indicators after refilling.

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You can reset the entire printer with the WASTE TANK reset (below) when you need to clean or change the waste tank PAD (its really not a tank) See the above instructions for the i960 and similar for other Canon printer waste tank changes.
Here's the ip4200 reset options:
1) With the printer power turned off, while pressing
the Resume/Cancel button, press and hold the Power
button. (DO NOT release the buttons. The Power LED
lights in green to indicate that a function is
selectable.)

2) While holding the Power button, release the
resume/Cancel button. (DO NOT release the Power
button.)

3) While holding the Power button, press the
Resume/Cancel button 2 times, and then release both
the Power and Resume/Cancel buttons. (Each time the

Resume/Cancel button is pressed, the Alarm and
Power LEDs light alternately, Alarm in orange and Power
in green, starting with Alarm LED.)

4) When the Power LED lights in green, press the
Resume/Cancel button the specified number of
time(s)
setting).

Time(s) LED indication Function Remarks
0 times Green (Power) Power off When the print head is

not installed, the carriage returns and locks in the

home position capped.
1 time Orange (Alarm) Service test print .
2 times Green (Power) EEPROM information print
3 times Orange (Alarm) EEPROM initialization
4 times Green (Power) Waste ink counter resetting
5 times Orange (Alarm) Destination settings After
entering the destination settings mode, press the
Resume/Cancel button the specified number of time(s)

to select the destination. For detail, see
"Destination settings procedures" below.
6 times Green (Power) Print head deep cleaning
(Cleaning of both black and color)
7 times Orange (Alarm) Reserved
8 times Green (Power) CD / DVD check pattern
9 times Orange (Alarm) CD / DVD print position
correction (horizontal: X direction)
10 times Green (Power) CD / DVD print position
correction (vertical: Y direction)
11 to 13 times Orange, Green, Orange(Alarm,
Power,Alarm) Return to the menu selection
14 times Green (Power) Left margin correction Not used

in servicing.
15 times Orange (Alarm) Return to the menu selection


Time(s) LED indication Destination CD / DVD print
0 times Green (Power) No change of the destination
1 time Orange (Alarm) Japan Supported
2 times Green (Power) Korea Not supported
3 times Orange (Alarm) US Not supported
4 times Green (Power) Europe Supported
5 times Orange (Alarm) Australia Supported

Recently my Canon PIXMA iP4200 started "printing" a 1/2 inch wide vertical streak all the way down the middle of the back side of my printouts. If the printer sits without use for awhile, the streak is really heavy and dark, so heavy the ink is still wet. As I print a few pages, the streak gets lighter and lighter until barely noticeable. It happens with a low black cartridges and new full cartridges. I've cleaned the area inside with alcohol (the white rollers and the little tray where there was some stray ink). That didn't help, this steak is THICK, not just residue. Any help is appreciated!

HP 2110 All-in-One powers up normally and everything looks normal, except it will not print. No changes have been made to any hardware, software, drivers or cable.

re-cycle power to printer and computer and still no printing.

No message in window on printer and computer says printer is connected and everything is working correctly.

It worked yesterday, but now it does not.

SOLUTION:

This is what I did in sequence, but all steps may not be important.

1. Open up cover to look at print cartridges. (yelling is an option)
2. Close cover.
3. Place something to scan on scanner (handwritten obsenities is an option).
4. From the computer print a test page. The test page is in now in then print que, but no printing. No message from computer that there is a problem and no message on printer that there is a problem.
5. Unplug HP 2110 printer from power, but keep printer connected to computer.
6. Wait 30 seconds (which was originally designed by help desks so the clients would calm down).
7. Hold down cancel and LEFT arrow buttons on HP 2110, while plugging the power to HP 2110.
8. Release the cancel and LEFT arrow buttons.
9. HP 2110 starts up normal, but still not printing (test page remains in que).
10. Press "Start copy - black" button.
11. Press "start scan"
12. Eureka, test page prints then scanned page prints.
13. Appologize to printer. Caress printer and clean with dry soft cloth.

Well I have never heard any Canon techs especially from Canon recommend or even say to alternate Canon inks with aftermarket. And yes they all know Canon inks are achohol based inks so are you sure you were taking to Canon or just some repair place? Here in the states I will tell you they could be let go for telling you you can use aftermarket ink.
Also the new archival inks are dye based besides aclohol based. They are called chromacolor 100, meaning they will last 100 years without fade. You do what you want I'm just trying to tell you the way it is. The co I work for is the number 1 repair firm for Canon in the eastern region of the states and number 6 in the US out of over 350 authorized repair centers. We see over 35 printers a month, just under warranty because Canon has them sent to us from all over the country. I have had very few problems with any of the iP4000 series or 5000 for that matter.
I spotted your funning pricing immediately, we have shipped print heads and sheet feed units to the UK many times.

I have not had my canon ip4300 long and am probably only on my second set of inks.
I use jet tec canon compatible cartridges and re use the chip from the originals as per the instructions.
My cyan recently ran out so I bought a new one but when I put it in the printer I got an error message saying the tank coouldn't be recognised.
So I bought another thinking the cartridge might be faulty but again the same thing happened.
I have cleaned the contacts with cleaning fluid I also uninstalled the printer then re installed it.
I have run several cleaning cycles.
Am I missing something here ?

Any help appreciated

Thanks in advance