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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).