20 Most Recent Canon PIXMA MP170 All-In-One InkJet Printer - Page 5 Questions & Answers

Hi there maximum time we found it is a the head problem. The print head is what the cartridges sit in inside of the printer. For resolve the problem please follow these.

Open the printer and wait for the carriage to slide over. Some how if its not come then Unplug the printer & Manually slide the carriage. Now Remove the ink cartridges from the print head & Use wet warm cotton swab or use alcohol to thoroughly clean the print head. Repeat this until there is no ink residue coming off on the cotton swab. After finished it make the head dry then fix it back. Now Try to print something now
If that does not work then follow the next step.

Remove the printer data cable & restart the PC & printer. Then fit back the data cable & turn on the printer. Hope that's start working , if no luck then Uninstall the printer driver & restart the PC & Printer both again. Now install the driver of the printer and connect it with PC ,Turn on printer & go for a test print from the printer preference. Thanks & waiting for your reply.

Make certain that you removed the tab covering the ink ports. This is usually the problem when the printer cannot locate a new ink cartridge. If that is not the problem, let me know and I will research you error message.

What you could try is let the printer to reset.
Remove both ink cartridges.
Close cover and turn off printer.
Unplug printer from electrical outlet.
Wait 15 minutes. This will let the printer to clear memory.
Plug printer back in.
Turn on printer, printer would cycle to the start position.
E5 error would appear.
Install ink cartridges.
If nothing is in the printer that prevent the printer from recycling.
There should be no paper jam error.

. 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)

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

Hope this helps. Please rate my response.Thanks.Have a good day.

Unplug the printer for at least 2 minutes from the wall.

2. Plug the printer back in but leave the printer turned off.

3. Enter Service Mode

a. Hold Stop/Reset button and the Power button for 5 seconds

b. Release Stop/Reset button but continue to hold Power button

c. Press Stop/Reset twice

d. Release the Power Button

e. Wait for the light to stop flashing. The printer is now in service mode. The display may be blank or simply read "Canon" during this time.

4. Do an EPROM reset.

a. Press the Stop/Reset button 3 times.

b. Press the Power button twice. The printer will save the changes and then it will reboot. A little cd/dvd icon will appear in the LCD screen.

3. The printer will probably now require the same setting up as when you first unpacked it. That is, you will need to select a language and let the printer do a head alignment.

The printer is now enabled.

MP150/MP160 ERROR CODES:
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 over current error - USB
E37 17 Abnormal motor driver error
E40 20 Other hardware error
E42 22 Scanner error

If I could be of further assistance, let me know. If this helps or solves the issue, please rate it and give a testimonial for my response. Happy Holidays!

Thanks, Joe

I’m happy to assist further over the phone at https://www.6ya.com/expert/joe_8b8c2cd6ce148309

The waste ink tank is inside the printer. You cannot do anything about it except reset the ink level count.

How to reset error 5B00 for Canon MP170 (Ink Tank Full Error):

1 - power off.
2 - hold stop/reset ,hold ON/OFF
3 - release stop/reset, push stop/reset twice, quickly, then release ON/OFF
4 - wait untill LCD display shows "Canon Idle",then push stop/reset four times, quickly
5 - then push power twice, quickly
6 - power off and power on.

Hi there. Open this link http://www.mediafire.com/?yan3ytvdumt and download the software.The install the software and click on the reset button.Open this link for more detailed info http://tricks-collections.com/reset-canon-pixma-mp150-mp160-mp170-mp180-mp450-mp460-mptool-software/

check to riffle the paper
make certain it's placed well inside the tray

maybe you are due some new drivers

you also need to resset the count-set in your printer.

software is needed for reset your printer.

more questions.

Skyp techbelkin

Change new color catridge

The 6500 error code is a logic board error code. The PCI Bus error is detected by the ASCI. Sounds like it needs new logic board. but i suggest you to first of all you can try to reset your printer -

1. Turn the printer off with the Power button (if available).
2. Disconnect the data cable from the printer.
3. Unplug the printer's power cord for approximately 10 minutes, and then plug it back in.
4. Turn the printer back on. If this works you're done, if not try the next step.

1. After confirming that the printer is powered on, open the paper output tray.
2. Open the top cover and wait until the print head moves to the center.
3. Open the inner cover and check that ink tanks are properly seated.
4. Properly seated
5. Press down on each ink tank until a click is heard.
6. Close the inner cover and top cover

if reset method not works for you then you go for the new logic board replacement .............

Hi

Your printers motherboard is off
you need to replace it
the cost of it si to high
you better replace your printer

Pls vote us to keep us alive

Hi Good day!!! Try this method in re-inserting the ink. turn off your printer, open the cover, bring the print head to the center, remove the cartridge, now turn back on the printer without the cartridges, your printer will recognize that the inks is missing now insert the inks one at a time, and see if the error is still there.
by the way is your cartridges brand new or you just refill it? because this error will only appear if the ink cartridges is been refill using injectable method. reply if my solution did not work

Thank you for using FixYa

Please accept if my solution helps you

MP170 (5b00) Ink Tank Full Error

1,power off.

2,hold stop/reset ,hold ON/OFF

2,release stop/reset then release ON/OFF

3,wait untill LCD display shows "Canon Idle",then push stop/reset four times, quickly

4,then push ON/OFF twice, quickly

5,power off and power on.

Try to do this step maybe this will help you solve your problem.

Turn on the machine
(1) Press MENU
(2) Press SCAN COPY SCAN to enter service mode
(3) USE > to got to NVRAM ACCESS
(4) set ABS-M LEVEL to 0
(5) set ABS-P LEVEL to 0
(6) Press STOP to EXIT
Ignore any other error that shows up on the screen, just follow the sequence.

you don`t need to replase the absorber pad, you can reset the error with a ulility called MPTool. you can find it on google.

Solutions List:

• Ink absorber replacement options - MP170
• Press the <OK> button to clear the error (1700)

http://software.canon-europe.com/products/0010248.asp

Go to the link above, Select your OS Version and Language, download the printer driver for your OS and the Owners manual. Follow the installation process on the manual to install the printer.