I have just put in both black and colour refills into my printer which is a Pixma MP150, it it printing both black and colour ok, however my Black Ink light still keeps flashing on and off, the coloured light is staying on, could you help me to overcome this problem please, when I go to print, i get the message that my ink is running low, i close off the message and it print anyway, thanking you Sylvia

Reset waste ink counter

To reset waste ink counter at printers canon pixma MP150, MP160, MP170, MP180, MP450 and MP460 there any 2 choice, that is :

Start with printer on then run this software
Click Reset Main (main) to reset waste ink counter and then click Reset Platen button (additional)

Or

When you insert a refilled ink cartridge into your Pixma MP500 printer you should get a warning about the refilled cartridge. You should also be prompted, asking if you wish to disable ink level detecting. Agree to do so, and you won't get the warnings again because the ink levels won't be monitored by the printer.

The lights are flashing because you are using refilled cartridges. The printer "sees" those cartridges as empty, since it can not know that someone has refilled them. When you put in new cartridges, the lights will stop flashing.
Just ignore the lights and print!

Hope that helps!

Uninstall, reinstall your drivers.

The black is always the first to wear out on the printhead. If you are using a refilled cartridge check the side of the cartridge, if you can see ripples near the hole at the bottom then the blotter material has been pushed up inside and can't contact the filter in the printhead. If all is good you will need a new printhead, QY6-0049-000

you go to the printer settings, before giving the print command. there you select "print in gray scale". Your problem is over.

Go to Printers and faxes -> select your printer Canon MP150, right click -> properties -> maintenance -> ink cartridge settings -> select the ink cartridge for printing -> select Black only
Remember printer need both cartridges inside it for initialized and print.You can't print only with black cartridge in printer.

You have to reset that cart. before you fill it there should be instructions on how to do this on the refill kit you bought, you cannot just fill the cart and put it in the printer you will dmage the print head if you have not already done so. I cannot see what was done so I could not give you a solution but only tell you that the ink needs to be charged before you put it into the printer!!!

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this is not a printer problem, you have a problem with colour cartridge! u can fix this in 2 diferent way: 1. replace the colour cartridge with new one, or gently clean the nozzle cartridge with a wet tissue until the cyan colour mark a line on the tissue just like the others colours: yellow and magenta. maybe must repeat this several times.

Try removing the colour cartridge. Clean the contacts (the part they tell you not to touch) with a damp tissue and then with a dry tissue. Ensure there are no obstructions within the printer and that there is no tape left on the cartridge which should have been removed. Fit the cartridge back in. Turn the printer off then on again.Now hold in both the colour and black copy buttons for atleast 10 seconds. (Sometimes these printers think you are using a cartridge which has been previously used, and in canons attempts to stop refillers, they have incorporated an error. Hold in the previously mentioned buttons to overide that error.)

All cartridges must be present before the printer will operate. Essentially black is obtained by printing all colours together. Some makes/models of printer will allow black printing only for text printing. This is a printer 'PROPERTIES' function and you will have to seek this out by reading the manual fully. You could also try- Technical Support @ Canon Also www.fixyourownprinter.com