I have a canon pixma mp250 and it just stopped working. i got my ink refilled about a month ago and it was working fine and now it says that it isnt recognizing them.

Use the thumb drill to literally drill a hole into the side of the old cartridge. Make sure to chose a location that's closer to the top of the ink cartridge to avoid over spillage when you add the new ink. Once you have the hole just squeeze in some ink of corresponding color into the hole. Not a huge amount, but enough to get some use out of it before the next refill. I highly recommend covering the hole afterward with a sticker or something so that you don't dry out the cartride. Reinsert the cartridge into the printer and use. (: All set!

*Note: You may have to reset the count on the cartridge to avoid getting messages that the ink need to be changed. From here on in, use your eyes to determine if the cartridge needs a refill (:

i dont think you where trying the right solutions. the mp250 catridge 511 can not be reset as far as i know. what you can do to get it to print is to long press the reset button. this disables the ink level check function and you can work. the procedure you stated is usually for resetting the ink absorber, not catridges.

Good Luck!

Sadly there is no way to reset the ink level once a cartridge has been refilled. However your printer will continue to let you print until it believes the ink cartridge is physically empty. Once it reaches this point printing will stop and you will receive an error message asking for a prompt from you. To bypass this message simple hold down the resume button for 5 seconds and printing will continue.

More information on the resume button and continuing to print can be found here: http://www.refreshcartridges.co.uk/igloo/the-infamous-canon-resumestopreset-button/

Hi,
Does the printer power up?If not,check the power cable or probably replace it.
If it does power up,disconnect everything including the usb connections and also turn off your PC.
Wait a while and then re-connect them all.Start the PC first and then turn on the printer.
Now try printing.If still cant print:-

• You might have run out of ink.Check the cartridges and replace any dry ones.
• Check for paper jams on the paper paths and manually remove any stuck papers.

Hope this helps.Thanks!

dont refill ink cartridges it may damage your printer and your printing quality.buy original..

Hi,

How much time you have done refilling a same cartridge? You shouldn't refill a same cartridge more than three times. Make sure that the cartridges are OK. May be the head of the cartridges are not in good condition. You may need to replace cartridge. Check that you have installed the cartridges properly or reinstall it. Align the cartridges. If it doesn't solve your problem then you have to replace the cartridges. Using original cartridge always is recommended.

It is not possible to refill the original Canon cartridges. The ink level indicator is integrated in the chip on the cartridge. When refilling, the information on the chip will not be changed and keeps giving the info that the cartridge is empty.

originally, when u have ink cartridges in Canon product run low u need to buy new ones, because it was designed like that. even u have refilled the old cartridge full, it will detected low ink because the old cartridge already detected for the beginning. this designed to make Canon buyer to buy new ones ink cartridge. but, there some trick to make your old cartridge detected as new one, all u need just to reset the setting for cartridge recognition. try to visit this site:
http://resetcanon.com/reset-canon-mp250-pixma-inkjet-all-in-one-printer/

maybe this site can help your problem, regard riyan.

color ink is like water... it just goes... ink is the most expensive liquid on planet earth... even more expensive than oil from the middle east... so if you are using it... it will go pretty fast... your best bet is to try and get some high capacity cartridges...

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