I have canon pixma mp500. The blue ink won't

Unfortunately, the printer is designed to need all of the ink cartridges in place and no empty ink cartridges. This is designed to protect the ink system from damage.

There is a way to print a color document in black and white but it won't help with your issue. (Enter the Printing Preferences by right clicking on the icon for the Canon MP500 in the Devices and Printers Panel (Win7). (It's Printers for the Vista Classic View and Printers and Faxes for XP) Then put a check mark in the box for Greyscale Printing in the main tab. Then click OK and close the window. There is a similar method for Mac OS versions.)

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Fix Canon pixma MP150 was working normally and today it says that cannot recognize ink cartridge

The ink cartridges on your Canon Pixma MP500
print head not problem your yellow cartridge &black
problem

You will probably need to clean the print head.

1. Clean The Print Head Nozzles (Mac OS X) MP500 / MP800 2. Clean The Print Head Nozzles (Windows) MP500 / MP800 3. Confirm that the recommended ink tanks are installed properly MP500 / MP800 4. Install recommended ink tanks in the correct order MP500 / MP530 / MP800 / MP800R / MP830 5. Perform A Manual Print Head Alignment (Mac OS X) MP500 / MP800 / MP950 6. Perform A Manual Print Head Alignment (Windows) MP500 / MP800 / MP950 7. Perform the print head cleaning procedure on MP500 / MP800 8. Print Head Alignment MP500 / MP800 / MP950 9. Remove tape from the MP500 / MP800 ink tank 10. Replace ink tank(s) MP500 / MP800

I hope it helps!!!

You may go to the link below to get your manual. In case you need further assistance please message

http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&tabact=DownloadDetailTabAct&fcategoryid=334&modelid=11995

Canon said the the ink tank was probably defective. But two in a row! I returned ink cartridge, replaced the ink tank and am having no problems so far!

Users having problem like ink cartridge is only partial used, but error code appear to check ink cartridge, maybe trying to taking out and putting back, it works sometime and problem occurs again,

• By replace a new ink cartridge will sure help as the partial used one would be faulty already, and if you are using Canon ink cartridge, do call up Canon to report the issue and they will exchange a new ink cartridge for the faulty partial used cartridge as it due to the unique feature that Canon has build on the ink cartridges not properly done, which resulted to be faulty. Canon's purpose is to prevent the usage of 3rd party ink cartridges.

nothing. generic is not recommended. only original will shut off the warning.

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