I keep getting error message 5100 how can I fix this

What is error code 5100 on the MP460? - Canon Community

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Jul 7, 2014 - Please remove foreign objects so that the print head holder can move: ... closet and hooked it up this morning, I was getting the 5100 message.

How to resolve error 5100 on an MX452 / MX459 - Canon

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There are several reasons for error 5100 to appear. ... If the above recommendations donot help you resolve the error, the printer will need to be repaired.

How To Fix Canon Printer Error 5100 - YouTube

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Learn how to fix the Canon printer error 5100, and have your printer running again. ... Reset error Canon ...

I work with printers a lot and usually if there was an error code 5100, it had something to do with a timing strip. I try to explain it in the video and show how to remove problem and the error code will disappear. No magic! Try this fix:

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Error 5100 means that the cartridge can not be detected by the printer.
Actually the printer is not actually loading the cartridge and showing you the error 5100.
To solve these follow the following steps

1. Turn off printer
2. Remove both the cartridges from the printer
3. Use a clothe moistened with alcohol to clean the surface contact on the cartridges where the terminals inside the printers touches
4. Return the cartridges
5. Turn on the printer.

Error will be removed.

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PLUG IT OUT FOR ABOUT 3 DAYS.AFTER PLUG IT BACK IN AND IF YOU ARE STILL GETTING ERRO MESSAGES CALL 2489921 OR 2849921 AND I WILL GET YOU SOME ONE TO SOLVE YOUR PROBLEM.

Error 5100 is "carriage jam" error. Open the cover and check the carriage road.

The 5100 error usually indicates a problem with the printer knowing where the printhead carriage unit is.

Chances are that when you cleared the jam you dislodged, damaged or otherwise skewed the little calibration strip at the back of the printer.

This strip is a clear bit of plastic that has lots of thin black lines on it and it's used by the printer to sense where it is.

If it's not that then it's most likely something jamming the printhead carriage somehow... ink soaked bits of paper are a favourite that I used to miss a lot.

Hope that helps.

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I had the error code 5100 for my canon pixma ip6220d printer and all it was a pen in the track of the cartridges. I've been looking for that pen for awhile too. So I would say look for something in the way of the cartridges. Hope this helps everyone.

is this plugged directly into the power in the wall or a power strip?

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we still cant get it to print!!!!!!~ what is the matter!!!!!