Error 6a80

Hi,

I'm reparing printers. So, if you get this error after a paper jam, probably that paper was ripped inside, and one pice is stucked somewhere on a sensor. Usualy is the purge unit that clean up the print head, and it's located inside on the right side (printhead parking place).

Take a torch, lift up the scanner unit, with the unit ON, wait for the print head to come in the middle, move it to left to make more room, and check the right side, inside the unit.


Good luck !

Paul Enache - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

We just bought this printer and got the same error message you all reported when we first turned it on - my boyfriend randomly managed to solve it by opening the front a rear paper draws, opening the scanner lid and the powering it up again, after various wiring and clunking noises it worked! Hope this helps some of you solve your problem too!

Same problem with a Canon MP540 fresh from the box. Turned out to be the print head unit was not returning fully to the home position ie extreme right. My Fix : When the scanning unit cover is raised the print head unit moves left for access, look in the vacated area to the right, in particular the small black sponge where the head normally parks. I found a small spring jammed in beside the sponge, removed it and all is well. Don't know what the spring was meant to do but everything is working fine without it.On the MP540 the head unit now glows red, presumably meaning all is well...

here's a step by step solution

http://expert-technical-support-advisor.blogspot.com/