My canon PIXMA MP450 all-in-on-printer is showing U059 the following ink cartridge cannot be recognized i tryed to put the old ink tank in but it said the same thing

Refilled cartridges give a lot of trouble , I only use genuine. click start, devices and printers , right click the printer image, click trouble shooter follow instructions. Don't be supprised if the only fix is a new cartridge.

Hi,
Instructions :

1. Remove the old ink jet cartridge from the printer following the manufacturer instructions. Close the lid on the printer to keep it free from dust and debris while you are refilling the Canon ink cartridge.
2. Locate the ink tank on the cartridge. Put a 3mm drill bit in a drill. Drill a hole in the top of the ink tank on the cartridge.
3. Gently insert the needle on the bottle of ink into the hole you just drilled in the ink cartridge. Avoid squeezing the bottle until the needle is completely inserted in the ink tank.
4. Squeeze the ink bottle gently to refill the cartridge. Fill the tank with a little at a time until the cartridge is full.
5. Remove the needle from the ink tank. Wipe the top of the Canon ink cartridge off with a paper towel. Place a small piece of duct tape over the drilled hole. Rub the tape to remove air bubbles and to make sure it adheres to the cartridge.
6. Put the refilled ink cartridge back into the printer. Clean the head of the printer by running the printer software and following the instructions for head cleaning.

Good Luck!

Access the manufacturer's web-site:

http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&tabact=DownloadDetailTabAct&fcategoryid=334&modelid=11865

Select "MP450 User's Guide".

Download this PDF file.

Scroll to page 76, Chapter 10, Routine Maintenance.

Follow the instructions, step by step.

Besides service tool, mptool is the popularness software to reset printers canon pixma series like MP150, MP160, MP170, MP180, MP450 and MP460. Excess of software that is the program measure of small and amenity of usage. Ability of the software that is to reset level black and color cartridge at canon pixma mp series. And there also facility to write and read EEPROM in the printer. Other excess this software is detect automatically installing printers in the computer.
Reset Ink Counter.
Reset ink counter that is resetting ink level (ink metrer) cartridge at printer.

• Reset Black – reset level black ink cartridge.
• Reset Color – reset level colour ink cartridge.

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 :

• Reset Main (main).
• Reset Platen (additional).

go to this website download this software after that install it follow by instruction that i give to you do reset....
http://www.mediafire.com/file/yan3ytvdumt/MPTool.zip

i sure u buy wrong cartridge for your MP450...if u want higher quality, u should buy CL-51 cartridge for colour and CL-50 for black..

fyi, CL-52 can only suitable for IP6210D / IP6220D printer. u can see yourself at this link :

http://www.canon.com.my/section/inkjetPrinter/supplies/

hope this help... ; )

For me, this meant that I put it an ink cartridge that wasn't compatible.

Try reseating the Cartridges of the Printer. But be sure once you take it out, check if they are reaseted correctly or not while putting it in back again

I think Canon needs to here a some of these problem, I have own about three canon printers and love them, but Canon is destroying the printer. People buy a printers to use not be work on, I have bought my last Canon Printer.

Have you taken the printer apart? as the issue I had with our spare printer was that the home mechanics around here had taken ours apart for some reason and had not put the paper roller pin back in correctly. it was sticking out preventing the ink tank holder from moving.

Cyan or blue prints in stripes. Tried allignment but still cant solve the problem.