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Pixma mp500 each time i switch on printer the following txt comes up "uo71 more than one ink tank of the following colour is installed" i still have all the original ink tanks installed this is driving me crazy please help.

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  • ChristmaSnow Nov 07, 2007

    Im having the same trouble. My printer was working perfectly fine, no problems what so ever. I printed approx 10 pictures then all of a sudden on the printer U071 popped up reading more then one ink tank of the follow color is installed and it shows the blue one. However I only have one blue on installed and nothing changed prior to this error report, I had just printed pictures. Ink wells are all full and Ive been stumped ever since. Nothing else will work either; cant photo copy or scan this report keeps coming up. When I take out the blue, since system shows more then one blue, an error report pops up that there isnt any blue. Its driving me crazy! Please help!!

  • Pamela Warren Nov 28, 2007

    I have same problem original ink tanks a full have reset, reinput and still same error and it is on the magneta color

  • Anonymous Dec 09, 2007

    Yes, I have the same problem. My screen says that I have two blacks installed in the same place and the alarm light is on. I just tried taking out the cartridges and reinserting them and of course turning off the printer and computer and turning them back on.

  • Anonymous Dec 10, 2007

    Me four. I hate this thing. Did anyone figure out an answer? Thanks!

  • Anonymous Dec 12, 2007

    Me five. It tells me I have two black cartridges (duh) and won't print and when I remove PGI-5BK it tells me it doesn't recognize the cartridge in the empty space that PGI-5BK occupied (and won't print).

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I had the same problem. Apparently, Canon released a "bad batch" of these ink cartridges which causes the error message. It has something to do with the chip on the front of the cartridges.

Contact Canon and encourage them to remove these chips from future cartridges... and stop the price gouging of their customers.

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Canon Technical Support team will be able to help here. This seem a common problem with the printer firmware.

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Hi there

For troubleshooting purposes,
Perform the following:

1. Open the printer and remove all ink tanks.

2. Insert a single ink tank in the printer then close the cover.

3. Confirm whether the printer recognizes the installed tank
properly. If it does, it will indicate it does not detect the other ink tanks, as
they are not currently installed in the printer.

4. Repeat steps 1-3 with another ink tank.

5. If the printer at any time indicates two of the same ink tanks are
installed, the cause will be the last tank installed. For example, if
you inserted an ink tank earlier, and you later inserted another ink
tank, and it said two of the same inks were installed, the cause of
the issue is the last ink tank.



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Hi there

For troubleshooting purposes,
Perform the following:

1. Open the printer and remove all ink tanks.

2. Insert a single ink tank in the printer then close the cover.

3. Confirm whether the printer recognizes the installed tank
properly. If it does, it will indicate it does not detect the other ink tanks, as
they are not currently installed in the printer.

4. Repeat steps 1-3 with another ink tank.

5. If the printer at any time indicates two of the same ink tanks are
installed, the cause will be the last tank installed. For example, if
you inserted an ink tank earlier, and you later inserted another ink
tank, and it said two of the same inks were installed, the cause of
the issue is the last ink tank.



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Hi there

For troubleshooting purposes,
Perform the following:

1. Open the printer and remove all ink tanks.

2. Insert a single ink tank in the printer then close the cover.

3. Confirm whether the printer recognizes the installed tank
properly. If it does, it will indicate it does not detect the other ink tanks, as
they are not currently installed in the printer.

4. Repeat steps 1-3 with another ink tank.

5. If the printer at any time indicates two of the same ink tanks are
installed, the cause will be the last tank installed. For example, if
you inserted an ink tank earlier, and you later inserted another ink
tank, and it said two of the same inks were installed, the cause of
the issue is the last ink tank.



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Following step by step resetting canon Pixma iP90 :
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