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How to Disable Chips on Most Oem Canon Ink Cartridges
Canon ink level monitor (ink tanks) – how to disable
Most Canon Pixma printers with individual ink tanks including MP500, 510, 520, 530, 540, 600, 620, 630, 640, 800, 810, 830, 960, 970, 980, 990, MG5150, 5250, 5350 6150, 6250, 8150, 8250, MX700, 850, 860, iP4200, 4300, 4500, 4600, 4700, 4800, 4850, 4900, 4950, 5200, 5300, 6600, 6700, iX5000, 6500, PRO9000, 9500 etc….are programmed to stop printing, before any ink tank runs out of ink.
Note: if your printer uses two ink cartridges (one black/one colour) or is not listed above, you can find more ink monitor information on this page: Canon ink monitor (cartridges) – how to disable
Refilling Canon CLI-8, CLI-521, CLI-526, PGI-5, PGI-520, PGI-525 etc ink tanks doesn’t reset the ink levels in printer software, so the printer may not print – even if all ink tanks are full of ink. All the ink information comes from a small IC chip fitted to each ink tank. There is no connection between the actual ink levels and the ink monitor (ink gauge) levels and if any chip reads "empty"…you’re not printing anything. Even if say the yellow ink tank is "empty" and all you want to print is a page of black text…you can’t.
To make the printer work again, you have few choices:
1) Fit a new ink tank
2) Reset the "empty" chip back to full – using a chip re-setter (if available for your printer model)
3) Use auto-reset ink tanks (if available for your printer model)
4) Disable the ink monitor.It’s easy to disable the ink monitor…
Simply read and follow the messages from your printer (on screen) similar to ones shown below. If you use a multi function (MP) printer, similar messages should also display on the printer LCD panel (if it has one).
Important: When the ink monitor is disabled, ink level indicator (for that ink tank) disappears and the printer will not stop printing, even if out of ink. Inspect ink level in each tank periodically (by removing it) to avoid running out!
Note: Ink level monitor function will be restored to normal by fitting a new ink tank (or chip).1) When the printer software decides one of the ink tanks is empty – you should get this message (or similar). If it doesn’t appear straight after refilling, don’t panic…it will. The printer simply doesn’t see the ink tank as empty – yet. Just keep using the printer as usual…and wait for the message to pop up.
Click OK to continue…
2) Then you will get this message:
Click Yes to continue…
3) Then you should get this message:
Click Yes to continue…
4) Finally you should get this message:
Press the "Resume" (flashing) button on the printer – until the error clears.
If your printer doesn’t have a Resume button, use the Stop or Cancel button . Hold the button – until the LED stops flashing,or until the error message disappears. This takes 6-7 seconds. The printer should then resume normal operation. If it doesn’t, check your screen and the task bar (bottom of computer screen) for any printer messages that need attention.
Note: You will have to repeat the whole process with every cartridge that reads empty in the monitor.
Canon chip re-setters now available for PGi-5, PGi-520, PGi-525, CLi-8, CLi-521 & CLi-526 ink tanks.
If you need any help with this, please contact us.
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