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Will pull the head and see what it does then. Not to concerned about junking it. It's done good service over 5-6 years.

But wouldn't the printer still power up and give an error code? In this case it just lights up the orange warning light and remains with blank LCD. Fired up the smaller 2140 after sitting just as long. This was also throwing some error code when turned off, but that's gone and it's working...

I have once again gone with a generic ink on the new MB5440 and seems to be doing fine. Need to cut costs for the home business. But I'm trying to revive the old Maxify. Just no idea why it is showing the solid orange warning light after sitting for some months. Will try and disassemble...

I return... So after fixing the issue with the MB5440 I left it since it needed new ink and we had a new MB5440 doing duty. Unfortunately left it sitting for a very long time. I was staring at it staring at me this evening and decided to fire it up. Unfortunately no luck. The yellow warning...

The old MB5440 is running again. Service tool came through yesterday. Much drama trying to fire up the old PC, but eventually got it going. Error 6700 is now gone; was a clock issue. Just set the time and all is good. Will have to order some of that ink I found and see what that is like.

I suppose part of the high cost of OEM ink is because of that secret mixture. The remaining part is shareholder greed. :D Well I guess the good thing if I get the old MB5440 running I can use it now for experimentation. I have found another local ink supplier that indicates no clogging with...

At least I'll have a MB5440 to experiment on rather than on the main unit. :) I need to find a properly compatible generic ink that doesn't clog. The cost of Canon inks here puts quite a burden on the small business finances. But then again, these generics inks are creeping up in price as well...

Thank you. Have ordered the service tool (v5204). But... the replacement 2nd-hand MB2140 packed up this morning with an error (overheating print head or something). It did the same yesterday so I flushed out the print head and dabbed up junk on those pads/receptacles where the head parks for...

About to order a reset tool. Looking at ST v5204. These all say "THIS PROGRAM DOES NOT WORK IF IT HAS TREATED WITH PREVIOUS VERSIONS". Is this going to be a problem since I am not entirely sure which ST version they used to reset the printer at the repair shop?

Thanks. I plan on a printer potty at some point if I can get this working again. Only been using 3rd party ink for less than a year. The amount of waste ink looks like more than a year's worth though, but then again that could be from constant print head cleaning cycles. But again to that...

Wondering if I should swap the head over from the MB2140. They're same save for the tank retaining cage. Risky? Don't feel like 2 dead printers though.

So some time after resolving this issue, the printer started showing signs of clogging up real bad. I can't get a print head here, so it's AliExpress, etc. Anyway, pulled the print head out and indeed the thing is caked in muck. Cyan hasn't printer in months. The pads in the printer where the...

They used v590 so I assume they meant v5902.

Fantastic! Thank you. I will order that in prep for the next time this happens. Unfortunately had to drop the printer off at a print shop this morning to get them to reset it.

OK, so this became urgent this morning. After replacing cyan ink the printer went into error code 5B00. I don't have access to tool v5204 and we need the printer up and running for my wife's small business. Unfortunately that time of the month where there isn't enough funds to go around and I'm...