Hi, I had exactly the same dilemma not so long back. I purchased cheap inks and they were OK for a while. I then re-ordered exactly the same ones, but the printer wouldn't recognise them, but worst of all, bricked itself and wouldn't allow the ink doors to open, which resulted in some open...
I think I have cracked it... After speaking to CRC (UK Authorised Canon repairer), they suggested that they have started to see a lot of B500 errors as a result of using compatible inks. I have used compatible inks for years and always the same brand (LCL), only for the ones replaced yesterday...
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I have recently replaced a few inks on my Pro-1, which gets very little use (approx 100 A4 pages per year & 3 years old). Since replacing the inks, the printer reports error B500 with the Resume button and power button alternating between Orange and White lights. I believe that the error...