Canon PG210/CL211/PG243/CL244/PG245/CL246/PG240/CL241/PG260/CL261 Troubleshooting
ERROR LOW INK WARNINGS/NO PRINTING ALLOWED
As the electronics in the Canon ink cartridge and the printer communicate with each other, sometimes the printer will incorrectly identify an ink cartridge as empty or non-functional, and printing will not be allowed. Typically, the printer’s Power/Ink level light will be blinking or an error message may be displayed (i.e. “Ink Has Run Out”) during the error condition.
To reset the Canon 210/211 (210XL, 211XL), 240/241 (240XL, 240XXL, 241XL), or 245/246 (245XL, 246XL) cartridge’s ink low alert condition (blinking or illuminated ink lamps) perform the following ink reset procedures:
Standard Ink Level Reset Procedure:
1) Install the cartridge and start the print job.
2) After the first message appears, click ‘OK’ to continue. The printer should start printing.
3) If a second message appears and the printer’s LCD screen displays error code “E”, then DO NOT click ‘CANCEL PRINTING’.
4) Press and hold down the ‘Stop/Reset’ (or ‘Stop/Resume‘) button (triangle-circle icon) on your printer for 5-8 seconds until the ink low indicators turn off or the printer LCD displays a “1” (select models).
