Canon 5B00 Error Reset Full So I

My neighbour gave me printer to fix it, it flashed alarm light 8 times which means ink absorber full so i cleaned it out thinking it had some sort of sensor that detects level of ink in it but I wery quickly figured it out its not the case.

Then i tried that thing with holding resume button and presing 5 times and i think i did it once by accident and second time on puropose so i can use service tool v3400 and it went in to service mode no problem.

I pressed set ink absorber to 0 and program crashed so i stupidly plugged power cord out and now it wont go in to service mode (orange light stuck).

He tried to replace black ink because it was running low and after that it just blinks green and orange light alternatively (7 times) which means error 5B00.

I found out that if I press resume button 4 times instead of 5 it appears in my PC as Device and i can print test patterns and head alignments by holding resume button and waiting for 4 alarm flashes etc.

But when i turn it off after that it wont turn back on i have to plug it out wait few seconds (i guess for capacitors to discharge) and than i can turn it on back again.

So i guess is there any help And also if i hold resume button while pluggign in the power it starts flashing every 2 or 3 seconds and again appears as Device on pc but i cant do anythig.

Canon 5B00 Error Reset How To Resolve That

The ink all most full notice and error was the problem and you should have checked out how to resolve that issue first before doing anything else, the old saying is to measure twice and cut once.

Canon Service, which is not recommended.

I have dismantled the printer and successfully cleaned out the absorber, but I cant reset the counter.

I have tried the suggested methods of various combinations of restart and power on button presses to no avail.

So, is the only option the v3400 service tool If so its not a problem - if someone can tell me where to get it - and is that the correct tool for this printer Thanks, David.

Scroll down to: PRINTERS THAT CAN NOT RESET MG24xx25xx, MG29xx AND THE ONE MARKED WITH ( 1).

Disposable The service tool might be used to get some info from the printer as the warranty might be limited by number of printed pages.

But some say it contains malware, others that it is a false positive.

As the service tool should support Windows XP, 7, 8 and 10 and 32 and 64 bit, it might be a good idea to use an old computer with no personal info for the reset.

I guess at least it should last a bit longer till the absorber full count is reached.

The ironic thing is I gained access to the waste ink tank and didnt fit a Printer Potty at the time because there was no service tool available for that model, so there was no point.