How to Fix Canon Printer Error 5b00

Whenever you print a page, the waste of ink requires to be cleaned. Canon printers have a mechanism that enables the printer to absorb excess ink used in cleaning and printing operations. Print pages in your printer until the waste ink absorber becomes full. You will be getting the error that the waste absorber ink is full. You will receive a Canon printer error 5b00. The error occurs because ink spills on your printer or ink absorber are total, or the waste ink counter has become complete. To solve the Canon printer error 5b00,  modern continuous ink system installed in the latest printers, the error 5b00 is minor and can be resolved quickly by following a few troubleshooting procedures.

What Are the Procedures to Fix Canon Printer Error 5b00?

Few preventive measures are given below to fix the Canon printer error 5b00.

Method – 1 Canon Service Mode

●    Turn the printer ON and OFF, and if the error message is not removed, your printer requires repair. In such a case, you need to turn the printer OFF and set your Canon printer in service mode condition. Press and hold the button for 5 minutes and let it go OFF

●   Press the Zoom button five times and if you look at 2 LEDs that are turned on, ensure the printer is already in service mode condition. If you move to the Control panel section “Devices and Printers” of your Windows computer, you will see printer status or offline will be shown as a new device.

Method – 2 Examine the Ink Level

●   If the ink level is lower than 50%, the printer will not work. Replace the ink cartridges

●       Please take out the power cable from the printer to switch it off entirely and plug the power cord back to the printer and turn on the printer

●       Let the printer start on its own, and the green LED will start blinking. Now press and hold the “Stop button” until the orange LED blink five times, and then release the button.

Method – 3 Reset Canon Printer

●       Reset the printer to the factory setting if you are still facing the same error.

●       Run and install the “Canon service tools program.”

●     Now go to the “EEPROM” tab and press on EEPROM status to start resetting your printer.

●       It will be asking about the paper source tray, leave it, and a message will show “a function was completed” on your computer screen

●    On checking the ink counter, select “Main” and then press on the settings button and printer reset will start running, and it might take a few seconds to finish the process

●    While it’s running. The LED light keeps on flashing; when it stops flashing, the printer reset process is completed successfully

●   After completing the process, press on EEPROM status and after that, press on PRO and select the data to save option “EEPROM Save”, and in this way, the process is completed.