20 Most Recent Canon Pixma MP500 All-In-One InkJet Printer - Page 6 Questions & Answers

When you filled your cartridges were they empty? If so there is a good possibility that the nozzles are gummed and dried up. If you are going to fill them yourself watch the indicator that comes up on the screen it will tell you when you are getting low. If you get a low indication fill it asap. This will keep your nozzles wet and free flowing. Waiting until its empty can cause them to gum up and altimately dry out. My solution is to go to the store buy brand new cartridges. Go through the the full set up that your manufacture recomends. This means using the install new ink cartridge utility that came with your printer. Print a test page and print a nozzle aligment page. Just remember never let your ink completely run out before filling. If you follow this you will never run into this problem again.

Problem on your black cartridge.Change it and buy new one.Fix your problem.

carriage problem

If you have refilled with non genuine ink this could be the problem. Or you could test print a few pages in case there is a blockage

Hi!Go online, visit manufacturer's website and go to downloads and support. Select printer model and Operating system of your PC and download printer driver and install it. Hope this helps.

When you want to print a document Click on File (at top left hand corner of screen) - click on Print then click on Properties box - Layout tab then select Landscape.The printer normally defaults to Portrait but sometimes you want to print Landscape. Use this method when you need to print in landscape mode.

I don't think that you'll be able to print if any cartridge is low Canon PIXMA MP500

Reset the device when it is not functioning properly. If the device is not functioning properly or to clear memory, reset it.

1. On the operator panel, press and hold the <ON/OFF> button for one second. (The display will go blank.)
   
   
2. Wait approximately ten seconds and then press the <ON/OFF> button again.
   
   
3. Wait until the device has completed its cycling process before submitting another job request.
4. To clear error messages displayed on the LCD or if the printer is not functioning as expected, it may be necessary to simultaneously press Stop/Reset and ON/OFF buttons.
5. With the printer powered on, press and hold down the <Stop/Reset> button then press the ON/OFF button.
   
   
6. Once the printer is powered off, hold down <Stop/Reset> and then press <ON/OFF>.
7. clear any paper jam
8. May be your product requires repair service.
   

You can download the Printer Driver online. just visit the manufacturer's website.

I haven't tried the Colour/B&W/Stop button combination suggested above, but on a Canon MG5250, switching off, then on, and immediately holding down the 'stop' button for 20-30 secs does seem to disable the block. After that the colour concerned has no indicator. It seems that refilled cartridges will woork for a few refills (showing low ink on the indicator) before requiring the permanent fix.

Change language from chinese > english for canon

Below are the step for your kind attention - change the language setting;

1. Un-install all Canon related program/software/driver from your PC 2. Click START - Click Control Panel - Click Clock, Language and Region - Click Region and Language 3. Click Administrative option - Click Change system locale... - Select English (united States or United Kingdom) 4. Click Apply and please re - start you PC. 5. After re - start the PC, put the printer CD to install the driver and software accordingly.