20 Most Recent Canon PIXMA MP530 All-In-One InkJet Printer - Page 7 Questions & Answers

Do you check the cartridge?

CHECK INK
A.
U130

An ink tank that was once empty is installed.
Replace the ink tank.
Printing under the situation may damage the Print Head.
Canon shall not be liable for any machine malfunction or damage caused
by refilled ink tanks.
If you want to continue printing with the refilled ink tank installed, press
and hold the [Stop/Reset] for at least 5 seconds, and then release it. Using
refilled ink tanks are memorized.
* This operation will release the function for detecting the remaining ink
level

B.
i am not sure but is working on 520
1. print mono or print color for color
2.stop
3.ok
4.on/off

1. Switch the printer OFF
2. Press buttons 1 + 2 + 3 and 4 (simultaneously using four fingers)
3. Keep pressing this four buttons for 10 seconds
4. Release the On/Off button (number 4) (Keeping pressing the others)
5. After a few seconds (when the printer go ON) you can release buttons 1, 2, 3

1. Maybe step "c)" is not needed
2. This procedure was used when I refilled the Black cartridge - try using the ColorCopy button instead of BlackCopy button (number 1) if you refill Color cartridge.
3. Maybe there is no need for all the four buttons - you can try 1 + 4, 2 + 4 or 3 + 4. (or 1+2+4, 1+3+4, 2+3+4)

You may download the drivers and software here.

After reading the instructions for taking the printer apart from top to bottom (where the absorber is), we opted to follow someone else's advice for a quick fix. We turned the printer upside down and used a box cutter to cut a trap door in the center of the bottom, pulled out the absorber, replaced it with an equivalent sized rectangle of printer's cotton, and taped the door shut. It has been working fine for several months now.

If you did not install Fax Services within Windows it will not allow you to receive faxes unless your have other SW that came from the factory with your machine.