Error codes for Canon MP240, MP250, MP260, MP270, MP280 and MP480 printers

This post contains information about some of the printers that aver having Continuous Ink Systems installed the most in current times.These printers are also being sold all over Latin America.

Possible solutions to these issues can be found in the board. If you can’t find one or the restoring method we propose isn’t working for you, please post a comment in the section below this post and we will be glad to help you find another fix to your issue.

You can learn how to restore your Canon MP280 printer quickly by visiting the following post:
How to restore Canon MP280 printers.
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The information found in the following board can be used to eradicate the following error messages on the most popular Canon printer models nowadays:
E02/E03/E04/U053/E05/U051/U052/U059/E07/U075/U076/E08/E09/E13/U162/E15/U150/E16/U163/E19/P02/P03/P05/P06/P07/P08/P09/P10/P15/P20/P22

Remember to post a comment in case these solutions don’t work for you. We will answer each and every one of them. These fixes are compatible with the printer models included in the title of this post: Canon MFP MP240, MP250, MP260, MP270, MP280 and MP480 printers.

Errors will be noted on these articles when the LED indicator shines yellow, with long, green blinks in between.

Error	Number shown on screen	Error code	Meaning	Solution	Additional notes
E02	2	900	Out of paper	Put paper in the paper tray of your choosing and press the Resume / Cancel buttons	If there’s still paper in the tray, check your printer for any faulty or foreign object stuck in the tray that’s getting in the way of the paper feeding process
E03	3	1300	Paper jam	Remove the jammed paper sheet, close the printer’s lid and press the Resume/Cancel button,	If there isn’t a paper jam in your printer, check the paper tray sensor
E04 U053 *	4	1687	The ink cartridge isn’t being recognized or hasn’t been installed on the printer properly	Install the proper ink cartridge on your printing device	If you’ve already installed an MPF-appropriate ink cartridge on your printer, clean the contacts on it and on the ink cartridge carriage. If this doesn’t help, you should replace this particular ink cartridge. You will be able to tell if an ink cartridge is faulty by removing all of the cartridges from the printer and placing them back inside individually. Keep an eye out for any messages displayed on the screen of the computer attached to the printer. More often than not, the printer will blame the Colored ink cartridge, when it’s actually the Black one that’s causing all this trouble, and viceversa. Solution compatible with Canon MP480 printers
E05 * U051U052 *U059 *	5	1401 1403 1485	No ink cartridges installed / abnormal ink cartridge overheating: ink cartridge EEPROM error message	Install the proper ink cartridge on your printer	If you’ve already installed an MPF-appropriate ink cartridge on your printer, clean the contacts on it and on the ink cartridge carriage. If this doesn’t help, replace the ink cartridge entirely. You will be able to tell if an ink cartridge is faulty by removing all of the cartridges from the printer and placing them back inside individually. Keep an eye out for any messages displayed on the screen of the computer attached to the printer. More often than not, the printer will blame the Colored ink cartridge, when it’s actually the Black one that’s causing all this trouble, and viceversa. Solution compatible with Canon MP480 printers
E07 * U075U076 *	7	1487 1486-1	The ink cartridge(s) is (are) out of place	Install the ink cartridge(s) properly	If the ink cartridges are set in place, you must restore the ink cartridges, or clean the contacts on the cartridge and the carriage. If this doesn’t help, replace the ink cartridge. You will be able to tell if an ink cartridge is faulty by removing all of the cartridges from the printer and placing them back inside individually. Keep an eye out for any messages displayed on the screen of the computer attached to the printer. More often than not, the printer will blame the Colored ink cartridge, when it’s actually the Black one that’s causing all this trouble, and viceversa. Solution compatible with Canon MP480 printers
E08	8	1700	Warning: the ink absorber pad is 95% full	Press the Resume/Cancel key to continue	If the ink absorber pad fills up completely, the printer will be blocked and stop printing until the counter is set back to zero (0)
E09	9	2001	The digital camera attached to the MFP printer is not compatible with it	Turn the digital camera off and press the Resume/Cancel button to continue	The printer cannot work with this digital camera
E13 U162 *	13	1686	The MPF can’t determine how much ink is left inside the ink cartridges (B Set and/or refilled ink cartridges)	Place the ink cartridge back in the printer or disable the ink level monitors	To disable ink level monitors, press and hold the Resume/Cancel key for more than 5 seconds. This will be labelled as”Stop/Reset” on your printer and is surrounded by a circle. However, it’s identified with  a triangle in the printer’s user manual. Solution compatible with the Canon MP480 printer
E14 U140 *	14	1684	The MFP isn’t recognizing the ink cartridges: the ink cartridge doesn’t fit this printer model	Install an ink cartridge adequate for this particular MFP model	* Only for Canon MP480 printers.
E15 U150 *	15	1682	The ink cartridge hasn’t been installed /is faulty : ink cartridge hardware error	Install an ink cartridge that’s appropriate with this MFP model inside the printer	* Only for Canon MP480 printers.
E16 U163 *	16	1688	The printer’s out of ink	Replace the ink cartridge or disable the ink level monitors hasta el residuo de tinta dopechatat trabajo . Print quality is not guaranteed	To disable the ink level monitors, press and hold the Resume/Cancel button for more than 5 seconds. This button will show up in the user’s manual a triangle, and has been labeled Stop/Reset on the printer. It’s also surrounded by a circle. This solution is compatible with the MP180 printer
E19	19	2002	An incompatible device has been attached to the printer: incompatible Hub error	Disconnect this device from the printer