Error codes on Canon MP170, MP180, MP450 and MP460 printers

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Canon printers are known to have great print quality, and are currently very used with Continuous Ink Systems. This post is compatible with all the printer models mentioned in the title will help you restore your Canon printer or solve any of these issues: U041/U053/U051/U059/U052/U161/U162.

These error codes for Canon MFP MP170, MP180, MP450 and MP460 printers are known to make the LED indicator blink yellow, with long, green blinks between every yellow one.

Error	Number shown on screen	Error code	Meaning	Solution	Additional notes
	2	1000	Out of paper	Put paper sheets in the tray and press the Resume/Cancel button	If there are sheets in the paper tray, check for foreign objects inside the tray that could be blocking the paper feeding process
	3	1300	Paper jam	Remove the jammed sheet and press the Resume/Cancel button	If there aren’t any paper jams, check the paper tray sensor. This error could cause roller or printer malfunctioning
U041		1600	Out of ink	Place the empty ink cartridge back in the printer	In order to print with the remaining ink, click on OK. Print quality is not guaranteed.
U053	4	1687	The ink cartridge hasn’t been recognized	A faulty or inappropriate ink cartridge has been installed on the MFP	If you’re using an MFP appropriate ink cartridge, clean the ink cartridge and carriage connectors. If this doesn’t help, replace the entire ink cartridge.   You can find out which ink cartridge is faulty by taking all of them out of the printer and placing them back inside one by one, checking your computer screen frequently. When there are two ink cartridges inside the printer at the same time, the computer will probably blame the Colored one, even if the Black one is faulty
U051U059	5	1401 1485	There aren’t any ink or toner cartridges installed, or the ones set in the printer haven’t been set up properly	Install the appropriate ink cartridge
		1700 1710	Warning: the ink absorber pad is 95% full	Press the Resume/Cancel button to continue	The printer will become blocked and stop working altogether once the ink absorber pad is 100% full. This will not stop until the counter is set back to zero (0)
		2001	The MFP isn’t compatible with the digital camera attached to it	Turn the digital camera off and press the Resume/Cancel key to continue	The MFP cannot work with this digital camera
U052	15	1682	The installed ink cartridge isn’t been recognized by the printer	Install an ink cartridge compatible with MFP use	If you’ve installed an MFP appropriate ink cartridge, clean the contacts on the cartridge and the carriage. If this doens’t help, replace the entire ink cartridge. You can detect faulty ink cartridges by removing them all from the printer and placinng them back inside one by one, taking a good look at your computer’s screen for any error message.  The printer will tend to blame the Colored ink cartridge, even if the Black one is defective
U161 U162		1685 1686	The MFP cannot determine the amount of ink left in the ink cartridges (B Set and/or refilled ink cartridges)	Place the ink cartridge back in the printer or disable the ink level monitors c	In order to disable the monitors, follow the instructions that will appear on the screen of the computer attached to the printer. Press OK once the ink level monitor error appears.