How to reset the page counter on canon pixma MP190 printers

The canon pixma mp190 printers are multifunction models created for home and small business use. They have good overall functioning and they’re very compat. Also, this device can scan, copy and print.

The canon fine ink cartridges this printer works with contribute to this good functioning, which also work well with continuous ink systems due to the large amounts of ink they hold and the lack of an inner sponge that could bleed on the print heads.

The great photo printing quality you can achieve with this printer stands behind these cartridges. On the internet, we’ve been able to reach a solution for restoring the page counter on these, and have come up with several different methods described ahead.

If you can’t reach a solution with any of the following procedures, please contact us so we can help you. You can contact us by posting a comment in the section below this post. To learn how to subscribe and get direct emails, please visit our post how to contact us.

You should try all the procedures described ahead, and check which works the best for you before restoring the page counter. This reset procedure was made for the canon mp198, but can also work on this printer.

You could also restore the page counter without running this program, and your printer could become unlocked without using it. Here’s the link to download the restoring program for canon pixma mp190 and mp198 printers.

First possible solution for restoring the page counter on canon pixma 190 printers:

Step #1:
Turn the printer on. You usually have to connect the device and press the on/off button on it to get it running, which you can locate on the upper part of the printer.

Step #2:
Access service mode on your canon printer. Take a look at the following procedure to set your printer in service mode:

• Settings
• Scanner
• Copy
• Scanner

Step #3:
Select number 8, where you’ll be able to locate the test mode option.

Step #4:
Select 3, where eeprom clear appears.

Step #5:
Now select 0 on the ink count option to restore the ink counter.

Step #6:
Press the set button on your printer.

Step #7:
Finally, press the stop/reset button. This is the red button you use to cancel documents. This will take you back to step #3, and you will have to turn your printer off and on again.

If this isn’t the solution you were looking for, please post a comment in the section below this post so we can improve upon this post. Now we will described another procedure we’ve stumbled upon on different websites, which you can use as a second alternative to this problem.

1. Enter service mode on your canon printer.
You can do this by executing the following procedure and pressing these buttons on your printer’s panel: menu - copy - scanner - copy - copy. This will set your printer in this particular mode.

2. Select the test mode option.
Once you’re in any printer’s service mode, all these options will be in English. Unfortunately, you can’t alter the language on service mode, since the manufacturers leave this as the default language.

3. In test mode, select printer test or #8.
4. Now select eeprom clear or #3.
5. Then select ink count or #0.
6. Press the set button on your printer’s panel.
7. Now press and hold the stop/reset button on your printer for 10 seconds. Then, press the on/off button to turn your printer off. After this is done, turn your printer back on and check to see if the error persists.

If the problem continues after you’ve executed this second procedure, you may discard it completely. We’ve appreciate it very much if you could take the time to answer the form in the comment section at the end of this post, and tell us about the results you got so we can discard one or more of these possible solutions. Please take a look at the last alternative, and stick to the steps described ahead.

1. Start this process with your printer turned off. You only need to turn it off, not disconnect the power source it’s attached to.
2. Press the stop/reset button on the printer, and then press the button you use to turn your printer on. The stop/reset button is the one you use to cancel documents after you’ve started printing them, or to resume older printing jobs. the on/off button is used to turn the printer on.
3. Now let go of the stop/reset button and keep the on/off button pressed down.
4. Then press the resume button and release the on/off one.
5. Your printer will now blink green and the restoring procedure will start.

If you can’t reach a solution with this procedure described above, please contact us by posting a comment in the section below this post. You could be interested in the canon pixma mp190 printer user manual.

Click here to download the html version in spanish. You can also download the drivers for the canon pixma 190 printers in spanish by clicking here.

How to restore the ink levels on canon mx300 printers

This particular canon printer is a multifunction model, created for office use. Also, it works with the canon pg-40 and pg-41 ink cartridges.

The quality on these cartridge is photographic, the printer itself is very small and has a high endurance. If you wish to refill these cartridge, look fo r post on how to do it on this blog.

This cartridge can print up to 22 pages per minute and copy 17 pages per minute as well. It scans at 600 ppp, and has a two-way lcd screen. This printer is compatible with both windows and mac x operating systems.
There isn’t any program that can restore this printer, or at least I can’t find one that does it, but there is a way of restoring it using the buttons on the printer itself. This restore procedure also works on the canon mx308 printer.

Restoring procedure for the canon mx300/308 printer:

Step #1:
Turn the printer off and disconnect the power power cable. You must turn the printer off first by pressing on the on/off button located on the main panel of the printer.

Take a look at the next picture to learn how to disconnect the power cable from your printer.

disconnect the power cable

Step #2:
Now press and hold the on/off button. While pressing it, connect the power cable back to the printer. The following picture will show you how the on/off button looks like.

this is the on/off button on canon printers

Step #3:
While still pressing the on/off button, hit the stop/reset one. This is the red button you usually use to cancel any printing jobs. Take a look at the following picutre.

Step #4:
Let go of the on/off button and continue to press the stop/reset one. The printer will now enter factory mode. Wait for 10 seconds until the printer displays the word inactive on the main screen. Your printer could take a bit more time than this for displaying the message.

Step #5:
Now press the next or ">" button until you reach the shipping mode 3 option, and then press the ok key. Hit the ok button one more time to wipe it. The printer will now print a test sheet.

Step #6:
Open the printer’s gate as if you were about to change the ink cartridges. To open this lid, you must also open the scanner.

open the gate that will grant you access to the ink cartridges

Step #7:
Disconnect the power cable on the printer again while keeping the cartridge gate open. You must disconnect this cable while the printer is on. Please execute this step exactly like we’re telling you to.

Step #8:
Take both ink cartridges out of the printer. Take a look at the following picture to learn how to do this.

how you should remove canon ink cartridges from the printer

Step #9:
Close the lid on the printer while the cartridges are still outside.

Step #10:
Plug the power cable back to the printer and turn it on.

Step #11:
Now all you need to do is put the cartridges back in the printer and the ink levels should appear full. You will now be able to print and refill your cartridges when ink levels are low again.

If you have any problems with this procedure, please contact us and we will gladly help you out. Just post a comment in the section below this post and we will do it.

We know you may be interested in the user manual for this printer. This is the Spanish html version of it.

You could also be interested in acquiring the drivers for this printer. Please remember to choose the proper version for your operating system. If you don’t know what version of your operating system is running on your computer, please visit our post how to learn what version of windows I’m using.

Common blinking problems in canon printers

When our canon printers start blinking, it actually means something and every kind of blink has a particular meaning. The following combinations are valid for the following canon printer models: ip1300; ip1700; ip1200; ip1880; and ip1980.If your printer is blinking in any other patterns not included in this post, then contact us so we can help you identify what the error on your printer actually is.

To contact us, you must post a comment on the section below this or any other post.

If your printer shows three orange blinks and a single green one:
Your printer has a mechanical problem.

Solution: In order to solve it, you must know exactly what the problem is. If you can’t identify it or don’t know a lot about the technical aspects of printers, take your printer to canon technical service.

If your printer shows four orange blinks and one single green one:
Your printer’s waste ink pad is full.

Solution: To solve this problem, you will need to restore the printer using a restoring program that you can find on this blog. Please read the post how to eradicate the full waste ink pad error on canon printers.

If your printer shows five orange blinks and a green one:

Your printer has problems with your black or tricolor ink cartridge.

Solution: These errors are usually caused by the contacts on the cartridge being a little dirty or burnt out. In this case, we recommend you clean these contacts. To learn how to do it, please read our post how to clean my ink cartridges.

If your printer shows seven orange blinks and a green one:

The printer has problems with the black or tricolor ink cartridge.

Solution: These errors are regularly caused by dirty or burnt out contacts on the cartridge. We recommend you clean the contacts to solve this errors. In order to learn how to do this, please visit our post how to clean my ink cartridges.

If your printer shows eight orange blinks and a single green one:

The waste ink pad absrober in your printer is full.

Solution: To solve this problem, you will need to restore your printer using a restoring program that you can find on our blog by visiting the post how to get rid of the full waste ink pad absorber error on canon printers.


We recommend you search this blog for your printer model, since not all restoring programs are valid on every computer, and some of them only work on specific models.

How to change the toner cartridge on samsung laser monochrome printers

The amount of time a toner cartridge can be used on our computers depends entirely on what you print with it. Once a toner cartridge is empty, you will either need to refill it or buy a new one, so you must know how to remove and install toner cartridges.

In this post, we’ll try to explain how to remove and place a toner cartridge on samsung laser monochrome printers in the easiest way possible.

You must keep in mind that, even if toner cartridges are programmed to print a certain amount of pages, this will depend on how dense the pages are. For example, if you make the toner print several images, its lifespan won’t be as long and you will need to change it soon. The toner cartridge could even print a smaller amount of pages than the one it says it yields.

A bulb will always go off on laser printers when the toner cartridge has ran out. The most convenient things to do is to change it entirely. If you continue to use the cartridge after this bulb starts blinking, you could make your printer suffer.

In order to replace a toner cartridge, we recommend you work with extra precaution since the edges of the cartridge and the product itself could be at a temperature that damages our skin. As you may already know, the printing process where the toner or dust are set on paper is caused by heat, which can make the temperature of your printer rise and, like we mentioned earlier, harm your skin. We recommend you stick to the following procedure all the time.

Procedure for changing the toner cartridge in a samsung laser monochrome printer:

Step #1:

First, disconnect your printer. This will keep any electrical feed from reaching your body, so we recommend you disconnect the printer’s power cable. We also suggest you let the printer rest for about 2 minutes before plugging the power cable back into it.

disconnect the power cable

Step #2:
You will now need to to touch the frontal gate where you can reach the toner cartridge from. Normally, you could access this area by pulling on the cover in front of us. Please take a look at the following picture.

open the front gate that will let you access the toner cartridge

Step #3:
Then, extract the brand new toner cartridge from it’s packaging, and remove the protective paper from the cylinder. The cylinder is the green part of the toner, which you must avoid touching with your own hands, since this can end up staining your paper sheets.

Remember to pull on the toner’s ribbon. This is a very important steps, since all toner cartridges have this ribbon which you must remove. If you leave it on the cartridge, your pages will have blurry stains on the sides. You must remove it entirely to keep it from tearing inside the toner cartridge. If you need any help with this, contact us and post a comment in the section below this post.

this is how you should remove the ribbon from your toner cartridge

Step #4:
Shake the toner up before putting it inside the printer; this is necessary, but it’s not really mandatory. Doing this will help the toner dust spread inside the cartridge, and it will also contribute to making it adhere to the magnetic roller for proper printing. Please take a look at the following picture.

shake the toner cartridge before putting it inside

What to do if you get a bit of toner dust on your clothes or skin?

First of all, let me assure you there is nothing wrong with this, that it’s perfectly normal and that you only need to put some water on the place it landed on to keep it from sticking to it. If it landed on a piece of clothing, wash it with cold water, since hot water will make the toner dust set even more into the fabric.

Please keep the toner dust away from sunlight, since this can damage the toner cylinder or the photoconductor. Now please take a look at the next picture.

Step #5:
Put the toner cartridge on the slots located inside the printer, which is exactly where the toner cartridge should fit into. Now place the cartridge and start using it. If you have any problems with it, contact us through a comment in the section below this post.

Step #6:
Close the frontal gate where the toner goes and print at est sheets using this cartridge.