Canon MG5320 printer Error Code B200 

Canon Pixma MG 8150 suddenly started giving the B200 "code". the machine was 7 years old. Spoke to Canon and they said print head had gone and no spare parts available. In reality the print head was blocked (my fault! ... long time since print head clean). Followed this video and it worked!!! Basically remove the ink cartridges, then the plastic holder for the heads and carefully wash in water WITHOUT getting the electronic circuits WET!!! Left it overnight then re started. Yeh! It worked! had to do a print head clean a couple of times and then some test prints. Back in business. This video is accurate and does work! Thanks a lot .... pity Canon dont tell you what to do!

Thanks Stripes and Circles, I have a "MX5220" and after cleaning the Printhead still got the error code B200. Your tip did the trick! Thanks again.

Thank you SO much for supplying a simple solution to what I thought would be a complicated and possibly expensive repair job.

I did this last night and just put the dried printer head back in. Am now waiting in anticipation. At least the printer is making good noises... Ah, darn, an error sound... False alarm! Just an(other) empty cartridge. After changing it, the printer prints perfectly (for now at least). Thank you so much! Saved us a lot of money and it was actually quite enjoyable to do.

I followed advice to clean the printhead by removing it as recommended by another youtube video. This did not get rid of the error code. I found this video and for my canon MG5520 I had to change the advice a bit. For the MG5520, I unplugged the printer with the printhead centered. However, in this case the printhead goes to the left immediately when powered back up, so you have to close the cover immediately after the printhead starts to go left. It rebooted and the error code was gone. I did a test print and all was well. My great thanks to this video and stripes and circles.

Perfect instructions! Thanks for showing how to remove the print head, this was the only video that showed in detail with adequate light just how simply it lifted out. My print head was LOADED with excess ink. I used hot water and a syringe to rinse it out until the water came out clear. I dried it out,installed and all is well. The B200 code does come on for e reason! Thanks Again!

Moving the print carriage to the middle and closing the lid like they did in the video is all it took. Awesome! Thank you.

Thanks. This worked for my MX922. I had a MX892 previously which also had a B200 death. I knew people were MX922 complaining about the B200 error for it too, but there wasn't anything else on the market at that time that had everything I wanted. I bought the MX922 as temporary printer and hoped it would work at least a year. It made it 2.5 years before the B200. It's working again now thanks for your fix. I don't expect it to last much longer, but at least it gives me time to shop around... :)

A million times thank you. Really needed this printer to work and your first method worked on my MP540. Thanks so much.

Thanks. The first solution fixed my B200 problem on my MG5520. :)

after about 8 hours of trying crazy methods, this video proved the only successful method of fixing the B200 error. Thank you dearly!

This error happened to me as the 3 sheets of paper jammed in my printer. And Goodness gracious, you are an angel

Thank you so much! Got my printer working right away. When I called Canon they said the message meant that something was broken internally and there wasn't anything to do but take it to be serviced and since it was so old it wouldn't be worth it to do that. I love sticking it to the man! Woot!!

My B200 error on my MX892 came courtesy of performing a Deep Cleaning to resolve a clogged blue color head. Previously, I performed 3 normal cleanings with slight improvements each time. So, when i initiated the deep cleaning, hola B200 error. I was about to junk it and head to Best Buy, then I thought RU-vid it and arrived here. I pulled the head out and ran it under a steady drip for 10 min while shaking and emptying and repeating until i say little color; careful not to wet the motherboard. I also tapped the bottom of the print head on a paper towel every minute to clean it. Now, I will let it dry overnight, reassemble and attempt to print tomorrow. Thanks for the video

Yay you are a life saver!! Thanks for this. I watched several other videos and had no luck. I’m just back from a holiday with a heap of orders to catch up on and the printer stopped working! I covered up those 4 connections and BOOM it works again! THANK YOU! :D

I did it, No you did it, I tried to many things and it did not work on my Canon Pixma MX922 . But with your tutorial in the in the first 30 sec. Works perfect now, thank you so much.

thank you so much!!! you saved us a ton! We called canon and they asked if there was an obstruction. Then suggested to wait 24 hours after unplugging it, and if it still has the b200 error, get rid of it. Glad we didn't.

Thank you so much for your video !!! Worked for my Canon MX860, I did take out the printer head, run under the hot water, washed all the print out cleaned it, that included getting the green part wet, then dried it with hair dryer, waited about half hr. then put it back, worked great ! The important thing in there is, before the printer head goes left close cover right away.

We used the first sequence for the MP620 printer and that helped . Thanks a lot. The customer service of Canon told me that he would charge we 80 bucks. I was thinking about literally trashing and here you go It started to work. Thanks a lot.

Great video, thank you. I cleaned my head and it works perfect. Only thing I did different was use a air blower to quick dry the head. I blow dryed it for about 4 or 5 minutes until dry. Worked great. thanks again. peace:: ps . My printer was a cannon M560 for anyone having same issues, also I tried all the reset tricks to no avail, the head needed a good cleaning. thanks again.

Okay, so I followed your instructions and the code came up again. 🙄🤨 I cleaned the heads not as carefully as you did...lol. 😄😄 By this point I was frustrated and this printer is over 10 years old. Kind of dried the heads off with a paper towel and the whole time avoiding the green plate at the back. Still damp I put it into the printer and changed out the low ink cartridges. Load and behold it prints! Yay! I'm still in the market for a new printer, waiting for a great sale. This old beast still had several cartridges to use up, so hopefully it lasts that long. 😊 Thank you so very much for posting this tutorial! God bless. 💖🥰

Props bro! You saved my life! Now I won't pay to fix a simple thing like this! You are a national treasure!

You're my hero. This worked perfectly on my MX892.

I tried several other reset tips prior to finding this video. The reset worked to clear the B200 error on my MX860

THank you SO Much for this! We live in Africa and really need our printer working. I was trying to print out some crucial documents and went to do it and found the error code. Given our location, repair would have been impossible and buying a new printer would have taken long shipping time. I am so glad this worked for us.

saved my Canon MP560 from the recycle pile - took some repeats and different order of things but your video was a great starting place... thank you

Tried that on a MG5450 after a B200 error caused by an obstacle, stopping the output paper door from opening and works like a charm. Thumbs up!

Hi, I want to thank you because your method to erase the 200 error code is really good. It took two times to work. You saved my printer MG 5340 and I am very glad. Thank you again to give us the trick !!!!!

Very helpful. Saved me $100 at the repair shop. Thanks heaps!!

We cleaned the heads first with no results and try your first step, no more error but it reappeared when we wanted to print. We just turned off printer and computer and it worked afterwards. Thanks a lot !

Thanks! This instruction worked for my MX892.

merci beaucoup, grâce à vous j'ai résolu mon problème sur ma mg5150 ! Thanks you

Because of your brilliant video, you saved me from buying another printer ( because I like my canon printer). Thank you soooo much for taking the time to show me how to clean my printer head. I honestly appreciate it sooo very much!!!!

Amazing! It worked on my first try. My printer is the Canon MG6150. B200 error. I just moved the cartridges/printhead in the middle. Had another error which is no grey ink. I just pressed the reset button, and it printed again. Thank you very much.

Único vídeo que realmente resolve o problema!! parabéns e muito obrigado!! Thanks a lot!! only this video solve my problem. Sorry bad inglish. Tks from Brazil

seriously life saver! thought i was going to have to buy a new printer!!

Thank you! Opening and closing the cover fixed my error!

Thank you soooo much!!!! I did all the steps and my printer now works!!! I was so worried about it. You are brilliant!!

This same trick just fixed my MG5460 Thanks!

Wow you just fixed my printer. Thank you so much. I thought I needed a new one

Thank you all fixed now your info worked like a charm.

Thanks so much, I watched a number of them but this was the first that worked.

You deserve a cookie! My printer now works like a charm again, thanks!

Frank, Oh my gosh... just tried it and got the my printer back! Thanx a bunch.

This worked after cleaning the printhead and drying it overnight. Also had to close top before the printhead moved to the right. Thanks!

did try cleaning it out and all that stuff didnt work and this one actually works thx!!!

B200 problem is solved, your technique has worked . Thank you

Thanks so much! This fixed the problem and saved the day!

And another win! Thanks for the advice. I'm guessing one of the issues with all 365 commentors are that we're letting the color cartridges dry out, thereby mucking up the head. Thanks again!

Thank you VERY much for this! It got my printer working again.

What marvellous work. Thank you very much for this very helpful video presentation. I have a Canon MG5350 that had the same B200 error problem. This solution was just what I needed.

I have a Canon MP620 and I fixed my B200 error by fixing/opening the air vent on one of the cartridges which was blocked by the yellow tear-off which didn't tear off completely. Actually I couldn't remove the remaining tape blocking the air vent so I just used a sewing needle to open up the air passage on the top of the cartridge. The error was happening all the time before, even when I just turned on the printer. Before I discovered the problem, I tried flushing the print head with warm water several times but the error came back after a short while. I had even ordered a new print head thinking it was a problem with the head. But it is completely normal now after fixing the cartridge.

Thank you! this was so helpful! I was so stressed thought i need a new one.

This worked for my MP560 printer. Thanks.

Thank you so very much! I needed to print important information and you saved me from buying a whole new printer last minute

Many, many thanks... you fixed my printer. Cheers

Amazing...worked for my MG6120 on the first try...thanks so much!!!

Awesome! Thank you, made a copy of a magazine cover. Came out great.

Thank you so much. MG5350 now fixed after removing and re-inserting both cartridges and printhead without success. All it took was to power on the printer while the lid was open and then close the lid when the printerhead was moving to the left - as you described. :).

Amazing! This just fixed my printer - thank you so much! I was about ready to shop for a new one! :)

Worked the first time for me. Thanks, it saved me a headache!

This worked, but I had to do the reverse order; clean out the cartridge, THEN close the lid as the mechanism runs to the left. Otherwise it wouldn't work even after cleaning the cartridge, and B200 would continue. Also cleaning the cartage took 5 DAYS as ink seemed to endlessly leak out! Thank you!

Wowza! Thank you! I was going to trash my MX922 printer and buy a new one. But I tried your cool trick and it's printing beautifully! I love you! ~ Laurel

This totally worked! Couldn't believe it. Thanks!!

Great! You are magic! thanks, everything worked perfectly. I didn't need to wash: simply paper for cleaning and I asked the printer to clean and align printerhead.

Thanks so much..i had cleaned printer head previously but your tip of closing lid just as it moved to the left worked.

Awesome tip! My printer is working again you saved me $100!!!!!!

Can't believe this worked!!! After this unlocked the printer, I was able to print a test page and could see that the black ink cartridge was blocked. A deep cleaning from the printer menu solved the problem. My printer is a pixma MP560.

You my friend are a lifesaver. Many thanks!

thank you!! you were a life saver

WOW, this video saved our Pixma iP7250 too! Entirely different printer model, but the print head looks the same.

After trying multiple RU-vid solutions on my Canon MX882, I tried your trick when you close the lid as the printhead is moving left. (The interior looks exactly the same as your printer.) To my surprise, the printer booted the FIRST TIME in over a week. Unfortunately, when I tried to print the test page, the B200 error came back.I did the process again, but this time after it successfully started it, I went right to the printer setup menu and did a "DEEP CLEAN". I was then able to print a test page, and all appears to be working again.Thanks for the video!

Thank you so much for this video, really appreciate the upload! :) Works exactly the same for the MP630 :)

Did the first bit and got rid of the error then printed the letter I was desperate to get out !!! nice result, thank you

Excellent - worked for me! Thanks!

thanks for sharing, best video on this topic that I've seen!

Thank you for taking the time to make this video. It helped me with my printer. Thank you.

Thanks for a great fix it. It worked well for me after trying many other things.

OMG!! Your video is awesome. I have a Pixma MP980 and had same error message. I followed the first part of your video and it fixed my printer. Thank you!!

Thank you! I thought I would have to replace the printer, and buy all that new ink. Bravo!

Thank you! It worked on the MP560!

MG5540 Canon Спасибо огромное помогло !!!!! Остальные методы по заклеиванию контактов все туфта! Огромное Вам Спасибо!!!!

Thanks today It happend almost the same error with my canon printer I have mg5650 I watched your video first and then directly restarted it as you showed I learn something from you how cool is that thanks a lot :))

Thank you for your vidéo! it worked on my Canon MG5150 after step 2 but i have just used some special spray instead of the water bath and that took me about 15 mn. Good to save some money, time and..the biosphere. Thanks again S&C.

Worked perfectly. Thank you.

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Great video. Thanks for the help!

.....excellent first method .....fixed my printer....thank you.

Thank you so much! Its very helpful, I thought I need to buy new printer... You save me money and time... Thank you for creating this video...

2020-01-07 this works!!! Thank you so much

You are a diamond! THANK YOU!

Thank you so much. I have watched so many but none of them gave a solution like your video. Thank you. ps. i even thought to throw away my printer

Life saver ! Thank you🙏

Thank you so much - this was a great help!

Thank you This worked on my cannon MG5420. 🙌🏽

Thank you very much. My printer started up after following your instructions.

Worked like a charm! Thanks!

worked for me for my MG5350.Thanks.

Thank you! Step 1 was all I needed :)

YOU ARE A LIFE SAVER!