How to Clear Error Code B200 on Canon Pixma Printer 

I cannot thank you enough! I initially had a B200 error on my Canon PIXMA MG5520 and then, after unplugging and restarting it, the error support code turned to the dreaded 1403 ("The type of print head is incorrect. Install the correct print head.") I unplugged it and left it alone for about 5 days, not as part of a plan, but just because I had other priorities to address. When I turned it back on, the B200 support code returned and, thankfully, wonderfully, spectacularly, I found your video! Worked like a charm. Once I got to the "home" screen, I chose "settings," then "maintenance," and cleaned the printhead and checked the nozzle (which indicated it was clogged). So I auto cleaned it again and it indicated it was unclogged. Whoo Hooo! Thank you so much for your wonderful video and for helping to save the environment from heaps of perfectly good printers that just need the right fix. Back to printing!!

OMG- I called Canon technical service and they told me that the b200 meant I needed to buy a new printer... This is the video that saved my Pixma from going out to the trash today! Thank you so much- you are amazing. 🤩

A million Thank Yous! I had an urgent set of things that needed to be printed out ASAP for my family, and suddenly there's the B200 error. We were frantic. Then we looked at your video, and just as you showed us, the Pixma went back to normal. Many, many thanks again.

I cleaned my printhead using hand sanitizer but was totally ready to give up when the code came back. I found your video and it solved the problem, the print head WAS clean but the printer had to reset in order to clear the code! THANK YOU!

I dont usually comment on help videos but thank you so much you saved me paying for a new printer!! Id kept my printer in storage for a few years and left the ink cartridges in it (woops - wont be doing that again!). Id replaced the cartridges, cleaned the printer head like you explained and it works perfectly! I did have to reset it a couple of times afterwards but it got there! Great video and explained everything perfectly thanks so much!! :D

Awesome! My printer hasn't worked for months. Tried loads of RU-vid fixes for this error and none of them worked. Was about to buy a new printer but you saved me that cost. Thanks

I had a B200 on my Canon MG6320. The printer ran out of ink. I cleaned the printhead, put in new cartridges, and tried to clear the error code but the B200 keeps coming back so I ordered a new printhead. But before I received the new printhead, I decided to give it one more try. I followed your instructions carefully and the reset process worked this time. Thank you

I love you man! This ALSO fixed a 5100 error code on my MX922 that would not clear after a power blip! Nothing ever works the first time on RU-vid! THANK YOU!!!!!

BACK FROM THE DEAD! It took two tries, but my MX 882 is once again on duty. Thank you.

You saved me a lot of time and money with this simple fix, the shop wanted to charge me R1000 to fix my printer! Thank you so much.

Ok, no joke, this worked after approx 2 months of failed attempts to fix my canon pixma mg 6220. I tried cleaning the old print head 3 times, then bought a new print head thinking that would solve the issue....but the error message was still present. I was thinking that I'd probably have to throw this out and purchase a new printer. Just happened upon this video and thought what do i have to lose. I am very grateful that this was posted!!!

OMG SERIOUSLY U ARE A GENIUS! I followed your step-by-step instructions and although it took me several attempts (it seems the longer I left it unplugged, the better it was at resetting), It finally worked! I want to add that I also removed the printhead cartridge and washed it thoroughly with water removing tons of ink and also wiped it down with several alcohol swabs which also removed additional ink then replaced the print head cartridge replaced the individual ink cartridges then did your step-by-step instructions and it worked like a charm!! You indeed saved me The cost of replacing my Canon Pixma MX922 all-in-one printer and I am beyond happy! Thank you so much!! 😁😁😁

Thank you for this video. My initial B200 error was due to a clogged print head, after several months of storage. The yellow nozzles had a spiky carpet over them, and the black was just plugged. I took a day to soak and rinse the head clean. After reinstalling with fresh ink I still had the B200 error. Your procedure was just the trick to get the head to reset. The print quality is again great. Many thanks.

Thank you SO much! Saved me a lot of time and expense! The only thing that I did differently was that I only changed out the one dry cartridge, but I removed them all and put them back in before following the rest of your instructions. Worked like a charm.

I used to use an Epson ET-2550 ru-vid.comUgkxciSwynMJ7PnUvvx11rewiu-yFBkZTl53 , an early model of the ink tank style. It worked well, but had one nuisance that drove me up the wall; if you didn't put it in high quality print mode you'd get a streak across the page. I'm happy to say I have yet to see this with this printer. The print quality has been fantastic so far, the set up was super easy. All in all I'm very happy with this printer.

Many of my inks had run dry when my wife printed a whole lot. Hours later I reloaded all the inks and had to reboot twice, but this worked! Thank you so much!!!!

Was on the verge of tossing this stupid thing out in the dumpster and thought to do a quick google search first! Man, I'm glad to come across your video!

Worked on my MX922!!! I had to print a mailing label 6 times before the black ink didn't have empty lines in it but finally became normal again. Thank you so much for the fix!

Great video, unfortunately it did not work for me. I had really high hopes while watching and trying to fix the B200 error on my MG5420 as the video instructs. I had new ink cartridges as I was running real low on ink but got the B200 code before replacing the ink cartridges. It did not work for me but happy to see it did help many other people.

Thanks! Tried a couple of other "fixes" which didn't work, but this one worked like a charm!

Thank you!! You have to follow the steps exactly, but it worked for my MX6300. Well done!

That's a weird-ass problem. Your suggestion worked, though. I expect it will come back. Thank you for this. Lucky I stumbled on your video first. Short, no rambling, actually a good first thing to try.

Have just tried this on Canon Pixma MG5560. Thanks. The technique worked. Unfortunately the heads were damaged but at least I didn't waste time on trying to repair the wrong fault or take it to a repair shop for an expensive diagnostic/repair.

I was about to buy a new printer when I found your video. You saved me a lot of money. Thank you for posting this video.

Life saver... I watched a few videos, that were a waste of time. I watched your video and on the first try it worked, and saved me over $100. Thanks!

Thanks, I could manage through your step by step teaching to fix my B200 problem!

This was seriously as easy as 1, 2, 3 ... 1 - replace all cartridges 2 - switch off the printer 3 - turn printer back on Seriously, thank you! Painless and easy and you help save me tons of money

I was in a total panic when I found out what the B200 error meant. THANK YOU for this video. It worked and my MG7120 is saved.

this definitely helped me but the error code came back, HOWEVER i found another video that showed me how to actually clean the printhead with an alcohol solution and that worked like a charm.... so still thank you for this

Hi, followed the instructions you gave and printer worked!!!The error code B200 appeared after trying to change printer paper setting. Thanks so much, God bless and continue doing well.

Worked like a charm. Turns out two of my ink cartridges were totally empty. Replaced them and then followed what you did on the video. When I went to print a test page, unfortunately the error came back, but at least I tried. Thank you so much for giving us an option to try.

Thanks heaps, thought I was gonna have to buy a new printer. So glad I found you. I did replace the bigger black cartridge. May have been the problem even though I didn't get a message which you normally do. Thanks again. Then it stopped again and I got B200 error message

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! I tried everything this week and I was looking at buying a new printer today. I thought I will give it another try and I came across your video and I can't believe it worked!!! "Heroes come in all forms," and you are one!!! I love my MG5250, it's only $3 for ink compared to new ink printers it's $30+.

WOW! My MX 892 has been down for MONTHS and this error has been a MAJOR nuisance, but this really worked! Thanks!!

For those that still get an error code when they try to print the test pattern even after following these instructions try something else. Go ahead and replace the last ink cartridge you changed while the printer is off. Then turn the printer on as described in the video. Go to the menu-->maintenance-->deep cleaning-->print the test page. It worked for me right after I did this.

You're a legend, I tried a few other methods and this one worked for me!!! Thanks

Wow, such a great video. Beats Canon and Best Buy support all day. I assumed there was some combination of stop and power button to clear/reset, even would have been ok with factory reset. No one could help. But this video cleared out the B200. May get another year or more out of this printer yet. Thank you so so so so so so much!

OMG! You are Awesome!! Fixed my Canon Pixma MX922. Just as prescribed. Can't thank You enough! Thank You for your Service! You are an Absolute Rock Star!!! Keep up the Excellent Work!

So glad I found this help - my 5 year old printer had its life renewed! Thank you!

Brilliant - thank you so much this worked well! Turns out I had 1 dry ink cartridge ... only replaced that one but removed & replaced the others for good measure.

Thank You 303 Electronics! I have a Canon PIXMA 560. I purchased it back in 2013 (I think) and the B200 code reset worked for me! Thanks again!

You are my hero, printer died in the middle of an incredibly important Audit !! you saved my job haha :)

Just used this method on my Canon MX870 and it worked! Thanks for making this video solution available!

You deserve all the blessings, and please keep making content! Turn this into a hobby, and this channel will payoff!!!

I was having a problem getting in touch with Cannon customer service for help with resolving this problem. I decided to go to RU-vid. Problem solved! Thank you.

I had checked another site and there was info on some patch that had to be downloaded. I followed your instructions here and it resolved the problem!

IT WORKED!!!! I was right in the middle of a project and did exactly what you recommended. Thank you so much!

Thank you so so much, looked at a dozen of other videos, none was helpful, but yours did the trick ! You saved my day ( and night) !

Thanks, the solution worked perfectly on the Canon MX922, you’re a lifesaver!

OMG. I don't know the logic on how this worked, but it worked on my printer. Thank you so much. It is so simple and straight forward to follow. I honestly didn't expect it to actually work.

Worked for us, thank you sir! The error code B200 appeared after someone accidentally unplugged it from the power strip while the printer was on.

Very informative! I thought my MX922 was on the fritz, but this video helped fix my issue. Thank you!

Thank you so much!!! This worked for me just as I was prepared to trash the printer I decided to search and try one more time and IT WORKED. I will subscribe and follow your channel.

Once i got the error cleared i was able to do a deep clean which appears to have fixed it as the error kept coming back. Thanks for the hack!

It took a few tries but it finally worked. Thanks for your help.

Thank you so very much, I was struggling with this for ages, and your method worked like a charm!

Thanks...waiting for my computer to perform a deep clean of the printer head to see if it worked...but you may have just saved me a new printer!

Thanks man! You saved me $465. I was about to throw it in the trash, but everything change after watched your video.

worked for me, I have a Pixma 722. I changed the cartridges and follow the steps 303 Electronics provided. Thank you so much.

Like a miracle!!!Perfect on a MG5350 with b200 error after a long printing session

Mr printer Man you are awesome! Thanks so much for getting my printer back up and running, I had tried everything. You fixed it in 3 easy steps! Forever grateful!

Thank you so much this worked for me, now my printer is working.

Omg! Thank you for posting this, you just saved me having to buy a new printer! 😘

Worked on MG6320. Couldn't move cartridge carrier to middle by hand, and the printer prompted cover close on startup. Replaced one dry ink cartridge, and followed other instructions, and the test page printed fine. Thank you!

Went through the sequence several times. And Alleluhia! My MX722 finally showed normal vital signs. Only to fall back in B200 coma when I gave it a print job.

The best I was about to buy another printer but with this video I solved everything, thanks friend

It worked!!!! Thank you so much OMG. I was about to take it for repair. I can't leave without my printer😊😍

Many thanks. This workaround fixed the b200 error after cleaning the printhead!

i thought no way this will work, just worked for me, thanks so much!

Thanks for this video! I was very surprised to see this "B200" code after printing some photos. I too, thought I would have to pay a lot of money (and time) to get my printer serviced. I followed every step outlined in this video, and the printer was "reset." Thank you!

Thank you thank you thank you. I just fixed mine this way. Now I wish I had the other one but it's long gone. Thanks so much again.

este tío es la ley!! sabe lo que hace..., y con esta historia de 2min salvé mi impresora CaNON MX925 !! esoy flipando la verdad!! GRACIASS!!!!

Hi! Hope you will see this question in a timely manner I’m in a bit of a jam... I have plenty of the large black ink and need to print some forms from it but the printer keeps erroring out because I don’t have the small black and color cartridges full. Anyway to fool the printer to print forms from just the large black cartridge? Thanks!

Hi, thanks for this video.. Your knowledge of these printer seems to be very thorough...I have a MG6450 printer which I have had for some two years now, but recently the printer has refused to switch on - No power at all. I have checked the plugs fuse and even swapped out the power cord still to no avail...Any suggestions. Much appreciated

This seems to have worked for my Canon Pixma MX922, thanks so much for your help!

Thanks so much! I had one dry cartridge (not sure why it didn't warn me it was getting low. It does on all the other cartridges), so I replaced that and took out and reinserted the others. Worked like a charm. Thanks for saving me time and money!

IT WORKS! Here are the details for MX922. Power down, unplug, move ink carriage & changed out all the ink cartridges. Plug in, powered up keeping the lid open till the ink carriage moved to center. Lid closed, got the menu. Went to print nozzle pattern and process started, then, the MX922 shut down. Power process repeated, got B200 code again. Called Canon, the representative said that B200 code printer is dead, could be anything and there are no more Canon repair centers. Then saw another video explaining the B200 code is printer head problem, not anything else. That video stress, remove the printer head and tap water wash. The MX922 removal is a bit complicated. Therefore, I re-seated the cartridges, started up again, got the menu. Went straight to deep clean. Got thru that, then nozzle pattern print out, got that, then did auto alignment. Still got menu control, went to copy and did a text print out. It work!!! If that had failed, then either remove print head for washing or use damp q-tips. Yet, the 303 solution work. The key, if you get the menu screen, go right to deep clean. Another suggestion from the second video, update driver to have the latest. Big Thank You 303!!! Happy New Year! You got mine on the right start, from Gregory Santana Trading

@303electronics thank you for the great video! It worked but went back to en error. I've had issues with Canon before. In your expertise is there an all in one brand you'd recommend for home use? That's also not an ink hog. Any help is greatly appreciated!

Thank you so much! I was on the verge of something truly unfortunate... I'm heading back to school in a bit over a week, so, you've changed the future indeed! MX922: reporting for duty!

This worked for me as well! Thank you for the advice. Saved me some money as I was about to give up.

Thanks - I changed my ink cartridges and it cleared the error code and works great!

Thanks a lot! Like other users, usually I don’t comment videos but you really deserve it! It worked perfectly on my MG6350. Awesome 👌🍻

I did what you said but when I tried to print a test page same error came up. I re-did all the steps but this time I selected deep cleaning which it did and printed a perfect page!! Now it is working. Thank you.

Does you Ebay store have a canon pixma mx922 compatible print head? I couldn't find the mx922 model listed as compatible for the print head I saw.

Great!!! It helped. I needed only to reinstall the WiFi connection which disappeared from the setup somehow. Thank you so much for this tip!

You are a legend! This worked for the Canon MG7100 series!

Thanks so much. I really appreciate it. Nice and clear instructions on how to get rid of of the B200 error. I first tried cleaning the printer head and that didn't work. This reset method worked great.

Thank you, you saved my printer.

Worked just fine for clearing that code for pixma mx922. Black (photo) cartridge was completely dry -- may have been the problem. Thanks

This kinda worked. Thx! Hated this printer since I got it. But yeah, nowadays we print something every three months or so

Shhhyeeah , baby! All I needed to do was to turn the printer off like it says to on the screen and then I replaced the ink cartridges, turned the printer back on and voila! Worked like a charm! Thank you, SO MUCH!!!

Thank you! This helped! I actually kept getting the error when I tried to do the deep clean. So I instead just reset it again to clear the error, and went to print things and it worked. Not sure if I really needed to swap out the ink, it was a little low but not gone. If it happens again tho, I’ll see if just reinserting the same ink cartridges work.

As easy as that! Fixed..... Thank you👍

Thank you sir. Worked on my canon mg5250!

YOU ARE A STAR !! It worked for me on a different model MG5300. Thank you sooo much !!

Thank you 303 Electronics, worked on my Canon MG 7120... Robert

i have a mx924. i got it free. i took it for the scanner part. i want to use it but has the b200 error. i cant even scan a page at all or get past the error to use the rest of the printers functions. is there a way i can use the printers' scan function only with no ink or ability to print?

Thank you soooo much it worked for my MG7160!!

Worked on my MX922. Thanks!

All I did was take out the 5 cartridges on my MS922 and then it worked fine. Thanks !