– This is a genuine, restricted diagnostic utility used by Canon-authorized technicians to reset ink absorber counters, perform printhead cleaning, and access service modes on printers. It is not intended for public distribution.
Ensure the Absorber dropdown menu is set to Main . – This is a genuine, restricted diagnostic utility
Hold the button and then press and hold the Power button. Hold the button and then press and hold the Power button
The software will only function if the printer is first manually placed into Service Mode Service Mode Entry : Usually involves a sequence of holding the button while pressing the Stop/Resume The Canon Service Tool is a specialized software
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The Canon Service Tool is a specialized software application primarily used to reset the printer's internal waste ink counter. This counter tracks the amount of ink used in print head cleaning cycles, which is absorbed by a built-in pad. When the counter reaches a set limit, the printer stops working and displays a service error (e.g., 5B00, 1700) to signal that the waste ink pad is potentially full.
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