Printer Resetter Service Manual

If you have a Canon printer and encounter “Waste Ink Absorber is
full” here’s a solution for you without going to Canon Service Center
for servicing that might cost you a price of a new printer. Canon
printers has a certain internal counter suggests that the ink absorber
may be full, and you can DIY . I have tested all and it is working.



Here’s for Canon MP145 ,MP150 and MP160

1. With the printer powered off but connected to a power source, press
   the Power button while pressing and holding the Stop/ Reset button.
2. When the Power is lit, press the Stop/Reset button two times while pressing and holding the Power button.
3. When releasing the Power button and the Stop / Reset button
   (regardless of order), the printer will move into a service mode.
   (Waiting for menu selection)
4. When the on/off lights in green, press the Stop/Reset button the
   specified number of time(s) according to the function listed in the
   table below.(Each time the Stop/Reset button is pressed, the LED lights
   alternately in orange and green, starting with orange.)note: press 4
   times for waste ink counter reset.
5. Press the Power button to save the settings.
6. Unplug cable power. (for MP145 / MP150) or Turn Off Power. (for MP160)
7. If it doesn’t work repeat the steps again.

The number of the Reset button pressing LED Function Remarks

0 time Green Power off

1 time Orange Service pattern print

2 times Green EEPROM print

3 times Orange EEPROM reset

4 times Green Waste ink counter reset

After manual reset, use this software to permanently remain the resets. Download





Here’s the tutorial Manual Reset for Canon MP198

1. Start with printer OFF and usb cable disconnected from pc.
2. Hold down STOP/RESET and then hold down POWER at the same time.
3. Release STOP/RESET (don’t let go of the power just yet)
4. Press RESUME twice, then release POWER and wait until the lcd panel indicates (0)
5. Now connect your usb cable to pc and a message shows new hardware detected, just ignore it.
6. Download the reset file here.
7. Run the service tool, press main on Clear Ink Counter, a test print will print and press platern again.
8. Power off and on again, now you can continue to print as normal. If it doesn’t, repeat the steps again.

Here’s for the Canon MX338

1. Turn off the printer without pulling the power cords.
2. Hold down STOP/RESET button and press Power button.
3. Keep holding down Power button and let STOP/RESET button go.
4. Then Press STOP/RESET button twice then let BOTH buttons go.
5. You will notice that the Alternate Blinking error is gone, this means that the printer is in Service Mode state.
6. After this is done download the resetter, extract it and double click “MX338.exe”
7. Click Reload Button and you will get a new USB port.
8. Load some papers in your printer and press the “Main” Button once, wait until the printing is done.
9. Then press “EEPROM Clear” button to clear EEPROM.
10. Then press EEPROM button and the printer will print some text.
11. Then power off the printer(sometimes you have to press twice the power button to turn off) and turn on again.
12. Download the resetter here.

A computer network is a group of interconnected computers. Networks make it possible for several people to share data and peripherals simultaneously. If many people need to use a printer, they can all use the printer available on the network. Computer network is comprised of connectivity devices and components. To share data and resources between two or more computers is known as networking. There are different types of a computer network such as LAN, MAN, WAN and wireless network. The key devices involved that make the infrastructure of a computer network are Hub, Switch, Router, Modem, Access point, LAN card and network cables. Before the advent of networks, computer users needed their own printers, plotters, and other peripherals; the only way users could share a printer was to take turns sitting at the computer connected to the printer. A network can be any size. For Example, connecting two home computers so they can share data creates a simple network. Companies can have networks consisting of a few dozen computers or hundreds of computers. The Internet is the worlds largest network and connects millions of computers all over the world.
Network devices are connected in different ways called “topology”. Topology refers to the physical layout of the network i.e. the locations of the computers and how the cable is run between them. To select the right topology for how the network will be used is very important. Each topology has its own strength and weaknesses. Lets have a look upon popular network topologies:

Star / hierarchical- Computers in a star topology are connected by cables to a hub. In this topology management of the network is made much easier (such as adding and removing devices), because of the central point. However because it is centralized more cable is required.

Bus - In bus topologies, all computers are connected to a single cable or "trunk or backbone", by a transceiver either directly or by using a short drop cable. All ends of the cable must be terminated, that is plugged into a device such as a computer or terminator. Most bus topologies use coax cables.
Mesh - A Mesh topology Provides each device with a point-to-point connection to every other device in the network. These are most commonly used in WANs, which connect networks over telecommunication links. Mesh topologies use routers to determine the best path.
Ring - In a ring topology network computers are connected by a single loop of cable, the data signals travel around the loop in one direction, passing through each computer. Ring topology is an active topology because each computer repeats (boosts) the signal before passing it on to the next computer.
Wireless - A wireless network consists of wireless NICs and access points. NICs come in different models including PC Card, ISA, PCI, etc. Access points act as wireless hubs to link multiple wireless NICs into a single subnet. Access points also have at least one fixed Ethernet port to allow the wireless network to be bridged to a traditional wired Ethernet network, such as the organization’s network infrastructure. Wireless and wired devices can coexist on the same network.
Understanding basics of networking will help you to configure and share network printers.