How to reset the ink level on Canon iP1800 printers with iPtool

How to reset the ink level on Canon iP1800 printers with iPtool

Refilling an ink cartridge can confuse the page counter system in the printer, normally when the cartridge has been refilled the ink level should also change. However, even if the cartridge is completely filled the ink level will appear as empty. To resolve this issue the page counter on the printer must reset.

                                                                    Canon Printer

This issue frequently happens in the Canon printers and although it is not a big issue because your printer can still function normally. But in some cases, this error can completely shut the printing down and get it blocked, you will not able to use the printer until this error is fixed.

Even if the ink cartridge is completely filled, it will appear as empty and to eliminate this situation, you will need to reset the ink level using a program called iPtool. This program will allow you to configurate the software of many IP PIXMA printers, at the end of this post you will have the full list of printers compatible with this software.

Procedure to reset the ink levels in the Canon PIXMA IP printers:

First, download the iPtool software for Canon, if at the end of this procedure you have met the results expected, please contact us by leaving a comment in the section this post and we will glad to assist you.

Step 1:
Turn the printer OFF using the ON/OFF button and unplugged the power cord.

Step 2:
 Plug the power cable back and turn the printer back ON using the ON/OFF button. The printer indicator light will turn green.

Step 3:

While pressing the ON/OFF button, press the Resume or Stop/Reset button twice. This button is in red in the printer panel; normally it is used to cancel documents.

See the following picture… when this is done, the light will turn orange and get back to green

Step 4:

Release the ON/OFF button, often the printer will recognize the intalled cartridge and, the light will turn Green. Follow the next procedures…

Step 5:

Now install and run the iPtools program, in case the printer is not detected, choose a printer from the list given in the Choose Model option

IPTools Screen

Step 6:

At this point, you on your screen you can choose the option that best works for you, for example, if you want to reser the back ink cartridge counter or the color cartridge counter you must select it.

Step 5:

Turn the printer OFF and then ON again after the reset process.

Remember, you can contact us by leaving a comment below this post if you need help and we will be glad to assist you as soon as possible.

The procedure can be done on the following printers, in some of the printers, the buttons can be different. 

Canon BJ-100, Canon BJ-10e, Canon BJ-10ex, Canon BJ-20, Canon BJ-200, Canon BJ-200e, Canon BJ-200ex, Canon BJ-230, Canon BJ-30, Canon BJ-300, Canon BJ-330, Canon BJC-1000, Canon BJC-150, Canon BJC-2000, Canon BJC-210, Canon BJC-2100, Canon BJC-240, Canon BJC-250, Canon BJC-3000, Canon BJC-4000, Canon BJC-4100, Canon BJC-4200, Canon BJC-4300, Canon BJC-4400, Canon BJC-4550, Canon BJC-4650, Canon BJC-50, Canon BJC-5000, Canon BJC-5100, Canon BJC-55, Canon BJC-5500, Canon BJC-600, Canon BJC-6000, Canon BJC-600e, Canon BJC-610, Canon BJC-6100, Canon BJC-620, Canon BJC-6200, Canon BJC-6500, Canon BJC-70, Canon BJC-7000, Canon BJC-7100, Canon BJC-80. Canon BJC-800, Canon BJC-820, Canon BJC-8200, Canon BJC-85, Canon BJC-8500, Canon BJC-880, Canon i250, Canon i320, Canon i350, Canon i450, Canon i455, Canon i470D, Canon i475D, Canon i550, Canon i560, Canon i6500, Canon i70, Canon i80, Canon i850, Canon i865, Canon i905D, Canon i9100, Canon i950, Canon i965, Canon i990, Canon i9950, Canon PIXMA iP1000, Canon PIXMA iP1200, Canon PIXMA iP1300, Canon PIXMA iP1500, Canon PIXMA iP1600, Canon PIXMA iP1700, Canon PIXMA iP1800, Canon PIXMA iP2000, Canon PIXMA iP2200, Canon PIXMA iP2500, Canon PIXMA iP3000, Canon PIXMA iP3300, Canon PIXMA iP3500, Canon PIXMA iP4000, Canon PIXMA iP4000R, Canon PIXMA iP4200, Canon PIXMA iP4300, Canon PIXMA iP4500, Canon PIXMA iP5000, Canon PIXMA iP5200, Canon PIXMA iP5200R, Canon PIXMA iP5300, Canon PIXMA iP6000D, Canon PIXMA iP6210D, Canon PIXMA iP6220D, Canon PIXMA iP6600D, Canon PIXMA iP6700D, Canon PIXMA iP8500, Canon PIXMA iP90, Canon PIXMA iP90v, Canon PIXMA iX4000, Canon PIXMA iX5000, Canon PIXMA mini220, Canon PIXMA mini260, Canon PIXMA iP100, Canon PIXMA iP 1000, Canon PIXMA iP 1900, Canon PIXMA iP 2600, Canon PIXMA iP 3600, Canon PIXMA iP 4600, Canon PIXMA iP 90v, Canon Pro 9000, Canon Pro 9500, Canon S100, Canon S200, Canon S200x, Canon S300, Canon S330 Photo, Canon S400, Canon S450, Canon S4500, Canon S500, Canon S520, Canon S530D, Canon S600, Canon S630, Canon S6300, Canon S750, Canon S800, Canon S820, Canon S820D, Canon S830D, Canon S900, Canon S9000, Canon WP-20 

Multifuntional Printers, Canon Multipass 1000, Canon Multipass 800, Canon Multipass C3000, Canon Multipass C3500, Canon Multipass C5000, Canon Multipass C530, Canon Multipass C5500, Canon Multipass C555, Canon Multipass C755, Canon MultiPASS F10, Canon MultiPASS F20Canon MultiPASS F80, Canon MultiPASS MP360, Canon MultiPASS MP370, Canon PIXMA MP130, Canon PIXMA MP140, Canon PIXMA MP150, Canon PIXMA MP160, Canon PIXMA MP170, Canon PIXMA MP180, Canon PIXMA MP190, Canon PIXMA MP210, Canon PIXMA MP220, Canon PIXMA MP240, Canon PIXMA MP450, Canon PIXMA MP460, Canon PIXMA MP470, Canon PIXMA MP480, Canon PIXMA MP510, Canon PIXMA MP520, Canon PIXMA MP530, Canon PIXMA MP540, Canon PIXMA MP730, Canon PIXMA MP780, Canon PIXMA MX300, Canon PIXMA MX310, Canon PIXMA MX330, Canon PIXMA MX700