Canon MP160 error 5

jordanv · 07-13-2008, 09:23 AM

After refilling the cartridge there is a message: Ink cartridge cannot be recognized on screen manuel and Error 5 on the LED of MP160.Not possible to use scan.Could you help me please?

CorinaB · 07-13-2008, 12:58 PM

Please, Help! I've got the same problem, and I don't know what to do... I have baught the black ink cartridge just now, but not the coloured one. Still, I've got the same problem... Help!

kermittech · 03-15-2009, 08:46 PM

I have 2 Canon MP160 printers. Big mistake: they now both refuse to print or scan, showing E5 error.
I spend around 30 USD here in Asia to replace the black cartridge with an original. None of the 2 printers does even recognize it!!
I'm fed up with this hardware:
- unable to recognize its own genuine - and expensive - cartridges
- deciding when you may or may not print (and blocking your work) according to its own feeling it's time to send you to the shop to be milked.
These 2 printers will soon end up in a landfill (even if they are almost new) and I'll search for customer-friendly models (not wallet-lovers).

07-13-2008, 09:23 AM	#1 (permalink)
jordanv Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1 OS: XP	Canon MP160 error 5 After refilling the cartridge there is a message: Ink cartridge cannot be recognized on screen manuel and Error 5 on the LED of MP160.Not possible to use scan.Could you help me please?

07-13-2008, 12:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
CorinaB Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1 OS: xp service pack 2	Re: Canon MP160 error 5 Please, Help! I've got the same problem, and I don't know what to do... I have baught the black ink cartridge just now, but not the coloured one. Still, I've got the same problem... Help!

03-15-2009, 08:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
kermittech Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiangmai - Thailand Posts: 5 OS: XP	Re: Canon MP160 error 5 I have 2 Canon MP160 printers. Big mistake: they now both refuse to print or scan, showing E5 error. I spend around 30 USD here in Asia to replace the black cartridge with an original. None of the 2 printers does even recognize it!! I'm fed up with this hardware: - unable to recognize its own genuine - and expensive - cartridges - deciding when you may or may not print (and blocking your work) according to its own feeling it's time to send you to the shop to be milked. These 2 printers will soon end up in a landfill (even if they are almost new) and I'll search for customer-friendly models (not wallet-lovers).