5200 Printer Error

[Nickie Koskinen]

Ifthe error message remains, power the printer OFF by pressing the ON button. Unplug the printer, then plug it back in and turn it ON.

All faxes stored in the printer's memory will be lost when you unplug the machine.

The specific steps to reset your Canon printer will depend on the model you have. In general, the process involves a combination of holding and pressing buttons to initiate a reset sequence, but the exact buttons and timing may vary.

Thanks for the 5200 error advice. My problem is : black stopped printing even though the ink was not below the bottom line. Canon printer is G4411 with the built in reservoirs. I carried out the advice you gave and 5200 error went away. I then tried black print and it is blank. Color prints fine. I tried the nozzle cleaning and nozzle check. It does not seem to want to do cleaning, deep cleaning and nozzle check print at all.

I tried copy printing = color is fine but black is not printing at all.

Any advice on how to get head and nozzle cleaning to work ?

You may want to remove those print heads and soak them overnight in a cleaning solution, Ian. This article called How To Clean Your Printer Heads and Ink Cartridges explains the process in greater detail. Also, make sure your Canon G4411 has the latest firmware. Good luck, Ian!

I've been running into an issue that started when I tried to print some notes with colored text. Whenever I'd print, the black ink would be fine but the color ink appears faded. Initially thought it was an issue where the colored ink is low, but I checked the levels and they're fine.

Naturally, I did attempt the basic maintenance checks including 'Cleaning', but upon trying anything beyond that (i.e. 'Deep cleaning', 'ink flush'), 'Error Code 5200' would display. I checked the forums here for similar issues and followed the advice of running an Ink Flush (normal and deep clean) and Deep Cleaning, but since I get the error code during those maintenance runs, I'm a bit at my wits end. Are there any other things I can try to do to resolve this issue?

If the 5200 error appears, your PIXMA G2260 would require service. If your PIXMA G2260 was purchased less than a year ago, please contact one of Canon's Technical Support Representatives via phone or chat to obtain your in warranty options. To contact a Technical Support Representative, please use the link below:

If your PIXMA G2260 is out of warranty, you are eligible for Canon's Upgrade Program. This is for out of warranty units which have been diagnosed to require service, or for some reason are incompatible with a new or upgraded system. This option allows you a one-time opportunity to purchase a replacement product, discounted from the list price.

If you would like to take part in this option, please call our Sales Department at (866) 443-8002 Monday through Saturday, 9am to 9pm. Let them know you have been working with technical support and the Canon Upgrade Program was offered.

Hello...I have a two year old Canon Pixma G3260 printer that has stopped working. It gets filled with the ink bottles. Its showing an error Code of 5200. A Geek Guy couldn't fix it this morning since he believes it's the printer heads. Has anyone out there had the same problem? It's a new printer.(I don't consider two years to be old.) I'm not in the market for another one. Thanks. I hope you can help. (I had to choose a location, so I went with "Mobile & Compact Printers.") [We moved it to "Desktop Inkjet Printers" where this post will feel right at home!]

Please click HERE for some information on how to try and clear the 5200 error. If you need to replace the print head, please contact the Parts department below by calling them directly at 1-866-481-2569 between the hours of 9 AM to 7 PM (ET) Monday to Friday.

My problem is just like Egold48. My printer turned two in May and suddenly a week ago it stopped printing. The rollers spin for several seconds and the paper does not feed. I have done the steps for resetting several times but nothing seems to work. It's hard to believe that the product's quality is so poor that it works for only two years. Anyone else have any suggestions?

Thanks for sharing your problem and how you resolved it. I haven't done the ink flush yet, but that's my next step when I get the time. However, after keeping the printer off for several days, and after cleaning the heads, it worked for printing black ink documents. Now, I keep the printer turned off until I am ready to use it again. Hopefully, after I flush the ink, I won't have to treat it so sensitively.

I successfully installed HP OfficeJet 5255 driver from the "full feature" .EXE file from the official HP Driver site. I was able to use the Printer and Scan features for a few months. The Printer suddenly stopped working and now throws an error message (exact words) "Error printing on HP OfficeJet 5200 series PCL-3 (Network)".

1) Print a Network Configuration Report from the Printer Settings or Wireless menu.

2) Right-click your printer, select Printer Properties, click the Ports tab and then click Add Port.

3) Select Standard TCP/IP Port, and then click New Port.

4) Follow the instructions to add a new port using the information listed on the Network Configuration Report.

5) Try printing.

Thank you for the response! Funny enough, after I posted this question, I found a similar answer on this forum... after I had been searching and trying fixes for 2 weeks lol. So I did end up adding a TCP/IP port and it fixed the problem.

I have a PIXMA G6020 Megatank printer. The printer doesnot print M and Y color since yesterday and I tried Cleaning, Deep cleaning and nozzle check nothing helps me. Then it suddenly shows Error 5200 and i troubleshooted as per canon troubleshoot guidlines, error gone but still its not printing those two colors and its combinations.I have enough inks in all C,M,Y and B of more than half tank each. My warranty expires on 7/17/2023. Can anyone help me why its not printing M and Y.?

My printer is about 18 months old. Gets light use (the counter says about 900 sheets have been run through it). It was working perfectly fine until today. I rarely print in color, but when I tried today, it was very faint and the colors were off. I figured I'd deal with that later. Then I tried to print something in grayscale and the printer stopped and I got the 5200 code.

I unplugged the machine for about 15 minutes then plugged it back in. None of the buttons on the machine itself work, so I can't perform a cleaning for flush using the keys on the machine. I signed in to the remote UI and tried to use that. First I updated the software, no problem with that. Then I tried to perform a cleaning, the machine immediately returned to the code 5200.

Any suggestions for what I can do? Am I right to suspect that perhaps the jets on my color tanks have dried out from a lack of use? If so, is there anything I can do? Or will I have to take this somewhere to be repaired?

I saw the lights blinking in my printer today and a message in the display that said "Error Code oxb8a83c28" a quick Google search turned up nothing. I unplugged the printer and plugged it back in. I was able to print something from my phone, so it seems to be working properly, but if like to know what caused the error.

We have a HP Laserjet 5200 that I ran the Firmware update utility on to update the firmware to the lastest version 20150803 08.280.2 and ever since I updated the firmware each night the printer gets a error "49.4200 ERROR Turn off then on". Which once you turn off and bck on then on it works fine all day long, then at sometiem during the night the error comes back. I've verified nothing is in the que, I've deleted the printer from the print server and re-installed. I 've updated to the latest drivers on the print server, I've tried both PLC5 and PLC6 as well as the generic driver. Still get the error every morning. I've also update the drivers on each of the workstations that are connected to it which I don't think is causing the error becuase all day the printer works fine but something tries to communicate with it or the printer maybe does a self check at somepoint duing the night. We have 5 - HP 5200n laserprinters and each one has this error in the morning. I've tried re-installing the firmware both with the easy update utility as well as ftp into the printer, nothing works. Any ideas on what else to test or any idea where I can get a older version of the firmware? The printers all worked fine before the update. The reason why I ran the update is becuase one of the printers had a 49.4c error and that errors fix was to update to the latest firmware and not thinking I pushed out the update to all of our 5200! Bad move. Anyway any ideas or help would be appreciated. Thanks!

One way to confirm would be to setup a network trace on one of your 5200's. Review the network communication along with any timestamps that you can find to suggest when the error occurs. Widdle down possible causes from there.

One possible work around would be to set up a light timer to reboot the printer during off hours automatically. I believe other tools like WebJet Admin can do this for you manually and may have automatic options too. Some clever scripting may lead you to a solution over telnet that enables you to reboot the printers from a scheduled task on your print server.

As far as downgrading the firmware goes you would need to get your hands on the old firmware somehow. HP doesnt publish the old versions on the support website. Then you have to consider if your model allows for downgrades or not. Only the newest models install firmware on teh local hard drive making it easier to reset firmware. The majority of older printers have firmware build into the formatter making it often impossible to downgrade without purchasing a new formatter.

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