Pixma MX495 printer error code B204 and still under warranty
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Hello,
My printer is displaying error code B204 with an indication that I need to have it repaired.
The problem is: it’s no longer under warranty and I don't want to end up with a bill that's more than a new printer.
Has anyone encountered this error code? If so, what was it and did you have it repaired?
Thanks in advance.
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katiska
My printer is displaying error code B204 with an indication that I need to have it repaired.
The problem is: it’s no longer under warranty and I don't want to end up with a bill that's more than a new printer.
Has anyone encountered this error code? If so, what was it and did you have it repaired?
Thanks in advance.
Configuration: Windows / Firefox 92.0
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katiska
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Here is my experience and the solution to the problem, b204
PIXMA MX495 printer with error 204.
I contacted the CANON platform, and the response is the same as displayed on your printer's screen: the error requires a technician's intervention... lol! Cost of the intervention is about €60
In other words, throw it away and buy another one.
The issue only comes from the "ADAPTABLE" cartridges, sold at an exorbitant price; the internal electronic chip in the cartridges is not updated, so after a certain amount of use or printed paper, they stop working and trigger error 204, even if you just bought and installed them.
I went out tonight to buy CANON 545 black and 546 color cartridges, I unplugged the printer, removed the "SWITCH" brand cartridges, bought last week at "BUREAU VALLEE," and finally installed the original "CANON" cartridges. I plugged the printer back in, and like magic, I became a technician, LOL! The printer works perfectly!
I would like to point out, however, that the pack of 2 cartridges cost me about €28 and the empty "CANON" cartridges are taken back at "BUREAU VALLEE" for €3 each.
So do the math, you save money by buying the original.
I am not advertising here. I'm merely denouncing a monumental scam from these big companies, at a time when everyone is being asked to avoid waste.
PIXMA MX495 printer with error 204.
I contacted the CANON platform, and the response is the same as displayed on your printer's screen: the error requires a technician's intervention... lol! Cost of the intervention is about €60
In other words, throw it away and buy another one.
The issue only comes from the "ADAPTABLE" cartridges, sold at an exorbitant price; the internal electronic chip in the cartridges is not updated, so after a certain amount of use or printed paper, they stop working and trigger error 204, even if you just bought and installed them.
I went out tonight to buy CANON 545 black and 546 color cartridges, I unplugged the printer, removed the "SWITCH" brand cartridges, bought last week at "BUREAU VALLEE," and finally installed the original "CANON" cartridges. I plugged the printer back in, and like magic, I became a technician, LOL! The printer works perfectly!
I would like to point out, however, that the pack of 2 cartridges cost me about €28 and the empty "CANON" cartridges are taken back at "BUREAU VALLEE" for €3 each.
So do the math, you save money by buying the original.
I am not advertising here. I'm merely denouncing a monumental scam from these big companies, at a time when everyone is being asked to avoid waste.
Same idea and concern resolved: the printer is working perfectly again! Indeed, I'm giving up on the compatible cartridges. Since I'm also taking them back to Bureau Vallée, I did the calculations...
Hello,
I have Canon brand cartridges and I also have this error code. The cause is not essentially the cartridges.