Canon scam: is there a useful hack to scan WITHOUT ink ? (Pixma MG 2550s)

[jiroy]

Re: Canon scam: is there a useful hack to scan WITHOUT ink ? (Pixma MG 2550s)

First of all my friend , lesson taught : never throw something unless proven useless ..And yes , there are many workouts , like writing a software or reverse engineering , etc ..But I think is pointless due to time waste and costs ..

[Urizen]

Re: Canon scam: is there a useful hack to scan WITHOUT ink ? (Pixma MG 2550s)

so is there a workaround? a part of the firmware that could be changed or something

when the old cartridges went bad I threw them away and I dont want to buy new ones just to scan (and the closest commerce that sells this sh aint even close)

[jiroy]

Re: Canon scam: is there a useful hack to scan WITHOUT ink ? (Pixma MG 2550s)

Yes . that button , the button with the red circle & triangle..And another yes to your logic , the Canon has to detect the cartridges , unfortunately ..

[Urizen]

Re: Canon scam: is there a useful hack to scan WITHOUT ink ? (Pixma MG 2550s)

Reset the ink detection, the scanner will work .
To reset , press and hold “Stop” for 5 seconds. The Alarm should clear and the printer will allow you to scan once again.

the button with the red circle & triangle? tried that it doesnt work the orange blinking light still keeps blinking

nb. it's not just that the printer's without ink but it's also without ink cartridges (the 2 slots are empty) I reckon your method maybe works when there's already cartridges in the printer

[jiroy]

Re: Canon scam: is there a useful hack to scan WITHOUT ink ? (Pixma MG 2550s)

Reset the ink detection, the scanner will work .
To reset , press and hold “Stop” for 5 seconds. The Alarm should clear and the printer will allow you to scan once again.

[Urizen]

title says it all

I've a Pixma mg2550s printer/scanner All In One

when I try to scan but there's no ink cartridge it gives an "error code 2,140,21"

scanning requires no ink so it's obvious this is a scam basically an artificial block they put in place for $ reasons


so how do I bypass this? is there a hack? maybe a fixed firmware


nb. got this new Pixma at a bargain price but I defo wont be buying another Canon product if there's no fix for this "feature"