If not all users who use Canon MFPs in their daily work, many of them often observe the appearance of a Canon B200 printer error. This code, of course, may indicate a malfunction of the physical plan (which, in fact, is usually associated with failures of this type). However, this is not always the case. The software part should also not be discarded. A Canon B200 printer error may also occur due to improperly installed drivers and related software. This problem can be fixed in several ways, including physical intervention, and software solutions. The first option should be used only if the proprietary software tools installed during the installation of the drivers do not work.
What does the B200 error on a Canon printer mean?
As a rule, everyone who encounters such a failure sees a message on the computer monitor screen indicating that a failure has occurred and printing is not possible.
The printer (error code B200) can display a message in either Russian or English. This is most often due to physical damage to the print head or empty cartridges.
Main misconception
Some owners of this type of equipment believe that the Canon MP550 printer (error B200) gives a failure only because there are physical malfunctions in it, and they are deeply mistaken. Software should not be discounted either. At least the drivers are so accurate.
The first remedy
In the simplest case, for all devices of this manufacturer, you can use a standard and universal solution to the problem.
Suppose a printing error occurred with code B200 ( Canon MG5340 printer error occurred ). By the way, the standard way to correct this situation, with regard to all printing devices, is to clear the print queue.
This is quite simple if you go to the file section of the printer after calling the menu from the system tray. Here you can use the print queue cleanup line. True, this method does not always help. There may be such a situation that a B200 error (the Canon MG5340 printer sometimes issues it) is observed even after that. In this case, even if the device is a network device, you can simply restart the computer terminal. When restarting, printing starts automatically (provided that the computer is turned on, to which the device is connected directly).
Cartridge replacement
The main problem of cartridges when a Canon B200 printer error occurs may be due to the fact that they are using not the original cartridge, but Chinese.
As a result, the print head may overheat. It can simply burn out (or melt). So replace cartridges in advance.
Flushing
If, after that, a notification is issued that a B200 failure has occurred (a Canon printer error has occurred), it is worth thinking about flushing.
This is done quite simply, even without the use of specialized tools and tools (you can use the software controls that were installed during the installation of the drivers).
How to save a scanner?
The fact that the printer first suffers from such failures is half the trouble. In fact, most Canon devices are MFPs with additional features.
As a rule, the second most important is the scanner. But it is just that you can use it, even if printing does not work. You just need to stick some contacts on the board with electrical tape. It is not recommended to use transparent or translucent adhesive tape, because the diagnostic tool will determine the system as inoperative (according to the response from the contacts).
You need to isolate all the contacts with a label of 2k and 5k. In the second case, you can use the 4k / 5k scheme. At the very least, user reviews on the Web indicate that such actions help in almost 99 percent of 100 cases. But you will have to carry out such operations, as they say, at your own peril and risk, since an incorrect action can lead to the complete inoperability of the MFP . And then, as they say, there is no sin.
Canon Printer: Error Code B200. Driver Installation Issues
Device drivers also play an important role. If a Canon B200 printer error occurs, sometimes the problem may be broken, missing or outdated device drivers.
The simplest method, as it is believed, is to update the printer software from the standard “Device Manager” with the choice of the corresponding item in the PCM menu or from the properties section.
However, drivers will be installed from their own Windows database, which does not always contribute to the correct operation of devices from this manufacturer. Therefore, when installing the appropriate software, it is better to use alternative sources: the disk that was supplied when buying the printer or the downloaded drivers from the manufacturer’s website through a search with the identifiers DEV and VEN. In the properties of the equipment ID, you need to select the longest line.
On the official resource of the manufacturer of this equipment, you can find the latest versions of control software and drivers. If you do not want to search manually, you can use the automatic driver update utilities. Great programs like Driver Booster, Slim Drivers, DriverPack Solution, or something else, are great. Such applications are able to install updates for drivers without much user involvement (only confirmation of installation is required at the end of the update search). True, the programs themselves with their updaters will always be in autoload, but you can disable them (you will have to update them manually).
On Windows systems below the tenth version, the Run menu is used for access, where the msconfig command is written, and on Windows 10, startup items can be disabled directly in the Task Manager (Win + R + taskmgr). You can also use the standard 3-finger combination (Ctrl + Alt + Del), which is probably known to any user who has experienced the forced shutdown of hung applications and programs. In any case, access can be made very simple.
Can I get rid of the B200 error at all?
In principle, it is believed that this type of error can be eliminated even at the stage of its occurrence.
A very common opinion on correcting the situation is the fact of installing a normal uninterruptible power supply unit. Failures with B200 or 400 codes can also occur due to a banal lack of voltage, not to mention exceeding the norm (which, unfortunately, is not uncommon with us). When choosing a UPS, you need to build on the declared characteristics, because our 220 volts of alternating current are completely incompatible with 110 volts of direct current adopted in America or Europe as a standard for Western countries.
Among other things, as an option, you can use not only an uninterruptible power supply unit. As one of the most effective means, the installation of a voltage stabilizer is suitable. Jumps and swings in our electric network are not uncommon. And quite often, a failure with the code in the B200 message (“a Canon printer error has occurred”) can occur precisely for this reason.
Some conclusions
As a result, we can say that the problem of Canon printers is quite common, and it is not always associated exclusively with physical damage to the devices themselves. Software components also play an important role. The same drivers or additional software designed to ensure the correct operation of the device are an integral part in the operation of any type of equipment.
In general, if a Canon error of this kind occurs, this is very bad. Actually, you have to think about the issue of replacing equipment. In the best case, you can try to contact the nearest service center (so you can, as they say, get off with little blood). On the other hand, if this is not possible, you can apply the above troubleshooting methods, however, you will have to act at your own peril and risk.
However, for complete certainty, it is still better not to risk it and immediately contact some support center. It is believed that manual intervention in the operation of the device can only exacerbate an already unpleasant situation. It is possible that then the printer can simply be thrown into a landfill. But the equipment itself is quite expensive. So, before making a decision about the execution of certain actions, think a hundred times so that manual intervention or any other incorrect actions do not lead to an even more destructive effect (and this can happen, but then you will have to reap the fruits of your own indiscrimination in the selected methods).