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Canon PIXMA MG5320 Dreaded B200 Error Code Again! - Aggressive Print Head Cleaning & Washing

1,486 views · Published 19 November 2018 · 1:39 · Indexed 26 September 2026

Channel: Paul79UF · 2018 · Howto & Style

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My six year old Canon PIXMA MG5320 is once again complaining about the "B200" error message after I cleaned the printhead a few months ago.

This time I did an aggressive (and risky) full immersion cleaning of the print head with hot water, soap and high pressure air to dry it.

I also did the procedure of powering on the printer, opening the cover, allowing the print head to move past the middle and slamming the cover closed before it gets all the way to the left.

That cleared the B200 error code but now the printer only reliably prints in black and white. The colored inks hardly come through the print head. 

I'm going to order a new printer. At least I can still print in black and white until the new one arrives.

I think that six long years of occasional heavy use of this printer is enough for the $89 that I paid for it in early 2012.

I know that I've gone through at least a few thousand pages of printer paper with this MG5320 by looking at my past orders on Amazon.

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