20 Most Recent Canon PIXMA MX310 All-In-One Printer - Page 8 Questions & Answers

You need to buy the little circuit board that is on the cartridge. The chip tells the machine that the ink is empty. If you're going to refill, you need the chips as well or a chip resetter.

Start a twitter account about the design and business practices that are used with Canon printer faults. Ensure you get people to follow and comment on their unwillingness to help their customers without charging them a lot. Then send link to twitter account to Canon tech support and ask them to help.

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You will need to check your Canon software that came with your Pixma MX310. I have a stand alone Canon Canoscan 8800F scanner that have the capability to scan 35mm film strip and 35mm mounted slide, the software included the feature for it.

I fixed my printer problem by searching youtube for my problem. i viewed a video and was able to fix my problem. Fixed my dryer the same way.

Hello, your error is:Carriage error [5100]An error occurred in the carriageencoder signal.You need to disassemble the printer and check- Carriage unit - check for any jam.- Timing slit film - there should be some gresse on the film.- Logic board - only if you are a service tech.- Carriage motor - only if you are a service tech.