Here are some solutions to solve error code 6A80 on Canon printers: MP520, MP540, MP620, MP550, MP560, MP600, MP610, MP630, MP800, MP810, MP830, MP970, MP980, MG5100, MP640, MP990, MG5200, MG5300, MG6100, MG6200, MG8100, MG8200
Solution 1:
- Switch the printer OFF
- Press buttons 1 + 2 + 3 and 4 (simultaneously using four fingers)
- Keep pressing this four buttons for 10 seconds
- Release the On/Off button (number 4) (Keeping pressing the others)
- After a few seconds (when the printer go ON), release buttons 1, 2, 3
Solution 2 (Thanks to Dick):
- I discovered that the head was blocked from moving all the way to the right by a white nylon lever and discovered that there was a thin, small pad that had come loose and was blocking the mechanism to activate the head motion.
- One pad was about 1/2 inch by 1/2 inch and a second was a narrow 3/32 x 1/2 inch pad both about 1/16 thick.
- I removed these pads and the printer returned to normal.
Solution 3 (thanks to anonym):
- Cleaning two small sponges on the right in the printer with paper tissue. (The head sits over them when not in work).
- And pushed them a bit down
Solution 4 (Thanks to Printer Mayhem):
- If the printhead is stuck on the right side.
- Cut a flat stiff piece of plastic from a fruit container, about inch wide by four inches long.
- Slid it under the print head and moved it forward and then to the back a few times.
- Restart the printer.
Solution 5 (Thanks to Krilf):
- Switch on the printer
- Open the cover
- Move ahead and back a 2cm x 2cm white item: black rubber item before that white item needs to press down with something like a pencil and this white thing can move.
- Press the black item down as many times the inks let you do this (do not press to hard)
Comments
Regards Samuel
Try his:
1 - Do a reset of the printer
2 - Clean gently the printhead;
Good luck !
I already cleaned the head.....
thanks but it still does not work.
My printer is MP520. The button 4 is the on/off button. what was your button No 4?
i got my printer back to life:
open cover -> turn P on -> inktanks moves to left. there is a white 2x2 cm item (nr1) at the right and about same size black rubber item (nr2) before nr1. press nr2 down with pencil or smth. error appears on screen. turn P off. turn on and press nr2 as many times as inks let you do that (moves on these area). try different times and different pressure on nr2.
Everybody try this first since it is so simple
Everybody try this first since it is so simple
I've got a Pixma 540...
got this Error Code.
Tried the 4-Fingertouch method,
but nothing happend.
So I Just swithed it off openend the Printer and pushed the Printing head to the Right side...
It goes very easy so I Think that's nothing Broken or something.
I Switched it on again and *Tada!*
No more error!
Good luck
This is the solution to the error
Error 6a80 I had a locked print head that was stuck on the right side - I was about to toss the entire printer. Following your advice, I cut a stiff piece of plastic from a fruit container - about inch wide by four inches long. I slid it under the print head and moved it forward and then to the back a few times. I powered it up and everything works!
Thank you both for the solutions.
I have Canon iP3600 FYI.
It just has 2 buttons
(button power and Resume button)
I pushed the sponge down and the spring back and manually moved the offwhite piece with the spring attached to it back towards the back of the printer. There was a click. Now the piece I moved back also had clear attachment to it with ink on it. I cleaned it off. Now I could see two sponges instead of one. I turned my printer on again and it had no error and was in working condition again.
Mine is a MX700 and I did what Printer Mayhem suggested with a piece of plastic from a clear fruit container. Went back and forth under the print heads and closed the top. re-powered the printer and it worked. Went into head cleaning mode which I had requested earlier attempting to correct the issue.
Thanks ...... Swafco
I have Canon PIXMA MP 540, all what was needed was to clean the inner side of the printer. A lot of sticky ink below the head and what I think solved the problem was cleaning two small sponges with paper tissue. The are located on the right side when you look at the printer (with open lid)from the front. The head sits over them when not in work. I also unintentionally pushed them a bit down, so may be this helped as well.
I saw later in the opened Printer during power off/on each time the try of the ink box to come back.
# I tried with 1-4 button combination > FAIL
# next with plastic stripe under the ink cartridges > MAYBE helped a bit
# as I didn't saw any blocking pieces, I moved the complete ink box not too carefully in all directions and than it realsed the blocking position by its own.
I found a small black piece of plastic,. I can't say, if I damaged it, or it was the Problem?!
Afterwards I could print a colour test picture without problems.
Good luck to the next. ;)
Thanks for sharing your experience !
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