Service error 5100

	Service error 5100 by Zach (9/15/04 7:39 PM) reply	+ / -
Can anyone help with service error 5100 on a Canon i550 printer?? Is there any fix for this short of trashing the unit?? It's just over a year old.

	Re: Service error 5100 by Barry (9/16/04 5:19 AM) reply	+ / -
5100 is a Carriage Home Position Error. try cleaning the plastic strip that runs the length of the carriage, it may be contaminated. Use alcohol and a swab.

	Re: Service error 5100 by bek (4/1/05 3:12 PM) reply	+ / -
thx for the advise.. i'll try it with my i355

	Re: Service error 5100 by barbara hendricks (4/4/05 2:00 PM) reply	+ / -
i am new at this and have a canon bjc 250 bubble jet printer - it was working fine then it printed something and wouldnt stop - just kept printing and i hit a wrong button and now it wont print HELP!!!!!!! lol

	Re: Re: Service error 5100 by Anonymous (4/6/05 10:23 PM) reply	+ / -
Sounds like a corrupt driver. Download a new driver for the BJC250 from the canon website, and reinstall.

	Re: Service error 5100 by Anonymous (9/13/06 7:56 AM) reply	+ / -
Re: Service error 5100 by Barry (9/16/04 5:19 AM) reply + / - 5100 is a Carriage Home Position Error. try cleaning the plastic strip that runs the length of the carriage, it may be contaminated. Use alcohol and a swab. Hi Guys, Thanks for this forum. I had the same error - error 5100. Once I found what this error means from this forum, I started to look more closely to find the cause. I found out, even though the lever for the catridge was locked, the catridge wasn't sitting properly in the carriage and it was hitting the side of the front cover when it moves. Pushed the catridge in place and solved the problem. Thanks for this reply above by Barry, which guided me to find out the problem.

	Re: Service error 5100 by Anonymous (10/28/06 4:24 PM) reply	+ / -
I have cannon i455 and had that annoying error 5100. after trying everything on this forum, i just unplugged the power then replugged, then turn it on again. seems to work.

	Re: Service error 5100 by randa0401 (12/31/06 2:30 PM) reply	+ / -
i have this new canon pixma ip1700 printer and i can not get it to work. i keep on getting an error message "service error 5100", can someone please help?

	service error 5100 for the pixma ip1700 by Anonymous (4/11/07 10:49 AM) reply	+ / -
clean the inside a litlte, check your ink cartridges and just turn off and on :]

	Re: Service error 5100 by Moocowmorris (5/23/07 2:22 AM) reply	+ / -
I can confirm that reseating the ink carts and sliding the print head to the centre (when switched off) fixed the problem on an iP2000 when it power cycled ON after doing this. Thank you to all for the help :)

	Re: Service error 5100 by Anonymous (7/20/07 9:14 AM) reply	+ / -
i replaced my ink cartridges and this 5100 error pops out.. whats the best thing i should do? im using ip1200 canon

	Re: Re: Service error 5100 by moe (7/20/07 10:00 AM) reply	+ / -
Did you even bother reading the thread and trying some of the solutions on it?

	Re: Service error 5100 by ERoberts (3/2/08 9:12 PM) reply	+ / -
after about an half an hour of blowing dust from and clening with an achol swab i finally saw the post about while the printer was off manually moving the ribbon with the ink carts. attached to it to the center i then turned the printer back on and my error cade was removed thnks for the info on moving the ribbon the the center.

	Re: Service error 5100 by Anonymous (5/26/08 1:37 PM) reply	+ / -
I have just had this error. I checked printer & could see no jams but eventually the print head rested on left hand side (normally sits in right) & when I shone a torch, there was some cotton wool (wtf?!?!?!?) jamming the gears on right hand side. A pair of long nose pliers fixed that!

	Re: Re: Re: Service error 5100 by Anonymous (9/23/08 5:27 AM) reply	+ / -
Thanks a lot for your suggessions for service error 5100. its worked very good for me.

	Re: Service error 5100 by bodi (12/18/08 9:57 PM) reply	+ / -
ok guys... on this error just turn off your printer then clean the contact strip of your ink head cartridges then replace it on the cariage then move the carriage end to end and position it on the center as mentioned on the above post(read up..) then turn on your printer...good to go..

	Re: Service error 5100 by Anonymous (7/5/09 9:22 AM) reply	+ / -
I have a canon mp220 and have 5100 error, i cannot fix it and every option the internet gives me means buying a repair kit from USA which means giving my credit card online which i dont want to do..... Any help on how to start please please please

	Re: Service error 5100 by Anonymous (7/5/09 11:04 AM) reply	+ / -
I didn't see any of the solutions on this thread mention buying a repair kit. Did you even read the thread and try any of them?

	Re: Service error 5100 by Anonymous (7/11/09 8:56 AM) reply	+ / -
I cleaned the ribbon and then I shut the Canon PIXMA iP1700, shut it off and started it again and it worked. Thank you, I gladly authorized the $11.00 payment

	Re: Service error 5100 by moe (7/11/09 11:40 AM) reply	+ / -
Am I missing something? What $11.00 payment. You paid $11.00 for free advice? The $11.00 certainly didn't come to me.

	Re: Re: Service error 5100 by Anonymous (8/10/09 9:18 PM) reply	+ / -
hi ya it did work thks

	Re: Service error 5100 by Anonymous (10/22/09 6:50 AM) reply	+ / -
Can someone please help my canon i255 is giving a service error 5100....I tried the threads given not working.....can someone tell how to solve it

	Re: Service error 5100 by Trigger1943 (2/2/10 2:29 PM) reply	+ / -
We have a new MP220 and so far not managed to get the cartridges fitted. The printhead seems to be stuck in the parked position on the right and it has to come across to the left for them to be fitted. Error code 5311 is showing and the lights flash one green to two yellow. I haven't tried anything yet as it is so new it can go back.

	Re: Service error 5100 by trigger1943 (2/5/10 7:53 AM) reply	+ / -
My last post gave code 5311 whereas it should of course be 5100. Still not got it going though! Printhead stays on the right and gives a slight jerk when powered up.

	Re: Service error 5100 by caffdog (2/17/10 6:02 AM) reply	+ / -
Could I be getting this error because the color cartridge is out of ink?

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