Printer Solved

A 5B00 Message on a Printer That Was Rarely UsedA printer that prints only a few pages a month can still show a 5B00 waste-ink message, which surprises many owners. Infrequent use often means more automatic cleaning cycles at startup, and those cycles send ink to the waste system even when few pages are printed.Start by noting how the printer is powered. Printers that are switched off at the wall between uses may run longer startup routines each time they come back. Printers left in normal standby tend to do less of that work.Look for ink outside the cartridge or tank area, and around the base. Even a rarely used printer can have a saturated absorber after years of startup cleanings. If anyt...