Error 6c10 on Canon PIXIMA MP540

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The error 6c10 on the Canon Pixima MP540 indicates a serious technical defect, the required spare part is usually so expensive that a repair is not worthwhile. But sometimes there is a simple and very cheap solution.

The 6c10 error may have a minor cause.
The 6c10 error may have a minor cause.

What you need:

  • Paper towel
  • Isopropanol

Meaning of the error message 6c10

  • If you research the Internet, you will quickly come to the solution that the error message on the Canon PIXIMA MP540 belongs to the text "Valve sensor error - Purge Unit defective". Most of the time, you will be told that it has to be exchanged for expensive money.
  • In the case of the Canon PIXIMA MP540, the purge unit is a unit of account that ensures that the print head remains clean. This can actually be so defective that you can only replace it.
  • The damaged service station is located under the printheads when they are idle, i.e. on the right-hand side when you open the device.

Possible causes of the problem with the Canon PIXIMA MP540

  • The error message 6c10 appears regularly when the service station is so dirty with ink that it can no longer be cleaned. This can of course be due to the control of the station or a pump can be defective. In that case, you can really only replace the unit.
  • If you are lucky, the unit is not defective, just drowned in ink. This almost never happens with original cartridges, but it happens more often when you use refills or have filled them yourself. The message can also appear if the air hole is clogged.
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Before you have the printer repaired or even disposed of, try the following.

So the Canon can run again

  1. Remove the cartridge. It makes the most sense to dispose of this and now use an original cartridge. You can also carefully clean the cartridge with isopropanol. There is probably some ink stuck to the nozzles. Also, pay attention to the air hole at the top.
  2. The next step is to use kitchen paper to suck up the ink from the area under the cartridge in the printer. Here, too, you can dissolve encrusted ink with isopropanol and then remove it with kitchen paper.
  3. When everything is clean again, reinstall the cartridge. As mentioned, it would be best to use an original cartridge, because with a refill the problem will likely recur soon.

If it was just the wrong ink, the Canon PIXIMA MP540 will now work again and the error 6c10 has been resolved. If these measures have not worked, you actually have to replace the service station.

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