How to Resolve Error E13 Canon MP198/MP258

Printer problem: when the printer is turned on, the LCD panel display code (standby, printer is OK), but if you want to start printing, it will show error E13. The picture above will appear on the your computer monitor.

This Step How To Resolve Error e13 Canon MP198/MP258 (it may works at MP270 too) :

Step 1 : Error E13 canon MP258 with display picture above mean color catridge is empty

Step 2 : Press the STOP / RESET bit longer, the LCD panel will rotate, then release.


Step 3 : If an error occurs again with error code of E13, it means that black cartridge also need to reset (having run out). Look at below picture for error preview.

Step 4 : Press the STOP / RESET bit longer, the LCD panel will rotate, then release.

Step 5 : Printer Ready to use

Taken From : http://computerhowto.us/

How To Reset / Clear Counter MP258

1.Connected POWER and USB before reset processing

2.Download this tool or visit www.compute.co.th

3.After download is completed.You have to change a file name extension from ".doc" to ".exe"

4.Turn of the printer,wait until it stop working.

5.Press the STOP/RESET button,then press the POWER button and hold more seconds,

6.After that press the STOP/RESET button twice still press hold POWER button.

7.There after leave out from both of buttons to approach SERVICE MODE

8.Double click on the file MP258.EXE

9.It will looks like the picture,after that insert of piece of paper & press the MAIN button once,wait until printing out of paper.


10.Press an EEPROM CLEAR button to CLEAR EEPROM,after that one more paper and press an EEPROM button,then printer will be printed EEPROM to

11.When the process was completed,turn it off and turn on again.


taken from www.compute.co.th