Canon Error B200, How To Vanquish

The Canon error code B200 certainly
ranks as one of the more common issues and certainly one of the most the
bedeviling error codes a Canon user will come across. First, let's look
at the root of the error message so we may bring to light the variety
of possible solutions.

If you have read other portions
of this website, you may already know of the fork in the road in
inkjet-based printing. One path is the HP-based Pizeo-electric crystal
approach. A Pizeo-crystal vibrates when electricity is applied to it.
This creates a push and pull of the ink to the media. Contrast this to
the Canon bubble jet system.

Imagine if you will on an ultra-fine
scale, the rubber nipple on a baby bottle. If you have ever overheated a
baby's bottle, you have already experienced the baby's forthcoming meal
shooting out the top of the nipple like some miniature Mount Vesuvius.
While the thermodynamic law in a baby bottles application is messy and
annoying, Canon engineers use the principle for printing.
 In
comparison to HP ink, the ink supply for a Canon printer is much thicker
and more like oil, almost tar like. Behind the nipple is an electrical
resistor that produces heat. Therefore, the same thermodynamic laws
apply, and a droplet of ink 'bubbles out' of the nozzle.
The resistor
needs electricity from a high-voltage section and feedback from the
printhead about what is going on in the active bubble land. When
something has gone awry in this sub process, the service error B200
error occurs.
Service Code B200 Troubleshooting
Replace ink cartridges if they are empty
At
the risk of stating the obvious (frequently not so obvious in the heat
of the moment), find out if the ink cartridges are empty. When in doubt,
try a new cartridge.
A data cable of print head is open
Did you just replace an ink cartridge? Perhaps you shifted a data cable to the print head.
Bad power adapter
Is
the power supply (internal or external) failing to generate enough
electrical juice to get the resistors hot enough for the laws of
thermodynamics to occur (creating a bubble of ink).
Replace printhead if it is damaged or not a part of the ink cartridge
It
should be noted that for the Canon printers that use a separate (not
integrated) printhead, there is a finite lifespan to the dozens of
microsizedbaby bottle nipples. Just like the kids bottle, the
rubber/silicon nozzle does wear out.
Turn off the printer for some time
In other troubleshooting tips here we have advised any inkjet printer not seeing regular usage to run a
test print page. For those of you making heavy usage of a Canon inkjet
printer, consider getting a coffee break, while giving your printer a
break too. This will avoid saturating the printhead with heat,
prolonging useful service life.
Update the printer driver
If
you have followed all this and you're still screaming, "no joy!” From
the printer menu (not computer) push the buttons to get a demo or test
page. If everything is hunky-dory when you do this, however, you get the
service error code B200 when you try to produce something productive,
odds are good, the print driver the computer is using has gone south
(corrupt).
 When printing on a network, a corrupt printer driver can
spread like an unwanted virus. Depending on the network, a driver that
has gone rogue may be seen as an updated driver, which network will
'helpfully spread' as an update.