Inspecting the Physical Waste Ink Absorber Pads
Resetting the 5B00/P07 counter clears the digital tally stored in the mainboard’s EEPROM chip, but it does not evaporate or remove the physical waste ink pumped into the felt absorber pads inside the lower chassis. Because G-series continuous ink supply system (CISS) printers purge substantial ink volume during initial ink charging and system flushes, resetting the counter more than once without servicing the physical pads can cause waste ink to overflow out of the bottom casing.
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Never tilt or turn the printer on its side, especially when a 5B00 error is active; pooled ink in the lower waste tray can spill onto the power supply or logic board.
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After clearing a first 5B00 error, inspect the rear/bottom maintenance access area and plan to wash, dry, or replace the waste ink absorber pads before the counter reaches 100% a second time.
Once the printer’s mechanical and counter status is normal, the next common reason owners need a manual reset is to resolve wireless connectivity problems or restore factory settings.
How Do I Reset My Canon G3000 Wireless Printer? (Network and Wi-Fi Reset Procedures)
If you are asking how do i reset my canon g3000 wireless printer after installing a new router, changing your Wi-Fi password, or encountering a persistent “Printer Offline” message, you do not use Service Mode. Instead, Canon built a dedicated flash-count reset into the G3000’s normal operating mode that wipes only the wireless network configuration.
Step-by-Step: Resetting Wi-Fi and Network Settings on the Canon PIXMA G3000
Follow Canon’s official network initialization procedure to erase stored SSIDs, Wi-Fi passwords, and IP settings on the G3000 series:
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Make sure the Canon G3000 is turned on and the green ON lamp is lit solid (not blinking).
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Press and hold down the Stop button on the right side of the control panel. Do not release it when the Alarm lamp starts blinking.
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Watch the orange Alarm lamp and count each individual flash carefully.
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Keep holding the Stop button until the Alarm lamp flashes 23 times, then immediately release the Stop button.
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The green ON lamp will flash briefly while the blue Wi-Fi lamp turns off, confirming that the network settings on the G3000 have been initialized to factory defaults.
Putting the Canon G3000 Back into Wireless Setup Mode After a Reset
Resetting the network settings disconnects the G3000 from your previous router. To reconnect the printer to a new Wi-Fi network using the Canon PRINT Inkjet/SELPHY mobile app or the Canon setup package on Windows or macOS, switch the printer into Easy Wireless Connect (Cableless Setup) mode:
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With the printer powered on, press and hold the Wi-Fi button on the control panel until the green ON lamp flashes 1 time, then release it.
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Press the Color button 1 time.
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Press the Wi-Fi button 1 time.
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Confirm that the blue Wi-Fi lamp flashes twice in quick succession while the green ON lamp flashes alternately. The G3000 is now broadcasting a temporary setup signal and ready to receive your new Wi-Fi password from your phone or computer.
(If you prefer to connect using your router’s physical WPS Push Button instead: press and hold the printer’s Wi-Fi button until the orange Alarm lamp flashes 2 times, release the button so the blue Wi-Fi lamp flashes quickly, and then press and hold the WPS button on your router within 2 minutes).
Printing a Network Settings Page on the G3000 to Verify Connection
To confirm that your Wi-Fi reset or new router pairing worked, you can print a network diagnostic report directly from the G3000 panel:
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Load at least two sheets of plain A4 or Letter paper into the rear tray with the printer turned on.
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Press and hold the Wi-Fi button until the green ON lamp flashes once, then release the Wi-Fi button.
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Press the Wi-Fi button 1 more time. The printer will print two pages listing the wireless LAN status, active SSID, signal strength, IPv4/IPv6 address, and MAC address.
Restoring All Machine Settings to Factory Defaults (G2000, G3000, and G4000)
Sometimes you need to clear more than just the Wi-Fi credentials—such as resetting custom copy settings, paper feed configurations, or a forgotten administrator password set in the Canon IJ Network Tool or Remote UI.
