In reality, your printer has simply reached its built-in safety limit for waste ink accumulation. To get your machine back online without paying for an expensive repair shop, you need the official Canon Service Tool.

The green power light will flash for a moment and then stay lit constantly. The printer screen will remain blank or display "Service Mode." Your computer may pop up a notification stating it found "New Hardware" or an "All-in-One Device." Step 2: Running the Service Tool and Resetting the Counter

Extending the life of your MG6230 by years, saving you the cost of a replacement. How to Use the Service Tool Correctly

Resetting the waste ink counter does not automatically enhance print quality, but it provides the opportunity to perform maintenance that does. To achieve "extra quality" results from your MG6230 following the reset, perform these additional actions:

Replacing or cleaning the physical pads resolves the hardware side, but you must use a proprietary software utility—the Canon Service Tool—to reset the digital logic board back to 0%. Prerequisites: Getting Your MG6230 into Service Mode