https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Desktop-Inkjet-Printers/Reset-if-necessary-before-recycling/m-p/292093#M18939 <P>Decided to recycle my Pixma MX882 as the cost to replace the ink absorber is close to buying a new printer.&nbsp; Screen message says to contact service and won't let me access any settings.&nbsp; How do you reset it in this case?&nbsp; Concerned someone could access personal info such as wifi.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</P> Tue, 07 Jan 2020 06:38:40 GMT leaf 2020-01-07T06:38:40Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Desktop-Inkjet-Printers/Reset-if-necessary-before-recycling/m-p/292093#M18939 <P>Decided to recycle my Pixma MX882 as the cost to replace the ink absorber is close to buying a new printer.&nbsp; Screen message says to contact service and won't let me access any settings.&nbsp; How do you reset it in this case?&nbsp; Concerned someone could access personal info such as wifi.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</P> Tue, 07 Jan 2020 06:38:40 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Desktop-Inkjet-Printers/Reset-if-necessary-before-recycling/m-p/292093#M18939 leaf 2020-01-07T06:38:40Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Desktop-Inkjet-Printers/Reset-if-necessary-before-recycling/m-p/292137#M18940 <P>Greetings,</P><P>Its worth while to take reasonable steps to protect personal information, but not in this case.&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>The printer is not a hard drive.&nbsp; If you cannot power cycle the printer&nbsp;to a operating state,&nbsp;neither can&nbsp;someone else.&nbsp; Consider the value, what's at&nbsp;stake here.&nbsp;&nbsp;I assure you no one is sitting at the landfill or eWaste recycling center waiting to see if they can extract information about you or the wireless network at your home from your "broken" printer.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</P> Tue, 07 Jan 2020 14:59:18 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Desktop-Inkjet-Printers/Reset-if-necessary-before-recycling/m-p/292137#M18940 shadowsports 2020-01-07T14:59:18Z