Canon printers contain an absorbent sponge pad inside the machine that collects excess ink from cleaning cycles and borderless printing. Over time, this pad becomes saturated. Canon’s firmware includes a hard-coded counter that tracks estimated ink waste volume. When a threshold is reached (typically after 2–5 years of moderate use), the printer displays an error code and locks all functions.
Common error codes resolved by V3600 23: canon service tool v3600 23
Canon’s official solution is to replace the waste ink pads (or the entire printer) and reset the counter using a proprietary service tool. The V3600 23 is the latest version of that tool circulating in aftermarket repair channels. Canon printers contain an absorbent sponge pad inside
Print a nozzle check or run a cleaning cycle. The error should be gone. If it returns immediately, your waste ink pads are physically saturated; you must replace or empty them (see next section). Canon’s official solution is to replace the waste
Resetting the counter without addressing the physical ink is a temporary fix. Eventually, ink will leak onto your desk or into the printer’s electronics.
Two solutions:
Many advanced users combine the service tool with a waste ink modification kit.