
Whilst only Canon originals carry the ‘FINE’ branding any functioning compatible, remanufactured or refilled cartridge can be used to resolve these errors. A FINE cartridge is any modern Canon cartridge produced that has a printhead built into the bottom of the cartridge.

The official Canon description for these errors is either “The FINE cartridge is not installed”, “The FINE cartridge is not installed properly” or “Appropriate FINE cartridge is not installed”. Your Canon printer will the ‘Check ink U051, U052, U053 or U059’ code when it is having trouble recognising either one of the ink cartridges installed.

