Canon Blinking Lights Power and Error
The Meaning of Canon Printer Warning Light Flashes
Learn About The Meaning of Canon Printer Warning Light Flashes
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ALARM LAMP IS LIT ORANGE
The printer is not ready to feed paper from the Front Tray yet. Load the paper correctly in the Front Tray and press the RESUME/CANCEL button on the printer.
POWER LAMP FLASHES BLUE
When the Power lamp flashes blue even though the printer is not in use, the printer is shaking the ink tanks. It takes about 10 seconds to 3 minutes.
Number of flashes/Cause Action
Two flashes:
Paper does not feed in the Rear Tray.
Reload photo paper to the Rear Tray and press the RESUME/CANCEL button.
Three flashes:
Front Tray or Front Feed Support is closed./Paper jams.
If the Front Tray is closed, open it. The printer resumes printing.
If the Front Feed Support is closed when printing from the Front Tray, open it and press the RESUME/CANCEL button on the printer.
If the error still remains when the Front Tray or the Front Feed Support is opened, paper may be jammed. Remove the jammed paper, reload paper in the printer, and then press the RESUME/CANCEL button.
Four flashes:
Ink tank is not installed properly./Ink may have run out.
If the lamp on the ink tank is not lit, the ink tank may not be installed properly.
Install an appropriate canon ink cartridge.
If the lamp on the ink tank is flashing, ink may have run out.
Replacing the ink tank is recommended.
Close the Top Cover after ink tank replacement to resume printing.
If printing is in progress and you want to continue printing, press the RESUME/CANCEL button with the ink tank installed. Then printing can continue under the ink out condition. Replace the empty ink tank immediately after the printing. The printer may be damaged if printing is continued under the ink out condition.
Five flashes:
Print Head is not installed./Print Head is defective.
Follow the directions given in your setup manual to install the Print Head.
If the Print Head is already installed, remove the Print Head once and then reinstall it.
If the error is still not resolved, the Print Head may be damaged. Contact the service center.
Six flashes:
The Inner Cover is opened.
If the Inner Cover is open when starting printing on paper, close the Inner Cover, then press the RESUME/CANCEL button on the printer.
Seven flashes:
Ink tank is not installed in the correct position.
Some ink tanks are not installed in the correct position. (The lamps on the ink tanks flash.)
More than one ink tanks of the same color are installed. (The lamps on the ink tanks flash.)
Confirm that the ink tanks are installed in the appropriate positions.
Eight flashes:
Ink absorber is almost full.
The ink absorber is almost full.
Press the printer's RESUME/CANCEL button to continue printing. Contact the service center.
Nine flashes:
The printer has not received a response from the digital camera./The digital camera or digital video camcorder connected is not compatible with this printer.
Check the device connected to the printer. Printing photos directly is possible only with a PictBridge compliant device.
A communication time out occurs if an operation takes too long or if it takes too much time to send data. This may cancel printing. In such cases, disconnect and reconnect the USB cable.
When printing from a PictBridge compliant device, depending on the model or brand of your device, you may have to select a PictBridge compliant print mode on the device before connecting it to the printer. You may also have to turn on your device or select Play mode manually after connecting the device to the printer. Perform necessary operations before connecting your device referring to its instruction manual.
If the error is still not resolved, check if you can print another photograph.
Ten flashes:
The Front Tray is not set to its correct position./The Front Tray was moved during printing.
Press the RESUME/CANCEL button on the printer to clear the error. Then check the Page Size setting in the Page Setup sheet (Windows) or the Page Setup dialog box (Macintosh) in the printer driver and load paper that is the same size as the setting and try printing again.
If this error occurs even when the paper loaded in the printer is the same as the setting, set the printer driver not to detect the width of the paper.
Select the Detect paper width check box again once printing is complete, and then click Send.
The Custom Settings in the Maintenance sheet, clear the Detect paper width check box, and then click Send.
In the Canon IJ Printer Utility, select Custom Settings in the pop-up menu, clear the Detect paper width check box, and then click Send.
The settings here are also applied under Direct Printing from a digital camera.
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