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Printer Parts and Their Functions
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POWER and ERROR Lights
The POWER and ERROR lights tell you the current status of the printer.
For details about what to do when these errors occur, see the Troubleshooting section of
this manual.
Troubleshooting
Light Status What It Means
POWER Off Printer is off.
On Printer is standing by and ready for normal operation.
Flashing Indicates one of the following:
• Printer is warming up.
• Printer is performing print head cleaning.
• BJ cartridge is being changed or ink tank is being replaced.
• Printer is receiving a print job from the computer.
ERROR Flashing Indicates one of the following:
• If the printer beeps twice, ink supply is low in an ink tank.
• If the printer beeps three times, the low-ink alert feature is on
and an ink tank is empty.
• Battery power is low. If the printer beeps four times, the optional
Portable Kit NK-300 power is low.
• If the printer beeps five times, the waste ink tank is full.
On Indicates one of the following:
• If the printer beeps once, paper feed error.
• If the printer beeps twice, paper jam.
• If the printer beeps three times, BJ cartridge is not installed.
• If the printer beeps four times, wrong BJ cartridge is installed.
POWER,
ERROR
Both flashing
Unrecoverable error has occurred. Call the Canon Customer
Care Center.
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