I use to have a Canon with the same issue as yours. Do you refill your own ink tanks? If so, that is the problem because they leak inherently after awhile. If they leak then your print head is probably clogged. Was this a gradual problem or did it occur all at once? That will make a difference in troubleshooting your problem. Another issue with Canon printers is that you have to use them often of the print heads will clog up after a period of time. Take a look at this video as well. It may help you!
it might the catrige ink coagulated better remove it and dip it in mild hot water for some times and replace it wiping the water it might solve your problem.
Please follow the below steps: 1. Turn off your printer and disconnect all the possible removable accessories like catridges, tray, etc and switch on your printer. 2. Remove all the drivers and software regarding your printer from your computer and reinstall them back using the driver cd which came along with your device. 3. Connect back all the removed parts to your printer and connect it to your computer and try again.
Please let me know if in case the problem is not solved and i ll suggest you with some other trouble shooting steps. I hope this might help you thanks
Does your printer use a USB connection? Did you install the printer's driver before connecting the printer to your computer? Was your printer working before?
Try counting the number of orange flashes. * two flashes means you’re out of paper or the paper is not feeding correctly. * three flashes means there is a paper Jam or the output tray is closed. * four flashes means the ink tank is empty * five flashes means the print head is not installed correctly or not installed or is defective (before buying a new print head always try the cleaning instructions at the end of this post first.) * six flashes means the inner cover is open or not closed properly. * seven flashes means you counted wrong..... * eight flashes means the waste ink absorber is almost full or full. * nine flashes mean that a digital camera or video that is connected is not compatible with the printer. If a specific amount of time lapses without getting a response from the digital camera or video camcorder this will happen. * ten flashes means it can not print to both sides of the page * eleven flashes means the automatic print head alignment failed. (this can be caused by low ink levels, ink tanks not being installed correctly, the print heads being clogged. It can also be caused by the paper output slot being exposed to a strong light source (Press the resume /cancel button and move the printer to a darker location and try to align the print head again. * check to make sure the lock lever is correctly positioned (down) If the above does not work, align the print head manually by opening the printer properties dialog box and clicking the maintenance tab and then select the print heal alignment button on the left side, second row down.
You need to reinstall the twain driver at this time, or use a different application program inorder to scan. that should fix the issue.
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As a technician, I have worked on tons of printers. This particular error had stumped me for a while, but I finally found the cause. As others had pointed out before, it can have alot to do with some obstruction in the print path, the gears, or ink on the clear plastic encoder strip. You're on the right track - I found the the purge cap (the white sliding mechanism that the print head parks to when it's not in use) was not lubricated well enough from factory. If you lubricate the sliders with some white grease (don't get it on the small wipers or the black caps) the mechanism can now slide more freely, and the unit can park the head properly without giving you the dreaded head homing error 5100 (or E-2-2 on the LCD display) Keep in mind that this repair will probably require you to remove the right panel off of the printer to gain access to the purge mechanism. There are two screws behind the printer, and two in front for each corrosponding side panel (the front screws are behind the grey front panel of the printer - open the top cover to see the clips which hold the front cover on) Hope this helps some of you out.
In all likelihood, the nozzles in the printhead are blocked. The printhead is the carrier that holds the tanks. Remove the printhead and remove the tanks from the printhead. Flush the printhead THOROUGHLY with hot running water. You can also **** on the color discharge area (square and the black discharge area (rectangular) on the bottom to draw warm watr through the nozzles to further clean them. Dry the prinhead thoroughly, reinsert your tanks and reinsert the printhead in the printer. I then do a "nozzle check" to refill the passages in the printhead and get things flowing agan.
i think its asking if you are using right kind of paper specified to be used with your printer there are alot of different types of thickness in paper out there make sure your using the right one
