I want to scan a photo and it says the USB not connected. Am I missing a cord?

Unplug the USB cord, if it's not a wireless printer, uninstall, and reinstall the software and see if this corrects it...

A quick fix for most communication errors can be achieved by resetting the printer and/or rebooting the PC. Simply disconnect the printer from your computer (if USB connected)> reboot your pc > unplug and re-plug the printer into the power source to reset it. When the printer turns on, reconnect it to your computer (if USB connected). Then try to print again once the computer fully recognizes the USB connection or when the WiFi light on the printer turns solid green (if WiFi connected.).

If that doesn't help, try the steps below:

1. Disconnect the USB cable connecting the printer from your computer.
2. On your computer, go to Control Panel > Printers and Faxes.
3. Delete the Lexmark print object.
4. Reboot computer.
5. Re-brick your printer by pulling out the power supply - black box where the power cord is plugged into on the back of the printer, and re-plug after 30 seconds.
6. When the printer turns on, reconnect it to the computer.
7. Wait until your computer fully recognizes the USB connection. To check, go to Control Panel > Printers and Faxes. If you see a new Lexmark print object in the list, try to print a document to verify that the problem is fixed.

if you are using a wireless printer you still have to connect the printer to the computer using a usb cord to scan. in otherwords, the scan function is not wireless.

this is straight from canon.com
What's in the Box
PIXMA MP970 All-In-One Printer Power Cord Print Head Ink Tanks:
PGI-5 Black
CLI-8 (Black/Cyan/Magenta/Yellow/Photo Cyan/Photo Magenta) Document Kit: Cross Sell Sheet
Easy Setup Instructions
Network Setup Guide
Quick Start Guide
Setup Software & User's Guide CD-ROM so it looks like you'll have to purchase a usb cord.
Mark

You may try restarting your computer with your printer connected and turned off, or ensure that you choose officejet 5510 series and not 5510 twain in the scanner wizard. If this does not help, try reinstalling the printer from scratch.

locating and buying the connector is the easy part!.

if you live in uk then:

rswww.com
www.cpc.co.uk

Extracting the old connector is another thing, unless you have got specialist soldering equipment I would leave it.

all lexmark and get the latest drivers,they help with lnstall,sorry they ignore linux

Hey little rosie,
If you don't have a cord you are definitely missing a cord. With the camera there should have been a cd with the necessary software to upload your pictures, and there should have been a cord to connect your camera to a USB port on your computer. Another option you have is to get a card reader from a retail store, and use the card reader to upload your images to your computer. Make sure the card reader you get is compatible with Memory Stick memory cards, and make sure you have the cameras' software installed on your computer prior to uploading your images. I hope this helps!

Sincerely,
Allan
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try out the normal usb exten cord which is used for I-Pods, this will work out

does your camera have a usb connection ? because if it does you can buy that at places like walmart,or special electronic places. or you might have to go to a place where they does pictures and get them to download all of the pictures to a cdrom