Printer won't print. amber light blinking.

Try this, it will reset your counter.

Power off printer
Hold down STOP/RESET button then Press and Hold down Power button
Keep Power button down and Release STOP/RESET button
Push STOP/RESET button twice
Wait 20-30 seconds - our LED showed Idle
Push STOP/RESET button four times
Push Power button twice
Power off
Next time the printer is started the waste count will have been reset

Hello.

From Canon:

Probably your waste ink counter. Should be cleaned or replaced before resetting but usually you can get away with resetting once.
1. Start with printer OFF
2. Hold down RESUME and then hold down POWER
3. Release RESUME
4. press RESUME twice, then release POWER
5. let green light blink until printhead has finished moving.
6. Select functions below with RESUME, execute with POWER

0 presses - green light - Test Print
1 press - orange light - EEPROM info print
2 presses - green light - EEPROM initialise
3 presses - orange light - reset waste ink counter.

Hope this helps.

Start with the printer OFF

1. Hold down RESUME and then hold down POWER
2. Release RESUME
3. Press RESUME twice, then release POWER
4. Let green light blink until printer is done futzing

Select function with RESUME press POWER to execute:
presses - light color - function

Number of presses - light color - function
0 presses - green - Test print (or exit service mode on i960)
1 press - orange - EEPROM info print (plus grid nozzle diagnostic on i850)
2 presses - green - EEPROM initialize
3 presses - orange - Reset waste ink counter

To change from "page mode" (protrait) to "line mode" (landscape) you need to complete the following steps.
1. turn the power off
2. hold the feed button down
3. turn power on, the feed button should blink, release the button.
4. when the feed button blinks green, press and hold until it turns red or amber. release the button.
5. turn the power off.
6. hold down the feed button and turn power on, the button should blink and release. it will now print a calibration page. 4 blanks followerd by 2 text pages, the last saying "Now in DUMP" press feed to exit. on the first print, the 4th line down will say either page mode or line mode.

I. Make sure the printer is off but is plugged in

II. Hold down [RESUME] (Triangle pointed down) and hold down [POWER]
and wait 5 seconds or so.

Release [RESUME] but Continue to hold [POWER]. Double click [RESUME].
then Release [POWER].

Press [RESUME], than [POWER]. This should cause the printer to print a
simple diagnostic that'll list it's ROM number and list CDR SENSOR=OK
in red for the last line.
Press [RESUME] twice then [POWER]] to print off the second diagnostic.
Press [POWER] by it self to exit service mode and return to being a
printer.

After replacing the ink cartridge you should print the alignment page to work product perfectly.
Follow the below instructions to print alignment page:

1. Turn on the HP PSC 1200 or 1300 series product.
2. Disconnect the USB cable from the all-in-one.
3. Press the sequence of front panel buttons below to start the print cartridge alignment process. The button-press sequence must be completed within ten seconds. It might take several tries to complete the sequence within ten seconds.
   1. Press and hold Cancel .
   2. While holding Cancel , press On .
   3. When the Check Paper and Check Print Cartridge lights begin to blink simultaneously, release both buttons.
   4. Press Cancel again.
   5. Press Copies .
   6. Press Paper Type .
   7. Press Color Start Copy . The alignment page will begin printing. If the alignment page does not print, repeat the button-press sequence in this step.
4. When the alignment page has printed, place the page face down on the scanner glass and press Scan . The alignment is complete when the On light stops blinking.
5. Reconnect the USB cable.
   
   
   

If the issue still persists, perform semifull reset by following the below instructions

1. Unplug the power cord from the wall outlet.
2. Unplug the power cord from the back of the all-in-one.
3. Wait 30 seconds and plug the power cord back into the wall outlet.
4. Plug the power cord to the back of the all-in-one.
5. When the lights begin to flash, press and hold the On/Resume and Number of Copies Buttons.
6. When only the On/Resume light is flashing, release the buttons.
7. When the On/Resume light is steady, the reset is complete.
   
   
   
   

5 flashes indicates a faulty printhead or possibly a problem with the p/head contacts. Try removing the head which is easier if you take the cartridges out first(no tools required) and re-seat it having checked the contacts for dirt.

If that doesn't work it may be that the waste ink tank is full. Try this ...

Canon S9000, S300, S400, i550, i560, i850, i860, i865, i9100, i9950, PIXMA iP3000 above,
1. Turn off printer
2. Hold down Resume button and press Power button.
3. Keep holding down Power button and let Resume button go.
4. Press Resume button 2 times then let BOTH buttons go.
5. Green lights will flash and then stop blinking.
6. When green lights are solid, press the Resume button 4 times.
7. Press the Power button and the printer should turn off, if not, press the Power button once more.
8. Your printer should respond as normal.

Held the power button down for 30 seconds !

For me worked this:

- Turn off the printer

- Turn on the printer

- Push and mantain pushed the button on the back of the printer (near to USB connector) for 30 seconds.

- Release the button

- With 1 to 3 minutes for DHCP Server (if you have one)

The printer now have a default configuration, if you have a DHCP server your printer now have a IP Address of your DHCP Server's IP pool.

- Print a coniguration page holding down the green button until the attention LED is blinking

- Release it, 3 pages will be printed.

It is done

ONCE PRINTE COMMAND IS GIVEN PAPER IS ROLLED IN AND THEN PAPER JAM RED LIGHT BLINKS. CAN NOT PRINT ANYTHING.BUT NOZZLE CHECK PRINT CAN BE PRINTED.