Canon S300 won't print
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Hi all,
I have a Canon S300 that had been working great. Now it will not print. The unit is on and the yellow light keeps flashing. I can't reset it by turning it off, unplugging it or holding the force print button down to eliminate the yellow button.
Thanks for feedback.
Mary Wynne
This is unlikely to be
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This is unlikely to be caused by MEPIS. Flashing lights on the printer are usually error codes for the printer.
Have a look at the troubleshooting guide that came with the printer. See what the flashing yellow light means.
If it is the waste ink tank (blotter) warning, you may find this helps.
If it doesn;t, try looking in a canon forum or on their web site.
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This reset is for the S series printers. This does look like the same reset for the S9000 but has a little more detail.
Waste Ink Counter Reset.
(1) Turn off the printer.
(2) Press and hold the RESUME button, then press and hold the POWER button.
(3) Release the RESUME button, Next press and release the RESUME button two(2) more times in succession. Note: you are still holding the POWER button). The printer's carriage will ???reset" or move momentarily.
If the above was properly performed the printer will enter the "Service Mode".
(4) Press the RESUME button 4 times, this will select the clear waste ink counter function. The lamp will alternate (change) color with each key press.
1. Service/Factory test printout, including ink sensor check.
2. EEPROM - Info printout.
3. EEPROM ??? Initialization.
4. Reset the Waste ink counter.
5. Printer model setting. (More selections beyond this point ??? However it is best leave them unaltered ??? You have been warned!)
After selecting the desired mode (eg 4), press the POWER button to "set" the change, and return to the top of the function selection menu. Press the POWER button again to restart the printer.
RossD.
Printer options
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Mary Wynne,
Have you tried going to Control Center/Peripherals/Printers and clicking on a few options there? Maybe recreate the link, try to restart it through the control panel rather than hardware buttons. See if you can establish some kind of connection.
This would be the first thing I'd try... Seein's as how I'm a newbie, anything after that is beyond me
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