How to Fix Canon Printer Errors and Get Your Printer Running Again?

In this guide, we have brought you the common errors associated with canon printers with their respective cause and solutions so that you can keep your canon printer errors and solutions.

Error Identification on Canon Printers.

The below-listed messages can be displayed on your printer screen on the part of printer error. 

1. No paper/ink

2. Paper Jam

3.  No image can be printed or cannot print!!

4. No image and

5. Hardware error.

Troubleshooting Solutions to Fix Canon Printer Errors.

We have listed the basic troubleshooting solutions to the above-mentioned errors with their respective possible causes.

1: No paper/ink error, Try checking your ink cartridges and paper inserted.

If this error message is displayed on your printer screen while printing a document then the below reasons could be held responsible for this displayed message.

  • Your ink cartridge  is inserted incorrectly
  • Cartridges are running out of ink
  • The paper inserted in the tray is crumbled or inserted incorrectly.

The simple troubleshooting solutions you can take at your end to get rid of this error are:

1. Try checking for your ink cartridges, If it needs to be refilled or replaced

2. If you have enough ink level filled in your cartridges then check for its setup, Your cartridges must be correctly installed

3. If the error is occurring due to the improper paper feeding through the printer then remove the cartridge and physically remove any leftover paper.

2 Paper jam! Try ejecting the paper in your printer tray.

The most common cause behind this error is the incorrect placement of paper in the printer tray.

The simple yet effective troubleshooting solutions you can try at your end to get rid of this error are:

1. Press or hit the  Back button to eject the paper from your device

2. If the paper is not ejected then try to reset your printer device

3. If both methods fail then try removing the cartridge physically and gently pulling out the stuck paper from the place. 

3 No image Can be Printed or Cannot Print! Try Checking your Printer Settings.

This error occurs when:

  • The image you are trying to print is corrupted
  • The image size is too big or the pixels of the image exceed 8000*8000
  • The image format isn't supported.

The effective troubleshooting solutions you can try at your end to get rid of this issue are:

1. You must resize the excessively large image file, be sure that the image size corresponds to the camera's recording pixels

2. Try to limit the size of the image within the print range i.e. less than 8000*8000 pixels.

4 No Image!!!, Try Checking your Memory Card.

This error might occur as a result of issues with the memory card. the common responsible causes behind this error are:

1. The image to be printed is not readable for your printer device

2. The image folder name is not supported

3. Image is not recorded or stored in the memory card.

The simple yet effective troubleshooting solutions you can try at your end to get rid of this error are:

1. Try changing the name of your image folder, try removing double-byte characters

2. Check for your image f it is really stored on the memory card.

3. Try restarting your canon camera.

5 Hardware Errors!!! Try Resetting or Restarting your Canon printer Device.

A technical glitch in your printer device can lead to the display of this message on your printer screen. The Below troubleshooting solutions can be implemented to get rid of this error.

1. Try Restarting your Printer.

  • Power off and unplug your printer device
  • Wait for 3-5 minutes then
  • Replug and power on it.

2. Try the Factory Reset on your Canon Printer.

  • Pick "Setup"  then move to "Device settings" using the arrow keys
  • relocate to the "Reset settings" and hit "OK"

  • Hit "Yes" and the device will be reset now reprint a document and check for issues.

3. If Resetting and Restarting do not Help in Resolving your issue then try to Connect with the Technical team of the Canon Printer.

Summing up:

In this article, we have tried to cover the most common Canon printer errors that you can face and how you can fix Canon printer errors and get your printer running again. If none of the above suggestions hit you hard in resolving your Canon printer error then you can connect with the technical support team of Canon printers.

  •  Nikhil Saini
  •  Brand: Canon
  •  Last Update: 02 Aug 2024

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