Cause

Action

The following ink has run

Ink has run out. (The lamp on the ink tank flashes.)

out.

Replace the ink tank and close the Printer Cover.

Replace the ink tank.

Printing under the current condition may damage the

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printer.

 

If you want to continue printing in this condition, you

 

need to release the function for detecting the

 

remaining ink level. Press and hold the Stop/Reset

 

button for at least 5 seconds, and then release it.

 

* With this operation, releasing the function for

 

detecting the remaining ink level is memorized.

 

Please be advised that Canon shall not be liable for

 

any malfunction or trouble which may be caused by

 

continuation of printing under the ink out condition.

 

See “Replacing an Ink Tank” on page 30.

 

Note

 

If the function for detecting the remaining ink level is

 

disabled, the ink tank in gray is displayed in the remaining

 

ink volume screen on the LCD. See “Getting the Ink

 

Status Information” on page 30.

Printer detected ink out

Printer detected ink out condition. (The lamp on the

condition of the following

ink tank flashes.)

ink.

Replace the ink tank and close the Printer Cover.

Replace the ink tank.

Printing with an ink tank that was once empty may

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damage the printer.

 

If you want to continue printing in this condition, you

 

need to release the function for detecting the

 

remaining ink level. Press and hold the Stop/Reset

 

button for at least 5 seconds, and then release it.

 

* With this operation, releasing the function for

 

detecting the remaining ink level is memorized.

 

Please be advised that Canon shall not be liable for

 

any malfunction or trouble caused by continuation of

 

printing under the ink out condition or refilled ink tank.

 

See “Replacing an Ink Tank” on page 30.

Note

If the function for detecting the remaining ink level is disabled, the ink tank in gray is displayed in the remaining ink volume screen on the LCD. See “Getting the Ink Status Information” on page 30.

Cause

Action

There are no photos in

z There are no image data saved on the memory card

memory card.

that can be read by this printer.

 

z The printer may not recognize the file if the file name

 

or the folder path contains certain characters. Use only

 

alphanumeric characters.

 

z Photo data edited or processed on a computer must

 

be printed from the computer.

The ink absorber is

The printer has a built-in ink absorber to hold the ink

almost full. Press [OK] to

used during Print Head Cleaning, for example.

continue printing. Contact

This error message indicates that the ink absorber is

the service center.

nearly full.

 

Press the OK button to cancel the error so you can

 

continue printing.

 

However, because printing is disabled once the ink

 

absorber becomes completely full and until the ink

 

absorber is replaced, you are recommended to

 

contact your Canon service representative as early

 

as possible (You will need to replace a particular part

 

of the printer).

The device may be

z A communication time out occurs if an operation takes

incompatible.

too long or if it takes too much time to send data. This

Remove the device and

may cancel printing. In such cases, disconnect and

check the manual

reconnect the USB cable.

supplied with the

When printing from a PictBridge compliant device,

connected device.

depending on the model or brand of your device, you

 

may have to select a PictBridge compliant print mode

 

on the device before connecting it to the printer.

 

You may also have to turn on your device or select

 

Play mode manually after connecting the device to the

 

printer. Perform necessary operations before

 

connecting your device referring to its instruction

 

manual.

 

If the error is still not resolved, check if you can print

 

another photograph.

 

z Check your device connected to the printer. Only

 

PictBridge compliant devices or the optional Bluetooth

 

Unit BU-20 can be connected to the printer for direct

 

printing.

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