Canon S600 quick start Troubleshooting, Problem, Try This

			Troubleshooting
Problem	Possible Cause		Try This
Printer does	3 orange flashes	See the troubleshooting topic “Paper jams in the printer” on page 27.
not print	(paper jam)
(continued)
	4 orange flashes	One of the ink tanks is empty. Replace it. See “Monitoring Ink Levels”
	(empty ink tank)	on page 19 and “Replacing Ink Tanks” on page 20 for more
		information.
	7 orange flashes	Remove and re-install the printhead.
	(defective	Also ensure that the protective tape has been removed.
	printhead)
		If re-installing the printhead does not resolve the problem, contact the
		Customer Care Center to replace it with a new one.
	8 orange flashes	The printer has a built-in waste ink tank to hold the ink consumed
	(waste tank	during printhead cleaning. Press the RESUME button to restart
	almost full)	printing, then contact the Customer Care Center to have the waste ink
		tank replaced immediately.
	Printer flashes	When the lamp flashes green, the printer is warming up or is receiving
	green only	print data from the computer. This is not an error condition.
Low ink alert	One or more of	When Backgrounding is turned on, you can confirm the low ink alert in
displays in	the ink tanks is	the BJ Print Monitor. See the S600 User’s Guide on the Setup Software
the BJ Print	low	& User’s Guide CD-ROM for more information on using the BJ Print
Monitor		Monitor.
		After the alert displays, you can continue printing for a short time, but
		have a replacement ready to install.
			Windows
			The low ink alert displays in the BJ Status Monitor. Click the
			Ink Information tab to determine which ink tank is low.
			Mac OS
			The low ink alert displays in a status dialog before a print job
			starts.
Error	Printer is out of		Windows
message	paper		The BJ Status Monitor opens and displays a message when an
displays in			error occurs.
the BJ Status	Ink is low		Read the error message, then click the Guide tab to display
Monitor
			more information about solving the problem.
	Paper jam		Mac OS
			If Backgrounding is turned on with the Chooser, the BJ Print
	Printhead
			Monitor displays an error.
	installed
			Follow the instructions in the message to resolve the problem.
	incorrectly
			See the S600 User’s Guide on the Setup Software & User’s
			Guide CD-ROM for more information on error messages.

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