Direct Printing Guide

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 Cannot Print Properly from the Digital Camera
The following are the possible errors that may occur when printing directly from a
digital still camera or digital video camcorder*, and the countermeasures to eliminate
them.
*Hereafter, the digital still camera and digital video camcorder are collectively called a
digital camera or camera.
This section describes errors that are indicated on Canon-brand PictBridge-
compatible cameras.
The error messages and operations may vary depending on the camera you are
using. If you cannot clear the error on your device, check the error message
displayed on the LCD of the printer, and then clear it. For details, see “An Error
Message is Displayed on the LCD” on page 57.
Error message on camera Try This
Printer in use Images are being printed from the computer.
Wait until printing ends. The printer automatically starts printing the images from
the camera after completing the current printing.
If the printer is warming up, wait until warm-up ends. When it is ready, the printer
starts printing automatically.
No paper/Paper Error Load paper in either the auto sheet feeder or cassette which you have selected
with the Feed Switch
Feed SwitchFeed Switch
Feed Switch button on the printer, and select Continue
ContinueContinue
Continue
*1
in the display on
your camera.
If the paper output tray is closed, open it to resume printing.
If the inner cover is open, close it and select Stop
Stop Stop
Stop in the display on your camera to
stop printing.
Paper jam Select Stop
StopStop
Stop in the display on your camera to stop printing.
Remove the jammed paper, load new paper, and press the OK
OKOK
OK button on the printer
and retry printing.
Printer cover open Close the cover on the printer.
No printhead The print head is defective or not installed. Install a print head according to the
Easy Setup Instructions .
If the print head has already been installed, remove the print head and reinstall it.
If the error still remains, the print head may be defective.
Contact the Customer Care Center.
Waste tank
(ink absorber
*2
) full/Ink absorber
*2
full
The printer has a built-in ink absorber to hold the ink used during print head
cleaning, for example. This error message indicates that the ink absorber is nearly
full.
You can continue printing for a while by selecting Continue
ContinueContinue
Continue
*1
in the display on your
camera.
However, because printing is disabled once the ink absorber becomes completely
full and until the ink tank is replaced, you are recommended to contact the
Customer Care Center as early as possible. (You will need to replace a particular
part of the printer.)
Low ink level Slow flashing (at about three second interval in red) of an ink tank lamp indicates
that ink in this tank is low. Prepare a new ink tank. Select Continue
ContinueContinue
Continue
*1
in the display
on your camera to resume printing.
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