Advanced Guide Troubleshooting

Contents > Overview of the Printer > Main Components

# Main Components

### Front View

(1) Paper Guide

Pinch and slide it to align with the left side of the paper stack.

(2) Paper Support

Open to load paper in the Rear Tray.

(3) Rear Tray

Load various sizes or types of paper which you can use on the printer.

Two or more sheets of the same size and type of paper can be loaded at the same time, and fed automatically one sheet at a time.

See Loading Paper.

(4) Front Cover

Open it when replacing the FINE Cartridges or removing jammed paper inside the printer.

(5) Paper Thickness Lever

Switches the clearance between the Print Head and the loaded paper to match the media type.

Note Position of the Paper Thickness Lever Set to the right when printing on envelopes or T-shirt transfers. Set to the left when printing on paper other than envelopes or T-shirt transfers. For details on the media types and the position of the Paper Thickness Lever, see Media Types You can Use.

(6) Paper Output Slot

Printouts are output.

(7) Power Button

Turns the power on or off.

Important Disconnecting the Power Plug When disconnecting the power plug after turning off the power, be sure to confirm that the Power lamp is not lit. If the power plug is disconnected from the wall outlet while the Power lamp is lit or flashing, the printer may become unable to print since the Print Head is not protected.

(8) RESUME/CANCEL Button

Press to cancel a print job in progress. You can also press this button after resolving a printer error to dismiss an error message and resume printing.

(9) Alarm Lamp

Lights or flashes orange when an error, such as paper-out or ink-out, occurs.

(10) Power Lamp

Lights green after flashing when the power is turned on.

Note Power and Alarm lamps You can check the status of the printer by the Power and Alarm lamps. - Power lamp Off: The power is off. - Power lamp lit green: The printer is ready to print.

- Power lamp flashing green: The printer is getting ready to print, or printing is in progress.

- Alarm lamp flashing orange: An error has occurred and the printer is not ready to print. For details, refer to the "Troubleshooting" in the on-screen manual: Advanced Guide.

- Power lamp flashes green once and Alarm lamp flashes orange once alternately: An error that requires contacting your Canon service representative may have occurred. For details, refer to the "Troubleshooting" in the on-screen manual: Advanced Guide.

### Rear View

(11) Power Cord Connector

Plug in the supplied power cord.

(12) USB Port

Plug in the USB cable to connect with a computer.

Caution Do not touch the metal casing.

### Inside View

(13) FINE Cartridge Holder

Install the FINE Cartridges.

The Black FINE Cartridge should be installed into the left slot (B) and the Color FINE Cartridge should be installed into the right slot (C).

(14) FINE Cartridges (Ink Cartridges)

A replaceable cartridge that is integrated with Print Head and ink tank.

Note For details on installing the FINE Cartridges, refer to the printed manual: Getting Started.

Important The area (A) indicated in the figure below may be splattered with ink. It does not affect the performance of the printer. Do not touch the area (A). The printer may not print out properly if you touch it.

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