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Please follow the steps below:

1- Remove ALL the ink cartridges from the printer

2- Check that there is no residual tape on the cartridges.

3- Then clean the contacts (the hole where the ink comes out) on the cartridges as well as inside the printer itself

NOTE: Clean the contacts with a small amount of warm water on a cotton swab until no ink comes off on the swab.

4- If any of the other cartridges are low, empty, leaking or bulging, replace them with genuine and original ones.

5- Then turn off the machine and unplug it for 60 seconds

6- Insert the cartridges and check to see if the issue persists. IF NO LUCK, PLEASE LET ME KNOW how many times does the orange light blinks before it stops.

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5 orange flashes mean the printhead is defective or the ink cartridges are not installed correctly.

Please follow the steps below to remove the printhead, then the ink cartridges, and the reinsert them again.

Below is the procedure for seating the print head and ink tanks:

1. Open the printer's front cover.
   
   
2. Raise the print head lock lever, and lower the print head lock lever firmly.
   
   
   
   
3. Check if the ink tanks are installed properly.
   
   
   
   Ink tanks installed correctly
   
   
   
   Ink tanks installed incorrectly
   
   
4. When installing the ink tanks, push the top of the ink tank until a click sound is made.
   
   Note: If the ink tanks are not installed properly, paper may not be fed properly, or ink may not be ejected.
   
   
   
   
5. Close the front cover.
   

IF NO LUCK, then we have 2 options. Please see below:

Option 1: the cartridges are defective (that happens sometimes). If you can, replace them by new and genuine CANON cartridges.

Option 2: If you replace the cartridges and you still get the same issue, then the printhead is defective. (The printhead is the part of the printer that puts ink from the cartridges onto the page) Unfortunately this can sometimes cost more to replace than the machine itself.

Or you may prefer a new printer for a similar/better price than a repair. Amazon has very good prices usually with free shipping and no tax. Click here for more info ---> http://tinyurl.com/PrintersAmazon

Please note I do NOT work for CANON so please do NOT leave me a negative feedback if you are not satisfied with them. Thank you

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