I bought the 'Canadian' version of this discontinued printer specifically for it's CD printing capabilities. Newer models are junk, so even though Canon has a 'trade-in' program, I'd rather fix this one (which SHOULD be something simple).

The printer is only slightly over a year old, so it's no longer under warranty (naturally). Instead, I get an error message simply saying 'the printer is not ready.' (at first, I was getting a message that 'the printer is offline', but I was able to toggle that by going into the Printer Properties in Windows and changing its online status.) The only thing I did was turn it off in mid-operation.Įven if the power button were damaged (and I see no sign that it is), it should turn on by itself when I go to print. Note, the printer was working just fine yesterday afternoon. I've also left it unplugged overnight and even tried using a different power cord. I've tried plugging the printer in in another room (by itself, no computer) and still nothing. The Power button does not appear to be damaged.

Yesterday, I quickly 'aborted' a print job on my Canon ip4500 usb inkjet printer by pressing the power button on the front of the unit.

Canon mp210 printer troubleshooting