

(it is able to print pdf files the scanner has produced)Īfter some fooling around I found out that the printers "first line of defense" simply checks the pdf metadata. Because low ink cartridge can be a main reason for canon printer wont print. Check2 Make sure Wi-Fi lamp is lit on operation panel. Make sure you are using right ink cartridges. I scanned a PDF (good.pdf) to a USB-stick and looked inside it. Check1 Check the power status of printer and other devices (wireless router, PC, smartphone, or tablet). Tap LAN settings on the Basic network information screen. Tap the Network Status Button (A) on the printer. If the printer is busy with cleaning, print head alignment or another process, wait for it to finish. Since there are multiple causes for these messages, there are also multiple possible resolutions. Start the setup process on your printer Make sure the printer is turned ON. Johns answer gave me some hope that it could be possible to fool the printer to accept other pdfs. Basically the printer and computer are not able to communicate. I have not tried to find alternative drivers yet.

I can get through the steps of locating the printer's Canonijxx WiFi name, and the app/program locating my personal WiFi address, and then I add in my password, all functions fine. Ubuntu 13.10 detects and correctly identifies the printer, and provides drivers for it. I just purchased a Canon PIXMA MG3620 printer and cannot get it set up to print wirelessly.The printer also has a WIFI interface, so I've tried installing it as a WIFI printer and use that instead of via USB.I've tried with a wide variety of PDF files - some generated by SimpleScan, some downloaded from the Internet.If the issue is still present, kindly follow the steps here to help Fix printer connection and printing problems in Windows 10. If that has been done, kindly open this page to set it as the default printer for your device and also View the print queue.
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I've installed a number of PDF viewer apps from the Software Center, just to rule out that the built-in document viewer is to blame. Kindly check this page to help you out Install a printer in Windows 10.I've tried removing the printer and letting the computer rediscover and reinstall it.The file disappears from Ubuntu's print queue just as if it had been printed. But the output tray does not open (it usually does), and after a few seconds the display just goes back to idle.

When I print a PDF file, the printer wakes up just as usual, and the display shows "processing" as usual. Anything else than PDF works perfectly fine: Ubuntu printer test page, LibreOffice files, web pages, Gimp images.īut it won't print any PDF file, from any PDF-viewer app. I have a new Canon Pixma MG5300 inkjet printer which is connected via USB.
