<!-- from fixya rte -->Canon mp250 will not print - Canon Pixma Mp250 Allinone Inkjet Photo Laser Printer

Dan Horsefield

• 287 Answers
• Posted on Feb 10, 2011

SOURCE: Canon mp250, not printing. Print screen says

This sounds like an internal memory problem and I don't have a workaround. Before you give up, try this technique to reset the printer to factory. They are great printers once you learn this reset technique. Turn off printer. Hold down Stop/Reset button with one hand and turn printer on with other hand. After green light comes on for the ON button, press the Stop/Reset button two times and you should see the green light blink off and the orange alarm light blink "on" with the first press and then the green light comes back on for the power button and the orange light goes off with the second press (if you did it correctly). Now, you need to hold down the ON button about five seconds, then let go to shut OFF the printer. When you turn it back on, the printer should be back to the factory original condition. Make sure you set all your printer properties the way you want them again from your printer properties dialog boxes because some of the settings may have been stored in the printer's EEPROM, which you just reset to get rid of the offending alarm code.