I placed the printer standing on its front face (where printed paper comes out) to examine the bottom. I know nothing of electronics or circuitry. and perhaps the power outage had blown a circuit board, meaning the whole printer would be replaced. After reading the posts above, I realized there was no fuse. I assumed the power outage had caused a surge, possibly blowing an internal fuse. Tried different receptacles, pressing different button sequences, nada. However, following a power outage, I couldn't get it to turn on. My iP4500 is only 18 months old and rarely used, although I leave it on all the time. disable this feature (by law?) According to Canon (after I asked), there is no fuse inside the unit that might have blown.ĭoes this problem sound familiar to anyone? The cost of taking the printer to a repair shop would cost more than the printer itself, yet finding a decent replacement would be very difficult if not impossible. 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.

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