Error number 3

My Canon Pixma blinked E3 for days being non-usable. But I tried it and it worked. I cut the back cover off a high end home design magazine. I turned the printer off. Then on... as it rebooted I force stuck the magazine cover into the paper feed. First time nothing changed. I did it again and the printer booted up with a 1 instead of a blinking E3. Thanks By Owner
Maybe there are sensors or switches that had to be reset near the paper rollers. Who knows. And the problem started after changing the black ink cartridge.

worked for me :)

Don't know if it's the same problem i had but its maybe worth a try. My paper went in a little, the wheels were turning but it didn't take the rest of the paper or print.
Someone replied to my problem, i tried it and it fixed 1st time. Also seems to of worked for others
Solution:- Use a piece of thin card, a magazine cover is what i used, make sure its A4 size then try to print something, as the paper starts moving push it through! and hey presto it worked for me, everything printing fine now

Make sure you power the printer off. While powered of, disconnect the USB and Power cable from the rear of the printer. Re-attach the power and USB cables. Power the printer on. Normal booting of the printer should take place and it should boot showing a single page is selected to print. Now use a piece of card stock or poster-board cut to 8.5" X 11" and print a test page. The card stock will begin to be pulled through the printer. It may stop. due to a "True" printer jam. Easily pull the card stock from the printer as if it were printing. This should remove any paper jam. You may have to do this more than once. Try this eay method before throwing the printer away as I was about to do. happy printing

Try this link . . .http://www.Canon.com/PIXMAMP160All-In-OneInkJetPrinter

For find best solution.

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Fiend your solution direct from Canon. Here is your solution...



http://www.canon.com/printer/prob676ijt65/solution
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This MP160 swalled a paper towel. Cleaned it all out. Still have the problem. Alarm lite is on and printer lite flashes from captial E to captial 3

worked for me! I forced a birthday card into it when i connected power cable (to make rollers start), then tried the feed 3 sheets option, a tiny bit of paper came out and voila 2 run throughs later its as good as new

I used the shove a piece a paper through it solution and it worked a treat.
Thanks for that tip - as it was pretty close to chucking the printer out of the window time!