Posted on Jul 16, 2010

Printer does not switch on

My Canon I9950 Printer does not switch on when you press the power on button. There is no green (or amber) status/power light on.

Mains power was going into the ac adapter and the USB cables have been checked.

I suspected the built in (clip in/out) ac power adapter had failed and so I ordered a replacement , this has been fitted but the problem still remains.

Any ideas why it is completely dead and what can be done about it?

I really want to keep this brilliant A3 printer and have lots of very expensive spare ink for the printer which I don't want to waste.

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I dont want to make out you are thick or anything, but going back to basics, have you held the on/off button in for a second or 2, and you are pressing the power buttin, not the resume button? I say that because i made an idiot of myself by pressing the wrong button when it said press the resume button to continue, and after a few attempts I must have looked like a donkey. The pirnter "should" power on automatically when you send something to the printer, so if it's not doing that either, check your USB connection, and make sure you have the drivers up to date, I know these probably sound like no brainers, but you never know, also, you could check the switch pack, it could be faulty, check the wires behind it, 2 plugs.

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