How to Reset a Canon MX310
- 1). Switch the Canon MX310 off using the "Power" button, then push the "Stop/Reset" button on the control panel. Hold the button down for about five seconds.
- 2). Push the "Power" button while holding "Stop/Reset." Hold down both buttons for five seconds.
- 3). Release "Stop/Reset" while holding down the "Power" button.
- 4). Push "Stop/Reset" twice while continuing to hold the "Power" button. Release the "Power" button. The power light will turn green.
- 5). Once the light is steady green, push "Stop/Reset." Wait about three seconds and push it again. Wait three more seconds and push it one final time, for a total of three times. The power light will turn orange.
- 6). Push the "Power" button, then lift the MX310 cover open.
- 7). Remove both ink cartridges and wait 10 seconds. Replace the cartridges and close the MX310 cover. Wait 30 seconds.
- 8). Push the "Power" button. Wait a few seconds to allow the printer to fully power down, then switch the Canon MX310 back on using the "Power" button.
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