topic Re: PIXMA MG3620 Orange and green lights blinking alternately, orange blinks 10 times in Desktop Inkjet Printers

PIXMA MG3620 Orange and green lights blinking alternately, orange blinks 10 times

PB100 — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:35:04 GMT

Am running Linux Mint on my laptop. MG3620 was connected and working well. Suddenly have orange and green lights blinking alternately. Orange light blinks 10 times, and then repeats. I have tried to do a factory reset but can't.

Re: ORANGE AND GREEN LIGHTS BLINKING ALTERNATELY ON PIXMA MG3600. ORANGE LIGHT BLINKS 10 TIMES.

DerrickL — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:28:53 GMT

I also use the Pixma MG3620. This is not related to your operating system. The error light blinking ten times indicates an error with the printer itself. There are two things to look for first.

1. Make sure there are no paper jams, bits of paper in the paper feed path both in the front and the back. If you find a jam remove the paper or parts of paper, then power off printer and back on.

2. Check the ink cartridges, remove them and re-install them, then power off the printer and back on, wait for it to restart. If new cartridges, make sure the contact tape is removed. (this happens more than you know!)

Re: ORANGE AND GREEN LIGHTS BLINKING ALTERNATELY ON PIXMA MG3600. ORANGE LIGHT BLINKS 10 TIMES.

PB100 — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:31:56 GMT

I've tried both things several times, to no avail.

Re: ORANGE AND GREEN LIGHTS BLINKING ALTERNATELY ON PIXMA MG3600. ORANGE LIGHT BLINKS 10 TIMES.

PB100 — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:35:51 GMT

For what it's worth, the black ink cartridge is OEM, but the colour cartridge is aftermarket.

Re: PIXMA MG3620 Orange and green lights blinking alternately, orange blinks 10 times

DerrickL — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 23:02:30 GMT

I don't know how old the color cartridge is but I suggest to change it to an OEM cartridge. If you have a Canon Cartridge even one with very low ink, you can swap it out and see if the alarm goes away.

Re: PIXMA MG3620 Orange and green lights blinking alternately, orange blinks 10 times

PB100 — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 11:55:40 GMT

Thank you, for all your help, DerrickL. I am giving up on my Canon printer. Time to try a different brand.

Re: PIXMA MG3620 Orange and green lights blinking alternately, orange blinks 10 times

DerrickL — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:33:53 GMT

This may help you find a good printer that works well with you OS;

https://linuxmint-user-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/printers.html