Having pretty much the exact same problem with my MX922. In the automotive industry, they would call this a Service Bulletin. aka - RECALL!!!
It was somewhat of a slow clunker but it did print pretty good, and scanned very nicely. I also liked the individual cartridges for each color, and that I could use a variety of brands of cartridge.
However, it lived a very short life, less than 2 years, and since it's dead, it's being replaced with another printer with very similar qualities, but hopefully none of the fatal "issues". I expected better from Canon, and apparently HP has alao really gone downhill too. Had bought a replacement HP for this Canon day before yesterday, as I have always done well with HP. However, after reading reviews on the HP (I usually read reviews first, buy second), I didn't even bother to open the box, I just took it straight back to Costco. That HP (7645) had most every issue a printer can have, and now HP has designed their printers so you can ONLY use HP ink cartridges (and it will screw you around on those too if you don't handle them just right!).
So what the heck gives with HP and Canon anyways?! They used to make such excellent products, now they're just pieces of crap with expensive marketing programs. Canon, HP, people won't buy junk for very long, you'd better get that message through your head. QUALITY!!!....that's right, today's consumers actually expect quality, and yes, at an affordable price. You don't have to be the cheapest (price that is), but you need to have the best quality and reliability, and don't try and rip people off on print cartridges. If you ever let that message sink in and put it into practice, I might buy another one of your products....but it will be years from now, and you will have to prove yourself to me. I build computers. You can sell me junk once, but not twice. Now, in the meantime, I'll just wait for my new E**** brand printer to arrive and see if it lasts any longer than my 10 year HP or my 2 year Canon.
See ya later Canon.
