05-28-2022 05:27 PM
Canon Pixma MX490 powers on and goes through initialization, then powers back off. Keeps repeating the process as long as it's plugged in. Buttons are non-responsive.
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06-03-2022 05:52 PM - last edited on 06-07-2022 02:03 PM by Danny
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06-02-2022 08:06 AM
It worked! Thank you so much!
06-02-2022 11:44 AM
This works. Thanks. I also adjusted the IP address by 1 number.
06-02-2022 04:27 PM
@italolim I finally found a minute to try your technique and it worked like a charm!! I don't know you but I'm quite sure I LOVE you, lol! Wasn't looking forward to purchasing a new printer. Thank you so much!!
06-02-2022 05:42 PM
Thanks so much for sharing your great fix. I'm sure you have just saved the sanity of MANY!
06-02-2022 09:14 PM
OMG this actually worked!!
Thank you so very much, I have been messing with this Canon MX490 all damm day🤦🏼♀️
06-02-2022 07:37 PM
This worked for me, too.
06-03-2022 11:39 AM - edited 06-03-2022 11:40 AM
Thanks. Your solution worked for me. Following your instructions, my printer is up and running in local network only ... which is fine for me.
I'm wondering if Canon has taken any "official" position on this besides "buy a new printer." I've been around computers a long time since DOS 1 ... and have never seen such a response from a company to obviously a wide spread problem.
Guess like others, this will be my last Canon printer.
06-03-2022 11:59 AM - edited 06-03-2022 12:00 PM
Assuming this is related to DNS fix? I just did it a bit ago and noticed something I'm still thinking and asking questions about. My BIG question is: Did our printers suddenly lose the CORRECT DNS IP? Because when I went to change my printer settings, mine was all zeroes, so no change. But during DAYS of this, I had written down my printer IP address I'd gotten somewhere (now can't find it but if I disabled it, it's no longer there?) Anyway, there was a discrepancy between the printer IP and my network IP. By one number. Last digits for one were 66, the other 65! Maybe if printer is set for correct/same IP address of wireless, it will ALL work?
06-03-2022 12:48 PM
Short answer is 'no'. The IP address originally in the 'Web Services' DNS setting appears to be filled in automatically when the printer is first configured. It is same as the DNS address set in your router settings.
06-03-2022 05:17 PM
Thank you italolima!!!
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