As I mentioned above, I found a "workaround" in that I load paper in the Rear Tray and then print from that tray at all times. The rear tray holds about 20 sheets. I was able to change the printer settings on my laptop so that it always selects "Prin...
I actually fixed the paper problem by using the REAR tray as the paper source. Works every time! I was even able to make the rear tray the default tray when printing. YAY!
I get the 1003 error every time I load new paper in the Pixma 6100 series. The only thing that works for me is to ONLY load about 15 pieces of paper at a time. It seems that if the paper is too heavy, the rollers cannot "grip" the paper.
