This issue has now seemed to "fix itself" for me. I first noted this power cycling on 5/31 and have just left my printer unplugged. I did not manually upload the firmware update nor did I go through any of the suggested motions that others have sug...
I also posted on Twitter @CanonUSA. They informed me to register my printer and then call their printer technicians. I did mention this forum and how there are at least hundreds of us in this same situation. I guess I just want a fix for everyone.