How to Factory Reset Your Canon Printer

05-May-2024

If you work from your home office, or if you simply require a home printer to do basic tasks like printing out boarding passes before flights, then a Canon printer is a great option. Of course, as is the case with any home printer, there may come a point when your Canon printer begins to encounter performance issues for one reason or another.

Often, these issues are merely a symptom of a temporary bug, rather than an indication that your printer is nearing the end of its lifespan. If this is the case, then a factory reset is the way to go, as it will allow you to completely reset your device to its factory default settings, hopefully resolving the issue entirely.

If it’s your first time doing a factory reset on your Canon printer, though, you might understandably be uncertain about how to go about it. In that case, you’re in the right place, because we’ve prepared a complete step-by-step guide below to walk you through the process.

How to factory reset a Cannon printer via the setup option

The most straightforward way to carry out a full factory reset on your Canon printer is to do so via the setup option in the device’s settings.

To factory reset your printer via this method, you can follow the steps below:

Power on your Canon printer using the “Power On/Off” button.
Press the “Setup” option on your printer’s control panel.
Navigate the menu using the arrow buttons, then select “Device Settings”.
In the “Device Settings” menu, select “Reset Setting”.
Select the “Reset All” option, then select “Yes” and press “OK” again to confirm the action. The device display should now go blank and the “Power On/Off” button light should flash for a few seconds.
When the light stops flashing, press the “Power On/Off” button to power down the printer, then turn it on again. Your printer should now be reset.

How to factory reset a Cannon printer via the Reset Button

If you own an older model of Canon printer, or if for some reason the display is unresponsive and you are unable to follow the steps outlined in the first method, then you also have the option to carry out a factory reset using your printer’s hard reset function.

To factory reset your printer via this method, you can follow the steps below:

Power down your Canon printer using the “Power On/Off” button.
Press and hold the “Stop” button, then press and hold the “Power On/Off” button. After 2 seconds, release the “Stop” button.
While still holding the “Power On/Off” button, press the “Stop” button five times. The device display will now go blank and the “Power On/Off” display light should flash for several seconds.
Your printer should now be reset. Reboot the machine and it should now be fully operational.

How to hard reset cannon printers

Alternative option for resetting Cannon printers: Performing a Hard Reset on

If other methods prove ineffective, you may also be able to restore your printer to its factory default settings via a hard reset. To perform this action, you can follow the steps outlined below:

Power down your Canon printer using the “Power On/Off” button or the “Resume/Cancel” button, depending on your device model.
Press and hold the printer’s “Stop” button until the machine begins to produce an alarm sound. On some machines, you may see an orange display light flashing instead.
When the alarm sound rings 19 times, or when the orange display light flashes 19 times, release the button.
Wait approximately 60 seconds, then unplug your printer’s power cord and reconnect it.
Your printer should now be reset.

*If your printer is not functioning as normal after these steps, you may also need to uninstall and reinstall the device’s drivers on your PC via the computer’s “Device Manager” settings.

So, that’s everything that you need to know to carry out a complete factory reset on your Canon home printer. Provided that you’ve followed the instructions above exactly as outlined, your printer should now be reverted to its original factory state. Any software-related performance issues that you might have been experiencing should hopefully be solved, meaning you can resume using your device at its full capacity, just as on the day you first purchased it.