by Canon company is one of the top printer brands in all over the worlds who provide you recent and updated features on a very cheap cost but sometimes the device get some issues like Canon MX490 not responding. No, it does not print or print error message on screen.
This issue can occur to almost everyone but do not panic, it is a small and typical issue that can be solved.
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Reason For Canon MX490 Not Responding
- A defective or damaged cable or port
- Internet or a network connectivity issue
- The device does not have the latest drivers installed.
How To Fix Canon MX490 Not Responding
First of all, you need to check the wire and port whether the wire is damaged. If these break, replace them with a new one. Next, you should check and clean the ports, inside and outside, and make sure that they are not damaged otherwise, when you put the wire they may not respond.
Further, ensure that the wire leading to the router is not broken. In many cases, there is damage to the wire connected to the router Ethernet power supply, or any other cable.
In addition, if you are facing a connectivity problem, reconnect the ethernet cable or try restarting the router’s main switch and resolve your canon mx490 not responding issue. If that fails, complain to the network provider’s company.
System Troubleshooting on Windows
- For this, type in “troubleshooting” in the Windows search bar and open it.
- Wait for the dialog box to come up, and in Hardware and Sound, there will be “Use a Printer” Click on it and the process will begin.
- Initially, the Canon MX490 printer search begins by detecting and looking for any troubles with the device.
- It will take a while for the tracing to realize the real error and once detected, you can fix the condition as asked by the system.
Print Spooler Service
- Type “services”. Just search for “msconfig” in Windows search box and a dialog box will be present before you.
- Then locate “Print Spooler” and select it. On the left, you will see Restart the service. After that hopefully, the Canon mx490 unresponsive issue will be fixed.
Updating Printer Drivers
- It might not be system compatible and the latest version is not installed. So, in the 2nd option, you can try reinstalling the application or manually updating it from the official website.
- First of all, remove the available app from your system then search for Canon apps on google. Reinstall the app.
- Search canon drivers on Google now. Simply visit the website, input your device model number, and compatible drivers will be available for download.
Troubleshooting Mac Systems
- System Preferences – Printers & Scanners – Print & Scan – Print & Fax. Then, click the right on the Printers dialog box. Click on Reset Printing System and you are good to go.
- I mean, you can reinstall the app if you want and reinstall it whenever you need it. Finally, add the model to the app.
Last you can restart the device, all wires disconnected then all wires are reconnected. After that Canon MX490 Not Responding Issues will be solved otherwise you can refer the canon printer collection guide or connect to All printer Customer Care they will give you a customized solution to your issue.