Why is my canon mp560 offline

I have the same exact problem right now but I'm not sure how to go about it with my Canon MG series printer. Does anyone know where to find this as described above by rickjames8? Posted 07 March - AM. Posted 26 May - PM.

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Click here to Register a free account now! Page 1 of 2 1 2 Next. Posted 04 April - PM I have an asus running windows 8 and a canon mg printer. Any suggestions? I don't know if its different because its windows 8 or not but heres what I can do: Control panel to "hardware and sounds" to "devices and printers" The printers show up and the canon is pictured with a green checkmark on it, but if you scroll over it, a small popup box comes up and says, "Status: offline, status: not connected".

Posted 04 April - PM I am not that familiar with 8 but double click the printer with the green checkmark. Does a window pop up? Posted 04 April - PM Yes if you can read this, its what comes up:. Posted 04 April - PM The only thing I can think of is to uninstall and reinstall the printer driver.

Edit: Have you tried rebooting the computer after this issue appeared? From Canon Support. Then install it on your computer. Download the driver from Canon website is direct and straightforward though, it could be really time-consuming. Driver Easy will automatically recognize your system and find the correct drivers for it. But with the Pro version it takes just 2 clicks and you get full support and a day money back guarantee :.

Driver Easy will then scan your computer and detect any problem drivers. As a technical writer for Driver Easy, April writes articles related to various tech issues, including Windows computer problems and game errors.

She's never happier than when her articles help people solve their problems - whether they're Windows errors and blue screens to network errors and faulty hardware. Restarted my Mac and the printer but still, it says Canon printer is offline.

Let me explain to you in simple words when your Canon printer and Mac are not connected properly then the Canon printer shows you an offline message on the Mac. There are a lot of reasons why the Canon printer shows you an offline error while printing from Mac. If you are using a Mac computer then you can connect the Canon printer in two ways. But in both cases, the Canon printer goes offline and quit printing. So these steps will help you to fix printer offline error on Mac computers.

If your Canon printer is wireless and connected to Mac with a wireless network, then try these easy steps. Skip to content. The MP shows the message 'printing from PC' when a print job from the computer is being processed, and the front panel controls are disabled. What shows when you click on the printer icon that shows up on the Dock during printing? Reply Helpful Thread reply - more options Link to this Post.

User profile for user: Charles Barraza Charles Barraza. Sep 2, PM in response to kostby In response to kostby Have the same issue and it is really getting tiring. Recycling the printer and or the router works.

User profile for user: HokiePerogi HokiePerogi. I've searched tirelessly for a solution. It seems to be a Mac specific problem because my wife's netbook never gets into the endlessly "Paused" state that all three of my Mac's do iMac, and 2 MBPro's all running