Seriously, fuck Canon, fuck them with an unlubricated cactus, fuck them with Stephen Harper's dick.
Why?
This MP495 multifunction refuses to scan if it thinks there is a problem with either of the ink cartridges. Nevermind that the scanning mechanism is completely separate from the printing part.
I have tried multiple methods of resetting it and clearing the error, and am about ready to take this piece of shit out into the alley and break it into tiny pieces.
"Bicycling is a healthy and manly pursuit with much to recommend it, and, unlike other foolish crazes, it has not died out."
- The Daily Telegraph (1877)