Canon error code 1700
Quick answer
The ink absorber is almost full. Pressing OK allows printing to continue, but Canon directs the owner to contact a Canon service centre to request a repair — the absorber is not a user-serviceable part.
Caution: This step can be done wrong in a way that is costly or hard to undo, including voiding your warranty. Check your model's manual before proceeding.
Before you try the solution
- 1. Copy the complete message exactly as shown, including any letters, spaces, or punctuation around 1700.
- 2. Find the printer's exact model number. The same-looking code can mean something different on another model family.
- 3. Let the current print, scan, or update operation stop before touching controls, paper paths, or covers.
Manufacturer-documented solution
The ink absorber is almost full. Pressing OK allows printing to continue, but Canon directs the owner to contact a Canon service centre to request a repair — the absorber is not a user-serviceable part.
Model scope: Canon's support code page for your exact model
If the error is still there
- 1Return to the screen or job that produced the message and check whether the code has cleared.
- 2If 1700 returns, do not repeat a risky procedure. Record when it appears and check the documentation for the exact model.
- 3Because this message involves opening the printer, service risk, or possible damage, stop and contact Canon support or a qualified printer technician if it persists.
Other Canon error codes
- 1712The ink absorber is almost full. Press OK to continue printing for now, and contact Canon service to arrange a repair/replacement of the absorber.
- 1000There is no paper in the rear tray, or the paper is not loaded correctly. Canon's remedy is to reload the paper, align the guides, set the paper information and press OK.
- 1200The scanning unit or cover is open. Closing it clears the message.
- 1240The operation panel is closed while a job was in progress. Open the operation panel and press OK to resume printing, or press Stop to cancel the job.
- 1300Paper is jammed while feeding from the rear tray. Canon's remedy is to pull the paper out slowly with both hands. If the paper tears, the procedure escalates to opening the printer to retrieve the fragments.
- 1313Paper jammed as the printer pulled in already-printed paper, on the duplex re-feed path. Canon documents three places to check: the output slot, inside the printer, and the rear side.
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Manufacturer reference
The meaning and documented action above were taken from the manufacturer source below.
Support Code 1700 (PIXMA TS6300 series online manual)Verified against manufacturer documentation, last checked 2026-08-13. PrintDiag has no printers and no technician, so nothing here is claimed as tested on hardware.