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1003
Canon PIXMA TS8300 code 1003: the cassette is empty or its paper is not loaded correctly
Evidence linked to this decision
View source: Canon PIXMA TS8300 support code 1003Risk level
Low
Usually safe to check without specialist tools.
Urgency
Medium
Quick answer
1003 means the cassette is empty or its paper is not loaded correctly. Match the exact TS8300-series model, stop the job and follow Canon's documented branch once.
Safety first
Safe checks you can perform
- Preserve the exact failure branch
- Separate empty cassette from a loading mismatch
Leave these tasks to a qualified professional
- Do not attempt this professional task: Measured Canon service handoff for 1003
What a technician must be able to justify
A technician is coming
These are the steps they must carry out and show you. Tick them as they work: if steps are skipped, do not accept a part swap.
These are not instructions for opening or handling the equipment yourself. They are the checks that should support a technical conclusion.
Measured Canon service handoff for 1003
What they doProvide the exact model, serial number, 1003 message, job stage and the result of “Separate empty cassette from a loading mismatch”. Ask the technician to reproduce the branch “the cassette is empty or its paper is not loaded correctly” against the exact service information and record the failed observation or measurement before quoting a part.
Before accepting a part or repair
Nothing has been shown yet. Do not accept a part swap based on the code alone.
Follow these steps
Note: Follow the documented order. An error code identifies the affected system, but it does not prove by itself which part has failed.
Preserve the exact failure branch
Photograph 1003, the full touch-screen message and the exact TS8300 model. Note the paper source, active job and whether the code appeared before movement, during feed or after printing. The code narrows the branch to “the cassette is empty or its paper is not loaded correctly”; it does not identify a replacement part.
Evidence: Canon PIXMA TS8300 support code 1003
Separate empty cassette from a loading mismatch
Pull out the cassette and confirm it contains supported A4, Letter, A5 or B5 plain paper. Align both guides to the edges without bowing the stack, reinsert the cassette and select OK. During setup alignment, keep the two required A4/Letter sheets and do not cancel the job. If 1003 returns after this attempt, stop and use the official Canon reference below. Do not repeat the procedure.
Evidence: Canon PIXMA TS8300 support code 1003
Still not solved
If the error persists, stop here. See what the technician must do and show you.
Virtual technician
Does 1003 still appear after these checks?
This guided flow uses the exact code and your answers to choose a test, an expected result and the next branch.
Where this code applies
A code is meaningful only inside the right product and version context.
Primary scope
- System
- Printers
- Brand
- Canon
- Product type
- Inkjet printer
Known code variants
- Canon 1003
- Canon TS8300 1003
- code support PIXMA 1003
- codice supporto PIXMA 1003
- código asistencia PIXMA 1003
- PIXMA support code 1003
- PIXMA Supportcode 1003
What it means
Canon's official TS8300-series manual says support code 1003 means the cassette is empty or its paper is not loaded correctly. This applies to the documented TS8320, TS8340, TS8350/51/52, TS8360, TS8370 and TS8390/91/92 family, not every Canon printer.
Symptoms and causes
Probable causes · in order
- What usually triggers this codeCommon
The cassette may be empty, the guides may not meet the paper edges, or the loaded stock may not be a supported cassette size.
Evidence: Canon PIXMA TS8300 support code 1003
- 1003 persists after the documented actionPossible
If 1003 returns once the visible condition has been corrected, the safe external branch is exhausted. The recurrence proves only that the documented action did not resolve this branch; the display alone cannot select or confirm an internal component.
Evidence: Canon PIXMA TS8300 support code 1003
Sources and technical references
- 1
Canon PIXMA TS8300 support code 1003
Canon PIXMA Manuals · 2019 · official_doc
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