I started with an Epson Colour II - excellent. This was followed by a Colour 600 which worked well for years and would be working now but for my wish to get involved with digital photography. The results from my Colour Photo 925 are stunning, even if the printer is a bit slower than the Canon - but just a thought: how do you switch the printer off? On mine I push the button and the print mechanism does something before the unit turns itself off. If I switch off the power, this does not happen and the "something" it does may be it covering up the jet nozzles to stop them drying out - hence the problem