Canon / TS3300 series

1000 - The rear tray is out of paper or paper did not load correctly.

The rear tray is out of paper or paper did not load correctly.

This guide is scoped to the TS3300 series family. Exact menu wording, cartridge naming, and service behavior can still vary by model variant and firmware.

Severity

Low

Most likely cause

The rear tray is empty.

Can you keep using it?

Often yes

Consumables involved

Paper, Rear tray

Can you keep using it?

Can you keep using it?

Contact customer support if any of these apply

  • !1000 keeps returning with fresh paper loaded correctly.
  • !The printer repeatedly tries to feed but never grabs the sheet.
If the printer still starts normally: This is often recoverable with the basic checks below, as long as the printer returns to ready without a deeper service warning.

What to check first

Step-by-step checks

  1. 1

    Consumable check

    Reload a small stack of clean paper in the rear tray.

    Start with the official recovery step before moving on to parts or deeper servicing.

  2. 2

    Consumable check

    Align the paper guides without pinching the sheets.

  3. 3

    Safe first step

    Retry with one small print job after the tray is loaded correctly.

Background

What this message usually means

Canon uses support code 1000 when the TS3300 series is out of paper or could not feed paper correctly from the rear tray. This is usually a paper-loading or feed-start issue rather than a deeper printer fault.

Diagnosis

Likely causes

Most common

The rear tray is empty.

Common

The paper stack is skewed, curled, or not seated correctly.

Possible

The printer could not pull the first sheet into the feed path.

Service

When service or replacement is more likely

  • -This is usually a paper-loading problem, not a cartridge or service code.

See also

Related codes in this family

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Source notes

Canon's official 1000 page says the printer is out of paper or paper did not feed from the rear tray correctly.

Built around Canon TS3300-series official support-code guidance. Exact wording can vary a little by regional model name, but the core support-code meaning stays close across the family.

Printer error codes can vary a little by firmware, region, and exact model variant. Use this guide as a family-level starting point and stop if the next step would require disassembly or service-mode changes.

Known family variants: TS3310, TS3320, TS3340, TS3350, TS3351, TS3352, TS3355, TS3360, TS3365, TS3370, TS3370S, TS3380, TS3390, TS3391, TS3392

Last reviewed: 2026-04-12

Reference: Open reference

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