Microsoft KB Archive/247753

= Error Message: "Unable to Communicate with the Device Please Run Multipass Server and Try Again" When Trying to Print from Canon Multipass 5500 =

Article ID: 247753

Article Last Modified on 1/27/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition

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This article was previously published under Q247753



SYMPTOMS
When you try to send print jobs to a Canon MultiPASS 5500 Printer 5500, you may receive the following error message:

Unable to communicate with the device. Please run MultiPASS server and try again.

However, you are able to print at a MS-DOS prompt.



CAUSE
This issue can occur if the Canon MultiPass's executable file, Monitr32.exe, does not load from the Startup group.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, contact Canon Technical Support by clicking the link below:

http://www.ccsi.canon.com/techsupport/



WORKAROUND
To work around this issue:  Click Start, point toSettings, click Taskbar & Start Menu, and then click the Start Menu Programs tab. Click Add, and then type in the following command in the Command line box:

C:\Program Files\Canon\Multipass\Monitr32.exe

 Click Next, click the Startup folder, and then click Next. Click Finish, click OK, and then restart your computer.



STATUS
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The third-party products that are discussed in this article are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these products.

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