I have an older Canon MG6320 ink jet printer with a touch interface.
Lately, my cats have decided sitting on the printer (one at a time) is a good idea. I’m fine with this – it keeps them off the desk, and they’re not going to break the printer. Even if they do, well, then I get to justify getting a new printer to my partner.
Anyway, when they get on the printer, invariably they step on the power “button”, which means I have to hit the power button to undo what they did:
- Turning on the printer takes rougly 1-2 seconds, and results in a short beep.
- Turning it off, even right after it was turned on, takes roughly 60 seconds, with the printer clicking and clacking and whirring and making all sorts of noises that attract cats.
I’ve taken to unplugging it when I don’t need it.
I hate printers.
If the cat is actively trying to push the power button, then that’s probably an issue – he can probably figure out how to flip up a cover and push the button beneath it. But OP says that he’s just accidentally stepping on it. Even if he wants to play with the cover, most-likely not going to actually flip the thing on.
Yes, it’s an accident - the power button is just a touch sensitive spot on the printer - but they do like to play witn paper, so this would invariably lead to more shenanigans.