If you see the “C” light flashing, the printer won’t scan anything, it means that it is out of black ink or the cartridge is damaged.
To get rid of this issue and scan, keep pressing the red button (highlighted) for 10 seconds.
You should see some moving lines on the main display (the one under MP250).
After those 10 seconds, don’t do anything to the printer for about two minutes.
After those two minutes, press the “Scan” button. The printer should now scan.