Canon MG3500 Series Online Manual

MG3500 series

Online Manual

Read Me First

Useful Functions Available on the Machine

Overview of the Machine

English

Contents

Read Me First. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Symbols Used in This Document. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Trademarks and Licenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Search Tips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Window Used in Operation Explanation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Useful Functions Available on the Machine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Useful Functions Available from Applications and the Main Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Helpful Functions Available Through the Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Online Storage Integration Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Printing with Google Cloud Print. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Preparations for Printing with Google Cloud Print. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Printing from Computer or Smartphone with Google Cloud Print. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Using Remote UI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Printing from AirPrint Compliant Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

How to Use Print from E-mail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Preparing to Use Print from E-mail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Timezone List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Overview of the Machine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Safety Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Safety Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Regulatory and Safety Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Main Components and Basic Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Main Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Front View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Rear View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Inside View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Operation Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

About the Power Supply of the Machine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Confirming that the Power Is On. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Turning the Machine On and Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Notice for the Power Plug/Power Cord. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Notice for Unplugging the Power Cord. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Loading Paper / Originals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Loading Paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Loading Plain Paper / Photo Paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Loading Envelopes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Media Types You Can Use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Paper Load Limit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Media Types You Cannot Use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Printing Area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Printing Area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Other Sizes than Letter, Legal, Envelopes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Letter, Legal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Envelopes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Loading Originals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Loading Originals on the Platen Glass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Originals You Can Load. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

How to Detach / Attach the Document Cover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Replacing a FINE Cartridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Replacing a FINE Cartridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Checking the Ink Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Checking the Ink Status with the Ink Lamps on the Operation Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors Are Incorrect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Maintenance Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Cleaning the Print Head. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Cleaning the Print Head Deeply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Aligning the Print Head. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Performing Maintenance from a Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Cleaning the Print Heads from Your Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Cleaning Inside the Machine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Cleaning the Paper Feed Rollers from Your Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Use Your Computer to Print a Nozzle Check Pattern. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Aligning the Print Head. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Aligning the Print Head Position from Your Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Aligning the Print Head Position Automatically from Your Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Cleaning the Machine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Cleaning the Exterior of the Machine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Cleaning the Platen Glass and Document Cover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Cleaning the Paper Feed Roller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Cleaning the Inside of the Machine (Bottom Plate Cleaning). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Cleaning the Protrusions inside the Machine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Changing the Machine Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Changing Machine Settings from Your Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Checking the Ink Status from Your Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Registering a Changed Printing Profile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Setting the Ink Cartridge to be Used. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Managing the Machine Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Reducing the Machine Noise. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Changing the Machine Operation Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Changing the Machine Settings Using the Operation Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

About Quiet setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Turning on/off the Machine Automatically. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Information about Network Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Useful Information about Network Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Initial Values Set at Factory (Network). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Connecting the Machine to the Computer Using a USB Cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

When Detecting the Printers Have the Same Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Connecting to Other Computer with LAN/Changing the Connection Method from USB to LAN. . 153

Printing Out Network Setting Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

About Network Communication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Changing and Confirming Network Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

IJ Network Tool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Canon IJ Network Tool Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Canon IJ Network Tool Menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Changing the Settings in the Wireless LAN Sheet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Changing the WEP Detailed Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Changing the WPA or WPA2 Detailed Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Changing the Settings in the Wired LAN Sheet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Changing the Settings in the Admin Password Sheet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Monitoring Wireless Network Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Initializing the Network Settings of the Machine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Viewing the Modified Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

Appendix for Network Communication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

Using the Card Slot over a Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

About Technical Terms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Restrictions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

Tips for Ensuring Optimal Printing Quality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

Useful Information about Ink. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

Key Points to Successful Printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

Be Sure to Make Paper Settings after Loading Paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

Canceling a Print Job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

Key to Enjoying Consistent Printing Quality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

Precautions for Safe Transport of the Machine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

Legal Limitations on Use of Your Product and Use of Images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195

Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

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other devices or with services on the web.

Useful Functions Available from Applications and the Main Unit

On the machine, the following useful functions are available from applications and the main unit.

• Print Photos Easily

• Download Content Materials

Print Photos Easily Using an Application

Organize Images Easily

In My Image Garden, you can register the names of people and events to photos.

You can organize photos easily as you can display them not only by folder but also by calendar, event,

and person. This also allows you to find the target photos easily when you search for them later on.

Display Recommended Items in Slide Shows

Based on the information registered to photos, Quick Menu automatically selects the photos on your

computer and creates recommended items such as collages and cards. The created items appear in

slide shows.

If there is an item you like, you can easily print it in just two steps.

1. In Image Display of Quick Menu, select the item you want to print.

2. Print the item with My Image Garden.

Place Photos Automatically

Delightful items are created easily as the selected photos are placed automatically according to the

theme.

Other Various Functions

My Image Garden has many other useful functions.

Refer to "What You Can Do with My Image Garden" for details.

Download a Variety of Content Materials

CREATIVE PARK

A "printing materials site" where you can download all the printing materials for free.

Various types of content such as seasonal cards and paper crafts that can be made by assembling

paper parts are provided.

It is easily accessible from Quick Menu.

CREATIVE PARK PREMIUM

A service where customers using models that support PREMIUM Contents can download exclusive

printing materials.

PREMIUM Contents can be downloaded easily via My Image Garden. Downloaded PREMIUM

Contents can be printed directly with My Image Garden.

To print downloaded PREMIUM Contents, make sure that genuine Canon ink tanks/ink cartridges are

installed for all colors on a supported printer.

Note

• The designs of PREMIUM Contents provided in this page are subject to change without prior

notice.

Helpful Functions Available Through the Network

The following useful functions are available on the machine.

Enjoy even more pleasant photography experience by utilizing various functions.

Use App from Various Environments by Using PIXMA Cloud Link

Upload scanned images to the web

Print web data easily

Print by using Google Cloud Print

Print directly from your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch

Manage Your Printer from a Remote Location by Using Remote UI

Print Easily by Sending E-mail from Your Computer or Smartphone

Print easily from your smartphone by using PIXMA Printing Solutions

Printing with Windows RT

Use App from Various Environments by Using PIXMA Cloud Link

By using PIXMA Cloud Link, you can access an application that supports this service and use it directly

without using your computer. In addition to printing photos and documents from various applications, you

can register and manage applications.

Refer to "Use PIXMA Cloud Link" for details.

Upload Scanned Images Easily to the Web

If you use Evernote or Dropbox on your computer, you can easily upload scanned images to the web.

Uploaded images can be utilized from other computers, smartphones, etc.

Refer to "Online Storage Integration Function" for details.

Print Photos on Photo-Sharing Services or Print Web Template Forms

Easily from the Machine

You can directly print photos on photo-sharing services or template forms offered on the web without

using a computer.

• Online Album Photo Print

You can access photo-sharing services on the web from the machine and directly print photos in

online albums (such as Picasa Web Albums) while checking them on the printer screen.

• Web Template Form Print

Canon offers various template forms including seasonal stationery and calendars on the web. You

can download and print the template forms you want anytime, as much as you need, by operating the

machine only.

Print in Various Environments with Google Cloud Print

The machine is compatible with Google Cloud Print (Google Cloud Print is a service provided by Google

Inc.).

By using Google Cloud Print, you can print from anywhere with applications or services supporting Google

Cloud Print.

Refer to "Printing with Google Cloud Print" for details.

Print Directly from iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch with Apple AirPrint

The machine is compatible with the AirPrint function of Apple iOS devices.

You can directly print e-mails, photos, web pages, etc. from iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch to the machine

over wireless LAN.

Refer to "Printing from AirPrint Compliant Device" for details.

Manage Your Printer from a Remote Location by Using Remote UI

By using Remote UI, you can set up this machine, check the machine status, and even perform

maintenance from your computer or smartphone.

Because you can use this service from a remote location through the network, you can check printer

information even when you're out away from the printer.

Refer to "Using Remote UI" for details.

Print Easily by Sending E-mail from Your Computer or Smartphone

By using Print from E-mail, you can easily print a photo or document saved on your computer or

smartphone just by attaching it to an e-mail.

You can easily print from your travel destination or an outside location. You can even let friends and

family print on the printer by setting up your printer beforehand.

Refer to "How to Use Print from E-mail" for details.

Print Easily from a Smartphone with PIXMA Printing Solutions

Use PIXMA Printing Solutions to easily print photos saved on a smartphone wirelessly.

You can also receive scanned data (PDF or JPEG) directly on a smartphone without using a computer.

PIXMA Printing Solutions can be downloaded from App Store and Google Play.

Printing with Windows RT

When you use Windows RT, printing is easy because you simply connect this machine to the network.

For information about connecting to the network, see here.

When the connection is complete, the Canon Inkjet Print Utility software, which allows you to specify

detailed print settings, is downloaded automatically.

By using Canon Inkjet Print Utility, you can check the printer status and specify detailed print settings.

(The available functions will differ depending on your usage environment and connection method.)

Online Storage Integration Function

The machine can integrate with online storage services such as Evernote.

Integration with Online Notetaking Service "Evernote"

If an Evernote client application is installed on your computer, you can import scanned images into the

application and upload them to the Evernote server.

The uploaded images can be browsed from other computers, smartphones, etc.

To use Evernote, you need to create an account. See the "CREATE ACCOUNT" page of Evernote for

account creation.

• Settings

In the Settings Dialog of IJ Scan Utility, select the item you want to set, then select Evernote for Send to

an application in Application Settings.

Refer to "Settings Dialog" for your model from Home of the Online Manual for details.

Important

• The Evernote service features are subject to change or termination without prior notice.

Printing with Google Cloud Print

The machine is compatible with Google Cloud Print™ (Google Cloud Print is a service provided by Google

Inc.).

By using Google Cloud Print, you can print from anywhere with applications or services supporting Google

Cloud Print.

Preparations for Printing with Google Cloud Print

Printing from Computer or Smartphone with Google Cloud Print

Important

• LAN connection with the machine and Internet connection are required to register the machine and to

print with Google Cloud Print. Internet connection fees apply.

• This function may not be available depending on the country or region you live in.

Preparations for Printing with Google Cloud Print

To print with Google Cloud Print, you need to get Google account and register the machine with Google

Cloud Print in advance.

Getting Google Account

If you already have Google account, register the machine.

Registering the Machine with Google Cloud Print

Getting Google Account

First, get your Google account in order to register the machine with Google Cloud Print.

Access to Google Cloud Print with the web browser on the computer or the mobile device, then register

the required information.

* The screen above may change without prior notice.

Registering the Machine with Google Cloud Print

The authentication procedure using the web browser on the computer or the mobile device is required in

the process of registering. Because the authentication URL is printed from machine when the

authentication process is performed, prepare A4 or Letter-sized plain paper.

Important

• LAN connection with the machine and Internet connection are required to register the machine and to

print with Google Cloud Print. Internet connection fees apply.

• If the machine's owner changes, delete the machine from Google Cloud Print.

1. Make sure that the machine is turned on.

If your printer has a LCD monitor

2. Display the Home screen.

3. Select Setup.

4. Select Web service setup -> Web service connection setup -> Google

Cloud Print setup -> Register with Google Cloud Print.

Note

If you have already registered the machine with Google Cloud Print, the confirmation

•

message to re-register the machine is displayed.

When the confirmation screen to register the machine is displayed, select Yes.

Select a display language on the print setting screen of Google Cloud Print.

The confirmation message to print the authentication URL is displayed.

Load A4 or Letter-sized plain paper, then select OK.

The authentication URL is printed.

Ensure that the authentication URL is printed, select Yes.

Perform the authentication process using the web browser on the computer or the

mobile device.

Access to the URL using the web browser on the computer or the mobile device and perform the

authentication process following the on-screen instructions.

Note

• Perform the authentication process with your Google account which you have gotten in

advance.

10.

When the message that the registration is complete is displayed on the LCD of the

machine, select OK.

When authentication process is complete properly, the registration items are displayed. When

authentication process is complete, you can print the data with Google Cloud Print.

When authentication process is not complete properly and the error message is displayed, select

OK. When the confirmation message to print the authentication URL is displayed, print the

authentication URL, then perform the authentication process on the computer again.

If your printer does not have a LCD monitor

Remote UI startup

3. Select Google Cloud Print setup -> Register with Google Cloud Print

Note

• If you have already registered the machine with Google Cloud Print, the confirmation

message to re-register the machine is displayed.

4. When the confirmation screen to register the machine is displayed, select Yes.

In the print setup for Google Cloud Print, select the display language, and then select

Authentication.

When the registration completion message appears, select OK.

Deleting the Machine from Google Cloud Print

If the machine's owner changes or if you want to re-register the machine, delete the machine from Google

Cloud Print by following the steps below.

Make sure that the machine is turned on.

If your printer has a LCD monitor

Display the Home screen.

Select Setup.

Select Web service setup -> Web service connection setup -> Google Cloud

Print setup -> Delete from Google Cloud Print.

When the confirmation screen to delete the machine is displayed, select Yes.

If your printer does not have a LCD monitor

2. Remote UI startup

Select Google Cloud Print setup -> Delete from Google Cloud Print.

4. When the confirmation screen to delete the machine is displayed, select Yes.

Printing from Computer or Smartphone with Google Cloud Print

When you send print data with Google Cloud Print, the machine receives the print data and prints it

automatically if the machine is turned on.

When printing from a computer, smartphone, or other external device with Google Cloud Print, load paper

into the machine in advance.

Sending the Print Data with Google Cloud Print

Make sure that the machine is turned on.

Note

If you want to send the print data from an outside location, turn on the machine in advance.

•

Print from the computer or smartphone.

The figure below is an example of when printing from the web browser corresponding with Google

Cloud Print. The screen differs depending on the applications or services supporting Google Cloud

Print.

When the preparation for printing with Google Cloud Print is complete and when the machine is turned

on, the machine receives the print data and prints it automatically.

Note

• Depending on the communication status, it may take a while to print the print data or the machine

may not receive the print data.

• While printing with Google Cloud Print, the printing may be canceled depending on the machine's

status, such as when the machine is being operated or an error has occurred. To resume printing,

check the machine's status, then print with Google Cloud Print again.

• For print settings:

• If you select the media type other than plain paper or if you select the paper size other than A4/

Letter/B5/A5-size, the print data is printed in single-sided even when you select the duplex print

setting. (* The paper size differs depending on the model of your printer. For information about

the supported paper sizes, go to the Online Manual home page, and refer to the "Cannot Print

Properly with Automatic Duplex Printing" for your model.)

• If you select plain paper as media type or if you select B5/A5-size as paper size, the print data is

printed with border even when you select the borderless print setting.

• The print results may differ from the print image depending on the print data.

• Depending on the device sending the print data, you may not select the print settings when

sending the print data with Google Cloud Print.

When you want to print from Google Cloud Print immediately

When the machine cannot receive the print data, or you want to start printing immediately, you can check

whether there is a print job on the Google Cloud Print and start printing manually.

Follow the steps below.

Important

• Depending on your printer model, this function may not be available.

Make sure that the machine is turned on.

Display the Home screen.

Select Setup.

Select Web service inquiry.

Note

• If you have not registered the machine with Google Cloud Print, Web service inquiry is not

displayed.

Select Print from Google Cloud Print.

The confirmation screen to check is displayed.

6. Select Yes.

If there is the print data, the machine receives the print data and prints it.

Using Remote UI

This service allows you to check printer information and execute utility functions from your computer or

smartphone.

You can also use the convenient web services presented by Canon.

Checking the printer IP address

To use this service, first check the IP address of this machine from the operation panel of the machine.

Important

• Before you check the IP address of this machine or use the Remote UI, make sure that the machine

is connected to the LAN and the LAN environment is connected to the Internet. Note that the

customer is responsible for paying all Internet connection fees.

Check that the machine has been turned on

If your printer has a LCD monitor

2. From the home window, select Setup -> Device settings -> LAN settings

-> Confirm LAN settings -> WLAN setting list or LAN setting list. Then from the

displayed window, check the IP address.

Note

•

To print the IP address, load one sheet of A4 size or Letter size plain paper. Then from the

home window, select

LAN settings -> Print LAN details, in sequence.

Setup -> Device settings -> LAN settings -> Confirm

If your printer does not have a LCD monitor

2. Load one sheet of A4 size or Letter size plain paper

3. Hold down the Stop button until the Alarm lamp flashes 15 times

Release the button

Printing of the network setup information starts.

Remote UI startup

In the Web browser, directly enter the IPv4 address that you checked from the LCD monitor of the

machine. The Remote UI starts.

From your computer, smartphone, or tablet device, open the Web browser, and enter the

following URL:

http:// <Printer IP address>

For "<Printer IP address>" enter the IP address that you checked in "Checking the printer IP address."

Remote UI startup

The Remote UI starts and the top window is displayed.

Printer status

This function displays printer information such as the remaining ink amount, the status, and

detailed error information.

You can also connect to the ink purchase site or support page, and use Web Services.

Utilities

This function allows you to set and execute the machine utility functions such as cleaning.

AirPrint settings

This function allows you to specify the Apple AirPrint settings, such as position information.

Google Cloud Print setup

This function allows you to register this machine to Google Cloud Print or delete the machine.

Firmware update

This function allows you to update the firmware and check version information.

Manual (Online)

This function displays the Online Manual.

Network Configuration

This function displays the network settings.

Printing from AirPrint Compliant Device

This document explains how to use AirPrint to print wirelessly from your iPad, iPhone and iPod touch to a

Canon printer.

AirPrint enables you to print photos, email, Web pages and documents from your Apple device directly to

your printer without installing a driver.

Checking Your Environment

First, check your environment.

• AirPrint Operation Environment

To use AirPrint, you will need one of the following Apple devices running the latest version of iOS:

◦ iPad (all models)

◦ iPhone (3GS or later)

◦ iPod touch (3rd generation or later)

• Network Environment

The Apple device (iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch) and this machine must be connected to the same Wi-

Fi network.

Note

• If your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch is running the latest version of iOS, you do not need to download

and install any drivers or additional software.

Printing with AirPrint

1. Check that this machine is turned on and is connected to the LAN.

2. From the app of your Apple device, tap the operation icon to display the menu options.

From the menu options, tap Print.

4. From Printer Options, select the model that you are using.

Important

•

Because some app does not support AirPrint, Printer Options may not be displayed. If an app

does not let you use printer options, you cannot print from that app.

Note

•

The printer options differ depending on the app and model you are using. Normally, when you

tap Print and select a model name, the displayed printer options will include up to the following

four options:

•

Printer: Select a model that can be used in your wireless LAN.

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