Canon PIXMA E474 Online Manual page 220

• Positioning:
Make sure there are no obstacles between the wireless router and the printer.
Cannot Communicate with Printer Using Wireless Direct
Check the power status of printer and other devices (smartphone or tablet).
Check1
Turn on the printer or devices.
If the power is already turned on, turn it off and on again.
Is Wireless Direct enabled?
Check2
Make sure the Wi-Fi lamp is lit.
Enable Wireless Direct following the procedure below.
1. Press and hold Wi-Fi button and release it when Wi-Fi lamp flashes.
2. Press Black button.
3. Press Wi-Fi button to select a wireless connection method.
When pressing the Wi-Fi button once: the Wi-Fi lamp and the Network lamp light up, and then the
wireless LAN and the Wireless Direct are enabled.
When pressing the Wi-Fi button 3 times: only the Network lamp lights up, and then only the Wireless
Direct is enabled.
4. Press Color button or Black button to finalize selection.
Check the settings of your device (smartphone/tablet).
Check3
Make sure wireless LAN is enabled on your device.
For details, refer to your device's instruction manual.
Make sure printer is selected as connection for device (e.g. smartphone or
Check4
tablet).
Select the identifier for Wireless Direct (SSID) specified for the printer as the connection destination for
devices.
Check the destination on your device.
For details, refer to your device's instruction manual or visit the manufacturer's website.
To check the identifier for Wireless Direct (SSID) specified for the printer, print out the network setting
information of the printer.
Printing Network Settings
Have you entered the proper password specified for the Wireless Direct?
Check5
To check the password specified for the printer, print out the network setting information of the printer.
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