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Canon Mobile Printing FAQs
What can I do with Canon Mobile Printing?
You can print photographs, web pages, images, PDF files, etc. from an iPhone or iPad,
using a Canon multi-function printer or laser printer on a network.
Main Features:
Quickly and easily set paper sizes.
Print up to 20 photographs at one time.
Start the camera and print a photograph you have just taken.
Display and print web pages.
Link to a wide variety of apps and print files.
Configure detailed print settings such as color mode, number of pages, and 2-sided printing.
Automatically detect printers on a network, or search manually by specifying the IP address.
Store print data in multi-function printers and printers (not supported by all printers).
NOTE
Supports printers on both wired and wireless networks.
You cannot scan using Canon Mobile Printing.
You cannot save files within this app.
What printers and multi-function printers support Canon Mobile Printing?
Check the list of supported printers in the product information of this app. (→ "Canon Mobile
Printing")
What operating systems and devices support Canon Mobile Printing?
Compatible Operated Systems
iOS 5.1 – iOS 6.1.2
Compatible Devices
iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, Original iPad, iPad 2, iPad (3rd generation), iPad mini, and iPad (4
generation)
NOTE
iPod Touch is not compatible.
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  • Page 1 You cannot save files within this app. What printers and multi-function printers support Canon Mobile Printing? Check the list of supported printers in the product information of this app. (→ "Canon Mobile Printing") What operating systems and devices support Canon Mobile Printing? Compatible Operated Systems iOS 5.1 –...
  • Page 2 Web pages cannot be printed by starting Canon Mobile Printing directly from a browser such as Safari. You need to display the web page from the Web menu of Canon Mobile Printing, then print Can you select the paper tray when printing?
  • Page 3 Are there differences in the functions that can be used in iPhones and iPads? The camera function of Canon Mobile Printing cannot be used on first generation iPads as they are not equipped with a camera. Although there are no differences in the functions that can be used in iPhones and iPad 2 or later versions of iPads, the user interfaces and print results may differ slightly.
  • Page 4 2. Find the printer by displaying the [Detect Printer] screen. iPhone: Tap [Web] → [To Preview]. In the [Preview] screen, tap [Printer]. iPad: Tap [Detect Printer] in the lower left corner of the screen. Printers on the same network are automatically detected and displayed. If the message [Cannot communicate] is displayed, follow the procedure "Manual Search by Specifying IP...
  • Page 5 3. Select the printer you want to use from among the detected printers. Manual Search by Specifying IP Address 1. Tap [Manual Search] in the [Detect Printer] screen. 2. Tap [Edit] then [Add] and enter the IP address of the printer you want to use. If you have entered the correct IP address, it is registered as the manual search address and the [Manual Search] screen is displayed.
  • Page 6 What is the procedure for printing photographs? 1. In the Home screen of your iPhone or iPad, tap [Canon M Print]. 2. Tap [Photo Albums]. 3. Select an album → select the photograph(s) you want to print. You can select up to 20 photographs at one time.
  • Page 7 If it is not, tap [Printer] → select the printer you want to use from the list of automatically detected printers → tap [Back]. iPad: Check whether the printer name is displayed in the lower left corner of the screen. If it is not, tap [Detect Printer] →...
  • Page 8 The photograph you take is stored in a Camera Roll such that it can be selected for printing. What is the procedure for printing web pages? 1. In the Home screen of your iPhone or iPad, tap [Canon M Print].
  • Page 9 2. Tap [Web]. 3. Display the web page you want to print by entering a URL or searching with keywords. Registering frequently viewed web pages as bookmarks is convenient and saves time. 4. Tap [To Preview] or [Preview] → check the preview. In an iPhone, tapping a thumbnail displays an enlarged preview.
  • Page 10 5. Confirm or select the printer you want to use. iPhone: Check whether the name of the printer is displayed in [Printer] in the [Preview] screen. If it is not, tap [Printer] → select the printer you want to use from the list of automatically detected printers →...
  • Page 11 7. Tap [Print] in the [Preview] screen. NOTE You cannot start Canon Mobile Printing directly from Safari and print. Copy the URL from Safari, then paste the URL into the [Web] screen of this app to display and print the web page.
  • Page 12 2. Tap [ ]/[Open in] in the upper right corner of the screen → tap [Canon M Print]. Canon Mobile Printing starts and the preview is displayed. 3. Check the preview image. For files that consist of multiple sheets (Microsoft Excel, iWorks Numbers), you can select the sheets to print in [Sheet Selection].
  • Page 13 iPad: Check whether the printer name is displayed in the lower left corner of the screen. If it is not, tap [Detect Printer] → select the printer you want to use from the list of automatically detected printers → tap [Back]. 5.
  • Page 14 What is the procedure for saving data in an inbox? If you are using a printer that supports the inbox function, you can store print data in an inbox of the printer. You can change the print settings of the stored data and combine multiple sets of data. 1.
  • Page 15 2. Tap [Print Settings] → [Job]. 3. Select [Store] → tap [>]. 4. In the [Store] screen, select a user inbox number as a store destination → tap [Back].
  • Page 16 5. In the [Job] screen, tap [Back]. 6. In the [Print Settings] screen, tap [Back]. 7. In the [Preview] screen, tap [Store].

  • Page 17: Check The Following

    What do I do if a message asking me to confirm my present location is displayed? The location confirmation message may be displayed if you are using iOS 5.1. Although Canon Mobile Printing does not use location information, if you are using the photo album function when printing, tap [OK] if this message is displayed.

  • Page 18: Output Size

    [Job] – [Store] For printers that do not support user inbox storing, normal printing is executed. [Output Size] If you specify a paper size that is not supported by the printer, the print job is printed on another paper size or a paper confirmation message is displayed on the control panel of the printer. [Color] –...
  • Page 19 The print orientation and page separation position change when printing. Why does this happen? When you print iWork and Microsoft Office files that are set in landscape orientation, the data is printed in landscape orientation on portrait orientated sheets of paper. Also, page separation positions set in iWork and Microsoft Office files may change when printed.