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5 Tips for Canon Printer Set Up and Tech Support

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Canon is a Japanese hardware and electronics manufacturing company. Canon was founded in 1937 and has gone on to become one of the most important Japanese consumer electronics brands. The company has a wide range of products for home and office use. A sampling of Canon product types includes:

Cameras
Printers
Projectors

The company's printers are some of the best you can get at affordable prices. This guide gives you important tips for setting up your printer and accessing tech support in case of problems.

Setting Up Your Canon Printer

After purchasing a Canon printer, you will need to do basic printer set up. For Canon printer set up, consult the following series of steps, along with a manual if one came with your printer:

Connect the printer to the electricity supply and make sure it's in a stable and safe space.
Turn the printer on and ensure it powers up correctly.
Feed in some paper for printing.
Connect the printer to your computer for printing using the wired connection if it uses one.
Follow the printer specific guide to connecting to your wireless connection if the printer uses wireless printing.
Send a test job and run the print job. Double-check that the printer is correctly connected and consult with your manual if you have errors.

How to Connect Canon Printer to Wi-Fi

Wireless printing is a technology that allows your printer to print over a Wi-Fi connection. The advantage of wireless printing with your Canon printer is that it is easy to use and provides a higher level of convenience than setting up wire connections.

With Canon PIXMA printers, for example, you can connect multiple users who can share the wireless connection with the printer. Each user can then send jobs for printing. In addition, you can send print jobs from mobile devices running Android or iOS.

To connect your printer to the wireless network, ensure that the Wi-Fi access point is turned on and accessible. Then, in the printer's user interface, select the WIFI network. Enter the appropriate network password if one exists. Then send a test job from your computer. For this to work, the computer must be connected to the same network as the printer.

The Meanings of Canon Error Codes

Sometimes, a Canon printer will fail to print, showing, instead, an error code. If this has happened to your printer, it could be anything from hardware misconfiguration to errors in the set up. Here are some of the most common Canon error codes and their meanings.

E02 - This error code indicates that your printer has run out of paper. You will need to replenish the printer's paper supply.
E03 - You may see this error code if there's a paper jam in the printer or the cover is open. To fix it, unclog any trapped paper in the paper pipeline, then close the printer and try the print again.
E11 - Printing cannot be completed with the selected settings. To fix this, you will want to modify the print settings.

Online Canon Service and Support

If your troubleshooting attempts fail, you can access Canon online and offline support. Your first avenue to look for help should be the online Canon support pages as well as the Canon Knowledge Base. The support pages allow you to enter in your printer model and see support options and troubleshooting relevant to your printer model. If you can find the issue dealt with there, this is one of the fastest ways to resolve issues. There's a Self Help Center that will show you how to fix issues for a wide range of Canon printers. Through the Cannon website, you can also contact the company for product help.

Accessing Offline Canon Printers Tech Support

If there's a mechanical breakdown or another issue with your printer that you cannot fix easily, you will need to send it in for service. While you could take the printer to a local repair shop, it is often easier to send it into an official Canon repair center. On the Canon website, you can find a list of official Canon repair partners. You will then be able to contact the repair center and bring your printer over for repairs. Alternatively, you can ship the printer for servicing. The repair center will let you know timelines for getting the printer fixed and other helpful information. The combination of online and offline support from Canon makes getting your Canon printer fixed a more pleasant experience.