Configure the Port Correctly
While the Power lamp is flashing green, the machine is initializing. Wait until the Power lamp stops flashing and remains lit green.
* In the following instructions, "XXX" signifies your machine's name.
1. Log on as a user account with administrator privilege.
2. Select items from the [ Start ] menu as shown below.
- In Windows 7, select [ Devices and Printers ] from the [ Start ] menu.
- In Windows Vista, select the [ Start ] menu > [ Control Panel ] > [ Hardware and Sound ] > [ Printers ].
- In Windows XP, select the [ Start ] menu > [ Control Panel ] > [ Printers and Other Hardware ] > [ Printers and Faxes ].
3. Open the properties of printer driver for the machine.
- In Windows 7, right-click the "Canon XXX Printer" icon (where "XXX" is your machine's name), then select [ Printer properties ].
- In Windows Vista or Windows XP, right-click the "Canon XXX Printer" icon (where "XXX" is your machine's name), then select [ Properties ].
4. Click the Ports tab to confirm the port settings.
Make sure that a port named "USBnnn" (where "n" is a number) with "Canon XXX Printer" appearing in the [ Printer ] column is selected for [ Print to the following port(s) ].
reference:
- When the machine is used over LAN, the port name of the machine is displayed as "CNBJNP_xxxxxxxxxx".
* "xxxxxxxxxx" is the character string generated from the MAC address or a character string specified by the user when setting up the machine.
- If the setting is incorrect:
Reinstall the MP Drivers.
- Printing does not start even though the machine is connected to the computer using a USB cable and the port named "USBnnn" is selected:
Launch [ Canon My Printer ] from the task tray, select [ Diagnose and Repair Printer ]. Follow the on-screen instructions to set the correct printer port, then select your machine's name.
If the problem is not resolved, reinstall the MP Drivers.
- Printing does not start even though the port named "CNBJNP_xxxxxxxxxx" is selected when the machine is used over LAN:
Launch IJ Network Tool, and select "CNBJNP_xxxxxxxxxx" as you confirmed in step 4, then associate the port with the printer using [ Associate Port ] in the [ Settings ] menu.
If the problem is not resolved, reinstall the MP Drivers.