| Article ID: ART106718 | | | Date published: 05/11/2015 | | | Date last updated: 08/15/2015 |
Description
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Printing from Mobile Phone via Bluetooth Communication
This section describes the procedure to print photos through Bluetooth communication from a mobile phone with the optional Bluetooth Unit BU-30.
When printing from a mobile phone through Bluetooth communication, refer also to your mobile phone's instruction manual.
Note-
Mobile phones supporting OPP (Object Push Profile) or BIP (Basic Imaging Profile) can be used to print photos.
Depending on your mobile phone, you may not perform printing even if your mobile phone supports the profiles above. For information on the profiles your mobile phone supports, refer to your mobile phone's instruction manual.
Printing through Bluetooth Communication
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Make sure that the machine is turned on.
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Load paper.
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Attach the optional Bluetooth Unit BU-30.
Insert the Bluetooth Unit BU-30 to the Direct Print Port.*
* The external appearance may differ depending on the printer you are using.
- Select
Special print on the HOME screen. -
Select
Print from mobile phone, then press the OK button.
Print standby screen is displayed.
Note- You can change the print settings by pressing the right Function button.
- The default setting for printing from mobile phone is borderless printing on 4 x 6 inches / 10 x 15 cm Photo Paper Plus Glossy II.
- You can change the print settings by pressing the right Function button.
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Start printing from the Bluetooth compliant device.
- For the device name, select the default value Canon XXX-1 (where "XXX" is your machine's name).
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If you are required to input a passkey, input the default value "0000".
You can change the device name of the machine, passkey, and so on from the Bluetooth settings screen.
Changing the Bluetooth SettingsNote-
Communication is possible in a range of up to about 33 ft. / 10 m depending on the conditions below. Printing speed may vary depending on the following conditions:
Presence of obstacles between the communication equipment, and radio conditions.
Presence of magnetic fields, static electricity, or electromagnetic interference.
Receiver sensitivity and antenna performance of the communication equipment.
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Video files cannot be printed.
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Depending on your device, data saved on a memory card may not be printed.
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About transmittable data
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Due to security settings on the mobile phone, downloaded content or photos downloaded from a URL attached to an E-mail cannot be printed.
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Depending on the size of a photo, it may take a while for this machine to start printing after starting wireless communication.
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Printed quality and orientation (portrait or landscape) is determined automatically according to the shot photo size.
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Depending on the photo size shot on the mobile phone, the edges of the image may be cut off when performing borderless printing; the margin size may change when printing with borders.
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If the photo file is over 1.8 MB in size, it may not be possible to send the file.
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Communication is possible in a range of up to about 33 ft. / 10 m depending on the conditions below. Printing speed may vary depending on the following conditions:
- For the device name, select the default value Canon XXX-1 (where "XXX" is your machine's name).
Changing the Bluetooth Settings
As preparation for printing through Bluetooth communication, you can change the settings such as the device name and passkey from the Bluetooth settings screen.
This section describes how to display the Bluetooth settings screen.
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Make sure that the machine is turned on.
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Attach the optional Bluetooth Unit BU-30.
Insert the Bluetooth Unit BU-30 to the Direct Print Port.
- Select
Setup on the HOME screen. - Select
Device settings, then press the OK button. -
Use the
button to select Bluetooth settings, then press the OK button.
The Bluetooth settings screen is displayed.
Bluetooth settings Screen
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Select device name
Displays the device name of the printer to which the Bluetooth unit is attached.
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Access refusal setting
Selecting ON will disable searching of this printer by a Bluetooth-compatible device.
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Security settings
Select Enable and then specify the security mode to activate the passkey set on the Change passkey screen.
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Change passkey
You can change the passkey. The passkey refers to an identification number to be determined. It is used to prevent unwanted access from other Bluetooth devices. The initial value is set to 0000.
Select device name Screen
Allows you to set the device name of the printer on a Bluetooth device.
In the example used for this explanation, the model name is set to MG5200 series.
When a model other than MG5200 series is used, whatever appears in place of "MG5200" becomes the model name use.
Ex:
When you select MG5200 series-2, the printer name displayed on the Bluetooth device is Canon MG5200 series-2.
The initial value is set to MG5200 series-1.
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Access refusal setting Screen
When you search from a Bluetooth device, you can enable or disable the display of the printer name.
Security settings Screen
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Enable
Selecting Enable allows you to choose either of the security modes below.
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Mode 3(recommended)
This mode is activated on link level enforced security.
The passkey will be required when a Bluetooth device communicates with the printer. Normally select this mode.
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Mode 2
This mode is activated on service level enforced security.
The passkey will be required when printing through the Bluetooth communication.
After setting the security mode, we recommend making a trial print through Bluetooth communication. If printing does not start, change the security mode and try again.
Setting a passkey will prevent unwanted access from other Bluetooth devices. You can change the passkey on the Change passkey screen.
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Disable (Default setting)
When you register the printer, you are not required to input a passkey.
Change passkey Screen
When you select Enable on the Security settings screen, you are required to set a passkey to register the printer on other Bluetooth devices.
After you change the passkey, you may be asked to input the passkey on the Bluetooth devices you were able to print from before the passkey was changed. In this case, input the new passkey.
