Printing to the MG8120 with Bluetooth Compliant Devices other than a Computer
Article ID: ART106718 | Date published: 05/11/2015 | Date last updated: 08/15/2015
 

Description

Printing with Bluetooth Compliant Devices other than a Computer.

Solution

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

  1. Make sure that the machine is turned on.

  2. Load paper.

  3. 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.


  4. Select Special print on the HOME screen.

  5. 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.


  6. 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).

    • 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 Settings

      Note


      • 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.

      • Video files cannot be printed.

      • Depending on your device, data saved on a memory card may not be printed.

      • About transmittable data

        • Due to security settings on the mobile phone, downloaded content or photos downloaded from a URL attached to an E-mail cannot be printed.

        • Depending on the size of a photo, it may take a while for this machine to start printing after starting wireless communication.

        • Printed quality and orientation (portrait or landscape) is determined automatically according to the shot photo size.

        • 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.

        • If the photo file is over 1.8 MB in size, it may not be possible to send the file.


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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.

  1. Make sure that the machine is turned on.

  2. Attach the optional Bluetooth Unit BU-30.

    Insert the Bluetooth Unit BU-30 to the Direct Print Port.



  3. Select Setup on the HOME screen.

  4. Select Device settings, then press the OK button.

  5. Use the UPDOWN button to select Bluetooth settings, then press the OK button.

    The Bluetooth settings screen is displayed.

    Bluetooth settings Screen


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Bluetooth settings Screen

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  1. Select device name

    Displays the device name of the printer to which the Bluetooth unit is attached.

    Select device name Screen

  2. Access refusal setting

    Selecting ON will disable searching of this printer by a Bluetooth-compatible device.

    Access refusal setting Screen

  3. Security settings

    Select Enable and then specify the security mode to activate the passkey set on the Change passkey screen.

    Security settings Screen

  4. 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.

    Change passkey Screen


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.

  • ON

    Disables searching from a Bluetooth device.

  • OFF (Default setting)

    Enables searching and printing from a Bluetooth device.

Security settings Screen

  • Enable

    Selecting Enable allows you to choose either of the security modes below.

    • 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.

    • 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.

  • 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.

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