This document explains how to use Apple AirPrint to print documents from a Canon printer.

AirPrint can use a local wireless LAN to print email, photos, web pages, and other documents from iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch directly to your printer.

First, check your environment.

• Printer software version

Ver. 2.000 and later versions of the printer software support AirPrint.

If your Canon printer does not support AirPrint, you must use the Printer Update Utility to update the printer software.

* Download them from our download page. The Updater will be found in the Firmware section of Drivers & Software.

Click here to go to the product page for the PIXMA MG6220.  Click Drivers & Downloads.  Then, click the Firmware tab.  Click the Select button to the right of the firmware update file you want to download.  Place a check in the box to indicate that you agree to the terms of the Disclaimer.  Click the Download button to download the firmware update file to your computer.

• AirPrint Operation Environment

All Apple products running Apple iOS 4.2 or a later operating system support AirPrint.

The Apple device (iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch) and your printer must be connected to the same 802.11 wireless LAN. AirPrint uses Bonjour to detect your printer via the local wireless LAN.

1. Check that your printer is turned on and is connected to the local wireless LAN.

2. From the application of your Apple device, tap to display the menu options.

3. From the dropdown menu, tap Print.

4. From Printer Options, select a printer.

5. For 1 Copy, click + or - to set the number of required copies.

6. For Duplex Printing, click On to enable duplex printing or click Off to disable the function.

7. When printing a file type that has multiple pages, such as a PDF file, click Range and then click All Pages or select the range of pages to be printed.

8. Tap the Print.

When you execute printing, the printer prints according to the specified settings.

With AirPrint, the paper size is selected automatically according to the application being used on the Apple device and the region in which AirPrint is used.

When Apple's photo application is used, the default paper size is letter size in Japan, and KG (4"x6") in other countries and regions.

When documents are printed from Apple's Safari application, the default paper size is letter size in the U.S. region, and A4 in Japan and Europe.

During printing, a Print icon is displayed in the list of recently used applications, and you can use it to check the print progress.

To display the list of latest used applications, touch the Home button on the Apple device twice. The Print icon is displayed at the bottom of the Home window.

To delete a print job with AirPrint, use one of the following two methods:

• From the printer operation panel: Touch the Stop button to cancel the print job.
• From an Apple device: Touch the Home button on the Apple device twice. Tap the Print icon and open Print Jobs to display the print job list. Tap the print job to be canceled, and then tap Cancel Print.

If the document does not print, check the following:

1. Check that the printer power is on. If the printer power is on, turn it off and then back on again, and check whether the issue is resolved.

2. Check that the printer is connected by wireless LAN connection to the same network subnet as the device on which iOS is installed.

3. Check that the printer software has been updated to the version that supports AirPrint.

4. Check that the printer has enough paper and ink.

5. Check that no error message is displayed on the printer operation panel.

If the problem persists, use the printer driver on your computer to execute printing and check whether the document can be printed normally on the printer.

• AirPrint is a trademark of Apple Inc.
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Print the nozzle check pattern.

You need to prepare: a sheet of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper

1. Make sure that the power is turned on.

2. Make sure that one or more sheets of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper are loaded in the cassette.

3. Open the paper output tray gently, and open the output tray extension.

4. Print the pattern:

(1) Select Setup on the HOME screen.

The setup menu screen will appear.

(2) Select Maintenance, then touch the OK button.

The Maintenance screen will appear.

(3) Select Print nozzle check pattern, then touch the OK button.

The confirmation screen will appear.

(4) Select Yes, then touch the OK button.

The nozzle check pattern will be printed and two pattern confirmation screens will appear on the LCD.

5. Examine the nozzle check pattern. The printer's software version will be printed below the pattern.

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