Printing from a Camera (Wi-Fi Function) (SELPHY CP1300)

Article ID: ART168219

Date published: 07/24/2017

Date last updated: 08/25/2017

Description

Solution

Getting Started

You can print by sending images from a camera via Wi-Fi.
In places without an access point, [Direct Connection] makes SELPHY operate as a simplified access point for connecting wirelessly and printing from a camera.

IMPORTANT

Before using Wi-Fi, be sure to read "Wi-Fi (Wireless LAN) Precautions" in the manual.

NOTE

For convenience in this article, wireless routers and other base stations are referred to as "access points".

In the text, the operation instructions that begin with this illustration are for cameras.ã The operation instructions that begin with this illustration are for SELPHY.

Here, instructions are given using the compact digital camera PowerShot G3 X as an example. If your camera is operated differently, refer to the camera user manual.

The following 4 steps explain how to send images from a smartphone to SELPHY via Wi-Fi. Start the operation from step 1.

: Check your Androidâ¢ OS version

: Install Canon PRINT Inkjet/SELPHY on your Androidâ¢ smartphone

: Connect your SELPHY and Androidâ¢ smartphone

: Use your SELPHY to print images on your Androidâ¢ smartphone

Selecting and Printing Images

1. Press the <

> buttons to select the images you want to print.

2. Press the <

> button, select [

], and then press the <

> button again.

3. The screen with printing settings appears.

To add the date, press the <><> buttons, select , and then press the <> button.
To set the number of copies, press the <><> buttons, select , and then press the <> button.
Press the <><> buttons to select [Paper Settings], and then press the <> button.

4. The screen where you can set the paper size is displayed.

Configure and press the <

> button.

In the example, we selected [Default].

5. The screen where you can set the paper type is displayed.

Configure and press the <

> button.

In the example, we selected [Photo].

6. The screen where you can set the layout is displayed.

Configure and press the <

> button.

In the example, we selected [Bordered].

7. The screen with printing settings appears again.

Check the settings.

Select [Print] and press the <

> button to start printing.

8. Once printing begins, the screen below is displayed.

Do not disconnect the devices while this screen is displayed. Images may not be printed correctly or completely.

NOTE

Printing in progress cannot be canceled from SELPHY by using the <> button. Use the camera to stop printing.

9. The Home screen or screen at following is displayed when the camera is no longer connected.

NOTE

[Subsequent Printing]

Once you have set up SELPHY for a direct connection, an SSID is displayed in the lower right of the Home screen. To print after the first connection, select this SSID on your smartphone or camera.

Check the password as follows.

Press the <> button.

Press the <><> buttons to select [Display Wi-Fi status], and then press the <> button.

Press the <> button to display the password.