Canon TR8500 Series User manual

Read Safety and Important Information
(addendum) rst.
Getting Started

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Connecting with Computer and Smartphone/Tablet ..........page 4
Installing the Printer ...........................................................page 1
How to Hold Printer Explanatory Movies

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1. Checking Included Items
□ Setup CD-ROM for
Windows PC
□ Power cord
□ Safety and Important Information
□ Modular cable
□ Ink tanks for setup
□ Getting Started (this manual)
2. Removing Packing
Materials / Turning on
Printer
1 Remove the packing materials (such as orange
tape and protective lm on the touch screen) from
outside the printer.
Using the printer with the protective lm attached
may cause malfunction.
2 aHook the hollows on the both sides of
the printer with your ngers and open the
scanning unit / cover.
bRemove the orange tape.
b
a
3 Close the scanning unit / cover.
4 Connect the power cord diagonally from the back.
Back
Do not connect any cables except the power cord
yet.
5 Lift the operation panel and press the ON button.
6 Drag the screen and tap the language to select.
7 If the following screen appears, tap your country or
region to select.
8 Read the messages and follow the on-screen
instructions.
For details about information that is sent to Canon,
refer to "Sending Data To Canon" in Safety and
Important Information.
9 Select OK.

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3. Installing Ink Tank
1 Open the scanning unit / cover.
Do not touch the print head holder (A) until it
stops.
(A)
2 aCOMPLETELY remove the orange tape.
bRemove the protective wrap.
a
b
3 Hook the orange cap with your nger to remove it
GENTLY.
Do not push the both sides of the
ink tank with the Y-shape air hole
blocked.
Do not touch.
4 Insert the ink tank into the print head and push it
down rmly until it snaps into place.
The color of the ink tank that you set appears on
screen.
If the color is not displayed on the screen even
though you have installed the ink tank, the color
of the ink tank may be wrong or you may have
installed an ink tank, such as one with a different
model number, that is not supported by this printer.
Either install an ink tank for the correct color or use
the provided ink tank for setup.
5 Install all the ink tanks the same way as in step
4, and then conrm that all the colors appear on
screen.
6 Close the scanning unit / cover.
If an error message appears on the screen, make
sure the ink tanks are installed correctly.
4. Loading Paper / Aligning
Print Head
To obtain a better print result, print a pattern for Print Head
Alignment and scan it.
1 aPull out the cassette.
bRemove the cassette cover.
a
b
2 While pressing on the lock of the cassette, extend
the cassette.

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3 Open the paper guides, and then align the guide in
front with the mark of A4.
4 aLoad plain A4 size paper with the print side
facing down.
bSlide the right paper guide to align it with the
side of the paper stack.
cAlign the paper stack with the paper guide in
front.
a
b
c
5 Attach the cassette cover and insert the cassette.
The following gure shows the state after the cassette
is inserted.
Side
6 aPull out the paper output tray.
bOpen the output tray extension.
a
b
7 If the following screen appears, select OK.
8 Make sure that a pattern is printed for Print Head
Alignment.
It takes about 2 minutes to nish printing.
9 aOpen the document cover.
bLoad the printed pattern on the platen glass.
a
b
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After closing the document cover, select OK.
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If the following screen appears, select OK.

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6-A. Connecting to Computer
Mac OS
Windows
You need a connection setup for each computer. Proceed with the setup from step 1 for each computer.
1 Start the setup le for either method or method .
5. Preparing for Connection
In the following description, smartphones and tablet
devices are collectively described as smartphone.
1 Select Next.
2 Make sure that the following screen appears.
From here on, proceed to a step according to how you use
the printer.
Use Only Printer
aSelect Stop button.
bSelect Do not connect > Yes in this order.
The setup is now complete.
To continue fax setup, proceed to page 8.
aOpen a web browser ( etc.) on your computer.
bInput the following URL and access the Canon
website.
cSelect Set Up.
dInput the model name of your printer and click OK.
You can select a model name from the list.
eClick Setup.
The procedures for Windows and Mac OS are shown
below. If you are using a computer with an OS other
than Windows or Mac OS, such as a Chrome OS, do
the setup according to the on-screen instructions.
fClick Download and download the setup le.
gExecute the downloaded le.
Proceed to step on the next page to
continue.
Downloading from the Internet
• To use the printer by connecting only to a computer or both to a computer and smartphone
"6-A. Connecting to Computer"
• To use the printer by connecting only to a smartphone
"6-B. Connecting to Smartphone" on page 6
• To use the printer without connecting to a computer or smartphone
"Use Only Printer"

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Using Setup CD-ROM (Windows Only)
aLoad the Setup CD-ROM in your computer.
■ When using Windows 10 or Windows 8.1:
bWhen the following message appears on the right
side of your computer screen, click it.
cIf the following screen appears, click Run
Msetup4.exe.
dIf the User Account Control dialog box appears,
click Yes.
When This Message Does Not Appear (or Has
Disappeared)
1. Click File Explorer on the taskbar.
or
2. Click This PC on the left side of the opened window.
3. Double-click the CD-ROM icon on the right side of
the window.
If the contents of the CD-ROM appear, double-click
Msetup4.exe.
4. Proceed to step d.
■ When using Windows 7:
b When the AutoPlay screen appears, click Run
Msetup4.exe.
cIf the User Account Control dialog box appears,
click Continue.
When AutoPlay Screen Does Not Appear
1. Click Computer from the start menu.
2. Double-click the CD-ROM icon on the right side of
the opened window.
If the contents of the CD-ROM appear, double-click
Msetup4.exe.
Proceed to step to continue.
2 Click Start Setup.
The connection with your computer is now complete. You can print from your
computer.
To continue fax setup, proceed to page 8.
If the following screen appears, click Exit.
Follow the on-screen
instructions to proceed
with the setup.

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6-B. Connecting to Smartphone
Android
iOS
You need a connection setup for each smartphone. Proceed with the setup from step 1 for each smartphone.
Preparation
• Turn on Wi-Fi on your smartphone.
• If you have a wireless router, connect your smartphone to the wireless router you want to connect to the printer.
* For operations, refer to manuals of your smartphone and the wireless router or contact those manufacturers.
1 Install the application software Canon PRINT Inkjet/SELPHY in your smartphone.
: Search "Canon PRINT" in App Store.
: Search "Canon PRINT" in Google Play.
Or access the Canon website by scanning the QR code.
* You may not connect your smartphone to the Internet wirelessly during connecting the printer to the smartphone directly.
In that case, you may be charged depending on the contract with your service provider.
* Up to 5 devices can be connected to the printer via wireless LAN connection directly.
2 Check the display on the printer.
The screen turns off when no operation is made for about 10 minutes. Tap the touch screen to display the screen.
■ If the following screen appears:
Check the icon on the lower left, and then proceed
to or .
If appears, the printer cannot communicate by
wireless LAN connection. For details, access "http://ij.start.
canon" to see Frequently Asked Questions.
■ If the following screen appears:
Proceed to .
No (Proceed to .)
YES
aTap the installed application
software.
bFollow the on-screen instructions to register the
printer.
cMake sure that the right
screen appears.
The connection with your smartphone is
now complete. You can print from your
smartphone.
To print photos, load photo paper. Proceed to "Loading
Photo Paper" on page 8.
To continue fax setup, proceed to page
8.
The following icon appears.
(The printer is connected to a network.)

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Procedures below vary depending on iOS or Android. Select your operating system and proceed to its
procedure.
aTap Settings on your smartphone's home screen,
and tap Canon_ij_XXXX in the Wi-Fi settings.
If Canon_ij_XXXX does not appear on the list,
see "Preparation for Printer" below to operate the
printer, and then repeat step a.
bTap the installed application software.
cFollow the on-screen instructions to register the
printer.
Follow the on-screen instructions to proceed
with the setup.
If you select Auto Select Conn. Method
(recommended) on the connection method
selecting screen, the appropriate connection
method is selected automatically depending on
your environment.
dMake sure that the right
screen appears.
aTap the installed application software.
bFollow the on-screen instructions to register the
printer.
If a message saying "Printer is not registered.
Perform printer setup?" does not appear, see
"Preparation for Printer" below to operate the
printer, and then wait for a while until the message
appears.
Follow the on-screen instructions to proceed
with the setup.
• The appropriate connection method is selected
depending on your environment.
• If two printer names appear on the Register
Printer screen as shown below, select A.
A) TR8500 series (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx)
B) Direct-xxxx-TR8500series
cMake sure that the right
screen appears.
The connection with your smartphone is now complete. You can print from your
smartphone.
To print photos, load photo paper. Proceed to "Loading Photo Paper" on page 8.
To continue fax setup, proceed to page 8.
aSelect on the touch screen of the printer.
bSelect the icon on the lower left of the HOME
screen.
cIf the following screen appears, select No.
dSelect LAN settings > Wireless LAN > Wireless
LAN setup > Easy wireless connect in this order.
eSelect Yes.
fReturn to the operation of your smartphone.
Preparation for Printer

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1 Open the rear tray cover and pull out the paper
support.
2 aOpen the feed slot cover.
bSlide the right paper guide to the end.
a
b
3 aLoad several sheets of photo paper with the
print side facing up.
bSlide the right paper guide to align it with the
side of the paper stack.
a
b
4 Close the feed slot cover.
Read the message on the printer's screen and
register the information of the loaded paper.
5 aPull out the paper output tray.
bOpen the output tray extension.
a
b
■ Opening from the website
aAccess the Canon website.
bSelect Set Up.
cWhen the screen for selecting a model appears, input
the model name of your printer.
dSelect Making Fax Ready for Use.
■ Opening from the manual installed into your computer
The following is an example using Windows 10.
aClick the Start button.
bClick All apps > Canon TR8500 series On-screen
Manual in this order, and then open the Basic
Manual.
cSelect Setting Up the FAX.
Loading Photo Paper
Using Fax Function
Before using the fax function, refer to Setting Up the FAX to set up the fax function of your printer. You can refer to
Setting Up the FAX by either of the following methods.
Load photo paper in the rear tray.

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