158 Comments to “Canon MP500, MP800, MP830, MP950 and iP6600 !!”

1. Steven Permalink Jan 6th, 2007 4:34 am

   1 How do you “undo” the mod and return it to factory spec defaults (in case I’m having to deal with tech support, etc.)? Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

2. Bogus1 Permalink Jan 9th, 2007 1:52 pm

   2 Confirmed on Pixma IP6700D and it will print on Tray “B” (from my IP6000D) as well. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

3. Bob Permalink Jan 26th, 2007 12:54 pm

   3 The “Five Easy Steps” does indeed work on the MP830. As a genuine computer novice, I must add that I went into this activity with some anxiety. So I’m writing to inform some of the readers what to look for. First, don’t bother looking at that little function display as it basically does nothing. Look for the blinking light to stop blinking on the “copy” button. THEN, after that single page ROM is printed out examine the upper left corner of the page. EVENTUALLY it will go from US to EUR. Once you see the “EUR” you have arrived. IF you don’t examine the page, you’ll be doing this over and over till the cows come home. There is no tell tale fireworks display or big band sounds to tell you when you’ve succeeded. Also, while doing this, consider a crossword puzzle or just surf the web. The process isn’t lightening fast, but certainly under 5 minutes. If you screw up, start over at the beginning. Lastly, The size D tray was purchased on ebay for under 12 bucks. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

4. discable Permalink Feb 19th, 2007 8:39 pm

   4 I have been trying to do this on my MP830 with GREAT difficulty. I could do these manuevers on my ip6600D, but I cannot do it on my MP830. When I press the STOP/RESET button and hold it then add the POWER button and hold them both for at least 3-5 seconds, I release the STOP/RESET Button and continue holding the POWER BUTTON. Then I press the STOP/RESET Button 2 times and TOTALLY release all buttons. Everything eventually goes blank, all blinking stops and all lights go out (This tells me it is in OFF MODE and NOT SERVICE MODE.) Because when I press the STOP/RESET Button NOTHING HAPPENS at all. Then when I press the POWER Button everything Turns Back On. So I cannot even get the printer to print out a report telling me which region I am in US or EUR. Help Please…!!! Thanks Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

5. discable Permalink Feb 19th, 2007 8:42 pm

   5 Just so you know… I do Press the STOP/RESET Button twice and nothing prints out. If I press the POWER Button after that then it all recycles and is active again is 30-60 seconds. Just doesn’t seem to work…and I AM doing it Verbatim as instructed. Thanks for the help. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

6. Mike Permalink Feb 23rd, 2007 8:08 pm

   6 I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS YOU GUYS WITH THE MP830. YOU NEED TO HAVE THE PRINTER OFF!!!! BEFORE THE DO THE POWER AND RESET AT THE SAME TIME. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

7. Atamido Permalink Mar 21st, 2007 3:16 pm

   7 I just did this on an MP830, but don’t have a CD tray to test with yet, though the plastic removed easily and the service mode functions seemed to work fine. Afterwards I had to change the paper size from A4 to 8.5″x11″. The users of that machine complained of errors trying to send faxes, so I changed it back to the US. You just follow the exact same steps for setting to EUR, except for step “i”. Press Stop/Reset 4 times for EUR, 3 times for US, 2 times for JPN, 1 time for KOR. I also found it was faster to use step “g” in place of step “j” as “g” just prints out some plain text and “j” wants to print a bunch of color boxes. The text line at the top for me in US mode for step “g” is: MP830 US V1.07 IF(USB2=1) D=009.2 ST=2006/10/06-15:53 It appears so list Model, Region, Firmware Version, Connection Type, Unknown, Build Date. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

8. Administrator Permalink Mar 22nd, 2007 1:11 am

   8 Administrator Comment Atamido: The reason step “j” is used is because their was a tray rejection problem when printing the simple rom page instead of the fancy one. So step “j” is crucial to getting the cd print feature to work. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

9. chris vedra Permalink Apr 11th, 2007 12:46 pm

   9 I have purchased a 6600d in November (we are on to our 4th model) first one had a paper grabing problem, the second had a screen that you could only see half the information the third would produce stripes on the printable CD and the fourth has a lesser stripes (but still clearly visable) on the CD. Are there any tricks, beyond following the instructions that can produce a better print on a CD. Is there anyone out there who has a 6600d that works? or have I had all of the lemons and Friday afternoon models made by canon? Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

10. Administrator Permalink Apr 11th, 2007 10:57 pm

    10 Administrator Comment Chris vedra: Wow four bad printers, you must have gotten all the lemons. The 6600d was replaced by the 6700D quite awhile back. I’m not sure why though because the models are very similiar in specs, maybe there was a problem in production and they wanted to purge that model as soon as possible. I also own a 6600D that I bought on clearance from staples for $24. They were replacing it with the 6700D which was selling for $179. I haven’t had any problems that you have had and I have’t heard to much bad feedback but it’s always possible that there was a bad batch. The stripes could also be coming from the type of cd printable that you use, maybe try a different brand of printable. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

11. Ted Permalink Apr 23rd, 2007 6:55 pm

    11 I have IP6700D and am not having much luck with the mod. I can get the Rom sheet to print. However, after that nothing happens and I can’t seem to get to step H. The IP6700D changes to white with the word “canon” and that it! I even have the CD tray “C” ready to roll. Help! Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

12. Administrator Permalink Apr 24th, 2007 8:11 pm

    12 Administrator Comment Ted: After the ROM sheet prints up in step G then you move on to step H, the sheet printing out is all the indication you need to move on to step H. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

13. Adam Permalink Apr 26th, 2007 12:13 pm

    13 I am going to buy an MP830 and had planned on changing it to the Euro setting to print CD/DVDs. However, Atamido (#9) said there were problems faxing in Euro mode. Can anyone who has the MP830 in Euro mode please let me know how the faxing feature is changed and if there is any way to still send out faxes, as this is an important feature to me. Thank you Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

14. Administrator Permalink May 25th, 2007 2:14 am

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15. ajqlnhblwd Permalink Jun 20th, 2007 8:58 pm

    15 Hello! Good Site! Thanks you! kbuuubuewiff Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

16. jeh Permalink Jul 24th, 2007 (5 days ago) 3:16 pm

    16 This worked for me on the MP830. Note that this will change your default paper size for e.g. copying to A4. One glitch: In MS Publisher 2007 there seem to be several places where you need to specify CD printing. First, go to File | Page Setup and change the page size to 5.12 inches (13cm) wide, 9.06 inches (23 cm) high. Then from the Print dialog, click Properties and set the media type to Printable disc. This will automatically set the Paper source to disc tray. OK from the Properties dialog. Back in the Print dialog, select Paper – Size CD-R Tray D. The first time I did this, “disc tray” did NOT appear as a choice in the Paper – Source dropdown; I left it at “paper feed switch” and the printer and driver both complained that the inner door was open. Well of course it is… setting it to “Paper allocation” worked. Then the second time I tried it, the Source was already set to “disc tray”, and no others were available! Publisher seems not able to cope well with the printer changing the list of possible sources. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

17. Administrator Permalink Jul 26th, 2007 (3 days ago) 6:24 am

    17 Administrator Comment jeh: I hadn’t tried printing from MS Publisher 2007 yet. I usually design in Photoshop and then output a high resolution picture and then import it into CD Label Print. Did you create a template for MS Publisher 2007? Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

18. QuebecLove Permalink Aug 1st, 2007 3:34 pm

    18 I’ve tried the 5 easy steps with my new Pixma MP530 and it work perfectly… Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

19. Marius Purcaru Permalink Aug 5th, 2007 11:30 am

    19 Everything worked fine as per said on the forum. Thanks guys. And I already purchased the tray D for my Canon MP530. God bl3ss you all! Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

20. Chuck Permalink Aug 15th, 2007 3:22 pm

    20 Hi everything went smooth with my ip6700D, changed to EUR, installed new driver on new computer. Kept inner door closed. Initiated print, dialog box on computer asks to open inner cover and insert tray with cd on it, then walk back to computer and click ok. Tray is pulled into unit, then it is ejected stating: “no cd-tray or cd printable disc is inserted. do so and click ok” Have tried many times, cannot get one print. Anyone have some suggestions? thanks! Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

21. Maknati Permalink Aug 15th, 2007 6:33 pm

    21 I just finished loading this into my Canon Pixma iP6700D and the only thing I had to do was go into Menu, Device Settings and Reset settings. I printed on label flawlesly having the Printer recognize that there was a CD cartridge available. Now to start labeling my backlog of printable CD’s. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

22. Chuck Permalink Aug 15th, 2007 9:32 pm

    22 really i tried that too, alas it still just spits out tray c right as its about to print saying rather the tray, or the disc, is not loaded… arrrg! lol Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

23. T Hunt Permalink Oct 8th, 2007 6:28 pm

    23 I see on the list on the first page the MP530 is listed, but when I click on it it does not show it in the steps. Can the MP530 be changed to print cds. Thanks Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

24. Administrator Permalink Oct 9th, 2007 2:12 pm

    24 Administrator Comment T Hunt Says: Yes it works with the MP530. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

25. Carl Mitchell Permalink Oct 20th, 2007 6:41 pm

    25 I am trying to get an iP6700D to work for CD-R printing on a Machintosh G4. I have handled the plastic strip removal, switched my region to EUR confirmed by a second printout, prepared an image that fits perfectly in CD-LabelPrint, and I am following the procedures for Macintosh in Canon’s CD-R Print Guide. After I put the settings shown in Canon’s guide into the Page Setup dialog and invoke the CD-LabelPrint’s PRINT command, and OK their dialog, I get a message telling me the settings are wrong. Does it matter that their manual refers to choosing CD-R Tray B, but my dialog only offers CD-R Tray C, which is the same letter shown on the tray I am using. If that’s all good, what am I doing wrong? HELP!! aurien Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

26. Administrator Permalink Oct 21st, 2007 3:26 am

    26 Administrator Comment Carl Mitchell: Have you tried this: http://pixma.ulmb.com/?p=181 be sure to read the comments as well. OSX and CD Label Print seem to have some bugs. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

27. syee Permalink Oct 27th, 2007 8:20 pm

    27 Has anyone tried it recently with an MP830? I’m not sure if anything has changed, but step G simply power cycles the printer after hitting the power button instead of printing out the ROM info. The system is in Service mode, as I get an SP TEST MODE message on the LCD screen, with Idle listed as the state. However, pressing the stop/reset button twice, then hitting the power button simply does a power cycle (taking it out of service mode). Anyone had any luck with this an an MP830? Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

28. Administrator Permalink Oct 28th, 2007 9:00 am

    28 Administrator Comment syee: You should not be switching off the power bar before starting the steps. Out of the box the process should be like this: 1. The printer is plugged in for the first time. 2. Push the Power Button on the printer, set it up, driver install, etc, and print out a couple of sheets of anything to make sure it is working properly. 3. Push the Power Button on the printer to turn it off and then begin the steps. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

29. Richard Permalink Oct 29th, 2007 10:32 pm

    29 You have an error in this page. The URL for “How to change the Registry” above should read: http://pixma.ulmb.com/?p=134/2006/10/26/how-to-change-the-registry-key.html instead of http://pixma.ulmb.com/134/2006/10/26/how-to-change-the-registry-key.html Other than that, your instructions are perfect – I have my MP830 printing on CD’s and DVD’s now Richard Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

30. Rob Permalink Nov 1st, 2007 11:42 pm

    30 Carl, I solved this issue. See http://pixma.ulmb.com/?p=175#comment-3335 You need to uninstall the driver, then install the latest driver. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

31. Joe Permalink Nov 14th, 2007 5:21 pm

    31 I just purchased the MP970, does anyone have any experience (success or failure) with this model? I see that it’s listed under the MP960 which uses the procedure for the MP950, is that correct? Do I use that procedure for the MP970 as well? Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

32. Administrator Permalink Nov 14th, 2007 10:39 pm

    32 Administrator Comment Joe: One person has a confirmed that the steps worked for his MP970 so far. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

33. Rares Permalink Dec 13th, 2007 8:18 pm

    33 Help! I just bought an MP970, but i got stuck after step 2g above. I can get to Service Mode, I have a blue light blinking for a while. then the blue light goes steady, and when I try to get to print a ROM page, I get several minutes of noises and blinking. After a while, a yellow light goes blinking 6 times, then pause, then again six times and so on. Nothing gets printed, either from the bottom tray or from the back tray. If I ignore this and continue, I get a few more noises after step h, then my screen goes off, and I am back to power off state. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

34. Administrator Permalink Dec 14th, 2007 3:18 am

    34 Administrator Comment Rares: The six blinks would suggest that the inner door is open when it’s trying to print on paper. Make sure to close it after removing the black plastic. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

35. Carolyn Permalink Dec 21st, 2007 12:00 pm

    35 I am so excited–an MP830 is arriving today. It’s my Christmas present to my husband, who has wanted a scanner with a document feeder for awhile. I wanted to replace one of our printers, though, instead of adding another peripheral to our collection, so with these steps we’ll replace the CD printer we’ve got! If we need to keep switching modes to do it so that we can use the fax features, so be it. I was wondering, though, if anyone has tried using the MP830 in the Taiwan settings instead of Europe? I downloaded the MP830 service manual from nodevice.com, and it says that CD/DVD printing is supported in Taiwan, and you get to those settings by pressing Stop/Reset 8 times instead of 4 in step 2i of this guide. And checking the Telecommunications Reference at nemesis.lonestar.org, it seems that the U.S. and Taiwan share the same dial tone and busy signal, and that their respective ringback signals are at least similar. Is there anything else so different between usage in the U.S. and Taiwan that this wouldn’t work? Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

36. Administrator Permalink Dec 27th, 2007 8:53 am

    36 Administrator Comment @Carolyn: The phone and Fax features still work in Euro mode except for the Distinctive Ring Pattern Detection which is an American only feature that I know of, don’t know if Taiwan has the service. Distinctive Ring is a service provided by a telephone company. It allows two phone numbers on the same phone line and is less expensive than having separate or dedicated lines. The different phone numbers can be identified by the ring pattern assigned to each, the first phone number has a single ring, the second has a double ring and the third has a triple ring. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

37. Rachel Permalink Dec 29th, 2007 3:37 am

    37 Worked beautifully for me on the MP970 following the procedure for MP950. I installed as normal right out of the box, then went through the steps, and it worked perfectly! Also, if anyone has the same problem I had in finding the piece of plastic to come off: Here are pictiures in the Gallery: http://pixma.ulmb.com/?page_id=124&lzkfile=Remove+Black+Plastic%2F Comment edited by Admin. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

38. Michael Permalink Jan 1st, 2008 8:32 pm

    38 I just purchased the MP970 and am really anxious to get it installed on my home network. Are these steps valid for network installation as well? Are there any modifications to these steps or extra steps that need to be followed to get the CD/DVD tray functionality to work? I noticed that others used the instructions for different models (e.g. MP950). Which set of instructions should I follow for the MP970? Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

39. Administrator Permalink Jan 2nd, 2008 1:08 am

    39 Administrator Comment These steps are for enabling the cd print feature. They should not affect positively or negatively the networking feature built into the MP970. How to setup networking is probably covered pretty well in the manual that Canon provided. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

40. Michael Permalink Jan 4th, 2008 4:13 pm

    40 Can the Five Steps be performed out-of-the-box before the printer (MP970) is setup and installed (USB or Network)? I’d like to do the Five Steps prior to installing the driver so that I don’t have to uninstall the driver and reinstall it. I would then go through the normal setup process for either USB or Network after the Five Steps have been done. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

41. Rachel Permalink Jan 4th, 2008 6:32 pm

    41 Michael, I have the MP970 installed on my home network and the five steps don’t affect it. What I did was install, did the five steps, uninstalled & reinstalled the driver, then installed it on my network. Everything works perfectly. I didn’t want to take any chances with doing the five steps first, and it doesn’t take a lot of time to reinstall. Better safe than sorry right? Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

42. Administrator Permalink Jan 5th, 2008 4:12 pm

    42 Administrator Comment Michael: Of course you can do the steps before installing the driver the first time but it’s usually best to know that the printer works correctly. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

43. anIJuser Permalink Jan 6th, 2008 12:29 am

    43 Thanks very much – this procedure worked flawlessly on my MP970. I did the five steps out of the box before setting up my MP970 and installing drivers. Everything went well and Canon CD Label Print 1.30a works beautifully with Tray F. My printer is connected via network and I use Windows XP SP2. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

44. Rares Permalink Jan 8th, 2008 12:09 am

    44 I did the steps before the installation of the driver, and everything worked fine, to the point where now I need a tray. One question for those of you who have a 970: which tray should I buy? On this model, if I pick printable disk as a media type, all I get for paper source is “disk tray” without any letter. I found a seller on eBay (annocjr) who has a list, and suggests Tray F for this model, but just wanted to check if anyone has: a) tried tray F and b) dealt with annocjr. Thanks Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

45. Administrator Permalink Jan 8th, 2008 4:33 pm

    45 Administrator Comment The Tray Letter is listed under paper setup tab, paper size menu. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

46. anIJuser Permalink Jan 9th, 2008 6:44 pm

    46 Rares: yes, MP970 uses Tray F and as mentioned in my previous post it works beautifully on mine. Also, as admin noted, you should be able to see it under Page Setup tab. Re: ordering tray, if you are from Canada you can order it directly from a Canon Servce Dealer. I did and it cost me only $4.00. Hope this helps! Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

47. Dawne Permalink Jan 28th, 2008 3:45 am

    47 I have the Canon MP530 and I have tried your instructions but after I hold down the power and stop/reset buttons for five seconds then release the stop/reset button while holding the power button then hitting the stop/reset button twice the alarm light never quits flashing. Can you please let me know if I am doing something wrong? I am very anxious to begin printing on DVD’s. Thank You Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

48. Administrator Permalink Jan 28th, 2008 12:54 pm

    48 Administrator Comment Make sure the inner door is all the way up if you just removed the plastic. Also how many times does the alarm light blink? Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

49. Dirk Permalink Feb 3rd, 2008 11:46 am

    49 I believe I have done everything correctly to get my ip6600d switched to euro mode and all, but I cannot figure out how to uninstall my print driver on my mac os10.5, As a result no CD tray choices are showing up in my page set up drop down box. I have deleted the printer, and re-intalled it, but still no luck. Help.. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

50. Administrator Permalink Feb 3rd, 2008 6:55 pm

    50 Administrator Comment Use the uninstaller, I assume that you can uninstall apps like windows. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

51. Dawne Permalink Feb 3rd, 2008 11:21 pm

    51 Yes the door was all the way up and i believe it was 7 times then it would skip on then would blink 7 more times. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

52. Dirk Permalink Feb 3rd, 2008 11:27 pm

    52 Unfortunately the Mac OS 10 may be a little more involved, as I have not come across any uninstaller for the printer driver. Are there any Mac users out there that have messed with this conversion? Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

53. Rodeo Bob Permalink Feb 8th, 2008 8:55 pm

    53 Just performed the operation on my new MP970… Works like a charm! ! ! Many Thanks ! ! ! ! Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

54. Nambi Permalink Feb 13th, 2008 2:35 am

    54 I don’t know what I messed up with my mp970.. It shows constant yellow light and the change did not work for me. Can any one suggest how to solve this problem. I also get a error 5020 “release the scanner lock switch and turn power off and back on” even though my scanner switch is in unock mode Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

55. Administrator Permalink Feb 13th, 2008 3:30 am

    55 Administrator Comment Doesn’t sound like your are making it into service mode, make sure the inner door is all the way up, make sure the top is closed, make sure both feeders have paper in them, make sure to turn off the power but do not unplug it. Start by pressing the stop/reset button first and then power button. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

56. Nambi Permalink Feb 13th, 2008 4:07 am

    56 I tried that several times. It displays service mode and any other operation after that does not work. It is showing orange light and blue light.. I guess there is some problem Have you face this before? Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

57. Dirk Permalink Feb 13th, 2008 3:14 pm

    57 In response to my above posting concerning the problem I was having not being able to get the set-up drop down box to display my cd-tray choice, I got it working. Well I should say my Son got it working, and he did nothing more than what I had tried about a dozen times. He simply removed the printer, and then re-installed it, and TA DA! Everything works like a charm. I don’t know why it was being stubborn with me, but it works, and works well. Thanks for all the info provided here it’s been most helpful. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

58. Administrator Permalink Feb 13th, 2008 6:56 pm

    58 Administrator Comment Try these: 1. The scanner lock switch probably has a sensor which may not be working properly. Try wiggling the switch around and see if the error goes away. The sensors usually work fine but maybe the printer was damaged in shipping. 2. The MP970 is a new model so I’ll assume you just bought it and hopefully at a local store, take it back and tell them it is defective. If they press for details tell them it routinely shuts itself off in the middle of printing. Don’t say anything about cd printing at all. The new one should work without a hitch. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

59. Administrator Permalink Feb 13th, 2008 7:03 pm

    59 Administrator Comment I thought Mac’s worked flawlessly, sounds like a dumb PC driver issue. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

60. Dirk Permalink Feb 13th, 2008 10:50 pm

    60 I set this up on two of our Mac’s, the older one worked flawlwssly, the newer one was just a little more stubborn, but finally gave in. Thanks again…. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

61. Azazel36 Permalink Feb 29th, 2008 10:10 pm

    61 Hello, I just wanted to let you know that I just got the brand new MX850 multifunction printer and tried this procedure on it. It worked perfectly!!! Although previous MX Series machines did not have CD Printing capability, this one definitely does. I hope this info will help others. Thanks for the great site and very simple instructions for enabling this great function. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

62. Pat Permalink Mar 3rd, 2008 3:30 pm

    62 I just want to confirm that it does work with the MX850. A couple of differences. First it takes tray F. Second is that the print out sheet will be different then the above pictures (I will try and get accurate pics in). Follow the directions closely. It is easy to miss some of the second part of the steps if you don’t read it all. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

63. Becky Permalink Apr 5th, 2008 12:53 am

    63 Please Help Me… Everything appeared to work all the way down to installing printer software and CD Label Print 1.30. The problem is that when I try to print on a DVD I get an error message immediately that states “A compatible printer for printing CD media was not found” I have absolutely no idea what to do next. I’m desperate. Please help!!! Thanks in advance. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

64. Administrator Permalink Apr 5th, 2008 5:11 am

    64 Administrator Comment Repeat the steps again it sometimes doesn’t work the first time. Make sure to use the uninstaller for the canon driver and then reinstall it. Also take a look at the Tray Rejection General Guide. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

65. George Permalink Apr 6th, 2008 2:51 pm

    65 I have an MP830. Did the 5 steps, all seemed fine. Then after printing a few CD’s the tray is no longer is completely inserted bty the printer, only about 1/4 0f it makes it to the print heads. The printer prints the top part of the cd on the bottom and then releasses the cd tray. There are no error lights blinking, it acts as if it has finished normally. My son did put a blank lable on a CD and then print on it, are there some contacts that I need to clean. I have cleaned the ones on tghe CD Tray itself to noavail. Thanks for any and all help! Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

66. Administrator Permalink Apr 6th, 2008 3:04 pm

    66 Administrator Comment Is it a mechanical problem do you see the tray not getting pulled into the printer? You can push the tray further in then how the arrows line up if the wheels aren’t grabbing it. You may want to also try proper inkjet printable media. Sticky labels on standard media might be to thick. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

67. George Permalink Apr 6th, 2008 5:23 pm

    67 Yes, it physically is not pulling the tray all the way in. I have tried to ise a little force but I am afraind I might harm the machine. I triedd pushing the tray as far ass it will go , past arrows, and then tried to push a little more. From the outside view the tray goes in agout 2/3’s of th eway. It never fully is “consumed” by the printer. It seems to move a bit back and forth a little and then it pushes it out with like I asy maybe a 1/4 of the top of the cd on the bottom of the cd and the rest of the ink is on the tray. Thanks again! Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

68. Becky Permalink Apr 7th, 2008 10:12 am

    68 Thanks so much for your help. I repeated the steps and it worked!!! I immediately printed a dvd label and it turned out great. I am thrilled to have this Canon MX850 and be able to print cds and dvds… as opposed to having to settle for the Epson Stylus, which prints cds and dvds, but is an inferior machine. Thanks again. Have an awesome day Becky Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

69. Becky Permalink Apr 18th, 2008 10:22 pm

    69 Hello, Thanks again for your help in setting up my printer tray. It works great! However I have had a problem from the beginning with my fax and it just occurred to me that it might be connected to the changes that I made when setting up the dvd printer tray. If you can help me I would greatly appreciate it. Here’s the problem… at the very beginning of the fax setup instructions it says to press the fax button, then press the Menu botton and the fax menu screen will be displayed. When I press the fax button it prints the last fax that was sent to me. Then I get the following error “FAX output error – Check the page size and press OK”. I’ve searched through the Quick Start Guide and online to figure out how to check the page size and can’t find anything. If I just press OK, it prints the same fax again. I’ve tried it numerous ways and it just keeps printing the same fax (which I’ve now printed dozens of times). If I press the Fax button or the Menu button with the error message on the display, nothing happens. The only way that I can make anything happen is to turn the machine off, but then the same thing happens that I described above. Do you think the problem could be wtih changing the settings from USA to EUR? I’m concerned that if I contact Canon they won’t be able to help because they won’t know that I changed the settings and if I tell them, the warranty will be null and void. Please help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks. Becky Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

70. Administrator Permalink Apr 18th, 2008 11:52 pm

    70 Administrator Comment @Becky: The problem sounds like the default paper size is wrong after it was change to euro mode. They use A4 and we use Letter. You will need to set the default paper size back to Letter in the menu. It’s in the manual. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

71. brysomme mannen Permalink Apr 22nd, 2008 6:59 pm

    71 Hi, I have gone thru the 5 Easy Steps twice and my CDR will not change from 000000 to -00200. The 2nd printout each time says that I’m in “EUR” mode M=1.08. I’ve been looking at the instructions on the Tray Rejection General Guide and I wonder if I need to do the EPROM reset? When I try to print a DVD I get the “Inner Door is Open” message. Printer is MP500. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

72. Administrator Permalink Apr 23rd, 2008 7:38 am

    72 Administrator Comment @brysomme mannen: You can do an eprom reset which has been known to fix tray rejection which is why it is listed in the General Guide. The -00200 is cdr position and NOT an indication that the feature is enable so STOP looking for it to change. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

73. Becky Permalink Apr 23rd, 2008 10:55 am

    73 Thanks so much… it worked You are BRILLIANT!!! Have a great day. Becky Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

74. brysomme mannen Permalink Apr 23rd, 2008 3:39 pm

    74 @brysomme mannen: You can do an eprom reset which has been known to fix tray rejection which is why it is listed in the General Guide. The -00200 is cdr position and NOT an indication that the feature is enable so STOP looking for it to change. Just so I’m fully clear: If after doing the 5 Steps and uninstalling & reinstalling the driver my CDR reads “000000, 000000″, this is OK? I ask because your Tray Rejection Guide says: “CDRS=(000) should be something other then zero’s, if it’s zero’s then you should repeat the five steps. ” Also, when should I insert the “D” tray? Will the printer prompt me for it? Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

75. Administrator Permalink Apr 23rd, 2008 6:44 pm

    75 Administrator Comment @brysomme mannen: CDRS=(000) and CDRP=(000000, 000000) are different things. The tray should be inserted when you are told by the print driver, click print and wait a couple of minutes for the printer to be prepared, it will tell you to lower the inner door and slide the tray in. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

76. homebisquit Permalink Apr 29th, 2008 8:58 pm

    76 I was switching the printer over to CD print mode, and now it will not come out of please wait mode. I have unplugged it and waited multiple times and it won’t come out of Please Wait. How do I reset? Thanks! Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

77. Administrator Permalink Apr 30th, 2008 11:07 am

    77 Administrator Comment What model do you have? Are you looking at the LCD screen because that is not used during the steps? How long did you leave it unplugged? Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

78. New User Permalink May 3rd, 2008 9:12 pm

    78 I have just purchased a MX850 model Pixma printer; I have gone through the five easy steps; and purchased a CD tray F from Ebay, however when I try to copy an CD label, or try printing from my PC I am getting an error: No CD Tray found I have tried resetting the EPROM and going through the setup steps again, I was hoping someone could provide me some assistance with this. Thanks in advance for your time. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

79. Billy Permalink May 10th, 2008 4:29 pm

    79 New User (MX850) I have the same issue..MX850 changed the region to EUR, all of the Cannon software seems to allow me to select tray F as the print to destination but the tray goes in and out a couple of times and then I get the error ‘No CD tray Found’ as well. I just bought the printer this week and did the 5 steps before i even installed it on my pc (windows vista) so its not a metter of re-installing driver. I have just purchased a MX850 model Pixma printer; I have gone through the five easy steps; and purchased a CD tray F from Ebay, however when I try to copy an CD label, or try printing from my PC I am getting an error: No CD Tray found I have tried resetting the EPROM and going through the setup steps again, I was hoping someone could provide me some assistance with this. Thanks in advance for your time. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

80. Administrator Permalink May 10th, 2008 4:48 pm

    80 Administrator Comment @Billy and NEW USER: Have you guys tried anything on the Tray Rejection General Guide? Try these and see if you get it working Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

81. Billy Permalink May 13th, 2008 2:21 pm

    81 @Billy and NEW USER: Have you guys tried anything on the Tray Rejection General Guide? Try these and see if you get it working Thanks, I was able to get it work. Let me list my steps so maybe it can help someone else. Redid the 5 steps but tried something a little different. - After selecting region (press stop/reset 5 times then power) I pressed Stop/Reset 5 times instead of 4 and got Australia as the region instead of Euro. -Did the print ROM command and this time the print out looked a bit different (looked more like the one shown on this page with the color bars, up until now i was only able to print the ROM page that was about 20 lines of code but. Key part of this new rom page was there is a heading that says CDR SENSOR= OK..I’d upload a scan of this if someone can tell me where to send an image file. - Did not re-install Canon driver -Went to CD-Labelprint program and was able to finally print a cd! Thanks Mate, Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

82. Administrator Permalink May 13th, 2008 4:40 pm

    82 Administrator Comment No real differences between Euro and Australia they both work. The problem sounds like it just didn’t get enabled the first time through which has happened before. There are two sheets that can be printed, see here for the differences: http://pixma.ulmb.com/?p=299 Glad you got it working! Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

83. Patrice Permalink May 22nd, 2008 3:56 pm

    83 Humm, that is great, it worked beautifully on my MP830. BUT… now I lost the DRPD feature (the manual says it is for US and CANADA only). Is there any way to have BOTH CD print feature AND DRPD? Thanks a lot, great forum. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

84. Administrator Permalink May 23rd, 2008 12:17 pm

    84 Administrator Comment DRPD is a nice feature if you still use the FAX feature. I have moved on from faxes myself due to the cost and the fact people were moving more to email. You could try Australia (5 times instead of 4 times at step i. ): Australia has 7 Distinctive Rings For DISTINCTIVE RING pattern DR1 – Dial 1 For DISTINCTIVE RING pattern DR2 – Dial 2 (Smart Ring 2) For DISTINCTIVE RING pattern DR3 – Dial 3 For DISTINCTIVE RING pattern DR4 – Dial 4 (Smart Ring 1) For DISTINCTIVE RING pattern DR5 – Dial 5 (Smart Ring 3) For DISTINCTIVE RING pattern DR6 – Dial 6 (Multiple Number) For DISTINCTIVE RING pattern DR7 – Dial 7 (FaxStream Duet) Sadly I don’t know if the phone protocol is the same as the US and Canada though and I’ve never tried this so if you do report back if it works. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

85. Patrice Permalink May 23rd, 2008 2:02 pm

    85 Hi Administrator, I have tried to set the country to AUS and the fax is working fine (I have been able to receive fax succesfully in manual mode), so the phone protocol seems compatible. However, I still do not see DRPD options in the Fax Receiving Mode menu. In which menu would I find the 7 mode you listed? Thanks a lot again for your help. I will report if that works as soon as I can find out where the option is for DRPD. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

86. milet Permalink May 28th, 2008 3:05 pm

    86 hello, i have a problem with my ip6600d.the window indicate error 6500 after my canon shot down, now i can’t start up Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

87. QuadCore Permalink May 31st, 2008 11:20 am

    87 Administrator Comment Can you give me more details? The 6500 error is listed as “other hardware error” which doesn’t help much, it is a service error and not a user error so it might be serious. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

88. Jimbo Permalink May 31st, 2008 1:53 pm

    88 Major issue with my MP530… After using for a few days I followed your 5 steps and printed out full page. Continued and was unable to go any further so I powered off and restarted 5 steps. Got second full sheet to print and then was able to get short print sheet that showed “MP530 EUR” at top. Then I noticed the 1st 2 sheets had “MP530 AUS” at top (I’m in US). After the short print sheet I pressed the power button twice to save. I then uninstalled & reinstalled driver and when it said to power on printer it wouldn’t power on. Have checked all connections but still no power. How do I fix? Also, a unrelated question – I have cdr tray from Epson Photo R320, will this work in my Cannon or do I need the Cannon cdr tray? Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

89. Jimbo Permalink May 31st, 2008 2:15 pm

    89 Got answer to my question about Epson tray, it’s too wide for Cannon slot. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

90. QuadCore Permalink May 31st, 2008 2:28 pm

    90 Administrator Comment So your saying that when you push the power button on the printer it doesn’t power up at all? Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

91. Jimbo Permalink May 31st, 2008 3:28 pm

    91 No power what so ever. Even tried holding reset & power for 5sec… nothing. Any chance Cannon is wise and has made changes (I doubt this as it was in AUS to start with but I had to ask). Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

92. QuadCore Permalink May 31st, 2008 3:36 pm

    92 Administrator Comment Sounds like a more serious problem then, you said it was new so I would return it to the store you bought it from. The Australia thing is strange though, maybe a mix up or they diverted some shipments. PS: Canon knows people are enabling the printers and doesn’t care. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

93. Jimbo Permalink Jun 5th, 2008 11:05 am

    93 Update on my power issue – Canon received a lot of complaints about power issue so they sent some printers to Japan. Turns out problem is with connection of power cord at printer. It really needs to be pushed in tightly!!! I thought I had done this several times and I was pushing hard but finally felt it connect and it worked after that. Appears Canon is aware of problem but doesn’t advertise it, I got info from my local authorized repair shop (after they spoke with Canon). Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

94. QuadCore Permalink Jun 5th, 2008 5:23 pm

    94 Administrator Comment @Jimbo: LMAO, yup always make sure it’s plugged in…heh hehe. It would be nice if Canon used the standard three prong cord though instead of a custom two prong. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

95. chris Permalink Jun 13th, 2008 1:23 am

    95 Hey I was just wondering If anybody new If you could do this for the canon MP800R. Thanks Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

96. QuadCore Permalink Jun 13th, 2008 2:16 am

    96 Administrator Comment Yes, the steps for the 800R are same as the 800, the R just adds wireless networking. However you should use the USB connection to setup the printer during the driver reinstall. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

97. steve Permalink Jun 24th, 2008 4:42 am

    97 Hello, please help me, service error 6500 on my printer canon ip 8500. thanks. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

98. Zews Permalink Jun 25th, 2008 3:49 am

    98 What a ****** site. I get nothing but unrelated popups and dozens of browser crashes, but no useful information how to print on CDs with my Canon Pixma printer. On, BTW, no information anywhere to be found how to do this with the Mas OS X Thanks for one of the worst sites online! Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

99. QuadCore Permalink Jun 25th, 2008 10:24 am

    99 Administrator Comment What a ****** site. I get nothing but unrelated popups and dozens of browser crashes, but no useful information how to print on CDs with my Canon Pixma printer. On, BTW, no information anywhere to be found how to do this with the Mas OS X Thanks for one of the worst sites online! 1. The ads are from the hosting service and not mine. 2. Popup filters are a must on all sites today, what browser are you using? 3. It works with OS X so long as you avoid CDLabelPrint mac version: http://pixma.ulmb.com/?p=181 4. There is also a forum where you can get information and ask questions: http://pixma.000webhost.com/bb/ Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

100. Jack Permalink Jun 25th, 2008 10:28 pm

     100 What a ****** site. I get nothing but unrelated popups and dozens of browser crashes, but no useful information how to print on CDs with my Canon Pixma printer. On, BTW, no information anywhere to be found how to do this with the Mas OS X Thanks for one of the worst sites online! Zews- why dont you go **** off you cheap *****? buy an add blocking program and use a real browser you turd no one is charging you for the content on this site so if you dont like it go make your own web page you ******* Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

101. Edwin Permalink Aug 16th, 2008 11:25 pm

     101 Hello I’ve just bought a MX850 from Fry’s and when I was trying to step j, the printer did not print out anything and the alarm keep flashing…2 times, then 2 times again, continuously. by the way, is the printer suppose to show anything after proceeding to step h? Please help. I hope that I can receive a reply asap. Thanks a lot. P.S. Firmware is v1.000 CDRS=0000 Have already tried to reset the ROM and reinstalling the driver. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

102. Edwin Permalink Aug 16th, 2008 11:37 pm

     102 Hello I’ve just bought a MX850 from Fry’s and when I was trying to step j, the printer did not print out anything and the alarm keep flashing…2 times, then 2 times again, continuously. by the way, is the printer suppose to show anything after proceeding to step h? Please help. I hope that I can receive a reply asap. Thanks a lot. P.S. Firmware is v1.000 CDRS=0000 Have already tried to reset the ROM and reinstalling the driver. Also, I am using LAN to connect the computer, but people tried LAN connection and it works. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

103. QuadCore Permalink Aug 17th, 2008 12:57 am

     103 Administrator Comment @Edwin Is there paper in both trays? Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

104. Edwin Permalink Aug 17th, 2008 1:15 am

     104 There’s only paper in the bottom tray Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

105. QuadCore Permalink Aug 17th, 2008 1:30 am

     105 Administrator Comment Put paper in the rear feeder as well. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

106. Edwin Permalink Aug 17th, 2008 11:51 am

     106 Thanks for help. Now I can print beautiful CDs/DVDs now. Yay! By the way, the colorful paper that I have is slightly differ than the one on the website. The color is slightly different. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

107. Paul Permalink Sep 17th, 2008 12:30 pm

     107 Help…… I am in the process with my MP970 and when I get to step “G”, I am in the middle of it where you press the Stop/Reset button twice and then the power button and it isn’t printing a simple ROM page. What do I do? if I repeat the Stop/Reset button twice and then the power button procedure, it shuts off and I have to start all over. Any help would be appreciated. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

108. QuadCore Permalink Sep 17th, 2008 5:19 pm

     108 Administrator Comment @Paul Is there paper in both trays? Is the inner door all the way back up? (Make sure it is before entering service mode) You can also press Stop/Reset once instead of twice, it will print a different sheet but it will also work. PS: Don’t repeat the stop/reset button again after the first time. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

109. jay kernes Permalink Nov 23rd, 2008 10:54 pm

     109 having problems after I set up printer as UK/AUS It now no longer supports bi-directional USB port is there someting I can do? Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

110. QuadCore Permalink Nov 24th, 2008 12:10 am

     110 Administrator Comment Reply-To::jay kernes: Can you give more details? Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

111. jaykernes Permalink Nov 24th, 2008 12:36 am

     111 When ever i print i get this message Cannot communicate with the printer. Turn Enable bi-directional support on in the printer’s Properties dialog box. But the box to select bi-directions is not availible to change I can only change enable print spooling. This occured when i switched from US to Euro or AUS Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

112. QuadCore Permalink Nov 24th, 2008 1:12 am

     112 Administrator Comment Reply-To::jaykernes: Sounds like a Windows driver problem. Try to re-add the printer but with a different name: Go to printers, click add printer and choose USB port, then find your printer model and at the end give it a different name and see if that fixes the problem. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

113. RickCanadian Permalink Nov 24th, 2008 1:28 pm

     113 Hi there, I just want to thank you for the 5 easy steps. It worked beautifully on my MP530, thanks to this and the e-bay store now I can print my CDs. However, just to have a safety net, I would like to know how to reverse the process. How do you go back to the US settings after you changed them to the European ones? Thank you again Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

114. Anthony B Permalink Nov 24th, 2008 9:28 pm

     114 Toooo everyone I got my 2008 MP970 CD tray to work! The steps are correct but you will have to close the tray back up after taking out the black plastic piece. Then continue the instructions… If you get the error light to blink, its okay it should work either way but follow the steps in the way it was wrote. Anthony Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

115. Marcel Permalink Dec 16th, 2008 8:09 pm

     115 Hi, I have an MP830 I got it into EURO mode, I have the printout confirming. But when I try to print to cd tray the printer comes back with an error: “Inner cover is open. Close the inner cover and press ok.” How do I remdy this? Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

116. Anthony B Permalink Dec 17th, 2008 9:15 am

     116 Marcel It sounds like you didn’t do something right! You should have not gotten that error when trying to print a cd. I personally recall getting something very similar to that but that was when I was trying to print my confirmation page. I recommend that you start over and follow the instructions very carefully. Follow the steps provided in this page, the steps are correct but you will have to close the tray back up after taking out the black plastic piece. Then continue the instructions… If you get the error light to blink, its okay it should work either way but follow the steps in the way it was wrote. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

117. Eric Permalink Dec 22nd, 2008 11:34 am

     117 Hi, can you tell me if the 5 easy steps CD printing can be performed on an MP 520 Thanks! Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

118. ENRlQUE Permalink Dec 24th, 2008 12:43 am

     118 I have done the firsts Steps but I don’t get the first printout all I see Is the alarm light on what should I do now and what did I do wrong??? Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

119. QuadCore Permalink Dec 27th, 2008 10:00 am

     119 Administrator Comment Reply-To::Eric: The MP520 does not have the feature. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

120. Doug Amsbury Permalink Feb 7th, 2009 6:09 pm

     120 Anything yet on the MP980? Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

121. QuadCore Permalink Feb 8th, 2009 3:47 am

     121 Administrator Comment Reply-To::Doug Amsbury: Sadly no, Canon seems to have plugged all the normal leaks. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

122. Troy Permalink Apr 24th, 2009 11:38 am

     122 How do I tell if an MX850 has the CD/DVD print feature? It appears to have the door that I can lower were the CD tray would go…. They were on sale really cheap yesterday so I bought one. But before I open up the box (and can’t return it) I thought I would clarify. Thanks! Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

123. QuadCore Permalink Apr 24th, 2009 11:25 pm

     123 Administrator Comment Reply-To::Troy: The MX850 is the only MX model that has the cd print feature so you bought wisely. Where did you buy it at? Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

124. Troy Permalink Apr 25th, 2009 4:29 pm

     124 Thanks for the info. I bought it at Best Buy. It was $129 CAD!!! I thought is was a great deal at that price. Now I just need to buy the tray of ebay. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

125. George Litwinski Permalink May 1st, 2009 5:35 am

     125 I just did the conversion on an MP970 with an F tray I bought from a fellow in Hong Kong on eBay. All went well. I pulled the thin cover that you must remove off with a small Allen wrench – made it very easy. Resetiing the firmware on the printer itself with all the reset and power button pressing is a little spooky as there is no indication anything is happenening in reponse to the key presses except that the “idle” disappears from the display while you are doing it and some lights flash. However, printing out the test job shows that you are in EUR mode. The registry edit option did not work for me. Had to uninstall the driver and re-install from the Canon disk. Easy. One annoyance. Mediaface, which I had been using with paper labels, gives prints on disk that are way off center. I guess that would be too easy. Overall, great instructions. Thanks! Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

126. Robert Permalink May 1st, 2009 3:32 pm

     126 Hi, thanks for assembling such thorough instructions. I just ran through the process with my MP830, and I think everything went smoothly — though I haven’t printed anything yet to test. There should definitely be a “Step 6″: Reset your default paper to 8.5×11. I saw several comments that the EUR setting disables distinctive ring for the fax. I’m one of the 2% of people left in the U.S. using distinctive ring, so I was wondering if anyone figured out how to get CD printing and distinctive ring working simultaneously. I saw one comment above suggesting that this might work in AUS mode, but then a user commented that he couldn’t find the distinctive ring setting in that mode. Maybe the MP830 just doesn’t support distinctive ring in Australia? Another user commented that maybe the Taiwan setting would enable both. Can anyone provide a definitive answer on this? Thank you! Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

127. QuadCore Permalink May 3rd, 2009 9:00 am

     127 Administrator Comment Reply-To::Robert: Distinctive ring only works in US mode which also disables cd printing. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

128. brysomme mannen Permalink Jul 25th, 2009 (4 days ago) 3:55 pm

     128 I had to reinstall Windows XP recently so a lot of things got changed on my computer. I have completed the 5 Steps, CDR is showing all 000000, the CnmFSI_CDRSWITCH registry entry shows 1. In the Canon MP500 Printing Defaults, under Custom Settings “Detects a printable disc on the CD-R tray” is ticked. I am prompted to open the inner door and insert the “D” tray but the printer just ejects the tray without printing the disc. The only thing I have not done yet is to actually uninstall & reinstall the driver from the Canon CD. Could this be the cause? Thank you. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

129. Will Permalink Sep 3rd, 2009 7:34 pm

     129 So after installing Snow Leopard, I tried to print a CD and no dice. I did a printout of the service mode and found that Snow Leopard changed it to JPN. I went through the steps and changed it back to EUR. In system settings for printer drivers I selected MP830 – Gutenprint v5.2.3 I wasn’t prompted to re-boot… but the disc tray in the print settings for paper source was still grayed out. Then I re-installed the orignal drivers and after re-starting the computer. the disc tray is still grayed out. Anyone have a solution?? Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

130. QuadCore Permalink Sep 5th, 2009 12:07 pm

     130 Administrator Comment Response To: Will Snow Leopard didn’t change it to JPN, the printer just defaulted back to it’s original state which is Japan setting. Also since you just installed Snow Leopard there probably are driver problems which will take time to get worked out. I would imagine that Canon will update the OSX driver like they usually do. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

131. amanda Permalink Sep 18th, 2009 8:37 pm

     131 Help — I just bought the PIXMA MX860, does anyone know if this can be enabled for CD tray just like the MX850? Thanks a million! Amanda. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

132. QuadCore Permalink Sep 19th, 2009 6:37 am

     132 Administrator Comment Response To: amanda Sadly that model is incapable of enabling the cd print feature. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

133. amanda Permalink Sep 19th, 2009 1:23 pm

     133 thanks so much for the quick reply — you just saved me a huge headache! i can return this model, but I’m curious — which model would you recommend that’s still available to buy new? or shall i break down and buy an epson…. amanda. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

134. QuadCore Permalink Sep 20th, 2009 4:44 am

     134 Administrator Comment Response To: amanda Sadly most of the older models have disappeared from the market. I did find a MP610 being sold on ebay. MP610 on ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260453358308 Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

135. wolfwill23 Permalink Sep 20th, 2009 11:50 am

     135 I’ve got an MX850 and upgraded to Snow Leopard and the disc tray option is grayed out. The printer is still in its Euro setting but for some reason, no disc tray option. Apple just released a Canon printer drivers update a couple days ago which I downloaded but that didn’t help. Again, I can print documents and photos but no disc tray option. Any thoughts? Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

136. amanda Permalink Sep 20th, 2009 7:17 pm

     136 I saw that MP610 on Ebay and also found an MX850 — though i must say this last post describing problems after upgrading to snow leopard is making me lean away from going this route. If I do, I understand both the 610 and tbe 850 take Tray F. i was leaning toward the 850 because i think its more recent. any other thoughts appreciated, thanks!! amanda. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

137. QuadCore Permalink Sep 23rd, 2009 8:40 am

     137 Administrator Comment Response To: amanda The 610 is a better printer and scanner. The 850 is an office machine with fax and ADF. Is the 850 new or used? How much are they asking for the 850? Mac has always been problematic with the CD print feature, especially when using Canon CD Label Print software. It’s usually fixed by using different software. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

138. QuadCore Permalink Sep 23rd, 2009 8:46 am

     138 Administrator Comment Response To: wolfwill23 Try these fixes: 1. Uninstall the driver completely and reinstall it. 2. Unplug the USB cable wait 5 minutes and then plug it back in. 3. Test the printer on a Windows machine. 4. Try different software. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

139. wolfwill23 Permalink Sep 25th, 2009 1:02 am

     139 Thanks quadcore. I have not been able to find a clear cut way of uninstalling the drivers. Could you please inform me? Also, should I install the latest drivers Canon just released? Thanks. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

140. QuadCore Permalink Sep 26th, 2009 1:37 pm

     140 Administrator Comment Response To: wolfwill23 Uninstall driver instructions: Sometimes the updated drivers fix the problem and sometimes they cause the problem. You should definitely try the new driver and see if it fixes the problem. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

141. KC Permalink Nov 4th, 2009 3:17 pm

     141 Just tried to do the above steps for my MX850. It works ! But I did struggle initially. My problem is, I did not follow the initial steps correctly. If you have issues doing the Service mode printout, you have the same problem as me. How to fix it ? Remedy/Issue: I forgot to set the ‘Feed Switch’ to the rear. Mine was set to Continuous Autofeed before entering the Service mode. Once I set it to ‘rear’, it works perfectly. P.S. I was expecting to see a screen that shows you the ‘Destination’ when I tried to select destination. Duh… there won’t be one. You just need to have faith and follow through to press ‘Stop/Reset’ 4 times as per instruction. After that, you can confirm by doing another Service mode printout. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

142. Paul Permalink Nov 23rd, 2009 2:12 pm

     142 I recently found the information on how to print a DVD with my Canon IP 6700D, and just got the tray in the mail. I’m evidently not especially mechanically inclined, and I’m having a LOT of trouble with the “5 Easy Steps.” What exactly does “remove the black plastic” mean? The whole printer is black plastic. Does it mean the door that you open which becomes the paper tray, or does it mean the black plastic piece above the opened door with the thumb slot that you you drop open when replacing ink? Or is it something else? All the pictures in the instructions show a printer that looks nothing like the 6700D. ANY help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

143. QuadCore Permalink Nov 23rd, 2009 3:53 pm

     143 Administrator Comment Response To: Paul It’s the inner door that lowers down, there is a small piece of plastic that blocks the pathway of the tray being slide in. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

144. Paul Permalink Nov 24th, 2009 11:57 am

     144 That got it. Thanks much! Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

145. Deborah Permalink Dec 15th, 2009 1:49 am

     145 Okay – Thanks to this website, got my MP830 set up to print DVD/CDs. Yay! I have my DVDs set to 118 outer and 36 inner. It prints great, but in looking at the finished product, there is white along the left edge of the DVD (which is the right edge when the DVD tray is inserted into the printer). Is there anyway way to correct this? I would have no problem with a small white edge all around, but just on one side is driving me nuts. Any help is greatly appreciated! Deb Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

146. QuadCore Permalink Dec 15th, 2009 9:38 pm

     146 Administrator Comment Response To: Deborah It’s either hardware or software related. Try another software program like Accoustica and see if that fixes the problem. If it does then you know that it’s the software causing the problem. http://www.acoustica.com/cd-label-maker/index.htm Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

147. Darlene Permalink Dec 29th, 2009 4:39 pm

     147 I have the MX850 with Tray F. Problem: When I try to print DVD using the Photoshop template, I get the message “Inner cover is open. Close inner cover and press OK” . Sounds like same problem Marcel had from Dec. 16, 2008. So I did as Administrator suggested and performed printer steps again. Still does not work. I definitely have the printer in EUR mode. I did unistall and reinstall my driver software after the first printer mode change as per instructions for the MX850. The CDR tray F is found in my page setup. What else may be wrong. Help? Does printer need to be set on rear feed or front feed? I tried both. Are there other settings to change in Printer Setup besides selecting CDR Tray F? Does the tray not go in all the way, match arrows up, then the printer brings it in to complete print ….. when it works? Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

148. Darlene Permalink Dec 29th, 2009 4:56 pm

     148 Before anyone wastes their time replying to my above questions, my printing DID work perfectly using the CD-LabelPrint program instead of Photoshop. So I guess that is what I will need to use. No big deal. Now I just need to work on margins I suppose? Like others I have outside and inside white borders that I don’t like and are cock-eyed at that. Will I fix that by adjusting circle size? Thanks for any help! Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

149. QuadCore Permalink Dec 29th, 2009 7:36 pm

     149 Administrator Comment Response To: Darlene There are two things in the printer properties that need to be set when using the Photoshop Template. The first is change Media Type to Printable Disc and the second is page size to CD-R Tray F. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

150. QuadCore Permalink Dec 29th, 2009 7:40 pm

     150 Administrator Comment Response To: Darlene The media you use my be hub printable so you will need to create a new template for it in cd label print. Instructions can be found on this site: http://pixma.ulmb.com/?p=132 Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

151. Photog Permalink Jan 14th, 2010 9:36 am

     151 I just HAVE to leave a comment here. Although these instructions are a start, what a PAIN (sorry guy) to install and I’m a total tech person! I have the Pixma MP530 and I can’t tell you the hours it took. Here’s the deal. Follow the instructions to convert it to EUR and then it HAS to set back to US. To get to US (not JPN, not EUR) press the Stop/Reset button 3 times (NOT FOUR). Three will work. Keep trying the steps until it works and you see that US printout. It’s a little finkey, but it will get there. Then, do the registry edit to change value from 0 to 1 (assuming your software is already running on your computer). Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

152. QuadCore Permalink Jan 14th, 2010 11:32 am

     152 Administrator Comment Response To: Photog It HAS to stay in Euro mode for cd printing to work. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

153. Garth Permalink Jan 20th, 2010 6:39 am

     153 I have the Pixma MP 830. Set up was easy and the use and quality was very good. The 830 is an All In One and I use the fax regularly, but the European settings do not allow for Distinctive ring for answering a fax incoming call. So I have to do my CD/DVD printing and then reset to the US standard. Took some time to find how to do this and it is a pain changinging back and forth. There are some Canon printers that do not need to be set to European setting so I would suggest looking for one of those or some other printer Garth Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

154. Photog Permalink Jan 22nd, 2010 3:02 pm

     154 What about if you have your Canon MP530 hooked up to your Mac? Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

155. paul Permalink Feb 23rd, 2010 1:04 pm

     155 Has anyone tried to upgrade firmware after the Mod? I have an mp530 which has been working great for 2 years now. love it btw. I have printed hundreds of cds and dvds. I recently learned Canon has released a new firmware for this model to fix the fax issue. Will it be ok if i do the upgrade? or I have to re-mod again once I put the new firmware on? thanks. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

156. QuadCore Permalink Mar 12th, 2010 8:50 am

     156 Administrator Comment Response To: paul It will set all settings back to default. If the fax issue is a problem for you then it might be worth the risk to upgrade the firmware. You will need to redo the steps again to get cd printing working again though. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

157. Gregory Permalink May 21st, 2010 9:47 am

     157 Hello to everyone, I’ve read almost all of the posts, however i couldn’t find an issue like the one i have. I have a MP500 all-in-one which prints CD/DVD BUT only when it wants. The strange thing is that i’ve already printed a lot of printable cd/dvds and now, when i wanted to print again…it just makes me tricks! The cd-tray D goes only halfway and the printer starts printing! No alarm message or anything else. I have done the 5 steps, and updated the drivers. The software i use is Acoustica 3.32. Any such issues or ideas for fixing it? Gregory Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

158. TheNemal Permalink Jul 27th, 2010 (2 days ago) 11:13 am

     158 Hi I have a MX850 USA and MAC OS X (10.6) and I would like to bring one more step on the software part for Mac: after the driver uninstall/install: delete the printer from the printer list and re-add. I only had access to the CD tray option after this. Thank you for this very useful guide. TheNemal Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

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• Jody: Hi QuadCore, well I am experimenting with printing the InDesign file as an Acrobat Reader doc and that is working better. Except for some mis-alignment at the top it prints. I wond...
• QuadCore: Hello Jody, MACS are always fun for CD printing bugs. It's more then likely that something is still not right with the Canon driver and Snow Leopard. However this is what you ment...
• Jody: I followed Geoff's suggestion and installed the European version from the link he provided. However when trying to print there was an additional message (along with the Error 1851)...
• Jody: When I upgraded from Tiger to Leopard I had this issue as you can see from above. Somehow I resolved it, but I can't remember what I did!! Now that I have upgraded to Snow Leopard ...
• Jody: Since upgrading to Snow Leopard I am unable to use my Canon IP4300 to print CDs. All was well under Leopard with my InDesign template. CD-Tray is selected in Page Setup, Printer, e...
• sconosciuto: I am so grateful for what you have done here! I was researching buying a new printer, simply for the reason that I needed to be able to print on discs. I was otherwise perfectly ha...
• TheNemal: Hi I have a MX850 USA and MAC OS X (10.6) and I would like to bring one more step on the software part for Mac: after the driver uninstall/install: delete the printer from the p...
• Raz: Hello, I have a Pixma 780. I followed the 2a instructions till I have to press the on/off button when I do that nothing happens ; no resetting. the printer is unresponsive. I t...
• Chantal: My cd-tray used to work on my mac mini and iMac, but stopped working when I upgraded it to MacOs 10.4 and newer. The 5 steps worked for me. This is what I did with my MP600: ...
• Pablo Ikba: Had the IP4700 working perfectly for several weeks...then the printer went into error mode - the lights will not stop blinking (both lights). Have unplugged cables from printer, p...
• QuadCore: Bobby: It might just be a paper jam, look around under the hood and underneath and remove the back part....
• bobby nuts: so I am guessing if a computer has error code 5110 its ready for the trash right?...
• QuadCore: No...the change is made to the printer firmware. The change will remain even when the printer is unplugged or moved to a different computer....
• Tony: it's work with IP4700. - Do I need do these step when I setup new OS?...
• QuadCore: No, the ip4500 uses a different procedure which is can be found here: http://pixma.ulmb.com/?p=105...