How to Install Canon Printer

Step-1: Unbox

Take out the Canon printer from the box. The other printer components are provided with the printer, keep them safe for later use.
Clear all the packaging materials and remove the protective tapes & covers from the printer.
Check for the protective materials inside the printer and remove them.

Connect the power cord to the printer then plug it to an electrical wall socket.
Press the power button on the operational panel to turn on the printer.

Now, the printer’s screen turns up; select the language of your choice.

Go through the instructions and choose the appropriate options.

Set the date and time settings on the screen.

Open the front cover of the printer to install the ink cartridges and wait till the print carriage stops at a position.
Unwrap the ink cartridge from the plastic packet.
Peel off the tape covering the metal contacts, but do not try to touch the contacts.
Insert the ink cartridge into the correct slots and press until the cartridge snaps in a position.
Repeat the same steps to install all the other cartridges in the printer.

Pull out the paper input tray or cassette from the printer.
Shift the paper edge guide to the extent of the tray by sliding.
Then, neatly stack the paper in the paper tray with its printing face down.
Adjust paper guides to the paper edges such that the paper is held in a position, but see that the paper does not bend or fold.
Slowly push the paper tray back into the printer.
Extend the output paper support.
On the printer’s display, change the paper settings.

Use the telephone line cable to connect to the wall jack and the LINE port on the printer.
Make the fax settings on the printer display screen and save it.

The printer driver assists in controlling and managing the printer, so install the driver on the computer.
Insert the installation disc to the computer and run the installation process.
Another way is to download the driver from the official website of the printer and install the software.