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This tutorial describes how to use your Canon Pixma IPxxxx printer to print directly on printable CDs/DVDs. European models have this feature already enabled but unfortunately for us Americans it has been disabled due to Canon not wanting to pay for the licensing to use the technology in North America. Notice I said "disabled." Because the printers still have the feature all we need to do is enable it... Oh yeah, and obtain the Disk tray that obviously didn't come standard to us, as they did in Europe.
This tutorial describes how to make a cd tray for little or no money. It is pictured below. Or you could buy one on ebay for about $20.
Credit:
The initial idea was found on StevesForums. Most of the credit is theirs. The reason I have this tutorial is to give what I have learned in a straight-forward how-to. The original StevesForums post is now 77+ pages, so weeding through it to find what works and what doesn't work could possibly take 4-5 years... or more.
Although all of my testing is done on my Canon Pixma IP5000 this tutorial applies to several Canon printers with CD/DVD printing abilities. Where applicable I will tell you where the models differ.
What you'll need:
A Canon Pixma Printer that has the ability to print on disks. You can tell because there is a fold down plate on the front of the printer (image 0B).
A flat head screw driver
About 5 minutes of time (10 minutes if you read all my dumb comments).
This tutorial describes how to make a cd tray for little or no money. It is pictured below. Or you could buy one on ebay for about $20.
Credit:
The initial idea was found on StevesForums. Most of the credit is theirs. The reason I have this tutorial is to give what I have learned in a straight-forward how-to. The original StevesForums post is now 77+ pages, so weeding through it to find what works and what doesn't work could possibly take 4-5 years... or more.
Although all of my testing is done on my Canon Pixma IP5000 this tutorial applies to several Canon printers with CD/DVD printing abilities. Where applicable I will tell you where the models differ.
What you'll need:
A Canon Pixma Printer that has the ability to print on disks. You can tell because there is a fold down plate on the front of the printer (image 0B).
A flat head screw driver
About 5 minutes of time (10 minutes if you read all my dumb comments).
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Signing UpStep 1Enable the Printer- Remove the cover.
First we must enable to printer to accept the CD-tray. Again, my printer is the ip5000 so the pictures may be a little different.
The steps involved are as follows:
1. Removing the front flate covering the CD-tray opening (pictured).
2. Set the printer's BIOS to non-US (next step).
The steps involved are as follows:
1. Removing the front flate covering the CD-tray opening (pictured).
2. Set the printer's BIOS to non-US (next step).
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Also step b. above is slightly different:
II. Hold down RESUME (Triangle pointed down) and hold down POWER and wait 5 seconds or so.
Release RESUME but Continue to hold POWER. Double click RESUME. then Release POWER.
Note: it says DOUBLE CLICK. This what worked for me.
This information was on a site called Damm Printer
http://damnprinter.com/105/the-five-easy-steps.html
Can you print onto a CD with a paper label? Or does it have to be a printable CD?
I've tried some Verbatims with very poor results.
Here is a great source for more instructions. I will update the instructable.
http://www.cd-trays.com/pages/how_to_enable.html