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1. pingback: Permalink Oct 28th, 2006 6:43 pm

   1 Five Easy Steps !! » Blog Archive » Five Easy Steps to CD Printing with Canon Pixma Printers [...] iP6600MP500MP530 *not confirmed yet*MP800MP830MP950iP4300 *new page added 10/5/2006*iP6700 [...] Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

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   2 Five Easy Steps !! » Blog Archive » Five Easy Steps to CD Printing with Canon Pixma Printers [...] iP6600MP500MP530 *confirmed*MP800MP830MP950iP4300 *new page added 10/5/2006*iP6700 [...] Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

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

   3 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

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

   4 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

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

   5 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

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

   6 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

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

   7 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

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

   8 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

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

   9 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

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

    10 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

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

    11 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

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

    12 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

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

    13 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

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

    14 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

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

    15 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

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

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

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

18. jeh Permalink Jul 24th, 2007 3:16 pm

    18 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

19. Administrator Permalink Jul 26th, 2007 6:24 am

    19 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

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

    20 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

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

    21 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

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

    22 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

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

    23 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

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

    24 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

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    25 Damn Printer » Blog Archive » Five Easy Steps to CD Printing with Canon Pixma Printers [...] iP4200 iP5200 iP6600 [...] Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

26. pingback: Permalink Oct 1st, 2007 11:50 am

    26 *The Five Easy Steps* ---- Damn Printer 3 [...] iP6600 iP6700 [...] Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

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

    27 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

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

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

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

    29 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

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

    30 Administrator Comment Carl Mitchell: Have you tried this: http://damnprinter.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

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

    31 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

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

    32 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

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

    33 You have an error in this page. The URL for “How to change the Registry” above should read: http://damnprinter.com/?p=134/2006/10/26/how-to-change-the-registry-key.html instead of http://damnprinter.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

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

    34 Carl, I solved this issue. See http://damnprinter.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

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

    35 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

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

    36 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

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

    37 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

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

    38 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

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

    39 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

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

    40 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

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

    41 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://damnprinter.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

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

    42 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

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

    43 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

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

    44 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

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

    45 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

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

    46 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

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

    47 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

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

    48 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

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

    49 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

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

    50 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

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

    51 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

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

    52 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

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

    53 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

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

    54 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

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

    55 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

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

    56 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

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

    57 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

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

    58 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

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

    59 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

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

    60 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

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

    61 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

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

    62 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

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

    63 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

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

    64 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

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

    65 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

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

    66 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

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

    67 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

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

    68 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

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

    69 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

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

    70 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

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

    71 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

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

    72 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

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

    73 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

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

    74 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

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

    75 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

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

    76 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

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

    77 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

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

    78 @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

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

    79 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

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

    80 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

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

    81 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

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

    82 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

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

    83 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

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

    84 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

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

    85 @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

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

    86 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://damnprinter.com/?p=299 Glad you got it working! Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

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

    87 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

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

    88 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

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

    89 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

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

    90 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

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

    91 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

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

    92 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

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

    93 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

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

    94 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

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

    95 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

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

    96 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

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

    97 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

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

    98 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

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

    99 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

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

     100 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

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

     101 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

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

     102 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

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

     103 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://damnprinter.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

104. Richard Permalink Jun 27th, 2008 1:28 am

     104 I have a less than one month old MP970, I’ve run the five steps and that worked fine, after installing the label print software it shows the option for the CD tray F, and the software and printer prompt me to “open the inner cover” and “insert the CD tray”. Here’s the problem. THERE IS NO WHERE FOR THE TRAY TO GO! THE MOLDED PLASTIC OF THE PRINTER HOUSING EXTENDS DOWN AND BLOCKS THE SLOT WHERE THE CD TRAY SHOULD BE INSERTED! Is this a “feature” of the US model Canon MP970’s? Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks in advance for your help. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

105. Quadcore Permalink Jun 27th, 2008 1:47 am

     105 Administrator Comment You did remove the black plastic didn’t you? Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

106. djsteve Permalink Jul 16th, 2008 8:20 pm

     106 Several months ago I successfully converted my MP530 US to a MP530 EUR and have been able to use a type D CD-tray. Recently I noticed a new firmware upgrade for the printer available at the Canon site (note - this is an actual update to the printer itself, not the drivers on the computer). I’d like to update my printer’s firmware to see if it addresses some issues unrelated to CD printing, but I’m concerned that it might disable or otherwise be incompatible with the EUR conversion. Any insight? Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

107. QuadCore Permalink Jul 17th, 2008 12:14 am

     107 Administrator Comment It’s very unlikely that the upgraded firmware will disable the CD printing. The new firmware seems to fix fax bugs. Make sure you have the proper model that actually needs upgrading. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

108. Special_kaye Permalink Aug 17th, 2008 11:01 am

     108 Hey all, thanks for the great info. Here’s something to chew on: I bought the Canon PIXMA MP530 and the mod worked great except that when I go to print on the DVDs with Nero CoverDesigner, there is no paper stock choice for the MP530. I only have choices for IP3000, I865, and I905. None of these use the same cd tray, D, that the MP530 uses though the IP3000 is pretty close. So, the first DVD I printed had half the label printed above the DVD, on the plastic. Several more attempts and they all went over the top onto the plastic. Used a different stock, the IP3000 I think, and got pretty close but not spot on. The Canon software, CD-LabelPrint works but isn’t lined up quite right. I’d prefer to use the Nero because it seems a bit more useful than the canon stuff. I’ve updated Nero, the driver, and everything else I could think of but can’t seem to find the solution. Is there a paper stock somewhere for the MP530 or am I just missing the boat on something simple? Thanks for your time. Keep up the good work, we all appreciate it. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

109. QuadCore Permalink Aug 18th, 2008 4:29 am

     109 Administrator Comment Nero Cover Designer Templates: Tray F: http://damnprinter.com/141/nero-cover-designer-119mm-template-for-tray-f.html Tray B {works with C & D}: http://damnprinter.com/131/verbatim-119mm-template-for-nero-cover-designer.html Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

110. siabod Permalink Aug 24th, 2008 9:47 am

     110 Hi, this looks like a great site with many answers, only problem is that I have an MP810 (EUR) running on Mac OSX 10.5 and there doesn’t seem to be the “5 easy steps” for my printer… the disk tray door is different for this model, so I’m stuck at the start! Is there instructions for fixing the same problem (Printer does not recognise the Disk Tray F)? Thanks Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

111. QuadCore Permalink Aug 26th, 2008 9:54 am

     111 Administrator Comment @siabod What software are you using? OSX has been problematic with the cd print feature especially with Canon cd label print, try some Mac software with a trial and see if it resolves the problem. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

112. Alex Shenderovich Permalink Aug 27th, 2008 5:52 pm

     112 Dear friends, I have MP970 and I cant find black plastic. All plastic looks to me dark grey. Anyone have the pictures of MP970? I am afraid to damage my printer. Many thanks in advance for your help! Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

113. QuadCore Permalink Aug 28th, 2008 9:53 am

     113 Administrator Comment @Alex The plastic may also be gray on new models. There is also a gallery: http://damnprinter.com/?page_id=124 Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

114. Alex Shenderovich Permalink Sep 1st, 2008 4:21 pm

     114 Does anyone out there have step-by-step instructions with pictures as to how to pull out the black (or grey) plastic for Cannon MP 970 printer? Thank you in advance for your help!! Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

115. QuadCore Permalink Sep 5th, 2008 5:56 pm

     115 Administrator Comment Email me pictures of the inner door and I will show what to remove. damnprinter@gmail.com Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

116. Aleksandr Shenderovich Permalink Sep 7th, 2008 8:12 pm

     116 Dear Administrator, I have tried to send you pictures of inner door of my MP970 , but without success. I got this message: The host ‘yahoo’ could not be found. Please verify that you have entered the server name correctly. Account: ‘yahoo’, Server: ‘yahoo’, Protocol: SMTP, Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 11001, Error Number: 0×800CCC0D Maybe you have another e-mail adress? Thank you for your patience and help!! Alex Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

117. Aleksandr Shenderovich Permalink Sep 8th, 2008 11:31 pm

     117 Dear Administrator, I have tried to send you pictures of inner door, but they didn’t get through and I got message: The host ‘yahoo’ could not be found. Please verify that you have entered the server name correctly. Account: ‘yahoo’, Server: ‘yahoo’, Protocol: SMTP, Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 11001, Error Number: 0×800CCC0D Do you have another e-mail adress? Thank you for patients and help, Alex Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

118. QuadCore Permalink Sep 9th, 2008 5:20 am

     118 Administrator Comment Yahoo is your email service so the problem appears to be at your end. Are you using Microsoft Outlook or the web interface? Try the web interface and it should go through. Some ISP’s force you to use their SMTP server to send out email. Is your ISP Verizon? Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

119. msveemac Permalink Sep 16th, 2008 12:19 am

     119 I have a Canon MX850. All the steps mentioned above seem to work except when I try to print onto the disk, the CD/DVD tray ejects and I get the error message on my LCD screen, “There is no CD-R tray”. I’m using printable CD-R disks. Is there a particular kind of disk I should be using in order for this to work? This is extremely frustrating. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

120. QuadCore Permalink Sep 20th, 2008 10:41 pm

     120 Administrator Comment @msveemac There is a tray rejection category, did you try any of the basic solutions? Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

121. Muse Permalink Sep 24th, 2008 10:37 pm

     121 I too have a Canon MX850. I did all the steps, and got the same message as you. I have tried many things, but nothing worked, until moments ago. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

122. QuadCore Permalink Sep 25th, 2008 9:32 am

     122 Administrator Comment @Muse I was trying to help you, you had a more difficult one, it can happen like that. Sometimes it works on the first try and other times it can take 10 or 15 times to go through. The Euro and Oz modes both work and it’s not really a solution, it just happened to final work. Also the CDR SENSOR=OK is just a basic check of the sensor and does not indicate that the proper changes have been made. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

123. Charles Permalink Sep 26th, 2008 1:54 pm

     123 I just bought a Canon Pixma MX850. This conversion process worked flawlessly. Regarding the plastic to remove, I was able to do that with just my fingernail. There are only 3 plastic tabs/clips which hold that plastic on. The steps for entering the service mode and changing from USA to EUR worked great and on the first try. The only thing I was a little concerned about is that the printer driver installation program asks where you live. I wasn’t sure if my answer might impact whether CD printing would be enabled/disabled. Also, after resetting the printer to EUR mode, then it prompted me again to specify what language I wanted for the on-screen menus, and also asked me to pick which European country I am in. I don’t know what impact my choice would have on printer functionality or operational defaults, so I selected “Others” (though I considered selecting “UK”). Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

124. Charles Permalink Sep 26th, 2008 2:05 pm

     124 @ QuadCore I don’t believe the MX850 ever shows a CDR SENSOR=OK message when the machine is in USA mode. It would be irrelevant, after all. I do know that when I printed the first ROM page (step 2. g.) I did not see any mention of the CDR sensor. But I did see mention of it on the ROM page after changing to EUR mode. But, you are the expert… I can only offer my insight from the field with a fairly recently built MX850. BTW, I noticed that the Canon-Europe web site has a firmware update for the MX850… version 1.03 as I recall. I’m not sure if I’m looking at the right part of the ROM print page, but I think my unit is running firmware 1.00. Anyone know if the firmware 1.03 update causes any issues (like, specifically, with our favorite hack to enable CDR printing)? Anyone know what issues firmware 1.03 resolves? Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

125. Katie Permalink Sep 27th, 2008 1:10 pm

     125 I have an MP970. Followed these instructions - took out the plastic, entered service mode. I had trouble the first time I did it because I was getting the EEPROM printout the first time through instead of the simple service mode print (because step 2g indicates pushing stop/clear twice - when, in fact, your “EPROM vs. ROM printout page” indicates it should be once. Is that a typo in these instructions?) — somehow I wound up setting the thing in Korean, so I did an EPROM reset. So now when I print out either the EEPROM or the simple service mode print, both of them say the printer is set EUR — whoo-hoo. I’ve got CD-Tray F showing up in my list of paper. Also a bonus. So it LOOKS like everything should be okay. However, when I send something to print, the printer keeps printing from the rear tray, NOT the CD tray. I have tried both the Photoshop template and Acoustica Label Maker. I definitely have all settings to CD Tray F - I even tried Paper Allocation instead of Paper Feed Switch, as someone suggested. If I try putting the tray in right away instead of waiting for the computer to prompt me, I get an error that the inner door is open and it wants me to close it so I can print from the rear tray. I tried first manually changing the registry key and, when that didn’t help matters, I completely uninstalled and reinstalled the software. STILL rear tray. What’s going on, and how do I fix this?! Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

126. QuadCore Permalink Sep 29th, 2008 6:13 pm

     126 Administrator Comment Katie: These two screenshots show how the printer preferences should be set when trying to print to the tray. 1. 2. PS: Sorry about the confusion on the two printouts, I don’t bother using either since it waste paper but they are useful for comparison purposes. The service mode printout shows very little so I think I typed 2 times instead of one just so people would end up with both sheets and the end one would be the colorful one showing EURO mode. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

127. QuadCore Permalink Sep 29th, 2008 6:29 pm

     127 Administrator Comment Muse: You had problems with your model but that does happen and it has nothing to do with EUR or AUS settings. It also doesnâ??t have anything to do with the CDR SENSOR=OK because that is just a basic check of that sensor when printing out a service mode printout.The CDRS=0000 is an offset number which is usually something other then zeroâ??s on most models but once in awhile itâ??s zero. I’ve seen this a lot over the years where the model finally works and people think that is the solution then and everyone should do the same but it’s just buggy firmware. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

128. Nate Permalink Oct 18th, 2008 8:13 pm

     128 I bought a new MX850 about a week ago and I cannot get past the tray rejection issue. The only thing I did to the printer out of the box was to upgrade the firmware to 1.030. I’ve reset the EPROM twice (once in EUR mode, once in AUS mode). CDRS is = 000, but nothing I’ve done in the Service menu has ever caused that to change. I’ve uninstalled and reinstalled the driver from the Add/Remove programs menu at least 3 times (including after each EPROM reset). Everything else works fine, using USB connection under XP. Scanning, printing, etc. I’m at a loss, I have no idea what to try next. Any ideas? Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

129. QuadCore Permalink Oct 19th, 2008 8:55 am

     129 Administrator Comment @Nate: I’m not sure why you needed to upgrade the firmware. What issue did that address? The steps sometimes need to be repeated several times. Also at step g. try pressing the stop/reset button once then Power, may give you different results. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

130. Ray Permalink Oct 20th, 2008 11:35 pm

     130 Just purchased the MX850, had the same issue as MUSE, tried everything - 5 steps, reset EPROM, etc. Went so far as upgrading the Firmware from 1.00 shipping to 1.03 from the EU Canon site. Also downloaded the EU v1 MX driver (even though I am in the US.) Still had the No Printable CD detected/tray rejection error. Followed the 5 steps exactly for maybe the 10th time, and finally it started to print with the CD-F tray. The CDRS=(0000) is still there, the numbers didn’t change, but at the bottom of the page in red is now says CDR SENSOR=OK for what its worth. Lots of frustration, followed by a big grin when it finally worked. Thanks for all the help, suggestions, templates, guides, etc. Much appreciated. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

131. Nate Permalink Oct 22nd, 2008 11:24 pm

     131 It’s just a habit I got into a long time ago, I upgraded the firmware because it usually results in less problems down the line. Not sure if it has had any effect on the printer or not. I’ve done the steps (including the firmware reset) multiple times, I never seem to get anything different though. I tried pressing the reset button once instead of twice at step G, the printer flashes the Alarm LED twice - and repeats this - but no test page prints. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

132. QuadCore Permalink Oct 24th, 2008 9:16 am

     132 Administrator Comment @Nate: No paper error, fill both top and bottom feeder with paper and try again. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

133. Nate Permalink Oct 31st, 2008 12:39 am

     133 Well, I’m not sure which of these things made the difference, but it’s fixed I loaded paper in the rear tray and used the single button press. It confirmed I was in AUS mode and CDRS = 0000. I set it back to US with 3 clicks on the region menu, and saved. CDRS was now set to non-zero… so I set it back to EUR and this time, it finally showed CDRS = 1834. Presto, no more tray rejection. Thanks very much for the assistance and this awesome website. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

134. AnnaMIkk Permalink Nov 7th, 2008 11:28 am

     134 Anyone able to make this work for the new Canon MP 980? Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

135. QuadCore Permalink Nov 7th, 2008 9:26 pm

     135 Administrator Comment Reply-To::AnnaMIkk: The MP980 has a new cart and might be slighty different then the MP970 but you can certainly try the MP970 steps and see if it will enable the feature. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

136. AnnaMIkk Permalink Nov 9th, 2008 6:53 pm

     136 Reply to Quadcore I did try the directions to the 970 I can get it into service mode that is still the same but after you push the stop/resume button twice then power to print the rom page the printer shuts off then I tried to follow without printing the rom page and everytime I hit the power button per instructions the printer shuts down bummer. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

137. QuadCore Permalink Nov 10th, 2008 8:17 am

     137 Administrator Comment Reply-To::AnnaMIkk: Once in service mode push stop button twice and the the ok button…make sure you have paper in both the bottom and top feeders. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

138. AnnaMIkk Permalink Nov 10th, 2008 11:07 am

     138 Quadcore I tried what you suggested and it does nothing it just sits there idle. I will try any other suggestions you may have. THanks Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

139. QuadCore Permalink Nov 10th, 2008 11:40 am

     139 Administrator Comment Reply-To::AnnaMIkk: Did you try pushing stop once and then power? Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

140. AnnaMIkk Permalink Nov 10th, 2008 12:00 pm

     140 Quadcore Just tried pushing stop once then power and again it shuts off. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

141. QuadCore Permalink Nov 11th, 2008 2:45 am

     141 Administrator Comment Reply-To::AnnaMIkk: I think you are probably not in service mode. What makes you think that you made it into service mode? Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

142. AnnaMIkk Permalink Nov 11th, 2008 10:31 am

     142 Quadecore It is in service mode because it says it at the top of the screen and when the copy light quites blinking it says idle. I have done this with a MP 970 and it worked like a charm the 970 printed on cds the first time. I have also tried pushing stop 3 times and a few other things but whenever I hit power to set it BOOM it shuts off I think maybe Canon made some real changes to their firmware. this time. Its a wonderful printer I just wanted it to be a little better plus just the chance of modding something is a blast to me. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

143. QuadCore Permalink Nov 11th, 2008 10:40 am

     143 Administrator Comment Reply-To::AnnaMIkk: It doesn’t say test mode does it? Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

144. AnnaMIkk Permalink Nov 11th, 2008 12:22 pm

     144 Quadcore : No it says Service mode at the top after the copy light quites blinking it says under service mode, Idle. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

145. Cornelia Raath Lotter Permalink Nov 12th, 2008 12:40 am

     145 Pretty please help me: I’ve got a Canon PIXMA iP 6600D, on Printer Maintanance indicating “Tray C”, and I’m unable to start with the first step: “Remove the black plastic” I’ve opened the Paper output tray, and then the Inner Cover (operating as the CD-Tray Feeder). I can however, not find any place on the Inner Cover being able to be clipped off - all extended parts of the black plastic seem to be securely mounted onto the inside of the rest of the printer’s body … please advise me? Kind regards Cornelia (Pretoria, South Africa) Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

146. QuadCore Permalink Nov 12th, 2008 1:31 am

     146 Administrator Comment Reply-To::AnnaMIkk: Can you take a picture of that? Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

147. QuadCore Permalink Nov 12th, 2008 2:36 am

     147 Administrator Comment Reply-To::Cornelia Raath Lotter: Here is a fuzzy picture with the black plastic removed: Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

148. AnnaMIkk Permalink Nov 12th, 2008 1:10 pm

     148 Quadcore Can you give me some tips on how to post a picture? The picture you want is of the printer in service mode at an idle? I tried to copy and paste and that didn’t work. Thanks Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

149. Cornelia Raath Lotter Permalink Nov 12th, 2008 1:40 pm

     149 Hi Quadcore, My printer already has that opening (everything else together as single pieces, nothing clipable) - any chance I would have bought it with black plastic already removed? Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

150. QuadCore Permalink Nov 12th, 2008 6:51 pm

     150 Administrator Comment Reply-To::AnnaMIkk: Upload the picture to imageshack.us and then post the “thumbnail for websites” like I just did. Yeah the printer in service mode and then where you say it goes to idle. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

151. AnnaMIkk Permalink Nov 12th, 2008 8:34 pm

     151 Quadcore I probly did this wrong just let me know I managed to up load the picture to imageshack.us ok but wasn’t sure where to go from there I have never posted a photo to a forum before sorry if I messed up. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

152. DEMILLERUSN Permalink Nov 16th, 2008 12:25 pm

     152 I also just bought an MP980 and have had the same experience as AnnaMIkk. Am trying different things with no luck. You mentioned a slightly different tray from the MP970 - not tray F? Any additional thoughts/advice? Will keep trying as well… Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

153. QuadCore Permalink Nov 16th, 2008 1:04 pm

     153 Administrator Comment Reply-To::DEMILLERUSN: I believe it requires tray G but if Tray F and G are close then Tray F may work in it. I have yet to see the changes made to Tray G. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

154. DEMILLERUSN Permalink Nov 20th, 2008 7:28 pm

     154 Continuing to try the MP980 with no luck. Found an MP960 service manual online which details procedures for entering the Service Mode as well as follow-on settings once in Service Mode. These mirror the procedures found here. I also noted that when entering service mode and when pressing the STOP/RESET button, the POWER (blue - center) and ERROR (yellow/orange - right) lights will alternate with each press of STOP/RESET. It is interesting that these also indicate as advertised on the MP980 when using the procedure to enter the service mode (POWER-STOP RESET (SR), release SR, SR 2x, etc), however once in Service Mode the indicators do not change regardless of what keys are then pressed. I’ve tried multiple button press combinations to include combinations with the power button, each time with the same result. Once the power button is pressed, upon release (even in combination with other buttons), the printer exits the Service Mode. Any other keypress does nothing. Additionally, the printer goes through an ink clean purge cycle upon entering the service mode, and upon exiting the service mode, which makes this trial and error procedure more costly! Anyone have an idea how to get your hands on an MP980 service manual? My guess is Canon has added a lock procedure (certain keypress sequence) to the service menu that must be pressed upon entering the Service Mode before any additional commands may be entered. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

155. QuadCore Permalink Nov 23rd, 2008 2:46 pm

     155 Administrator Comment Reply-To::DEMILLERUSN: Try this: 1. Unplug the printer for 10 minutes. 2. Plug it back in and enter service mode once again. 3. Try and do the steps. 4. Success???? Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

156. Grouch Permalink Dec 28th, 2008 11:18 am

     156 Any updates on the MP 980 procedure? Does it require tray F or G? Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

157. QuadCore Permalink Dec 29th, 2008 10:34 am

     157 Administrator Comment Reply-To::Grouch: Tray G but no new information about enabling the two new models in the USA that have the cd print feature disabled (IP4600 & MP980). Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

158. Michael J. O'Connell Permalink Dec 30th, 2008 10:45 pm

     158 Unfortunately, when setting to EUR, which DOES enable the CD tray function, I lost my FAX Distinctive Ring receive feature because it is not available on European models. It would be great if I could have both. Now I am forced to change back and forth using the procedure and the code for US. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

159. RobertB Permalink Jan 2nd, 2009 8:06 pm

     159 I have a Canaon MP500. The directions for installing the cd tray say to remove the black plastic. I’m confused; which piece of black plastic? The plastic on the control panel? Any help would be much appreciated. Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

160. QuadCore Permalink Jan 3rd, 2009 3:52 am

     160 Administrator Comment Reply-To::RobertB: Instructional Pictures here: http://damnprinter.com/gallery?lzkfile=Remove+Black+Plastic%2F Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

161. justin Permalink Jan 6th, 2009 8:43 pm

     161 quote:”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.” Comment #66 from PAT I am new to this and can’t find where to even start removing the “black plastic” on my MX850. Could you please contact me or replay to the forum? Or if anyone else can help me I would appreciate it . Thanks email: katz.justin(AT)gmail(DOT)com Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

162. justin Permalink Jan 6th, 2009 8:47 pm

     162 NEVERMIND! I got it! Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

163. Scott Permalink Apr 11th, 2009 2:45 am

     163 I have an mp830. I followed the instructions to change the firmware to EUR. All went great. I purchased the “D” tray. When I insert the tray and line it up with the arrows, the machine attempts to pull in put the tray runs into the white roller guide and does not feed any farther. I have to force the tray to fit under, there has to be something wrong Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

164. QuadCore Permalink Apr 11th, 2009 3:56 pm

     164 Administrator Comment Reply-To::Scott: Can you take a picture and email it to me at damnprinter@gmail.com Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

165. Scott Permalink Apr 12th, 2009 1:58 am

     165 I sent the pictures to your email address. Thanks Quote Comment{Quotes will added to the form below}Jump to Form

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