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FAQs & troubleshooting

Connecting to a Printer and Printing via Wi-Fi

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You can connect your camera to a printer and print using Wi-Fi.

When establishing a wireless connection with a printer, you can either use the camera as an access point (Camera Access Point Mode) or use another access point.

Caution

This camera requires a PrintBridge-compatible printer (supporting DPS over IP) for printing via Wi-Fi.
Procedures for connecting the camera to a printer via Wi-Fi are explained below. For more information on printer-specific Wi-Fi settings, please refer to the printer’s instruction manual.

Caution

The procedure is shown on a PowerShot SX430 IS for the purposes of explanation. The position and shape of the operation buttons, screens displayed, and setting items may differ according to the model you use.

Caution

Connections require that a memory card with saved images be in the camera.
Follow these instructions when using the camera as an access point.

Connecting Your Camera and Printer via Wi-Fi

Register the printer you want to connect to using Wi-Fi.

1. Press the [ ] button.

Caution

With the default settings, the device name is displayed.

To change the camera’s nickname, press the [ ] or [ ] buttons to select the text box, and press the [ ] button to access the keyboard. After you have finished entering the nickname, press the [MENU] button to return to the registration screen, press the [ ] or [ ] button, choose [OK], and then press the [ ] button.
This nickname will be displayed on [Select a Device] screen when connecting to other devices via Wi-Fi.

2. Press the [ ] , [ ] , [ ] , [ ] buttons to choose [ ], and then press the [ ] button.

3. Press the [ ] or [ ] buttons to choose [Add a Device], and then press the [ ] button.

Caution

You can connect to printers that you had already connected to by choosing them on the [Select a Device] screen in step 3.
When there are printers that you had already connected to before, recent destinations will be listed first when you access the Wi-Fi menu. You can easily connect again by pressing the [ ] or [ ] buttons to choose the device, and then pressing the [ ] button. To add a new device, display the device selection screen by pressing the [ ] or [ ] buttons and configure the setting. If you prefer not to display recent target devices, press the [MENU] button -⋗ [ ] tab -⋗ [Wireless settings] -⋗ [Wi-Fi Settings] -⋗ [Target History] -⋗ [Off].

4. Choose the displayed SSID (network name) from the printer's Wi-Fi setting menu. In the password field, enter the password displayed on the camera.

5. Once the printer is ready for the connection, the printer’s name will be displayed on the camera. Press the [ ] or [ ] buttons to choose the printer’s name, and then press the [ ] button.

6. After the printer has been registered, a screen similar to the following one will be displayed.

Printing Images

7. Press the [ ] or [ ] buttons to choose the images you want to print, and then press the [ ] button.

8. The menu items will be displayed.

Press the [ ] or [ ] buttons to choose [ : Print ], and then press the [ ] button.

9. The screen for specifying the print settings appears.

To specify the number of prints, first press the [ ] or [ ] buttons to choose ( ), and then press the [ ] or [ ] buttons to make the setting.
To add the date to images, press the [ ] or [ ] buttons to choose ( ). Then, press the [ ] or [ ] buttons to make the setting.
Press the [ ]or [ ] buttons to choose [Paper Settings] ( ), and then press the [ ] button.

10. The screen for setting the paper size appears.

Press the [ ] or [ ] buttons to choose the paper size, and then press the [ ] button.

[Default] has been selected in the example image above.

11. The screen for setting the paper type appears.

Press the [ ] or [ ] buttons to choose the paper type, and then press the [ ] button.

[Photo] has been selected in the example image above.

12. The layout (border) settings screen appears.

Press the [ ] or [ ] buttons to choose a layout, and then press the [ ] button.

[Bordered] has been selected in the example image above.

13. The camera returns to the print setting screen.

Make sure that the settings are correct and press the [ ] or [ ] buttons to choose [Print], and then press [ ].

14. Printing now begins.

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