Printing from an iPhone (Wi-Fi Function) (SELPHY CP1300)

Last Updated : 09-Jan-2018
Issue Number : 8203568900

Solution

Getting Started

You can print by sending images from a smartphone via Wi-Fi.
In places without an access point, [Direct Connection] makes SELPHY operate as a simplified access point for connecting wirelessly and printing from a smartphone.

IMPORTANT

Before using Wi-Fi, be sure to read "Wi-Fi (Wireless LAN) Precautions" in the manual.

NOTE

For convenience in this article, wireless routers and other base stations are referred to as "access points".
In the text, the operation instructions that begin with this illustration are for smartphones. 　The operation instructions that begin with this illustration are for SELPHY.

The following 4 steps explain how to send images from a smartphone to SELPHY via Wi-Fi. Start the operation from step 1.

: Check your iOS version

: Install Canon PRINT Inkjet/SELPHY on your smartphone

: Connect your SELPHY and smartphone

: Use your SELPHY to print images on your smartphone

Step 1: Check your iOS version

1. Check the environment on your smartphone.

Please refer to the "Related information" section at the bottom of this page for specifications and system requirements of the smartphones which can be connected by Canon PRINT Inkjet/SELPHY and Wi-Fi.
You can check your iOS version by accessing "About" in "Settings" on your smartphone.

NOTE

We recommend turning OFF sleep mode on your smartphone first.
Names of settings and operation methods differ depending on the model of your smartphone or OS version.

Step 2: Install Canon PRINT Inkjet/SELPHY on your smartphone

: Download and install Canon PRINT Inkjet/SELPHY from the App Store.

If Canon PRINT Inkjet/SELPHY is already installed on your smartphone,proceed to step 3: Connect SELPHY with your smartphone.

NOTE

Here, instructions are given using iOS 8.1 as an example.
The text includes an example of a smartphone screen. The items displayed on the screen may differ depending on the model of your smartphone. For details, refer to the user manual of your smartphone.

1. Tap the [App Store] icon on your smartphone to open the App Store.

IMPORTANT

You can download Canon PRINT Inkjet/SELPHY for free. However, you will be charged communication fees when connecting to the App Store.
You need an Apple account to download Canon PRINT Inkjet/SELPHY.
If you are using a smartphone without the App Store, you cannot download Canon PRINT Inkjet/SELPHY.
When you use a cell phone line, downloading via Wi-Fi may take some time.

2. Tap the search icon.

3. Enter "Canon PRINT Inkjet/SELPHY" as the keyword in the search field

and tap [Search]

4. Select "Canon PRINT Inkjet/SELPHY" in the search results and install it.

Step 3: Connect SELPHY with your smartphone

1. Turn on your smartphone.

2. Make sure your smartphone is not in airplane mode.

3. Tap the menu key on your smartphone and tap [Settings].

4. Turn the [Wi-Fi] switch ON

and tap [Wi-Fi]

5. Prepare SELPHY.

Remove any inserted memory cards or USB flash drives.
Insert a loaded paper cassette and an ink cassette in SELPHY.

6. Access the setting screen.

Press the home button <>.
Press the •<><><><> buttons to select [Wi-Fi Settings], and then press the <> button.

7. Choose the connection method.

Press the <><> buttons to select [Wi-Fi settings], and then press the <> button.

Press the <><> buttons to select [Direct Connection], and then press the <> button

8.Choose the password set.

Press the <><> buttons to select [On], and then press the <> button.

9. Change the password.

The current password is displayed. Change the password as needed, and then press the <> button.
Press the <MENU> button to access the input screen.

The following screen is displayed.
Once you complete the Direct Connection settings, they can be used for subsequent connections.

Press the <> button to display the password.

10. Use your smartphone to join the network displayed on the printer screen.

In the smartphone’s Wi-Fi settings, select the SSID (network name) displayed on the printer.
Enter the password displayed on the printer into the password field.

NOTE

When entering your password, be careful not to confuse numbers and letters (for example "1" and "I" or "0" and "o").

11. Make sure that SELPHY and your smartphone are connected and tap the home button to return to the home screen.

NOTE

Follow the procedure on the screen to register a printer when connecting for the first time.

Tap the "Canon PRINT Inkjet/SELPHY" (

) icon on your smartphone to start "Canon PRINT Inkjet/SELPHY".

Step 4: Use your SELPHY to print images on your smartphone

1. Tap the "Canon PRINT Inkjet/SELPHY" (

) icon on your smartphone to start "Canon PRINT Inkjet/SELPHY".

2. Tap the items that include the data you want to print. (Choose [Photo Print] here.)

3. Tap the images you want to print in your photo album.

4. Tap the photos you want to print.

5. Tap [Select].

6. Tap [Print] after you have selected the photos.

7. The following screen is displayed. Select the bordered or borderless option

and specify the number of copies. Tap [Print]

to print.

8.nce printing begins, the screen below is displayed.

Do not disconnect the devices or close the application while this screen is displayed. Images may not be printed correctly or completely.

NOTE

Printing in progress cannot be canceled from SELPHY by using the <

> button. Use the smartphone to stop printing.

Tap [Cancel] to stop.

9. The Home screen or screen at following is displayed when the camera is no longer connected.

NOTE

[Subsequent Printing]

Once you have set up SELPHY for a direct connection, an SSID is displayed in the lower right of the Home screen. To print after the first connection, select this SSID on your smartphone or camera.