Canon PIXMA TS8120 Wireless All In One Printer User Guide

: June 13, 2024
: Canon

Table of Contents

Canon PIXMA TS8120 Wireless All In One Printer
Product Information
Product Usage Instructions
Checking Included Items
Removing Packing Materials/Turning on Printer
Installing Ink Tank
Loading Paper/Aligning Print Head
Preparing for Connection
Connecting to Computer
Connecting to Smartphone
- Loading Photo Paper
- Printing Photos Saved on Memory Card
How-To Video Library
References
Read User Manual Online (PDF format)
Download This Manual (PDF format)

Canon PIXMA TS8120 Wireless All In One Printer

Product Information

The product is a printer that can be connected to a computer or smartphone/tablet. It comes with various included items such as a power cord, setup CD-ROM for Windows PC, ink tanks for setup, and a manual for getting started.

Product Usage Instructions

Checking Included Items:

Lift the operation panel and press the ON button.
Drag the screen and tap the language to select.
Read the messages and follow the on-screen instructions.
Select OK.

Removing Packing Materials/Turning on Printer:

Remove the packing materials (such as orange tape and protective film on the touch screen) from outside the printer.
Hook the hollows on both sides of the printer with your fingers and open the scanning unit/cover.
Remove the orange tape.
Lift up the scanning unit/cover and then close it.

Installing Ink Tank:

Open the scanning unit/cover.
Completely remove the orange tape and remove the protective wrap.
Hook the orange cap with your finger to remove it gently.
Insert the ink tank into the print head and push it down firmly until it snaps into place.

Loading Paper/Aligning Print Head:

Pull out the cassette and remove the cassette cover.
Open the paper guides and align the guide in front with the mark of LTR or A4.
Load plain LTR or A4 size paper with the print side facing down.
Slide the right paper guide to align it with the side of the paper stack.
Align the paper stack with the paper guide in front.
Attach the cassette cover and insert the cassette.
Open the document cover and load the printed pattern on the platen glass.
After closing the document cover, select OK.
If the following screen appears, select OK.

Read Safety and Important Information (addendum) first.

How to Hold Printer

Explanatory Movies

Checking Included Items

Removing Packing Materials/Turning on Printer

When printing starts, the operation panel lifts up automatically and the paper output tray comes out. Do not put anything in front of the printer.

Remove the packing materials (such as orange tape and protective film on the touch screen) from outside the printer.
Using the printer with the protective film attached may cause malfunction.
Hook the hollows on both sides of the printer with your fingers and open the scanning unit/cover.
- Remove the orange tape.
LIFT UP the scanning unit/cover, and then close it.
Connect the power cord diagonally from the back.
Do not connect any cables except the power cord yet.
Lift the operation panel and press the ON button.
Drag the screen and tap the language to select.
Read the messages and follow the on-screen instructions.
For details about information that is sent to Canon, refer to “Sending Data To Canon” in Safety and Important Information.
Select OK.

Installing Ink Tank

Open the scanning unit/cover.
Do not touch the print head holder (A) until it stops.
COMPLETELY remove the orange tape.
- Remove the protective wrap.
Hook the orange cap with your finger to remove it GENTLY.
Insert the ink tank into the print head and push it down firmly until it snaps into place. The color of the ink tank that you set appears on screen.
If the color is not displayed on the screen even though you have installed the ink tank, the color of the ink tank may be wrong or you may have installed an ink tank, such as one with a different model number, that is not supported by this printer. Either install an ink tank for the correct color or use the provided ink tank for setup.
Install all the ink tanks the same way as in step 4, and then confirm that all the colors appear on the screen.
LIFT UP the scanning unit/cover, and then close it.

If an error message appears on the screen, make sure the ink tanks are installed correctly.

Loading Paper/Aligning Print Head

To obtain a better print result, print a pattern for Print Head Alignment and scan it.

(1) Pull out the cassette.
(2) Remove the cassette cover.
Open the paper guides, and then align the guide in front with the mark of LTR or A4.
(1) Load plain LTR or A4 size paper with the print side facing down.
(2) Slide the right paper guide to align it with the side of the paper stack.
(3) Align the paper stack with the paper guide in front.
Attach the cassette cover and insert the cassette.
The following figure shows the state after the cassette is inserted.
If the following screen appears, select OK.
The paper output tray comes out automatically.
Make sure that a pattern is printed for Print Head Alignment. It takes about 4 minutes to finish printing.
(1) Open the document cover.
(2) Load the printed pattern on the platen glass.
After closing the document cover, select OK.
If the following screen appears, select OK.

If the orange tape remains on the paper output tray, remove it.

Preparing for Connection

In the following description, smartphones and tablet devices are collectively described as smartphones.

Select Next.
Make sure that the following screen appears.

From here on, proceed to a step according to how you use the printer.

To use the printer by connecting only to a computer or both to a computer and a smartphone
“6-A. Connecting to Computer”
To use the printer by connecting only to a smartphone
“6-B. Connecting to Smartphone” on page 6
To use the printer without connecting to a computer or smartphone
“Use Only Printer”

Use Only Printer

Tap the Stop button.
Select Do not connect > Yes in this order.

The setup is now complete.

Connecting to Computer

Windows

Mac OS

You need a connection setup for each computer. Proceed with the setup from step 1 for each computer.

Start the setup file for either method A or method B.

A) Downloading from the Internet

Open a web browser ( etc.) on your computer.
Input the following URL and access the Canon website.
Select Set Up.
Input the model name of your printer and click OK.
You can select a model name from the list.
Click Setup.
The procedures for Windows and Mac OS are shown below. If you are using a computer with an OS other than Windows or Mac OS, such as a Chrome OS, do the setup according to the on-screen instructions.
Click Download and download the setup file.
Execute the downloaded file.

Proceed to step 2 on the next page to continue.

B) Using Setup CD-ROM (Windows Only)

Load the Setup CD-ROM in your computer.
When using Windows 10 or Windows 8.1:
When the following message appears on the right side of your computer screen, click it.
If the following screen appears, click Run Msetup4.exe.
If the User Account Control dialog box appears, click Yes.

When using Windows 7:

When the AutoPlay screen appears, click Run Msetup4.exe.
If the User Account Control dialog box appears, click Continue.

Proceed to step 2 to continue.

Click Start Setup.
If the following screen appears, click Exit.

The connection with your computer is now complete. You can print from your computer.

Connecting to Smartphone

iOS

Android

You need a connection setup for each smartphone. Proceed with the setup from step 1 for each smartphone.

Preparation

Turn on Wi-Fi on your smartphone.
If you have a wireless router, connect your smartphone to the wireless router you want to connect to the printer.
- For operations, refer to the manuals of your smartphone and the wireless router or contact those manufacturers.

Install the application software Canon PRINT Inkjet/SELPHY in your smartphone.
- iOS: Search “Canon PRINT” in App Store.
- Android: Search “Canon PRINT” in Google Play.
  Or access the Canon website by scanning the QR code.
- You may not connect your smartphone to the Internet wirelessly during connecting the printer to the smartphone directly. In that case, you may be charged depending on the contract with your service provider.
- Up to 5 devices can be connected to the printer via wireless LAN connection directly.
Check the display on the printer.
The screen turns off when no operation is made for about 10 minutes. Tap the touch screen to display the screen.
- If the following screen appears:
  Check the icon on the lower left, and then proceed to A or B.
- If the following screen appears:
  Proceed to B.

iOS/Android

Tap the installed application software.
Follow the on-screen instructions to register the printer.
Make sure that the following screen appears.

The connection with your smartphone is now complete. You can print from your smartphone. To print photos, load photo paper. Proceed to “Loading Photo Paper”.

Procedures below vary depending on iOS or Android. Select your operating system and proceed to its procedure.

iOS

Tap Settings on your smartphone’s home screen, and tap Canon_ij_XXXX in the Wi-Fi settings.
If Canon_ij_XXXX does not appear on the list, see “Preparation for Printer” below to operate the printer, and then repeat step 1.
Tap the installed application software.
Follow the on-screen instructions to register the printer.
- Follow the on-screen instructions to proceed with the setup.
- If you select Auto Select Conn. Method (recommended) on the connection method selecting screen, the appropriate connection method is selected automatically depending on your environment.
Make sure that the following screen appears.

Android

Tap the installed application software.
Follow the on-screen instructions to register the printer.
- If a message saying “Printer is not registered. Perform printer setup?” does not appear, see “Preparation for Printer” below to operate the printer, and then wait for a while until the message appears.
- Follow the on-screen instructions to proceed with the setup.
- The appropriate connection method is selected depending on your environment.
- If two printer names appear on the Register Printer screen as shown below, select A. A) TS8100 series (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) B) Direct-xxxx-TS8100series
Make sure that the following screen appears.

The connection with your smartphone is now complete. You can print from your smartphone.
To print photos, load photo paper. Proceed to “Loading Photo Paper”.

Preparation for Printer

Select on the touch screen of the printer.
Select the icon on the lower left of the HOME screen.
If the following screen appears, select No.
Select LAN settings > Wireless LAN > Wireless LAN setup > Easy wireless connect in this order.
Select Yes.
Return to the operation of your smartphone.

Loading Photo Paper

Load photo paper in the rear tray.

Open the rear tray cover and pull out the paper support.
(1) Open the feed slot cover.
(2) Slide the right paper guide to the end.
(1) Load several sheets of photo paper with the print side facing up.
(2) Slide the right paper guide to align it with the side of the paper stack.
Close the feed slot cover.
Read the message on the printer’s screen and register the information of the loaded paper.