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Preparations for Printing with Google Cloud Print

To print with Google Cloud Print, you need to get Google account and register the printer with Google Cloud Print in advance.

If you already have Google account, register the printer.

Getting Google Account

First, get your Google account in order to register the printer with Google Cloud Print.

Access to Google Cloud Print with the web browser on the computer or the mobile device, then register the required information.

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Registering the Printer with Google Cloud Print

Register the printer with Google Cloud Print.

If the firmware version is Ver. 2.010 or later, registration is possible from Google Chrome on your computer.

For earlier versions, or when using a smartphone or tablet, register the information directly from the printer.

Important

  • You can check the firmware version by printing the nozzle check pattern. Simply check the software (firmware) version "Ver. X.XXX" that is printed in the nozzle check pattern print results.
    For instructions on updating the firmware, refer to "Firmware Update".
  • After you update the firmware, you must re-register the printer even if it was already registered.
  • When you register a printer, the printer must be connected to the LAN and the LAN environment must be connected to the Internet. Note that the customer is responsible for all Internet connection fees.
  • When the printer owner changes, delete the printer registration from Google Cloud Print.

Registration from Computer

  1. Start the Google Chrome browser on your computer. Then from (Chrome menu), select Sign in to Chrome..., and log in to your Google account

  2. From (Chrome menu), select Settings

  3. Click Show advanced settings... to display the information. Then for Google Cloud Print, select Manage

  4. Select Add printers for the printer to be added

  5. When the confirmation message for registering the printer appears, select OK

    Printer registration is complete.

Registration from the Printer

The authentication procedure using the web browser on the computer or the mobile device is required in the process of registering.

  1. Make sure that the printer is turned on

  2. Remote UI startup

  3. Select Google Cloud Print setup -> Register with Google Cloud Print

    Note

    • If you have already registered the printer with Google Cloud Print, the confirmation message to re-register the printer is displayed.

  4. When the confirmation screen to register the printer is displayed, select Yes

  5. In the print setup for Google Cloud Print, select the display language, and then select Authentication

  6. When the registration completion message appears, select OK

Deleting the Printer from Google Cloud Print

To change the printer owner or to re-register the printer, first delete the printer from Google Cloud Print.

If the firmware version is Ver. 2.010 or later, the printer can be deleted from Google Chrome on your computer.

For earlier versions, or when using a smartphone or tablet, delete the information directly from the printer.

Deletion from Computer

  1. Start the Google Chrome browser on your computer. Then from (Chrome menu), select Sign in to Chrome..., and log in to your Google account

  2. From (Chrome menu), select Settings

  3. Click Show advanced settings... to display the information. Then for Google Cloud Print, select Manage

  4. Select Delete for the printer to be deleted

  5. When the confirmation message for deleting the printer appears, select OK

Deletion from the Printer

  1. Make sure that the printer is turned on

  2. Remote UI startup

  3. Select Google Cloud Print setup -> Delete from Google Cloud Print

  4. When the confirmation screen to delete the printer is displayed, select Yes