Complete Canon Pixma Pro 100 Setup Guidance

1. Set the Pixma Pro-100 printer box on a table.
2. Unpack the Pixma Pro-100 printer and its accessories.
3. The accessories include the ink cartridges, user CD, instruction manual, printheads, USB cable, and power cable.
4. There is a disc tray included in the box as well. Set it aside.
5. Set the Canon Pixma Pro 100 setup box down and take the packing material off the printer.
6. Raise the Pixma-Pro 100 printer’s top cover(with the Pixma logo) and the top rear cover(behind the lid with the logo). Discard the packing material.
7. Peel off all the packing tapes and discard them.
8. Close it after removing the packing material.
9. Open the edge width guide cover. Remove the packing tapes and close the cover.
10. Extend the paper feeder located behind the printer at the top.
11. Attach the power chord to the Pixma Pro100 machine’s Power port and wall outlet.
12. Press the Pixma-Pro100 machine’s Power button.
13. After the Pixma machine initializes, raise the front cover.
14. Wait until the print cartridge carriage comes to a stop at the center of the printer.
15. Remove the Canon Pixma printhead from the package.
16. Remove the orange protective cover from the printhead.

17. Raise the color-coded lid.
18. Take the printhead, align its electrical contacts with the contacts in its slot, and install it.
19. Lower the color-coded cartridge lid until it clicks into place.
20. Unpack the Canon cartridge. Peel off the plastic package and detach the orange plastic component from the cartridge.
21. Place the Canon cartridge in its slot and apply some pressure on it until it clicks into place.
22. Install the rest of the Canon ink cartridges in the same way.
23. Lower the cartridge access lid.
24. Set an A4 paper stack in the paper feeder and adjust the paper width guides to secure it.
25. This completes the Canon Pixma Pro 100 setup’s unboxing and initial setup.

Canon Pixma Pro 100 User Manual Download

Windows

Download the Pixma Pro-100 user manual for Windows PCs by clicking this button

Mac

Download the Pixma Pro-100 user manual for Mac computers by clicking this button.

• Double-click the Pixma Pro-100 software that you downloaded from this site, or open the installer after inserting the Pixma Pro-100 CD into your computer.
• The Pixma Pro-100 installer’s dashboard appears.
• Click the Language button and select the preferred language.
• The installer prompts you to pick a connection mode.
• Click the ‘Network Connection’ option and then select the Wireless Connection option.
• Left-click the ‘Connect to the network’ option.
• Connect the Canon Pixma Pro 100 setup to the computer by using the USB cable.
• Pick the ‘Wireless setup using the USB cable’ option.
• Ensure that the required Canon printer driver is selected in the software list window. Click Next.
• Accept the license agreement.

• The Pro-100 software installer requests you to perform a specific action on your PC(regarding firewall) to ensure the error-free installation of the software packages. Click Next.
• You will see a ‘searching for printers on the network’ message.
• Then the new printer setup window appears.
• Click Next.
• The installer requests you to connect the Pro-100 printer to the computer so that the printer can be detected.
• Check whether the correct access point is shown on the screen and click Yes.
• After registering the printer, the installer prompts you to disconnect the USB cable.
• Click Continue.
• The ‘Setup Complete’ screen appears. This completes the Pro-100 driver installation process.

How to Replace Ink Cartridges in Canon Pixma Pro 100?

Power on the Canon Pixma Pro-100 printer.Let it initialize.

• Grasp the top cover and raise it to access the ink cartridges.
• The Pro-100 machine makes some noises before the cartridge carriage comes to a stop at the center.
• Press the old cartridge’s tab to unseat the cartridge. Take the cartridge out of its slot and set it aside for recycling.
• Remove the packing material from the new Canon ink cartridge and detach the orange seal from it.
• Set the Canon ink cartridge in its slot and press its top surface gently to secure it.
• In a similar manner, install the other ink cartridges.
• Ensure that all the new Pro-100 ink cartridges have been installed correctly. (Their LEDs should glow steadily.)
• Lower the Canon Pixma Pro 100 setup’s top cover.

• To connect the Pixma Pro-100 to Wi-Fi, install the Pixma Pro-100 software on your computer.
• Run the Pixma Pro-100 software installer on your computer.
• Set the language for the installer.
• Choose the Wireless LAN Connection option and follow the on-screen prompts.
• When the cableless setup option appears, select it.
• Follow the rest of the Pro-100 installer's on-screen prompts to establish the Wi-Fi connection.

Steps: Canon Pixma Pro 100 WPS Pin

• Print the Pro-100 printer's network configuration page.
• Power on the Pixma Pro-100 machine.
• After it initializes, press and hold its Resume/Cancel button.
• Do not let go of it until the Power LED flashes six times.
• When you let go of it, the printer prints the network configuration page.
• Make a note of the WPS PIN.
• Now, press and hold the Resume/Cancel button.
• This time, release it after the Power LED flashes eight times.
• Now, the Pro-100 printer enters the WPS mode.
• Navigate to the router’s EWS page on your web browser. 
• Go to the WPS option and enter the WPS PIN that you made a note of earlier.
• Now, your Canon Pixma Pro 100 setup will be connected to the router. 

Canon Pixma Pro 100 Print Head Replacement

• Ensure that the Pixma Pro-100 printer is powered on.
• Raise the Pro-100 machine’s top cover to access the print cartridge carriage.
• Wait until the carriage stops moving.
• Press the tabs on the ink cartridges to release them from their locked position and remove the cartridges one after the other.
• Flip the gray color-coded latch backward.
• Grasp the printhead and carefully remove it from its slot.
• Unpack the new Canon Pixma Pro-100 printhead.
• Detach the orange plastic component.
• Line the printhead’s electrical contacts with the contacts in its slot and slide it into the slot.
• Flip the gray color-coded latch forward.
• Reinstall all the ink cartridges.
• Ensure that their LEDs glow steadily.
• Lower the Pixma Pro-100 printer’s top cover.

Fixed: Canon Pixma Pro 100 won't Print

• Check whether the Pro-100 printer is connected to the power outlet correctly.
• If the power cable is connected incorrectly, the printing issue might occur.
• Inspect the Canon Pixma Pro 100 setup to computer USB connection. 
• If the USB cable is connected to the Canon Pixma Pro 100 setup through a USB hub, remove the USB hub and connect the cable to the printer directly.
• Before setting the printing preferences, ensure that the Pro-100 printer is selected from the Printer drop-down list.
• Go to Print Options-->Set ‘Prevention of Print Data Loss’ on.
• Enable this option only when attempting to print large files.

Fixed: Canon Pixma Pro 100 won't turn on

Check whether the power cord is connected to a working wall electrical outlet.

• Touch the Power button.
• If the Pro-100 printer does not get powered on, check whether the power cable is attached to the machine’s power adapter, which in turn is attached to the printer’s Power port.
• Power off the Pixma Pro-100 printer. Remove the power cable from the Pixma machine and wall outlet.
• Press and hold its power button for one minute to discharge the power. Reattach the power cable and power on the printer. If the power issue persists, try the step given below.
• Detach the power cable from the rear Power port and wait for 5 minutes.
• Re-connect this power cable to the Pro-100 machine’s rear Power port and try powering it on. However, if the power issue persists, contact our tech support team.

Canon Pixma Pro 100 won't Connect to Wifi

• Find out whether the Canon Pixma Pro 100 setup’s Wi-Fi LED glows.
• If not, press and hold the Resume/Cancel button on the printer’s control panel.
• Release the button after the Power LED flashes ten times. 
• Perform the Pro-100 Wi-Fi setup on your computer and check whether the machine gets detected.
• Remove all radio wave interference sources between the router and printer.
• Use the IJ Network Tool to troubleshoot connection issues and resolve them. 
• Disable the firewall on the security software that you have installed on your computer.