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Make your Canon the default printer

Jobs quietly going to a PDF writer or an old printer is a default-printer problem.

01 · Identify — does this match what you see?

  • Print dialog picks the wrong device
  • Files save as PDF instead of printing

02 · Resolve — follow in order

  1. 1

    On Windows, open Settings → Bluetooth & devices → Printers & scanners.

  2. 2

    Turn off “Let Windows manage my default printer”.

  3. 3

    Click your Canon and choose Set as default.

  4. 4

    On a Mac, open System Settings → Printers & Scanners and pick your Canon under Default printer.

  5. 5

    Remove old or duplicate printer entries so they cannot be picked by mistake.

Pro tip

Duplicate entries with (Copy 1) in the name usually mean the printer was added twice — keep one.

03 · Applies to

PIXMA TR4720PIXMA TS8320imageCLASS MF445dw

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