Canon Pixma TR8520 Setup & Scan to Email

How to Setup Canon Pixma TR8520

Unpacking & Turning on:

After you have unboxed the Canon Pixma Tr8520 setup printer, retain the power & modular cord, ink cartridges, and manuals for future reference.

Clear up all the packaging materials from outside and inside of the printer. Pull out the orange tapes.

Plug the power cord to the printer and the electrical wall outlet.

Turn on the Printer setup and scroll the printer screen to choose the language.

Then, pick the country or region you bought the printer.

Kindly read the instructions displayed and agree to it.

Installing the ink tank:

Mount the scanner cover, and do not try to touch the print head unless it stops moving.
Take out the ink cartridges from the package and then peel the orange films.
Slowly remove the orange cap from the tank and make sure not to touch the metal contacts.
Place the ink tank into the print head at an inclined angle and further press it downwards till the click sound is heard.
Insert all the ink tanks in a similar way into the respective holders of Canon Pixma Tr8520 setup printer.
Close the scanner cover.

Loading paper

Draw out the paper cassette, following this, separate the cassette cover.
Adjust the paper guides to load papers for printing.
Place the papers on the cassette keeping the printable face down.
Again the alter the paper guide position to fix the papers on the cassette.
Now, bind the paper cassette cover and insert it into the Canon Pixma Tr8520 setup printer.
Extend the paper output tray and also pull the output tray extension
A message will be displayed on printer screen asking to start the print head alignment printing, select OK to continue.

Canon Pixma TR8520 Driver

The printer driver is available on the installation CD and online website of the printer manufacturer.
Insert the installation CD to your computer and run the installer software.
Otherwise, go to Drivers & Downloads on the official website of the printer.

Select the OS type and download the Canon Pixma TR8520 driver software compatible with your computer.
The full software package and other optional software are available.

Driver Download

Canon Pixma TR8520 Manual

A printed copy of the manual is provided when you purchase the printer. You can download the user guides and manuals from the official website of the printer. The user guide is available in English and Spanish.

Manual Download

Canon Pixma TR8520 Wireless Setup

Keep the router Wi-Fi network connection on and connect your computer it..
Switch on the printer and tap the Wi-Fi icon on the printer display.
Below Basic network information, select LAN settings.
Under LAN settings, choose Wireless LAN and tap on Canon Pixma TR8520 Wireless setup.
Now, select Manual connect, the printer searches for the router network.
Tap your network name and enter the password for the network.
Click OK, and the ‘Connected to the wireless router’ message will appear.
Install the Canon Pixma TR8520 driver software on the computer and run the driver.
In the Canon Pixma Tr8520 setup window, click Start Setup.
Select your region and accept the License Agreement.
If your computer has security settings, it will appear, click Next to disable it.

The connection method will be displayed to finish Canon Pixma TR8520 wireless setup. Click Yes to continue.
The installation will be completed in a few minutes.
Print the test page to verify whether the Canon Pixma Tr8520 setup printer works.

Canon Pixma TR8520 Scan to Email

Method 1:

Turn on the printer and place the document on the scanner glass to scan.
Select the Scan icon on the printer display screen for Canon Pixma TR8520 scan to email.
Next, from the list of options, choose ‘Attach to E-mail.’
Pick the computer to send the scanned document.
Under Settings, choose the document type and the scan document setup.
Select the color or black icon to scan the document in black & white or color.

Method 2:

Open the 'Canon Utilities' application on your computer.
Select the ‘Custom Scan’ menu to perform Canon Pixma TR8520 scan to email.
After setting the scan options, go to the Application Settings.
Check the option ‘Attach to email’ and mention the email to which you are sending the scanned document from Canon Pixma Tr8520 setup printer.