Yahoo Answers is shutting down on May 4th, 2021 (Eastern Time) and beginning April 20th, 2021 (Eastern Time) the Yahoo Answers website will be in read-only mode. There will be no changes to other Yahoo properties or services, or your Yahoo account. You can find more information about the Yahoo Answers shutdown and how to download your data on this help page.

How do I make my bluetooth printer recognisable for my laptop it seem to be showing offline and I don't know how to turn it to online?

I have set up what it has asked and now the blue light is flashing on and off it is a PIXMA MG3600 Canon.

5 Answers

Relevance
  • 3 years ago

    did you install the Canon software on your laptop?

  • 3 years ago

    This printer only utilises WiFi not bluetooth so assuming you have the correct drivers u should be able to use the WiFi feature to print

  • Norm F
    Lv 7
    3 years ago

    This printer can be connected by WiFi not bluetooth.

    according to the specs it has the connection facility WPS. look for that and it should do the connection for you.

    This is assuming that you have set up the correct drivers for your operating system that you have

  • 3 years ago

    First, check to see if all connections are secure and in place

    Start

    Devices and printers

    Right click your printer icon

    Select see what's printing

    Click on the word printer

    Remove check to use Printer Offline

    Reboot the computer

    If above does not help, you need to reinstall the software

    Wireless

    First, check to see if all connections are secure and in place

    Reset the IP address

    Turn printer off

    Reboot the computer

    Turn the printer on

    If the problem continues

    Reinstall the printer software

  • How do you think about the answers? You can sign in to vote the answer.
  • Anonymous
    3 years ago

    Have you read the book that came with it?

Still have questions? Get your answers by asking now.