I recently purchased this printer to create stickers for my business. I've never been great at using printers, and dreaded this part. I came across this video, and wanted to say THANK YOU! I always use KZfaq for 'How To' videos, and this is by far the BEST tutorial I've come across. Regardless if this was published 3+ years ago or not, you have a gift.

Thank you, so much! I really appreciate you making this video. My old computer won’t install the disk that came with my PIXMA G7020. I cannot download anything from Canon to my iPad . . . So I was most frustrated! You taught me that I do not need the Canon disk and what the QR code is + how to use it. You did an awesome job teaching this teacher! I am very grateful!

Michael, I just want to say thank you for guiding me through the setup. You really took the stress out of the process.

Thank you so much, Michael! After reading reviews about it taking 5 hours to set up this printer, I felt a little daunted and searched KZfaq. SO much easier with a vid, but I cannot fathom why it took some folks hours. Ah well. Thank you 🙏🏼

Thank you SO much for making this. I was stuck at the printhead part and decided to search on youtube and you saved the day. Watching you walk us through this set up was 10x easier than trying to follow drawings with very few instructions. It's been a ROUGH day (having to suddenly try to find and buy a new printer during COVID for 2 self-employed businesses was actually one of the LESS stressful parts of the day, so you can imagine how well the other 15 Murphy-inspired issues went), and your kind and patient tutorial took a lot of the edge and stress out of the day. Thank you again! :-)

OMG Thank you thank you thank you thank you so very much!!!! I could not have done it without your help. I am a senior citizen & really needed something to help me as I am not really good with hooking things up. You saved the day. I will recommend your site to all , thanks again!

So grateful that you made this video! I think I only have a 5G network, so I learned from your video that if I buy this printer I will have to connect it to my desktop computer via a wire (LAN line), and then it won't be available for printing from my laptop also. It was super helpful to see the setup step by step, and I really appreciate your clear directions and the measured pace of your video - Just what I needed. Thanks!

Just got this printer, now that I have watched your video I am confident I should be able to set it up no problem! Thanks for making this very easy to follow and informative video!

THANK YOU, MICHAEL!!! I prefer a good KZfaq video, rather than the good ol' instruction manual! THIS IS THE BEST VIDEO!!! Thank you for showing us what to do BEFORE I plug up, or power-up, the G7020 printer! I just got the identical printer today. Tomorrow night, when I take it out of the box, I will have your video playing! ONE QUESTION PLEASE: The video looked very simple when you put the ink in the printer. The question, when you turned each of the ink bottles upside down, and before you pushed down on the loading port, does the ink immediately flow out of the bottle...or do you HAVE to press down on the port for the ink to start flowing? Too, I could not see the port very well in your video. Is the port "simple" for the bottle end to connect to the printer port or does this require a very well lighted assistance and "hope for the best?" Thank you again, Michael!!!

I watched your video when I was trying to decide which printer to purchase and also used it for an easier setup after it arrived today. Your video is much easier to follow than the book for me. Seeing it done is just better than looking through a book. Thank you! It is appreciated!

This video is excellent. Unfortunately, I found it AFTER I'd installed my printer. Now, I could use a tutorial on the function keys and menu. Thanks very much.

Michael, same thing - thank you very much for guiding me through this printer set-up. Very much appreciated.

Great video, you showed how to do everything step by step. I was easily able to follow along and set up my new printer.

You just helped make up my mind on this printer. I have a cartridge Epson that I HATE. It wants cartridges 2 times a year and I seldom print in color. It won't print in just B&W when the others say they are empty. Thanks for the info and great explanation as to the ease of setup.

THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO SHOW US HOW TO SET UP THIS PRINTER FROM OPENING UP THE BOX TO SETTING IT UP. THE ONLY THING THAT I NOTICED WAS THAT YOU DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THE FAX PART OF THE UNIT & HOW TO SET IT UP. SO MAYBE YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO A VIDEO OF HOW TO DO THAT. THANKS AGAIN FOR TAKING YOU PRECIOUS TIME TO SHOW US HOW TO DO IT.❤❤❤

I bought this on July 4th. Seems like a good printer. I like the large ink containers. 😊

All I cared about was Duplex printing, the ADF and the fax were 2nd options in my eyes; but also probably nice to have incase the requirement calls for it, especially the ADF for College and firing off notes to classmates and classmates who are handicapped...$500 is a lot ($299 if you're patient, lol), but the money that you could possibly save in ink alone quickly adds up very quickly if you're doing a lot of printing for either for work or school and your allowances for either are 'limited'...The year is barely halfway over, and I've already spent $60 on cheap ink from 3rd party groups recycling the cartridges...It's getting to be so bad that they're now beginning to charge full price, and still contain error codes that the cartridge is low on ink...lol...

Just ordered one! Don't forget to look at Canon CarePAK . Can extend warranty up to 4 years, and covers accidental damage. You know,.....like hitting it with a hammer! JK. Just retired my Kodak ESP 6150 aio. Cannot get a new printhead. It is only on the second one in 11 years, and Kodak's were a breeze to service. Still have new ink cartridges left. Hope the G7020 last that long.

I USED your video to setup my brand new Canon G7020 PIXMA Printer!!! And it worked-out PERFECTLY!!! I'm from "the old school." So I thought, "Well, I'm going to hardwire this printer to my Windows computer so I will use the CD to connect my printer." Yeah...RIGHT! I then continued watching your video (for about the 40th time!!!) and went to ij.start.canon! It was SUPER-SIMPLE from there!!! It loaded, connected, did EVERYTHING!!! In a few minutes, the new printer DID PRINT the test page I had TRIED to print BEFORE I connected the printer to my computer! Duuuuuuuhhhhhhh!!! I also found that my Canon PIXMA G7020 is NOT eligible for auto-replenish ink! I can get it cheap through eBay! I wanted to let you know...I LOVE THIS CANON PIXMA G7020 PRINTER!!! First, it's going to be a LONG time before I need replacement ink! Like you said in the video, this is a GIGANTIC LEAP for printing!!! 6,000 pages in black...and Canon includes THREE bottles of black ink with the printer?!!! You CANNOT find a better deal than that!!! I was timid when I was putting the bottles of ink in the printer...at least, the first bottle of black ink! THAT'S SIMPLE!!! You put the end of each bottle as close as you can to the printer port, turn it upside-down and GENTLY (not with force!) press the bottle down on the printer port! Voila (wa la') and the bottle empties into the printer container! The rest was easy and I, now, have a BRAND NEW CANON PIXMA G7020 OPERATING PRINTER!!! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU for this video!!! Your video also sold me on this printer!!! After I watched this video the first time, through eBay, I purchased a brand new one from Best Buy!!! Thank you again!!!

Woohoo! I’m setting up my printer today and I am very grateful for this review and video. I’m generally anxious to set up new printers but this vid helped to soothe that anxiety. I can do it!!

This was one of THE BEST tutorial walk-throughs I have seen. I just purchased the G7020. You should think about putting quick versions of your tutorial content on TikTok.

Really well laid out and organized. Thank you for making this video. I love good teachers like you!

Michael, without your step by step help video, I would have taken it back! Thank you so very much!! Debra

I like your re-assuring voice and no nonsense approach. I could not make my mind up between this canon or the epson 4760. I believe I will be satisfied with this printer and I thank you for the great unboxing and set up. Nice job.

Thanks for your setup instructions. However, I am confused as to using the FAX. Can you please demonstrate that me?

Hey guy I just set this printer 🖨 up today it’s a rocket 🚀 ship. Thanks 😊

I have messed with Canon's website enough! YOU led me through setting-up my G7020 printer, exactly like yours! THANK YOU!!! First, every time I print something, the orange "error" indicator comes on. I have to turn off the printer, lift the lid, put it down and turn on the printer to fix this. Please tell me what to do! The last thing...the G7020 has started turning itself off. It stayed on until the first time the "error" thing happened. Will you please tell me how to turn the printer on indefinitely? I've already gone through the setup button and turning the automatic on/off "off!" Thank you and God bless you!

Thank you for the great video. Excellent audio quality!! Great explanation. I already watched your photo review for this printer and that was very good as well. I have an Epson Eco tank but the photos from that are not good. This will be replacing my Pixma 922 that got the dreaded print head error message, but the photos were very good.

Thank you, thank you, thank you! Oh, and did I say thank you?! Your walk-through greatly simplified the process.

I love my printer but I wish the screen was lighted, it is hard to see

thank you! great unboxing. my printer is on back order. can't wait!

I was hoping you hooked up the telephone line for the fax machine.

Michael, you made a fantastic video! It was very helpful in setting up my printer. Thank you!

Thanks for sharing Micheal! I like this printer. The one I have now is an HP and it will not connect to my iPad. I was on the phone with HP for over 2 hours and they could not get it to work either. I called Comcast, my cable provider, and they said my printer needs to be connected to a desktop or laptop computer. So since I am an Apple fan I will get an Apple laptop at some point in the future. Perhaps the printer will work then, it’s only a few years old and I really do not want to buy a new printer untill I find out what the problem is. Thanks again!

Thanks Michael for this. I have set up my printer but having major problems in scanning from printer to computer. I have a G7060

Thank you for this video. It made the process of installing the print heads and the ink tanks less puzzling.

Fantastic tutorial and was a big help in our set up. Thanks!

Our one is arriving tomorrow, thankyou for a very detailed video, extremely helpful!

Can this copy and printing both sides of the page also can you make a video of how the fax using your Android on a PC

Thank you for the video. It was very useful. Much better than the printed manual that came with the computer.

Thank you very much. Got me through the set-up easy peasy. Much appreciated.

You are just terrific. Your video was accurate, easy to follow and is much appreciated. I could never have done this set up without you. Thanks.

This maybe one of the hardest printers I've ever used, I do not recommend you buy, prints very slow, I tried to scan a paper, you cave simply just put a papee in and hit scan, honestly do not understand the Problem, had an epson for years which worked great

Happy this is in an understandable accent☺️🤞🙏✌👍👍👍

Michael, I've got a new, replacement G7020! It works perfectly! One question...the manual instructions have not worked on this. How do I set this printer to stay on 24/7 please? Every time I try to set the printer, within the next 24 hours, it turns itself off. THANK YOU!!!

I want to get one but I am checking some reviews before I do the purchase, and this one was useful; Thank you very much!

Thanks for your help setting up my printer! Everything went great until I got to WiFi setup which just isn’t working for me. Any suggestions for how to troubleshoot?

This was an excellent video. Thanks so much for all your work! Did you buy an extended warranty for this printer? Wondered if I needed one?

Thank you

Good job on video. It helped a lot. Canon disc wasn't as good in helping. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Great Job getting us started..,

Thank very much guys, good job

Good Evening , Thank you for the great video that was made and explained in detail. 🙂 I have a few questions about this product. Does the printer have a Bluetooth connection? How many times have you had to refill ink since you bought it? Have you had any problems with the printer since you bought it, and if so, which goods? I thank you in advance and wish you a blessed and Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2023 Kind regards Jan 🙂

Thanks, it was a big help. Love the printer

Is changing the maintenance sponge expensive or easy to change. How often does that require changing. I have looks at a lot of youtube inktank vids of various brands and I like the looks and features of this model. Have you had and print head clogs and if so, what did you do to clean them? From what I've read, you need to use the printer at least once a month to avoid the printhead clogs. I have a Brother J485DW that uses the ink cartridges and it eats a lot of ink just to clean the head which is why I am scouting for the best ink tank printer, I know that the HP/Cannon/Epson have their pros and cons. I look at the cons first to determine what I'd be up against in functionality and expenses. I've read that one of the cons for your printer is that the led screen is not backlit and hard to read and to set up. Have you prints any photos yet and how do the photos look?

Thanks again for the kooooool videos in such a detail... helps

Hello, I need your help, do you still have the original packaging of the printer? I would like to know what are the measurements of the original box where the printer comes.

Wow ! Thank you for this video. It’s now 3 years, do you still have or like this printer?

Thank you for this! Quick question- can I connect this to a dell docking station but also connect and print via wifi from the laptop when it isn’t docked, or an iPhone? I’m concerned it will affect how all my other wireless devices work if it’s only connected via wifi.

Thank you for this video. Can you go over how to use the fax functions if you are on a home network? Can it be setup so it can be used without connecting it to a landline? The documentation isn’t very clear. I found where to select the Fax option under the printer selection, but it isn’t clear how to use internet facing rather than facing via landline. Is a special modem required? Thank you.

Thank you so much, this truly blessed me.

Great printer and even better video...can you show us how to use the scanner and fax,,,are they also controlled by the computer?

Can I load letter size paper and photo paper at the same time. I want a printer that I don't have to remove one in order to print on another.

Hello Michael! I really appreciate your video - Step-by-Step, from box to finish setup. This will be extremely helpful when I start my process. This is my first Canon printer ever, so I'm real excited for getting away from having to purchase cartridges which only last 2-3 weeks, depending on how much I print. Thanks again for the walk thru!

It’s connected but won’t print now. I did play with a few things in the menu before seeing your video. But I don’t know what I went into to change. Should I just unplug?

Thanks for the tutorial. Should prove to be helpful in a few minutes. I was happy to see that Canon (as well as a number of other companies) came out with these mega refillable tanks. Long overdue. However, here's what I dont understand. I asked a Canon Customer Service rep if the refill bottles fit multiple machines and I was told that they don't. So down the road when this printer quits (which of course it will),and I happen to have a couple of extra bottles of ink on hand, they won't fill the next machine I buy. Why would Canon do such a stupid thing? Wouldn't it make sense to standardize the bottles and ports on ALL the mega tank models so the ink could be used across ALL mega tank models? Of course the answer is MONEY. Its always about the money.

Can you connect to a USB port and also how do you set up your fax line.

Thank you! This video is so helpful

Aside from the panel location, do you find the newer one considerably better than your 4210? The specs indicate that the 4210 scans with higher dpi, and that’s important for me. However, the 7020 has duplex.

How do I change the paper settings from photo to paper

I am between this and the GX4020 which has the touch screen. Any insight on which may be better?

I have a Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Smartphone. I would like to wirelessly connect the Canon G7020 printer to my Samsung Galaxy Note 9. I have a Canon printing app on the phone. But I'm not sure if it is the same Canon app that I downloaded to the smartphone from the Google Play Store.

Would it be best to connect via Ethernet/USB for set up? I want my wireless to be via Router, but maybe it is better married to the PCs in the house..

Great little printer however the screen sucks.. can't read it without using a flashlight!! Also, the printer turns itself off and has to be turned back on to be able to print.. how can this be fixed???

Thanks also for providing a link to the online manual in one of your responses in the comments! Not to mention, how great that you respond to comments! Per the manual, I think it said that photo paper MUST go in the back paper feeder thingy, that photo paper cannot go in the front paper cassette. Bummer, as I have my printer in a pull out drawer like I think you have and I was hoping to print on photo paper with the printer in the drawer. Is it true you can't put photo paper in the front? Thanks again for all your help.

Well, got a PIXMA G7020 and tried to set it up. It goes back tomorrow. The on board user interface controls are a nightmare and outdated. The CD takes you to individual browser pages for set up instructions. There is no Table of Contents. There are no identifiers on the browser pages when you save them. I could find no setup or management software installed on my PC, so WIFI setup from my PC could not be done even when I connected it via USB. I found a Canon inkjet/selphy app via KZfaq, which allowed me to type in my long TMobile password and by pass the 2in x 0.5in LCD screen and wonky buttons. So it is connected to the Router but none of my PCs can connect to it even when I added it to my Device and Printers, via the Canon's static IP address! I have been setting up printers on my networks ever since Windows 95 OSR-1. This is the first time I was beaten. I would have continued to try and resolve this issue until I discovered that the Waste Ink pad, or Maintenance Cartridge is not user serviceable. Once the pad is full, the printer stops functioning. The MAXIFY has a replaceable cartridge, and I thought it was the same with this high end PIXMA. So, this IS a disposable printer. Very evil and wasteful, and I thought the Supreme Court verdict against Lexmark would have changed these companies. That is why I went with a Tank printer. Very disappointed as this printer is well made, the tank system is great. It has serviceable print heads. But if WIFI setup is this difficult, so is living with it for the next 10 years. BTW, the Kodak ESP6150 lasted 12 yrs, and the HP Officejet 350 went 14 and the Epson CX6600 12 yrs. They all failed because of Print heads. This should be an easily replaced item.

Thank you for posting this great video! I'm considering buying this printer but I don't know if it'll fit in the space I have for it. I saw where you have the printer inside a cabinet. I have a similar setup, minus the pull-out. The depth is only 18" and the height 14.5". Would this printer fit in there? My current Canon Cartridgehog fits with the cabinet door closed, and when it prints, the paper output tray slides itself out from the compact position. It's easy to push back in in order to closet the cabinet door. I'm wondering if this printer would work the same way.

Normally you have to pay to refill them .... also I seen videos to preserve the ink so it does not dry out does this init not allow ink to dry out .?

ive had my printer about a month, and it worked great but just started printing more faded with little white lines across everywhere (its all colors doing this), almost like its pixelated. please let me know if you have any advice

This is an awesome video. Thank you so much!!!!! Do the ink dry up if you don't use it for a while?

Has it ever happened to you that your printer won’t print the correct colors. I’m trying to print red lettering but it looks pink. And green also looks pinkish. Any idea why? All of my ink is full

I hate that the screen is SO DARK. For a 300.00 printer, they should have at least given it a backlight. I can't see jack on here without using a flashlight. I have to take this thing back. Costs too much not to have a back light. Your video was awesome though. After I set my printer up I went looking for videos on how to turn on the non existent light in the display area.

I bought the G6020 and had a lot of trouble with it but am going to give the 7020 a try...have heard good things about it. Do you know if there are any compatability issues with hp laptop windows 11?

Hey, thanks for the video. We just bought a g7050 and it's making some terrible noises when using the ADF. It's working, but we are wondering if it's correct. Could you please tell us about the noises you printer does when using the ADF?

Hi Michael, could you set up from the cd 💿 included , will it be current you think ? Ty great 👍🏻 video

Can you print on thermal papers for fabric iron on?😊

Excellent tutorial!

What am awesome smooth, clear set up presentation. I am in the process of making a decision to go with these Canon Prixma G7020 All In One or the Brother Inkvestment All In One. From what I see, can ascertain, the Canon Prixma G7020 Ink Tank seems to even be a better, more economical system with the Fill it yourself Ink system versus the large Brother Inkvestment tank cartridges. Some review's of the Canon Prixma G7020 state that the Scanning quality is not that good? Has such been your experience as well? Can you leave this printer shut off for long periods of time without ruining the ink or ink heads? Thanks for making this much needed self help installation video.

how has it performed for the past year+? I mainly watched the video, because you showed the actual box and I needed to get a sense of the box size for shipping.

when I do a print check it prints colors, when I try to print a picture or anything else it is printing black and white? I have flushed and cleaned everything. I have a G4210

Can this printer print from an Iphone from a distant location?

Great video! Does it duplex scan through the ADF?

Really great video sir. Is G4210 (G4010 in India) and G7020 print quality same on glossy photo paper. What paper quality standard and gsm it support for photo printing (A4 to 4inx6in). Can we really print on ID card too ? I will be waiting for your answer sir.

Once connected to your/my computer, I assume you can then connect to iPhone or iPad as well, yes? And if devices aren’t on 5ghz channels, would there be any problems. Also, could I use AirPrint as opposed to Cannon App? I additionally saw reviews by people complaining that printer turned off and when printing from different room, they had to go to printer first to turn it on. Have you experienced this problem?

Mine won’t go past the language message. I am so frustrated!

Many thanks from me too.

Thanks!

Can you print on 110 lb 298 gsm paper on this? The stats on the website say yes but people on reviews say no

Hi Michael. Thank you for the set up video. My new Canon G7020 is working fine, but it makes a series of clicking noises every time I print. Is that normal? Does yours make clicking noises? Like something is perhaps rotating and clicking. Not a sound my old Epson printer made, so perhaps it's normal for this one? Thank you.

Hi Michael, thank you for your video. I noticed you print photos regularly. I have noticed with my G7020 the photos print a bit lighter. I want the dark richness from my Mac but they always come out lighter. Have you experienced this or might know of a solution? I haven't found the answer yet. Im on Big Sir OS.