Canon PIXMA MG5750 Inkjet Photo Printers - Black

Product Information

This printer cannot be used over Wi-Fi and via wired LAN connection (Ethernet cable) at the same time. If you have a wireless router, we recommend that you use the wireless router to connect to the printer. While that’s a good thing, we’re disappointed that the MG5750 is lumbered with a clunky control system.

Rather than touch input, its menus are navigated with a four-way rocker switch paired with three dedicated buttons below the screen – we’ve long criticised this setup, which can be inconsistent and confusing. Photocopies were faithful to the original, while scans were also sharp, with accurate colours and a high dynamic range.Canon’s Pixma MG5750 is a classic example of an inkjet multifunction peripheral (MFP) designed for home use. The printer’s paper trays have an unusual layout where printed pages spill onto a stop that pivots out of the input tray – it looks basic, but the neat design does keep everything tidy. Note that if you connect to a network with no security protection, your personal information could be disclosed to a third party. The connection between your device and the wireless router will be temporarily disabled while the setting is changed.

As a mid-range device, this Pixma gets Canon’s unusual five-ink print engine, which combines dye-based black, cyan, magenta and yellow inks with a bigger, pigment black tank for better text printing. Text and graphics printed on plain paper were bold and crisp, while its photo prints were as good as you’ll get from a mid-range inkjet – free of grain, and impressively sharp. Change the security protocol for your device to something other than WEP and TKIP or change the setting to something other than " IEEE802. For how to check the settings, see the manual supplied with the wireless router, or contact its manufacturer. When connecting another device while a device (such as a smartphone) is already connected to the printer, connect it using the same connection method as the connected device.

The scanner was quick enough at low resolutions, with a 300 dots per inch (dpi) A4 scan needing just 19 seconds, but even using a USB connection, we needed 103 seconds to capture a postcard-sized photo at 1,200dpi. For details on how to change the settings of a device, refer to the manual supplied with the device or contact its manufacturer.

When you connect a device and the printer using Direct Connection, the connection information will be saved to Wi-Fi settings.When a device has been connected to the printer without using a wireless router and you want to set it up again, disconnect it first. If a device is connected to the Internet via a wireless router, and you then connect it to a printer in Direct Connection mode, the existing connection between the device and wireless router will be disabled. If you connect a device and the printer using Direct Connection, Internet connection may become unavailable depending on your environment. Connection Using a Wired Network cannot be performed on printers that do not support a wired connection. The only mild disappointment is that there’s no fax modem included, but sensibly Canon has included support for more modern cloud-based printing services.

Configuration, router functions, setup procedures and security settings of network devices vary depending on the system environment. If printer installation (preparation of the printer's power supply, inks, and paper) has not been completed, you can see the procedure in the video. Connecting to Computer, Smartphone, or Tablet Set up a connection to enable printing and scanning from a computer, smartphone, or tablet. If you are using Compatibility Mode in Internet Explorer 8, some pages may not be displayed correctly.As for a device already connected to the printer without using a wireless router, reconnect it via a wireless router. If you connect using a different connection method, the connection to the device in use will be disabled. The Pixma MG5750 can be set up to print from cloud services such as Google Drive, but bear in mind that it’s not as straightforward as it should be – the process is far more involved than it is for products from rival manufacturers such as HP.