Registering your Printer

Please follow the instructions below to register your printer with Google Cloud Print

1. Make sure that your printer is switched on, connected to your network and that your network has a working Internet connection.
   
   
2. Press the [Menu] button 
   
   
3. Using the arrow keys select [Web Service] and press [OK].
   
   
4. When [Web service setup] is displayed press [OK].
   
   
5. Using the arrow keys select [Cloud Settings] and press [OK].
   
   
6. Select [Google Cloud Print Setup] and press [OK].
   
   
7. Select [Register with Google Cloud Print] and press [OK].
   
   
8. When [Register this printer with Google Cloud Print?] is displayed select [Yes] and press [OK].
   
   
9. Select your preferred display language for the print settings of Google Cloud Print and press [OK].
   
   
10. Press [OK] to print out the authentication page. Please ensure that you have loaded an A4 sheet of plain paper into your printer.
    The authentication page should now print and your printer will ask if the page was successfully printed. If it was, select [Yes] and press [OK], if not select [No] to reprint the page.
    
    
11. On the printed authentication page there will be a unique URL for your printer in the location highlighted below, type this URL into the address bar of your web browser. Alternatively you can scan the QR code using a QR code reader App on your smartphone or tablet.
    
    
    
12. To register your printer with Google Cloud Print you will be asked to log into your Google Account using your Google e-mail address and password. This step must be completed within 14 minutes, if you cannot complete this within 14 minutes you will need to repeat steps 1-10.
    
    
    
13. Once you have registered your printer with the Google server, the following will be displayed on the screen of your printer:
    [Registration with Google Cloud Print completed.
    Email
    > Your email address<@gmail.com
    Printer name
    Canon MXxxx series_xxxxxx]
    
    Press [OK] to finish.
    
    
14. Press the [Menu] button to return to the home screen.
    
    

This concludes the registration procedure and you should now be able to print to your PIXMA MX524 via Google Cloud Print. If you are still experiencing issues when attempting to setup Google Cloud Print please contact us for assistance.

Google Cloud Print™ is a registered trademark of Google Inc.

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