Canon Pro 300 Printer | Unboxing and Set Up

[@Nelsontron1]

2023! Thank you for your excellent video.

[@FotospeedUK]

Thanks for watching!

[@Newhampskunks]

Very helpful video! Made my set up a walk a in the park. Thank you!

[@Nymph_lovespell]

This was incredibly helpful, thank you so much!

[@lisamathieson4098]

You have solved 90% of my issues - thank you!!

[@SolarTideVibes]

Fantastic video, thank you! Wonder why canon doesn’t do these themselves

[@theblackandwhitefilmproject]

Thank you. Now off to the store to buy one of these. Regards.

[@sochin33]

This video was very helpful, thank you. Unfortunately, the setup of this printer on windows 11 was the most frustrating and difficult printer setup I have ever done. Printer says it is connected... windows says it is connected.... setup software says it cant connect. . I had to do every step manually. The online instructions led to several dead ends which were reflected in the setup software. Pro print and layout did not install lightroom and PS plugins, I had to do that manually as well. The printer is working well now, but honestly it took me several hours.

[@wchunter100]

This video shows the user removing the orange tape in various places but reinserting the small plastic orange piece that blocks the head from traveling. I did that, and paid a price. It caused an error message that my packing material was not removed, an error message that I couldn’t get rid of, even with tech support help. It disabled my machine and they had to send me a new one. When unpacking your printer for the first time, be sure to take out that little orange plastic piece, and leave it out.

[@FotospeedUK]

Hi Walter, sorry to hear that, I hope Canon looked after you? Tim

[@wchunter100]

@@FotospeedUK Canon was right on top of it. Sent me a new one immediately.

[@myjourneywiththetrumpet]

Brilliant setup guide, thanks much for effort & sharing!

[@robertbrooks501]

Great video series. I have done all up to connection screen but want to finish later. Should I simply turn the printer off or click "do not connect/"

[@PhyllisKimmel]

Very helpful - thank you!

[@Mozi2380]

Is there a difference in quality in printing if connected to wifi instead of usb?

[@divinenaturalawareness]

Thank you so much your instructions was on point. Your the greatest.

[@FotospeedUK]

Thank you!

[@joedamone9954]

Hi Sam great video! Can you suggest the best practice for printing with non-cannon paper

[@jasonlacey5979]

Excellent.. Thank you

[@malcolmhouse7285]

Thank you just bought this printer and arrives Monday, can’t wait . Will use this and follow step by step, I have never printed before so excited and nervous.

[@FotospeedUK]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@nevhaycox8484]

ATTENTION. The size/dimensions stated at the unboxing are for the box not the printer. The Canon website gives the dimensions of the printer as (W x D x H) approximately 639mm x 379mm x 200mm.

[@SamGregoryPhotography]

@Nev Haycox - Thanks for pointing that out, you're absolutely correct. I would say it's worth considering you need a good amount of space around the printer in reality so it's worth adding a few cm's to the actual printer size to be sure you can plug the power in, access the feeds etc. Thanks for checking out the video - Sam

[@nevhaycox8484]

@@SamGregoryPhotography I have to say Sam these videos about the Canon Pro 300 are just what I’ve been looking for. I’m looking closely at having a try at printing my images at home so need as much help as you can offer. Please let us have the advice about Fotospeed papers and ICC profiling as promised. Cheers.

[@SamGregoryPhotography]

@@nevhaycox8484 Good stuff, with this Pro-300 its really easy to get printing at home without any tricky set-up. We've got a few more planned but is there anything specific you'd like to see? i.e. Is it mainly to understand the profiles, how to set them up and how the papers vary?

[@nevhaycox8484]

@@SamGregoryPhotography Hi Sam, The subjects I’d like to see covered are, how do you get your custom ICC profiles from email to Canon’s Professional Print & Layout, Lightroom and Photoshop on an iMac? Also, have you any advice about calibrating an iMac? And finally, are there any Fotospeed papers that are more suitable for pigment inks? Thanks in advance.

[@DIOS10]

So does it waste a lot of its ink for start up calibration ? Worth me purchasing extra set of inks at beginning?

[@FotospeedUK]

Hi Diego, so sorry for the late reply i'd have a set of ink on the shelf to stop any down time when a ink cartridge runs out. On start up is will use ink flush the head through but there should still be a lot left for printing, just remember they are small cartridges on the Pro300. Tim

[@marclabro]

nice tuto to start

[@andrewhillphotosvideos2909]

thanks I have used your video to almost get upand running with my printer but there was no option for the professional print & layout software.. have they changed the name of the software to easy print?

[@billbrown994]

I removed all tape but jeering got a message remove protective cover..I also removed some little orange piece where it says Pfi 300. Still will not let me go on. Still amessgae about protective cover.

[@swansong007]

What cable did you use to connect to computer/ Printer please

[@lilysitero6514]

Hi! I keep getting this error "The destination folder for this operation is missing. /Library/Caches/Canon/Professional Print & Layout/PPL_LR_TEMP" when trying to print from Lightroom. Any idea on how to fix this?

[@chrislognshot]

can i plug this into computer or has to be wifi.

[@essaart3987]

can I skip the computer part, and connect it simply by wifi?

[@XtianApi]

Sure

[@ianbarnett]

Help! I followed the video precisely and all was well until near the end. The link through to canon didn’t happen for some reason and subsequently I have been in a world of chaos! The plug in works and I had a photo all ready to print and when I sent it to print I keep getting ‘error’. I haven’t a clue what to do. I’ve got an expensive black box in the corner which is just an ornament. Anyone got a clue?

[@raylotier]

Should you be using IJ Network for the setup as opposed to Bonjour? I ask because I couldn't access "Print Utilities" and certain paper sizes with my Pro-100 using Bonjour on my MBP. Has that changed when using Bonjour on this printer?

[@FotospeedUK]

Hi Ray, you can use Bonjour for printing as long as you select the Canon driver under the "USE" section and not the default which is AIRPRINT.

[@michaelparrott7983]

This is an excellent printer and your videos are extremely helpful. I wonder if you can advise me on one point. I have set the printer up to work wirelessly, but I would now like to change it to USB cable connection but can't figure out how to make the change. I have tried removing the printer and re-installing but even if I specify USB connection it still ends up as a wireless connection. I am using an iMac. Do you have any thoughts ? Thank you

[@sochin33]

I also had the same issue with Windows,, the setup software does not allow you to start over, very weird and frustrating. Who designs this stuff?

[@anthonyralph8477]

About to 'invest' in a Canon Pro 300 and I have a stock of Fotospeed satin paper which have been using on my Epson 3880. I don't seem to see a Fotospeed paper profile on the site. Is there an archive where I might find one?

[@FotospeedUK]

Please email in to sales@fotospeed and we can send it to you if we have it, or can advise the best way to go if not.

[@haytijr5823]

I'm having difficulty connecting with the wifi, please help

[@barbarav4973]

I bought this printer last week, it’s so heavy I cannot lift it onto my desk so I have a big box sitting in my kitchen.

[@philipgilligan_art]

Buying one next week, which paper types have you found best for B/W printts please?

[@FotospeedUK]

Platinum Baryta, NST Bright White and Fine Art Baryta. fotospeed.com/paper.html

[@robertstoppard5867]

Hi Sam have thought about this printer but why oh why have Canon only put 14.5mm carts in it.

[@FotospeedUK]

That is my one problem with it other than that it is a great printer. Tim

[@robertstoppard5867]

@@FotospeedUK Thanks Sam I think maybe I'll go for the 1000, at the moment I only need A3 or A3+ so the ink cost and replacement should be better, what are your thoughts? and do you know if there will be any deals to be had online as I cannot get to the show.

[@keithmagee4450]

It’s the one thing that puts me off. The Pro 1000 has 40 ml inks, but don’t really want need a 17 inch printer

[@churchill378]

⁠@@keithmagee4450pro1000 uses 80ml cartridges not 40.

[@cb9831]

Could I just ask - How do you monitor whether you will have enough ink for a print & what do you do if the printer runs out during printing. If you have enough of a certain ink for, say, 90% of an image - do you have to swap the cartridge for a new one ( & ensure 100% ) & lose that 90%'s worth - I assume that the printer doesn't have the inbuilt ink monitoring of the Pro 1000 ?

[@FotospeedUK]

Hi - To the best of my knowledge the printer won't let you print if it knows it can't fulfil the ink coverage of that image when you press 'print'. i.e. It would enforce a cartridge change beforehand so it won't stop halfway through. As such you may not use 100% of each cartridge, but 99% usage is better than a print stopping halfway through where you would have wasted other cartridges on a print that would never be realised. - Sam

[@rapid2move]

great video ... thx

[@FotospeedUK]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[@mskimcali]

my mac can't detect my pinter, help 😭

[@divinenaturalawareness]

HELLLO MY PRINTER WILL NOT PRINT WITH DISK IN PRINTER?

[@ShaunCorbett-Jones]

Thanks so much, very helpful! Only issue I had was when downloading the ‘professional print & layout’ program it says my ‘software is not supported by the operating system running on your device’ - any ideas?

[@lindamcluckie824]

Thank you !!!!

[@FotospeedUK]

You're welcome!

[@davidhickey6382]

Thanks so much!

[@FotospeedUK]

You're welcome!

[@swansong007]

It’s not that size

[@JeffreyLear]

£200 to fill with fuel?

[@Karlena_Lewin_Studio]

I just bought this and I didn’t get a sample pack of paper so that’s a ripper off

[@thedronescene7474]

Weird, I got mine 2 weeks ago and it came with sample paper.

[@Karlena_Lewin_Studio]

@ I’m in Nz and nope not for me that is rude of them it was $1200

[@nicagabriel21]

Super printer but The print cost are huge

[@SadieMay08]

UGGH. Absolutely cannot get it to connect to my computer over wifi or with a USB. I wish Canon had SOME KIND OF SERVICE or help!! Not a cheap printer. Also, now not a printer I can use :(

[@FotospeedUK]

Canon support team should be able to help, you now have to log the call through the Canon website which isn't ideal. Tim