Why waste money on a CD or DVD label printer when you can easily convert your Canon IP and MP inkjet printers into a CD or DVD lable printer? I stumbled upon this by accident while searching for a professional DVD label printer. I have to admit that this is a cheaper alternative, and a better option too. Basically what you will also need are
- An inexpensive ($16-$20) CD tray (ebay) specific to your Canon printer model
- Canon CD-Labelprint software
- A printable CD/DVD or CD/DVD sticker/label
The tutorials can be found at Steve Digicam’s Forum, the only problem is there are too many discussion and text to go through. A step by step illustration guide with minimal text can be found at instructables.com – Modify Canon Pixma Printer to Print on CDs / DVDs.
Before you proceed with the simple process, do make sure your Canon printer model have this hidden CD/DVD print capability. I purchased my CD/DVD tray last week from eBay and it works. Here are the list of models compatible with the CD/DVD printing Tray:
- Canon iP3000
Canon iP4000
Canon iP4200
Canon iP4300
Canon iP4500
Canon iP5000
Canon iP5200
Canon iP5300
Canon iP6000
Canon iP6000D
Canon iP6600/D
Canon iP6700D
Canon iP8500
Canon Pro9000
Canon Pro9500
Canon MP500
Canon MP530
Canon MP600
Canon MP610
Canon MP750
Canon MP760
Canon MP780
Canon MP800
Canon MP810
Canon MP830
Canon MP950
Canon MP960
Canon MP970
