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Cannot Use the Card Slot
Check 1: Is the icon of the Card Slot displayed?
To use the Card Slot over network, you have to mount the Card Slot as the network drive of the
computer.
The canon_memory (\\xxxxxxxxxxxx) (or canon_memory on `xxxxxxxxxxxx') icon with the mapped drive
letter appears on Computer (or My Computer).
"xxxxxxxxxxxx" is a string of 12 alphanumeric characters.
The icon name may vary depending on the language version of Wi ndows you are using.
If the icon is not displayed, mount the Card Slot.
Mounting the Card Slot as the Network Drive
Check 2: Is the memory card inserted in the Card Slot?
Make sure that a memory card is inserted in the Card Slot. If it is not inserte d, insert it.
For information on how to insert a memory card, refer to Printing from a Memory Card .
Check 3: Is Read/write attribute set to Writable from USB PC?
When Read/write attribute in Device settings is set to W ritable from USB PC, you cannot access the
memory card over network. Set Read/write attribute to Writable from LAN PC to write data to the
memory card over network.
Changing the Machine Settings on the LCD
Check 4: Is Read/write attribute set to Not writable from PC?
When Read/write attribute in Device settings is set to Not writable f rom PC, you can read data on the
memory card, but cannot write data to it. To write data to the memory card in the Card Slot over
network, set Read/write attribute to Writable from LAN PC.
Changing the Machine Settings on the LCD
Check 5: To share the printer's Card Slot with multiple computers over a
network, set Set memory card sharing in Device settings to Enable.
Changing the Machine Settings on the LCD
Check 6: Is another computer writing data to the memory card?
While one computer is writing a file into the memory ca rd, other computers cannot access the same
file. Wait for a while, then try again.
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