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How to print a single envelope on a Canon MX922

Andy5215 — Sat, 24 Aug 2013 17:36:52 GMT

I'm trying to figure out if there is an easy way to print single envelopes without having to take all the paper out of the lower tray, readjust the guides for an envelope, print the envelope, readjust the guides for full size paper, then putting the full size paper back in the lower tray.

I'm thinking that I will have to buy a 2nd lower tray if I can't get this problem resolved.

Re: How to print a single envelope on a Canon MX922

MarkII — Sat, 14 Sep 2013 17:41:57 GMT

Hi Andy5215,

It sounds like you are doing everything correctly. While you can load a stack of envelopes or paper in the tray, if you wish to switch back and forth between media, you will need to remove and adjust the guides for each change.

Re: How to print a single envelope on a Canon MX922

DMWinnie — Thu, 09 Jan 2014 18:40:57 GMT

I have the Canon Pixma 860 and bought the 922 last month as I wanted the wifi feature. I am so disappointed in the 922 compared to the 860. The 860 is quiet vs the 922, the option for printing envelopes on the 860 is very easy as you just put in the rear feeder, no need to empty the paper tray, print and then reload papertray! What a pain the the butt! Who thought that through??? Very Very disappointed in the 922 so far.

Re: How to print a single envelope on a Canon MX922

keninapex — Tue, 04 Mar 2014 15:07:08 GMT

I too am very disappointed that the 922 cannot easily print a single or multiple envelopes. I really miss the rear tray of my older (now dead) Canon printer. I am disappointed that Canon removed that feature.

Re: How to print a single envelope on a Canon MX922

Ret — Tue, 18 Mar 2014 00:49:49 GMT

Me too

Re: How to print a single envelope on a Canon MX922

flya332 — Tue, 25 Mar 2014 20:49:06 GMT

I just managed:

1- in the lower tray place the envelops «face down» as indicated on the left icon.
2- secure the envelops by moving the black and white plastic movers (only know the french name of those things), make sure the envelops are pushed to the bottom of the tray, the point that goes first into the printer
3- customize your envelop options on your computer and print....

Wasted more than 30min to manage this all.

Merci.

Re: How to print a single envelope on a Canon MX922

ajayprk — Sun, 13 Apr 2014 21:23:19 GMT

I dont know if you realise, but there are two trays one on top of the other and the one above should be used to print a single envelope. Its fairly simple actally and you do not have to empty the lower tray to do this.

Re: How to print a single envelope on a Canon MX922

keninapex — Sun, 13 Apr 2014 23:15:46 GMT

Yes, the upper tray can print envelopes, but it is very limited on envelope size. I believe that the upper tray cannot print business size (#10), which is the size I need to print most often. My previous Canon handled a large number of envelope sizes from its rear tray, without having to disturb the paper already loaded. That is the capability I miss.

Re: How to print a single envelope on a Canon MX922

DMWinnie — Sun, 13 Apr 2014 23:24:45 GMT

Yes! I feel the exact same way! Not sure what they were thinking...or maybe that was the problem. Not thinking. : (

Re: How to print a single envelope on a Canon MX922

karcarljw — Mon, 07 Jul 2014 17:07:36 GMT

Ditto to everything everyone says. I too had an MX870 which got fried in a huge storm so I had no choice but replace it with an MX922, seriously lacking in fairly obvious features. For shame Canon, why did you have to mess with success?

Re: How to print a single envelope on a Canon MX922

rjgarnold — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 15:28:20 GMT

Agreed. Canon obviously doesn't care what anyone thinks about their products. Much noisier than previous versions, keeps asking to change ink tanks when there's plenty in there (of course, that sells more ink; just keep pressing "ok" to print until it's obvious you need to change a cartridge). Latest is that buying a Canon combo pack of cartridges doesn't include the CLI-251 BK cartridge. That you have to buy separately! I couldn't believe it, so called Canon and they confirmed. What nonsense!

Re: How to print a single envelope on a Canon MX922

roitoolman — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 14:34:30 GMT

Nothing worked for me using the top envelope tray. I'm on a mac, and there is no selection in the printer driver to deliver paper from the envelope tray. I tried everything, and every time the dam thing jammed with the envelope stuck in the bowels of the printer.

I eventually wound up emptying the bottom tray and setting the guides for the envelope using just one envelope. The envelope tray on this printer is a useless appendage. It's like this product went out the door without final testing of this function/feature.

Another frustrating thing about this printer is that it sits there churning, huffing, and puffing for minutes before it finally decides to print. From a software point of view, this product is a failure. How about some firmware and software upgrades, Canon?

Re: How to print a single envelope on a Canon MX922

jjobuild — Thu, 23 Oct 2014 04:40:56 GMT

The top tray is only usable if the envelope is small enough to fit. I too am really disappointed with printer. I miss the rear feed and printing envelopes with this printer is a nightmare. Bad design, bad printer.

Re: How to print a single envelope on a Canon MX922

jrosan — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 12:37:17 GMT

As you can see by the forum posts most users who had an earlier Canon printer are very frustrated by not being able to load envelopes in a separate location as had been the case. Why couldn't Canon make the upper tray larger to be able to accept #10 evnelopes that people use commonly. I would actually pay to buy a replacement upper tray to accomplish this task. The upper tray now does not take that size but could easily be reengineered to accept them.

Re: How to print a single envelope on a Canon MX922

bobleehnl — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 22:33:34 GMT

Agree, my new 922 is such a noisy pain.

Re: How to print a single envelope on a Canon MX922

bobleehnl — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 22:39:53 GMT

Do you see the number of complaints on this envelope feed issue?

Will Cannon provide an adjustment to the top feed tray to accept business size envelopes?

Re: How to print a single envelope on a Canon MX922

markymarc99 — Sat, 10 Jan 2015 02:26:31 GMT

You are right! Trying to print a single envelope is a joke on this printer. What could anywone be thinking to make you dismantle your paper, reset all the paper guides in order to print an envelope??? It's nuts!

Re: How to print a single envelope on a Canon MX922

DaveP — Sun, 07 Jun 2015 16:19:50 GMT

Yes... pure frustration is how I'd describe it. The old printer had a rear tray that handled Legal size paper and envelopes. This printer, the MX922, does not have a means of handling Legal size... Not a huge deal, but a problem for me nonetheless. The biggest problem, though is printing envelopes:

Remove all paper from the lower tray

Move the paper guides in to hold the envelop

Print and cross your fingers that the envelop doesn't jam somewhere inside.

Only took me 4 tries to get this done today. Finally succeeded, but not without a bit of swearing and troubleshooting while trying to remove the envelope from somewhere inside.

As nice a printer as this is, printing envelopes is a pure PITA. And, forget printing on legal size paper!

Re: How to print a single envelope on a Canon MX922

christineaz — Mon, 22 Jun 2015 19:46:24 GMT

Who was the rocket scientist who thought THAT up????

After half an hour of trying everything, I realize now that I need to buy a different printer. I really don't have the time to deal with this idiotic setup to print ONE freaking envelope!

Please advise which Canon printers function like they USED to, i.e. allowing me to stick an envelope "somewhere" and the printer printing my envelope without having to remove all paper and having to adjust all the paper guides TWICE.

Thank you,

Christine Baker

PS: I have a sheet of labels with my return address and will be HAND ADDRESSING my envelopes until Canon manages to produce a printer that actually works.

Re: How to print a single envelope on a Canon MX922

juliebsdca — Sun, 28 Jun 2015 01:57:49 GMT

I too cannot believe they did away with the functionality of the rear feed tray. I used it all the time, and the lower tray is a huge pain to have to open up every time I want to feed checks, cardstock or anything other than regular paper, because the tray to feed the printed pages out is layered on top of the tray. The 2nd tray is too small. I have to 1) close the feed out tray, 2) fish around for the handle to open the bottom tray and 3) place the checks or whatever in the bottom tray, and you don't have the gravity tension that the rear tray had to line up something that isn't 8x11. Big fail, I wish I had my 870 back.