PIXMA TS5340 seires

I bought this to replace my trusty Canon Pixma, a good old workhorse which suddenly threw in the towel. When it arrived I did think it looked a bit flimsy compared to the solid Pixma, especially the paper filling tray, but at least it’s lighter and more compact. Set-up: a doddle. You could use the quick set-up booklet provided, but I found the video instructions clearer. At each stage of the set-up a QR code appears on the small screen and takes you to the next video. Every little step is clearly shown, and you can’t go wrong. Even cack-handed dummies like me. Once initial set-up was done, I used the on-line manual to complete the Air Print and scanning stages, bit of a faff, but before long I was Airprinting and scanning from iPad and laptop with merry abandon. The printer/scanner/copier functions are fast and responsive and so far the print quality seems good. The action is generally quicker and smoother than my old Pixma. You can do double-sided printing, and all the usual options are available. The two ink cartridges consist of a large black and a large colour one. I preferred the small individual colour cartridges on the Pixma but it was not to be. There’s a rear feeding tray for photo paper and a USB port in the back. All in all it’s simple enough to operate, does what it says on the tin - and very efficiently too - and a great price. You really don’t need a more expensive one, this does it all.

First time having my own printer, and I wanted a cheaper one to print my notes and a few images here and there. This printer is a good price and works well. Prints with good detail and sharpness, colour is accurate and good and no issues with alignment. The set up was extremely easy, follow a few steps on the booklet and you’re ready to go! It’s also very easy to connect to your phone and laptop took about 5 mins to download the software and that’s it. Print speed is quite fast however when printing bigger pictures (like the two I have attached) when printing it with my phone it was very speedy but on laptop it took a minute I don’t know why. The only fault I have seen so far is that the images print with lines throughout the page, most printers do this so it’s not an issue for me but I’ll still include it. Overall great printer for a good price!

Despite some of the reviews of this product, I found it very east to install by following the instructions. This is in a home Windows 10 environment. The downloaded install program finds the printer and attaches it to your home wifi network, installs all the printer drivers and printer management and scan utilities, and you're ready to print. Tales less than half an hour from opening the box to first print. Only slight complication is for the second and subsequent PCs. Don't follow the same install process as on the first PC or you will effectively re-install the printer and the first PC will no longer have access to the printer. On the second and subsequent PCs let Windows find the already networked printer and make sure you have the TS printer drivers available then all is well. I had a Canon MG series printer for 5 years or more which was the predecessor to the TS range and I was very pleased with that. Unfortunately the TS uses different printer cartridges as I had just bought new ones for the MG. Compared to the MG, the TS is much better at duplex (double sided) printing, and I much prefer the removeable paper cassette on the TS to the paper feed on the MG.

After a long succesion of cheap printers, i decided to go for a more upmarket one, as i do a lot of photography and want to display some of my photo's. Looked at a lot of different printers, and not liking the way HP supply thier ink, decided on this one.Well it arrived, on time and was left in the safe place as requested, thank you Amazon, unpacked it made a cup of tea and READ THE INTRUCTIONS.... Some of the reviews said it was a nightmare to set up, no it is not, simply loaded the disk, plugged printer in pressed the WPS button on the router and let the machine do it's thing. Then simply paired it to my laptop and, after the printer does the head initializing bit was ready to rock and roll. Pairing to smart phone is just as easy, get the app, and follow the intructions, simples. Noise .... we it sits bout 3 feet away from me, and if i have tv on or music playing, i have to check it's still working, so no issues there. Scanning is also really easy, and does both sides too, did'nt know that at time of ordering, so bonus there.As for ink usage, seems to be fairly reasonable so far, have done a lot of printing, photo's and documents and the ink is still going strong. All in all, am really pleased with it, it does what it says on the tin, and if you go for one, read the instuctions, thats what thier there for, take your time and let the machine do it's thing. Thanks for reading this JC

I haven't had the printer very long, but I have used all the basic three-in-one functions (printing, scanning, photocopying) and I am impressed by the print quality. Although I got the 'low ink' warning quite early on, the printer has continued to work with the original cartridges for at least 100 pages since then, which is pleasing. This is the first Canon printer I've used where the coloured inks are all in a single cartridge, which bothered me a bit, but it appears to work well. The setup (essentially connecting it to my existing wifi) was easier than in previous Canon printers I've owned and works very reliably. Another interesting new feature (to me) was that the printer goes quiet after a time (no lights on etc so it looks off) but wakes on being instructed to print. I like this. It's early days but so far I'm very pleased. I've no idea what the category "warmth" means so I can't comment on that.

Please do not buy this printer. Very slow and repeatedly goes starting mode and doesn’t print until u switch off and on every time. Cartridges cost half the printer price . Not worth the money. Canon gone bad to worse.

Bought this to replace an old Epson printer that had been simple to use, but had come to the end of its life. Maybe I have been spoilt with good printers in the past, but this Canon just seems really poor quality. The set up was not simple - it took forever and it's really fiddly to keep having to scan QR codes for instructions at every step (just put it all in the manual!!). The wifi set up didn't work at all (it didn't pick my wifi up, and wouldn't let me enter the details manually), so I have gone old-skool and resorted to using USB. The paper cartridge is fiddly, with too many bits that fall off or stick out, it just seems really flimsy and cheaply-made. The digital display constantly says I don't have A4 paper in there when I definitely do. The rear feeder doesn't work at all, the printer just refuses to recognise when there's paper in there, even when you programme it to take paper from there. It usually takes a couple of attempts to get it to print anything, but when it does, it's a good quality print, but that's really the ONLY thing going for it! It also makes a lot of random noises even when I've not sent anything to it, like it's got a mind of its own. I'll give it a chance, but will probably upgrade to something more sturdy/reliable at some point.

The reviews for this item seem to disagree about how easy, or otherwise, this printer is to set up, and I can see why. Setting up the ink and getting it going is very simple. However unless it's connected to your local wifi, it is just a photocopier. The instructions at this point become weak and I had to revert to third party YouTube videos which are excellent. You need a smartphone to set up the printer in practice. You scan the QR code on the outside of the box (don't throw it away until you have done this!) download the app. Your phone then looks for the printer using Bluetooth and establishes a connection to it. Your phone tells the printer which wifi it is connected to in the house/office and the printer uses the same one. You input the wifi code into your phone for the printer and few minutes later it is on your network. You then find it using the settings function on your PC, which then automatically searches for the necessary drivers (software) to operate the printer. Two minutes later you are up and running. If you are happy to do this, the printer is easy to set up, if not then it's not the printer for you. The print quality itself is very good. Please note that there do not appear to be any third party inks available for this printer - so you will have to pay Canon prices.