Canon PIXMA MX870 Wireless Office All-in-One InkJet Printer Logo
Posted on Mar 11, 2011
Answered by a Fixya Expert

Trustworthy Expert Solutions

At Fixya.com, our trusted experts are meticulously vetted and possess extensive experience in their respective fields. Backed by a community of knowledgeable professionals, our platform ensures that the solutions provided are thoroughly researched and validated.

View Our Top Experts

How do I disable the sound on my canon mx870 printer? It makes loud tones at start-up and at shut-down. My roommate is VERY bothered by it and I wouldn't mind the printer not announcing that I have turned it on or off.

Answer This Question
  • 1 more comment 
  • sunshinea484 Mar 14, 2011

    tweety607-thanks for the info. I followed your directions and was able to put my printer into quiet mode; however, quiet mode had no effect on the turn-on or turn-off sound or volume.

    Any ideas as to where the speaker is located? I could try physically blocking the sound there.

  • sunshinea484 Mar 14, 2011

    Canon, Inc. Customer Service provided the following fix:Canon PIXMA MX870 All in One Printer
    Disabling the turn-on/turn-off sounds (or the keypad sounds)
    To adjust PIXMA MX870 volume
    1 Make sure machine is turned on
    2 Press Setup button
    3 Use left/right arrow buttons

  • sunshinea484 Mar 14, 2011

    CONT'D

×

3 Answers

Anonymous

Level 1:

An expert who has achieved level 1.
New Friend:

An expert that has 1 follower.
Mayor:

An expert whose answer got voted for 2 times.

  • Contributor 1 Answer
  • Posted on Jan 29, 2013
Anonymous
Contributor
Level 1:

An expert who has achieved level 1.
New Friend:

An expert that has 1 follower.
Mayor:

An expert whose answer got voted for 2 times.

Joined: Jan 29, 2013
Answers
1
Questions
0
Helped
2969
Points
1

I was having the same problem. This is how to fix it. Go to the actual printer, press the setup button, scroll and click on device settings, scroll down and select device user settings, select volume settings, then you can turn off all of the sounds of the printer. I also put it on quiet mode just in case. Hope that helps!

Anonymous

Level 2:

An expert who has achieved level 2 by getting 100 points
MVP:

An expert that got 5 achievements.
Governor:

An expert whose answer got voted for 20 times.
Hot-Shot:

An expert who has answered 20 questions.

  • Expert 30 Answers
  • Posted on Mar 11, 2011
Anonymous
Expert
Level 2:

An expert who has achieved level 2 by getting 100 points
MVP:

An expert that got 5 achievements.
Governor:

An expert whose answer got voted for 20 times.
Hot-Shot:

An expert who has answered 20 questions.

Joined: Jun 24, 2009
Answers
30
Questions
0
Helped
24383
Points
128

Check in the control software "Cannon my printer" , or the printer settings

If running Windows Operating System you should find the printer settings this way
Click the start button
Control Panel
Printers
Right click on the name of the printer
Then click properties

Under the maintenance tab, you will find a setting for "quiet mode". That should help.

I've attached a picture that shows the area I am referring to.How do I disable the sound on my canon mx870 - tweety607.jpg

Ad

Anonymous

Level 1:

An expert who has achieved level 1.
New Friend:

An expert that has 1 follower.

  • Contributor 1 Answer
  • Posted on Jan 14, 2013
Anonymous
Contributor
Level 1:

An expert who has achieved level 1.
New Friend:

An expert that has 1 follower.

Joined: Jan 14, 2013
Answers
1
Questions
0
Helped
2969
Points
1

I set in on quiet mode and it still makes these loud beeping noises when I press the buttons. How do I make that stop?

Add Your Answer

×

Uploading: 0%

my-video-file.mp4

Complete. Click "Add" to insert your video. Add

×

Loading...
Loading...

Related Questions:

0helpful
2answers

Where do you plug printer in and what does the cord look like
Hello JB..
manualslib.com may have a (free) pdf user manual for your model.
Meanwhile, using my Canon I/J at home as a guideline:
The back left of printer has 2 sockets - one for mains power, the other for data.
The mains power is a standard figure-of-eight type used in many appliances.
The data port is a D-shaped USB plug with a square hole in the center, with rectangular USB or USB2.0 at opposite end for PC.
Read full answer
Jul 21, 2018 • Canon Office Equipment & Supplies
0helpful
2answers

Canon mx870 error code b200 how can i solve this error code
Yes. Unplug it from AC, wait for 5 minutes (and push power button) then re-plug it.
Read full answer
Jul 10, 2015 • Canon PIXMA Office Equipment & Supplies
0helpful
1answer

Canon MX870 print alignment. Only occurs
Reinstall the printer driver. Sounds like it is corrupted.
Read full answer
May 09, 2017 • Canon PIXMA MX870 Wireless Office...
0helpful
1answer

I have a cannon pixma mx870 printer and I cannot receive faxes. I have unplugged all the phones in the house and checked the phone line that is hooked up to the printer.
Plug a phone into the little telephone extension lead that came with the machine to see if you get a dial tone. If you do then get someone to send you a fax and answer it with that phone. press the start button and it should go into receive. Make sure you are using the genuine canon lead too and its plugged into the "Line" socket and not the "Tel" one.
Read full answer
Aug 27, 2011 • Canon PIXMA® MP530 All-In-One Printer
1helpful
1answer

I have the canon mx870. I cannot get a dial tone. We've tested the the telephone jack and the wires with our telephone and theose work fine. How do I get a dial tone?
Check to make sure you've got the phone cord plugged into the correct port on the printer. There will be one with a picture of a telephone and another with a picture of a wall jack. Use the wall jack port and you should get a dialtone.
Read full answer
May 06, 2011 • Canon PIXMA MX870 Wireless Office...
0helpful
2answers

Scanner was working fine this morning. Now when I try to scan from my PC I get the Message "cannot communicat with scanner for these reasons: scanner is turned off, scanner is disconnected (it is...
Check the scanning unit by copying something on the platen. If this does not work, you have a defective scanning system. If it does work, check connections between the PC and the MX870.
Please let me know if this works. If not we can investigate further. Thanks.
Read full answer
Feb 24, 2011 • Canon PIXMA MX870 Wireless Office...
0helpful
1answer

I just purchased the canon mx870 and it won't send faxes or receive. I checked all and it seems I have set it up ok but obviously not. I have a fax line just for it. I had a canon mp780 which died on me...
power you printer on
check for dial tone
if it is not coming then contact your fax connection provider.
Read full answer
Feb 08, 2011 • Canon PIXMA MX870 Wireless Office...
0helpful
1answer

MX870 Error 6C10
I installed a Canon MX870, Winxp SP2, I also have a stand alone Canon printer I550, and HP Scanjet 5370C, a wireless modem, all of these units are usb hookups. The computer takes almost 5 minutes to boot up when the canon MX870 is installed. It lockes up My Computer, Explorer.Exe. It finally comes in but why so long? I was afraid to buy an all-in-one unit and now maybe I wish I didn't. I removed the Canon MX870 and the computer works great. Can anyone help?
Read full answer
Jan 19, 2011 • Canon Office Equipment & Supplies
9helpful
2answers

The status for the Canon MX870 goes to offline without me doing anything and then I have to turn it off and on to get it back online. Is there a way to keep it from going offline or turn the feature (???)...
Just check this. Go to the Printer and Faxes window in the Control Panel. (whether you are running XP, Vista or Windows 7...click Start, look for Control Panel then Printers and Faxes). Look for the printer icon for the Canon MX870. Right click the icon and you will get a little menu. If you see an option that reads: "Use Printer Online" select that. This is typically the problem. If you see an option that reads "Use Printer Offline"...don't do anything with this option and there is some other cause of your problem.

http://gingermudd.com
Read full answer
Sep 27, 2010 • Canon PIXMA MX870 Wireless Office...
1helpful
1answer

Canon PIXMA MX870 Wireless Printer works with Snow Leopard OS?
The MX870 is compatible with Mac OS X, all versions. I think the CD that comes with the unit will have the Mac Snow Leopard drivers on it, but if not you will be able to download them here.
Read full answer
Feb 05, 2010 • Canon Office Equipment & Supplies
Not finding what you are looking for?

View Most Popular

PIXMA MX870 Wireless Office All-in-One InkJet Printer

  • Office Equipment & Supplies

Related Question

Where do you plug printer in and what does the cord look like

  • Canon Office Equipment & Supplies

Related Topics

2,979 views

Ask a Question

Usually answered in minutes!

Popular Questions

Error code E31 scanning with Canon MP495

Canon PIXMA MP495 InkJet Printer

Aborber full error message

Canon PIXMA iP4600 Color InkJet...

Error: The type of Printhead is incorrect, Install the correct printhead.

Canon PIXMA MP830 All-In-One InkJet...

Reset ink level on CANON MP 140 PIXMA PRINTER

Canon PIXMA Office Equipment &...

Canon PIXMA MP190 reset ink?????

Canon PIXMA MP190 All-In-One InkJet...

Check Out the Latest Printers Report
Check Out the Latest Printers Report

View all Fixya Reports

Top Canon Office Equipment & Supplies Experts

old marine
old marine

Level 3 Expert

2426 Answers

ZJ Limited
ZJ Limited

Level 3 Expert

17989 Answers

Cindy Wells

Level 3 Expert

6688 Answers

Are you a Canon Office Equipment and Supply Expert? Answer questions, earn points and help others

Answer questions

Manuals & User Guides

Loading...