Question 1

Will the scanner still work if an ink cartridge is empty? Got burned by Canon on this one before, leery of giving them more money.

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I refill my print cartridges multiple times for very little money. Anyone, even fix-it challenged people can easily refill their own.  I buy bulk ink from 123injets.com & re-fill them myself in just a couple of minutes. I've re-used cartridges for at least 8 yrs & never had a problem. The only printers you can't refill are Epson, which, like Keurig coffeemakers rig their cartridges for 1-time use & their name brand only, which is my #1 reason to avoid them.  Canon doesn't, so all I have to do is put the low cartridge in the holder, drill a tiny hole (both provided in the kit) & fill it from the pre-loaded syringe. I buy black in bulk, so I fill my own syringe.  An XL tank takes about 8ml to fill & the color takes about 3-5ml each cartridge, depending on the size.  After I'm done I stick on the new tag (also provided) & put it back in.  They also provide DVD instructions for your specific model, so there's no guesswork.  I figure it cost me less than USD3.00 to refill the color & USD4.00 for the XL black, which I can refill at least 8 times before I find I need to get a new one. I keep one on hand at all times, just in case. Considering I've refilled black ink over 20x & the colors at least a dozen, i figure I've saved over USD550 in black cartridges alone (adjusted for the cost of the bulk ink) & USD300 in colored ink over the years. Plus I don't pay tax on the ink, which is a big plus: where I live online cost me USD8.25% of the total purchase if i get it via Amazon or any company doing business in OH, thanks to Gov. Kasich who only lowers taxes on businesses, not us. (Can't believe he wasted money running for Pres. after raiding OH.schools & cities' monies to 'balance the state budget'.)The only downside to refilling it yourself is that the printer will say 'ink level unknown' from the first refill on because it can't tell the level. The alarm light will go off also when you do your first refill (as an incentive to go buy a cartridge) but that's easy to fix:  just hold the 'cancel' button down for about 20 sec. & it goes away, but just for ink levels.  The rest of the alarms i.e. paper jams, out of paper, etc. still work fine. I wear disposable plastic gloves because it takes at least a day to get any ink off your hands if you accidently touch any ink, which can happen when switching cartridges or cleaning the rollers (which I do about every 300 pages using the 'clean rollers' found in 'Troubleshooting' only to avoid problems before they start.) etc.The whole point is that I've saved huge amts. on ink & never have to run out to buy it at the last minute because the tank's low.

Question 2

Can it easily print from an ipad?

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NO! You cannot print from your photostream or camera roll. You get Error code 1007. It thinks you are printing photo-sized images so it looks only in the upper tray for paper. I guess if you want 5x8 photos that's okay, but I wanted to print out an image on 8.5x11 and was unable to do so. Very frustrating. It seems to be okay printing emails and browser content so if you dont plan on printing images you saved for other reasons you should be okay. Stiil, I would pass on this model...it has some other annoying issues others have mentioned in the reviews here (very slow to print when you havent printed something in awhile). All true!

Question 3

My last mx922 printer was purchased last february making it only 8 months old. i already need a new one. is this the life of these?

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What is causing your problem since it is only 8 months old.  If you are getting a B200 error that means your print head is going out on you. If you do not want to spend a lot of money and can fix it yourself,do this. Go to ebay,Amazon,Canon,or just simply enter B200 in the URL box. Then you can find a new print head for around $50-$60.
Then replace it yourself and the printer will continue working with no problems.

Question 4

can you set up the canon mx922 multi function printer to 2 computers - one Mac and one PC ?

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Well we regularly print to this printer from multiple computers and tablets and phones in our house - simultaneous in some cases. Never had an issue there. We set it up on our wireless network. And we have both macs and windows pcs

ASIN	B00AVWKUJS
Additional Printer Functions	All In One
B&W Pages per Minute	15 pages_per_minute
Best Sellers Rank	#154,747 in Office Products ( See Top 100 in Office Products ) #108 in Ink Tank Printers
Brand	Canon
Built-In Media	Canon Office and Business MX922 All-In-One Printer, Wireless and mobile printing
Color	Black/sienna
Color Depth	24 bpp
Color Pages per Minute	100 pages_per_minute
Compatible Devices	Printer
Control Method	App
Controller Type	iOS
Customer Reviews	3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars (15,200)
Display Type	LCD
Duplex	Automatic
Global Trade Identification Number	00806791924941
Hardware Interface	USB 2.0
Ink Color	Black
Item Dimensions D x W x H	9.1"D x 19.4"W x 15.6"H
Item Type Name	Multifunction Printer
Item Weight	25.7 pounds
Manufacturer	Canon USA Inc.
Maximum Copy Resolution Black and White	2400 dpi
Maximum Copy Resolution Color	2400 dpi
Maximum Copy Speed Black and White	15 pages_per_minute
Maximum Media Size	8.5 x 14 inch
Maximum Print Resolution Black and White	2400 dpi
Maximum Sheet Capacity	35
Maximum print Resolution Color	9600 x 2400 dpi
Model Name	MX922
Model Number	MX922
Model Series	PIXMA
Number of Trays	1
Other Special Features of the Product	Auto Document Feeder
Output sheet capacity	35
Paper Size	8.5 inch x 11
Print media	Paper (plain)
Printer Connectivity Type	Wi-Fi
Printer Output Type	Color
Printer Type	Inkjet
Processor Count	1
Resolution	FHD 1080p
Scanner Type	Photos/Documents
Specific Uses For Product	Office, business
Total Usb Ports	1
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Warranty Description	1 year limited warranty with instantexchange program plus 1 year toll-free tech support
Warranty Type	limited warranty

Canon Office and Business MX922 All-in-One Printer, Wireless and Mobile Printing

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