Features & Benefits
With this family-friendly, high-quality 5-ink All-In-One Canon Pixma MG5650, you can create stunning photographs and documents, enjoy a variety of entertaining functions, and connect seamlessly with smart devices and the cloud. Take a direct route to the cloud. Enjoy the freedom of printing and scanning to the internet directly from the printer screen. With the new Pixma Cloud Link and with the use of Canon Pixma MG5650 ink cartridges, you can print high-quality photos from Facebook, Twitter, and online albums in seconds, print/scan documents to cloud services like Google Drive and Dropbox, and even attach and transmit scanned files/images directly via email - all without the need for a computer.
Enjoy the least amount of waste and the greatest amount of savings. Individual Canon Pixma MG5650 ink cartridges let you simply replace the color that has run out. Plus, with optional XL inks, you may print more pages for less money and conserve paper with auto 2-sided printing. You and this printer are both smartphone-ready. For your smartphone or tablet, simply download the Canon Pixma Printing Solutions app. You can immediately access cloud services via the app. You can also use Wi-Fi or the internet to check printer status, the manual, or real-time ink levels. Apple AirPrint and Google Cloud Print capabilities are also available to round out your mobile connectivity options. Using photographs from your iPad, PC, or the cloud, you can effortlessly design and print greeting cards, photo collages, and much more using this web-based service.
It is a powerful printer, with five Canon Pixma MG5650 ink cartridges, and it caters to the needs of home offices. High-quality prints will wow your relatives and friends. Thanks to Canon's FINE technology, you'll be proud to display photographs with a lot of detail, and you'll be able to print professional-looking documents with sharp text. The printing process is far too quick.
Expert Verdict
Canon Pixma MG5650 is the company's most popular mid-range multifunction peripheral (MFP). It's intended for home users, and it looks fairly elegant, like most other Pixma models. Wi-Fi, enabling wireless printing, and automated duplex (double-sided) printing, which saves paper, are both included as standard. Printing via mobile devices and cloud services are also supported. Canon Pixma MG5650 ink cartridges are suited for creating crisp, high-quality text and glossy images.
The Canon Pixma MG5650 5-ink all-in-one printer has a tiny footprint and weighs only 6.3kg. It's black and measures 455 x 369 x 148mm. With ease, you can control, see, and connect. Whether you're selecting functions, previewing photographs, or using cloud services, the huge 6.2 cm display makes everything crystal obvious. Plus, thanks to Auto Power On, there's no need to wait for a PC or mobile device on the same network to start printing. The front tray of the Pixma MG5650 inkjet photo printer can hold 100 sheets of paper. The front edge of the paper is scooped up by a stop that extends from the front of the input tray, and it exits via a little shelf that holds only the area closest to the printer. It's a little simple, but it keeps printed sheets neat. A flatbed scanner and USB connections are included. The ability to connect to the internet via Wi-Fi is provided by the MG-5650 color printer.
This printer uses five Canon Pixma MG5650 ink cartridges, including a huge pigment black supply for plain paper printing alone, as well as dye-based black, cyan, magenta, and yellow inks for graphics. The Canon Pixma MG5650 ink cartridges are hidden underneath the control panel, which is hinged. We found it easier to line them up for insertion than on earlier versions, though we were astonished to see that the dye tanks can be placed in the wrong positions.
We've expressed our dissatisfaction with the MFP's control layout, which mixes four-way navigation and OK buttons with three dedicated selection buttons beneath the screen. It's uneven in use and can be cumbersome and frustrating. Canon has included a new cassette feature that allows you to specify the type of paper you want to load, but it's only apparent purpose is to annoy you with an error warning when you try to print images. You have the option to turn it off. Canon Pixma MG5650 prints quickly enough, with a first mono page arriving in just nine seconds and a maximum speed of 11.9 pages per minute (ppm). Color printing was acceptable at 3.7ppm, while 6x4in photo prints at the highest print quality took almost two minutes apiece with Canon Pixma MG5650 ink cartridges.
Canon Pixma MG5650 ink cartridges can be replaced individually, which saves money. You can replace simply the color that has run out with the Canon Pixma MG5650 ink cartridges individual replacement option. A maximum resolution of 4800 x 1200dpi is achieved by the Canon Pixma MG5650 printer. In less than a minute, it can also generate borderless photos. With its automatic duplexer, the Canon Pixma MG 5650 color multifunction printer can help reduce paper waste by 50%. Unfortunately, the printer suffers from a display screen that is often difficult to read. There is no USB cord supplied.
Simply download the Canon Pixma Printing Solutions app to your smartphone or tablet and start printing. You can immediately access cloud services via the app. You can also use Wi-Fi or the internet to check printer status, the manual, or real-time ink levels. Apple AirPrint and Google Cloud Print capabilities are also available to round out your mobile connectivity options. Home users will like the elegant model's wireless printing capability, individual cartridge replacement which can help save money on paper and support smartphone devices.
Review
When choosing your next printer why not make the cost of the replacement ink cartridges a priority as this will be the single most expensive part of running the printer during its lifetime. The Canon Pixma MG5650 ink is available as both original brand and compatible ink cartridges. The difference in price will be the most noticeable factor and is the one to give the greatest of consideration to when you have decided to purchase this printer. There is an excellent selection of compatible inks available for this printer starting with the high capacity compatible PGI550XL black and CLI551XL cyan, magenta and yellow. There are various multipack sizes on offer with many packs offering free ink cartridges.
Canon Pixma MG5650 is a compact all-in-one printer for home users. The device can print, scan and copy high-quality document and pictures. It also supports Wi-Fi connectivity and lets multiple users connect with it.
Along with the attractive design, this inkjet printer offers many advanced features including, USB, mobile and cloud connectivity, and automatic duplex printing. The device has separate slots for ink cartridges that reduce the running cost of the printer.
Canon Pixma MG5650 weighs approx. 6.3kg and has one 100-sheet input paper tray. The printer has 6.2cm colour display with the control panel on the top front.
Advantages:
- Wireless connectivity
- Borderless printing
- Automatic duplex printing
- High quality documents and image prints
- Mobile and cloud printing
- Canon Pixma MG5650 ink cartridges available in original and compatible forms
- 5 separate ink cartridge slots
Disadvantages:
- No Fax
- Doesn’t have touchscreen panel
- No automatic document feeder (ADF)
- Low capacity paper tray
Canon Pixma MG5650 Ink Requirements
Printer ink for Canon Pixma MG5650 are as follows:
Canon Pixma MG5650 Black ink Compatible PGI 550 High Capacity Cartridge
Canon PGI 550 Ink Cartridge Black with a print capacity of 500 Photos.Canon Pixma MG5650 Black ink Compatible CLI 551 High Capacity Cartridge
Canon CLI 551 Ink Cartridge Black with a print capacity of 620 Photos.Canon Pixma MG5650 Cyan ink Compatible CLI 551 High Capacity Cartridge
Canon CLI 551 Ink Cartridge Cyan with a print capacity of 267 Photos.Canon Pixma MG5650 Magenta ink Compatible CLI 551 High Capacity Cartridge
Canon CLI 551 Ink Cartridge Magenta with a print capacity of 313 Photos.Canon Pixma MG5650 Yellow ink Compatible CLI 551 High Capacity Cartridge
Canon CLI 551 Ink Cartridge Yellow with a print capacity of 274 Photos.Conclusion:
The Canon Pixma MG 5650 ink system printer is a complete all-in-one printer for home users. The printer is a perfect solution for everyday printing needs, like images, documents, tickets etc. It offers a decent speed and high print quality. The advanced features and the design of this printer offers an ease and makes it best suit for any home user.
How to replace the Canon Pixma MG5650 ink cartridges?
If you are getting a ‘Low Ink’ or ‘Replace your Cartridge’ message from the printer, then you can simply follow these steps to replace the ink cartridges:
Step one:Power on your printer and make sure it is not on idle mode. Also, ensure that the computer and the printer are connected.
Step two:Now go to printer setting and find ink cartridge setting. Then select replace ink cartridges.
Step three:Open the cartridge access door of the printer, while keeping the device on. The cartridges will move and come into the replacement position. Push the tab on each cartridge, which will push them out. Take out these Canon Pixma MG5650 ink cartridges and keep them aside for replacement purposes.
Step four:Gently shake the cartridges and remove the packaging material from the cartridges. But do not remove the label of the cartridge. Also, make sure you do not touch the chip located at the top of the cartridge. This copper chip indicates the printer that new cartridges has been install.
Step five:Install these new cartridges in the cartridge slots and push them in, until you hear a ‘click’ sound. This will make sure that the cartridges have been installed properly. Repeat these steps individually for each of the cartridges that required to be replaced.
Step six:Once you have replaced all the Canon Pixma MG5650 ink cartridge close the cartridge access door. Now printer will start warming up these new cartridges. Wait for a few minutes until the printer stops making the processing sound and goes idle.
Step seven:Once everything is done, go to your PC and try to make a test print. The error message would not appear now.
In case the error message still pops up, take out the recently replace cartridges and make sure you haven’t left any packaging material on the cartridge. Also, make sure the cartridge chip is clean. If not, clean the chip with a soft clean cloth and reinstall the cartridge. The error would be gone now.