Canon Pixma MG5765

It's actually been an alright printer – I've had this printer for a few years now, and it's never really let me down. True, it's not going to print picture perfect results as it's far too primitive a machine for that. However, for scanning and basic text printing it's been very reliable. Show details

When it isn't having issues, it works well – Constant issues with connectivity to laptop, printer getting jammed, printing half double sided and the rest not. Ink constantly getting clogged/ not printing in all colours. Connectivity is really frustrating, not always connecting despite restarting a number of times. Keeps asking me to update it, but doesn't work when I go through the prompts. Often spools the paper crookedly so will jam. Show details

never buying canon again – Absolute crap … printer wont pick up paper …. practically new, hardly used this printer. I had a Brother printer for 6 years , besides the odd dried up ink blockage which was easily cleaned I never had a problem with it Show details

Canon 5765 printer is a total nightmare – Printer is a total waste of time...Canon help was just as useless...no back up no nothing....paper pick up mechanism total crap....no solution from Canon...never again...very unreliable printer...worst if all canon printers...sorry Show details

HORRIBLE PRINTER – work for a week although it would never feed the paper. won't connect properly so it just won't work at all. tell you to follow the instruction on the smart phone but the do not appear. never buy a canon printer again. to many problems with this one. A complete waist of money. Show details

Cheap and nasty – This is the second time I have bought this printer and should have learned the first time but I didn't want to waste the expensive cartridges from first one. First time had nothing but problems connecting and printing via wifi. Second time have similar issues but today it is not registering paper in my cartridge and when it does it's telling me I… Read more

don't have right paper settings. I change settings and manage to get it work but does this every time I want to print. I don't need these dramas when I need to print something. Will end up in the bin with the first one. Would not recommend this printer to anyone and my bet is the people providing good reviews here will have a different story in the months to come.

Good quality printing, however manually feeding paper from day 1 – The printer prints well, the quality looks good, however, regardless of how often I clean any dust, feather the paper, make sure not too many sheets are loaded, it still has trouble picking the paper every time so for the last 6 months I have manually feed page after page, which leads to its own set of problems ie slightly offset printing. Using up the cartridges and then it goes into landfill.  Show details

Does the job well – Printing quality is great. Love having the individual colors so there is no wastage. Love having the combined printer & scanner. Is a bit noisier than my last Canon 6865 printer. No problems so far. No jamming so far... Did have it occasionally in my last printer 6865...but it didn't happen that often so it didn't bother me.  Show details

Really poor colour quality – I have had the MG5765 for over 2 years and have tried various ink cartridges and settings but consistently get poor print quality from this printer. Color print is not good though usable, but printing images and pictures are terrible. There is no option in the print settings to choose a 'best quality' print and the standard setting is worse… Read more

than the draft setting on my last printer.

I have not had the jamming problems that other people are complaining about but find it to be a lousy printer.

I usually buy HP printers and have never had a bad one so back to HP next time.

Amazing value for money – The print quality is far better than my last much more expensive printer. The price of refills seems very competitive. So far the reliability is excellent, have had no problems at all. I can't understand those who say it is difficult to install. For use with cable it's pretty much plug and play. I haven't tried the wifi yet  Show details

worst printer ever – i have had it for 2 hours it has jammed, cancelled my print jobs in the middle of printing them and takes upto 4 minutes to get job and print i have always had canon this must be a taiwan relabel job as it doesnt live up to the previous canons I have had taking it back tomorrow  Show details

Best Home Printer 2018 Australia – What I like about the Canon PIXMA MG5765 is it: - was easy to set up, using my own USB connecting cable from printer to computer - reliably prints and scans - was cheap at just $69 from Officeworks - has a solid attractive white and silver appearance - accepts non-Canon generic cartridges, so saves on running costs - has five ink tanks (not… Read more

2 as in some other printers) meaning that you only have to replace the cartridge colour that runs out.

- was rated 'Best Home Printer 2018 Australia' on this website:

https://www.inkhub.com.au/ink/best-printer-deals

"The Canon MG5765 is a great buy at the moment. It is a multifunction, print, scan and copy with full wireless capabilities.The MG5765 uses 5 individual cartridges and these printers work like a charm with generic ink cartridges."

For common sense advice on how to choose a home printer see:

https://www.inkhub.com.au/ink/the-ultimate-guide-to-inkjet-printers-2016

Fantastic for the price – Bought this Canon to replace one I had had for several years. It is ideal as a home printer/scanner. Very easy to use. Excellent quality print and I love that its white and matches my desk and computer. Very satisfied indeed especially as it is very reasonably priced. Very good for photos too  Show details

Worst paper holder ever – I bought this Canon to replace a similar Canon which is my 3rd Canon. The older MG7160 was a good printer. This 5765 throws all printed paper on the floor as the out tray is far too short to hold paper-very frustrating. Whilst the 7160 connected to my WiFi automatically I am still not able to connect even with a computer person next door to assist. Does Canon look at these reviews?  Show details

Enjoy trouble shooting? – I have had this printer for around 3 months, I have had to re install and reset the software around 7 times. If you enjoy trouble shooting then this printer is for you. Good work Canon, I never knew printing could be so frustrating. Perhaps it works better as a hard wired machine but that's not why I bought it. I didn't know I could hate an inanimate object so much.  Show details

Easy wi-fi setup, after market print cartidges less than $4 each – Printer was a breeze to setup eith the wi-fi option that connects to home router. Printed a colour test page that was great. Ordered ink.... 10 x compatible ink PGI-670 XL CLI-671XL for Canon PIXMA MG5760 MG5765 MG5766 for $36.21 including postage fom ebay. Bought this printer for $69.... mostly so that i couldget after market ink cartridges. … Read more

Very happy.with purchase....

Canon is very bad for the environment as they change the ink cartridges with each printer update..... to try to ensure u buy the genuine ink cartidges

No user-serviceable parts are available for canon printers.

Canon should impliment a return to seller recycle program.

complicated to set up paper jams – reasonable print for ever to set up wireless designed not clear expensive small refills. wouldn't recommend was sold by the sales person at office works as the best it is not. paper jams constantly poor colour printing. doesn't suite or needs will go and buy some thing else expensive andfrustrating  Show details

worst printer ever! – I bought MG5765 From Office works 13 January 2018. Replacing the inks, very early, Within 300 copies the Yellow head died. After an hour spent on the phone to Canon support, I was told to have it Serviced by Canon Specialist. I returned the faulty device to Office works & collected a similar replacement. The second one lasted less than a week… Read more

before the same problem arose. Faulty yellow head. It to was returned to Officeworks, who refunded my money. I'm now looking for another reliable printer. Probably be the last canon I'll buy.

Good enough – The was very easy to set up and the refill cartridges are not that hard to find. It does what it is supposed to do and it prints and scans clearly. However, the only problem I had with this is it jams from time to time. I have already tried using a different brand of paper but it still jams.  Show details

Good low volume printer for the money – Given what I paid for this printer, I am very happy with it. The app is easy to install on iOS and Android. Printing from mobile and desktop works well. Scanning works quite well also, you can save direct to google drive but cannot select the location which is a bit frustrating. The main negative I have is the paper tray is not big… Read more

enough to catch the paper which is printed and this falls all over the floor.

We don't use it more than a couple of times a month so it's good for our needs.

Canon MG57 65 – It looked good is why I brought it but picture quality poor and colour can be rubbish at times. And it print very slow and sometime it well jam.. I wouldnt recommend this printer . I like the brand but this is my second cannon printer and I wouldnt buy another one.  Show details

Fine by me – Have only installed recently, had no problem doing that simple, quick & easy. The print quality is O/K. If you want better then i would suggest buying a more expensive printer you only get what you pay for. Refills are rather expensive .But i haven't come across a printer that doesn't have the same problem price wise. The times i have used it i… Read more

have had no problems printing black & white or colour.

I am quite happy with what i payed for (SO FAR)

Jam jam jam – So this printer actually does an ok job when it works. However, every time I want to use it I have to babysit it and watch what it's doing because so help it God it will either: A) Not recognise there is paper in the tray and make you wiggle it back and forward so it can find it, or B) Actually take a sheet of paper and then immediately jam the… Read more

paper in its innards, forcing you to have to lift the printer and open up the back to rip the mangled remains out and try again.

It's astounding when it manages to print a page by itself (after about two minutes in which it sits there and makes noises). I find it interesting that they've made the back of the printer so accessible -- the whole back lifts open. Almost as if they knew people would have to constantly open up the thing to recover the wreckage of their botched print jobs.

I liked my previous Canon printer, but this one is cheap useless junk. Avoid.

Does the job, but very annoying in several ways – Printer does the job...But, getting it installed wirelessly is an absolute pain in the butt. Also, if you change your WIFI password, you have to go through a million steps just to change it on the printer. So, set up is a big 0. Print quality is decent. Haven't needed to get ink refills yet. It's incredibly noisy. If you simply print one sheet of paper, it still sits there making a whole bunch of noise for a few mins after.  Show details

Noisy and awkward paper tray – Had a Canon Pixma which has been great but error code came up and that was that, old one seemed nice and solid and a better design than this one. I Purchased a printer that looked similar in the hope that the set up had not changed too much. The tray and paper set up are awkward compared to the previous Pixma I had. Only a cheap printer - I was… Read more

hoping the 5 unused ink cartridges I had would fit the new one but no such luck.

Cartridges more expensive than the printer.

Prints well but rattles and makes a lot of noise.

Absolute rubbish!!! – This printer will not connect to a computer for any more than one print job. I have to ring the cannon help desk for it to be reset every time I want to print a bloody page, unistall & reinstall sometimes works, but not all the time. I cannot express my disgust with this product anymore without being offensive! Taking it back to officeworks tomorrow for a refund & buying anything other than a cannon!  Show details

It's really a good printer, but sometimes it gets a bit cantankerous – This is/was a good printer, Great wifi, and would turn on automatically from the "print" button on the computer, and worked well either single sheet or duplex printing. It worked well for a couple of months then it decided to act up by not feeding the paper. I could induce it, but that's a real pain having to sit in front of the printer feeding… Read more

each and every sheet of paper.

My previous Canon was an MG5600 which did exactly the same thing!

READ UPDATE BELOW

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Having deciding to look further into the "why it wont work", I found a clip on Youtube which showed the paper pickup roller underneath the printer can get clogged with paper dust (yes there is such a thing, lol).

Lay it back on it's back side (where the plugs go), pull the paper carrier up and you'll see the paper pickup roller toward the bottom - it's one roller but with a clip or holder in between.

Wipe it over with an isopropyl alcohol swab OR get some rubbing alcohol at your local supermarket and wipe over the roller, let dry and all is good again.

Now it will work as it should making us all happy chappies.

Absolute pile of junk. Lasted 11 months – And that's the replacement unit. First one was DOA. Basically the design of this printer means the paper feed never works reliably. I wouldn't touch anything in this range. Good print quality when it worked Very slow but that's ok. Good wifi. Really it was the paper feed that made me bin it when it was up for more very expensive ink  Show details

Printer is good, ink replacements often defective, and company fobbed me off to the retailer – The printer is satisfactory, though too expensive to use because of ink prices. HOWEVER, I have received several defective "genuine Canon" ink replacement cartridges from a retailer. Immediately after installation, they showed 10-20% below full. This does not happen every time, only with some canisters some of the time - so the problem is with… Read more

the canisters, not with the printer. When I approached Canon about it, first they said maybe I was given :starter" canisters. When I said not so, they said I had to go to retailer, and would not acknowledge that some of their replacement ink canisters were defective. They do appear to have a quality control problem and do not want to acknowledge it.

Great little printer – Very easy to install and simple to use. Quite quick to print B&W but a tad slow on colour. Very cheap to buy but ink may be a killer down the track as is with most printers. Otherwise I'm very happy with the purchase.  Show details