Adding and using printers in HUAWEI AI Life

1. Downloading and installing HUAWEI AI Life

Scan the following QR code or search for HUAWEI AI Life in AppGallery to download and install the latest version of the app (version 12.0.4.315 or later).

2. Adding a printer

1. On your phone or tablet, enable Bluetooth and location information, and access the Wi-Fi network.

   

2. Open HUAWEI AI Life, and log in with your HUAWEI ID. Touch the + icon in the upper right corner, and select Add device. Follow the onscreen instructions to select a printer and finish network configuration for the printer. The printer is then displayed on the home screen of the app.
    

   • If no printer is detected, reset the network by pressing and holding the printer's Network button for more than 3 seconds until the button flashes.
   • The printer supports 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi networks but does not support 5 GHz Wi-Fi networks. Ensure that your Wi-Fi network works on the 2.4 GHz frequency band. In addition, the printer does not support hotspots from portals in public places, such as airports and hotels.
   • If a pop-up window for Bluetooth pairing is displayed, confirm the pairing.
   • If you are using a phone running EMUI 12, or a HarmonyOS tablet, you can also connect the printer to your phone or tablet using proximity connection. To do so, place your phone/tablet within 30 cm of the printer. A connection pop-up window will then be displayed. Follow the onscreen instructions to add the printer.

   

3. Sharing a printer

After adding a printer to HUAWEI AI Life, the admin who configured the network for the printer can press and hold the printer homepage then follow the onscreen instructions to share the printer with other users. After the other users accept the printer sharing, they can then use the printer to print, copy and scan in HUAWEI AI Life.

4. Printing/Copying/Scanning

1. On the home screen of HUAWEI AI Life, select the printer device to navigate to the printer homepage.
2. You can check the current state of the printer, for example, Standby or Busy. You can also monitor the toner level. When the toner level is low, promptly replace the toner cartridge.
3. Select Print, Copy or Scan as required, and follow the onscreen instructions to set the desired format parameters (such as the paper size, and whether you need single-sided or double-sided mode). You can then use your printer normally.

   

   Option	Description
   Print	Both single-sided and double-sided printing are supported. On the print preview screen, enable or disable Double-sided. Documents can be printed in N-in-one mode. On the print preview screen, touch More > Pages per sheet, and select the number of pages you would like to print on each sheet. Pictures cannot be printed in N-in-one mode. Images can be printed in JPG or PNG format. Documents can be printed in pdf, doc, dot, wps, wpt, docx, dotx, docm, dotm, or txt format. There maybe compatibility issues with some formats. Please act according to the situation at hand.
   Copy	Both single-sided and double-sided copying are supported. On the copy preview screen, enable or disable Double-sided. Documents can be copied in N-in-one mode. On the copy preview screen, touch More > Pages per sheet, select the number of pages per sheet you require, and follow the onscreen instructions to position the original file.
   Scan	Color, black and white, and grayscale scanning are supported. Once the scan is complete, touch the icon in the upper right corner to save the scan as a PDF file. You can also select Share to share the scan as a picture or PDF file with other devices or apps.

5. Device settings

On the printer homepage, touch the icon in the upper right corner:

• Select General to set the device name and location, view the device and network information, and enable or disable Guest mode.
• Select Settings to enable remote printing, view printing records, and print a test page.
• Select Remove printer to remove the device from the device list. After the admin deletes a device, the network and device settings configured on the app will be cleared and other accounts will be unable to use the device. Exercise caution when performing this operation.