Importing and Exporting the Address Book
You can write the Address Book to files and save (export) them to a computer. You can also load an exported file and apply (import) the Address Book to the machine.
You can use the import and export functions to back up the Address Book in case of an accident.
In addition, an exported file can be imported to another device to enable sharing of the Address Book with another device without having to register destinations or configure settings.
You can use the import and export functions to back up the Address Book in case of an accident.
In addition, an exported file can be imported to another device to enable sharing of the Address Book with another device without having to register destinations or configure settings.
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Do Not Turn OFF the Machine until the Import or Export Is Complete.It may take a few minutes until the process is completed. Turning OFF the machine during processing may cause data corruption or damage the machine. Do Not Operate the Machine during Import or Export.Before import or export, check that the machine is not printing or performing other operations. |
Exporting the Address Book
Select the items to export and write them to a file. When exporting the Address Book, select the file format that suits your needs.
This section describes how to export the Address Book using Remote UI from a computer.
Administrator privileges are required.
Administrator privileges are required.
1
Log in to Remote UI in Administrator Mode. Starting Remote UI
2
On the Portal page of Remote UI, click [Settings/Registration]. Portal Page of Remote UI
3
Click [Data Management] 
[Export].
[Export].The [Export] screen is displayed.
4
In [Select Address Book Format to Export], select the items to export.
Select the [Address Book (ABK)] or [Address Book (CSV)] checkbox.
If a PIN is set for the Address Book, enter the Address Book PIN.
If a PIN is set for the Address Book, enter the Address Book PIN.
* The Address Book is exported as a Canon Address Book file (*.abk) or a CSV file (*.csv). For each item in an exported CSV format file, see the following: Address Book Items
5
Click [Start Exporting] to save the exported data as a file to a computer.
6
Log out from Remote UI.
Importing the Address Book
Specify the exported file and select the items to be imported.
File formats for import
Canon Address Book file (*.abk)
CSV format files (*.csv)
This section describes how to import files using Remote UI from a computer.
Administrator privileges are required.
Administrator privileges are required.
1
Log in to Remote UI in Administrator Mode. Starting Remote UI
2
On the Portal page of Remote UI, click [Settings/Registration]. Portal Page of Remote UI
3
Click [Data Management] [Import].
[Import].The [Import] screen is displayed.
4
Click [Browse] in [File Path], and specify the file to be imported.
5
In [Select Address Book Format to Import], select the items to import.
Select the [Address Book (ABK)] or [Address Book (CSV)] checkbox.
If a PIN is set for the Address Book of the machine, enter the Address Book PIN.
If a PIN is set for the Address Book of the machine, enter the Address Book PIN.
* When importing the data, the Address Book currently registered to the machine is overwritten.
6
Click [Start Importing] [OK].
[OK].The selected file is imported to the machine.
7
When the screen indicating that importing has completed appears, click [OK].
When [Settings/Registration] is selected in Step 6 and the import is complete, the machine restarts automatically.
8
Log out from Remote UI.