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Select the printer listed as Bonjour Multifunction.

It may take a little time for the name of your printer to appear.

The below procedure is not necessary in this case.Ĭheck whether Default is selected in the displayed dialog If your printer is connected via USB, and you connect the USB cable to a Mac, the printer is automatically added. To re-add a printer that was deleted, open System Preferences -> Printers & Scanners, click + next to the printer list, and then perform the procedure described below.

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Then connect the printer via USB install Canon's "Canon IJ Network Tool Ver.4.7.2" and use Applications / Canon Utilities / IJ Network Tool to configure the device for use over WiFi.Procedure for adding printer to your Mac is explained. It was such a relief, after searching Amazon, B&H Photo Video, and Best Buy websites for a new printer, to discover that a previously configured MX870 is still usable under Catalina.įor Catalina Macs that have never added an MX780 printer before, I think the trick is to start by installing Apple's old Canon Printer Drivers.

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Apple's old Canon printer/scanner drivers disk image contains the missing PPD files, so maybe it suffices to install that package.

#Add a printer to my mac driver for canon how to#

I also wish I knew how to prompt a Catalina Mac to install "updated printer software" without first seeding /Library/Printers/PPDs. Still, I hope these scribblings provide useful clues. Anyone trying to follow this procedure to add an MX870 for the first time on a Catalina system will probably hit lots of snags. When I tried to add this shared printer to the new Mac, its "Use:" menu showed "Generic Postscript Printer", and a disclaimer. Share the Printer?Īfter much banging around I decided to share the printer from the first Mac. It wouldn't appear even after I installed and launched Applications / Canon Utilities / IJ Network Tool. Once the MX870 was working again on the Mac that had been upgraded to Catalina, I tried to set it up on a Catalina Mac on which no printers had ever been configured.Īt first I couldn't even see the printer on the network. If you are using an operating system equipped with Windows Firewall, when the following dialog box is displayed, click Yes or No. I'm less certain about everything that follows, so let's switch from imperative ("Do this") to narrative ("Here's what I tried"). If the Canon Driver Information Assist Service is already installed on your computer, Canon Driver Information Assist Service does not display. What about Catalina Macs that are trying to set up an MX870 for the first time? The steps above should work on a Mac that had configured an MX870 printer before being upgraded to Catalina. Wait for a long time (30+ seconds?) for the MX870 to appear as an available printer.

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For details, refer to your devices instruction manual or contact its manufacturer.

Click '+' at bottom left to add a new device. Notes on Network Connection The configuration, router functions, setup procedures and security settings of the network device vary depending on your system environment.

With the printer turned on, open System Preferences > Printers & Scanners.

Follow the instructions to configure the MX870 as a WiFi-connected scanner.

Launch Applications / Canon Utilities / IJ Network Tool.

Select the software tab, and download "Canon IJ Network Tool Ver.4.7.2".

The driver may be included in your OS or you may not need a driver."

Read " There is no driver for the OS Version you selected.

Go to the Canon Support Page for the MX870.

If you discover that your USB-connected MX870 doesn't appear as a scanner under Catalina, and that it no longer honors requests to print duplex and/or greyscale, try the following. Install the Canon Inkjet Utilities and use them to configure your printer as a network (not USB) scanner and printer.

When I upgraded to macOS Catalina I didn't expect to lose the ability to print in duplex / grayscale, or to lose the ability to scan via Preview.