Adding the Printer in the System Preferences (Mac OS)

Article ID: ART133571 | Date published: 05/13/2015 | Date last updated: 11/04/2015
 

Description

Adding the Printer in the System Preferences (Mac OS)

Solution

1. Open [System Preferences] then click [Print & Fax] or [Print & Scan].

 

The [Print & Fax] or [Print & Scan] dialog box is displayed.

2. Click the [+] icon.

If you are using Mac OS X 10.4.x, click [Print] in the [Print & fax] dialog box to display the [Printing] pane then click the [+] icon.

If you are using OS X Lion, and there are shared printers or Bonjour supported printers on  the network, click [+] and select [Add Other Printer or Scanner].

 

 3. Select [IP] or [IP Printer] then select [Line Printer Daemon – LPD] from [Protocol].

 

Note:

[IPP (Internet Printing Protocol)] is not supported.

 

4. Enter the IP address of the printer you are going to use in [Address], then select [Select a driver to use] from [Print Using].

 

If you are using Mac OS X 10.4.x enter the IP address of the printer you are going to use, then select [Canon] from [Print Using].

If you are using Max OS X 10.6 or later, enter the IP address of the printer you are going to use, then select [Select Printer Software] from [Print Using].

 

 

5. Select the printer driver corresponding to the printer you are going to use from the list.

 

If you are using Max OS X 10.6 or later, select the printer driver corresponding to the printer model you are going to use in the [Printer Software] dialog box.

 

 

For the imageCLASS MF8080Cw select [Canon MF8000C Series (US)]

For the imageCLASS MF8380Cdw select [Canon MF8300C Series (US)]

6. Click [Add].

 

The option settings dialog box is displayed.

Confirm or set the options to be used with the printer, then click [Continue].

 

7. Confirm that the printer has been added in the [Print & Fax] or [Print & Scan] dialog box, then close the dialog box.

 


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