judy34

Q: I want to use my canon pixma ip4500 as my printer with my good ole G4.  I need a driver.  Is there an easy  way to get that or is my G4 too old?

I want to use my canon pixma ip4500 as my printer with my powerbook G4.  I need a driver but was very confused with how to get one.  Is it possible and could someone come down to my level and tell me step by step how to do it?  Many thanks.

PowerBook, Mac OS X (10.4.11)

Posted on Jul 22, 2011 8:44 AM

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  • by Allan Jones,

    Allan Jones Allan Jones Jul 22, 2011 10:34 AM in response to judy34
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    Jul 22, 2011 10:34 AM in response to judy34

    Nope, your PB is not too old.

     

    Here is the link to the PIXMA ip4500 drivers on Canon's site:

     

    Drivers & Software

     

    The page has you first select your version of the Mac OS (10.4) from the pull-down "Chose Operating System" menu. Once selected, you'll see the available software, Click on the arrown next to "Drivers" and it should look like this:

     

    Screen shot 2011-07-22 at 10.27.58 AM.png

    (click image to enlarge if needed)

     

    Click the word "Download " and you'll get the driver.

     

    Note at the top of that image there are other links to other documents pertaining to this printer. If you click on "Brochures and Manuals," while you are on that web page, you'll have Canon's instructions, probably better done than by anyone here other than someone who has the same printer model on a Mac running OS 10.4.