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Q: Canon Selphy CP900 software on my Macbook Pro running OS X 10.8.2?

I've installed the driver provided by Canon on their website for Mountain Lion, but even when I insert the disk, I cannot seem to install the software required for the printer to be used properly.  It's also supposed to be wireless, but I can only seem to get the printer to be recognized when it is plugged in via USB.

Can anyone give me more detailed instructions on how to install the necessary software?

Thanks very much.

MacBook Pro (13-inch Early 2011), OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)

Posted on Jan 6, 2013 1:55 PM

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Q: Canon Selphy CP900 software on my Macbook Pro running OS X 10.8.2?

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  • by PAHU,

    PAHU PAHU Jan 17, 2013 3:34 PM in response to Herbert
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    Jan 17, 2013 3:34 PM in response to Herbert

    Great to read that you got it working.

  • by Herbert,

    Herbert Herbert Jan 17, 2013 3:40 PM in response to PAHU
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    Jan 17, 2013 3:40 PM in response to PAHU

    To be fair, it was YOU who got it working, I was simply following your suggestions! Thank you!

  • by CY2007,

    CY2007 CY2007 Feb 23, 2013 8:34 PM in response to myabsley
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    Feb 23, 2013 8:34 PM in response to myabsley

    Hi. I've just got a CP900. It works fine with my iMac running OS X 10.8.2 both wireless and USB. However, I could not install the bundled software SELPHY Photo Print 1.4

     

    I followed all the installation steps but nothing had been installed.

     

    Anybody can help? Thank you.

     

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  • by Dej mac mini,

    Dej mac mini Dej mac mini Feb 25, 2013 7:22 AM in response to CY2007
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    Feb 25, 2013 7:22 AM in response to CY2007

    Same here. The bundled software SELPHY Photo Print 1.4 works wth Lion but not with mountain lion.

  • by george_kb,

    george_kb george_kb May 23, 2013 6:40 PM in response to Herbert
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    May 23, 2013 6:40 PM in response to Herbert

    Hello Herbeert. I seem to have the same paper size issue.

    Have tried all custom sizes since I dont want to print from within an application like preview just the mac software itself.

    But even with the exact same paper size and settings as the ones you will find in Preview for example i still get the paper size error.

     

    Any suggestions?

  • by Herbert,

    Herbert Herbert May 23, 2013 9:06 PM in response to george_kb
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    May 23, 2013 9:06 PM in response to george_kb

    Hello George, you should read the thread here, especially the conversation I had with PAHU, he was very patient in helping me through this confusion between paper size and ink size, plus a few other setup issues.

     

    My printer is working now since a while without problems.

     

    Best wishes!

  • by slobizman,

    slobizman slobizman Jul 1, 2013 6:30 PM in response to CY2007
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    Jul 1, 2013 6:30 PM in response to CY2007

    I have the exact same issue of not being able to install the software.  It's truly unbelievable -- it's July 1, 2013 and Canon is not supporting Mountin Lion?  Insanity.

     

    Has anyone found a solution to this yet? I would like to print from my Mac, either from iPhoto of the included software I cannot install.

     

    Thanks.

  • by Herbert,

    Herbert Herbert Jul 1, 2013 7:51 PM in response to slobizman
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    Jul 1, 2013 7:51 PM in response to slobizman

    I know it's frustrating! Did you try the solution suggested to me by PAHU here in this thread?

     

    Worked for me!

  • by PAHU,

    PAHU PAHU Jul 1, 2013 8:32 PM in response to slobizman
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    Jul 1, 2013 8:32 PM in response to slobizman

    Canon is supporting 10.8 with the CP900.

     

    Here is a link to the printer driver.

     

    http://support-au.canon.com.au/contents/AU/EN/0100471402.html

     

    And here is a link to the ImageBrowser EX application.

     

    http://support-au.canon.com.au/contents/AU/EN/0200234102.html

  • by slobizman,

    slobizman slobizman Jul 1, 2013 9:58 PM in response to PAHU
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    Jul 1, 2013 9:58 PM in response to PAHU

    Thank you for the links.  I followed them and installed the driver and the software.  I had to have the printer connected with a USB cable, thought it would do it over the wireless, but guess not. 

     

    Then I rebooted both the Mac and the CP900.  My Mac is connected to the CP900 through wireless in ad hoc mode.  But nothing will print. And in Preferences/Printers it shows the printer but says it's not connected.

     

    I have been able to successfully print from the iPhone app.

  • by PAHU,

    PAHU PAHU Jul 2, 2013 4:53 AM in response to slobizman
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    Jul 2, 2013 4:53 AM in response to slobizman

    slobizman wrote:

     

    Then I rebooted both the Mac and the CP900.  My Mac is connected to the CP900 through wireless in ad hoc mode.  But nothing will print. And in Preferences/Printers it shows the printer but says it's not connected.

     

    I have been able to successfully print from the iPhone app.

    As I mentioned in a previous reply further up, you can print from iOS in Ad Hoc mode but for the Mac you need to have the CP900 connected to a wireless access point (router) for printing (known as Infrastructure).

     

    And with regards to the Printer showing not connected in the Print & Scan preference pane, if this is the printer that was created when you had the CP900 connected to the Mac via USB, then it will show not connected when you have disconnected the USB cable.

     

    To get be able to print from the Mac to the CP900 you need a wireless router. If you then connect the CP900 via WiFi to this router, you can then create a new printer entry in Print & Scan for the wireless connected CP900.

  • by slobizman,

    slobizman slobizman Jul 2, 2013 1:27 PM in response to PAHU
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    Jul 2, 2013 1:27 PM in response to PAHU

    Aha. Thanks Pahu.

     

    So i got it all installed and working. 

     

    Observations:  Printing from my Mac to the CP900 is finicky -- sometimes I have to reboot the CP900.  The Image Browser EX software is rather odd, well for on a Mac anyway.  The iphone app is by far the easiest way to use the printer.

     

    I was hoping that I could use the CP900's built-in screen to position, crop etc, but it looks like that is only available when inserting a memory card.

  • by PAHU,

    PAHU PAHU Jul 3, 2013 1:05 AM in response to slobizman
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    Jul 3, 2013 1:05 AM in response to slobizman

    slobizman wrote:

     

    So i got it all installed and working.

    That's good news.

     

    slobizman wrote:

     

    The Image Browser EX software is rather odd, well for on a Mac anyway.

    I agree. The desginers were having a bad week when they put that application together.

     

    slobizman wrote:

     

    I was hoping that I could use the CP900's built-in screen to position, crop etc, but it looks like that is only available when inserting a memory card.

    Yes. Only for a memory card. The printer appears to be designed more for connecting the camera directly to it, or inserting the camera's memory card. The computer connection seems to be an afterthought.

  • by slobizman,

    slobizman slobizman Jul 3, 2013 9:22 AM in response to PAHU
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    Jul 3, 2013 9:22 AM in response to PAHU

    I think perhaps what I'll do, considering I won't be doing a lot of printing of photos, is email a photo over to myself on my iphone when I want to print one, and just print with the iphone app.  That is a very smooth process.

     

    I use the Photo Collage app to position the photo into a 3x2 ratio frame and then use Canon's Easy Photo-Print app to send to print.  Any suggestions on any other iphone app to prepare the photo for sending to print is appreciated.

     

    Everybody: I appreciate the great help you've given me.

  • by PicoC,

    PicoC PicoC Oct 3, 2013 6:15 AM in response to Herbert
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    Oct 3, 2013 6:15 AM in response to Herbert

    I think I have a bigger problem. I can't even install the software. Can anyone help?

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