How to install Canon printer with Big Sur

Hi,

Since the MG5750 can print from an iPhone (sometimes), I assume that you are using a Wi-Fi router (infrastructure mode) and AirPrint.

About AirPrint - Apple Support

https://www.canon-europe.com/support/consumer_products/apple_airprint_guide/

You may want to try the following: Power off the router, the printer, the computer, all iOS devices, and all other connected devices. Wait two to three minutes. Power on the router. Wait another two to three minutes. Power on the printer. Wait a minute or two. Power on the computer. Finally, power on the iOS devices, and all other connected devices. Any change?

If necessary, reset the printing system, and then try to re-add the MG5750 (as an AirPrint printer).

Reset the Mac printing system to solve a problem - Apple Support

Add a printer on Mac - Apple Support

Dear Friends,

all you have to do is choose the option AirPrint when you go to preferences to add printer on your Macbook. No need to install drive or softwares. I have IOS Big Sur and bought a Canon PIXMA MX532. I have been struggling with the same issue as you for a whole day, going on the internet reading all the comments to find a possible solution and even bought a cable while it was so easy peasy.🙂

I fixed this by downloading the latest version which is the sierra version of the driver from the Canon website. Installed the driver and then went to printers and added the printer. Worked without any isues. I did start from no printers installed on my computer. I am using Big Sur.

I did talk to Canon support and because of the new M1 chip they have to write a new driver. It will be release in a few days so hold on. I did get an advanced release and it works with my Mac mini M1 chip.

Did you check whether your printer needs the drivers as it may work with air print. My TS8250 had the same issues but as kindly told by someone on this forum it runs on AirPrint. In which case I reset the printing system from settings, restart your Mac and then add printer. Choose secure air print. Hope that helps.

Interesting. I was able to pull the IR C5235 drivers off of the Canon UK site and you are correct--they install without an OS-level error. Definitely not the same package as what they have posted on the US site.

My experience:

1) Canon utility and drivers install successfully and instructs the user to then add the printer.

2) Trying to add the printer, it does not appear as a default option and is does not show as available, even though it's on the network and active.

3) Using the IP option, I can add the IP address of the printer and the utility confirms that the printer is found. I then have to choose the drivers for it to use, which seems to work. You must choose the Line Printer Daemon/LPD option for it to be able to communicate to the printer, not the IPP default.

4) Printer setup finalizes, test print job processes OK.

So looks like things are "working", with a lot of trial and error. If they would start with posting the correct driver set on the US site, that would be a positive step.

I found a workaround driver that I could use on the Canon Singapore support site here: https://sg.canon/en/support - Now, I can once again use my 3 year old canon MF216N printer with the OS11.1 Buig Sur.

Having posted about using an IP printing work around, I've just read about someone downloading Catalina drivers, which I've just tried (from the Canon UK web site), and it seems to print fine now in Big Sur and the scanner works too.

I do also use the VueScan App (by Hamrick I believe?) as I have an old Epson scanner that stopped working on Catalina. It's not a cheap app but seems to recognise any scan device plugged in, and they constantly update it too.

Hello klara111,

Thank you. I cannot find a Canon support page for an MF8300C. Is it possibly a series, where the individual models are called something like MF8350Cdn? Please double-check the exact model (including a suffix).

Using the MF8350Cdn as an example, there are three drivers for Big Sur (scanner, fax, and printer).

I noticed that you had a "no destinations" error. You were not using the fax driver?

https://www.usa.canon.com/internet/portal/us/home/support/details/printers/support-laser-printers-imageclass/color-imageclass-mf8350cdn?subtab=downloads-drivers

Ermfrommunionville, try downloading an installing a fresh copy of the ICA driver as I suggested earlier. In the case of your printer, it has already been updated to support Big Sur: https://www.usa.canon.com/internet/portal/us/home/support/details/printers/inkjet-multifunction/mg-series-inkjet/mg7120/pixma-mg7120

Hello, 

I have been looking all over online for a solution to this same problem!

As I was about to give in a probably buy a whole new printer, I started looking up printers compaptible with Mac Os Big Sur and came upon a site that listed a bunch of different printers. When I clicked Canon printers it was actually the EUROPEAN version of the ImageClass series called iSensys. Same printer just a different So I googled the ISensys Canon site and found the driver here. Same picture as the Canon ImageClass Mf229dw series just different model name. It worked for me! 

https://www.canon-europe.com/support/consumer_products/products/fax__multifunctionals/laser/laserbas...

Please try this or a similar European version of your printer driver.

Good luck!

Either Canon or Apple have updated the driver for the MG8200 series since. Just reinstall the printer in your printer settings. Select "Bonjour Multifunct" and then the Canon driver.

You should get printer and scanner functions back.

Thank you so much- that one does not have for Big Sur... but I just found one that works: https://www.canon-europe.com/support/consumer_products/products/fax__multifunctionals/laser/laserbase_mf_series/i-sensys_mf244dw.html?type=drivers&driverdetailid=tcm:13-2022280&os=macos%2011%20%28big%20sur%29&language=en

I have to add that my Canon printer is connected via the network, not via USB.

In this case I didn't need to download a driver from the Canon website.

In the printer selection dialog select "Bonjour Multifunct" and not "Canon IJ Network".

I then selected the "Canon MG8200 series" driver. Both printer and scanner are now working.

I had the same problem getting the updated driver for my macOS Big Sur. Here is how I resolved the issue:

1. Go to the Canon website: https://www.usa.canon.com/internet/portal/us/home/support/details/printers/support-inkjet-printer/mp-series/pixma-mp560/pixma-mp560?subtab=downloads-drivers
2. Select the driver for OS X El Capitan v10.11
3. Download the driver and follow the install instructions
4. Print

Worked as of 05/30/2021