Can't get printer to connect to my iMac

I recently was given a iMac from my brother. It works very well. But, when I try and connect my Canon MP510 printer to the iMac, it won't print. It appears the iMac has identified the printer and I have followed the "add printer" instructions very carefully. A window appears from System Preferences showing "Printers and Scanners" and it shows my Canon MP510 and it seems the necessary info in that box or window. But I have noticed that window doesn't show Print/Scan in a box at the top of that window? Looking at a video of installing a printer to my iMAC, that video shows a Print/ San box at the top of the window, which I don't see in my window. Tried numerous times to install the printer to no avail. The printer works just fine with my older HP computer, so I know the printer works. Can someone please help me get my Canon printer to start printing with my newly acquired iMac. Thank you.

Windows, Windows 6

Posted on Oct 24, 2024 10:49 AM

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Jan Hedlund

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Posted on Oct 24, 2024 1:04 PM

Any information about the iMac model/year and its exact operating system version?

https://everymac.com/systems/apple/imac/index-imac.html

Printer drivers from Canon for the PIXMA MP510 do not appear to exist for anything newer than Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion (one should perhaps not rule out that a few later operating system versions possibly could be OK as well).

https://www.usa.canon.com/support/p/pixma-mp510

There were experimental third-party Gutenprint drivers for up to approx. macOS 10.14 Mojave (but Mac is no longer supported).

https://gimp-print.sourceforge.io/p_Supported_Printers.php

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