Compatible Printers - Apple Community

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Jun 6, 2006 12:36 AM in response to Reub

hi

thx for that service

i ordered the new model Canon "Pixma MP 830"
http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelDetailAct&fcategoryid=116& modelid=12804

its not in the list. so i doubt if i can connect it to my airport express
and print..

anyone who also has got this model and can use it with airport express?

thx

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yank

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Jun 6, 2006 8:15 AM in response to purepeter

I have the MP780 which is the model right before this one, very similar if not the same. I was able to use airport express without a hitch!

PS- you can also "hack it" to print on CD/DVD!! check out this link: http://pixma.allhyper.com/

They disabled this in the US versions but these instructions make it work.

J

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Jun 6, 2006 3:10 PM in response to yank

How did you get the MP780 to work with the Airport Express?

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yank

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Jun 6, 2006 3:36 PM in response to Hattori Hanzo

I just used the "Airport Setup Assistant."

If you had the printer setup previously on your computer I would do several things: First make sure your Airport firmware and MP780 printer driver are up to date (got to both Apple and Canon websites for these.) Then reset the airport by holding in the reset button with the paper clip, then go to "Print and Fax" in Sytem preferences and remove the printer. Now you can plug your printer into the Airport run the setup assistant and go back to system pref's and add the printer using bonjour.

Good luck!

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Jun 17, 2006 1:09 PM in response to purepeter

After much screwing around, and Canon being absolutely no help, this new Canon printer does actually print through Bonjour...

You HAVE to have a minimum of the Airport Base Station 5.7 firmware, and the latest canon drivers installed..

Good luck, and thanks to all here on the site that spend the time trying to help people out....

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Jun 17, 2006 5:12 PM in response to yank

Thanks for the tip Yank. I now got it working..on my MP780.

cheers

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Jun 18, 2006 8:33 AM in response to jheft28

I don't know about the IP 6000D but I have just hooked up a Canon IP5200 to Express and it works fine. Previously I had a Canon S830D that worked fine for text and small items but got constipated when trying to print photos etc. So far the IP5200 does not seem to have the same problems.

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Jun 21, 2006 8:39 AM in response to jheft28

For iFelix: I am successfully using a Ricoh Aficio CL3500N as a shared wireless printer, connected via ethernet to my Airport Express (and my WDS-enabled Airport Extreme).

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iFelix

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Jun 21, 2006 10:43 AM in response to Paul Sparkman

Thank you for the info.

iFelix

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Jun 23, 2006 9:26 AM in response to Andrew Terrett

What is the version of that driver?
I'm having problems configuring one IP4200 in OS 10.4.6 on a PM G5.

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Alef

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Jun 27, 2006 1:29 PM in response to iFelix

iFelix,

Do you know of any solutions for making HP PhotoSmart C3180 printer work with AirPort Extreme?

I've used the solution mentioned here: http://www.ifelix.co.uk/tech/1300.html

However, on the last step, instead of Generic, I chose some other HP printer which is not my model, but it got the printer working but the quality of printing is kind of bad! When USB is directly connected to PC, the quality is much better.

Any ideas? Solutions?

Thanks.

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Jun 30, 2006 5:22 PM in response to Hattori Hanzo

Thanks for the tip Yank. I now got it working..on my
MP780.

cheers

Hello: - I'm new at this forum, but it appears that you solved the issue I have been working on for days. Please share with me in detail how to get my Canon MP780 connected to my Apple Airport Express Base Station. I have continued success with this AEBS and my Canon BJ-85 and Epson 740 printers, but no matter what I do, I cannot get the MP780 to show any as a Bonjour printer, but it works just fine when connected directly via the USB cable. If possible, please email me at phillypeay@earthlink.net, since I'm not sure if I can find this forum again.

Thank you
phillypeay

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Jun 30, 2006 6:17 PM in response to phillypeay

Thanks for the tip Yank. I now got it working..on

my

MP780.

cheers

Hello: - I'm new at this forum, but it appears that
you solved the issue I have been working on for days.
Please share with me in detail how to get my Canon
MP780 connected to my Apple Airport Express Base
Station. I have continued success with this AEBS
and my Canon BJ-85 and Epson 740 printers, but no
matter what I do, I cannot get the MP780 to show any
as a Bonjour printer, but it works just fine when
connected directly via the USB cable. If possible,
please email me at phillypeay@earthlink.net , since
I'm not sure if I can find this forum again.

Thank you
phillypeay

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Hello to Anyone responding to this post:
Thanks, but the solution was already mentioned by Yank and all who posted before me. As soon as I posted my message above, I took the advice of Yank I believe, and I updated the firmware from 6.2 to 6.3 and the MP780 showed up like magic. What a difference a digit makes.... I had spoke to Canon earlier and they had no clue and didn't really care. He simply stated that others had resolved the issue before me, but since they do not support the Airport, he could not help me. He suggested I contact Apple, and then I joined this forum.

Thanks again folks
Phillypeay

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Alef

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Jul 2, 2006 6:38 AM in response to Alef

iFelix,

Do you know of any solutions for making HP PhotoSmart
C3180 printer work with AirPort Extreme?

I've used the solution mentioned here:
http://www.ifelix.co.uk/tech/1300.html

However, on the last step, instead of Generic, I
chose some other HP printer which is not my model,
but it got the printer working but the quality of
printing is kind of bad! When USB is directly
connected to PC, the quality is much better.

Any ideas? Solutions?

Thanks.

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iFelix

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Jul 2, 2006 10:37 AM in response to Alef

No there are no solutions.

iFelix

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