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Canon Pixma MP620, wireless, & Lion

Hi all

I have a Canon Pixma MP620 that I have not bothered using until now. Rather, have not bothered trying to use until now. I'm running 10.7.3 on a MacBookPro. And I just updated the Canon driver under Software Update

I can print only if it's connected via a USB cable. If I unplug the cable, I still see my printer in System Prefs/Print and Scan, with a little green dot, saying Idle. But if Itry to print anything, even a a page with a couple of words on it, nothing happens. The Canon MP620 print queue shows up inthe Dock, Status says printing, and the horizontal blue and white barber pole progress bar is chugging along, but nothing happens. It's not that I'm too far from the printer; about 18 inches to be exact, the length of the USB cable. I've never bothered to try and print wirelessly before because I figured it would take eons and be a pain in the hole to configure, and so far I think I'm right. Have I missed something here? That I can see the printer while not physically tethered to it would, I assume, tell me the wireless connectivity is there. Why, then, can't I get a page off the thing unless I plug in the USB cable?

Is there some way to wirelessly ping the scanner?

Thanks in advance.

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8), 2.53 GHz 4 GB 1067 MHz DDR3

Posted on Mar 31, 2012 3:03 PM

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PAHU

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Posted on Mar 31, 2012 3:28 PM

A few things to note;

1. The print queue for a USB printer cannot be used for a wireless connected printer. The print queue that you have in Print & Scan will be for the USB connected MP620. If you disconnect the USB cable and try to print to this print queue then it will not print. So you would also need to have a print queue in Print & Scan for the networked printer and this can only be created after you have the MP620 connected to your wireless router.

2. To connect the MP620 to your wireless network you need to set your network settings into the printer. I don't know if this can be done via the operation panel on the printer. If not, then you can use the Canon IJ Network tool. To use the tool, the printer needs to connected to the Mac via USB cable. You can then open the utility via the Utility tab under Options & Supplies for the USB connected printer to connect it to your wireless router.

3. Once the printer is connected to your wireless network you can then create another printer in Print & Scan. You do this via the Default tab of the Add Printer window, noting the scanner is a separate entry to the printer (where the USB connected device has the printer & scanner under the same entry). With the printer and scanner created, you ensure you select this network connected printer in the print dialog rather than the USB connected printer. To make things easier, you can rename the printers in Print & Scan so that you can easily tell which printer you are selecting in the print dialog.

Hope this helps to get you started. Reply if you need more assistance.

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MissMeli

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Sep 13, 2015 1:03 PM in response to quangtam2159

Thank you Quan for your thorough explanation. It worked!

MacPUsr

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Sep 28, 2015 6:42 AM in response to quangtam2159

Thanks a lot for taking the time to write these step by step instructions. My printer Canon MX 715 suddenly lost wifi connection to my Mac and Thanks to your Step 3, I have been able to reconnect.

Mar 19, 2016 3:15 PM in response to quangtam2159

Thanks for this post! Crucial part was

> only scanner will appear...hold your breath... wait...wait then exhale

Apr 30, 2016 12:01 PM in response to quangtam2159

Thank you so much! It worked.

Oct 11, 2016 4:03 PM in response to liliko

hi liliko, the link does not seem to work any longer. Do you have another link or a copy of the PDF?

Canon Pixma MP620, wireless, & Lion