Installing Canon i80 Printer Driver

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Installing Canon i80 Printer Driver

I am trying to add the Canon i80 printer driver. I downloaded the Mac OSX driver from Canon and installed it however when I go into the printer setup and try to find the i80 driver from the drop down list it doesn't appear. I tried to install it again but it still does not show up. I have the Macbook and am a new Mac user and am not familiar with where Tiger would put the newly downloaded driver. I know it installed but can someone tell me where to go from here. I don't want to use a Gimp driver. Thanks.

White MacBook 1gig Ram 60 gig HD, Mac OS X (10.4.6), Longtime Windows user

Posted on Jun 4, 2006 5:19 PM

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Answer 1

PAHU

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Jun 4, 2006 7:42 PM in response to Art Harrington1

Hello Art,

The driver installation copies the files to the ./Library/Printers/Canon/BJPrinter folder. (The ./ refers to the root level. This is generally whatever you have called the HD icon, ex Mac HD. Don't look in your user folder/Library folder).

Assuming you are connecting via USB (I know that Bluetooth is also supported) the printer should appear in the Default Browser view of the Printer Browser (System Preferences > Print & Fax > + ) and show the connection as USB. When you click on the link the Print Using field of the Printer Browser should change to Canon IJ Printer.

If the Print Using doesn't change to Canon IJ Printer, open the utility Canon IJ Printer Utility (./Library/Printers/Canon/BJPrinter/Utilities) to ensure you can connect to the i80 and run the maintenance option. If this does work then go back to the Printer Browser and see if you can add the printer using the Canon IJ Printer option.

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Answer 2

Jun 4, 2006 8:10 PM in response to Art Harrington1

hi there art

the drivers on the site don't specify that they are for intel. you may have to use the gimp driver for now.[:)]

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PAHU

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Jun 4, 2006 8:55 PM in response to sherry johnson

PPC drivers will still install and function on an Intel.

Yes there will be an issue with the Printer Dialog Extensions having a strike-through for UB applications like Preview, but you can choose to open the UB apps using Rosetta and that will make the extra options appear.

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Answer 4

Jun 5, 2006 9:34 AM in response to sherry johnson

Thanks for some good info everybody. I was able to use my Canon i80 by connecting the printer to my Macbook via USB. My initial intention was to print via my network, where the Canon i80 is connected to my Windows PC. I was able to set up my Epson 1270 with no problems. For some reason the Canon is not cooperating when trying to set up network printing. If I have to use the Gimp driver, what would the compatible version be for the i80 printer? Thanks.

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Answer 5

Jun 5, 2006 11:53 AM in response to Art Harrington1

hi again--

should just specify exactly i80. i looked it up on an apple page of supported drivers for intel and your exact model is supported in the gimp drivers.[:)]

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Answer 6

Jun 5, 2006 5:20 PM in response to sherry johnson

hi again--

should just specify exactly i80. i looked it up on
an apple page of supported drivers for intel and your
exact model is supported in the gimp drivers.[:)]

Hi Sherry, I went to the Apple site and couldn't find the Gimp driver you mention. Can you give me a link please. I'll try again while awaiting your response.

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Answer 7

Jun 5, 2006 7:49 PM in response to Art Harrington1

hi there--

i have looked all over for the info, but cannot find in particular where it is located. but i do know the drivers should be available on one of your operating system disks that came with you computer. possibly in "additional software" or "bundled applications". i hope you can manage to find them.[:)]

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PAHU

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Jun 6, 2006 4:15 AM in response to sherry johnson

There is no GIMP driver for the i80. There is only a Canon driver. But you should be able to use the BJC80 GIMP driver that is part of the 10.4 installation. Since there is not alot the printer can do with regards to functions, this driver for the earlier model should be adequate.

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Answer 9

Jun 6, 2006 8:07 AM in response to Art Harrington1

the i80 drivers are specified on the list of included drivers for the intel mac. http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303057. they should be there.[:)]

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PAHU

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Jun 8, 2006 3:43 AM in response to sherry johnson

Yes, the i80 is there but it is a Canon driver meant for direct connection to the printer. When you connect to a Windows share this driver will not function correctly so you are better of using one of the provided Gimp drivers.

Art, your best solution would be to get a USB hub and connect the Mac and PC and i80 to it. Then you can use the Canon driver and you don't have to worry about the PC being on to print. Or the i80 also has the option to interface via Bluetooth through the purchase of the Canon **-10 Bluetooth Adapter. This unit fits neatly into the front of the printer and would allow you to print without having to connect a cable.

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