Driver for Canon LBP-3000 printer

10.4.4 is Tiger. Current build is 10.4.6. Next one coming up is 10.4.7, so this driver is supported in Tiger.

From MacOSHints:

After months of frustration of having to use Virtual PC running Windows XP in order to print to the Canon LBP 3000, I've finally discovered that Canon has indeed (albeit silently to the whole world) released a CAPT printer driver that works without the ridiculous requirement of having to have the Japanese version of OS X installed. This is not the Linux CUPS version, it is the full LBP CAPT driver made by Canon themselves. Software support: 10.2.8 thru to 10.4.4 (in English)

http://cweb.canon.jp/drv-upd/lasershot/captusbmacx.html

It apparently works with:

LBP-2410 / 1210 / 1120 / 1110 / 1110, Premium / 1110SE, LBP5200 / 5000 / 3600 / 3500 / 3300 / 3210 / 3200 / 3000.

I've tested it with LBP3000 on 10.4.5 (directly and via Printer Sharing). The installer is in Japanese, and it quits all applications and requires a restart, and requires you to manually setup the printer using the System Preferences. After this mild digression, you have full printer functionality and setup options (including toner usage), all in English, and it's nice and fast.

My insanity has now gone, and I can now terminate that unnecessary relationship with Virtual PC for good!

PS: Japanese language skills are not required, just press the default button(s) when installing. If you're looking for an excellently cheap printer, I can now seriously recommend the LBP-3000.

hi,

could you please give a short instruction on how to install this driver?

i downloaded the driver from above, ran the installation but my canon lbp 3200 still doesnt work
which printer do i have to select in the printer settings menu?

i use it via a windows share, that means that the printer isnt directly connected to my macbook

thanks in advance
eitsch

Hi everyone,

I have the same problem with Canon LBP 3200. Installed the driver from Canon, but still can't find it on the printer list. It said it support LBP-3200 .. But how do we install the actually printer onto the computer? Many thanks in advance.

Hi everyone,

I'm considering buying an LBP 3300, basically because it's the cheapest Canon laser printer I can find that has a duplexer. I need it to work via IP printing though.

Does anyone know of a default driver you can use to set the LBP 3000 series up for IP printing? At the office we have a Samsung that is unsupported by Mac OS X but the IT guy set it up with the generic Post Script printer driver.

Any idea whether this would work? I suppose if you did that you wouldn't be able to use the duplex feature? Or is there another way I can set this up using the USB port in my router other than IP printing?

Or lastly, can anyone suggest an alternate printer?

Cheers,

Tom

Hi everyone,

I'm considering buying an LBP 3300, basically because
it's the cheapest Canon laser printer I can find that
has a duplexer. I need it to work via IP printing
though.

Does anyone know of a default driver you can use to
set the LBP 3000 series up for IP printing? At the
office we have a Samsung that is unsupported by Mac
OS X but the IT guy set it up with the generic Post
Script printer driver.

Are you talking about the 3300 or 3000? You mention both printers.

Did you try this driver?
http://download.canon.jp/pub/driver/lasershot/mac/mxcapt160.dmg.gz

Sorry, I meant the LBP 3300.

So are you saying that if I can get it to work by plugging it directly into my computer, I should be able to get it to work by plugging it into my router?

I should have made the original post clearer. I have installed the CAPS driver from Canon's website. I was playing around with the Printer Setup Utility, and I noticed that when I go to setup an IP printer there's no option to use the CAPS driver. This makes me worried that the printer will not work via IP printing.

Thanks again.

I am gonna check to see whether this works as i am actually trying to sell my canon lbp1120 on ebay .. if this works then gr8 . I wont have to do it ....

d

yes, i already tried that driver, nothing happened ...

the driver installs normally, but afterwards no new driver is in the printer list for my canon

regards

Did you connect the printer up to your Mac via USB? You probably need to do that first before you can use it via IP

Possibly. You'll have to try it.