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Cannot print to Canon iR3380i after Mavericks update

We have a small office network. All machines print to our Canon iR3380i copier. The iR3380i has a static IP address in our internal network. All machines currently use OS X Lion.


I updated my machine (2011 MacBook Air 13") to OS X Mavericks last night and can no longer print. Here are the error messages and steps I've taken:


1) First I got "Error 16801"

  • To solve this I visited the Canon site to download the latest UFRII driver (v10.2.0) for the iR3380i
  • I removed the current printer, updated my driver with the new UFRII driver
  • I re-added the printer


2) Next I got "The printed output may be incorrect because the printer information has not been acquired. Start Printer Utility to get the printer information."

The only option at this point is to hit "OK".


3) Next dialog box says "Cannot communicate with the printer, or the printer is not supported. If the printer is supported, check the printer connection and add it again, then start Printer Utility to get the printer information."

  • Again, the only option I got was to hit "OK".
  • The printer icon appears in the Dock with a PAUSE symbol and the 1 Job Pending alert.
  • Opening the Printer Queue box shows one job in the queue.
  • Hitting "Resume" generates the dialog box "Cannot communicate..." again.


And that's it. I cannot figure out what else to do. Help please!

MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.7.3)

Posted on Oct 23, 2013 11:44 AM

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Nov 7, 2013 11:54 AM in response to PAHU

I recently updated to Mavericks and am having basically the same problem with a network printer, Canon iR-ADV C5030/5035. I tried the various fixes that have been suggested in this thread, but to no avail.


I installed the updated drivers, and am now using the Canon iR-ADV C5030/5035 driver -- not the UFR II driver, as you suggested. This seemed to get me a little farther, in that now the print utility finds the printer and says it's "connecting." However, it still doesn't complete the job, and the printer eventually pauses itself.


Any ideas?

Nov 7, 2013 12:51 PM in response to benedict-regent

The iR copiers don't support the Bonjour protocol, so they don't appear in the Default view of the Add printer browser. So adding the printer by selecting IP > LPD is the norm for adding the iR series.


But did you type 172.16.8.199:8443 or just 172.16.8.199? Because if you look at the information you provided, the URI section shows the address as lpd://172.16.8.199:8443

Nov 30, 2013 11:38 AM in response to PAHU

I am a new Macbook user running Mavericks.


I have a C3380 that I have had no problem connecting to with Windows machines. When I added the printer to the Macbook, I select IP, LPD, and the IP address. OS wants to install as default PS. I select the 10.2 driver I downloaded today from the Canon site.


The error is that it cannot connect to the printer. However, I am able to view options (which are correct) supply levels, etc. I can access the printer's admin page by browsing to the IP address directly.


I am sure I am missing something simple. Any ideas?


Thanks ahead of time.

Dec 4, 2013 12:10 AM in response to PAHU

There is a new version of this UFR II - Printer driver: http://support-au.canon.com.au/contents/AU/EN/0100491502.html

=> it automatically removes all old printer driver before re-installing...


Important is the step with: "Use: select software" and then chose your printer model - mine was for example the Canon iSensys MF-8450 which now works again like a charm! :-))


I'm very unhappy how Canon handels this process of keeping their printer drivers up to date - I'm moving on to Lexmark (X610) which has a much more user friendly user interface....

Cannot print to Canon iR3380i after Mavericks update

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