11.7.1.0 (OS X 10.5/10.6) This file is a printer driver for Canon IJ printers. Download Canon PIXMA MP620 Printer Driver 10.67.1 for Mac OS X. If you are using Mac OS X v.10.3.9: Select Applications on the Go menu, then double-click the Image Capture icon. This operation is not necessary for Mac OS X v.10.4.x. This way we won’t run into problems using wireless later.You need to set MP Navigator EX as the starting application software in Image Capture under Applications of Mac OS X. Select USB.Īt this point it’s probably wise to check your firewall is disabled in OS X (just temporarily), head to System Preferences, click the ‘Security’ icon, select the Firewall tab, and check ‘Allow all incoming connections’ (this turns your firewall off, and potentially lets the bad guys in). Once set up is complete, you’ll have to restart and then be presented with the connection type you’d like to use to communicate with your MP620.
Despite only wanting to install this printer over a wireless network connection, you must elect to install it via USB first. I selected “Custom Install” and selected the driver, the MP Navigator EX software (for scanning) and the Canon IJ Network utility. So the bad news, yes you have to insert the Macintosh setup CD. So I ran off to the Canon site and grabbed the latest MP620 CUPS driver, thinking this would be a simple install and “Print Test Page”, job done – but nooooooo.
Manufacturers love to re-invent the wheel, providing a utility for a service that already exists within the operating system. The driver on them is typically out of date (certainly for graphics cards), and they’re loaded with bloatware crap you don’t need to operate your device / peripheral. Partly due to my own stubbornness, I resent using driver installation CDs. This might seem like dumb thing to blog about but I spent an hour or more trying to get this to work. After installing the drivers, then adding a new printer, you have to wait a few minutes for SL to detect the printer before it displays it in the list. Update April, 2010: I’m happy to report this pain is avoided with the latest (10.26.2) MP620 CUPS drivers from Canon when installing this printer on Snow Leopard.
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