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MX850 series CUPS Printer Driver Ver. 10.84.2.0 (OS X 10.5/10.6)

For Mac OS X v10.6, Mac OS X v10.5 Updated 09 Jan 2017

Content Id: 0100105014


About the driver



Outline

This file is a printer driver for Canon IJ printers.

Update History

[Ver.10.84.2.0]
- This file is for OS X 10.6 or earlier versions only. For details, refer to the OS information given in the contents.

[Ver.10.67.2.0]
- OS X Mavericks v10.9 has been added as a supported OS.

The following problem has been rectified:
- The ink level information is not displayed in [Supply Levels] when the printer driver is upgraded to v10.67.1.0.

[Ver.10.67.1.0]
- OS X Mountain Lion (v10.8) has been added as a supported OS.

[Ver.10.51.2.0]
- OS X v10.7 has been added as a supported OS.

[Ver.10.42.3.0]
- The internal modules have been updated.

[Ver.10.42.1.0]
- In the [Quality & Media] panel, the display of the options of [Print Quality] has been changed from the radio button to the drop-down menu.

[Ver.10.26.2.0]
- The following problem has been rectified in v10.26.2.0:
The applicable model cannot be selected from the Printer List in the environment where "Parallels Desktop 4" has been installed.

[Ver.10.26.1.0]
- The problem happens when the models supporting wired / wireless LAN are connected to the network environment has been rectified.

[Ver.10.26.0.0]
- Supports OS X v10.6.

[Ver.10.2.2.0]
- The printing function when using AirPort connection via USB cable has been modified on the OS side. Therefore, in conformity with this modification this printing function has been enabled on the printer driver side.

System requirements

OS X Snow Leopard v10.6.8
OS X Leopard v10.5.8

Setup Instructions

Procedures for the download and installation
1. Click the link. The download will start automatically.
2. Files will be saved on the computer desktop.
3. Double-click the file to mount the Disk Image.
4. Double-click the mounted Disk Image.
5. Double-click the .pkg file in the folder. Installation starts automatically.

Caution

1.[OS X v10.5, 10.6]
Phenomenon:
When overwriting the old version, the version number of the driver displayed in [Options & supplies] of [Print & Fax] may not be updated.
Solution:
In the [Print & Fax] window, click the "+" button to register the queue of the applicable driver again after clicking the "-" button to delete the queue of the applicable driver.

2.[OS X v10.5, 10.6]
(Phenomenon)
The numbers in Start time / End time in Quiet Mode of Canon IJ Printer Utilities may not be changed when users specify them on the keyboard.
(Preventive action)
Specify the time using the arrow buttons.

3.[OS X v10.5, 10.6]
When ColorSync is selected in Color Matching, no operation can be performed in Color Options. All the items other than Sample Type are grayed out.

4.[OS X v10.5, 10.6]
Phenomenon:
When printing using AirMac via USB cable, the print speed may become slow.
(Case 1) Application: Preview
(Case 2) Application: Text Editor

Print time
OS X v10.5.8
(Case 1) CUPS driver: Approx. 9 min. Legacy driver: Approx. 1 min.
(Case 2) CUPS driver: Approx. 30 sec. Legacy driver: Approx. 30 sec.

OS X v10.6.8
(Case 1) CUPS driver: Approx. 8 min.
(Case 2) CUPS driver: Approx. 5 min.

5.[OS X v10.5]
In OS X v10.5, [Supply Levels] is not supported.

6.[OS X v10.5]
Printing using Bluetooth connection cannot be performed.

File information


File Name : mcp6-mac-mx850-10_84_2_0-ea13.dmg
File Type : DR
File Size : 15304983KB