Scan with Canon MG8250 on Monterey

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Scan with Canon MG8250 on Monterey

Canon does not support their MG8250 multifunction printer for Monterey onward. On my new M1 MacBook Pro, it will still print, but scanning is no longer available (works under Big Sur on my intel Mac). The MG8250 is AirPrint capable. How do I set up printing and scanning to use AirPrint and bypass the Canon drivers?

If I delete the printer and re-add it, I get "Canon MG8200 series" (kind "Bonjour") as the only option, and that auto-fills "Canon MG8200 series" under "Use", so it is presumably using Canon drivers. There is no option to choose AirPrint. Can it be chosen or enabled?

MacBook Pro

Posted on Jun 26, 2022 05:22 PM

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VikingOSX

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Jun 26, 2022 06:18 PM in response to paulcally

When you click that powered, and networked MG8250 Bonjour entry, the Use: selector should switch to default and then immediately change to AirPrint, which you then Add, or if not that, you should see a choice of AirPrint or the Canon drivers. It is important that the device is not connected via a USB cable when hoping for AirPrint support. If you can re-add it with AirPrint, then Apple's Image Capture should recognize the device for scanning.

Failing that, you can trial the paid VueScan Professional software which supports the scanning feature of this USB-connected MG8250 device without any AirPrint or Canon drivers necessary.

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paulcally Author

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Jun 26, 2022 07:09 PM in response to VikingOSX

Thanks for the information about VueScan.

Adding the Canon printer does not offer any option other than a long list of Canon and a small number of HP, Epson, etc. There is no way to select AirPrint. In fact, I've never seen the words "AirPrint" anywhere on the Mac.

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Scan with Canon MG8250 on Monterey

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