Re: Can no longer scan with Preview

Macs R We <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.macosx.general
Message-ID <[email protected]>
If the printer has a wireless capability, just attach it to your network wirelessly without the USB cable, and all of the functions should work.

> On Nov 10, 2018, at 6:22 PM, Carl Hoefs <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> I figured out what the problem is... but I don't think there's a solution.
> 
> My Canon p/s/c is connected via USB to my Airport Extreme, which shares it to all of my Macs. 
> 
> I tried running Canon's own scanning utility, and it says it can't connect to the scanner, though printing works just fine.
> 
> So... if I connect the printer directly to my Mac Pro, it sees it as a scanner, and Sys Prefs shows the "Print/Scan" tab. 
> 
> Is there a way to configure this through the Airport?
> -Carl
> 
> 
>>> On Nov 10, 2018, at 6:13 PM, Carl Hoefs <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> 
>>> On Nov 10, 2018, at 5:58 PM, Macs R We <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> 
>>> If MacOS knows your printer is both a printer and a scanner, it will show a "Print/Scan" tab at the top of System Preferences / Printers.
>> 
>> Installed the new drivers, still no joy. MacOS doesn't see the printer as a multifunction p/s/c printer anymore.
>> -Carl
>> 
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