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Once the MX870 was working again on the Mac that had been upgraded to Catalina, I tried to set it up on a Catalina Mac on which no printers had ever been configured.Īt first I couldn't even see the printer on the network. I'm less certain about everything that follows, so let's switch from imperative ('Do this') to narrative ('Here's what I tried'). What about Catalina Macs that are trying to set up an MX870 for the first time? The steps above should work on a Mac that had configured an MX870 printer before being upgraded to Catalina.

Wait for a long time (30+ seconds?) for the MX870 to appear as an available printer.

Click '+' at bottom left to add a new device.

With the printer turned on, open System Preferences > Printers & Scanners.

Follow the instructions to configure the MX870 as a WiFi-connected scanner.

Launch Applications / Canon Utilities / IJ Network Tool.

Select the software tab, and download 'Canon IJ Network Tool Ver.4.7.2'.

The driver may be included in your OS or you may not need a driver.'

Read ' There is no driver for the OS Version you selected.

Go to the Canon Support Page for the MX870.

If you discover that your USB-connected MX870 doesn't appear as a scanner under Catalina, and that it no longer honors requests to print duplex and/or greyscale, try the following. Install the Canon Inkjet Utilities and use them to configure your printer as a network (not USB) scanner and printer.

When I upgraded to macOS Catalina I didn't expect to lose the ability to print in duplex / grayscale, or to lose the ability to scan via Preview.

Canon ij network tool download pixma mx340