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The iR C3170 has two printer board options. The first is the built-in Canon board and the other is the EFI (Fiery). The Canon board is configured via the touch panel via Additional Functions > System Settings > Network Settings. If the Fiery is attached (there will be a rectangular box on the back of the printer that the Cat5 connects to) it is configured via the touch panel but you access it differently. In the top right hand corner of the display will be an arrow. Press it and the next screen will show printer setup/status.
Now for both the Canon and the Fiery, AppleTalk is not enabled by default and therefore has to be if you are going to connect this way. However, if you have the Canon board, it uses the Canon Mac PS Driver v1.40 (or later) that connects via LPR. After you run the installer and then restart (a must) you will have a new option under More Printers called Canon IP (PS). Open this dialog and enter the IP address of the iR C3170 and the queue name of LP. The utility will query the device and choose the appropriate ppd.
But if you want to connect via AppleTalk you cannot use this driver. You need to use the ppd only, which will be on the PS driver cd or you can download from the web.
Now there are a couple of reasons the print job can disappear when using lpd. If the Fiery is attached, the queue name has to be set, such as print. Note that the queue has to be typed as lower case. If the queue name is not set print jobs simply vanish once they leave the Mac.
If you have the Canon board then the queue name is not a factor but there is a setting in the copier called Dept ID and if this is on, it can stop jobs from printing that don't have an appropriate ID. To print with Dept ID enabled you have to use the Canon Mac driver mentioned above. You cannot use the ppd!The driver has the facility to set a user ID (which is generally used for tracking or controlling usage - especially colour) in the driver, located under Special Features. Note that if the Mac only has one user, you can set the ID in the driver and then save the config as a preset, which saves the user having to input the ID every time they print.
Hope there is enough in here to help. Get back to me if you still have issues.
Hello thierry,
Wow, alot of variables here.If you are using PS drivers then you of coures MUST have a Fiery,or a Canon option that emulates PS.This can be as simple as it's onboard limited ability to emulate PS(which although is onboard is locked out unless you have prchased a special "license" to use it) or one of Canon's external print contollers that again "emulate" PS.This is a given,anything less than the 2 external controllers Canon offers (ImagePass H1/ColorPassGX100) will not provide full interpretaion of PS.And even the the high end controllers may misinterpret certain graphics data in the PS format as they are emulators of the Fiery controller.If you have niether of the 4 options (onboard licensed controller,H1,GX or Fiery) then you have inherent limitations.A simple PDF document would be better presented using the UFR II print driver available at Canon's website.Just as an Adobe PostScript document may not output properly using an inferior driver and/or controller,a PDF file may be ouput poorly using a PS driver.I hope I have been of some help to you as that's what I try to do,help. Best wishes and GFL ! :-)
No, but the fiery will just speed up your prints etc.. I have the c3380 and c5185, they are stand alone with no fiery. If you are buying this machine for office coping it will be fine. But remember! this is a Buisness Color machine. In my customer base the 80's have done well as long as you run them as an color machine and not the office black and white work hourse. The color prints are great without any help from fiery. Sales people will try to sell you all!!!!
Hi,ok you have to load the clolor network scangear exe file.If the scangear is installed,click on discoveron the color network scangear tool.It will detect the machine,select the machine.
Then it will be ready to scan into word or other programs.
The answer depends upon the printer controller that your 3220 has.
There are at least 3 controllers & probably twice as many versions for the assorted printer controllers.
The key is do you have a Fiery (Little white box hanging on the back) or does the network connect directly into the NIC on the upper left corner of the copier.
Drivers with -C1 or -C2 connote a Fiery printer driver.
I would advise using the PS drivers if this is the case as the Fiery is much better at PS than PCL.
Another way to tell if Fiery is on copier is scroll to right on LCD panel & see if there is a "Printer" screen. If so you can go in to "functions" "Print Pages" & print a "Configuration" page. this will show you the network ip#. Put the # in your web browser (no http:// etc needed) & you can download the correct drivers for Mac / PC right from the device. If no Fiery is on the device stick with PCL5C drivers as they are usually the best for Canon PDL board print controllers.
Do you have the Fiery Print controller with the printer ports on the rear left of the machine? The link for the driver is at www.usa.canon.com. Find office products>iR330/400 and the PCL drivers are there.
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