Feb 10, 2017 - [Windows 64bit] imageCLASS MF217w//MF216n/MF212w MFDrivers (UFR II. Windows 10 (x64); Windows 8.1 (x64); Windows 8 (x64); Windows 7 (x64). Driver Version: UFR II Printer Driver - V21.20, Fax Driver - V10.10.

I have difficulties with connecting a new Canon scanner/printer (MF8580) to my MAC. The printer works fine, but the scan and MAC do not connect. I am starting to wonder whether it is the software that Canon provides with for the scanner function that just is not compatible with a MAC. The CDs in the box were all for windows, so I downloaded the software that is supposedly for MACs from a Canon website. Maybe a long shot on this forum, but is there anyone that encounter the same or problem (and have been able to solve it)?

Thanks for the quick response! I had not tried Image Capture, but now did. It shows two connections to the machine: one via USB and one via Shared. The USB connection says' Failed to open session on device'. The Shared connection give the following error message: -- Cannot scan because of the following: - Scan type set on the scanner is incorrect - Scanner is busy - Error occurred in the scanner - Scanner is in Sleep mode Check the scanner status and try again. Scanner driver will be terminated.

Error code: 2100010 -- The scanner is not busy nor in sleeping mode. I had similar issues with Canon Pixma MP 980s and 990s. Needless to say the directions were of little help - especially with setting up the network/shared connection. In the end I think I used the Printer preference pane in OS X to set up both printing and scanning bypassing the drivers on the CD entirely. I don't remember exactly how I did it I think it was the following: 1. Connect the Printer via USB and run through the setup from the Print/Scan preference in OS X.

Assuming you have already made appropriate setting for wireless networking on the printer choose to add another printer. In the default tab look for the printer - probably has Bonjour as part of the name. It may take a few seconds to appear. At the bottom of that pane under 'Use' choose the driver. Then in the IP pane set the protocol to LPD.

The process for scanning was similar and may take several attempts. At one point I had printing working but no scanning. Slydude, Many thanks! I am absolute novice and assume that when you refer to ' default tab' you are referring to the 'Print & Scan' pane? Boston acoustic driver for mac. Under 'Print & Scan' the Canon machine appears both under 'printers' and under 'scanner'.

Under 'printers' there is an activity indicator for the machine (currently it is green and says 'idle'). There is no such indicator under scanners. I assume this is because there apparently is no connection. I do not understand how this is possible as the iMac apparently does recognize the scanner.