Fixing Canon AirPrint driver issues. When Mac printer driver options are missing

Installing the printer driver on a Mac for printers like the PRO-200, PRO-300 and larger [PRO-1000] can easily lead to the AirPrint driver being used. How to make sure you get the proper full driver installed.
AirPrint works fine for iPhones and iPads, but is to be avoided for higher quality printing.The problem usually manifests through your printer driver not showing all the functions you expect.
YOU DO NOT NEED AIRPRINT IN ORDER TO CONNECT UP YOUR PRINTER VIA WiFi
For inktank printers like the G550/650 and some other smaller Canon printers, there is no proper driver, only AirPrint. For a workaround, see my main [written] G550 review
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For Epson printers, see also, my previous video about AirPrint problems
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[@chuygutierrez8601]

My man! I've been having issues with my pro 1000 for months after an update and I stopped printing! Until just this moment! So many forums and hours spent looking for what this 9min video provided! Thank you thank you thank you!

[@KeithCooper]

Glad I could help! This one still catches me out some times for Canon and Epson...

[@normansuchorzewski1026]

Thank you, thank you and thank you once again. You have now restored the tiny bit of sanity I have left. I can now control my printer properly. So grateful for the work you do.

[@KeithCooper]

Excellent! Glad to have helped

[@WeeDesignStudioScotland]

Thank you SO much Keith. I am totally the kind of person who is impatient and just clicks yes yes, next next when installing anything and of course 1st time around, I installed the airprint version. Of course I did! And thanks to your video I now have the correct printer driver and hopefully more control over my colours. Woo hoo! I'm now off to learn about ICC profiles from your other videos...

[@KeithCooper]

Glad to help - for any particular printer, there is usually far more detail in the main written reviews on the Northlight site.

[@johnvaleanbaily246]

Thanks Keith. I've tucked that video away for when I need to install the 300 driver on my long awaited Mac Studio.

[@KeithCooper]

Excellent ;-)

[@mje1625]

Where was this video when I first got my Pro-1000? It would have saved me hours of frustration and sheets of paper! Thanks for making the video, Keith. You'll help many, many folks!

[@KeithCooper]

Hope so! I cover it in all my printer reviews, so it was in my detailed PRO-1000 review www.northlight-images.co.uk/canon-pro-1000-printer-review/ However that was written over four years before I started adding the supplementary videos, after someone from Canon convinced me that people would watch videos if I made them [they were right, I was wrong]

[@joedlafferty]

Keith, you are a lifesaver! . ..ok maybe a wee exaggeration, but you've certainly saved my sanity!! I've been going round and round in circles for ages with this... even had call with Canon a few months ago and gave up. ...but now I need to do a bunch of prints, some for family after a holiday... and now I have the right driver! Yes!! ...however... when I try and set paper size for 6x4 prints (for family before I do some large prints for myself and others) in LR Classic using Pro-300 as a printer, it won't let me choose 6x4, and forces me to create a custom size. so, when I do that then move on to setting up the paper size in the new driver, I have to do it every time I want to print. so I created a printer preset and saved that in print settings LR classic then shows the print filling the screen, the paper size correctly, and all the boxes on the RH side ticked correctly (rotate to fit), then I move onto the bottom right button 'printer' to check all is well only to find the paper size is shown here as A4 for some reason! so I reset this to 6x4 and press print.. ...and I get a glorious print on 6x4 paper but not rotated so it's tiny and I've just wasted a pile of paper trying all variations but can't get it to work - do you have any idea what I might b doing wrong, or a link you can advise me to check up on? thanks, and keep up the great videos - your a godsend in this frustrating wilderness!

[@KeithCooper]

Glad to help with the driver. Can't help with any LR print settings though - I never use lightroom Have you tried printing from the Canon PPL software? This is a question though where I'd suggest asking on the printing forum at dpreview.com See also, the full set of my PRO-300 info at: www.northlight-images.co.uk/canon-pro-300-printer-review/

[@joedlafferty]

@@KeithCooper Lightroom Classic used to print like a dream until I upgraded my MacOS. Thanks for the tips, I'll try photoshop or the Canon PPL software - that's what Canon guys said to me a wee while ago. Really appreciate your generous sharing of your significant experience on this channel. I have been following for a while and chose the Pro-300 after watching a number of your videos. best regards from sunny Dundee! Joe

[@joedlafferty]

@@KeithCooper sorry for slow reply Keith. I just edited in PS from LRC and printed from there. I’ll try the canon software tho. I think I need to change my workflow to avoid LRC.

[@lynsmith1096]

Good video Keith. I did the same when I installed my Pro 200 printer but now all is good.

[@KeithCooper]

Yes, just too easy to do!

[@MrTedJourney]

Life saver Keith, thanks so much!!! Epson ET-2850 on iMac M3 boom! At flipping last.

[@KeithCooper]

Glad it helped!

[@annenolan509]

Thanks for this ex video. I’m not getting option to choose pro print layout on my Canon pro 200 and photoshop. I’ll re-install the driver and hopefully this will solve my problem.

[@KeithCooper]

Hope it helps - see also www.northlight-images.co.uk/canon-pro-200-printer-review/

[@pederkristensen4691]

Thanks Keith for yet again an excellent video. I had same issue when I installed my P300 sometime ago. Thanks fully I went back Canon website and followed their instructions.

[@KeithCooper]

Thanks - this one still catches people out - me as well, when I first tried it [for this video]

[@michaelvandahl3766]

Hi Keith, yes, that was my problem too when I started using the Pro-300. I noticed a strange color cast when I printed certain sub-scanned images on smaller paper. At first I thought I was doing something fundamentally wrong and tried to figure out what with the help of your written articles! It took me a few days to realize it was the stupid Airprint driver👹

[@KeithCooper]

Yes - it persists with each new OS, but looks just different enough to catch people out. My personal annoyance is Apple trying to make my Mac look more like a phone...

[@ColdCoffeePhotography]

excellent video Keith, had this problem when first setting up my PRO-200, luckily I didn't waste much paper/ink before finding out the driver "issue"

[@KeithCooper]

Thanks - it's just too easy to get wrong ;-)

[@Rabbitochen2019]

Thanks for this video. Please add hashtags to this video that it can be linked to the pro 1000. I wasted so much ink and paper without this video. Especially for beginner is not really obvious nor intuitive that the Apple AirPrint driver is the problem.

[@KeithCooper]

What 'tags' ? Added PRO-200/300/1000 not sure if this works at all, I never usually do anything like this

[@alstevefabiny]

Thanks so much. Problem sorted

[@KeithCooper]

Glad it helped

[@LarisaCarliArt]

omg thank you so much for this, I lost hours trying to get it to work!! I was reading it but I guess not nearly enough carefully, let's blame it on my add 🙈anyway really thank you for these life saving videos! 🙏

[@KeithCooper]

Glad I could help! I've done it a few times myself ;-)

[@EmAstonish]

Greatly appreciate your work on this Keith

[@KeithCooper]

Glad it's of interest

[@maximilianlindner3319]

Has to be regarded for Epson printers too. Maybe not for all, but checking the installieren Printer driver is really worth the work.

[@KeithCooper]

Thanks - I've covered this in every printer review I've done over the last few years [written and video] and I have another video showing this on older systems, but such is the YT emphasis on 'new' content, I need to repeat it every so often...

[@jagelps9781]

Thank you so much. It has solved a problem for me that I really didn't know I had (I'm new to this field). Thanks

[@KeithCooper]

Excellent - glad to help!

[@dougphillips7122]

Currently pulling my hair out setting up my new Epson ET 8550 also being new to MacBooks. The only software I’m being offered is Epson ET-8550 Series but when I install it I get EPSON ET-8550 Series-AirPrint every time 🤔

[@KeithCooper]

Have a look at my setup for the 8550 www.northlight-images.co.uk/epson-et-8550-printer-review/ Do an install from epson.sn and read the instructions very carefully! This has caught me out too

[@dougphillips7122]

@@KeithCooper Thanks for the reply Keith, I’ve just sorted it. I found the correct driver on the website, I’d been using Epson Software Updater previously assuming that was giving me the correct up to date driver

[@EmAstonish]

Thanks!

[@KeithCooper]

Thanks

[@ViaFerrataCH]

You asked for questions? I am going away for work and vacation for 2 months is there anything I can do to prevent the canon pro 200 from drying out while I am away?

[@KeithCooper]

put it in a sealed plastic bag to keep out dust and keep up the humidity. Leave it somewhere where it won't get too hot. Other than that, the 200 is fairly resistant to problems

[@ViaFerrataCH]

@@KeithCooper great thanks for the advice

[@philipgilligan_art]

I am on an older driver, similar mac studio….. should I update to the April driver? Not having any issues mind thus far :)😊

[@KeithCooper]

I'd say that if it ain't broke, don't bother There are sound reasons one of my main work machines still runs Mac OS 10.15 ;-)

[@philipgilligan_art]

@@KeithCooper good thinking thanks, I was similarly content

[@jeffbannon1345]

Huge thank you!

[@KeithCooper]

You're welcome!

[@deraldart]

thanks, info i needed.

[@KeithCooper]

Glad I could help

[@chengo51]

As you mentioned, there is no driver for a G650 ....sadly.....which is a very competent printer otherwise. I hope this could be solved a day.

[@KeithCooper]

Yes - my profiling 'tricks' do work well with it, but I wish Canon would do a proper driver.

[@chengo51]

@@KeithCooper Where could I find your trick ?

[@KeithCooper]

@@chengo51 In the main [written] review... www.northlight-images.co.uk/canon-g550-printer-review/

[@chengo51]

@@KeithCooper Thanks keith

[@themonacoartguy3421]

I have a new Canon 200 and I'm running it on an iMac. Using the Canon PPL it works absolutely fine but it will not print from any other application on the computer. I've not had a chance to check the AirPrint as you say but as the results from PPL are perfect I don't think that is it. Any ideas Keith?

[@KeithCooper]

Re-install the driver with the latest from a Canon site, as per the video... Fixes a lot of things.

[@themonacoartguy3421]

@@KeithCooper I will certainly give it a try!

[@Gary_Hun]

I like Macs, because they JUST work. Now here is this annoying issue and the workaround...

[@KeithCooper]

When testing this I first fell into the trap of 'knowing' what to do... Then I looked at what the installer said to do...

[@hansformat]

I have an epson p900 which i previously used on an older Imac running v10.7.x os. Ran perfectly. I just got an m3 imac with sonoma. First off usb connection won’t work. Have to use network. Ok fair enough. But…it only works for a few sessions and then back to the ‘filter failed’ message. Have to remove and reinstall to get it to work again. My opinion is this is pure utter crapification from Apple. I am not doing anything complicated…i am printing photos which i had been doing with no problem for 10 years. Now with all this ‘advancement’ it is a problem. Relly Apple?

[@KeithCooper]

It's a complex issue, and yes, things could be easier. I've not tested a 900 with the new system though...