Everything works fine, except scanning seems to be an unnecessary hassle because of all the buttons one has to push to get it to do what other multifunction printers do automatically. All the laptops connect to the router via wireless communication. Also the Canon MF is connected to my router via a LAN cable. Different version of windows (XP, Vista, Windows 7) and I have all of the above problems with each one.
The same control should be available via a driver that is easy to use.īTW.
If HP and Brother (two previous mutlifunciton printers I have used) can make their scanning software easy to use (i.e., operates without pressing extra buttons on the machine), why can't Canon? All the buttons do is control Canon's microprocessor. Lastly, after scanning (by pressing the scan button and selecting "remote scanner") I CANNOT print unless I press the COPY button to cancel scanning.
Again, WHY? When I use the Canon COPY function, the machine AUTOMATICALLY figures out which one to use. Is there a way to do this with the Canon? Maybe I need to download a different driver?Īlso, in the scanner menu I have to select the source: glass or feeder.
Maybe I'm missing something.Įverything works fine as long as I press the scan button and select "remote scanner", but WHY should I have to do this? My previous machine (an HP multifunction) just did it.: put the paper in the feeder and scan from my computer. Using the scanner with my computer (Windows) is an unnecessary hassle. Just got a new Canon MF8580Cdw works great, BUT.