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Printers have grown to be a staple component in our daily lives either in or out of an office environment. Since the advent of Windows XP, most printers need only be connected to the system and the OS will perform an automated installation with generic drivers. Regardless of automation, it's good practice to install drivers found off the manufacturers site. This tutorial will show you how to download and install drivers for your Canon Printer.
- ■Open your web browser and type http://www.canon-europe.com/support/ into the address bar and hit enter.
■You can either:
Enter your printers model number in the search bar to narrow down your search.
or scroll down and select Pixma(their range of printers) among the listed products.
■Select the model number with respect to your unit.
For this tutorial demonstration we'll be downloading drivers meant for a Canon iP1880 printer, i.e; iP1800.
■in the new window, you will be greeted with two drop down menu's, one for your OS (as well as platform architecture) and the preferred language. The engine should detect your current OS.
Scrolling down you'll see a shortlist of drivers meant for your OS, device and language.
■It's advised to download the latest available drivers if the recommended drivers are a little dated.
■Click on the Download button.
■Accept the disclaimer and save the file onto a suitable destination on your drive.
■Locate the executable and run in an elevated command, i.e; Right click and Run as Administrator.
■Click on Next to begin installation.
■Make sure your printer is connected to the system via an available USB port(or wirelessly if referring to another model) and is powered on.
■Make sure the Printer is highlighted before clicking on Next.
■Select your Place of Residence and click on Next.
■Agree to End User licence agreement by clicking on Yes.
■Click on Finish to exit the installation window.
You have successfully installed drivers for your Canon printer.
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