Have to keep deleting and adding Canon printer to print

[singjai]

I have a Canon MF642C that I connect my Macbook Pro 16 inch to wifi. The issue is every single time I need to print, without fail, it will "search" for the printer which shows as idle and the icon is yellow. In order to print, I need to delete the printer from system preferences and re add it. This doesn't happen with my PC or any other devices, just the Mac. Is this a software issue that Apple is just refusing to fix?

I've gone through all the suggestions on the Apple website, made sure the Mac is up to date, printer is up to date, etc. The only time it works is if I delete/re-add. I saw other suggestions of restarting the computer but who wants to do that when you need to simply print a page on a $2k+ machine?

 

[Stephen.R]

I had this issue a while ago too. I think it when away after an unrelated reinstall, however you could try a Printing System reset if you haven't already: https://support.apple.com/en-au/guide/mac-help/mh14001/10.15/mac/10.15

 

[Sublime]

It happens to our canon MFP too. You are not alone.

 

[86_Oski]

We are having the same issue with our Canon printer MF743Cdw. One thing I've noticed is that in the name of the Canon printer as it shows up in ios, there's a two-digit number in parentheses. When I delete the printer and add it back in, it has a different two-digit number there. I have no idea if that is related.

I have no problems printing from my Windows machine, just the two Macbooks.

 

[adwoodworth]

Canon MF642 here with the same damn problem. I’m ready to smash it with a hammer. Seems to work OK if I don’t add using AirPrint and instead add as an IP printer, but everyone in the household is so conditioned to deleting and re-adding the printer that I can’t keep the printer there long enough to verify.

Anyone solve this permanently?