The multifunction printer characteristics include printing, copying, scanning through top quality photos, and documents. Inside the printer box are the machine, two FINE cartridges, power cord, setup guide, software, and user’s manual CD. The device’s print resolution is up to 4800 x 1200 dots per inch (dpi) under ideal circumstances. Besides, there is an inkjet print engine with a FINE print head and a 4-color system. It also has a minimum ink droplet size of 2 picolitres (pl).
PIXMA MP230 driver Downloads for Microsoft Windows 32-bit – 64-bit and Macintosh Operating System.
Canon PIXMA MP230 Driver for Windows
Supported OS: Windows 11 (64-bit), Windows 10 (32-bit), Windows 10 (64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32-bit), Windows 8.1 (64-bit), Windows 8 (32-bit), Windows 8 (64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit), Windows 7 (64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit), Windows Vista (64-bit), Windows XP (32-bit)
| Filename | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|
| MP Drivers for Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista, XP 32-bit and 64-bit.exe (Recommended) | 25.77 MB | Download |
| XPS Printer Driver for Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista 32-bit and 64-bit.exe | 24.13 MB | Download |
| Printers and Multifunction Printers security patch for Windows 11, 10, 8.1 32-bit and 64-bit.exe | 42.41 kB | Download |
| Printers and Multifunction Printers security patch for Windows 7 32-bit and 64-bit.exe | 42.41 kB | Download |
Driver and Software for Mac OS
Supported OS: macOS Ventura 13, macOS Monterey 12, macOS Big Sur 11, macOS Catalina 10.15, macOS Mojave 10.14, macOS High Sierra 10.13, macOS Sierra 10.12, OS X El Capitan 10.11, OS X Yosemite 10.10, OS X Mavericks 10.9, OS X Mountain Lion 10.8, OS X Lion 10.7, Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6, Mac OS X Leopard 10.5
| Filename | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|
| CUPS Printer Driver for MAC OS X 11 to 13.dmg | 15.09 MB | Download |
| CUPS Printer Driver for MAC OS X 10.7 to 10.15.dmg | 13.82 MB | Download |
| CUPS Printer Driver for MAC OS X 10.5 and 10.6.dmg | 16.39 MB | Download |
| Scanner Driver for Mac OS X 12 and 13.dmg | 25.66 MB | Download |
| Scanner Driver for MAC OS X 10.15 and 11.dmg | 21.35 MB | Download |
| Scanner Driver for MAC OS X 10.13 and 10.14.dmg | 25.66 MB | Download |
| Scanner Driver for MAC OS X 10.5 to 10.12.dmg | 25.74 MB | Download |
| ICA Driver for MAC OS X 11 and 12.dmg | 3.77 MB | Download |
| ICA Driver for MAC OS X 10.15.dmg | 2.58 MB | Download |
| ICA Driver for Mac OS X 10.7 to 10.14.dmg | 2.58 MB | Download |
| ICA Driver for MAC OS X 10.6.dmg | 3.68 MB | Download |
Driver for Linux
Linux (32-bit), Linux (64-bit)
| Filename | Size | Download |
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| IJ Printer Driver for Linux – Source file | 8.51 MB | Download |
| IJ Printer Driver for Linux – debian Packagearchive | 2.99 MB | Download |
| IJ Printer Driver for Linux – rpm Packagearchive | 3.09 MB | Download |
| ScanGear MP for Linux – rpm Packagearchive | 1.33 MB | Download |
| ScanGear MP for Linux – debian Packagearchive | 1.30 MB | Download |
| ScanGear MP for Linux – Source file | 3.95 MB | Download |
Supported Ink Cartridges: PG-210 Pigment Black Ink Cartridge, CL-211 Dye Color Ink Cartridge
It is also compatible with the Chroma Life100+ ink type, which can produce optimum productivity levels. Under the ESAT configuration, the speed for monochrome or black and white printing is about 7.0 images per minute (ipm). On the flip side, under the same circumstances, the rate of color printing is about 4.8 ipm. Photo print speed is at the speed of 40 seconds with bordered printing at 10 x 15 cm. But this Canon PIXMA MP230 printer is not capable of borderless printing.
Some of the other print features include the fit-to-page print, scaled print, multiple pages per sheet print, and booklet print. There are also 2 FINE cartridges with this Canon PIXMA MP230 machine, namely the PG-510 cartridge for black and CL-511 for color printing. But the optional ink cartridge models are the PG-512 XL for black and the CL-513 XL for color printing. Also, these XL variants of cartridges have a higher yield than the conventional cartridge models.
The compatible paper types include plain paper, envelopes, photo paper pro platinum, and photo paper plus glossy. It is also compatible with the glossy photo paper “everyday use,” matte photo paper, and high-resolution paper. In effect, the maximum paper input load for this machine through the rear tray is up to 100 sheets. Whereas, the device can work with A4, A5, B5, Letter, legal, DL envelope size, and commercial envelopes. Download Canon PIXMA MP230 driver from Canon Website