Canon PIXMA S520 printer model is a personal printer with a specific design for photo printing. Also, it uses a thermal inkjet print technology that supports both color and monochrome printing. The machine uses an integrated power supply with a maximum operational power consumption of 33 watts. However, when the device is at the sleep or standby mode, it only uses about 3 watts of power.
Canon PIXMA S520 driver Supported Windows Operating Systems
| Supported OS: 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 | |||
| Filename | Size | ||
| Printer Driver for Windows Vista.exe | 590.09 kB | Download | |
| Printer Driver for Windows 7 8 8.1 10.exe | 4.08 MB | Download | |
Canon PIXMA S520 driver Supported Mac OS.
| Supported OS: macOS High Sierra 10.13.x, macOS Sierra 10.12.x, Mac OS X El Capitan 10.11.x, Mac OS X Yosemite 10.10.x, Mac OS X Mavericks 10.9.x, Mac OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.x, Mac OS X Lion 10.7.x, Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.x, Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.x | |||
| Filename | Size | ||
| Printer Driver for MAC Operating Systems.dmg | 8.61 MB | Download | |
Specifications
Some of the factors that determine the print speed includes the print mode and the complexity of the document. For instance, when the machine is working in the usual way, printing in black is 12 pages per minute (ppm). However, the color printing in this mode is about six ppm. On the flip side, at the draft mode, black printing and color printings are 14 ppm and nine ppm, respectively. It also supports wired connectivity that involves a standard USB 2.0 port.
The compatible paper types include banners, coated papers, envelopes, glossy paper, glossy photo paper, and greeting cards. Other examples include high gloss photo films, photo paper, plain paper, and transparent films. Whereas, in terms of the paper sizes, the machine can work with A4, A5, B5, Legal, and a letter A sizes. The device has an Energy Star certification that assures the user of standard usage and suitability to the environment.
The maximum black and white resolution are about 600 dots per inch (dpi), while the color resolution is 2400 x 1200 dpi. It follows a straight media path for paper supply and output and can hold 100 sheets of paper. Also, the minimum RAM size is about 128 MB, while the hard disk drive space is 100 MB.
Canon PIXMA S520 model supports Apple MacOS 8.6 or later, Apple MacOS 9.x, and Apple macOS X versions. On the flip side, the machine supports Microsoft Windows 2000, NT 4.0, 95, 98, Me, XP Home Edition, and XP Professional.
[Installation Instructions] How to Download / Installation procedure
Note: Do not connect the USB cable until requested by the installer. If you connect to the network, make sure the network cable is connected before running the installer
Windows
- Close all software programs running on your computer.
- Turn on the printer.
- Click the Download button on this page.
- Click the downloaded file. The files will be extracted and the installation process will automatically begin.
- Follow the instructions on the screen to continue and complete the installation.
Mac
- Download the file. For the location where the file is saved, check the computer settings.
- Double-click the downloaded file and mount it on the Disk Image.
- Then Double-click the mounted Disk Image.
- Double-click the packaged file in the folder. Installation starts automatically.
To install later, select Save in step 4 and choose a location on your hard disk. When ready to install, search and double-click the file. This will automatically extract and start the installation process. Follow the instructions on the screen to continue the installation.
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