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martinchivers

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Jun 19, 2011
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Bath, Somerset, UK
I have a 7 month old 27inch iMac.

I have been happily using a Epson 4880 wide format printer & a Mitsubishi dye-sublimation printer with it for some time.

I installed my xerox printer (Lazer) yesterday & that was fine. (so 3 printers in the printer dialogue box)

unfortunately, I cant use that, as i am waiting for consumables. So today, I set up and installed a Canon IP4500 bubble jet printer.

Having installed it, it is NOT shown in the printer dialogue box & NOR is the Mitsubishi OR the xerox! ONLY THE Epson there. I uninstalled the canon, then reinstalled the Mitsubishi, which is the important one! Its still not showing in the printer dialogue box. I have tried "adding" it, but not there. I installed the (CD) software & also downloaded from the net & installed. ....NO LUCK!

I have had printer issues with the mac, since I got it, NEVER being able to run an EPSON R200 & and 4880 AT THE SAME TIME, one installation would overwrite the other.

I need at least to get back to having the 2 main, photo printers (4880 & dye-sub) working at the same time! Plus ideally one other.

Anybody any ideas at all, where do I go from here? ALL of these have been connected via USB, as apposed to network.

I now have only my 4880 working, & was going to clear printer system. BUT have a load of presets for my 4880, roll paper sizes. It it possible to save those prior to deleting all the printers and starting again (therefore enabling me to put them back later)?

thanks!
 
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