I have an HP PSC 1350 All-In-One printer which has not failed me at all. Today I plug it in and try printing something only to realize that the printer no longer showing up on the print menu, and when I attempt to add the printer, it says "server-error-service-unavailable". I opened up the HP software, and even printed a test page so clearly the printer is communicating with the computer.. any ideas?
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Printer problem need help asap!!
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How are you connecting to the printer...directly through usb, through network, how?
I have not had great luck with my all in one HP at my school...isn't there an HP utility for the printer? Have you tried using the printer utility in your applications...utilities folder? Just a few ideas.
I have not had great luck with my all in one HP at my school...isn't there an HP utility for the printer? Have you tried using the printer utility in your applications...utilities folder? Just a few ideas.
Yea I have tried most everything. I am using a USB cable. I find it so strange that all the HP software/drivers are still installed, and I can even request a test page to print from the computer, but it won't load up as a printer in the printer utility.
Oh yea and.. apparently HP does not have the drivers for this printer online.. great.
Have you tried printing from another application? Word, Safari, Text edit, etc? It may be something with the app you are trying to print from?
Also, have you tried printing a test page directly from the all in one to make sure it is working ok?
Also, restart the application you are trying to print from...and restart the whole computer in fa ct...
Also, have you tried printing a test page directly from the all in one to make sure it is working ok?
Also, restart the application you are trying to print from...and restart the whole computer in fa ct...
After checking to print from other apps, you may want to try to delete the printer configuration and reinstall it. If you have the original install disk you may want to try it or try reinstalling it without the disk and see what OS-X comes up with when/if it detects it. You would still need to find a Twain driver.
For my laser Brother MFC I used the driver that my PowerMac came up with, albeit with a switch I added to rectify print jobs printing in reverse order. As for scanning I used a Brother Twain driver. Thankfully everything works.
For my laser Brother MFC I used the driver that my PowerMac came up with, albeit with a switch I added to rectify print jobs printing in reverse order. As for scanning I used a Brother Twain driver. Thankfully everything works.
i had a similar problem with an epson printer last winter.
emailed epson what to do. said i had a corrupted file somewhere. they told me to delete the printer from printers list and i used spotlight and deleted ANYTHING ANYWHERE that said epson on the entire hdd. i wouldn't need the other epson drivers and such that came with the os. then do an install from the epson install disk.
it worked
emailed epson what to do. said i had a corrupted file somewhere. they told me to delete the printer from printers list and i used spotlight and deleted ANYTHING ANYWHERE that said epson on the entire hdd. i wouldn't need the other epson drivers and such that came with the os. then do an install from the epson install disk.
it worked
I was able to find the printers drivers on the HP website, and after unistalling all the HP software, I re-installed it. The final step was adding the printer to the printer list in the Printer Setup Utility. This is where the drivers are not detected, and it will not let me add the printer. I am starting to think it is a problem of some sort with the computer itself. Anyone?
Have you tried a different usb port as well as a diff. cable? maybe a bad port, cord or something...just want to rule out everything.
Also, I assume you have printed from other applications. How about printing from another user name...do you have another user name set up on your computer? Might try that- or set up a dummy account and then try to print.