I think Chuck's suggestion of dropping and re-adding the printer is the right first step. It looks like HP has stopped supporting the 5000. If dropping and re-adding it doesn't work (as Chuck suggested), I have some further suggestions.
1) Download the appropriate driver from the hp website and reinstall it. It looks like your driver may not have been updated since macOS 10.6. But it still might work. 2) Create a virtual machine of a lower macOS version and print from there. I did this for years with my previous large-format printer, which ceased to function correctly starting with Mavericks. Considering my usage patterns, for me it was not a noticeable hardship to start up the virtual for a print job. 3) If you are in the mood for a new printer, I just bought a HP Color Laserjet CP5225 that I am very happy with. With the manual feeder I can go as large as 12.5"x18.5". (The tray goes up to 11x17.) It is not super-fast, but the results are so much better than my previous printer which had been slowly dying for a number of years. (And it isn't any slower than that one was.) Plus it does color! It's not great for photo printing, but for adding color accents to a document it is perfect. It is larger and heavier than I would like. If I live long enough to replace it, I probably won't try to move it again by myself. It really needs two people to lift it safely. Final note: if you order a CP5225, make sure you get the one that has an automatic duplexer. You have to manually duplex oversize (larger than 11x17) sheets, but it is very handy for 11x17 and smaller, and it adds almost no additional cost. On Sat, Apr 28, 2018 at 8:25 AM, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello all, > I’ve been using an HP5000 printer for a very long time. It still works > great. I installed a card that allowed it to print via ethernet (so, in > essence, it is a HP5000N). It is a 600dpi, large-format, laser printer. > > I use a MacBook, running Sierra (not High Sierra). Suddenly, with the last > system upgrade from Apple (to 10.12.6), the printer is no longer found. > > Is anyone on the list using a setup similar to mine, who experienced the > same problem and has a solution? > > Or, perhaps, could someone make recommendations for a reliable printer > that can print up to 12x18? > > Hoping for help! > > David Froom > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: > [email protected] _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: [email protected]
