Isn’t the 5000 a 1200 dpi printer? I bought two of them for $25, mixed & matched parts, replaced one separator pad and got a workhorse. I could swear it’s 1200 dpi... Does anyone have trouble with the duplexer jamming? If so, is there a good fix?
Sent from my iPhone, so please pardon all the typos. > On Apr 28, 2018, at 10:10 AM, Chuck Israels <cisra...@comcast.net> wrote: > > And I forgot another thing: there is a way (in the menus on the printer > settings) to have the printer print a page that has its IP address (it > sometimes randomly generates a new one). Don’t remember where that is, but > there is printer setting that prints out a page with "Printer Information”. > I keep a copy of the IP address it prints out taped to the side of the > printer so I can tell the Mac where it is, if it doesn’t find it > automatically. > > Every time something like this happens and I think I need a new printer, a > cure turns up and the HP 5000N soldiers on. > > For B&W large format — others have recommended a Ricoh model, but I am still > using the HP. > > Chuck > >> On Apr 28, 2018, at 6:57 AM, Robert Patterson <rob...@robertgpatterson.com> >> wrote: >> >> 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, dfr...@smcm.edu <dfr...@smcm.edu> 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 >>> Finale@shsu.edu >>> https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >>> >>> To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: >>> finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu >> _______________________________________________ >> Finale mailing list >> Finale@shsu.edu >> https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >> >> To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: >> finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu > > Chuck Israels > cisra...@comcast.net > (360) 201-3434 > > 8831 SE 12th Ave. > Portland OR 97202 > > <chuckisraelsjazz.com> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu > https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: > finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu
