Ugh, why not just buy a new printer

https://store.hp.com/us/en/pdp/hp-laserjet-pro-m203dw-printer

1200 dpi and can be bought for $120 or so. Probably would save on electricity 
bills compared to that tank 5000 printer

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> On Apr 28, 2018, at 7:52 AM, Williams, Jim <jwilli...@franklincollege.edu> 
> wrote:
> 
> 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
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