Afternoon all, The place to start with all printer problems is localhost:631 from machine that is causing error. This brings up the CUPS printing window which is what OS X utilises for printer control. Administrator is what you want to select then select device.
I would say the printer is showing a empty toner cartridge or wrong paper size or allocation. Cheers! `RobD... On 02Aug2010, at 2:45 pm, Andrew McColl wrote: > > Try seeing if there are newer drivers available for the printer on the > manufacturers website. If so download and install on the problematic > computer to see if it helps. > > Also you could try hooking the printer up directly to the computer via usb > and see if you can print then. That should let you know if its a driver > issue or not. > > Andrew > > Quoting "gary dorn" <[email protected]>: > >> >>> Hi Gary, >>> >>> Try deleting the Printer from System Preferences > Print & Fax and then Add >>> the Printer - 'Bonjour' >> >> As suggested >> we have now tried that a few times , but unfortunately it has made no >> difference. >> Printer still creates a print que then times out to a pause? >> >> what other things could we try. >> >> thanks >> >> >> >>> >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Ronni >>> >>> 17" MacBook Pro Intel Core i7 >>> 2.66GHz / 4GB / 1067 MHz DDR3 / 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200rpm >>> >>> OS X 10.6.3 Snow Leopard >>> Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 22/07/2010, at 2:51 PM, gary dorn wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Howdy >>>> we have a Laser printer connected via USB to an Airport extreme down in >>>> the lower ground floor. >>>> >>>> a power mac G4 (10.4.8) and Macbook (10.6.2) on the Upper floor , both >>>> with airport, print AOK >>>> >>>> right next to these two is my wifes new iMac (10.6.3), >>>> internet and email all work fine. >>>> file sharing is turned on >>>> screen sharing is turned on and works fine. >>>> we have setup the laser printer, however....... >>>> >>>> .........when we go to print from the iMac, it all goes through the >>>> dialogue boxes fine, but nothing happens at the printer. eventually after >>>> say 3 minutes the laser printer status changes to Pause, and it doesn't >>>> print anything. >>>> We have tried 2 of the accounts on this iMac and get the same thing >>>> >>>> the macbook ( positioned right next to it) prints the same document in 15 >>>> seconds. >>>> >>>> Because internet seem to work okay, I am suspecting that the system has >>>> some other setting or preference that needs adjusting, >>>> >>>> Any thoughts on where to start is appreciated. >>>> >>>> thanks in advance >>>> -- >>>> gary dorn >>>> north perth >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]> >> >> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]> >> > > > > -- > Andrew McColl > [email protected] > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]>
