Computer Cannot Find Printer Attached to TC USB

I have a 500 gb Time Capsule which has all the latest firmware and which I kind of hate. Currently the device has an HP Photosmart C4480 attached to it via the rear USB port. The Time Capsule is blissfully ignorant of the attachment. When I enter the Print and Fax menu from System Preferences the printer does not appear under any subheading. Currently the only way to print from said printer is to unplug it from my useless Time Capsule and into my MacBook Pro. I know that this is possible because I previously had the printer and TC working in harmony but now they refuse to even acknowledge each others' existence.
If anyone has any advice that would be greatly appreciated. If its at all useful as information my computer does successfully backup from Mac OSX, but refuses to see the TC in a BootCamped Version of Windows. (This is the other reason I hate my Time Capsule but I'm taking it one step at a time.)

The Time Capsule recognizing the device and the mac recognizing the device are one and the same. I do not understand your distinction.
You stated "The Time Capsule is blissfully ignorant of the attachment." I understood this as saying that when you used the AirPort Utility, the printer was not showing up for the TC. So, my point is, if it doesn't show up in the AirPort Utility, it won't show up for computers trying to access it from the TC. Sorry, if I misunderstood.
Additionally, I know that this printer is compatible because it used to work with my Time Capsule and then stopped.
Yes, I did gather this from your comments, but I have seen situations where certain printer functionality with the AirPort's USB port as non-consistent between models.
(I even got the printer as part of an Apple promotion...)
Ok, so even if Apple provides the printer as part of a promotion, they are not necessarily guaranteeing that it will be compatible with the AirPorts. Of course, that wouldn't be true if they provided that compatibility in writing. In fact only the manufacturer of the printer can assure that it can provide printer drivers that allow their printer to be accessible from a router's USB port.

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