Connecting iMac 24" and HP 4MV

Just got a new iMac 24" and have it connected to my wireless router as well as my trusty HP 4MV. The machine sees the HP 4mv and it's selected in the printer window but will not print to it. I downloaded and installed most recent driver from HP site (updated in 2008, I think). What do I need to do to make this connection work?
Thanks for any help you can offer.

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Click on the [+] button to add a new printer. When the configuration window opens click on the IP icon in the toolbar. Set the Protocol drop down menu to LPD. Fill in the Address field with the IP address configured for the printer, e.g., 192.168.0.50. You can assign a Queue name of choice of leave the field blank. I usually assign a simple name such as HP4MV. If you assign a name use only alpha or numeric characters. No punctuation other than the underscore. Don't use spaces and keep the name to no more than 11 characters. Unix can be hard to please.
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