Epson printer issue

I'm getting an error message when I try to print from PS and my Epson 3800 printer:
"There was an error opening your printer. Printing functions will not be available until you have selected a printer and reopened any documents."
This is a brand new occurrence........so what's with this?

Sorry.............PS version:14.2.1
Printer settings? It will print in other apps such as text edit.
OS: Mac 10.10.2
Not sure what you mean by"document details".

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