HP Laserjet 4 M plus

I have the laserjet 4m plus plugged into the time capsule via a CAT5 cord and it worked fine in 10.5. Now I do not see the printer when I go to set it up. Does anyone know how to retrieve the IP address from the printer? Also which driver should I use? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Hi - I have an HP 5M printer, but it sounds very similar to the problems I was having when I first upgraded to Snow Leopard last week, so I'll tell you what worked for me.
My HP 5M was originally connected in OS 10.5 using AppleTalk. Now that that is gone, you need to enable TCP/IP on your printer instead of AppleTalk for network printing.
On your Mac, go to system preferences, network settings, and get the I.P. for that machine. It is probably 192.168.1.xxx.
Pick a number between 2 and 254 and use that for the last number in the I.P.
I used picked the number 20, so for my example above, I would use 192.168.1.20.
On the front of your printer panel somewhere there is a menu you can scroll through. (HP MI0 Menu)
My settings are as follows:
Novell: OFF
DLC/LLC: OFF
TCP/IP: ON (this is the important one)
ETALK: ON
Then it will ask you if you want to configure TCP/IP, which you do want to do. Settings for that:
BOOTP: NO
IP BYTE: 1=192
IP BYTE: 2=168
IP BYTE: 3=0
IP BYTE: 4=20
(As you can see from the numbers in the 4 IP BYTE listings, they correspond to the IP address numbers of whatever your router is, with the last digit being the "new" number you picked to access your printer).
There are other menu settings on your printer in that same setting location (SM BYTE, etc), all which are 0 and you don't need to alter them at all.
Then go to your System Preferences, Print & Fax, click the + to add printer, click IP, Protocol: HP Jetdirect, then type in the IP address that you specified on your printer (192.168.1.20) and click Add. You may have to specify your printer in the "Print Using" space if it doesn't automatically assign you as Laserjet 4M Plus.
Let me know how you make out. It can be frustrating if you've never had to do it before, I know it was for me.
Blair

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Welcome to the HP Support Forums!
Thank you for posting your question regarding the LaserJet 1020 Plus and what system requirement are needed to install. I was able to find some information to answer this for you. It would appear that on XP the printer needs at least 128 MB of RAM and 150 MB of free disk space.
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I have been having problems with the subject printer since installing Windows 7 on my HP Pavilion system. I have another printer (HP 8500 Officjet) that works fine. The Laserjet printer is attached via a USB parallel adapter. When I began having problems printing documents, I disconnected the Laserjet printer and turned it off. I, then, tried to remove the printer from the 'Devices and Printers' window. The system seems to remove the printer, but when I come back to 'Devices and Printers' , the Laserjet printer appears as if I did not remove it. When I looked in the 'Device Manager' , the 8500 Officejet printer shows up but the Laserjet printer does not.
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Hi - I have an HP 5M printer, but it sounds very similar to the problems I was having when I first upgraded to Snow Leopard last week, so I'll tell you what worked for me.
My HP 5M was originally connected in OS 10.5 using AppleTalk. Now that that is gone, you need to enable TCP/IP on your printer instead of AppleTalk for network printing.
On your Mac, go to system preferences, network settings, and get the I.P. for that machine. It is probably 192.168.1.xxx.
Pick a number between 2 and 254 and use that for the last number in the I.P.
I used picked the number 20, so for my example above, I would use 192.168.1.20.
On the front of your printer panel somewhere there is a menu you can scroll through. (HP MI0 Menu)
My settings are as follows:
Novell: OFF
DLC/LLC: OFF
TCP/IP: ON (this is the important one)
ETALK: ON
Then it will ask you if you want to configure TCP/IP, which you do want to do. Settings for that:
BOOTP: NO
IP BYTE: 1=192
IP BYTE: 2=168
IP BYTE: 3=0
IP BYTE: 4=20
(As you can see from the numbers in the 4 IP BYTE listings, they correspond to the IP address numbers of whatever your router is, with the last digit being the "new" number you picked to access your printer).
There are other menu settings on your printer in that same setting location (SM BYTE, etc), all which are 0 and you don't need to alter them at all.
Then go to your System Preferences, Print & Fax, click the + to add printer, click IP, Protocol: HP Jetdirect, then type in the IP address that you specified on your printer (192.168.1.20) and click Add. You may have to specify your printer in the "Print Using" space if it doesn't automatically assign you as Laserjet 4M Plus.
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The product you have is a commercial printer. I suggest posting in the forum for HP Business Support for a better chance at finding a solution.
Here is the link to the Commercial Laserjet board:
http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/Printers-LaserJet/bd-p/bsc-413
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Hi Bhupender,
Welcome to the HP Forums.
I see that you are having issues setting the printer as the default printer and you can't print from Excel spreedsheets.
I will do my best to assist you with this issue.
I would set up a new Admin user account on the computer to see if this will allow you to set the printer as the default.
Go to start->type change PC settings and press enter. In the opening page, on the left pane, navigate to Users and click it. On the right pane, scroll below, where there is an option Add new user. Click it. Select the appropriate account type and type the username. A new local user account will be created.
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The driver might have become corrupted.
Uninstalling the Printer Software.
HP LaserJet 1020 Printer Drivers.
Select your operating system, click next and click on the software to download and install.
Hope this helps resolve your issue.
Have a great day.
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I need a compatible printer driver for HP Laserjet 4 Plus printer. I have Windows 7 - 64 bit.

The Laserjet 4 Plus driver is supplied through Windows Update for Windows 7. You can do the following: click Start, Devices and Printers, Add a Printer, select the correct port, Next, then select Windows Update, then select HP as the manufacturer and select the Laserjet 4 Plus.
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Roy,
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Hi @rajahp ,
I see by your post that the printer is printing distorted characters. Thanks for providing the screen shot. I can help you.
It looks like a issue with the toner or possible a hardware issue with the printer or fuser.
Inspect the toner cartridge for damage:
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CAUTION: Do not touch the roller (imaging drum) on the bottom of the cartridge.
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Hi Gaurav,
The printer is not compatible with Mac as you may see below:
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There are two main areas for issues installing a Laserjet 4 in Windows 7:
Ports. The Laserjet 4 and its derivatives had a standard parallel port but most Windows 7 machines no longer have a parallel port. The most common solution is a USB-parallel converter cable. This can be problematic because many of the converter cables do not support Windows 7. [Edit - the posts flagged here have models of converter cables users in the forum has reported as working in Windows 7.] Additionally, most of the cables have no documentation (or even a brand name) making it difficult to resolve issues. The converter may provide a simulated parallel port such as LPT3: or it may be a port like USB001:. Another option with the Laserjet 4 would be to add a JetDirect card which would provide a network port for the Laserjet 4. This will require the Laserjet to be connected to a router and would provide network access to multiple computers if you wish. A typical JetDirect card for the Laserjet 4 is shown here.
Drivers. The drivers for the Laserjet 4 (and 4M and other derivatives) are delivered through Windows Update. If Windows Update is enabled (as described in step method 2 here under the section to "Configure Windows Update to"...) you may be able to just connect the USB cable and have the driver properly install. If not do the following: click on the Start Orb, Devices and Printers, Add a Printer, then select the appropriate port. When the list of printers comes up click on Windows Update. It will take several minutes for the list to repopulate, once this is complete the Laserjet 4 series printers will be available under HP (not Hewlett-Packard).
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