HP Photosmart C4600 wont print using Airport Extreme

I recently purchased my MacBook Pro and accessories and my HP printer wont print. It would add to my printers under Airport Express yet wouldnt print anything out.( Always said 'locating printer') I've read other suggestions and none seemed to help or supported my printer. HELP ME!! : )

Is the AirPort Extreme model a newer rectangular model, or an older
orb-shaped 54M model with built-in modem, antenna jack & USB port?
Some printers don't appreciate the courtesy extended them by the
great AirPort Extreme's ability to connect various brands via USB
which otherwise would not be supported wirelessly.
I have an HP (all-in-one) that will not work as a USB wireless printer
via the AirPort Extreme (or AirPort Express) base station's USB. Yet
a slightly older Epson Photo printer will print satisfactorily through the
USB port in AirPort wireless base station models. The only failing, in
that situation, is lack of printer Utility function; it works only by wire.
Some printers are not supported in the grand scheme of things, in
regard to USB printing from the AirPort's USB port. However for
years prior to Time Machine and other official hardware support for
wireless connections to external hard disk drives, USB 2.0 HDDs
(storage) were supported by the orb-shaped AirPort Extreme base.
However, that's another topic...
I was unable to find a different driver from HP to aid in USB support
over wireless, per the AirPort base station. Other drivers, such as
those from http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net/MacOSX.php didn't,
when it came to my HP OfficeJet printer. Not sure about later ones.
The Epson model I have uses Bonjour printing to be seen by the AEBS.
Good luck & happy computing!

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Any changes made to your system before the issue occurred: Setting up HP printer using Airport Utility to add a new printer and installed Bonjour Print Wizard.
Problem: My printer is already set up using Airport Utility. When I print something, the printer doesn't do anything. Is there something I haven't done lately in order to get this printer working using my wifi router?
Suggestion #1: Are the print jobs getting stuck in the print queue? You can check this by clicking on the printer icon in your task tray by the clock.
Error Message #1: Yes, the print job got stuck in the print queue, but the moment, it disappeared from the print queue and the printer doesn't print at all. This is frustrating.
Suggestion #2: Does the printer work as expected if you connect it directly to the PC via USB?
Error Message #2: Yes, the printer works if I connect it directly to my PC via USB, but I don't understand why it wouldn't work with the wifi router, though.
Suggestion #3: This has to do with the way the router handles the connection to the printer. I found another thread, regarding this issue, and it has some information that may help resolve it.
http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Printer-Networking-and-Wireless/Print-Problem-Using -USB-Printer-on-Airp...
If that does not help, I would recommend posting on the Apple forums, as they may have more expertise with the router's abilities:
https://discussions.apple.com/community/wireless/airport
Error Message #3: After clicking on the first link that you posted, it was very helpful, but the printer couldn't print completely and somehow it would stop at the quarter of a paper. It looks incomplete when I took it out from my printer. It does that every time.

UPDATE!
Problem solved! So this is just a followup in case someone else ever stumbles into these boards with the same or similar problems as mine, that is, trying to run an HP Deskjet D1500 series printer [mine's a D1520] on an Airport Extreme wifi router's USB port as a network printer [with the Airport Extreme controlled by an ancient G4 PowerMac Quicksilver currently running OS X 10.4.11).
Although it probably SHOULDN'T matter, since this type of printer works fine with just the Tricolor cartridge as shipped when hooked up directly to a computer's USB port, on a hunch I got a black HP cartridge (that's a type 21, not type 22 as I had earlier said), slapped it in, tried a test page, and all's well. So, we can call off the technoid hounds. Everything running perfectly.
I hope this message in a bottle may help someone else out there some day soon who may be scratching his or her head with a similar stumper. And just to recap those important Windows printer settings, they are:
* [Printer Properties--> Ports--> Add New Port...] "Standard TCP/IP Port"
* [Configure Port] IP Address "10.0.1.1" and Port "9100"
Best of luck!
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The end result of all of this is that the printer is attached to the network, but the computer (any of the 3) cannot connect to the printer. When I run the HP setup assistant, it cannot "find" the printer.
Everything was working perfectly before I "upgraded." Why am I not able to print with the new base station?
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To see if your printer is compatible, take a look at thisiFelix Unofficial AirPort Printer Compatibility link. If your printer isn't listed, it doesn't necessarily mean it won't work, but simply that it has not been verified. iFelix also provides the following workaround for printers not on the list that would certainly be worth a try.
Also you can try this Apple Tech Support article to see if it will help: Printer troubleshooting for AirPort Base Stations and Time Capsule
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