MAC OSX 10.5.8 HP C7280 not printing - communication failure

I have a Mac OSX 10.5.8 , It has been wirelessly connected to mt HPC7280 for a long time and prints perfectly up until today. The queue shows "printing" for a while but nothing prints and then I get this messege:
"Communication Failure: The computer is no longer able to communicate with your printer. Turn the printer off, check your printer connections and check for printer errors, and turn the printer back on."
Tried all troubleshooting on this page: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c02205477&cc=us&dlc=en&lang=en&lc=en&product=320...
Nothing seems to work. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Let's reset the printing system:
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- Right (or control) click in the rectangle listing your printers and select Reset Printing System.
WARNING - this will delete ALL of your printers!
- Select the plus sign to re-add a printer. Select the Defualt tab on the top of the window. Look for the printer, select it and wait until the "Add" button becomes available. Click it.
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