No colour printing with Airport

With my HP Deskjet printer connected by USB to Airport Express I can print OK wirelessly from my laptop, but the pages will only print black and not colour. The printer prints colour pages and text OK when used without Airport. Anyone got any ideas? Am I missing something obvious?

Did anybody come up with a solution for this problem? I am experiencing a similar issue: I just bought a HP Deskjet F2280 all-in-one printer which works smoothly via UBS connection. However once I plug it to my airport express all the printout come out in (faded) black-and-white. Any idea? thanks

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    I just bought a new MacBook Pro so I thought I would give it another go.
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    Not very much to go on here but I'll give it a stab.
    Go to the Airport Utility program located in Applications/Utilities folder.
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    Now hit the "+" sign and define the shared printer. It should be listed in the resulting "add Printer" dialog. Highlight, change any naming info and click "add".
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  • How to print with a wireless printer with airport extreme

    how to print with a wireless printer with airport extreme

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    Cisco vpn client..
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  • Print with Airport Express

    I've just buyed a new printer (HP Laserjet Pro 300 Color m351a) and installed new HP drivers in my Macbook Pro (with OSX 10.9 Mavericks) and when I connect the USB cable to the Airport Express (first model) to use it wireless I'm not able to see her in printer menu.
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    Unfortunately, not all USB printers are compatible with AirPort base stations. In addition, the  AirPort's USB port does not support the "advanced" printer functions, like scanning, copying or faxing, of multi-function printers. 
    To see if your printer is compatible, take a look at this iFelix 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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  • HP Deskjet F380 problem printing with airport extreme

    Have tried everything under the sun from the apple and HP support websites and cannot get my printer to work wirelessly. When I try to add my printer, I get error message "-9672". Any other suggestions. Already spent 90 minutes on HP support and they gave me "their best effort", meaning they didn't think they could really help with outside products. Thanks.

    Hello jds17. Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
    Unfortunately, not all USB printers are compatible with AirPort base stations.
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    o 802.11g AirPort Extreme Base Station (AEBS) or AirPort Express Base Station (AX)
    o 802.11n AirPort Extreme Base Station (AEBSn)
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  • Can't print with airport usb connection only

    i have spent the last 3 days searching for help to fix my problem - PLEASE HELP!!!
    using:
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    I believe i have tried everything!!!  While i am newer to mac and not the greatest at networking, i have manipulated every setting to match up with all of the online help i can get (trying to not have to send this question!!) and no luck.
    i have deleted printers and jobs, reinstalled everything, i changed the cable, downloaded the latest drivers from canon and apple, i updated the firmware on the printer. i even reinstalled my osx and confirmed all is updated on my imac.
    i don't want to scan or fax this way - so that is not my issue -- it's just plain old printing using that usb port.
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    The most comprehensive set of troubleshooting instructions for printing problems involving Airport printers is found at:
    http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107418
    It is possible your printer simply cannot be made to work in this manner, and is more often than not a problem with multifunction printers.

  • HP PSC 1410 not printing with Airport Express

    I have just purchased this printer. I'm running Tiger on a Powerbook G4.
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    Theresa

    The PSC 1410 is not on the list of known compatible printers found at http://www.efelix.co.uk/tech/1013.html - which may very well explain the problem.

  • HP printing with AirPort Extreme

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    When I got this pinter I did not have v.10.6 on the imac at the time.  However, when I downloaded the software from HP, it was for 10.6 and 10.7.   I just a few minutes ago got the printer to work with the USB cable plugged into the computer, actually a USB hub.  Just a few minutes after i got the printer working by hooking it to the USB hub, a software update popped up for a HP printer update.  For a bit of information, I have had problems with concentration since several war injuries in Viet Nam and I get lost easily.  I don't mean to use this as an excuse, just explaining that I will be a bit slow following you.  I was a Senior Radio Repairman and Communications Chief in the Army and head of the Crypto Center.  Now I feel like a lost ball in high weeds.  I can still work things out by reasoning to an extent, but sometimes it is very frustrating, so I ask that you bear with me.
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  • Printing with Airport Express: never compeletes

    Hi,
    I have an HP Deskjet 5740 connected over my Airport Express.
    Printing works fine except for one very annoying issue: after the job is done the task is still in the printer's queue, and the activity light on the printer does not stop blinking.
    When you look at the printer window under XP, it shows a weird "pages" count, like 4/1 when printing one single page.
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    I am having the exact same problem with Airport Extreme.
    Hp 6540 printer talks perfectly to iBook but has this problem from Dell desktop.
    Hp support neither Mac or Windows could offer any help.
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  • Problem printing with airport

    Hi there!
    I've got two Mac's at home and Airport Express for the Airtunes and Internet access working as my family network. Decided to buy a printer two days ago and start using it across my airport usb hub but it's not working well.
    Though some times it print out without problems, several times it start printing to stop in the middle pausing the printer without notification. Afterward I push start again it cancel the job and stop printing, so I had to uninstall the software and reinstall it several times.
    But that it's annoying.
    I thought the printer machine was not working well but I've printed it using the usb connection directly to any of my Mac's and haven't had problems doing it that way.
    The printer it's a easy one, for house use more exactly HP DeskJet 2660.
    Is there any body who can help me solving out this issue?
    Thanks a lot.

    Hello joseyanezprivado. Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
    Unfortunately, not all USB printers are compatible with AirPort base stations. In addition, the AirPort's USB port does not support the "advanced" printer functions, like scanning, copying or faxing, of multi-function printers.
    To see if your printer is compatible, take a look at this iFelix 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:
    o Printer troubleshooting for AirPort Base Stations and Time Capsule
    Finally, check out this IBM support article to see if the printer you are interested in is listed as having a Postscript or PCL3 interface. If it does, then it will most likely work with the AirPort's USB port. Printers that use the "HP LIDIL" interface must be connected to a computer directly and will not work.

  • Print with airport express from ipad

    I have airport express and i will print with my ipad, but it doesn`t work. Can you help me?

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  • Lexmark does not support USB printing with Airport express

    See email from Lexmark:
    Hi Herman,
    Welcome to Lexmark e-mail support. I appreciate your query into Lexmark.
    Lexmark Inkjet printers are host based & work only USB attached. Currently Lexmark International does not support Airport Express on these printers.
    If you have any more questions or concerns, please contact me at your convenience and I will be happy to assist you. (If I am not available, another representative will reply to you as soon as possible.) To respond, please select "Reply" in your e-mail software, and be sure that the past e-mail is included in this reply.
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    ***Original Message***
    On Sun Jun 18th 03:20:53 PM EST 2006, hernan.
    Dear Mamta,
    Thank you very much for your support. I already tried what you
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    in one driver but still I can't print.
    Any suggestions?
    Thank you,
    Hernan
    -----Original Message-----
    From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
    Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2006 7:30 AM
    To: hernan
    Subject: Re:Lexmark Technical Support (Req# 942782055)
    Dear Hernan,
    Thank you for contacting us regarding this matter. I appreciate the
    opportunity to assist you, and I hope my suggestions will provide a
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    3. Click on "Properties."
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    6. Click on "OK."
    You may copy and paste the web address given below to access the
    Lexmark 1000/1100 Color Jet printer Windows XP driver:
    http://downloads.lexmark.com/cgi-perl/downloads.cgi?ccs=229:
    1:0:1:0:0&emeafr
    ame=&fileID=1580&searchLang=en&searchLang=en
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    printer Windows XP driver to your desktop:
    1. Click on "Download Now."
    2. On the "File Download" screen, choose "Save."
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    ***Original Message***
    On Sat Jun 17th 06:20:55 AM EST 2006,
    hernan.>
    I purchased the Apple airport express that connects
    multiple
    wireless-networked PCs to a usb printer.
    is there a driver that can make this work?. I configured
    the printer
    according to the manual, received a test page and so on, but now it
    takes ages to start printing and printing never gets to 100%
    completion but to 99%. I am not able to cancel printing jobs and this
    is a whole mess.
    Best regards,
    Hernan
    vaio pcg-6c2l and IBM x40   Windows XP   Both service pack2

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