Old HP Printer

Does anyone have an installation disc for a HP Deskjet 895Cse printer. I purchase one at a flea market and learned when I got it home that it was missing the installation disk. I would appreciate anyone's help. Thanks

You can download drivers (or find instructions for using the drivers included in some operating ststems) by clicking here. You can also print test pages without the drivers as described here. Manuals and other troubleshooting information is availabls for download from HP here.
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1. Hello
2. Problem with old laser printer and compatibility.
3. My computer is a iMac
4. running 10.6.8
5. printer: Lexmark Optra S 1255
6. bought a IEEE 1284 printer cable
7. installed drivers
8. When I add the printer, it just swirls and state"printer offline"
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Explain #8.
Did you restart after adding the drivers?
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(Apple Menu/About this Mac/More Info/Firewire or Printer)
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I saw a reference to returning my old HP Printer, presumably for recycling. How do I do this. Are there recycling centers or authorized locations?

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Can my old HP print from my iPad using airport express

Can my old HP print from my iPad using airport express.
If yes what can be done.
Thank you.
Merry Christmas

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I need Postscript for an old Gestetner printer. Who can supply?

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Printing: (old) Lexmark Printer via USB - Router - Arch

Hey Guys,
i am trying to get my printer working on Arch.
Printer: Lexmark T632
Router: (Vodafone) EasyBox 802
System: Arch
The printer is kinda old and does not have a network connection, so it is connected via usb with the router.
Printing works with windows (xp to 8).
At the moment i have cups installed, as well as "lexmark-inkjet-legacy".
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1. add a local printer
2. create a new interface -> default TCP/IP
3. enter ip of the router, in my case 192.168.2.1
4. select the driver
5. for devicetype select custom and not generic
6. in this custom window select protokoll "lpr"
7. and it works.
So, i tried doing this in cups:
1. add printer, LPD/LPR Host or Printer
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3. enter name etc
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This download also provides a tool called "lexmark" where you can setup printers - but i did not figure out how to use this to set up an lpd printer.
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Last edited by cars10 (2014-04-21 20:35:08)

czubek wrote:Qinohe had a good suggestion with the RPi. It has two usb ports. One could serve the printer and the other a usb wifi dongle. I have an RPi for my print server but it is hard wired to my router.
Using a RPI has another advantage, you could setup SANE to act as a server together with xinetd, that way everybody in the house can use the scanner too, could be a lot of walking, though
I seldom use the scanner, so I decided to keep that one local, on the PI.
Btw. Mine is also hardwired..

Help with Old Deskjet Printer

I have an old 660C and it goes through the process of printing but the pages are blank. HP wont support it anymore! I am looking for someone to help me fix it. Will pay! HELP!

The most likely suspect would be dried out or empty print cartridges. I would start by printing a diagnostic test page as shown here. If the page is totally blank then skip to the next paragraph. If there are some wisps of black or color then try running a cleaning cycle up to three times.
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How do I get Firefox to recognize my new default printer as the old default printer is no longer connected?

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You can force Firefox into forgetting the old printer.
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I am trying to connect a 1997 variety Epson 1520 printer to my Mini in order to print ledger size spreadsheets. I have intermittently used this printer with a Keyspan twin serial adapter on my ibook running OS 9 .
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The Epson 1520 has a serial
bit rate of 1.8 Mbs I was going to try seeing if it
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I know that my laptop has the proper driver as the printer was working fine through the old router. What do I need to do to get my printer working again?
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yuppers you can.
but first write down that your rounter is now 192.168.15.1 not 192.168.1.1
after you made the last change did you have to restart your pc?
you will need to print out a status page like you did on the other. what is the current ip address it has? is it in the 192.168.15.xx range? if it is then what is it? as long as its .3 or higher but not .100 - 49 then skip the next step. keep in mind we want the printer to be static ip.
ok anyways, on your new printer you will need to set it to a static ip of 192.168.15.3 with a gateway of 192.168.15.1 and sub as 255.255.255.0 just like your other printer except the ip address off by one.
and in your pc right click on the printer > properties > ports > and either add 192.168.15.3 or modify the existing ip <<<really all we are doing is matching the ips so if printer is 192.168.15.35 make it that. make sure the printer is selected to 192.168.15.3 press save.
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These seem to be a commercial products. For the best chance at finding a solution I would suggest posting in the forum for HP Business Support!
You can find the Commercial Laserjet board here:
http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/Printers-LaserJet/bd-p/bsc-413
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RogerG

RTP wrote:
I know that this one is not easy, and thanks in advance for any info!
here's an interesting thread http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2133770&start=0&tstart=0

TS3999 In the last week when changing text notes in outlook appointments or all day events, the changes appear on my pc screen, iphone & ipad but when I print the changes are not there, the old text prints that has been deleted

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Thanks Sig. The information is here: Anything useful stand out?
Battery Information:
Model Information:
Serial Number:    9G1130CJVD3MA
Manufacturer:    DP
Device Name:    bq20z451
Pack Lot Code:    0000
PCB Lot Code:    0000
Firmware Version:    0201
Hardware Revision:    0002
Cell Revision:    0158
Charge Information:
Charge Remaining (mAh):    5663
Fully Charged:    Yes
Charging:    No
Full Charge Capacity (mAh):    5663
Health Information:
Cycle Count:    59
Condition:    Normal
Battery Installed:    Yes
Amperage (mA):    261
Voltage (mV):    12574
System Power Settings:
AC Power:
System Sleep Timer (Minutes):    10
Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes):    10
Display Sleep Timer (Minutes):    10
Wake on AC Change:    No
Wake on Clamshell Open:    Yes
Wake on LAN:    Yes
Current Power Source:    Yes
Display Sleep Uses Dim:    Yes
Battery Power:
System Sleep Timer (Minutes):    10
Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes):    10
Display Sleep Timer (Minutes):    2
Wake on AC Change:    No
Wake on Clamshell Open:    Yes
Display Sleep Uses Dim:    Yes
Reduce Brightness:    Yes
Hardware Configuration:
UPS Installed:    No
AC Charger Information:
Connected:    Yes
ID:    0x0100
Wattage (W):    60
Revision:    0x0000
Family:    0x00ba
Serial Number:    0x00262704
Charging:    No

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Being the pack rat I am, we have a whole storage room filled with obsolete software, manuals, boards, digitizer pads, plotters and so on. Occassionally I'll drag the most hapless equipment out and let the art students disassemble them for useful elements in their constructions. Recycling can be fun and artful.
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I bought a Time Capsule so I could connect my old printer and print wirelessly. It is a HP Desk Jet 1055. It uses USB, which I connected into the USB port of the Time Capsule but I can't get them to connect. Any ideas?

OK, thanks for the clarifying that
Connect the printer to the USB port on the Time Capsule, power on the printer and wait a few minutes
On your Mac, open System Preferences (gear icon on the dock)
Open Print & Scan
Click the + (plus) button at the bottom of the printer list on the left
Wait a few seconds for your printer model or family to appear
(If you try this a few times and the printer does not appear, then your model is not supported)
Click on the printer model to highlight it
Click Add at the lower right of the window
Try to print
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