Photosmart 5510 MacBook Pro with OS 10.9 doesn't see the printer on network

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Keeps giving error message that the printer is offline....in the setup process it says set up successful but unable to locate to printer on the network....i didn't change anything, unless there was an automatic update done somewhere/sometime recently....it was working fine.  The self test on the printer for wireless passed everything!  iMac and iPad see it & print to it!!
please help me!!
oh, yes, it shows up in the printer device list twice:  once as HP 5510 series when connected by USB and once as 77A267 with everything unknown but state IP connection....this is the one that says offline and unable to locate on the network.
I have tried all the steps listed in the forum proposals to no avail.
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Hi msdok,
I understand the printer is appearing offline although you can print from the iPad and iMac. I see from your message that you have already done some troubleshooting, but I am not sure what you have tried. I recommend using the steps below if you have not already.
Reset Printing System
Click the Apple icon (   ), and then click System Preferences.
In the Hardware section, click Print & Fax/Scan. The Print & Fax/Scan  dialog box opens.
Right-click (or  Ctrl  +click) in the left panel, and then click Reset printing system…
Click OK to confirm the reset.
Type the correct Name and Password.
Click OK to reset the printing system. The Print & Fax dialog box shows no printer selected
Note: This will remove all printers in the print and Fax/Scan, any printer removed can be re-added later by clicking the plus (+) symbol.
Repair Disk Permissions
On the Dock, click Applications, and then click Utilities.
Double-clickDisk Utility.
Highlight your hard drive/partition on the left (by default this is "Macintosh HD").
Click the Repair Disk Permissions button at the bottom of the window.
Once the repair is complete, restart the computer.
When you add the printer, please ensure you are using the HP driver, not the AirPrint driver.
Select Add other Printer or Scanner                                                       
Select the printer you are adding and next to 'Use' you can the printer driver 
If this does not resolve the issue, please take a look at the following document, 'Printer is offline' Message Displays on the Computer and the Printer Will Not Print.
I hope this helps.
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