Trouble adding a printer

I have been using my Epson R1800 printer fine for 1-2 years. When I couldn't get my iPhoto to give me appropriate paper options, I decided to download new drivers. This is when my problems began. My MacBook Pro needs to add my printer, now-I have "no printer selected". I have been on the phone with Epson for 1 hour last night. I have successfully downloaded the correct drivers. I have deleted all old drivers. I have "dumped" various folders where corrupted Epson stuff might be. So, when I click the "+" button to add a printer, it successfully finds my printer so we know the connection is fine. I highlight the printer, click on add, and then there is nothing in the "location" bar plus the computer searches for the drivers and after about 5 minutes, the little wheel that goes round and round just stops. Epson claims they have done everything they can - I believe them. The feel it is an operating system problem with my computer. Any thoughts about how to resolve this?

I am having the same problem with an Epson Stylus CX7800. I was on the phone with Apple Care for about 1 hour trying everything and nothing has worked. They told me to call Epson, so now I know that won't help! I've downloaded drivers, deleted everything, and re-loaded, and still no printer on the list. Right now I am still without a printer so if someone can tell me how to get this to work it would be wonderful. By the way, the scanner works (Epson 7800 is an all-in-one). Weird.

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I am having trouble adding a printer to the eprint center.

I am logged in, so next I go to add the printer, it opens a box and asks me to enter my code. I have the sheet which just printed out. I put in the code without the email part @hpeprint.com, I hit ok and I get this hour glass that just stays there and never does anything. I have tried this quite a few times and have had no luck. I even reset all settings on the printer, got a new number and tried it again.
Anyone know why that is happening on the website?
thanks

Hey Sportsman7!
I don't think there is currectly any problem with the website. What browser are you using (IE8, Firefox, Chrome, etc.)? If you have a different browser, try adding it from there. If not, you can go to either firefox.com or google.com/chrome to download a different one. I just tried adding one of our printers to eprintcenter and it worked.
Hope this helps!
If I have solved your issue, please feel free to provide kudos and make sure you mark this thread as solution provided!
Although I work for HP, my posts and replies are my own opinion and not those of HP.

Trouble adding PDF printer

I seem to be unable to add PDF to my list of printers, as I have been able to do in the past. Is it no longer necessary to add a .PPD file to print directly to PDF from, say, Illustrator or InDesign?
Any help would be most appreciated.
Thank you!
Jon

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Trouble Adding a Printer Wirelessly

I've recently purchased my first Macbook Pro. I had no issues installing my Epson NX230 Printer/Scanner the first time. My printer was already connected to my network and my Mac found it (through bonjour) and I was able to print. This worked fine until I had to unplug my printer to move it. The printer was still showing as connected to the network, but my computer wasn't recognizing the connection unless I connected to the printer via USB.
I struggled with this problem for days. I uninstalled the printer, re-downloaded the epson drivers and tried to install again since it was so easy the first time. This time it would not recognize the printer. In the "add printer" dialouge nothing shows up. I was constantly updating and uninstalling and reinstalling and then all of the sudden one day it worked (and I have no idea what I did).
Now, a few weeks later, I'm having the same issue. The power went out and now my computer can't find my printer, even though my printer is connected to the network. Once again I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling with no luck. When I get to the "add printer" dialouge nothing is showing up. I'm really frustrated because it worked the first time, so I KNOW my printer and my Mac are wirelessly compatible. Please help! Thanks in advance.

I am having the same problem with an Epson Stylus CX7800. I was on the phone with Apple Care for about 1 hour trying everything and nothing has worked. They told me to call Epson, so now I know that won't help! I've downloaded drivers, deleted everything, and re-loaded, and still no printer on the list. Right now I am still without a printer so if someone can tell me how to get this to work it would be wonderful. By the way, the scanner works (Epson 7800 is an all-in-one). Weird.

Just bought a new PC with Windows 7 installed on it. I'm having trouble Adding my Lexmark Optra S 1625 Printer ( no drivers found )?

I have contacted Lexmark and they claim that the OS has a compatable driver included. But, so far I have NOT been successful at adding the printer. The Optra S 1625 is currently shared by one of my XP PC's on my network. My new, Windows 7 PC, is finding the printer just fine, but is not able to locate an acceptalbe driver for it. Perhaps, I am just not familiar enough yet with how to work with Windows 7 to get around the issue. I need some help. Lexmark claims that Windows 7 should have a compatable driver included with the OS ??? Please Advise.

Hi Fidmon,
After performing a research, I just get the same conclusion as Rick Dee and Shadow Walker. There is no Lexmark Optra S 1625 Printer driver for Windows 7 provided on Windows Update Catalog. Also, no driver downloading information for your printer listed on the Lexmark Product Download Center.
At this time, you can try the suggestions raised by Shadow Walker to install the similar printer driver to check the issue. For your convenicen, I have located a driver for OPTRA S 1255 printer. Please download and install the driver to test the issue.
Please note: Since this is a Windows XP driver, I can't guarantee if it works for you, but we can try installing the driver under Windows XP Compatible Mode.
OPTRA S 1255
If the driver did not work, I strongly suggest communicating with Lexmark Support and ask them to produce the proper driver for Windows 7.
Judy :)

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I am a new iMac user with quesiotns regarding netowrked printing. Any advice/explanations would be appreciated.
I am using an Epson RX580 printer which is physically connected to a Windows PC. I am able to print from the Mac over a wireless connection through a Belkin router and the PC. I was running into trouble with print quality when printing photos (faint pictures) as well as text (dot matrix quality) from the Mac. I checked on the Epson website which advocated NOT using the Gutenprint drivers. I downloaded the latest driver from Epson's website. However, I do not know how to find that driver to identify it as the one to use. In the Print dialog box, I chose the Epson SP RX580 driver, which looks like just one of the long list of provided Apple drivers, so I do not know if it is actually the updated driver or not. In any case, when trying to print using this driver, the whole process locks up when I click on Print for some reason, and then I have to do a Force Quit.
My questions:
1. How can I find out if the proper driver has been downloaded and installed?
2. I have read posts on this forum suggesting incompatibility issues with Epson printers and Macs. Is there any truth to this? I note that Epson's website seems to give instructions regarding avoidance of Gutenprint drivers on computers running OS X 10.5, so I assume the Epson printers are ok to use if the right driver is used.
3. I have not tried direct connecting the printer to the Mac, but wonder if my problem may be due to the network situation. Obviously, I am able to print with the Gutenprint driver, so it isn't an issue of the Mac finding the printer, but rather of print quality.
4. I have contacted Epson as well, but am not sure how much help they will be, so wanted to see if I could get any answers from this forum.
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Michael Bernstein1 wrote:
I have downloaded the Gutenprint drivers and installed them. I added the printer using "Print & Fax" and clicked on Windows to locate the printer. I can print to the printer now. However, the print quality is still lacking. I have tried to adjust the print settings, but can't get it right. I want to print text docs, but also photos from the Mac through the network outlined above.
In general, I recommend that you use a higher quality setting such as "High" rather than "Standard" for most Epson printers. For photos, I would suggest that you set "Color Precision" to "Best". Also be sure to set the "Image Type" to the proper setting for the job you are printing. There are options for Text, Text and Graphics, Photograph, etc. You may also find that setting the Composite Gamma to 0.8 will improve the output.
Also, my "borderless" photos (4x6) still come out with a very thin border...
Did you set the printer feature to print borderless? What about the setting to Expand to maximum print area rather than Shrink to fit the page?
Any other tips?
There are almost too many settings with the Gutenprint drivers. If you are often switching between text and photograph printing, you may want to create Presets for the different settings.
Matt

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I haven't had to add any peripherals to my iMac for several years, but am now trying to help my parents (in another state) install a new printer on their eMac. I've always heard how easy it is to add and install peripherals on a Mac compared to a PC, but they're having a heck of a time and I'm having trouble talking them through it over the phone.
They're trying to install a Canon Pixma MP-830. They installed the software from disk and tried to print- nothing. I explained how to "Add A Printer" from the Print Utility, but they're it's still not showing up for some reason. Part of the problem is the "old dog/new tricks" thing- they're in their late 60's and are slowly adapting to the world of computing; another problem is that I'm trying to help them remotely.
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10. Select the Default Browser view and select the Canon printer connected via the USB port. The Print Using menu should automatically change to Canon IJ Printer.
11. Click Add to add the printer.
Hopefully this is not too much for them but unfortunately when things don't work then these extra steps are needed. As for your brothers comment - I can guarantee you that Windows is no better. The same problem does occur.
Paul

When will there be fix for AirPrint in Yosemite? I cannot use my HP printer. I have uninstalled/resinstalled everything you can think of. I have deleted and added my printer more time than I can count. I have checked for updates. Nothing has worked.

When will there be fix for AirPrint? Since upgrading to Yosemite I cannot print from my MacBook Air which I use mostly. (I can print from the my old 2005 G5 desktop and iPad2 just fine on the same network.) I could print just fine when I had Mavericks. I have tried EVERYTHING under the sun: resetting print system, deleting and adding the printer, checking for updates, uninstalling and reinstalling printer software and folders, turning off modem, router etc. NOTHING works.
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timestamp: 12:42:32.557 Wednesday 12 November 2014
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