Yosemite Mac Can't Locate Printer

I just got a new Macbook Pro last month. I am using a HP ENVY 4500 printer and occasionally, when I try to send a print job to the printer, it gets stuck in the "Connecting" stage, then when I wait long enough, I get the "cannot locate printer" message. I then restart my Macbook Pro and everything is fine again. When I only got this error once, I thought it might have been some minor glitch but this has happened twice now. Any ideas what could be causing this? Could this be a fundamental hardware issue or am I being overly paranoid?

Thank you so much for the assistance! I will definitely try the steps you mentioned when I encounter the issue again. Just as another update, I have tried turning my printer off and back on again to no success... It seems like restarting the Mac was the only solution so far. Also, just to be very specific with the issue, I will describe the events: (1) I sent a print job to the printer and it just says, "looking for printer" for a while. (2) I then get a message saying that the mac is unable to locate the printer. (3) I unplug the USB and re-plug it again and try again (when I do this, it seems like the printer is detected, but when I try to print, it loads for a while then again says that the printer is unable to be located). (4) I turn the printer off and back on and the same issue from (3) happens. (5) Finally, I restart the computer and send the print job and everything is fine again. I just want to make sure that there's nothing wrong with my Mac and that this sounds more like a software/incompatibility issue! How likely do you think that this is an issue with the hardware?

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