Trouble installing printer

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Trouble installing printer

i recently bought a printer and it will not connect to my mac, when i open my printer utilities and select the add printer option, my printer comes up on the screen but cannot find my printers model in the print using drop down menu.

Is there a different way to do it because i have had macs for the last 4 years and have never had this problem before?

mini, Mac OS X (10.4.10)

Posted on May 21, 2008 2:19 PM

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A-J-P Author

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May 21, 2008 2:26 PM in response to A-J-P

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Burnbevo

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May 22, 2008 1:42 AM in response to A-J-P

what printer do you have,
have you tried selecting your printer in the System Preferences?

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AndyO

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May 22, 2008 3:56 AM in response to A-J-P

Since you don't indicate which make and model the printer is, it's difficult to give specifics, but if your printer came with a disk containing MacOS drivers, did you install those? If it didn't, have you looked on the manufacturer's web site to see if there are MacOS drivers for that specific printer? If there are, download and install those, then try and add the printer again.

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A-J-P Author

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May 22, 2008 2:39 PM in response to A-J-P

hi the printer is an epson stylus dx7450, i downloaded a print driver from http://esupport.epson-europe.com/ProductHome.aspx?lng=en-GB&data=lkuCfcvA9czvYMy YhhZvmasvhhFBgOuCy+y3EjpBnpEU003D&tc=6
but the driver is still not there, and i have tried re-installing the disk that came with the printer but there is no driver on the disk.

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Boece

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May 23, 2008 4:43 AM in response to A-J-P

Have you tried looking for cx7450 instead of dx7450?

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Boece

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May 23, 2008 5:17 AM in response to A-J-P

I also note that the link you post goes to
the Windows drivers. Be sure you get the Mac OSX
driver.

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A-J-P Author

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May 23, 2008 9:20 AM in response to A-J-P

sorry i must have posted the wrong link, but it was the mac version i downloaded, and i tried usind cx but it didnt work just printed a load of random text.

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A-J-P Author

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May 23, 2008 10:46 AM in response to A-J-P

i have been trying again to connect the printer using epson cx drivers and i have found one that works, but the prints are all faded, is this because it is the wrong driver?

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