Epson Artisan 800 support in Snow Leapard

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Epson Artisan 800 support in Snow Leapard

Hi. I was wondering if anyone upgrading to SL has the Epson Artisan 800 printer. The Epson site indicates that they don't yet have compatible drivers for SL, but the Apple Support Site lists it as being supported with drivers included in SL. I would like to upgrade to SL, but can't give up my printer. P.S. currently the printer is network connected to three systems.

Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Aug 28, 2009 6:41 PM

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Answer 1

Aug 28, 2009 6:49 PM in response to Robert Rissmiller

I don't have the Aritsan 800 printer, but I did look to see what Snow Leopard installed. It does look like support is included. I found the file /Library/Printers/EPSON/InkjetPrinter2/SupportPrinters/Artisan 800.data To me, that is a fairly good indication that it is supported.

Also, the Gutenprint drivers will support this printer.

Matt

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Answer 2

Ham

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Aug 28, 2009 11:23 PM in response to Robert Rissmiller

You are in luck. Looks like Apple built in the Epson Artisan 800 driver:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3669

Also looks like OS X 10.6 supports print and scan out of the box.

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Answer 3

georose

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Aug 29, 2009 9:58 AM in response to Ham

I can confirm that my Epson Artisan 800 prints and scans with Snow leopard. However, there are some changes in the menu displays and saving a jpg from a scan to the desktop couldn't be trashed until I moved it. Haven't printed a DVD yet.

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Answer 4

Aug 31, 2009 2:41 PM in response to Robert Rissmiller

Thanks, for the info - just ordered SL.

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Answer 5

Oct 12, 2009 9:10 AM in response to Robert Rissmiller

Until recently, I had difficulty with wireless wifi scanning on the Epson 810 Artisan under Mac OS X 10.6.1. Wireless printing worked fine, but scanning did not. For those looking for wifi scanning, I'm pleased to report that it now works after installing the most recent updated drivers released 10/9/09:

Epson Printer Drivers for Mac OS X v10.6.1 2.1

http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple/firmware_hardware/epsonprinterdriver sformacosxv1061.html

It is suggested you download the drivers, then remove and re-add the printer under System Preferences > Print & Fax, after which the scanning functions are accessible.

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