HP Color Laserjet 1600 cannot print in color with Pages 09

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HP Color Laserjet 1600 cannot print in color with Pages 09

Hi, everybody!

I got a huge problem for me that the HP Color Laserjet 1600 cannot print in color with Pages 09 after I upgrade to 10.6.1. It worked very well in 10.5.8. Since there is no official driver from HP website for 1600, so I used foomatic/foo2hp as the driver.

It is very strange that I can print in color with Safari and Preview in 10.6.1, but cannot with Pages 09. When I print with Pages 09, it always shows that the print job was completed but my printer was nothing happened.

I just re-install the 10.6 OS "complete new", install the printer driver with the instructions on this forum.

It would be high appreciated if somebody can help me on it!

MBP 133, Mac OS X (10.6.1)

Posted on Sep 21, 2009 11:07 PM

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guiming Author

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Sep 22, 2009 11:55 PM in response to guiming

Does anybody can help me on this??

Please!!!

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guiming Author

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Sep 24, 2009 4:59 PM in response to guiming

Still asking for the helps!!!

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tidoit

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Sep 25, 2009 4:25 AM in response to guiming

I've had the same problem with you, and I have found the solution from this page http://mattgadient.com/2009/01/18/mac-os-x-drivers-for-the-hp-color-laserjet-160 0/
Look up to comment #27.

{quote}I’ve had the exact same problem under Snow Leopard. In the CUPS-interface, where you set the mode to color, I’ve also set the “bits per plane” to “2 bits per plane”. This has resolved the issue for me.{quote}

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Sep 29, 2009 12:35 AM in response to tidoit

Dear Tidorit,

Thank you very much for your information. Actually, I use the driver supplied by Matt for a while in Leopard and it worked very well.

However, after SL, it doesn't work any more. I also post there and ask for the help. I wish you can also help me again.

I tried the solution which Thiemo (#27) said, change it from “bits per plane” to “2 bits per plane”. It can print in color. However, it has a very serious Color Distortion. And also, it seems cannot print the whole pages well.

So I delete the "old version" and re-install the "new version". Unfortunately, it can only print in B/W, even in Safari. I changed from to “2 bits per plane”, the same problem happened. There is a very serious color distortion.

Best regards.

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Oct 5, 2009 5:46 PM in response to guiming

Does anybody has the HP Color Laserjet 1600 too? Do you have the same problems? Do you have any solutions?

Help me, please!

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Oct 5, 2009 11:09 PM in response to guiming

guiming,

I have no idea how to get the Color LaserJet 1600 running under Snow Leopard (obviously there are no HP drivers). I will ask around, but I doubt anyone will know anything given as no one on my team has used one, but I will ask.

Just trying to help.

Andrew

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Oct 6, 2009 10:10 PM in response to HP Mac Architect

Andrew, thank you soooo much for your attention and help!!

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Oct 6, 2009 10:25 PM in response to guiming

guiming,

You may have some luck getting the Color Laserjet 2600n drivers to work on the Color Laserjet 1600. There are no drivers for this device posted for Snow Leopard yet, but the Leopard drivers should work for except for some problems with printing from 64-bit apps, but you can work around that using Preview and forcing that to run in 32-bit mode.

If you need details on any of this let me know.

Just trying to help.

Andrew

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Dec 17, 2009 12:39 PM in response to guiming

Why doesn't MAC just give us the driver for the HP Color Laserjet 1600? It's one of the most popular home based business laserjets. It's the one I use and a lot of other people in business use it so I'm at a loss as to why they don't.

I bought my MAC Pro tower for video editing and I can't print from it and have had to reinstall the OS on it once already because Safari wouldn't open a window. So much for the MAc advertising statement of "We're so much easier to use."

After spending close to $10,000 on MAC equipment, Tower, Laptop, Monitor, etc. if they think I'm going to spend more for a new printer just because I can't get a driver to print they're thinking wrong. I going to re-think my new cell phone purchase too. Has anyone had software issuses with their phones before I go out and buy one?

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Dec 21, 2009 11:22 PM in response to HP Mac Architect

Thank you very much for your help!

However, the problem has not been solved yet.

Please, keep helping me on the HP color laserjet 1600 printer. I'm almost getting crazy.

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Feb 1, 2010 3:16 AM in response to guiming

I can get B&W printing with Snow Leopard, but not colour.

When I login in to the printer @ http://localhost:631/ and change it to colour it goes through the motions of printing but nothing comes out.

has anyone got this printer doing colour on an iMac i7, running Snow Leopard?

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Feb 22, 2010 1:38 PM in response to Janissaire

I can see why you're upset but just so you know, it's up to HP to make drivers for their printers. Apple seeds Snow Leopard to HP months before we see it, giving them ample time to support their product.

So you're anger is misdirected. Your beef is with HP. Furthermore, Apple goes to the trouble of telling you exactly what printers will and will not work with Snow Leopard. They work companies like HP closely to try and make this list accurate and up to date. There's not much more they can do for you. At some point, you have a responsibility to make sure your equipment works with a new OS before you buy it.

That being said, if you can drop $10,000 on equipment, why can't you drop $200 for a new color laser printer?????

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