Printer Goes Missing Regularly
I bought an Epson multi-function printer about six months ago and have had a number of problems with the drivers. I've used both Airprint and the Epson driver. I've used wifi and the USB connection. I've completely uninstalled the Epson software and reinstalled. I've reinstalled the OS (for something else( and it still has the problems. Whatever I use, it regularly goes missing. Sometimes the printer works and the scanner doesn't. Sometimes the scanner works and the printer doesn't. The only way to fix it is to uninstall and reinstall everything. Currently it is working but see the image for an oddity.
I doubt it's the printer, it works fine for my wife using Airprint on an old Macbook Air. It works fine from my phone.
One thing that consistently happens is shown in the image here. This is very strange - when it is able to print, it says that the printer is not connected but correctly says it is printing.
iMac 27", macOS 10.14