My new macbook air works fine with my Epson x400 printer but the computer cannot seem to find the scanner. I tried installing just the scanner software from the Epson site but it did not work. I am afraid to uninstall the printer software and reinstall it all in case I lose the printer function as well.
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Can Apple's Image Capture recognize the scanner component of this device?
If this is the XP-400 device, then both printing and scanning should be supported by Apple's built-in AirPrint driver, provided the device is networked either wired or wirelessly. That would mean no further dependency on Epson for driver functionality.
You would visit the Printers & Scanners panel, right-click on the XP-400 entry, and choose Reset printing system… at which time, you would re-add the printer using AirPrint, instead of the customary Epson drivers. Then, Apple's Image Capture should also be able to recognize and drive the scanner.
Can Apple's Image Capture recognize the scanner component of this device?
If this is the XP-400 device, then both printing and scanning should be supported by Apple's built-in AirPrint driver, provided the device is networked either wired or wirelessly. That would mean no further dependency on Epson for driver functionality.
You would visit the Printers & Scanners panel, right-click on the XP-400 entry, and choose Reset printing system… at which time, you would re-add the printer using AirPrint, instead of the customary Epson drivers. Then, Apple's Image Capture should also be able to recognize and drive the scanner.
MAC OS Big Sur and Epson x400 scanner
