‘Filter Fail’ printing to Epson Stylus Pro 9600

Printing to Epson Stylus Pro 9600 from Mac OS Mohave, I get ‘Filter Fail’ error message. The message appeared after a sheet fed job stopped about an inch before the print is completed.


Epson quit supporting the 9600 a couple of years ago, hence the Mohave running on an older Mac just for the printer.


The official Epson website offers a 2021 or 2022 driver update for the 9600 which I installed. But now, instead of the print cutting off before finishing occurring prior to the error message, the system now shows the error before it even attempts to print.


I seem to be dead in the water and would be grateful for any input.


Am I screwed?

iMac (2017 – 2020)

Posted on Jul 28, 2023 4:15 AM

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Posted on Jul 28, 2023 8:12 AM

Mac OS X: About the Reset Printing System feature ...


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In System Preferences>Fax & Print, Right click or Control+click on the Printers list Sidebar, choose Reset Printing System.

if you hold option and click the "-" tab it resets the printing system.


http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20031215144430486


Safe Boot from the HD, (holding Shift key down at bootup).

Any devices that previously appeared in your Printer List and Fax List will need to be added again after resetting the printing system.

Resetting the printing system in Mac OS X

  1. To use the Reset Printing System feature in Mac OS X, follow these steps:
  2. Choose System Preferences from the Apple menu. System Settings if Ventura.
  3. Choose Print & Fax from the View menu.
  4. Control-click on list of printers on the left side of the window, then choose "Reset printing system" from the contextual menu. If you don't see a list of printers, Control-click on the text "Click + to add a printer or fax" and select "Reset printing system..."   
  5. As an alternative, if you currently have one or more printers listed, you can Option-click the "-" (Remove printer) button.


Solve printing problems on Mac - Apple Support

Reboot.


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Jul 28, 2023 8:12 AM in response to mikefarrace

Mac OS X: About the Reset Printing System feature ...


Solve printing problems on Mac - Apple Support


In System Preferences>Fax & Print, Right click or Control+click on the Printers list Sidebar, choose Reset Printing System.

if you hold option and click the "-" tab it resets the printing system.


http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20031215144430486


Safe Boot from the HD, (holding Shift key down at bootup).

Any devices that previously appeared in your Printer List and Fax List will need to be added again after resetting the printing system.

Resetting the printing system in Mac OS X

  1. To use the Reset Printing System feature in Mac OS X, follow these steps:
  2. Choose System Preferences from the Apple menu. System Settings if Ventura.
  3. Choose Print & Fax from the View menu.
  4. Control-click on list of printers on the left side of the window, then choose "Reset printing system" from the contextual menu. If you don't see a list of printers, Control-click on the text "Click + to add a printer or fax" and select "Reset printing system..."   
  5. As an alternative, if you currently have one or more printers listed, you can Option-click the "-" (Remove printer) button.


Solve printing problems on Mac - Apple Support

Reboot.


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