Printer on I-Mac is only waiting or paused
HP Laserjet CP2025. Connected to iMac and to virtual windows through parallels. In Windows it prints fine. Until the last Mac update it printed fine. I have tried deleting and re adding the printer.
The pause issue started when it asked for paper to be added to the tray. So I fiddled with the tray settings - made it worse. Now it only shows tray 3 uninstalled. That is true there are only two trays but it won't let me reach them.
I did to find how to tell it to print duplex from tray 2. It hung up. I walked away came back, the questions said it had printed page 1 of 2, so I pushed the button on the printer and it said printing. No printed page ever appeared. The que says it's still sitting there waiting. Or I can click pause and it sits there paused.
Read through all the other messages (rants and counter rants) if it looked feasible I tried it to no avail. I-MAc is using Sonoma 14.
Not an IT specialist so simple instructions I haven't already tried 12 times would be helpful. i.e. there isn't a new software driver, there is nothing wrong with the wired connection. There is no printer quality option in the view screen. .... Help gratefully appreciated! even if that's redundant!
iMac 24″, macOS 14.0