Dreaded "filter failed" printer error

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Dreaded "filter failed" printer error

iMac running Monterey. Printing a large print job on my Epson 3760. Stopped printing, now anything I try and print I get the 'filter' failed error.

Both on same network, been working fine for almost 2 years.

Uninstalled everything, no printers appear to reinstall.

Next day, both printers appeared in the install box. My label printer installed no problem. Epson wouldn't install. It now will not appear any longer.

I've updated the drivers, uninstalled/reinstalled multiple times. I got it to print on my mobile printer but that uses WIFI direct. I've tried installing using the IP address, it installed and the error is the same.

I just ordered another printer thinking that was the issue. I'm on day 5, I have a small business, I can't survive without a printer.

Should I reinstall an older OS version (and if so - how do I do that)?

Posted on Jan 26, 2024 12:24 PM

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Jan 27, 2024 7:06 AM in response to John Galt

The printer wouldn’t appear. I ended up chatting with Epson TECH support and told them all I had gone thru - uninstalling, removing drivers and reinstalling, etc. I’m glad this has been an issue for years now, they seemed to know how to handle it.

Did a ping test, looked like it was trying to connect thru the wrong IP, uninstalled everything, hard reset for printer, reset the printer to default itself, reset modem and reinstalled printer, added WIFI info. Everything worked seamlessly and I started printing again.

I have no idea why it happened but I’ve been using this printer for about 1.5 years and 27k pages with no problems until this.

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