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How do I hook up my Laser jet plus 4 printer to my Macbook Air?

I have a Laser Jet Plus 4 printer that works great for me and I want to use it to print from my Macbook Air. How do I do this?

PLEASE, keep in mind that I am a novice with all this and technical terms mean very little to me, Sorry! I basically need step by step instructions.

I know I need a different cord because the Laser jet does not have a USB cord. but what kind?

I use Verizon Fios Wireless, still have a modem as I use my old desktop to print from at the moment.

PLEASE, in simple terms, can someone help me?

Thank you

MacBook Air

Posted on Jun 17, 2011 3:01 PM

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Aug 16, 2011 3:37 PM in response to relenned

Here is the link to the HP webpage for your printer.

On this webpage you'll find download and installation instructions for the driver.

As you'll see there is a driver for every OS.

If you have OS X 10.1 to 10.5 : select OS X

If you have OS X 10.6 or 10.7 : select OS X 10.6

(Not sure what OS X you have ? Click on the Apple in the menubar and select "About this Mac".)

Kind regards

relenned Author

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Aug 16, 2011 3:56 PM in response to Csound1

According to Applw, these drivers are already installed on the Macbook Air and the Laserjet 4 plus should work with them....about once every 100 times, it prints! Very aggrevating!

relenned Author

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Aug 16, 2011 4:00 PM in response to Leo Raymaekers

Have OS X 10.6.8 and Apple says the drivers are installed.

I am begining to think that the Laserjet 4 plus will not work with this system, maybe not enough memory? I get a W2 INVALID PERS message.....maybe it is just the Laserjet 4 Plus "M" that works...

Very upsetting after buying this cord and I have lots of ink cartridges for this printer...it worked great on my old Dell Desktop!

Any other ideas?????

Thanks again for helping me!

Aug 16, 2011 4:33 PM in response to relenned

Hi relenned,

Bummer...

I'm not familiar with HP laser printers.

At this point I have no more usefull suggestions other then :

Repost your question as :

"Print error on HP LaserJet 4 Plus" on the OS X 10.6 forum

In that forum there are more "print"-specialists than in this (MacBook Air) forum.

Kind regards,

Leo

relenned Author

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Aug 16, 2011 5:55 PM in response to Leo Raymaekers

Thank you, you have been very nice in trying to help me! I will try posting to that forum.

Can you by any chance recommend a reasonably priced printer that doesn't gobble up ink?!

Thanks again,

Csound1

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Aug 16, 2011 5:56 PM in response to relenned

LaserJet 2055 or 2055n (network version)

relenned Author

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Aug 16, 2011 6:05 PM in response to Csound1

Thanks!!

relenned Author

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Aug 16, 2011 6:32 PM in response to relenned

Csound1

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Aug 16, 2011 6:32 PM in response to relenned

relenned wrote:

Ohh, might need a cheaper printer after buying the Macbook Air! Any other suggestions?

Anything much cheaper than that will likely be an InkJet, expensive to run but cheap to buy, I believe Brother may have some cheap lasers, and Google is your friend.

relenned Author

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Aug 16, 2011 6:32 PM in response to Csound1

Ohh, might need a cheaper printer after buying the Macbook Air! Any other suggestions?

relenned Author

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Aug 17, 2011 10:54 AM in response to relenned

FYI....I just changed the IP address on this printer and it is working! I do however still get the 4% printing and then it stalls, but I just have to unplub the USB and plug it back in, hit resume printing and it works!!!!!!!!!!!

So still have an issue to work out, but it is printing!!!

Csound1

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Aug 17, 2011 11:26 AM in response to relenned

relenned wrote:

FYI....I just changed the IP address on this printer and it is working! I do however still get the 4% printing and then it stalls, but I just have to unplub the USB and plug it back in, hit resume printing and it works!!!!!!!!!!!

So still have an issue to work out, but it is printing!!!

IP address has nothing to do with a USB connection, IP addressing is for Network use (which raises the question) does you L4 have a CAT5 socket on the back in addition to the parallel ?

relenned Author

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Aug 17, 2011 11:43 AM in response to Csound1

Not sure what a CAT5 is but there is one that says Jetdirect 10base-T

Csound1

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Aug 17, 2011 11:46 AM in response to relenned

🙂

That would be a CAT5 connector, do you have a home network to connect it too

relenned Author

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Aug 17, 2011 12:17 PM in response to Csound1

I believe I do! Remember, I said I didn't know much about these things, so forgive me!

I have Verizon DSL, I believe there is a router?, my daughter and I can both use our Notebooks wirelessly and the printer has the sharing turned on. I use a Network (Airport) here at home.

How do I hook up my Laser jet plus 4 printer to my Macbook Air?