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Hi
Can any one help I am having problems printing but when I do a range of tests that are in the printers settings it works with all of them as in cleaning the heads printing a test page but when it comes to printing from the computer I get "Filter failed" any thoughts?
2.93GHz Intel Core i7, Mac OS X (10.6.7), Memory 8GB also Mac OS X now (10.7)
Why are you asking an Epson printer question in an Apple tech forum?
This is clearly and Epson issue.
Use their website, user forums, help, technical or customer services to help you troubleshoot your issue.
well MichelPM
I have tried all the drivers in Epsons list and removed all printer software installed apples printer software for the printer but nothing will print from my Mac but it will print from epsons software such as the test page, clean heads so there seems to be a problem with apples software?
No.
You need to install and be using the latest Epson's drivers for your model Epson printer and OS X version from Epson's website.
Each time you installed a new printer driver, did you uninstall the old driver's?
You may have caused a conflict with all the various drivers if you didn't do this.
Epson's drivers include everything option you need for printing from your iMac.
If you still can't print using the latest Epson drivers, then you need to contact Epson to figure out what is causing your print issue.
Especially if you tried to install multiple drivers without uninstalling older drivers, first.
This issue seems to be a known issue or bug.
Google your issue to see others with the same issue with other applications.
This is clearly an Epson issue.
Contact Epson tech support.
Hi all
Thanks for your advice, I now have sorted the problem by taking everything that says Epson out of the Mac and re installing from Epson. It appear that when I updated the printer from Apple that's when the problem started. Do you know how not to down load certain downloads when Apple say there are updates available?
Ta
Epson Printer Filter Failure with...:
if the problem returns with newer drivers - check the computer name in System Preferences - Sharing...
Hi all
I sorted the problem out but now again apple is sending me an update for the printer which I don't want but how do I remove it from the downloads through the Apps store? Because if I get another update to any other programme it will up date the printer as well and the problems will start again.
Ta
Just because Apple sends updates doeesn't mean you have to always download them.
Also, updating an application shouldn't affect any OS X printing capabilities unless it it a direct OS X upgrade, like from OS X 10.8.5 to OS Z 10.8.6.
If any of the software updates mention updating Epson printing drivers, that's another story and you can keep that particular update from happening.
If you go into OS X Prefences Pane, locate the Software Update icon and click it.
A pop up window appears and asks you to check for updates.
If your Mac detects the presence of updates from Apple's servers,
Another window pops up and says Updates available.
Click on Show info or Show updates.
A list of software updates appears.
There are small checkboxes next to each update.
Uncheck the updates that you DON'T want software update to update.
Hi MichelPM
thanks for your reply and I can go through everyting up to "
Click on Show info or Show updates.
A list of software updates appears.
There are small checkboxes next to each update.
Uncheck the updates that you DON'T want software update to update."
Updates appear in app store but there are no checkboxes showing?
Ta
Uncheck automatic updates and uncheck install system data files to disable automatic updates.
This will allow you to do only manual updates,,now.
After doing this , click the check now button and see if an option for seeing all of the updates comes up.
I had the 'Filter Failure' problem too (on my Epson PX730WD).
Tried everything but nothing helped.
then I noted that I could print from Word but not from Adobe Reader (pdf).
My problem was that Ghostscript (postscript / pdf interpreter software) apparently was broken.
http://www.ghostscript.com/download/
does not provide installers for Mac OSx (just sources)
With google, I found
http://pages.uoregon.edu/koch/
and
http://www.bestfreewaredownload.com/download/t-free-ghostscript-for-mac-os-x-fre eware-hlidifhu.html
that provided packages for Mac OSx (Mavericks in my case).
Download, Install
Problem solved!
Filter failed with Epson Stylus Office B42WD printer
