Cannot use printer Epson CX 3810

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Cannot use printer Epson CX 3810

I connected the printer and tried to print from iphoto but a window popped up saying "printer error". Then I inserted the CD that came with the printer and nothing happened immediately. So then I clicked on the CD and clicked on some more icons and the computer made some noise. Then I tried to print again and same error message came up.

Can anyone help?

Mac Mini, Mac OS X (10.4.7)

Posted on Sep 13, 2006 6:38 PM

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Answer 1

a brody

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Sep 15, 2006 6:37 AM in response to Top Flat

Welcome to Apple Discussions!

Unfortunately the Epson CX3810 is one of the few printers that has no direct from manufacturer compatible drivers. You may find third party drivers that support it on my page here:

http://www.macmaps.com/printersx.html

I just checked Epson's website and they list no Mac compatible drivers.

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Answer 2

Sep 15, 2006 5:44 PM in response to Top Flat

I connected the printer and tried to print from
iphoto but a window popped up saying "printer error".

You will need to add the printer using the Gutenprint drivers. While there is a version of these drivers installed with Tiger by default, I recommend that you download the latest version. There is a vast improvement in the latest release.

Then I inserted the CD that came with the printer
and nothing happened immediately.

You will find that Mac computers will not automatically run a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM that contains software or data when you insert it. This is a security measure.

Matt

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