September 2016
Same problem
HP Color LaserJet MFP M477fdw ($350 color printer /copier/fax)
Mac OS X ver. 10.11.6
New printer, new Mac Pro, known good USB cables (tried 2, so far)
Larger PDF files take a few minutes to prepare, go to the printer, and then nothing happens.
Print job disappears.
Printed from Adobe Acrobat (ver 2015 - all updates applied)
It's worth reposting this one, because it can still happen.
In my case, I could print fine from Preview, but not always from Acrobat Reader!
Updating the Printer firmware (Dec 2015 Version 2 Firmware Datecode (Julian date): 20160331 ) from HP fixed the problem.
Also, this printer has a HIGH and LOW USB setting in the Settings>Service menu (requires password)