Lexmark Printer

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Lexmark Printer

After setting up my network I tried many times to add my printer to my home network. I created a network on my Windows XP desktop, and opened up windows sharing and printer sharing on my mac, but it didn't work. So I just decided when I need to print something off my mac I will just directly connect it to my printer through the USB port.

When I connect it it shows up in my print dialog on my macbook, but when I hit print nothing happens. My printer is on and everything, but nothing prints. Would anybody know what exactly is happening here?

Macbook, Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Posted on Dec 14, 2006 4:25 PM

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Answer 1

Dec 15, 2006 3:34 PM in response to vasenior87

Hey,
I bought a LEXMARK printer yesterday and was trying to install the program. Well anyways, when I do put it in, click on the CD icon on the desktop, It will pop up with the things to click on, I click on Setup.exe and when i do, Bluetooth pops up. It does this everytime I try to install something on my MacBook =[
HELP?

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Answer 2

Bob Lang1

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Dec 15, 2006 4:09 PM in response to !!Mendy!!!

There are two ways to connect a Lexmark printer to a Mac. The first is to use
System Preferences > Print & Fax > Printing (tab) > + to add a new printer. After clicking on + you need to select one of the existing printers, then change the details to your current Lexmark model in the "Print using:" combo box. If you're lucky, your Lexmark model will be listed.

If your Lexmark model isn't listed then download a new driver from Lexmark's web site: www.lexmark.com. I successfully installed drivers for my X1100 a couple of weeks ago by downloading from the web. It works just fine.

Bob

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Answer 3

vasenior87 Author

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Dec 15, 2006 10:39 PM in response to vasenior87

When I connected my printer to my macbook the first time I didnt' see it listed. So I just picked a printer that was "close" to the model I had. But I didn't realize it was that important to have the right model. So I went on lexmark.com and downloaded the driver for my printer and it worked!

Thanks!

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