HP 882 DeskJet doesn't work

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roncordell
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HP 882 DeskJet doesn't work

Post by roncordell »

Hi,

I downloaded that PrintFab demo to see if it would work for an older HP882C DeskJet on OSX Snow Leopard. It totally doesn't work - printing a simple text document from TextPad results in thin little lines at the top of the page and that's it.

Should I expect this to work?

Thanks!
zedonet
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Post by zedonet »

Hello,

the HP DeskJet 882C printer should work with the PrintFab driver "HP DeskJet88xC" ("x" stands for any number). Does a test page from PrintFab Toolbox ("open toolbox for selected printer" -> "testpage") work?
roncordell
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Post by roncordell »

I've used the Test Page from the Toolbox, and it does send to the printer, but the printer just prints a single thin line at the top of the page and then ejects the sheet of paper.

I get similar results if I try printing a simple text page from TextPad.

The printer is attached via USB to my iMac, which is running the latest Snow Leopard version. The printer seems to work correctly when printing from a Windows machine.
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Post by zedonet »

Hello,

can you try the PrintFab driver

"HP DeskJet 6xxC"

The quality is probably low, but this might be a solution to get a printout at all.
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