Common troubleshooting solutions for Mac Printers

There are a number of users who may have problems with the printer when they use the Mac. The small series has summed up two commonly used two printing methods, and has attached some very simple solution, if the user encounters these problems in the daily work, may try the small series to provide the method to solve.

In life are generally mainly USB printers and enable Bonjour network printers, if you encounter some problems can try to provide solutions, please look at the following details:

1, ensure that the printer is powered on, there is ink/toner, and the printer's control Panel has no warning. Note: If you are unable to clear the warning on the printer control Panel, stop the operation and view the printer documentation, or contact the manufacturer for support.

2, ensure the printer is properly connected to the USB port on the MAC or AirPort base station/time capsule. If your printer is a network-enabled printer, make sure that it is properly connected to your home network.

3, use the software update to find and install the latest available updates. After you install an update, see if the problem persists.

4, open the Print and Scan panel or the Print and fax panel (Snow Leopard) in System Preferences.

5, delete the affected printer, and then add the printer again.

6. If the problem persists, try the following additional steps:

7. Force the restart of the printing system, and then add the printer again.

8. If the problem persists, force the restart of your printing system again. Download and install the driver for your printer. Then, add the printer again.

9, if you need further assistance, please contact the printer vendor or visit its website.

Note: If your printer supports wireless functionality, you should first add the printer to your network. Use the printer's control Panel, or connect the printer temporarily to your Mac via USB.