Larry Kart Posted February 23, 2011 Report Posted February 23, 2011 My Canon MP500 printer/scanner, long hooked up to my Max OSX version 10.4.11 computer, suddenly stopped printing images (from IPhoto or anywhere else) or Word documents today, though it will still scan images and print them out. Any suggestions as to what I could do to diagnose/fix this? It looks like the "stop jobs" option on the printer may be in force for some damn reason, even though I never gave it that command. If so, I can't figure out out to countermand or undo this. Or is this a sign that I should just get a new printer/scanner. If it is, any recommendations? Quote
JSngry Posted February 23, 2011 Report Posted February 23, 2011 On a PC, such a problem often indicates that you need to stop & restart your print spooler (not an actual piece of equipment, just a process). Not sure about a Mac, or even if it'll be called that. Quote
BERIGAN Posted February 23, 2011 Report Posted February 23, 2011 Have you just unplugged and plugged back in??? Amazing how many issues this can solve(sure works with Satellite boxes that don't pick up all channels) Do you still have the manual??? If not, it looks like you can download it here Quote
Larry Kart Posted February 23, 2011 Author Report Posted February 23, 2011 Thanks to Jim's hint, Berigan, I already did what you just suggested, and it worked. When things came on again, I got a "jobs stopped -- do you want to continue?" window when I tried to print something out, chose "continue," and voila! Didn't want to buy a new printer/scanner anyway. Quote
Free For All Posted February 24, 2011 Report Posted February 24, 2011 Find a hole and stick a paper clip in it. Quote
Peter Johnson Posted February 24, 2011 Report Posted February 24, 2011 Only if it pushes back slightly! Find a hole and stick a paper clip in it. Quote
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