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Printer problems

  • 18-07-2019 07:26PM
    #1
    Jet1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28 ✭


    I have recently bought a new laptop, a HP250G6 notebook.

    However I cannot get it to connect to my printer, a HP Deskjet 3050A.

    When I plug it in it just searches for the printer until it times out.

    Any ideas guys ??


Comments

  • #2
    NSAman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,497 ✭✭✭NSAman


    Is the printer on the same network as the laptop?

    Is the printer network turned on?

    Open the printer and print out the IP address it is using.

    Connect to the printer by using that IP address

    Should connect immediately


  • #3
    smuggler.ie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,423 ✭✭✭smuggler.ie


    Jet1 wrote: »
    ...When I plug it in ...
    Printer, according specs, does not have Ethernet connection, so its USB
    Win 10 should pick up driver automatically once printer connected - check USB cable for fault.

    Other than that manually install drivers from official HP site

    Control panel>Devices and printers>Add printer>Printer wasn't listed>Local printer>...>....> Have disk(navigate to your downloaded driver)

    Some like here

    Personal opinion: wireless printer are cancer, so better use USB
    history of boards 2021




  • #4
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 15,777 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Been a while since I had dealings with HP printers .... 10 years + but I installed a few of them lets say and most of the problems I got calls about would be because people had connected the printer before they put the install disk in and ran it.

    I'm not sure what things are like these days in terms of their software but I'd download what ever they have on the site for the printer run it without the printer connected and see if it prompts you to connect it during the install.


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