Communication issue between printer and mac

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stéphanie -  
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Hello,

I have a Samsung SCX 3205 multifunction printer and a Mac purchased in December 2011. Everything was working perfectly until today; I'm unable to scan or print, and the message "An error occurred while communicating with the scanner." appears. I've uninstalled and reinstalled, but it still doesn't work. When I use the printer's features without going through the computer (copies), it works; when I use it from a PC, it works.
Does anyone have a solution to my problem??
Help!!!!

Configuration: Mac OS X / Safari 534.55.3

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_Ritchi_ Posted messages 21192 Registration date   Status Contributeur Last intervention   6 125
 
Hello,

I assume nothing has changed between yesterday and today: no Mac OS X installation, no update, no Mac crash, in short, nothing at all.

Still, check that your USB cable is properly connected on both ends.

Otherwise, you can try resetting the printing system:
- open the menu "Apple -> System Preferences -> Printers & Scanners"
- possibly unlock the lock at the bottom left;
- right-click on the printer listed in the "Printers" pane
- choose "Reset printing system..."
- confirm your choice by clicking "OK"
- possibly enter an administrator login/password

Ritchi
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stéphanie
 
Woohooooooo!!!

Thank you very much Ritchi, (I didn’t even know how to right-click on a Mac :D), simple, quick, efficient, and inexpensive intervention!!
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Bozo
 
It removes all printers, but once everything is cleaned, we can reinstall the printer (click on + in "printers and scanners": in the "default" tab, the printer appears as "bonjour multifunction". The scanner starts working on all applications that didn’t work before:
- The scan button for the printer appears in "printers and scanners" in system preferences (one way to scan)
- Web printing works by typing the printer's IP address directly in the browser
- The scanner also works in the "image capture" application

Only HP software continues to not recognize the scanner but that's fine. It's already great.
_Ritchi_, respect.
R.
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