>> I am not sure what the problem is exactly But I am not able
>> to print.  I do not get any error messages it just won't print
>> it says it is printing but no paper comes out of the printer.
>> I have a PowerMac G4 using OS 9.2.2 and trying to print on a HP P1000
>> I downloaded the drivers.  Am I suppose to do something else?
>> every time I print it says something about spooling page x to disk
>> but nothing happens after that.  I am a fairly new Mac user
>> it is probably something stupid that I have not checked

>> Help!!

>> Thanks in advance

> You went to the "Chooser" and selected your printer? And you did a
> "page setup" from the application you're printing from? Re-"booted"
> the printer (according to the manufacturer's instructions)? Made sure
> the printer is connected to the proper port (USB, most likely)?

> You can also call up the Apple System Profiler to see if the Mac sees
> the printer where it should be.

> Help!!

> Thanks in advance

> Yes I did all that and nothing.

> I opened up page setup up but I have no idea what to do.

> The printer is connected to the USB port

>> You can also call up the Apple System Profiler to see if the Mac sees
>> the printer where it should be.

> I did that and the Mac sees the printer

> I am going nuts here.  It is probablt something stupid that I am over looking

>>> You went to the "Chooser" and selected your printer? And you did a
>>> "page setup" from the application you're printing from? Re-"booted"
>>> the printer (according to the manufacturer's instructions)? Made sure
>>> the printer is connected to the proper port (USB, most likely)?

>> Yes I did all that and nothing.

> If that did nothing, then most likely the printer drivers were not properly
> installed. HP's installers have known problems, and the installers for the
> P1000 are worse than most. They are so bad that there's a specific line item
> in HP's FAQ for that printer about them.
> <http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?dlc=en&softwareitem=ps-18...
> 1&lc=en&product=61872&os=13&lang=en&cc=us&docname=bpm35033>

> If the drivers are loaded, you _should_ see in the leftmost window of the
> Chooser dialog several icons, one of which will be for your printer. Click on
> that icon. If there is no icon for your printer, then the drivers are not
> properly installed if they're installed at all. Install them.

> Usually you turn the printer off then back on. Sometimes you have to hold
> down a specific button. This should be in the Quick Start foldout, if
> present, that the printer came with, and if not there should be in the
> manual, paper or PDF, which the printer came with.

> it won't do much if the printer isn't selected.

>> The printer is connected to the USB port

> Make sure that the printer is turned ON. Make sure that the USB cable is
> PROPERLY plugged in. (I'd unplug the cable FROM BOTH ENDS and then plug it
> back in again. The FIRST thing I do whenever there's a cable involved is to
> make sure it's plugged in. You'd be surprised how many problems that solves.)

>> I am not sure what the problem is exactly But I am not able
>> to print.  I do not get any error messages it just won't print
>> it says it is printing but no paper comes out of the printer.
>> I have a PowerMac G4 using OS 9.2.2 and trying to print on a HP P1000
>> I downloaded the drivers.  Am I suppose to do something else?
>> every time I print it says something about spooling page x to disk
>> but nothing happens after that.  I am a fairly new Mac user
>> it is probably something stupid that I have not checked

>> Help!!

>> Thanks in advance

> have you checked HP's site? There appear to be several problems with this
> printer. You might want to have a look and see if the suggested solutions
> solve your problem.

>What does duplex unit mean??

>> On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 22:54:26 -0500, David Misner wrote
>> (in article <0001HW.BE6F8D2200023B1E03D61...@news.giganews.com>):

>>> I am not sure what the problem is exactly But I am not able
>>> to print.  I do not get any error messages it just won't print
>>> it says it is printing but no paper comes out of the printer.
>>> I have a PowerMac G4 using OS 9.2.2 and trying to print on a HP P1000
>>> I downloaded the drivers.  Am I suppose to do something else?
>>> every time I print it says something about spooling page x to disk
>>> but nothing happens after that.  I am a fairly new Mac user
>>> it is probably something stupid that I have not checked

>>> Help!!

>>> Thanks in advance

>> have you checked HP's site? There appear to be several problems with this
>> printer. You might want to have a look and see if the suggested solutions
>> solve your problem.

> Not really.  Every printer I have tried have had the same problem.  I used a
> HP 932C and an Imagewriter II

> I suspect that you're doing something wrong at a very fundamental level. Run
> through what you're doing, step by step.

>> Well I open chooser and I see the printer icon.  I select it and under
>> where it has select a printer it has the printer name.  I click on it.
>> Then what am I suppose to do??  

> Well, normally, some stuff appears in the right pane of the chooser;
> there may be a button to press to help you set up the
> printer. Whatever, then you close the chooser, and you should be
> presented with a dialogue advising you to "choose Page Setup" in all
> your open applications.

>> What does duplex unit mean??

> That's the part of the printer which turns the paper over so that it can
> print on the other side.

>> OK.  I go to chooser and select hp photosmart.  it asks me to select a
>> printer and I do then  I close it down.  It then opens up a requester
>> advising me to open up page setup in in all applications that I want to
>> print
>> from.  I open uo Eudora to print out an e-mail.  I select print and OK
>> it says it is spooling pages to disk and then that is it

> You know, I've seen this behaviour in OS 9 too. I just kept rebooting
> the Mac and turning the printer on and off, and eventually it started
> working.

> You might try reinstalling the printer drivers. Have you visited the
> HP site to see if there's a newer driver? OS 9.2.2, right?