Hp C309 Printer Driver Download
Rosalie Checca
I'm having trouble printing off my C309a printer from my MacBook, which is operating the new macOS Big Sur. It seems there are no software/drivers for this OS. How can I get around this? Will there be an update coming?
Same here. I've tried almost all downloadable driver, old drivers, softwares like HP Smart, HP Easy Admin, HP Easy Start. None of them work. I've even managed to dig deep inside these installer packages to try to manually trigger them to install. Still, nothing works so far.
The only way I came up with is whenever I need to print something, because of the way I stored all my documents in iCloud, I just go to Files on my ipad pro and print them via HP Smart on my ipad (yes the 309g is still supported on HP Smart on latest ipad os).
As soon as you open HP Easy Start, click the top HP Easy Start menu and select Uninstall HP Software...
Read any warnings that display, and then click Continue. When prompted, type your administrator user name and password and follow the steps on screen.
Click Set Up New Device, and then follow the instructions to reinstall your printer with HP Easy Start and check if that may work.
If HP Easy Start cannot complete your printer installation, from the HP Easy Start menu select Preferences.
Click on HP Easy Start.log and the log folder will launch, please reply me back via a Private Message with the log content attached, please clarify if you may not able to access private messaging.
I have macOS Catalina version 10.15.7 on MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015). My printer Photosmart Premium C309a series All-In-One is no longer recognize by the operating system . I reset the printer. Remove and add the printer. The mac is no longer recognize the Scanner capability in this printer. I am not able to use the scanner. I even followed the suggested instruction to download and use HP Easy Scan app. Unfortunately, the app is not capable to search and detect my printer/scanner.
An HP Photosmart C309a series version 4.2.2 driver is listed in Printer and scanner drivers for Mac - Apple Support. If necessary, you may want to check whether the download HP 5.1.1 Printer Software Update package from Apple possibly could be useful in this case.
The Full Feature Software solution supplies full access to the many features of the All-in-One device and is intended for Users who want more than just a basic print and scan driver.
This driver works for the following printers:
At the front, things look fairly conventional for a multifunction until you realise that the 3.45-inch screen is in fact a touchscreen. There are no physical buttons, save a lonely power button next to the screen, and PictBridge connections at the front (Memory Stick/Memory Stick Duo/SD, xD, USB). There are two paper trays, the top for photo paper and smaller sheets, and the bottom tray for A4 paper and envelopes.
Equipped with Bluetooth and wireless connectivity the C309g can happily sit in one end of the house while your computer is at another. To complement the whole "eco" tag, a reusable accessories pouch is provided in the box, inside which you'll find the CD with the drivers and software, power brick and cable, USB cable and some sample photo paper to get you started.
As with most printer set-ups, installing software and drivers for the C309g will take a fair chunk out of your day. The C309g also takes an aeon to align and install cartridges when you first put them in the device. Make yourself a cup of tea or five while you're doing this.
Once everything has been installed, the HP Solution Centre is the central repository for printing needs on your computer, covering common options like scanning and printing photos. On the device itself, the touchscreen is the main way you interact with the printer. The resolution isn't as pleasing as the implementation on Lexmark's offering (the Pro805), but the HP's does offer the added bonus of having a touch border which has options illuminated around the edge of the screen (such as home, back and a help setting).
Via the touchscreen, the printer can connect to HP's online photo sharing and printing service, Snapfish. It's an interesting idea to be able to print photos that you may have uploaded while on the road and the process to connect and print from the service is painless and intuitive.
Plain text quality was excellent, with clear and crisp lettering from small font sizes through to large ones, serif and sans-serif fonts. The C309g took a little while to warm up, printing its first page within 27 seconds of being sent the document from Microsoft Word, but was incredibly fast with each successive page. On average, the C309g was capable of printing 10 pages per minute on standard quality.
The same quality that the C309g exhibited on text wasn't the case with photos, which was disappointing considering previous HP multifunction devices we have tested excelled at photo prints. Initial test prints on the included paper weren't great, with very large print droplets visible, weak colours and poor printing of blacks and darker tones. Then we shifted to larger A4-sized HP branded photo paper to see if it was just a once-off issue with the provided paper, but it wasn't. Colour accuracy, a strong point of previous printers like the Photosmart C309a Premium Fax, was fairly off, and they just looked dull compared to lab quality prints (and even prints from a recently tested single-function printer, the Epson Photo Stylus T50).
As mentioned, the C309g uses five ink tanks that are available in standard and high yield capacities. The tricky part of working out a cost per page metric is that each cartridge has a different yield for different purposes. So a standard plain black cartridge will yield 250 pages, the photo black will yield 130 10x15cm prints, and the colour cartridges will yield 300 pages. The black cartridge in standard and high yield capacities retail for AU$19 and AU$54 respectively at the time of writing, so expect to pay 7.6 cents per page for standard.
The C309g is Windows 7 ready, according to HP, with updated drivers available from the company's website. It comes with a standard one-year warranty. Additional documentation and troubleshooting/FAQs are available from the website.
Unless you're the type of person to use your multifunction printer as a stand-alone unit, without tethering it to a computer, you won't find much use for the touchscreen interface, even though it's intuitive and very well designed. However, if you want a printer to sit in a corner of the house with web access to print your photos (only via Snapfish) then the C309g will suit your needs very well.
I had this problem. Mine turned out to be a little white plastic gear that cracked and moved out of position. I fixed it by partially disassembling the printer (mostly the outer covers) so I could access the space where the gear was located. I used a slim piece of wood to position the gear back into correct position and then used super glue to repair it. So far it has worked.
The printer cabinet is difficult to get apart. You need to remove almost every screw you can find (#10 torx driver) and carefully unsnap the pieces. Be careful not to tug on the two ribbon cables that lead into the top of the printer. If you ruin these cables you create another problem. I broke them. I know. If you are not mechanically inclined you might as well throw it out. Cost to repair won't be cheap. HP no longer supports the printer with parts or info. Good luck!
Rather than taking the machine apart, someone else on this site suggested drilling an access hole in the bottom of the printer using a hole saw, Dremel tool, or something. Try to position the hole underneath the white gear, and make the hole big enough to get your fingers in. then reposition the gear and use super glue. Good luck! My printer is still working.
The physical dimensions of this device suit its use in the office better. They include a height of 9.5 inches, a depth of 17.4 inches and a width of 17.7 inches. It also weighs 24.3 lbs to complement the other specifications. It also has an LCD screen for reading notifications of the printer status.
The HP Photosmart C309g Premium driver supports Microsoft Windows XP Home and Professional alongside Windows Vista (Home Basic, Ultimate, Business and Home Premium). These versions require an Intel Pentium II or higher Processor in the least with 128 MB of RAM and 500 MB of free hard disk space. Apart from Windows OS, the device also supports Mac OS versions including OS X Mavericks and OS X Mountain Lion. Others include Mac OS X Lion, Mac OS X v10.6, Mac OS X v10.5, or OS X v10.4.
This printer is a multipurpose device with great office use characteristics. For instance, it can not only print but scan, copy, send and receive fax messages. It comes with five different part numbers. These include CC335A, CC335B, CC335AD, CC336A and CC337C. There are also other models in the series. These are the HP Photosmart Premium C309c, HP Photosmart Premium C309g, and HP Photosmart Premium C309n.
The HP Photosmart C309a Premium Fax driver supports Windows XP (Home and Professional), and Windows Vista (Home Basic, Business and Ultimate) versions. These require an Intel Pentium II or higher processor with 128 MB of RAM and 500 MB of HDD free space. For Apple users, however, it supports some Mac versions. These include Mac OS X v10.4, OS X v10.5, Mac OS X v10.6, and OS X Lion. Others are Mac OS X Mountain Lion or Mac OS X Mavericks.
Another feature that stands this printer out is the many connectivity options it has. The possibilities include the High-speed USB 2.0 ports, Ethernet connection, PictBridge port for connecting cameras, and Wireless 802.11g. The last one is the HP Printers Adapters with Bluetooth Wireless Technology (with HP models bt450 and bt500). But this last feature is optional.
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