Instead, from the three Icons at the top of that panel choose 'IP'. Even if the Printer's name appears in the automatic box, do not create it there. The you use the to start the add-a-printer process. That Printer cannot be installed using automatic.įirst, you need to have its IP address in hand, because it must be entered manually during the setup process. Thanks for your time in this anyway because I am almost giving up with this. I like HP where they provide the universal driver that works for most of their printers. I have never come across such cases with any printers. I have also tried adding the printer starting with the IP address and finding software option and finding the Sharp MX-2314N driver from the list. The printer driver seems to be communicating with the printer but it is not spooling the print file to the printer or the spool file got lost somewhere, or the spool file ended up in the printer which is not recognisable by the printer and so it came out with the Data blinking light. I don't know why the 'Original' driver doesn't work but this 'Unknown source' driver can work, although the printout is only in black & white, but at least I can print. One of our technical guy get a driver from some other discussion forum and after setting up, I manage to print in black & white but not in colour. My Macbook is definitely connected to the printer in order to make the Data light blinking, but no printout comes out. After finishing, I tried to print and the 'Data' light on the printer keep blinking but no printout is coming. The printer uses an assigned IP address on the network and so that is the IP address I used for setting up the printer.

After downloading driver and installing, I used the automatic way to add the printer as it is appearing on the list of available printer and following all the steps to finish. The printer is connected to a WIFI router using a lan cable.

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