I have this error: Cannot communicate with printer. Open the print queue and uncheck Pause Printing in the Printer menu.

What happens when you
Open the print queue and uncheck Pause Printing in the Printer menu?
What printer is it? What factory and what model?

Hi
If you open Devices and Printers, right click on the menu that comes up and click on "See what's printing", a dialogue box should come up with a list of documents to be printed. In the second column is the status of each document. The first one in the queue will probably say "paused". Highlight this, click on the document menu and remove the tick against "pause" and the printing should restart.
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hi, uninstall your printer and do as describe here--

• Just connect your printer data cable into the USB port of the Computer
• On your printer
• Then Right Click on My Computer select Manage then Go to the Device Manager and Click on Update Hardware Option
• After updated you see a Icon as yellow Question Marks with The name of your Printer.
• Just Right Click on it and select Update Driver
• Do as per the given Direction.

After successfully install your driver you just restart your computer. Your printer now installed with your PC

Hi,

Follow the steps below to resolve the issue

The print queue and Dock printer icon
When you start a print job, you will see your printer icon appear in your Dock. Click the Printer icon to open the print queue, which is a list of print jobs that are printing, on hold, or paused. The print queue will also display messages sent from the printer.
You can alternatively open the print queue from the Print & Fax pane of System Preferences.

In the Print Queue toolbar you have these buttons:

1. Delete - Deletes the selected print job.
2. Hold / Resume - Will hold / resume the selected print job.
3. Job Info - Shows details of the selected print job, such as job name, status, Completed, Job Message, and so forth.
4. Pause / Resume Printer - To Pause / Resume the Print Queue.
5. Supply Levels - Will drop down the Supply Levels sheet showing you the levels of ink / toner your printer has.
6. Printer Setup - Lets you configure the printer's name and location details.
7. Printer - Sets the Print Queue window into Printer mode.
8. Scanner - Visible if you have a multi-function printer connected via USB. Click it to set the Print Queue into Scanner mode.

You can see what your print job looks like with Quick Look. Click the arrow on the print job just to the left of the Status column or select the print job and press the Spacebar.
From the Print Queue menu bar, the "Printer" menu has these additional options:

1. Customize Toolbar... - Used to add and remove item from the Print Queue's toolbar.
2. Make Default - Will set the printer pertaining to this Print Queue your default printer.
3. Print Test Page - Will send the CUPS Printer Test Page to your printer.
4. Network Diagnostics - Will bring up the Network Diagnostics application, used to check each layer of your network connection.
5. Log & History - Used to open the Console application and show you the log entries for your current and past print jobs.
6. Show Printer List - Will open the Print & Fax System Preference showing you the list of Print Queues.

From the Print Queue menu bar, the "Jobs" menu has these additional options:

1. Show / Hide Completed Jobs - Will alternate Show / Hide in the Print Queue all completed printer jobs and completed functions, like checking the supply levels of your printer.
2. Show Everyone's / My jobs - Will alternate showing Everyone's / My print jobs.

You can control-click (or right-click) your printer icon in the Dock for this convenient menu:
From the Dock menu you can see your printer's status, toggle Pause and Resume Printer, Auto Quit (once print job completes) on / off, and from the Options sub-menu you can toggle Keep in Dock on / off.

Default Printer Issue
The wrong printer is set as the default. See the image below for an illustration.

What to do
Open the Printers or Printer and Faxes folder and locate the correct printer icon. To do this:

1. -In Windows XP, click Start > Settings > Printer and Faxes (or Start > Control Panel > Printers and Faxes).
   -In Windows Vista, click Start > Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Printers.


2. Right-click on the printer icon, and click Set as Default Printer. A check mark displayed above the printer icon now identifies it as your default printer.


3. Try printing again.

Topic 3: Printer is "Offline"
The printer is set to Offline and the printer icon appears washed-out. See the image below for an illustration.

What to do
Open the Printers or Printer and Faxes folder and locate the correct printer icon. To do this:

1. -In Windows XP, click Start > Settings > Printer and Faxes (or Start > Control Panel > Printers and Faxes).
   -In Windows Vista, click Start > Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Printers.


2. Right-click on the printer icon, and select Use Printer Online.


3. Try printing again.

Topic 4: Printer is not Ready
The printer is in an "Intervention Requested" state (e.g. paper jam, paper out) but no Windows print error notification message is displayed.
Explanation
The print job cleared the print queue. This means the print queue icon has disappeared from the notification area ('systray') of the task bar. The printer is holding the job, however, until the the printer is returned to a ready state.
What to do
Check the printer LCD, or operator panel menu, to verify that the printer is in a ready state. If not, return it to the required status.
Topic 5: Printer is Paused
The printer or print queue is paused and the print queue icon remains in the notification area ('systray') of the task bar.
Explanation
This is typically an end user error. Dragging the mouse cursor over the print queue icon in the notification area will reveal (1,2,3) document(s) pending for (User name).
What to do

1. Double-click on the print queue icon to open the print queue. (This may also appear as a small printer icon in the lower-right notification area of the task bar.)
2. Click on Printer in the upper left-hand corner of the menu bar.
3. Is there a check mark next to Pause Printing?
   
   -If yes, click on Pause Printing to turn off this Windows feature.
   -If no, confirm that there is a check mark next to Set As Default Printer and make sure Use Printer Offline is not selected.

Topic 10: Windows Print Spooler Issue
A problem with the Windows print spooler is preventing successful printing.
What to try
Stop and start the Windows print spooler. To do this:

• -In Windows XP, click Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services, click on Print Spooler, click on Stop the service, and then click on Start the service.


• -In Windows Vista, click Start, type services.msc in the Start Search box, and then click services.msc in the Programs list. Right-click on Print Spooler, and then click Stop. Finally, right-click on Print Spooler again, and then click Start.

Remove the first print job from the print queue. To do this:

1. Double-click on the print queue icon to open the print queue. (This may also appear as a small printer icon in the lower-right notification area of the task bar.)


2. Click on the first job listed so that it is highlighted.


3. Click on Document in the top menu bar.


4. Click on Cancel.


5. Click Yes when you see: "Are you sure you want to cancel the selected jobs?"

Click here for illustration.
Topic 11: Other Issues
Other possible causes of a print job not printing include:

• -USB connection problem if locally connected only.


• -Firewall issues preventing communication.


• -Workplace virtual private networks (VPNs) preventing communication. VPN tunneling may be required to ensure successful communication. Enabling this feature may require network administrator approval and assistance.


• -Document formatting.


• -Driver settings.


• -Application-specific issues relating to the application's Printer Setup.

Topic 12: Last Resort
If you have tried all of the above suggestions to no avail, try the following:

1. Reboot your computer and try printing again.
2. Turn the printer off and on, and then try to print again.
3. Install a different printer driver, e.g. PCL, PostScript, HBP, or XPS driver.

Click Start and then go to Printers and Faxes (XP), Printers(Vista), Devices and Printers(Win 7)
1. Right Click on your printer Icon 2. Click Open or See What's Printing 3. Click the option that says Printer on the upper left corner of the window that pops up. 4. Make sure the only thing that is checked under that menu is Set As Default Printer. 5. If Use Printer Offline or Pause Printing has a check mark. Uncheck it.
Try printing again. I hope this helped.

Click Start and then go to Printers and Faxes (XP), Printers(Vista), Devices and Printers(Win 7)
1. Right Click on your printer Icon 2. Click Open or See What's Printing 3. Click the option that says Printer on the upper left corner of the window that pops up. 4. Make sure the only thing that is checked under that menu is Set As Default Printer. 5. If Use Printer Offline or Pause Printing has a check mark. Uncheck it.
Try printing again. I hope this helped.

try to check if you have connected properly your printer cable into your computer. check if you are using the right port in the printer configuration .

If you are using a windows xp system.
Check the printers and faxes control panel .
then
right click and click properties.
You can see a panel there in which you can set the default port you are using..

Please make sure that the printer is working okay if directlysd connected to the MAC computer. You may try this as well. hope this helps

Description
LPR (line printer remote) is a platform independent printing protocol that is associate with TCP/IP. It works by using LPR client software that communicates to a server running LPR services.

In terms of PSU, LPR printing will become the basis for all network printing while Novell print queues are phased out. Therefore, all Macintosh, Windows, and Unix computers will be configured to print through LPR.

Requirements

· The name of LPR print queue. This can be found by searching the LPR printer database.

· LaserWriter print drivers version 8.5.1 or newer

· The Macintosh must have a working TCP/IP networking configuration. (If the Mac can browse the web then it's working.)

· a server running LPR services or a printer that supports LPR printing. Most HP LaserJet printers support LPR. However, only the following LaserWriters support LPR printing:

- LaserWriter 8500
- LaserWriter 16/600 PS
- LaserWriter 12/640 PS
- Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS
- Color LaserWriter 12/660 PS Procedure

1.Open up the Applications folder from the OS X menu.
2.Open up the Utilities folder
3.Now open up the Print Center
4.If you have no printers installed you will see the following screen. Click on Add.
5.On the following screen, select LPR printing.
6.Now enter printhost.oit.pdx.edu for the LPR Printer's address.
7.Uncheck Use Default Queue on Server option and enter the queue name of the printer.
8.Select the printer model.
9.The completed settings should be similar to the following:
(LPR Printer’s address is the ip of our PRINTSERVER)
10.Click on Add
11.Your printer has successfully been installed. Test the printer by printing something to it.

In the printer que, highlight a document. Press the document option on the menu bar and select resume.