Want to set up printer to computer - Lexmark Z640 InkJet Printer

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If your Evolis Primacy Card Printer is showing a status of "Status disabled - printer on-line" and won't let you connect to the printer, there are a few things you can try:

1. Restart the printer and the computer: Sometimes, simply restarting both the printer and the computer can resolve connectivity issues. Turn off the printer and computer, then turn them back on after a minute or two.
2. Check the printer's network settings: Make sure the printer is properly connected to the network, and that its IP address and network settings are correct. You can do this by accessing the printer's web interface through a web browser and checking the network settings.
3. Check the printer driver: Make sure that the printer driver is properly installed on your computer, and that it is the correct driver for your printer model. You can download the latest driver from the Evolis website.
4. Check the firewall settings: Sometimes, firewall settings can prevent your computer from connecting to the printer. Make sure that the firewall settings on your computer allow communication with the printer.
5. Check for firmware updates: Check the Evolis website for any firmware updates for your printer model, and if there are any available, install them.

Hope any of these steps may help you.

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========================== How do I get computer to recognize printer? You have a problem. Your computer does not recognize the printer. Moreover, you cannot reinstall the printer driver or software because you have misplaced the CD. Well, don't worry. The steps given below will help you out.
STEP 1: Checking the Cable and Power Supply
The simplest step comes first. Just check whether the printer cable is connected to the computer securely. Moreover, also check whether the printer power cord has been plugged in properly.
STEP 2: Uninstall Old Printer Software, If any
If you have had an older printer, then make sure that printer drivers and software are uninstalled from the computer. If you don't, the computer might not recognize the new printer. This problem is common in inkjet printers.
STEP 3: The Paper Size
A simple matter like the incorrect selection of paper might also lead to this problem. If the printer paper size does not match the size set in the printer settings, than the computer might not recognize the printer.
STEP 4: Restart
There are times when all it requires is to restart the computer. This is in case where you have connected the printer after loading the driver. If this is the case, then just restart your computer.
STEP 5: No Pass through Device
This is actually an extension of your first step. Make sure that the printer cable has a direct connection to the computer. No pass through devices must be used for this purpose.
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Extracted From the USER GUIDE (download here) http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c02648771.pdf



Set up the printer for Bluetooth communication
The printer allows you to print documents from
Bluetooth devices without a cable connection.
Simply print from a Bluetooth device such as a PDA or camera phone. You can also use Bluetooth technology to print from a computer to the printer.
Set up a Bluetooth wireless connection
This section describes how to set up and configure the device for a Bluetooth wireless connection.
You can configure Bluetooth wireless settings during software installation, or you can configure settings later using Toolbox (Windows), HP Utility (Mac OS X), or the Toolbox software for PDAs
(Windows Mobile). For more information, see Printer management tools.
To connect the printer using Bluetooth communication (Windows)
NOTE:
If you are using an external Bluetooth adapter for your computer, specific instructions for adding the printer might be different. For more information, see the documentation or utility provided with the Bluetooth adapter.
1.
If you are using an external Bluetooth adapter for your computer, make sure your computer is started and then attach the Bluetooth adapter to a USB port on the computer.
If your computer has Bluetooth built in, just make sure the computer is started and that Bluetooth is turned on.
2.
On the Windows taskbar,
click Start
, click Control Panel
, click Hardware and Sound
, and then click Add a printer
.
- Or -
Click Start
, click Printer
or
Printers and Faxes, and then double-click the Add Printer icon
or click Add a printer
.
3.
Follow the onscreen instructions to finish the installation.
To connect the printer using Bluetooth communication (Mac OS X)
1.
If you are using an external Bluetooth adapter for your computer, make sure your computer is started and then attach the Bluetooth adapter to a USB port on the computer.
If your computer has Bluetooth built in, just make sure the computer is started and that Bluetooth is turned on.
2.
Click
System Preferences in the Dock, and then click Print & Fax
.
3.
Click + (Add).
4.
Select the entry for the printer in the list with Bluetooth beside its name, and then click Add
.
5.
Follow the onscreen instructions to finish the installation.
Set Bluetooth security for the printer
You can enable the following printer security settings:
• Require passkey authentication prior to someone printing to the printer from a Bluetooth device.
• Make the printer visible or invisible to Bluetooth printers that are within range.
• To enable these settings, you can use Toolbox (Windows), HP Utility (Mac OS X), or the Toolbox software for PDAs (Windows Mobile). For more information, see Printer management tools.
Set up the printer for Bluetooth communication 93

Use a passkey to authenticate Bluetooth devices
You can set the security level of the printer to either
High or Low
.
• Low : The printer does not require a passkey. Any Bluetooth device within range can print to it.
NOTE:
The default security setting is Low
. Low level security does not require authentication.
• High: The printer requires a passkey from the Bluetooth device before allowing the printer to send a print job to it.
NOTE:
The printer ships with a predefined passkey that is set to six zeroes "000000".
Set the printer to be visible or not visible to Bluetooth devices
You can set the printer to be either visible to Bluetooth devices (public) or not visible to any (private).
•Visible : Any Bluetooth device within range can print to the printer.
• Not visible : Only Bluetooth devices that have stor
ed the device address of the printer can print to it.
NOTE:
The printer ships with a default accessibility level of Visible
.
To reset to factory default settings
NOTE:
Using the following instructions will reset only the device's Bluetooth settings.
1. Press and hold down (Power button).
2. While holding down (Power button), press (Cancel button) 4 times, then press (Resume button) 6 times.
3.Release (Power button).

The print driver solution for this product is included with the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system and is already on the computer. No special driver download is necessary for this product.
Please follow the simple instructions below to easily get the product working with Microsoft Windows Vista Operating system.

Installation Instructions

Direct Connection (Parallel & USB connector)

1. Verify that the printer is turned ON.
2. Connect the Universal Serial Bus (USB)/ Parallel (IEEE 1284) cable to the printer and to the computer
3. Click on the Close button when the message "Your devices are ready to use" is displayed in the screen.
4. The printer is now ready to accept the print job.

Wired Network & Bluetooth Connection

NOTE:For Bluetooth connected printer, please ensure that the printer's access mode is set to public mode for detection.

1. Verify that the printer is turned on.
2. Click Start > Control Panel and then select Printers .
3. Click on Add a printer .
4. Click Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth printer . A list of detected wired network or Bluetooth printers will be displayed.
5. Select the printer you want to install and click Next . Follow the on screen installation instruction to complete the printer driver installation.

Wireless Connection

1. Verify that the printer is turned ON.
2. Ensure the printer's wireless network setting is set to the correct wireless profile matching the local wireless network/computer's wireless card setting.
   If you have previously configured the printer's wireless network setting, matching local wireless/computer's wireless card setting, please proceed to step 3.
   if you have NOT previously configured the printer's wireless network setting to match local wireless network/computer's wireless card setting, please follow the steps below.
   To set wireless network settings in an infrastructure network
   Connect the printer to the computer with the cross cable (included with the printer) or connect the printer to the network with a network cable.
   Press the configuration button once to print a configuration page.
   Open web browser, and type in the IP address that has been assigned to the printer.
   Configure the printer's wireless setting to match local wireless network/computer's wireless card setting.
   Unplug the cross cable/network cable.
   Activate the printer wireless network, activate the computer's wireless network profile.
   Proceed to step 3.
   To set wireless network settings in an ad hoc network
   Do the following to reset the printer's network settings:
   
   1. While pressing the Configuration Page button, press (Resume button) three times.
   2. Wait about 20 seconds, and then press (Power button) to turn off the printer.
   3. Disconnect the power cord from the printer.
   4. Wait about 20 seconds, and then reconnect the power cord.
   5. Press (Power button) to turn on the printer.
   6. Open the configuration utility for the computer's wireless network card, then create a new wireless profile with the following values.
      • Communication mode: ad hoc
      • Network name (SSID): hpsetup
      • Security (encryption): disabled
   7. Activate the wireless profile.
   8. Wait two minutes for the printer to obtain an IP address, then print a wireless configuration page to verify the following for the printer's network settings.
      • Communication mode: ad hoc
      • Network name (SSID): hpsetup
      • The IP address is NOT 0.0.0.0
   9. If one of the above conditions is not true then repeat the preceding steps. Proceed to steps 3 below.
3. Click Start > Control Panel and then select Printers .
4. Click on Add a printer .
5. Click Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth printer , a list of detected printers will be displayed.
6. Select the printer you want to install and click Next . Follow the on screen installation instruction to complete the print driver installation.

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In this case you are not using your printer as a network printer you are sharing your printer in your LAN and previously it was shared with a different ip and with new modem you are getting new IP. Do one thing try to ping all the computers and check if you get reply if not check your firewall settings. Try to reboot all the computers together and check.

The ‘Bad Esc Seq’ message on the MT645 indicates the printer is not recognizing some of the commands it receives in the data from the host computer system. These commends are sent in the format of Escape Commands Sequences hence the ‘Bad Esc Seg’ error message displayed on the printer.
There can be a number of reasons for the printer displaying the ‘Bad Esc Seq’ error.
The first thing that it may be worth doing would be to power the printer off then disconnect the printer from the computer system. Once the printer has been disconnected from the computer system power the printer back on again. If the ‘Bad Esc’ Seq’ message is seen when the printer is disconnected from the computer system this would tend to indicate there is a fault with the printer.

If the printer powers on OK and does not display any errors when it is disconnected from the computer system it is possible that one of two things is happening.

The first thing is that a print job has been sent to the printer using the wrong printer driver on the computer system, this will send data to the printer that it does not recognize. If this is the case the print job on the computer system would need to be cancelled and resent using a printer driver suitable for the MT645.

The other thing that may have happened is that the Emulation setting on the printer may have for some reason changed so the printer not longer matches the set up on the computer system. You may need to change the emulation setting on the MT661 so it matches the host computer system set up. The printer may need to be set to either Epson or IBM emulation depending on the computer system set up.

The Current emulation setting on the printer can be found by printing a configuration page, this can be done in the following way;
Put the printer OFFLINE
Press the MODE button
Press the DOWN ARROW until HELP is displayed
Press ENTER
The printer will print out a configuration page showing the current settings, this will include the Emulation setting. This can be checked to ensure it matches the computer system set up, or change to ensure the emulation is correct for your application.
If you are printing from Windows try printing using the Generic Text only printer driver, this will not send escape commands to the printer, so should print correctly. If you still see the Bad Esc Seq message I would recommend having a look into the connectivity between he printer and the computer system.

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USB is the most common household printer to computer connection, just plug the printer in and it will walk you through the windows set-up, or put the CD from your printer in your computer and the CD set-up will walk you through the set-up, when you buy a printer ask a sales person to show you how to connect it and set it up.