Unable to scan from 2575 to computer. I CAN operate the scan from the computer but not from the printer/scanner itself. I am running Mac OS x, 10.6.6, have installed the latest drivers from HP, am running over a network, firewall is NOT active. Printing seems to work fine. Ideas?

MAC OS X Drivers for HP2575 at the link below.

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareCategory?os=219&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&sw_lang=&product=441240#N195

All lot of those printers came with two separate driver's disc. Make sure that you are installing the correct for the mac and not windows. If you are you can go to the hp website and do a search on there website for the driver for mac operating system.

go online to hp to fine a driver that will let u use the printer with Mac.

1) Make sure that you have the HP driver and full-software installed. Go to http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareCategory?lc=en&dlc=&cc=us&product=441240& , select your OS and click Next. Then click on Driver to download it. If you installed the generic driver from the OS, uninstall it and unplug the data cable (if USB) before installing. For some of OS versions, even if you do have the full software, check the version you have, some need to be patched. All of the support for this all-in-one is available here: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/product?lc=en&dlc=&cc=us&product=441240 .

2) Place the document to scan face down on the glass or face up in a Automatic Document Feeder (ADF).

Next you can scan from the computer before you can scan using the buttons on the printer. If you want to use the scan buttons, you will need the full software installed and the monitor program running. Then you need to set the button destinations in the HP Solution Center before the buttons will work. Launch the HP software (Start > All Programs > HP > HP Solution Center (some HP printers have a slightly different program but it will be in the same HP folder). Launch the scan and set the resolution and destination folders. Windows computers can also scan from the computer with Paint (File > Import from Scanner or Camera) or Windows Fax and Scan (Vista and Win7).

If you have problems, check the USB cable first. Scanners require bi-directional communication with the computer. Thus they fail when the printer works. Make sure that the scanner is unlocked if a lock exists.

I hope this helps.

Cindy Wells

What OS are you using? Do you have the full-software installed or a generic driver? Can you launch the scan from the computer? Is the monitoring program running (required to launch a scan from the unit)? Try a new data cable and changing ports. (Scanners require bi-directional communication so the scanner can fail even if the printer works. Try a direct connection if you are using a print server or USB hub.)

If you have a generic driver, uninstall it and install the full software. http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareCategory?lc=en&dlc=&cc=us&os=219&product=441240 and select your OS. Generic drivers often only work for the printer of an all-in-one.

I hope this helps.

Cindy Wells

The printer scan button wouldn't work for me either. I had to install the HP Solution Center software from CD onto my Windows Vista PC then I use its scan document software button to do any scanning.

Having exactly the same problem with an Epson SX515W. Did you solve it?

you didn't instal the printer in you're pc. try to install the printer /scanner driver

I did a search of your product's help pages on HP.com but didn't come up with an exact match for your error message relevant to an Apple Mac OS X. Before offering suggestions, let me make sure I understand the problem.

You have a Word document open on your Mac and you want to insert an image into the document that's on the scanner.

I'm actually not clear as to whether you successfully scanned an image in the first place. If you did scan the image, where did you store it to? Have you tried scanning the image and saving it to your computer? If you can do this successfully, try inserting the image into your Word document from the location on your computer.

If you tried to scan an image and got the error message, then there is a communication problem between your Mac and the printer. Since you can print, the cable connection must be good. If the error message is suggesting that you reinstall the drivers, you can find the instructions for how to do this at the following web page at HP.com:

Installing and Uninstalling Printer Software on your Mac

You may or may not have your original software disc that came with the printer. If you don't or if you need an updated print driver, you can download that software from the following web page, assuming you are running Mac OS X:

Mac OS X Printer Software and Driver Downloads

Occasionally, you can solve errors by installing print drivers that are more recent than those you originally installed when you first got your printer. That's the benefit of downloading the latest drivers from HP.

On the off change you are using Mac OS 9, here's the relevant software download page (the version of the Mac operating system matters):

Mac OS 9 Printer Software and Driver Downloads

If all you want to do is to insert an image into a Word document, you shouldn't need Adobe Photoshop or any other expensive software application. You aren't trying to do any fancy editing of the graphic, just insert a pre-existing image into a document.

I hope some of the above suggestions help. Post back your results and good luck.

The most common causes of this issue are 1: you do not have the software installed on your computer (or you need an updated version form the HP web-site) and/or 2: you are connecting to the printer over a network and your firewall is stopping the printer from accessing the HP software on your computer. A little more info would be helpful in diagnosing the problem; What Operating System is your computer running? Is your computer connected to the printer via USB or over a network? Do you have the latest HP software installed? Do you have more than one printer, scanner or all in one device connected to your computer? Has the printer always had this problem or has it worked before?