MFP is an acronym for Multi-Function Printers. These are combined printers, scanners, photocopiers and, in some cases, fax machines. They are found in many homes and offices.
Questions tagged [multi-function-printer]
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Epson WorkForce printer keeps power-cycling
When I press the power button on my Epson WorkForce WF-3520 printer, it starts up normally, but shuts down within 30 seconds. Ten seconds later, it starts itself and the stop/start cycle is repeated again and again. This has only started happening…
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Canon imageCLASS: how do I perform a factory reset?
I'm having trouble with a Canon imageCLASS MF8450c printer/scanner/copier (it fails to save scans to SMB shares). I've eliminated the obvious problems, so now I am just looking to do a factory reset of the device and hope that resolves the issue.
I…
benzado
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How to upgrade firmware on OKI MB441? Device not found in Firwmare upgrade tool
How to upgrade firmware on OKI MB441?
When I am trying to use Firmware Upgrade Tool, I get error Device not found. This error is not listed in troubleshooting manual.
Device is connected to LAN, I can print on it and scan from it.
What to do?
Dims
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What kind of cable do I need for this port?
I am trying to find a data cable for a Kyocera KM 2530 copier/printer. It has a couple of ports on the back that look kind of like SATA ports. I haven't seen this before. Does anyone know what kind of cable I need?
Larger port:
Smaller port below…
JBiggs
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How can I share my scanner from Windows Vista?
Is it possible to share the scanner function of my multi-function printer (HP PSC 1315 all-in-one) attached to my Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit SP2 machine so that is available to other computers on my network (specifically windows 7 computers)? I…
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hp officejet 4500 detected by sane-find-scanner but not lsusb or Simple Scan in Ubuntu Lucid
I upgraded to ubuntu 10.04 from 8.04 recently. When I try to use Simple Scan it says "No scanners detected". sane-find-scanner detects my printer/scanner but lsusb does not. Also I am able to print from my printer so it's just a problem with the…
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Windows 7 64-bit driver for HP Color Laserjet CM1015 MFP
I bought my HP Color Laserjet CM1015 MFP about 5 years ago. It worked flawlessly on Windows Vista (unsure of 32/64-bit). This worked well on Windows 7 64-bit on two different machines (I upgraded to a new machine about six months ago). Just about…
Ravi
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Why is my HP M476nw throwing a 59.F0 fault?
Have an HP M476nw which is throwing a 59.F0 fault. I have removed and cleaned the transport belt which is the normal cause of this error. The Service Manual suggests using the control panel to print the diagnostics pages but I don’t see any…
NickC
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Arbitrary paper size while scanning with OKI MB441
Is it possible to scan arbitrary paper sizes with OKI MB441? For example photographic pictures?
I see only poor predefined set of sizes:
Dims
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Connecting to Google SMTP with Konica Minolta Printers
I have spent the better portion of two days trying to get a number of Bizhub MFCs to connect to Google's SMTP service. Our company recently switched from an exchange server, which handled SMTP requests to Gmail. We have 20 branches each with…
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HP LaserJet 3052 Scanner stopped working
I'm trying to get the scanner part of an HP LaserJet 3052 working again. For some reason, it stopped working altogether. Most of the time it simply says "Waiting for PC", and others the scanner starts up like its going to work, then it goes back and…
Shiester
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Where are Canon TS3300 scanning profiles located?
I have a Canon TS3300 inkjet printer / scanner. I use the scanner with the excellent NAPS2 PDF scanner software, and I have set up a NAPS profile that uses "Native UI".
When I scan using this profile, the Native UI from the Canon scanner pops up and…
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I need to figure out SMB1 support on a fairly new HP Color LaserJet Pro
I have a fairly new HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M283cdw and after Samba dropped support for smb1 in 4.11, I am unable to use the fairly important "Scan to Network Folder" feature.
Aside from using a VM and installing an older version of Linux to use…
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Connect HP (Enterprise) MFCs to Google Secure LDAP
HP Enterprise MFCs running FutureSmart Firmware 3/4/5 support connecting to an LDAP server to retrieve email addresses for the Address Book (as well as printer user login, etc).
Google supports Secure LDAP with Client Certificate authentication.…
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Can't scan to network folder on Ricoh Aficio MP C305
This has been frustrating me for many months now.
I can't use the scanning functionality on a Ricoh Aficio MP C305 because it can't connect to anything on the network.
It sees the WORKGROUPS but just won't connect to anything. Even though it has…
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