As PAHU has indicated you are using an incorrect driver that is intended for a B/W laser printer. It simply appears by default because no driver is identified as available or you haven't selected the proper driver. Delete the existing printer from Print & Fax, then click on the + button. Click on the Default icon in the toolbar. If your printer appears in the list then select it. Then select the option to Select Driver from the drop down menu.
Locate a driver for your printer, select it, click on the Add button. If no driver is listed then install the recent HP drivers update or download a compatible driver from HP. If there is no SL driver available then try the most recent Leopard driver which may work. Apple Footer.
Powerbook, Mac OS X (10.6.1) Posted on Nov 19, 2009 12:42 PM. Reply I have this question too I have this question. The Generic PCL Laser Printer driver included with Snow Leopard does only print in b&w. If you want to print in colour then you may have to look at using the hpijs package. After connecting the printer to your Mac, install the Mac software that came with the printer and use the printer’s setup assistant to connect the printer to your Wi-Fi network. After setting up, you can disconnect the cable from your printer and Mac and the printer should remain connected to the Wi-Fi network.
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