There is a background process that must be running and working for the computer to interface with these printers. When the communication fails, I've found 3 potential solutions: reboot the printer, unplug the USB cable, wait 30 sec, replug it (resets the usb port), and kill and restart the background process. If you are restarting your computer to solve the problem, and the other two don't work, then this script is probably the solution you need. It can be done manually with a little effort, but I put this in my dock and click it to figuratively kick the printer/computer.
If your communication is working fine, all this will do is kill and reestablish contact. No harm, but no benefit.
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There is a background process that must be running and working for the computer to interface with these printers. When the communication fails, I've found 3 potential solutions: reboot the printer, unplug the USB cable, wait 30 sec, replug it (resets the usb port), and kill and restart the background process. If you are restarting your computer to solve the problem, and the other two don't work, then this script is probably the solution you need. It can be done manually with a little effort, but I put this in my dock and click it to figuratively kick the printer/computer.If your communication is working fine, all this will do is kill and reestablish contact. No harm, but no benefit.
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