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‎09-15-2026 12:39 AM

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need HP Smart Tank driver essentials - L5_1657

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‎09-15-2026 12:42 AM

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Although my printer is detected, its not printing anything, I'm usig MacOS and I believe theres a driver that should be installed HP Smart Tank driver essentials - L5_1657 please can you help me with this request?

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‎09-15-2026 06:16 AM

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Please install with the next Apple Smart Tank 520 basic driver:

(1) Connect your Smart Tank 520 with USB cable:

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(2) Then install the next software

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‎09-15-2026 09:03 AM

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I followed the steps and installed the extension, also I restarted my mac but still the same issue, the printer does not print, for reference I'm using MacOS Tahoe 26.4.1, connected via USB to the printer HP Smart Tank 525

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