Originally Posted by
island par Hi Bazza,
Where do i search on Mac where it shows the printer being discovered
Hello,
island par -
It's been awhile since I installed a new printer. As I recall, in my case, plugging in the USB and then turning on the printer allowed the Air to 'see' the printer and it opened a box in the Desktop advising me of that new printer found.
Plan B to that is a bit more manual - going into System Prefs > Printers and Scanners and clicking the plus (+) button at the bottom of the left column. That should open up another window and, in the list of printers, there should be the one you plugged into the Air listed, as connected by USB. Click on that one to initiate the install process. Once done, you'll be returned to the Printers and Scanners window and you should see the new printer there. You can then set which printer is set as the default. Thereafter, Software Update
should be able to automatically update drivers as they are released.
Now, I suppose its possible that the Air can't find your printer - maybe a new one not in its database - and for that, your best bet is to go to the printer manufacturer's website and track down the most recent Mac drivers for it and note the download and install process there.