I re4cently acquired a Sharp FO-DC500 multifunction machine. It did not come with software. I downloaded drivers from the Sharp website, but the printer does not seem to want to talk with the computer. I have also tried to use my TrendNet print server, but that does not help either. The device manager shows a yellow question mark by the printer name under "Other devices". What am I doing wrong?

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Look for a paper jam

What OS are you running? I don't see any full-feature software but the Samsung site lists a print driver, a scan driver, a universal print driver and a universal scan driver for Windows 2000 through Win7 x64. Similar drivers are also available for the Mac OSX. I'm not certain of the features in the "unified driver" for Linux. The full-feature software is available for Windows.

To find these drivers, go to http://www.samsung.com/ph/consumer/monitor-peripherals-printer/printer-multifunction/mono-multifunction/SCX-4300/XSS/index.idx?pagetype=prd_detail&tab=support . Click on the Downloads tab and then select Driver. The windows files are all .exe files.

For the SmartThru software go to the above link and select Software instead of Driver. With this software, you will be able to launch a scan from the printer if the monitoring program is running. You should be able to start a scan from the computer with any OS and the Samsung drivers.

Windows XP, Vista and 7 can all acquire scans with Windows software. You can use Paint in all three (File > Import from Camera or Scanner > New Scan). Vista and Win7 add Windows Fax and Scan (New Scan). Vista came with Photogallery and it acquires scans like Paint. (You can download it for XP or Win7.) The Mac also can acquire scans with included software.

One issue that can cause a scanner problem is a bad cable. Scanning requires bidirectional communication with the printer and thus may fail when the printer works. Replace the data cable and make sure to use a direct connection (no USB hub or print server) if you can launch the scan but then it stops.

I hope this helps.

Cindy Wells

just try this link

http://esupport.sharp-cee.com/html/om/index.php?StartRec=0&ListLimit=10&Lang=%&TemplateLang=en&ProdLine=36&SortOrder=DESC&OrderBy=Title&SearchString=fo%20dc%20550

Check out this link @ http://www.sharp.net.au/product-archive/products/AM400/

Click on the "Attachments" Tab, to download the "Software & Drivers"

Hope it helps.

You will not be able to print out these fax's until the machine is fixed. There is no way to transfer them to another machine, but they will still be there after the repair is done, provided the tech doesn't reset your memory. Which hopefully, he won't since he has no reason to do so.

Your phone company is lying to you.

Fax machines are ANALOG devices and will not work reliably on a DIGITAL phone line.

How many rings before it goes back to normal display? There is a possibility that your machine is set to "phone" not fax reception. You can do it right there in the control panel. Look for reception button and select fax, then try again.

You can download the driver from Sharp at the following link.

FO-IS125N Fax Machine

Choose Fax Machine, then for product model choose FO-IS125N. For Download Type, choose Driver. Then choose your platform and operating system. Hit Search and down the driver.

Hope this helps.

New fuser.