If you are experiencing a filter failed error on the HP printer, it means something is wrong with your device, and this issue means that your printer’s filter is incompatible with the operating system version that you’re using on Windows or Mac. At this point, you will face difficulty while printing anything and will be unable to receive the desirable printing quality.
To avoid this filter failure error, you can either reset the printer settings to default or install the driver of your printers manually. Incorrect paper settings can also become the reason for this problem, or if you forget to enable the sharing option, you can still experience this issue. In order to fix the filter failed error, we’ve mentioned easy solutions below that you can check to troubleshoot your problem quickly.
Enable the Sharing Option
- Go to the “Start” menu.
- Open the “Control Panel” and then click on the “System Settings”.
- Select the “Sharing” option and type your system’s name to complete pairing steps with the printer and then click on the “Exit” option.
- After the successful completion of the steps mentioned above, you can restart your computer to ensure that the changes have been made accurately.
Reinstall the Drivers of Your Printer
One of the great ways to address the filter failure error on your HP device is to think about the reinstallation of your printer’s drivers. For this, you can check the updated versions of the printer’s driver on the official website of HP and download them to solve malfunctioning in your device’s filter.
Change the Paper Settings
The filter failure message can be caused due to the incorrect settings of the paper, but there is no need to worry because we have given the details below to eliminate this error.
- Open the “Main Menu” from the PDF file in the dialog box.
- Go to the “Preview” section and then click on the “File” menu to open the PDF.
- After the above step, you can click on the “Save” option, and there will be a format dialogue box that appears on the screen. You need to select the “TIFF” option from this dialogue box and open the “Resolution” window.
- When the resolution window is opened, click on the “Inch/Pixels” button.
- Type “600” in the given blank space and click on the “Save” option to save the changes.
- Open the “File” menu and export the file from the main menu.
- In the “Format” dialog box, click on the “TIFF” option. Untick the “Alpha” box and select the “Save” option.
- Select the “File” option and click on the “Print” button.
Select the right paper size and dimensions to complete your HP printer’s settings when you are done with all of the above steps. After that, you can install your printer drivers in your system again.
How to Repair a Failed Filter Error of Your HP Printer on a Mac
- If the HP printing machine displays a failed filter error on your Mac, you can reset all the settings. For this, you may need to go to the “System Preferences” option, and after that, you can find the “Print and Fax” or “Print and Scan” option on your Apple PC.
- When you click on the Print and Scan option, you can see one option given named “Reset Printing” and then choose the reset option from the confirmation dialog box.
- Check out the login credentials to sign in to the system as the “Admin” and click on the “OK” option.
- Let the system reset properly and end all the available devices from your printer’s list.
- Go to the “System Preferences” option again and find the “Printers and Scanners” option.
- Select the “Add(+)” button from the “Printers and Scanners” menu.
- Select your HP device by clicking on the list of all the printers.
- After the above step, click on the “Print Using” button, and by default, the “Airprint” option will be selected.
Conclusion
All in all, incorrect settings of your printer’s paper and improper installation of your printer’s drivers are two major reasons for filter failure errors in your HP device. You can resolve this problem by following the above tips, or you can take assistance from one of our experts at Printers Hut.