Scanner produced blank PDF & JPG pages after Ventura 13.0.1 update

I have an issue with my HP printer after I updated the Macs to Ventura;

the scans produced by the printer are blank PDFs and JPGs.


Scanning from the Mac with software like HP Easy Scan, the system Printers & Scanners, Preview, Image Capture; or scanning from the printer -- all produce blank scans.


Mac Mini M1, 2020, MacOS Ventura 13.0.1

HP OfficeJet Pro 8710 All-in-One Printer (out of warranty, so no HP support)


The following steps resolved the iissue at first: printer hard reset and removed printer, added printer; then I was able to scan from the computer using software and not get blank pages;

but I could no longer scan from the printer control panel because the Scan-to-Computer function could not find any computers on the network.


After reinstalling and using HP Utility and HP Easy Scan (this time with BT enabled on the Mac) the Scan-to-Computer function found the computers on the network. I can now scan from the printer and drop PDF and JPG pages to network computers, but now the pages are blank again; and this time doing the printer "hard restart" and the remove printer - add printer on the Macs does not remedy the blank page problem.


installed HP EasyStart v2.13.0; searching for software…none found


I am at a loss to know if HP needs to update the printer driver or the Mac scanning software or both, or maybe the HP Support site has what I need but I can't find it.


my software:

HP Alerts 5.51.0 6/4/22

HP Device Monitor Manager 5.51.0 6/4/22

HP Easy Scan 1.11.0 (210909) 6/4/22

HP Email Alerts 5.51.0 6/4/22

HP Event Status 5.51.0 6/4/22

HP Fax Archive 5.51.0 6/4/22

HP OfficeJet Pro 8710 v18 (605) 10/28/22

HP Product Research Manager 10.51.0 6/4/22

HP Scanner 3 4.28.1 6/4/22

HP Smart for Desktop 14.0.1 (581) App Store 11/1/22

HP Utility 5.51.0 6/4/22

hpdot4d 5.18.0 6/4/22

HPScanner 1.12.1 6/4/22


Driver version PPD 4.7.0

PPD: HP OfficeJet Pro 8710 All-in-One

PPD File Version: 4.7.0

PostScript Version: (3011.104) 0

CUPS Version: CUPS/2.3.4 (macOS 13.0.1; arm64) IPP/2.0


Mac mini, macOS 13.0

Posted on Nov 19, 2022 10:05 AM

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Posted on Nov 20, 2022 10:37 PM

Here are the tests and results.


HP Easy Scan>File>Check for updates>App Store>HP Easy Scan 1.10.0 (2y ago) mine is more recent

HP Easy Scan 1.11.0 (210909) on the Mac

scanned 2 pages double sided

can see all 4 pages of content in Easy Scan

save to folder on Mac; content empty

save to folder on Mac as PDF-A and all items to a single file; content 1 page only

printed scanned page from Easy Scan - all 4 pages print OK

Send...all items to a Folder; content empty

Send…all items to Printer…Open in Preview ; content OK; Save to Folder; content OK

Send…all items to Folder…As PDF-A; content 1 page

Save…all items to Folder…As PDF-A; content 1 page

Send…all items to Printer…PDF>Open in Preview…Save as PDF; content 4 pages

Send…all items to Printer…PDF>Save as PDF; content 4 pages


Mac>Systems settings>Printers & Scanners>HP OfficeJet Pro 8710>Open Scanner

Scan Mode>Document Feeder

Kind>Text

Orientation>Duplex

Format: PDF

Combine into single document (checked)

Scan (button)

All 4 pages with content were saved.


Scan Mode>Document Feeder

Kind>Black & White

Orientation>Duplex

Format: PDF

Combine into single document (checked)

Scan (button)

All 4 pages with content were saved.


HP OfficeJet Pro 8710 192.168.1.4 (EWS)

Scan>Webscan>Document Viewer controls would not download the scanned document. The print controls however opened all 4 pages in Preview>Save…all 4 pages in single PDF document.


HP OfficeJet Pro 8710>Control Panel>Scan-to-Computer>

Save as: PDF

Duplex

saved a pdf with 4 blank pages.


HP OfficeJet Pro 8710>Control Panel>Scan-to-Computer>

Save as: JPG

Duplex

All 4 pages with content were saved to the Mac as 4 separate jpg files


HP OfficeJet Pro 8710 Control Panel>Scan-to-Computer

Save as: Everyday Scan (last option in the list)

Duplex

All 4 pages with content were saved to the Mac as 4 separate jpg files


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HP Easy Scan has PreSets for Scan-to-Computer that can be edited in HP Easy Scan>Preferences, but the edits are not saved to the Printer’s Scan-to-Computer.

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Nov 20, 2022 10:37 PM in response to BillT

Here are the tests and results.


HP Easy Scan>File>Check for updates>App Store>HP Easy Scan 1.10.0 (2y ago) mine is more recent

HP Easy Scan 1.11.0 (210909) on the Mac

scanned 2 pages double sided

can see all 4 pages of content in Easy Scan

save to folder on Mac; content empty

save to folder on Mac as PDF-A and all items to a single file; content 1 page only

printed scanned page from Easy Scan - all 4 pages print OK

Send...all items to a Folder; content empty

Send…all items to Printer…Open in Preview ; content OK; Save to Folder; content OK

Send…all items to Folder…As PDF-A; content 1 page

Save…all items to Folder…As PDF-A; content 1 page

Send…all items to Printer…PDF>Open in Preview…Save as PDF; content 4 pages

Send…all items to Printer…PDF>Save as PDF; content 4 pages


Mac>Systems settings>Printers & Scanners>HP OfficeJet Pro 8710>Open Scanner

Scan Mode>Document Feeder

Kind>Text

Orientation>Duplex

Format: PDF

Combine into single document (checked)

Scan (button)

All 4 pages with content were saved.


Scan Mode>Document Feeder

Kind>Black & White

Orientation>Duplex

Format: PDF

Combine into single document (checked)

Scan (button)

All 4 pages with content were saved.


HP OfficeJet Pro 8710 192.168.1.4 (EWS)

Scan>Webscan>Document Viewer controls would not download the scanned document. The print controls however opened all 4 pages in Preview>Save…all 4 pages in single PDF document.


HP OfficeJet Pro 8710>Control Panel>Scan-to-Computer>

Save as: PDF

Duplex

saved a pdf with 4 blank pages.


HP OfficeJet Pro 8710>Control Panel>Scan-to-Computer>

Save as: JPG

Duplex

All 4 pages with content were saved to the Mac as 4 separate jpg files


HP OfficeJet Pro 8710 Control Panel>Scan-to-Computer

Save as: Everyday Scan (last option in the list)

Duplex

All 4 pages with content were saved to the Mac as 4 separate jpg files


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HP Easy Scan has PreSets for Scan-to-Computer that can be edited in HP Easy Scan>Preferences, but the edits are not saved to the Printer’s Scan-to-Computer.

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