Dell Color Laser 1320c with Mac OS 10.15 Catalina: Filter failed
After upgrading to Mac OS 10.15 Catalina, trying to print with a Dell Color Laser 1320c leads to the error message: Filter failed (German: Filter fehlgeschlagen).
This fixes the "Filter failed" (German: "Filter fehlgeschlagen") error with Dell Color Laser 1320c printers under Mac OS 10.15 Catalina by leveraging the Fuji Xerox C525A printer driver which is similar to the native Dell driver.
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User steveham modified the original driver so it could install on all macOS versions greater than 10.7. Download the modified driver here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/aotekhnsj7ox7e4/Fuji%20Xerox%20Print%20Plug-in%20Installer%20Modified.pkg?dl=0
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Open the .dmg file, then open the .pkg file (via right click > open)
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Finish the setup guide
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Click on the Apple Menu in the upper left-hand corner of your screen and select System Preferences... click on Printers & Scanners.
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Unlock the window using the lock icon in the lower left corner if necessary
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Click on the + sign to add a printer
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Connect your Dell via USB and turn it on
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It should soon appear in the list. Select it.
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Change the driver
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Finish the setup. In order to be able to print using the paper try, please apply the following setting: "500 sheet feeder"
- When you print something for the first time, you'll need to set the correct paper source. -Click the "Show Details" button on the print dialog screen. -In the "layout" pulldown select "Full Zerox Features" --Select "Paper source: Tray 1 (500 sheets)" :
- After that, you can save the current settings as a reusable preset. (You might need to Google how to do that). Once you have a preset made, select it and press the Print button while holding down Alt (Option) to automatically select this preset every time you print using the system dialog.
I can confirm the solution given by alsdkjasdlkja works. I only have 1 addition. I first tried to change the driver of my already installed Dell Color Laser 1320c instead of removing it and reinstalling it. This didn't work. I couldn't select a paper tray when trying to print something.
When I deleted the old printer and reinstalled it with the FX driver, everything worked just fine.