How to fix your Fuji Xerox Printer in Monterey 12.3.1

I just upgraded to OSX Montery 12.3.1 and it broke my printer. The printer just comes up with an error saying ‘Filter Failed.’ I downloaded the new Fuji Xerox drivers but that did not fix it. I reset the printing system (Apple’s suggested fix) but that did not fix it either. In the end I tried making a new printer with the generic PCL driver and that worked. I’ve lost all my custom printer features, but at least it prints!

This is what the error looked like:

This is the generic printer driver that fixed it:

This is a quick fix until Apple fix it or Xerox release new drivers that work.

Written by Wayne Connor
Mac user since 1996
Helping people master their Macs since 2005


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