--- timedate.py.orig	2019-11-05 17:45:41.227805964 +0100
+++ timedate.py	2019-12-01 18:55:51.646676875 +0100
@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@
 from base import device, status, utils, pml, tui, module
 from prnt import cups
 
-try:
-    from fax import faxdevice
-except ImportError:
-    log.error("Unable to load fax services for HPLIP (required for hp-timedate). Exiting.")
-    sys.exit(1)
+#try:
+#    from fax import faxdevice
+#except ImportError:
+#    log.error("Unable to load fax services for HPLIP (required for hp-timedate). Exiting.")
+#    sys.exit(1)
 
 
 PML_ERROR_CODES = {
@@ -69,15 +69,15 @@
     opts, device_uri, printer_name, mode, ui_toolkit, lang = \
         mod.parseStdOpts()
 
-    device_uri = mod.getDeviceUri(device_uri, printer_name,
-        filter={'fax-type': (operator.gt, 0)},
-        back_end_filter=['hpfax'])
+    device_uri = mod.getDeviceUri(device_uri, printer_name)
+#        filter={'fax-type': (operator.gt, 0)},
+#        back_end_filter=['hpfax'])
 
     if not device_uri:
         sys.exit(1)
     log.info("Using device : %s\n" % device_uri)
     try:
-        d = faxdevice.FaxDevice(device_uri, printer_name, disable_dbus=True)
+        d = device.Device(device_uri, printer_name, disable_dbus=True)
     except Error as e:
         if e.opt == ERROR_DEVICE_DOES_NOT_SUPPORT_OPERATION:
             log.error("Device does not support setting time/date.")

--- base/device.py.orig	2019-11-04 11:48:05.000000000 +0100
+++ base/device.py	2019-12-02 12:04:09.674608657 +0100
@@ -2643,6 +2643,12 @@
 
         return ok
 
+    def setDateAndTime(self):
+        t = time.localtime()
+        p = struct.pack('>BBBBBBB', t[0]-2000, t[1], t[2], t[6]+1, t[3], t[4], t[5])
+        log.info(' to: '+time.strftime('%c',t))
+        log.debug(repr(p))
+        return self.setPML(pml.OID_DATE_AND_TIME, str(p.decode('latin-1')))