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Old 01-05-2008, 10:59 AM
Tim Wunder
 
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Default Re: automatic form feed on laserjet printer

On 12/19/2006 4:20 PM, I believe that Michael W. Ryder wrote:
> Tim Wunder wrote:
>> On 12/19/2006 2:43 PM, I believe that Michael W. Ryder wrote:
>>> Tim Wunder wrote:
>>>> Using AIX 5.3L
>>>> Priting from an application called Unform, which sends a PCL formatted
>>>> print job to a print queue.
>>>>
>>>> The printer is an HP 1022nw, connected as an
>>>> hpJetDirect/hewlett-packard/hplj-4+ printer.
>>>>
>>>> These are the current print options:

>> <snip>
>>
>>>> The print job prints fine, but after each job I get a blank page. Is
>>>> there a configuration switch somewhere that will stop that from
>>>> happening? If I configure the printer as a generic/ascii printer, I get
>>>> an option to disable sending a form feed when the job is done, but that
>>>> option doesn't exist when configuring the printer as a laserjet. I
>>>> suppose I could just set the printer up as generic/ascii, but I was
>>>> wondering if there is a setting I'm missing that would let me set it up
>>>> as a laserjet, since that's what it is...
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Tim
>>> Have you tried changing 'RESTORE printer' to no? I think the restore
>>> sends a form feed as part of restoring the printer. I have my HP
>>> printers set to no for this option for just this reason.

>>
>> Hadn't tried that, no. Just did, and no change.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Tim

>
> The only other thing to check is to see if the program sending the job
> to the printer is adding the extra form feed. There may be a
> configuration file to control this.


Not that I'm aware of, but I'll ask the software guy...

> Just out of curiosity, when you made the change above did you stop and
> restart the print queue to see if that made any difference?


No, but I've made changes to the printer settings and had them take
effect without doing that. For grins, I just restarted the qdaemon, and
lpd, with no change in the results. Not a big deal. I'll either live
with the blank pages, or change the printer to a generic/ascii printer
if someone doesn't feed me the magic potion...

Thanks for trying

Tim
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