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- From: pyron@skndiv.dseg.ti.com (Dillon Pyron)
- Subject: Re: HP DeskJet on VMS 5.4-2 extra page eject/form feed
- Message-ID: <1993Jan22.180051.17983@mksol.dseg.ti.com>
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- Organization: TI/DSEG VAX Support
- References: <01GTR0REM8CG91W9M7@admin.ripon.edu>
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 18:00:51 GMT
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-
- In article <01GTR0REM8CG91W9M7@admin.ripon.edu>, SCHANG@ADMIN.RIPON.EDU ("Jeff Schang ") writes:
- >I'm setting up a DeskJet 500 to run on our VAXStation 3100 (5.4-2) and I am
- >having one small problem. The printer and queue are working perfectly
- >except for the fact that the DeskJet ejects ONE blank page BEFORE every
- >print job. The DeskJet will eject TWO blank pages before the first job
- >that is printed after the queue or the printer is reset.
-
- Well since the HP DJ500 on my (cough, my wife's) PC doesn't exhibit this, I'd
- tend to look at the VAX.
-
- >
- >I have checked the SET QUEUE command for queue characteristics and I
- >have checked the DeskJet book for an answer, but I haven't been able to
- >figure out the problem. I have tried setting the queue to default=nofeed
- >and taking out the separate qualifier, but I get the same result.
- >
- >I set the terminal up as an LQP02 which is directly connected to the serial
- >port on the VAXStation, hence no LAT.
- >
- >I have tried setting the terminal to an LA100 and LN03, which yields
- >the same result as well.
- >
- >Has anyone tried a similar setup, and if so, do you have any ideas? Is
- >there a queue qualifier I'm missing, or a symbiont I should be using?
- >
- >I have included the terminal config and queue config below. I created the
- >HP500CTL device control library from scratch using the DeskJet manual and
- >have had no problem printing with various forms aside from the extra eject.
- >Thanks for any help.
- >
- >+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
- >| Jeff Schang Systems Manager/Postmaster schang@admin.ripon.edu |
- >| Ripon College PO Box 248 Ripon, WI 54971 414/748-8713 |
- >+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
- >
- >
- >Terminal queue CENLETTER, on ARIEL::CENLQP, mounted form NARROW (stock=REGULAR)
- > /BASE_PRIORITY=4 /DEFAULT=(FEED,FORM=NORMAL (stock=REGULAR))
- > /LIBRARY=HP500CTL Lowercase /OWNER=[SYSTEM] /PROTECTION=(S:E,O:D,
- > G:R,W:W) /RETAIN=ERROR /SEPARATE=(RESET=(RESET))
- >
- >
- >
- >Form name Number Description
- >--------- ------ -----------
- >NARROW (stock=REGULAR) 19 13 pitch draft
- > /LENGTH=66 /SETUP=(DRAFT,CPI13,VPI6) /STOCK=REGULAR /TRUNCATE /WIDTH=200
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- What do these do? Is there any chance that any of these escape sequences
- contains anything that might cause a form feed. I'm not certain, but I believe
- the DJ will do a formfeed if its buffer gets too full. Normally not a problem
- as it is quite big, but some escape sequences can be enormous!
-
- >
- >
- >
- >Terminal: _TTA2: Device_Type: LQP02 Owner: SYMBIONT_0023
- > Username: SYSTEM
- > Input: 9600 LFfill: 0 Width: 132 Parity: None
- > Output: 9600 CRfill: 0 Page: 66
- >Terminal Characteristics:
- > Passall Echo Type_ahead No Escape
- > No Hostsync TTsync Lowercase Tab
- > Wrap Hardcopy No Remote Eightbit
- > Broadcast No Readsync Form Fulldup
- > No Modem No Local_echo No Autobaud No Hangup
- > No Brdcstmbx No DMA No Altypeahd Set_speed
- > No Line Editing Overstrike editing No Fallback No Dialup
- > No Secure server No Disconnect No Pasthru No Syspassword
- > No SIXEL Graphics No Soft Characters No Printer Port Numeric Keypad
- > No ANSI_CRT No Regis No Block_mode No Advanced_video
- > No Edit_mode No DEC_CRT No DEC_CRT2 No DEC_CRT3
- > No DEC_CRT4
- >Device spooled to _ARIEL$DKA400:
- ^^^^^
- Or are you have problems with the "Disney" effect. If so, please post to
- rec.arts.disney :-)
- >
- >
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