From: SCHANG@ADMIN.RIPON.EDU ("Jeff Schang ")
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: HP DeskJet on VMS 5.4-2 extra page eject/form feed
Date: 20 Jan 93 22:45:00 GMT
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Organization: The Internet

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.

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.

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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



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: