From: pyron@skndiv.dseg.ti.com (Dillon Pyron)
Subject: Re: HP DeskJet on VMS 5.4-2 extra page eject/form feed
Reply-To: pyron@skndiv.dseg.ti.com
Organization: TI/DSEG VAX Support
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 18:00:51 GMT


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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