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From: res8595@ritvax.isc.rit.edu (SCIPIONI, RE)
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Subject: Re: Printer Help needed
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Date: 13 Jun 91 13:05:08 GMT
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In article <1991Jun12.174127.7458@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>, jvance@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Jerry Vance) writes...
>We have netware 2.15 installed and use a HPlaserjet II printer.  We deleted the
> banner page but everytime we send a document to print we get an extra page 
>from the printer.  Needless to say a lot of paper gets wasted.  Our rep who 
>helped install says that the HP needs to kick out a page to clean its buffer.  
>Help there must be a way to save this page.
>-- 
>Jerry Vance, Program Services, Department of Aviation, 292-5652


Jerry,

I experienced a similar problem with a standard Epson printer.  It turned out
the the consultant that defined the printers had a form feed as part of the
<reset> mode in the printdef file.  Once I removed that particular ESC sequence
the "problem" was gone.  Hope this helps.

Bob Scipioni