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From: hpoppe@scdpyr.ucar.edu (Herb Poppe)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Initialization Page
Keywords: LaserWriter
Message-ID: <232@ncar.ucar.edu>
Date: 20 May 88 14:31:17 GMT
References: <5444@bloom-beacon.MIT.EDU>
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In article <5444@bloom-beacon.MIT.EDU> sorensen@hstbme.mit.edu.UUCP (A. Gregory Sorensen) writes:
>OK, I know this must be common knowledge, but...
>
>I have heard there is a way to keep the LaserWriter (and LW Plus?) from
>printing out its initialization page when you first turn it on.
>I heard this tip was given in Macworld June 87. (Which I don't have access
>to.)  Does anyone know how to do this?  Frequent off/on cycles (e.g. daily)
>are using up ink and paper I'd like to save.
>
>thanks,
>
>Greg Sorensen

The following PostScript programs allow one to disable or enable the printing
of the "start page".

% This script disables the printing of the startup page.
serverdict begin 0 exitserver
statusdict begin
false setdostartpage
end

% This script enables the printing of the startup page.
serverdict begin 0 exitserver
statusdict begin
true setdostartpage
end

The "0" before "exitserver" is the password which allows one to change
the persistent printer parameters. "0" is the default password. It
is possible that the password on your printer has been set to some other
value.

If you plan to do this from a Mac, you will need a utility such as "SendPS"
to send the PostScript program to the printer.

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