[Info-vax] New HP LaserJet Pro printers on VMS kicking blank pages

[gah4]

On Friday, March 17, 2023 at 10:16:06 AM UTC-7, Rich Jordan wrote:

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> But today I've got a new LaserJet Pro M454dw replacing a LaserJet 2430 (which worked great until it died)
> and it is persistently kicking out a leading blank page. We have docs going back decades on how to
> fix this problem, even some using Pathworks-related reset modules in the device control library for the
> queue, and variations of the TCPIP$TELNETSYM_SUPPRESS_FORMFEEDS logicals either globally or
> flipped on temporarily when the queue is started.  

My LJ 1320 gives a blank page at the end of each job.
(Well, only if you use the actual job control codes. Printing a text file doesn't do it.)

It seems to be a feature.  It is to help separate the jobs.
As far as I know, there isn't a way to turn it off.

I recently replaced the controller board with one with an Ethernet interface.
It does the same thing.  I don't know that it is explained anywhere.