[comp.sys.hp] 2934 printer - reset w/out TOF

ray@vantage.UUCP (Ray Liere) (05/13/89)

I am working on a project that involves sending escape codes to an
HP2934A printer, and I have a question that I am hoping someone can
assist me with.

Is there any way, using escape codes, to do a "hard reset" without
having the printer do a form feed?

I am currently using ESC E, which does a reset but also goes to top
of form (unless the printer is already at top of form).

Flushing the input buffer in the process would be OK.

Reason for this question: in this application, the printer is loaded with
weird forms, so "top of form" is not used by the application -- and so
when I do an ESC E to reset the printer, I waste some forms ...

Thanks for any assistance!


Ray Liere
Vantage Consulting and Research Corporation
voice: (503)657-7294
uucp: hplabs!hpfcla!hpubvwa!vantage!ray