Mark.Hollingsworth@f1.n354.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Mark Hollingsworth) (04/20/91)
>>I remember someone telling me that there is a way to stop the laserwriter
from
printing the test page every time it's turn on. But now that I have my own
laserwriter, I cannot figure out how to do it.
Does anyone know how? Mine is a personal laserwriter NT if that makes any
difference.
<<<
Use Widgets. This is a neat file download utility, and you can also turn off
the start up page.
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INTERNET: Mark.Hollingsworth@f1.n354.z1.FIDONET.ORGdburr@sandstorm.Berkeley.EDU (Donald Burr) (04/21/91)
In article <410.280F8651@busker.fidonet.org> Mark.Hollingsworth@f1.n354.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Mark Hollingsworth) writes: >>>I remember someone telling me that there is a way to stop the laserwriter >from >printing the test page every time it's turn on. But now that I have my own >laserwriter, I cannot figure out how to do it. > >Does anyone know how? Mine is a personal laserwriter NT if that makes any >difference. ><<< > >Use Widgets. This is a neat file download utility, and you can also turn off >the start up page. > > > >-- >Mark Hollingsworth - via FidoNet node 1:105/14 > UUCP: ...!{uunet, reed}!glacier!busker!354!1!Mark.Hollingsworth >INTERNET: Mark.Hollingsworth@f1.n354.z1.FIDONET.ORG I have come up with the definitive answer for the debate thread on how to stop the LaserWriter from printing test pages. This was yanked straight off a local BBS in Santa Barbara, CA. Send all comments to the guy's Email address (listed at end of file), or if you don't have access to these services, ask me, and I'll forward a message. --------------------------->8 cut here 8<--------------------------------- Switch LaserWriter off and remove Appletalk cables and hook up either (Apple cable # 590-0197-A [DB-9 to DB-9] for the 512 Mac) or (Apple cable #590-0332-B [DB-9 to mini 8] for the Mac Plus, to the modem port on the Mac and the other end to the DB-9 on the LaserWriter. Change the setting on the LaserWriter to 9600 or 1200 baud and turn power on, then start up a terminal program at the correct baud rate and 8 bits 2 stop and no parity. Type: "executive" Return The LaserWriter will respond with: PostScript(tm) Version 23.0 Copyright (c) 1984 Adobe Systems Incorporated. PS> At the prompt Type: "serverdict begin 0 exitserver statusdict begin false setdostartpage" Return The LaserWriter will respond with: %%[ exitserver: permanent state may be changed ]%% This acknowledgement says that you have changed this parameter permanently. P.S. type only what is in the quote marks don't type the quote marks.In the statement " server begin 0 " the 0 is a zero not the letter O. If you want to change it back perform the same procedure but substistute "true" for "false". If you have any questions send Email to John Monaco on Compuserve "73317,3677" or on GEnie "J Monaco". ======================================================================= Donald Burr; Univ of California, Berkeley | America Online: DonaldBurr INTERNET: dburr@ocf.Berkeley.EDU |_Compu$erve:_72540,3071____________ or: 72540.3071@compuserve.COM | "Send flames to /dev/null."
bskendig@bird.Princeton.EDU (Brian Kendig) (04/21/91)
In article <1991Apr20.233308.18034@agate.berkeley.edu> dburr@sandstorm.Berkeley.EDU (Donald Burr) writes: [a way to stop the LaserWriter from printing out test pages on startup] That works if you care to go to all the trouble! A much easier way is to send the following program to the printer: %! serverdict begin 0 exitserver statusdict begin false setdostartpage end The %! as the first line tells the PostScript interpreter in the printer to process the rest of the input as a program, not as text to print. The rest of it just resets the printer to not print test pages any more. I'm not sure if this lasts across power interruptions (I think it does), but it works well to cut down on the paper wasted during a printer war (when people keep reinitializing the printer back and forth between two different versions of Laser Prep). You can send the program with an application such as "SendPS", or any one of several font downloaders that let you also download PostScript programs, or from Unix. Not that you can't just type this into MacWrite and run it on the printer by printing it, because MacWrite is smart enough to draw each letter before it sends it to the printer. Good luck! << Brian >> | Brian S. Kendig \ Macintosh | Engineering, | bskendig | | Computer Engineering |\ Thought | USS Enterprise | @phoenix.Princeton.EDU | Princeton University |_\ Police | -= NCC-1701-D =- | @PUCC.BITNET | "You gave your life to become the person you are right now. Was it worth it?"
ejbehr@rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu (Eric Behr) (04/21/91)
dburr@sandstorm.Berkeley.EDU (Donald Burr) writes: > >I have come up with the definitive answer for the debate thread on how to >stop the LaserWriter from printing test pages. This was yanked straight >off a local BBS in Santa Barbara, CA. Send all comments to the guy's >Email address (listed at end of file), or if you don't have access to these >services, ask me, and I'll forward a message. > The ultimate FAQ of this group? Instead od torturing the poor printer (removing cables etc.), why not download the code using SendPS or something? Here are the three little gadgets I use: -------- serverdict begin 0 exitserver statusdict begin false setdostartpage end -------- /Courier findfont 12 scalefont setfont 30 700 moveto (The total number of pages printed on this laser printer is: ) show statusdict begin pagecount 10 string cvs show showpage -------- serverdict begin 0 exitserver statusdict begin true setdostartpage end ------------------------------------------ The first one disables the startup page, the second prints the total page count, the third enables test page. The reason you may want #2 is that (as urban legend has it) you shouldn't use #1 & #3 *too* often. Once you disable the test page, leave it that way and use #2 to check if you need to buy toner any time soon. Works for me... -- Eric Behr, Illinois State University, Mathematics Department Internet: ejbehr@rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu Bitnet: ebehr@ilstu
alex@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Edmund Davis) (05/04/91)
Here's a new twist on an old thread: I want to print out extra start-up pages. An office I do some work for uses the page count for accounting purposes. Whenever they want it, they turn it off and back on again. I think that this switching is hard on the machine. Could someone post the postscript code that forces a laserwriter to print it's start-up page? thanks. alex <no sig>
dhoyman@fammed.wisc.edu (Dirk Herr-Hoyman) (05/07/91)
In article <42570@netnews.upenn.edu> alex@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Edmund Davis) writes: >Here's a new twist on an old thread: > >I want to print out extra start-up pages. An office I do some work for >uses the page count for accounting purposes. Whenever they want it, they >turn it off and back on again. I think that this switching is hard >on the machine. >Could someone post the postscript code that forces a laserwriter to >print it's start-up page? > >thanks. > Here is a postscript program that will print the total number of pages printed on an Apple LaserWriter. statusdict begin /Helvetica findfont 12 scalefont setfont 20 750 moveto /str 80 string def (Page count for printer ) show str printername show ( is ) show pagecount str cvs show end showpage Now, to make this work you must print this as postscript. I know of two ways to do this. 1) Mark as Postscript style in MS-Word, 2) use SendPS (available at the Sumex archives). >alex ><no sig> >
johnk@pogo.WV.TEK.COM (John Knippers) (05/07/91)
In article <42570@netnews.upenn.edu>, alex@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Edmund Davis) writes: > Here's a new twist on an old thread: > > Could someone post the postscript code that forces a laserwriter to > print it's start-up page? > > thanks. > > alex > <no sig> You can send this to have a laserwriter generate a startup page: serverdict /startpage get cvx exec showpage -- John Knippers Graphic Printing & Imaging Division Tektronix, Inc. Wilsonville, Or. 97070
tjfs@tadtec.uucp (Tim Steele) (05/09/91)
For those of us who weren't paying attention: what's the PostScript to suppress the power-on page? Thanks Tim -- Regards
dhoyman@fammed.wisc.edu (Dirk Herr-Hoyman) (05/09/91)
In article <TJFS.91May9121638@tadtec.uucp> tjfs@tadtec.uucp (Tim Steele) writes: >For those of us who weren't paying attention: what's the PostScript to >suppress the power-on page? > It's serverdict begin 0 exitserver statusdict begin false setdostartpage end Dirk Herr-Hoyman dhoyman@fammed.wisc.edu
marosen@elbereth.rutgers.edu (Mark Rosen) (05/10/91)
The laserwriter font utility program that on the True Type disks has a couple of neat features. One is that it lets you turn on or off the startup page. The other is that it lets you restart the printer without turning it off and on again. That's probably better than actually switching, but I don't know if it's better than dl'ing the PS code. --------------------------------------- Mark J. Rosen Internet: marosen@elbereth.rutgers.edu CIS: 72717.2733@compuserve.com --------------------------------------- -- --------------------------------------- Mark J. Rosen Internet: marosen@elbereth.rutgers.edu CIS: 72717.2733@compuserve.com ---------------------------------------
bytebug@dhw68k.cts.com (Roger L. Long) (05/11/91)
In article <42570@netnews.upenn.edu> Edmund Davis writes: >I want to print out extra start-up pages. An office I do some work for >uses the page count for accounting purposes. Whenever they want it, they >turn it off and back on again. I think that this switching is hard >on the machine. >Could someone post the postscript code that forces a laserwriter to >print it's start-up page? Here's a couple of solutions to try: 1. Use Apple's Font Downloader to reset the printer, which will cause a startup page to print. 2. Here's some postscript to print out the current pagecount: /Helvetica findfont 12 scalefont setfont 72 300 moveto (Pages: ) show statusdict begin pagecount 5 string cvs show end showpage -- Roger L. Long bytebug@dhw68k.cts.com