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Conference 7.286::postscript_printing

Title:Digital PostScript printers and their associated software
Moderator:REGENT::LASKOHER
Created:Wed Jan 24 1990
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:7230
Total number of notes:31971

7176.0. "Postscript and reinitialze" by LIL04::MATHIEU () Tue Apr 22 1997 13:29

    Hi,
    
    My customer wants to reinitialize printers like (digital, OPTRA R, HP
    laserJet 4M ,HP laserjet 5M) with a postscript commands.
    
    Is there a postscript command which reinitialize differents kind of
    printers ?
    
    Thanks
    Best regards
    
    Philippe
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7176.1REGENT::POWERSWed Apr 23 1997 10:1612
PostScript printers "reinitialize" to their set default state at the end
of every PostScript job.
Beyond that, it is possible to reset many printers to their FACTORY default 
state, but that will likely break communication setups and special media
setups and other customized installation settings.  This can normally
be done at the front panel of the printer (if it has one), or by using
a remote front panel or some other kind of printer management tool
rather than a PostScript job.

What's the real problem that "reinitializing" is being asked to solve?

- tom]
7176.2LIL04::MATHIEUFri Apr 25 1997 11:1811
    Hi,
    
    I have some problems with Postscripts files and Printers memory. Before
    printing these files, I want there are nothing in memory of the
    printer.
    It's like RAZ memory, before printing.
    
    Is it possible in a command postscript for printing at the top of file.
    
    Best regards
    philippe
7176.3REGENT::POWERSMon Apr 28 1997 10:4615
>    I have some problems with Postscripts files and Printers memory. 

Well, what kinds of problems?
As I said, you can reset the printer to factory defaults at the front panel,
but that will clear settings that you may need.
You can power cycle the printer before your job, but that won't clear 
stuff that has been copied into non-volatile memory.
If your problems are caused by rogue programs that write inappropraiet data
into non-volatile memory, then that's what your problem is.
What you're asking for is how to WRITE rogue programs to do privileged things, 
which might do no more than complicate the problems you've got already.
    
So, what are your problems?

- tom]