Laserjet 4 Always prints 2 copies

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Rusty Phillips

I just got an HP Laserjet 4, which works perfectly, EXCEPT
that the printer's default number of copies is 2, and I can't get
it to change.

No matter how I try to print, the end result is always two copies of
whatever that is. Looking at the printer's hardware itself indicated
that the printer is set to print two copies of everything by default.

What I thought would work was using the printer job language (pjl)
and telling the printer to use a default of 1 copy, as per the spec
in the hp printer guide:
http://www.computerfuchs.net/neu/pdf/hp4v_eng.pdf


So I typed this:
echo "\027%-12345X@PJL DEFAULT COPIES=1\015\012\027%-12345X\015\012" > /dev/lp0
And nothing changed at all - the printer still reports that the default
number of copies is 2.

Anybody know a pjl command that will set the default copies to 1?
Or some other way to do it?

In case it isn't clear, \027 is escape, \015 is carriage return, and \012
is linefeed.
 
Hi Rusty,

I just got an HP Laserjet 4, which works perfectly, EXCEPT
that the printer's default number of copies is 2, and I can't get
it to change.
Click to expand...

I dont know if there is a subtle difference between the HP LJ 4 and
the 4Plus re the Menu operation, but for the HP4Plus.

On the front panel:
Press the On Line button to take it off Line (It is a Toggle)
Display will show "Offline"
Press Menu Button Once
"Printing Menu" Displayed.
Press Item Button Once
"Copies=2 *" Will be Displayed if this is the problem.
If "Copies =2 *" Is displayed, then the Default has been set to 2
Copies.
Hold down the Red Shift key and Press the +/- Key
"Copies=2*" will change to "Copies=1"
Then Press the Enter Key and the Default number of copies will show as
"Copies=1*"
Now Press the On Line Key
Display now shows "00 Ready"

Regards Ray Manning
Melbourne, Australia
All should be ok now if
 
Turn teh printer off.
Remove teh JetDirect card if there is one.
Hold down teh Online button and turn the printer on.

That will do a Cold Reset and set it back to Default of one copy on the printer.

Dewaine
 
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