[NBLUG/talk] Printer kicking out blank pages

[Murry Shohat]

If you are in Santa Rosa I volunteer to run your print job on my HPLJ4M+ 
in black/white from the PDF. Just buy me a ream of paper and a beer. Or 
I can run it on an HP R80 in color for an ink cartridge and a ream of 
paper. You can send the file and pick up the print job an hour or two 
later.

Maybe you want to have someone else try to print out a few pages to see 
if it's a file problem. PDF is all too frequently a strange beast.

murry at sonic.net
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Robert Hayes wrote:

>I'm just about to lose what little mind I have left.
>I don't print much, I never have, but recently I acquired a nice (used) Epson 
>Stylus Color 1520. It's a lovely wide carriage dual cartridge inkjet.
>
>I'm running Debian 2.4 kernel from a Knoppix 3.2 install, and the printer is 
>being driven by CUPS.
>
>When I print anything (particularly from either Acrobat Reader, or PS/PDF 
>Viewer) the printer kicks out several blank sheets before it starts the job, 
>or in the present case, prints several pages, then kicks out several blanks.
>
>Blank pages are no big deal in and of themselves, but every time it kicks out 
>a blank page, it switches to pause mode and the out of paper light blinks, 
>and I have to reach ALL THE WAY OVER and tap the button. 
>
>See why I'm so cranky all the time?
>
>Anyway, I find myself needing to print out a 400+ page document to take away 
>with me, and this contraption is kicking out 5 or 6 blank pages for every 3 
>it prints.
>
>Anybody have any suggestions? Please?
>
>Thank you!
>
>Bob
>
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