Getting printer to acknowledge End Of Job sooner

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From: andrew.j.kalinowitsch
Date: Tue, 15 Jan 1991 19:10

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Hi, all --

I've got a problem: I've got a postscript printer (IBM "E") hooked up to
a datakit network.  It's being used through the UNIX lp utility to
print relatively small (<15K) postscript files.  However, after
completing a job (the page has been ejected), the form feed light on 
the printer remains on and steady for about five additional seconds.  
Any new jobs sent during this time are lost (the FF light blinks, 
indicating that processing is occurring, but then it goes out and 
the job dies).

I need to figure out how to get the printer to acknowledge an "end of job"
as soon as possible after the job is complete.  I've checked the red, green,
& blue books; maybe I'm looking in the wrong places, but I can't find any
"reset printer" type commands.  Could this problem possibly be printer
dependent?  Any help would be appreciated . . . 

Andy

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From: kalin@cbnewsm.att.com (andrew.j.kalinowitsch)
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Subject: Getting printer to acknowledge End Of Job sooner
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