Re: How to kill a print job on HP 6l Laserprinter?

"Otto Vrijhof" <vri16668@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Since I have XP instead of W98 I have a problem with terminating printing if
the print job is past the queue and in the printer memory. The W98 HP
software enabled the emptying of this memory so any printing data sent to
the printer could be get rid off. The HP XP printing software does not
contain this option. Current printers have a button to do this unlike the
HP6L. I have only two options to get rid of these data: restart my computer,
or pull the power on the printer and wait some 5-10 min. However, there must
be a timeout setting in the Registry that could be tweaked. The only printer
timeout setting that I could find however, is the one in the printer
program, that only sets the time after which a warning of failed printing is
given. Where in the Registry can I set the timer for the print job in the
printer to be killed?

otto
I doubt there is one for a printer of this age. The drivers were pretty basic
and the driver is where any print cancel (in the printer) would reside. Someone
else may be more knowledgeable.
I am surprised you have to pull the power for so long, the RAM should be reset
almost immediately, I would expect 10 seconds or so to be long enough for the
voltages in the printer to decay enough to reset the RAM.
Tony
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