We had a similar problem at the City of Sparks.  We have an LPQ-800.  One of
the things that the RC had us
do was to create a "blank" setup file that NPConfig reads.  Our NPConfig
file looks like this:

global (setup_file = NOTHING.HPENV.SYS
        message_interval = 60
        banner_header = FALSE
        banner_trailer = FALSE)

#  LP       INFORMATION SERVICES COMPUTER ROOM LPQ-800
26      (network_address = 172.20.10.26
         pjl_supported = false
         jam_recovery = false)


Our printer is set to defaults for PCL-II.

This doesn't seem to affect any other printers.  The only problem I have is
that the printer
does a form feed before each printjob starts (lots of blank paper).  I'm
sure there is a fix
to this but RC has not been able to help me solve it (and I just let it go
about a year ago...).

I hope this helps

Steve Davidek, Systems Administrater
City of Sparks Information Services
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>Is anyone successfully using LPQ-1200 printers with Network Printing?
>We purchased one to replace our 2566 printers which are going off
>maintenance soon (as was mentioned in an earlier thread) and we don't
>want to risk running them off of HP-IB on our 969/120.
>
>At first glance, it looked like everything was working.  The printer
>runs in PCL-II emulation mode and seems to get along with network
>printing with pjl_supported = TRUE.  Then things went terribly wrong.
>
>Our pre-printed forms we used on the 2566 don't work on the LPQ1200, it
>is using a smaller font.  I tried changing the printer to use LP PLUS
>emulation instead of PCL-II, but somehow it reverts to PCL-II when the
>print job is sent.  It also exhibits "page creep" with COBOL output done
>with a file using the LINEAGE clause (pre-space, no literal form feeds).
>
>These are not using ENV files or TT files, just the standard network
>printing setup (which on LaserJets, sets 132-column 66 lines/page
>landscape).  My suspicion is that Network printer driver is sending PCL
>sequences to fit 132 columns on an 11" landscape page at 8.5"x11" and
>the output seems to concur.  It should scale to 14"x11" for this
>printer, but the defaults are hardcoded in the spooler.
>
>Ideas?  Suggestions?  Workarounds?  This is becoming a "big" deal for
>us.
>
>Jeff Kell <[log in to unmask]>
>