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From: bill@wjv.com (Bill Vermillion)
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In article <3a2415d9$1_1@news.newsfeeds.com>, jw
<willjay@excite.com> wrote:

>Can some one tell me the PCL commands and proper sequence to make
>a deskjet970cxi print duplex(two sided) from Openserver 5.04? I
>know how to build the interface scripts, I just can't find anything
>other than the windows driver that ships with the printer. The
>generic PCL command document from hp doesn't mention duplex on the
>deskjet. There are duplex commands for the laserjet, but they do
>not work with the deskjet, at least I can't make them work.

Strange you should ask that as I just queried an HP expert on the
same topic.

His reply is that it appears full duplex is supported only under
the Windows environment and for the automatic full-duplex operation
the system sends bit-maps to the printer.  The duplex is done with
something other than PCL commands.

An insider at HP suggest he reverse engineer the Windows drivers,
which he attempted, and had no success.

His advice to me was to the HP 2250 - which is one great printer.
Considering my 970Cxi cost $279 and the 2250 is $699 and price was
a factor I have to stick with the 970.

We're both out of luck for printing directly from Unix.

-- 
Bill Vermillion -   bv @ wjv . com

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