From: Christof Brass [brass@infopuls.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2001 2:36 AM
To: Info-VAX@Mvb.Saic.Com
Subject: Re: LN03 system password

JF Mezei wrote:
> 
> Christof Brass wrote:
> > Problem: each time I switch on my LN03 it spits out a test page.
> 
> You should have asked before I transformed my old LN03 into a foot rest ...
> 
> There were 3 models of the LN03
> 
> LN03 (useless basic text printer, with minimal graphics memory)
> LN03-PLUS (capable of graphics)
> LN03-R  ( postscript printer)
> 
> Neither the LN03 not LN03 plus were capable of handling passwords or
> generating test pages on their own at startup. So I have to assume you have
> the LN03-R
> 
> I don't have the documentation set for that printer, however, looking at the
> DCPS$LAYUP:*.PS files on my system, I can see two files of interest:
> 
> One is specifically to stop the automatic cutting of a billion trees whenever
> you turn on the printer: (DCW1000_NOSTRTPG.PS)
> 
> %  After this file is sent, the start page will not be printed when
> %  the printer is turned on or reset.
> 
> %  Wrap function with startjob to make the change persistent.
> 
> <<  /Password (0) def
>     /DoStartPage false def
> >> setsystemparams
> 
> Note that in the above, you need to change the (0) to the correct (password)
> 
> -------
> 
> To change/reset the password:
> 
> <<  /Password (oldpassword) def
>     /SystemParamsPassword (newpassword) def
> >> setsystemparams
> 
> if you set newpassword to a empty string (), then no password will be enforced.
> 
> > - Is there a way to reset the printer including the password to
> > the factory settings?
> 
> There should be a way to do this, but I do not know offhand. If all else
> fails, unscrew the lower back panel which gives you access to the motherboard,
> and pull the boards out. If you see a small battery, remove it for a few hours :-)

Very comprehensible answer, thanks a lot! It is the PostScript
version. As I don't have much time now and as I only print a few
pages a month I'll try this out next weekend (especially the
version with the mainboard removal).