Charles Angelich wrote in a message to Roy J. Tellason:

RJT> Update on the printer -- After not having done anything with it 
RJT> for a few days, I tried it again this afternoon. It printed, the 
RJT> broad dark bands were not in evidence, but I'm *still* getting a 
RJT> number of horizontal lines across the page. 

RJT> I wish I could remember what it was that was posted in here about 
RJT> it. 

RJT> Got three pages here and I don't *think* it's a repeating pattern 
RJT> of any sort, but it's hard to be sure. 

CA> I always seem to find myself at a HP laser and seldom even see any
CA> others. I don't know what they all do but HP lasers will print a
CA> 'test' page with a 45 degree dark black band across the page that
CA> you turn upside down and run through to 'clean' the printer. It
CA> apparently attracts the loose particles to the black band?

Oh really?  Wow.  This is the first I've ever heard of something of the sort.

CA> I've done this many times but cannot recall how to get the test 
CA> page out. Either hold a button when you turn it on or press two at 
CA> the same time? I can't recall right now and no printer hooked up 
CA> here to fiddle with (although I do have an HP II).

I've been thinking that perhaps it might be a good idea for me to snag
another laser printer,  and have been looking around for some sort of HP on
the used market around here...

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