HP Photosmart 3150 Printer Test Print Page Problem

After 2-3 years of working fine, my printer suddenly has taken to printing a test page every time I turn it on, wasting a great deal of ink. Others have posted having a similar problem and I would llike advice on how to turn off the automatic test page printing. Thank you.

Hi there suzyq333,
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