Printronix P3000 Series manual Forms Length Set Inches

Forms Length Set (Inches)

	ASCII	Hex	Decimal
P–Series	SFCC INCHES;n.f
Serial	ESC C NUL n	1B 43 0 n	27 67 0 n
Purpose	Sets the length of forms (paper) in inches.
where	n = whole numbers from 1 to 24 to specify the number of inches on a page.

f = fractional number in .5–inch increments (minimum forms length is .5 inches).

Comment Upon receipt of this code, the current line becomes the first line of the form, and the forms length set becomes the current forms length. Vertical tab positions are cleared. Forms length is defined in inches; therefore, subsequent line spacing changes do not affect the result of this command.

The maximum forms length is 24 inches. All other values are ignored. In INCHES mode, incorrect values produce an error message (Command Line Error Messages are listed on page 6–3).

When forms length is set by the ESC C sequence, the skip–over perforation is set to zero.

Forms length can also be set using the F/L switch on the control panel. The control code forms length setting from the host computer overrides the control panel setting and is reflected on the display when F/L is pressed.

In P–Series protocol, if the VFU is enabled and loaded, this command is ignored.

In P–Series protocol, you can specify .5–inch increments. For example, in P–Series protocol, sending the command SFCC INCHES;7.5 results in a form length setting of 7–1/2 inches. In Serial Matrix printer protocol, you can specify whole numbers only; thus, sending the command ESC C NUL 7 results in a form length of 7 inches.

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