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5.3FORMATTINGPAGES
5.3.1Page /ength
You can definepagelengthin eitherinchesor lines-a matterof personal preference.WhenyoufirststartFX-850emulationyourprintersetsthepage lengthto 11 inchesand 66 lines.
The deftition of a “line” dependson the lines-per-inchspacing. If you changeline spacingafter you set the page length,the page length won’t change. Andif youprintpagesactuallylongerthanthe installedpapertray, the Star LaserPrinter4 will printthem on two sheetseach.
To set a diffe~nt page lengthin lines,enter this command:
<ESC>C n
For n you enterthe numberof lines you wanton a page (maximum127).
To set a differentpage length in inches,enter this command:
<ESC>C @KJL>n
For n youenterthenumberof inchesin lengthyouwantthepage(maximum 22).
Note: theprintpositionat themomentyousetpagelengthwillbe yournew top-of-page.When you changepage lengththe Star LaserPrinter4 putsthe bottommarginbackto its defaultvalue,so youmay wantto reset it.
5.3.2Topand bottommargins
TheFX-850emulationprovidesfortopandbottommarginsinauniqueway, combiningthe top-of-page(as set by page length) with the Skip-Over- Perforationcommand. (Remembcrthatthedot-matrixFX-850printeruses continuousforms,which arejoined with perforations.)
By settingthe Skip-Over-Perforationyou can controlthe numberof lines skippedatthebottomofonepageand,ifyouwant,atthetopofthe next.First makesure the printpositionis on the line you want to be yourtop margin, and set yourpagelength.Then sendthis Skip-Over-Perforationcommand:
-dY3C>N n
in whichn is any numberof lines between 1 and 127.
