Star Micronics NB24-10/15 user manual n Reverse form feed

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nReverse form feed

Just as your printer can perform a reverse line feed, it can do a reverse form feed. This code moves the paper so that the print head is positioned at the top of the current page. This can be used, for example, to print text in a multi-column magazine for- mat; print the first column, then reverse form feed back to the top of the page to start the second column. The code for reverse form feed is easy to remember: (ESC) (FF).

Table 5-3

Form feed commands

nSetting the top of form

When you turn on the printer, the top of form is automatically set to the current position. If you want to change the position, you can re-set it by the following control code with the IBM-P mode.

(ESC) “4”

In addition, you can re-set it with the control panel as de- scribed in Chapter 3.”

nChanging the page length

You may have some computer forms that are not 11 inches high. That’s no problem, because you can tell your printer how high the forms are that you are using. There are two commands for doing this, shown in this table.

Table 5-4

Form length control

Function Control code

Set the page length	to n lines	(ESC)	“C” CHR$(n)
Set the page length	to n inches	(ESC)	“C” CHR$(O)CHR$(n)