45
This program should print “PAY TO THE ORDER OF:”
twice, and they should be 7 inches apart. Line 20 sets the form
length to 7 inches. After line 30 prints, line 40 sends a form feed
advance the paper to the top of the next form. Line 50 then
prints its message.
After you have run this program, turn off the printer and
adjust the top of form position. When you turn the printer back
on the page length will reset to its normal setting (usually 11
inches).
TOP AND BOTTOM MARGINS
Some programs don’t keep track of where they are printing on
the page. This causes problems when you get to the bottom of a
page because these programs just keep on printing, right over
the perforation. This makes it very hard to read, especially if a
line happens to fall right on the perforation.
The printer has a solution to this predicament. This printer
can keep track of the position on the page, and advance the
paper so that you won’t print too near the perforation. There are
two commands to do this. One controls the space at the top of
the page (top margin) and the other controls the space at the bot-
tom of the page (bottom margin). The control codes are given in
the following table:
Table 4-5
Top and bottom margin commands
Function Control code
Set top margin to n lines (ESC > “r” CHR$(n)
Set bottom margin to n lines (ESC) “N” CHR$(n)
Cancel top and bottom margins (ESC) “0”
In both cases the value of n tells your printer how many lines
to skip, although there is a slight difference in the usage. When
you set the top margin with (ESC) “r” CHR$(n), the value of n
tells the printer what line to start printing on. When you set the
bottom margin with (ESC) “N” CHR$(n), the value of n tells