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Stair-Stepped Output
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Stair-Stepped Output
Stair-stepped output is print which starts at the top left of the page but
every line thereafter starts a little further over to the right. It also refers to
Unix jobs that print one line of text at the top of a page followed by a
series of blank pages.
This kind of output happens only with Unix text jobs if carriage return
insertion is not incorporated into the print setup. The printer may be told to
do a linefeed but the Unix job does not specify anything about a carriage
return to follow this.
To fix this, carriage return insertion must be enabled somewhere in the
print setup. The easiest and most common location is on the PrintNet
itself within the appropriate model. The feature is called “onlcr” and the
command syntax is:
set model
modelname
stty onlcr
save
For example, if printing to the destination, d1prn, the associated model is
m1. Therefore, the command is:
set model m1 stty onlcr
save
No Form Feed or Extra Page Comes Out
Unix text jobs may also have problems outputting the last page of a job
especially when the BSD Remote (LPD) print method is used. This
means the form feed button has to be pressed on the printer to get this
last page out.
To make this process automatic, tell the PrintNet to handle this task by
setting this feature “on” in the appropriate model. The command syntax is:
set model
modelname
trailer $FF
save