Star Micronics NP-IO Printer User Manual


 
n Reverse form feed
Just your printer perform a line feed, can do
reverse form This code the paper that the
head is at the of the page. This be
used, example, to text in multi-column magazine
mat; print first column, reverse form back to
top of page to the second The code reverse
form is easy remember: (ESC)
Table 4-3
Form feed commands
Function
Control code
Advance paper to top of next page CHR$(12)
q,
n Changing the page length
You may have some computer forms that are not 11 inches
high. That’s no problem, because you can tell your printer how
high the forms are that you are using. There are two commands
for doing this, shown in this table.
Table 4-4
Form length control
Function
Control code
Set the page length to n lines
(ESC) “C” CHR$(n)
Set the page length to n inches
(ESC) “c” CHR$(O) CHR$(n)
Let’s set up a 7 inch high form length, which is typical of
many computer checks. The following program will do it.
10
Demo of variable form lengths
20 LPRINT CHR$(27);"C";CHR$(O);CHR$(7);
30 LPRINT "PAY TO THE ORDER OF:"
40 LPRINT CHR$(12);
50 LPRINT "PAY TO THE ORDER OF:"
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