[ale] Dot matrix printer/start of page problems.

[Beddingfield, Allen]

Thanks, John.  I will give that a try :)
Allen B.

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Allen Beddingfield
Systems Engineer
The University of Alabama
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From: ale-bounces at ale.org [ale-bounces at ale.org] on behalf of John Pilman [jcpilman at gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, August 30, 2013 1:15 PM
To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
Subject: Re: [ale] Dot matrix printer/start of page problems.

This procedure may help. I copied the text below in case you don't  want to pick the link.

http://my.okidata.com/idocs2.nsf/alldocsweb/8CD9C7D220D90486852568CF00709A97?OpenDocument

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Setting Top of Form on the ML-320/1

Doc #:
        2863
Category:
        Product Usage
Last Updated:

01/19/2001

    How To:
Setting TOF and Tear

    Action:
1. Set Forms tear-off to 500MS in printer menu.

2. Press park

3. Pull bail arm lever forward and the paper will load into the printer.

4. Then push bail lever back, the paper will jump to tear position. If needed to adjust tear position, deselect printer
and adjust with platen knob.

5. With the printer deselected, Press and hold TOF and that will bring paper to TOF, if need to adjust keep holding
TOF and use the form feed button to move up or line feed to move down

* The 320 has 1" top margin due to bail arm.


Product(s):
        ML320; ML321


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Copyright© 2004, Oki Data, Americas, Inc.



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...John



On Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 1:30 PM, Beddingfield, Allen <allen at ua.edu<mailto:allen at ua.edu>> wrote:
It is too high. They are positioning the print head about 1/3 the way down, but it rolls the paper back to where the print head is higher on the page. On the old one that is of the same exact model, it did not reposition the paper - it would just start printing where ever they had rolled it to.
Allen B.