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AST RESEARCH TECHNICAL BULLETIN TB-0162 4-24-86
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AST-3780/SERIAL LASER PRINTERS
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The following information and instructions in this technical
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bulletin applies only if you are receiving data directly to a
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serial laser printer (such as the Hewlett Packard 2686A).
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When receiving a print file from the host to a serial printer,
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the first line of data of every new page may be shifted to the
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right by the number of spaces equal to the length of the previous
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record. This shifting to the right is caused by part of the
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default set-up for the serial laser printers; at the end of a
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page, the default set-up is sending a form feed with no carriage
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return. There are two solutions to this problem:
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1. Receive the data directly to the disk first, then copy the
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file to the printer using the DOS command:
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copy filename.extension lpt1:
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2. Consult the printer's manual for the correct method of
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setting up the printer to generate a carriage return
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automatically each time a form feed is executed.
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