Printronix P5005B, User Manual

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Appendix B
Form Saver Mode
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Form Saver Mode
The Form Saver Mode does not require any special forms or
applications. Instead, the printer determines the proper motion to
allow demand printing with the least amount of lost forms. Only the
form length needs to be set. To activate Form Save mode, see
page 227.
When the VIEW/EJECT key is pressed for more than 1/2 second in
offline mode, the printer slews the bottom of the last printed form to
the tear position. When the VIEW/EJECT is pressed a second time,
the paper reverses to the top of the first possible form available for
printing.
This mode may act differently depending on the form length. In all
cases, the printer keeps form loss to a minimum. Figure 69 shows
an example using long forms, and Figure 70 shows an example
using short forms.
Figure 69. Form Saver Mode, Long Form Example
Page 1
Page 2
Page 1
First Line
......
Last Line
Page 2
Tear Position
Print Position
Tear Position
Print Position
Print the forms.
The user loads the paper and
sets the Top of Form. The
printer is ready to print at the
first line.