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HPIIISi TWINAX CARD
The System/38 sends margins and other format specifications to a printer
only when they are different from the previous document or when the
printer has been turned off. To choose a different paper size, take these
steps:
1.
Select a paper size in the host program.
2.
Install the correct paper size in the printer.
3.
Power off the printer for about 5 seconds, then power it back on.
4.
Release the job for printing at the printer’s controlling workstation.
The line-format screens in DisplayWrite/36 (those connected with
DisplayWrite Command 20) also permit you to select “Justify,” which aligns
the right margin. For best results in using justification, change the zone
width to 1 (instead of 6). Right justification is supported only for fixed-
pitch fonts.
6.4.6 P
RINTING ON
11"
X
17"
AND
A3 S
IZE
P
APER
Some printers, such as the HP LaserJet 4V printer, allow printing on 11" x
17" and A3 size paper. The HPIIISi Twinax Card automatically recognizes
these larger paper sizes (see
Section 6.4.5
). However, at times it might be
advantageous to force the printer to print on 11" x 17" or A3 size paper,
even when the host sends requests for smaller paper sizes (for example,
letter, legal, A4, or Executive). If this is desired, the Card’s forced 11" x 17"
(A3) feature should be turned ON through host/PC-download command
32.
With this feature turned ON, the Card will request the printer to load A3
size paper (when the host requests A4 or A3) or 11" x 17" paper (in all
other cases). In addition, the Card’s APO feature (if turned ON) will
automatically rotate all documents/reports with dimensions of 11" x 17" or
smaller. To achieve COR in this case, the document/report has to be larger
than 11" x 17".
6.4.7 P
APER
-D
RAWER
S
ELECTION
OfficeVision/400 and DisplayWrite/36 allow the user to direct the print
output to one of several paper sources regardless of whether the printer
actually has 1, 2, 3, or more trays to pull paper from. On the host, several
of these theoretical paper sources are called paper drawers. On the printer,
the actual paper sources are usually called trays. The I-O interface acts as
the matchmaker between theoretical paper drawers and physical trays
available on the printer.
The paper-drawer feature of the HPIIISi Twinax Card can be accessed
through host/PC-download commands 13, 14, and 15 (see the entries for
these commands in
Section 5.3
).
