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