ImageWriter: MacWrite Form Feed Feature
DISCUSSION
The Finder 4.1 update disk includes Imagewriter code that was revised and
released in March 1985. When MacWrite starts to print documents with the "no
breaks between pages option", MacWrite assumes that the pinch rollers are at
the starting edge of the paper. The paper is rolled backward from this
standard starting position whenever there is information in the top half-inch
of the page, as is the case with labels, or when the "no breaks between
pages " option is in effect. When the starting edge of the paper is rolled
backward, this starting edge may slip out from between the pinch rollers and
the platen; the edge of the paper may then cause a jam when it's moved
forward as printing continues.
The Finder 4.1 disk, therefore, includes special new Imagewriter code that
sends a form feed to the Imagewriter before MacWrite begins to print. This
puts extra paper beyond the pinch rollers so that the Imagewriter can back up
the paper without losing of control of it.
To avoid the form feed, either don't enter information in the top half-inch of
the page or don't select "no breaks between pages", selecting "normal pages"
instead.
released in March 1985. When MacWrite starts to print documents with the "no
breaks between pages option", MacWrite assumes that the pinch rollers are at
the starting edge of the paper. The paper is rolled backward from this
standard starting position whenever there is information in the top half-inch
of the page, as is the case with labels, or when the "no breaks between
pages " option is in effect. When the starting edge of the paper is rolled
backward, this starting edge may slip out from between the pinch rollers and
the platen; the edge of the paper may then cause a jam when it's moved
forward as printing continues.
The Finder 4.1 disk, therefore, includes special new Imagewriter code that
sends a form feed to the Imagewriter before MacWrite begins to print. This
puts extra paper beyond the pinch rollers so that the Imagewriter can back up
the paper without losing of control of it.
To avoid the form feed, either don't enter information in the top half-inch of
the page or don't select "no breaks between pages", selecting "normal pages"
instead.