Forms Length - IBM 6400 Setup Manual

Forms Length

FORMS LENGTH specifies the forms length in inches, millimeters or lines. All
three measurements will update the same configuration parameter. The default
values for forms length are 11 inches, 279.4 millimeters, or 66 lines per page.
Descriptions follow for the three ways of specifying the forms length:
NOTE: The actual value displayed for forms length set in inches and mm can
NOTE: FORMS LENGTH IN INCHES and FORMS LENGTH IN MM
FORMS LENGTH IN INCHES allows you to input the forms length in
inches. Valid values range from 00.1 through 24 inches, in increments of
0.1 inch. (This option not available for the coax interface.)
FORMS LENGTH IN MM allows you to input the forms length in
millimeters. Valid values range from 000.1 through 609.6 millimeters, in
increments of tenths of a millimeter (0.1 mm). (This option not available
for the coax interface.)
FORMS LENGTH IN LINES allows you to input the forms length in
lines. The maximum forms length in lines depends on the current LPI
setting; it is equal to the maximum forms length in inches multiplied by
the current LPI setting.
For example, at 6 LPI the maximum forms length is:
Only valid forms length values will be accepted. If you select a length
that is larger than the maximum length for the current LPI, the maximum
length will be used. If you need a longer page length, you must first
change the LPI.
If the forms length is set in lines and you change the LPI, the effective
page length changes to the forms length in characters divided by the new
LPI. For example, if the current forms length is 66 lines and you change
the LPI from 6 LPI to 8 LPI, then the effective forms length changes
from 11 inches to 8.25 inches.
NOTE: This only applies if the forms length is set in lines. If the forms
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be greater than the maximum values listed on the operator panel
because the number of lines can exceed actual inches and mm values.
selections are not available with the Coax/Twinax or IPDS
emulations. The only variable available with the Coax/Twinax and
IPDS emulations is FORMS LENGTH IN LINES.
6 LPI x 24 inches = 144 lines
length is set in inches or millimeters, changing the LPI does not
affect the effective forms length.
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