North Star DIMENSION Service Manual page 69

TROUBLESHOOTING
(cont .) Printer Problems
Symptom Explanation Solution
How do I set Look up The DIMENSION does not actually control how a form
up forms for FORMS in the comes out on the printer. The form letter is an
132 columns index of the arbitrary designation which means "stop the printer and
(or anything DOS Manual do something to it".
else special )? or refer to
chapter #7 of If the printer is only printing 80 columns and it should
the NetWare be printing 132 columns, check that:
User's
Manual. 1. The printer switches are set for paper with a
width greater than 8.5 inches.
2. The application is set for 132 columns.
Note: The spooler NEVER adds carriage return-line
feed sequences.
A newly You may be Use a North Star cable instead of an IBM cable. If,
installed using an with a North Star parallel cable, it still doesn 't print,
parallel incorrect follow the troubleshooting instructions in the generic
printer does printer PIN (printer interface note).
not print .
interface
cable.
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