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n Reverse form feed
Just as your printer can perform a reverse line feed, it can do a
reverse form feed. This code moves the paper so that the print
head is positioned at the top of the current page. This can be
used, for example, to print text in a multi-column magazine for-
mat; print the first column, then reverse form feed back to the
top of the page to start the second column. The code for reverse
form feed is easy to remember: (ESC) (FF).
Table 5-3
Form feed commands
n Setting the top of form
When you turn on the printer, the top of form is automatically
set to the current position. If you want to change the position,
you can re-set it by the following control code with the IBM-P
mode.
(ESC) "4"
In addition, you can re-set it with the control panel as de-
scribed in Chapter 3."
n Changing the page length
You may have some computer forms that are not 11 inches
high. That's no problem, because you can tell your printer how
high the forms are that you are using. There are two commands
for doing this, shown in this table.
Table 5-4
Form length control
Function
Control code
Set the page length to n lines
(ESC) "C" CHR$(n)
Set the page length to n inches (ESC) "C" CHR$(O) CHR$(n)