Re: [IUG] Printing serial claim forms in Millennium to laserjet forms

[Bob Rasmussen <ras at anzio dot com>]

On Tue, 20 Dec 2005, LAURA TULL wrote:

> We just started printing serials claims to laserjet forms that
> Innovative supplied us with because we can't get Millennium to print to
> our locally attached Okidata printer(known issue in review with software
> engineering).
>
> So.. we can get them to print to a networked printer on the laserjet
> forms but it prints about 1/16 inch too high on the forms. Does anyone
> else use laserjet forms for serials claims and have some insight into
> this? We have been through all settings in Millennium with Innovative.
> Is this a setting on the printer itself?

The problem is that different (laser) printers have different "offset"
(how close to the edge they can print). But the paper stock is always the
same.

I don't recall seeing a printer where this was configurable from the front
panel.

Assuming this is a PCL printer, it is possible to send control sequences
to change the offset (a.k.a. registration). If you have the advanced
printer control feature in your Millennium, you can an "Initial string"
for the Millennium definition of the printer in question. An example
string is
   \033&l30u-10Z
(the character after the ampersand is an ell). Experiment with the "30"
and the "-10" to achieve the results you need.

Regards,
....Bob Rasmussen,   President,   Rasmussen Software, Inc.

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