Printing Overlaps .75 Inch to Next Page on Okidata ML 380

 Last reviewed: November 21, 1994
Article ID: Q98616
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.1, 3.11

SYMPTOMS

Using the "tear-off" feature on the Okidata ML-380 printer may result in the document printing .75 inch onto the next page. The tear-off feature causes the print head to be positioned approximately .75 inch from the top of the paper. Windows assumes that the top margin starts where the print head is positioned.

CAUSE

The Okidata ML-380 printer tear-off feature advances the paper so that the perforation is under a straight edge bar. This make it easier to separate pages but creates problems determining where the top of the page is located.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, use one of the following methods:

  • Subtract .75 inch from the top and bottom margins set in the application. Leave the printer driver margins set to 0 (zero). (The printer driver margins are set in Control Panel.)
  • Use the Epson LQ-850 printer driver and set the top margin to .75 inch. To do this, open Control Panel, choose the Printers icon, choose Setup, then choose Options and reset the top margin value.
  • Disable the tear-off feature on the printer.

This problem is caused by the printer driver not using the form feed command to move to the next page; instead, it uses line spacing. The tear-off feature itself does not cause this problem. If you set a top margin for the printer driver in Control Panel, the margin will be that much shorter on each page.

KBCategory: kbprint kb3rdparty
KBSubcategory: win31
Additional reference words: 3.10

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Last reviewed: November 21, 1994
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