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From: daveb@cbmvax.UUCP (Dave Berezowski)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: printer probs Star NX1000
Keywords: printer,star
Message-ID: <4376@cbmvax.UUCP>
Date: 1 Aug 88 15:32:21 GMT
References: <3049@geac.UUCP> <2274@tekfdi.TEK.COM>
Reply-To: daveb@cbmvax.UUCP (Dave Berezowski)
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Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
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In article <2274@tekfdi.TEK.COM> bobb@tekfdi.UUCP (Robert Bales) writes:
>I haven't noticed this. I'm using tractor feed, but that shouldn't make any
>difference.  With my previous printer, I noticed not-starting-at-the-left-
>margin at times when using 'type' to prt: but not when typing to par:. No
>extra line feeds, though. There is a DIP switch to give a automatic LF after
>receiving A CR, but mine works with the switch in the factory-set position.
>
	When you output to par: you are talking directly to the printer.
When you output to prt: you are going thru the Amiga printer interface.
The Amiga printer interface looks at your printer preference settings and
sets up the printer accordingly.  Thus if you have your printer preference
margins set to something other than 1 and 80 (for 10 cpi) you will find
that any text sent to the printer will not look at same (with respect to
margins) when sent to prt: vs sending it to par:.

	Try setting ...

	10 cpi, lmarg = 1, rmarg = 80, 66 lpp, 6 lpi, narrow tractor.

	Regards, David Berezowski