Apple ImageWriter II - Manual (Page 16)

The Line Feed Button
Pressing the Line Feed button once and immediately releasing it advances the paper by one line. If you
press and hold down the Line Feed button, the printer will perform repeated line feeds up to four times.
After the fourth line feed, the printer automatically performs a form feed. When the Select light is on,
pressing the Line Feed button has no effect.
The Form Feed/Paper Load/Eject Button
The Form Feed button has three names to remind you of its three related functions:
Form Feed. When using pin-feed paper, pressing the Form Feed button advances the paper to the next
top-of-form position. That is, it feeds in a new “form,” or page, and positions it so that printing can begin
on the first line of the page.
Paper Load. When loading a single sheet of paper, pressing the Form Feed button causes the printer to
load the sheet with its top of form set 1/6 inch below the top edge of the paper. In this position, printing
begins on the first line of the page.
Eject. When a print job finishes in mid-page, pressing the Form Feed button ejects or pushes out the
current page. If you’re using pin-feed paper, the printer advances the paper to the next top-of-form
position.
When the Select light is on, pressing the Form Feed button has no effect.
Single Sheets in a Pin-Feed World:
If you’re using pin-feed paper and find you have to use a single sheet of paper, don’t despair. Back the
pin-feed paper out from under the platen, but leave it clamped in the forms tractor. Switch the paper
release lever to friction feed, and then load your single sheet of paper.
Pin-Feed Paper and Top of Form
The term top of form describes where the printer will print its first line on a page. With the ImageWriter II,
the top of form is the position of the print line relative to the top edge of the paper when you turn on the
printer. Thus, if the print line rests 1/6 inch below the top edge of the paper, that is the top of form.
When you print through an application program like MacWrite® or AppleWorks, the program keeps track
of the number of lines it has printed on the current page. When the count reaches the maxium number of
lines, the software issues a form feed and the paper advances to the top of the next page. The printer
itself can also keep track of the number of lines printed or line feeds issued.
You can throw off the line count by advancing or loading paper independently of the software. For
example, if you cause printing to pause and then advance the paper (either manually or by pressing the
Line Feed button), the software won’t register that you’ve set a new paper position. The result is that the
next page break will occur somewhere in the middle of the page instead of at the end of a page.
Because the printer sets the top of form when you turn the printer on, you can easily set a desired top of
form. Follow these steps.
Press the On/Off button to turn off the printer.
Turn the platen knob to advance the paper to the desired top-of-form position.
Press the On/Off button again to restart the printer and establish the new top-of-form position.
By the Way:When you’re unsure if you’re looking at a true top of form, turn off the printer, pause, and