feldy@kona.cs.ucla.edu (12/15/89)
Using an Imagewriter II with a new SE (not SE 30) the first line of the
first print job to the printer is almost always compressed and nearly
illegible. I know I've heard of others that have a similar problem. Any
fixes or workarounds?
Thanks,
Bob Felderman feldy@cs.ucla.edu
UCLA Computer Science ...!{rutgers,ucbvax}!cs.ucla.edu!feldycasseres@apple.com (David Casseres) (12/16/89)
In article <30009@shemp.CS.UCLA.EDU> feldy@kona.cs.ucla.edu writes: > Using an Imagewriter II ... first line of the > first print job to the printer is almost always compressed and nearly > illegible. Sounds like a special version of a more general problem involving squished lines about an inch from the top of the paper. The general problem occurs when pin-feed paper is used, and the top edge of a page (or the perforation) interacts with the pinch-rollers on the paper bail, causing the paper to buckle slightly at about one inch from the top. In this case, if you only notice it on the first job, try just making sure that you position the paper exactly right when you load it (top edge or perforation right at the pinch rollers) and try to tug the paper a bit to take out slack. Another thing to try is a different brand or weight of paper. The best treatment for the problem, though, is to buy and use the sheet-feeder accessory. The reason this helps is that you clamp the platen when you use it, and the paper is pulled through by the platen instead of being pushed by the pinwheels. The paper is held at a point much closer to the pinch rollers, and so it has much less tendency to buckle. You can get the same advantage by using hand-fed sheets, for what it's worth. David Casseres Exclaimer: Hey!
mark.stewart@f614.n250.z1.fidonet.org (mark stewart) (12/20/89)
I have experienced the same problem and you might want to try one of two things. The first one is quite wasteful: feed in a sheet before your document by pressing form feed. This way is not always reliable. The second is more reliable: switch the paper knob (located on the back of the right side of the printer) to the down position so that you do NOT have the printer selected for continuous feed paper (even though you will probably be using continuously-fed paper). I think that it was in MacWorld that I read using a Post-It Note at the top of the page, but I am not sure what exactly the method was, so you can use your imagination. Hope this helped. --- Tabby 2.1 * Origin: The Silver Service [Toronto/Ontario/Canada] (1:250/614)
jholland@uvicctr.UVic.CA.UUCP (jholland) (12/23/89)
In article <89122107365721@masnet.uucp> mark.stewart@f614.n250.z1.fidonet.org (mark stewart) writes: >I think that it was in >MacWorld that I read using a Post-It Note at the top of the page, but I am >not sure what exactly the method was, so you can use your imagination. > Stick a Post-It note to the top of the page and use it as a handle to pull the paper through. My method, also using Post-It notes, is to cut the glued strip off two of them, fold each glued strip over on itself, glued side in, then sandwich the top of the paper between the ends of these two tabs, aligning each tab with one of the rubber rollers on the platen bar. The tab sticks up about 3/4 of an inch above the paper, so when the printer driver rolls the paper backward before printing, the tab is still between the roller and the platen, guiding the paper through. >--- Tabby 2.1 > * Origin: The Silver Service [Toronto/Ontario/Canada] (1:250/614) ---- jholland@uvicctr.UVic.ca
ostroff@penelope.oswego.edu (Boyd Ostroff) (12/24/89)
In article <89122107365721@masnet.uucp> mark.stewart@f614.n250.z1.fidonet.org (mark stewart) writes: >I have experienced the same problem and you might want to try one of two >things. The first one is quite wasteful: feed in a sheet before your >document by pressing form feed. Yep, this is a real favorite ImageWriter II feature of mine! I have gotten in the habit of always hitting form-feed before I remove a page from the printer. It does seem wasteful at first, but when you start to count up all the "squashed" line pages that you end up throwing away it's probably not so bad after all... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Boyd Ostroff, Technical Director ||||||| System Administrator, "The CallBoard" Theatre Department, SUNY Oswego ||||||| Serving the performing arts since 1986 (315) 341-2987 ||||||| (315) 947-6414 300/1200/2400 baud 8N1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ostroff@oswego.Oswego.EDU ...!rutgers!rochester!kodak!gizzmo!cboard!ostroff
wiseman@tellab5.TELLABS.COM (Jeff Wiseman) (12/28/89)
In article <1989Dec24.035040.22325@oswego.Oswego.EDU> ostroff@oswego.oswego.edu (Boyd Ostroff) writes: >Yep, this is a real favorite ImageWriter II feature of mine! I have gotten >in the habit of always hitting form-feed before I remove a page from the >printer. It does seem wasteful at first, but when you start to count up >all the "squashed" line pages that you end up throwing away it's probably >not so bad after all... I find that a lot of my printing is throw-away stuff. If others find that they are in the same boat, what you can do is to use the "tear-off" method. If what you have just printed is for just a temporary reference, try tearing off the last sheet using the sheet cutting edge of the plastic (clear) cover. This leaves a little segment paper attached above the perforation that accomplishes the same thing. So if your next printout is a "keeper", its all set A little probablistic perhaps but it works for me (sometimes :-). -- Jeff Wiseman: ....uunet!tellab5!wiseman OR wiseman@TELLABS.COM