zeller@bernina.ethz.ch (Lukas Zeller) (03/26/91)
A colleague of mine has a AST Turbo Laser PS. He bought it about
two years ago from a small import company here in switzerland.
As an absolute computer novice, he realized that the printout was
not correctly placed on the paper but thought it was his own fault
for a long time. Some day, he showed it to me, and I found out that
it was definitely a problem with the printer. I tried to consult the
company who imported it to switzerland, but they're not selling AST
printers any more and have no idea what to do. So I hope there is a
AST-user out here on the net who can give a hint.
The problem is simple: The AST invariably believes that it is
printing on "US Letter" size paper instead of "A4" and clips the
print area accordingly. All attempts to convince it trough software
(page setup and even attempts to change the setting using direct
postscript commands) have failed. Hoping for a switch inside the
printer labelled (US/DIN) I opened the case and found about 30
unlabelled switches and jumpers...
I'm sure that it is possible to make the AST printing on A4 size
paper, but I don't have an idea how. My colleague would be very
glad if someone knew what switch to flip or what special postscript
code to send to the AST. Thank you in advance!
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