Printing on Preprinted form with EPSON LQ300 & EPSON LQ500 dot matrix print

[Former Member]

Dear Expert,

im having requirement to print form on preprinted page whose size is 6*9 inches which is smaller than A4 size paper and using EPSON LQ300 & EPSON LQ500 dot mattrix printer. my question is that

1)do i need to create diff. o/p type for diff printer?

2) also do i need to create page format with 6*9 inches lenghth or what?

if is it so will this thing be created by BASIS person?

[Sandra_Rossi]

1) technically, you would be able to keep on using DINA4 format type for your smart form or sapscript (I guess the paper feed instruction will skip one page, whatever its size is) and design the layout only inside the 6*9 portion; the advantage is that you have not to change anything in SAP configurations. Ideally, that would be really better to define a new format type, a new page format, assign it to the device type and so on.

2) Same as in 1)

Yes, check with basis person.

[Former Member]

Dear Sandra,

as u said i hv design the layout only inside the 69 portion; in DINA4 format but while taking printout on continuous pages the printer is rotating printer page which is of 69 inches till A4. that is the reason i m not able to take print properly.but first page is printing properly.

plz guide me.

[Sandra_Rossi]

When it's continuous paper, the printer is not able to detect "pages", so it must rely on paper dimensions you transmit.

So, you must define new Z device type, Z format type and Z page format with these dimensions.

For this device type, you must assign the Z format type and define "printer initialization" action by indicating paper length (you may copy the actions of an existing continuous format type like INCH11, for the device type you use, and adapt it). For example, we find the following "printer initialization" action for EPESCP/INCH11:

# set page length to 11 inch (=66 lines at 6 LPI)
\e\0x43\0x42

[Sandra_Rossi]

When it's continuous paper, the printer is not able to detect "pages", so it must rely on paper dimensions you transmit.

So, you must define new Z device type, Z format type and Z page format with these dimensions.

For this device type, you must assign the Z format type and define "printer initialization" action by indicating paper length (you may copy the actions of an existing continuous format type like INCH11, for the device type you use, and adapt it). For example, we find the following "printer initialization" action for EPESCP/INCH11:

# set page length to 11 inch (=66 lines at 6 LPI)
\e\0x43\0x42

[Sandra_Rossi]

When it's continuous paper, the printer is not able to detect "pages", so it must rely on paper dimensions you transmit.

So, you must define new Z device type, Z format type and Z page format with these dimensions.

For this device type, you must assign the Z format type and define "printer initialization" action by indicating paper length (you may copy the actions of an existing continuous format type like INCH11, for the device type you use, and adapt it). For example, we find the following "printer initialization" action for EPESCP/INCH11:

# set page length to 11 inch (=66 lines at 6 LPI)
\e\0x43\0x42

[Sandra_Rossi]

When it's continuous paper, the printer is not able to detect "pages", so it must rely on paper dimensions you transmit.

So, you must define new Z device type, Z format type and Z page format with these dimensions.

For this device type, you must assign the Z format type and define "printer initialization" action by indicating paper length (you may copy the actions of an existing continuous format type like INCH11, for the device type you use, and adapt it). For example, we find the following "printer initialization" action for EPESCP/INCH11:

# set page length to 11 inch (=66 lines at 6 LPI)
\e\0x43\0x42