5553 printer end-of-forms

If you send the ignore (I) reply to the end-of-forms message that you receive when using continuous forms on the 5553 Printer, and if the printer has already printed within 2-1/2 inches of the bottom of the page, the system might not start printing subsequent pages where expected.

To avoid this problem, do the following when you receive the end-of-forms message:

1. Remove the current form from the tractor feed.
2. Insert new forms.
3. Align the first form to the first line.
4. Press the CANCEL button on the printer.
5. Press the SELECT button on the printer.
6. Respond to the end-of-forms message:
   1. For spooled files, specify the page on which you want to continue printing when you enter a response to the message. Determine which page to continue printing as follows:
      1. If no data was printed on the last 2-1/2 inches of the last form, enter the number of the next page to be printed.
      2. If data was printed on the last 2-1/2 inches of the last form, enter the number of the last page printed. Reprinting the page ensures that all of the data is printed.

      Use the Work with Writer (WRKWTR) command to find out approximately which page was last printed. The WRKWTR command displays the number of pages that the writer has currently printed.

   2. For direct printer output, enter RETRY to reprint the last page printed. This ensures that all of the data is printed.