Apple ImageWriter II - Manual (Page 17)

turn it back on. The current position of the print line is the true top of form.
Removing the Last Pin-Feed Page
If you’re working with pin-feed paper, notice that when a print job ends, some of the last page remains
inside the printer. Choose any of three ways to make it easier to tear off the last page.
Preset top of form so that the top of the page lies just above the paper bail.
Eject the page with a form feed.
Leave the last page of the document in the printer.
Don’t print within 1/2 inch of any of the four corners of a sheet of paper. Printing too close to a corner can
tear the corner or even jam the printer.
Preset Top of Form
This method requires some experimenting with the program that prints your documents. You must
change the program’s top margin setting. The top margin is the distance from the top edge of the paper
to the first line of text on the page. To set top of form for easy paper removal, follow these steps
Set your top of form so that the top edge of page lies just above the paper bail.
Set the top margin one inch less than it is currently set. For example, if it’s set to one inch (or six lines),
change it to zero. If it’s set to 1.5 inches, set it to .5. If you don’t reduce your setting, the cost will be an
extra inch at the top of every page.
To compensate for the changed top margin, set the bottom margin one inch more than its current setting.
Print a brief document from your program to test the setting. If all goes well, the perforation following the
last page will stop just past the bail, making it easy to tear off the last page.
If the printout shows a smaller or larger top margin than you like, change the top and bottom margin
settings and try again.
Tearing Off a Page
Eject the Last Page
To eject the last page, follow these steps.
Make sure the Select light is out.
Press the Form Feed button once to eject the current page.
Tear off the last page at the perforation.
By the Way: You may want to save blank, ejected sheets of pin-feed paper to use as scratch paper.
Leave the Last Page in the Printer
This works pretty well, particularly if you make multiple copies of your work. Just remove the last page after
you’ve printed another document. When you need that last page, eject it.