Re: Question on the "good ole" IBM 4234 Printer

THANKS Diana !

Do you know what model you have ?

I found out today that the model 2 (which is what we got, of course) supposedly
DOESN'T eject and reposition but the 8 and 12 do...

Thanks again !

Chuck

Diana Hicks wrote:

> Press the New Page then the Eject.  When you press Start, the printer will
> go back a page.   Let me know if you need any more information on this
> printer since we do have one.
>
> Diana Hicks
> Town of Jupiter
> dianah@jupiter.fl.us
>
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> Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1999 12:24:35 -0500
> From: Chuck Lewis <CLEWIS@IQUEST.NET>
> Subject: Question on the "good ole" IBM 4234 Printer
>
> Hi Folks !
>
> We bought some 4234 printers on the used market. Unfortunately, while
> they were supposed to come in with manuals, they didn't and it has been
> a LONG time since I worked with these...
>
> My question is on "removing" printed material... The form we have is 8
> 1/2 inches in length. I press Stop, Eject which feeds the printed form
> forward and Start which drops the remaining forms out the bottom of the
> printer. So I guessed it doesn't work the same as the 4230 which
> repositions the form just FINE... So I press Stop, New Page (twice I
> think it was), tear the printed form off and press Start. This wastes 2
> forms and these are preprinted, 3 part carbonless forms and this COULD
> get expensive
>
> Is that the "nature of the beast" with these things our is there
> something "manual-less" me is missing ?
>
> Thanks !
>
> Chuck
>
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