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Im looking for anyone with any ideas on how to print an 8.5x25 inch form with an oki Microline 8810 printer. I had another form that was 22 inches where i was able to set up an Epson fx driver that allowed me to print it without a problem, but i cant seem to find one that allows 25 inches. Anyone ever come across this problem before? Or have any ideas/suggestions?

Any help would be appreciated! Thanks!

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Practical troubleshooting and quick fixes for printing an 8.5x25" continuous form on an Oki Microline 8810 (and related Microline models). The symptoms reported here are classic: a driver or OS page-size limit, or a mismatch between the document’s pitch/line spacing and what the printer/driver is actually using. got a 22" form working with an Epson FX driver, and observed that the generic IBM driver will accept the full length but produces a left offset and wrong line spacing — that points to CPI/LPI or font-emulation mismatch rather than a mechanical problem.

Try these steps in order:

  • Create a real OS custom form: Control Panel -> Devices and Printers -> Print server properties -> Forms -> Create New Form (8.5 x 25). Note that some drivers ignore very large custom forms; if it refuses to stick, use the raw-print workarounds below.
  • In the application set Page Setup to 8.5 x 25 and use a fixed-pitch font (Courier family) or force use of a printer-resident font so the driver doesn’t substitute a TrueType font and change pitch.
  • In Printer Properties choose Paper Source = Tractor/Continuous and look for "Left offset", "Horizontal shift", "Characters per inch (CPI)" and "Lines per inch (LPI)". Match CPI/LPI to the form layout (common values: 10/12/17.1 CPI and 6 or 8 LPI). Small offset tweaks in the driver usually fix the left-shift.
  • If Windows or the driver refuses 25", bypass GDI and send raw output: print to file (PRN) from the app and push the PRN to the printer or map the network share to an LPT port and copy the file raw.

Example raw-send commands:

net use LPT1 \\printserver\printername
copy /b myprintfile.prn LPT1:

When layout still shifts, the issue is almost always font/pitch or emulation mismatch (Epson vs IBM). Check the printer manual or Oki utilities for any firmware form-length setting and try a different emulation driver (Generic/Text Only, Epson FX or IBM Proprinter emulation). ’s suggestion to contact Oki is sound if driver utilities or firmware settings are needed. Useful diagnostics to post in follow-ups are OS version, exact driver name/version, and a short PRN showing the offset.

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Have you try calling up the manufacturer and see whether they are able to help you?

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Where you able to resolve this issue. I have a Micoline 8480 FB printer and need to print an 8.5x 25 inch form. I found that if i used the generic ibm printer drive it will print the form length, however, the formating is not right everything is offset to the left and the line spacing is off. If i use oki or epson printer drivers it will not reconize the custom form that i setup through "Print Managment"

Im looking for anyone with any ideas on how to print an 8.5x25 inch form with an oki Microline 8810 printer. I had another form that was 22 inches where i was able to set up an Epson fx driver that allowed me to print it without a problem, but i cant seem to find one that allows 25 inches. Anyone ever come across this problem before? Or have any ideas/suggestions?

Any help would be appreciated! Thanks!

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