Using cut-sheet emulation mode

Cut-sheet emulation (CSE) is the ability of a continuous-forms printer to provide output similar to output from a cut-sheet printer. (CSE mode is not supported when connected through Distributed Print Function (DPF) or RPM3.)

Some continuous-forms printers⁸ provide the option of printing in CSE mode. If the operator selects this option, the printer logically divides a continuous-forms sheet in half, parallel to the carrier strips. Then, PSF automatically prints jobs 2 up, treating each half of the sheet as if it were a single sheet of paper. If the printer is loaded with forms measuring 17 x 11 inches (not counting the carrier strips), PSF treats each 8.5 x 11 inch half-sheet the same as an 8.5 x 11 inch sheet on a cut-sheet printer. For a simplex job, page 1 is printed on the first half of the sheet, and page 2 on the second half. For a duplex job, page 1 is printed on the front of the first half, page 2 on the back of page 1, page 3 on the front of the second half, and page 4 on the back of page 3.⁹

When the output has been slit and collated by post-processing equipment, it is identical with that printed on 8.5 x 11 inch cut-sheet forms.