System and method for determining top of form

A method for top of form determination, comprising:

• printing, via a selected printer, a first calibration scale across a first form delimiter of a continuous feed media;
• determining, based on a value of the first calibration scale at intersection with the first form delimiter, a value of a first parameter of the selected printer that affects determination of a top of form location of the continuous feed media;
• and
• applying the determined value of the first parameter to position the media so that printing starts at a top form location.

A computer-readable storage device encoded with instructions that when executed cause a processor to:

• print, via a selected printer, a first calibration scale across a first form delimiter of a continuous feed media;
• determine, based on a value of the first calibration scale at intersection with the first form delimiter, a value of a first parameter of the selected printer that affects determination of a top of form location of the continuous feed media;
• and
• apply the determined value of the first parameter to position the media so that printing starts at a top form location.

A computer-readable storage device encoded with instructions that when executed cause a processor to:

• cause a selected printer to produce a print on continuous feed media;
• determine, based on a compensation factor that accounts for movement of the continuous feed media through the printer in excess of a length of the data of the print, the distance to advance the continuous feed media such that a succeeding print starts at a top of form location of the continuous feed media;
• and
• cause the selected printer to advance the continuous feed media in accordance with the determined distance to advance such that the succeeding print starts at the top of form location of the continuous feed media.