Defining A Macro; Macro Id; Start Macro Definition; End Macro Definition - Brother HL-1050 Technical Reference Manual

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7.2.

Defining a Macro

To define a macro you must first assign an ID number to it, then send to the printer a Start Macro Definition
command, the macro definition itself (consisting of a sequence of PCL commands) and finally an End Macro
Definition command.
7.2.1.

Macro ID

Esc&f#Y
• This command assigns an identity number to a macro that is to be downloaded, or references an existing
macro in the printer's memory.
• # is the ID number of a macro. The ID number must be in the range 0-32767.
• If you specify the ID number of an existing macro and then download a new macro definition to the printer,
the new macro will overwrite the existing macro.
7.2.2.

Start macro definition

Esc&f0X
• This command signifies that the following commands constitute a macro definition.
7.2.3.

End macro definition

Esc&f1X
• This command terminates the macro definition.
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