Line Spacing - Brother HL-1070 - B/W Laser Printer Technical Reference Manual

2001/10/02
Set left margin
Escln
This command sets the left margin in columns from the left edge of the page. The width of a column is
the current character width.
In proportional spacing mode a column width of 1/10" is adopted.
This command clears all tab settings.
The minimum space allowed between the left and right margins is 1/5".
LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(108); CHR$(10); 'Left margin 1" at 10 cpi
Set right margin
EscQn
This command sets the right margin in columns from the left edge of the page. The width of a column
is the current character width.
In proportional spacing mode a column width of 1/10" is adopted.
This command clears all tab settings.
The minimum space allowed between the left and right margins is 1/5".
LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(81); CHR$(72); 'Right margin 6" at 12 cpi
Set perforation skip
EscNn
This command sets the bottom margin and enables perforation skip, that is, whenever the print
position reaches the bottom margin the printer performs a page eject and moves the print position to
the top of the next page.
n = the number of lines at the current line spacing setting between the bottom margin and the bottom
edge of the paper.
n must be in the range 1 to 127.
Esc C (Set Page Length) and Esc O (Cancel Perforation Skip) cancel automatic perforation skip.
If the bottom margin specified by this command would be located above the top margin, the command
is ignored.
LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(78); CHR$(4); 'Set bottom margin to 4 lines.
Cancel perforation skip
EscO
This command cancels the automatic perforation skip feature.
LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(79); 'Cancel perforation skip.
6.3.

Line Spacing

Select 1/6" line spacing
Esc2
This command sets the line spacing to 1/6". All subsequent line feed operations will move the print
position 1/6" down the page.
This line spacing is the default setting when the printer is switched on or reset.
LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(50); 'Set line spacing to 1/6".
Select 1/8" line spacing
Esc0
This command sets the line spacing to 1/8". All subsequent line feed operations will move the print
position 1/8" down the page.
LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(48); 'Set line spacing to 1/8".
(27)(108)n <1Bh><6Ch>n
(27)(81)n <1Bh><51h>n
(27)(78)n <1Bh><4Eh>n
(27)(79) <1Bh><4Fh>
(27)(50) <1Bh><32h>
(27)(48) <1Bh><30h>
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