Set Bottom Margin At Current Position; Clear Top And Bottom Margins; Set Left Margin At Current Position - Brother HL-Series Technical Reference Manual

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Set bottom margin at current position

EscL
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This command sets the horizontal line on which the current print position lies to be the bottom
margin.
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If the current print position is above the top margin the command is ignored.
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You can set a new bottom margin below the existing bottom margin by moving the print position
down with the Absolute Vertical Tab instruction.
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If you change the paper size, perform a printer reset or invoke the Esc C command, the top and
bottom margin settings are cancelled.
LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(76); 'Set bottom margin

Clear top and bottom margins

EscC
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This command clears the top and bottom margins that you set with the Esc T and Esc L escape
sequences.
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Control panel top and bottom margin settings are also cleared.
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When this instruction is performed the default settings that apply to the current paper size and
orientation take effect. Refer to the Operation manual for details of these default settings.
LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(67); 'Clear top and bottom margins

Set left margin at current position

Esc9
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This command sets the vertical line on which the current print position lies to be the left margin.
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The command is ignored if the current print position is to the right of the right margin or if the
current print position is within 1/10" of the current right margin.
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You can set a new left margin to the left of the existing left margin by moving the print position with
the Absolute Horizontal Tab instruction, the backspace control code, or in backward printing mode.
LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(57); 'Set left margin
(27)(76) <1Bh><4Ch>
(27)(67) <1Bh><43h>
(27)(57) <1Bh><39h>
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