Line Spacing - Brother HL-Series Technical Reference Manual

Revision C 16/01/96

5.3. Line spacing

Select 1/6" line spacing
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This command sets the line spacing to 1/6". All subsequent line feed operations will move the
print position 1/6" down the page.
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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
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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".
Select 7/72" line spacing
Esc1
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This command sets the line spacing to 7/72". All subsequent line feed operations will move the
print position 7/72" down the page.
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Since the printer resolution is 600 dots per inch the line spacing will not be exactly 7/72".
LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(49); 'Set line spacing to 7/72".
Select n/72" line spacing
EscAn
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This command sets the line spacing to n/72". All subsequent line feed operations will move the
print position n/72" down the page.
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Since the printer's resolution is 600 dots per inch the line spacing will not be exactly n/72".
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n must be in the range 1 to 85.
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If n is outside the range 1 to 85 the default line spacing, 1/6" is selected.
LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(65); CHR$(10); 'Set line spacing of 10/72".
(27)(50) <1Bh><32h>
(27)(48) <1Bh><30h>
(27)(49) <1Bh><31h>
(27)(65)n <1Bh><41h>n
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