Brother HL-Series Technical Reference Manual page 243

Revision C 16/01/96
Carriage return
CR
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The CR control code (ASCII 13) moves the current print position to the left margin on the
current line.
Ÿ
If automatic line feed is ON, this code moves the current print position to the left margin on
the next line.
LPRINT CHR$(13);
Automatic line feed
Esc5n
Ÿ
When automatic line feed is ON, a line feed is automatically performed every time a carriage
return is sent to the printer.
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To turn the automatic line feed function ON, set n to 1.
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To turn the automatic line feed function OFF, set n to 0.
LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(53); CHR$(1); 'Turn auto line feed on
Enable printer
DC1
Ÿ
The DC1 control code (ASCII 17) enables the printer to accept data for printing again after a
disable printer instruction.
LPRINT CHR$(17);
Disable printer
EscQ22
or
EscQ3
Ÿ
These two commands stop the printer from accepting any data for printing or any control
codes until it has received a DC1 code (enable printer).
Ÿ
The DC3 code (ASCII 19) is not recognized by the printer.
LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(81); CHR$(22); 'Disable printer
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