Page Format - Brother HL-Series Technical Reference Manual

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4.2 Page format

Set page length
EscCn
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This command sets the page length in lines.
or
EscCNULn (27)(67)(0)n
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This command sets the page length in inches.
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n is the number of lines that make up one page, or the length of the page in inches, according
to the form of the command.
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If the first form of the command is used (n = the number of lines in the page) the current line
spacing setting is used to determine the length of the page.
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If the first form of the command is used, n must be in the range 1 to 255.
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If the second form of the command is used ( n = page length in inches ), n must be in the
range 1 to 14.
LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(81); CHR$(22); 'Disable printer
Set left and right margins
EscXmn
Ÿ
This command sets the left and right margins.
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m = the number of character positions at the current pitch (characters per inch) between the
left edge of the page and the left margin.
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n = the number of character positions at the current pitch between the left edge of the page and
the right margin.
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If you set m = 0 the current left margin setting is retained.
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If you set n = 0 the current right margin setting is retained.
LPRINT CHR$(18); 'Set pitch to 10 CPI
LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(88); CHR$(10); CHR$(70); 'Set margins to 1"
and 7"
(27)(67)n <1Bh><43h>n
<1Bh><43h><00h>n
(27)(88)mn <1Bh><88h>mn
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