Page Set Up; Enable Out-Of-Paper Sensor; Disable Out-Of-Paper Sensor; Set Left Margin - Brother HL Series Technical Reference Manual

Enable out-of-paper sensor

Esc9 (27)(57)
The printer ignores this command.

Disable out-of-paper sensor

Esc8 (27)(56)
The printer ignores this command.
6.2.

Page set up

Set page length
EscCn (27)(67)n
This command sets the page length in lines.
or
EscCNULn (27)(67)(00)n
• This command sets the page length in inches.
• The top of form position is set to be the current line.
• n is the number of lines that make up one page, or the length of the page in inches, according to
which form of the command is used.
• 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.
• If the first form of the command is used, n must be in the range 1 to 127.
• 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$(27); CHR$(67); CHR$(40); '40 lines per page
LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(67); CHR$(0); CHR$(11); '11 inches per page

Set left margin

Escln (27)(108)n
• 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 (27)(81)n
• 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 (27)(78)n
• 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.
<1Bh><39h>
<1Bh><38h>
<1Bh><43h>n
<1Bh><43h><00h>n
<1Bh><6Ch>n
<1Bh><51h>n
<1Bh><4Eh>n
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