Pcl5E Specific Options - Toshiba e-STUDIO 407CS Series Printing Manual

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4 PRINTING FROM UNIX/Linux
 PCL5e specific options
Some of the options only apply to plain text or PCL5e files.
 Text Wrapping
The following options control text wrapping when it reaches the right margin.
Option Value
Alternate Value
wrap
nowrap
If this option is not specified, the command will not be sent so the printer's default value will be used.
Example: The command to specify wrapping is "lp -o wrap <filename>".
 Left Margin
The left margin position can be specified with the following option.
Option Value
Alternate Value
lm=value
If the left margin is set to the right of the right margin it will be ignored.
If this option is not specified, the command will not be sent so the printer's default value will be used.
Example: The command to set the left margin to five columns is "lp -o lm=5 <filename>".
 Right Margin
The right margin position can be specified with the following option.
Option Value
Alternate Value
rm=value
If the right margin is set to the left of the left margin, or if it is set to a position wider than the logical page, it will be ignored.
The right margin is specified in columns from the left margin. A negative value will be ignored.
If this option is not specified, the command will not be sent so the printer's default value will be used.
Example: The command to set the right margin to fifty columns is "lp -o rm=50 <filename>".
 Top Margin
The top margin position can be specified with the following option.
Option Value
Alternate Value
tm=value
If the top margin is set too high or too low, part of the text may not appear due to the printer's unprintable region. The top
margin will be ignored if it is set to a value greater than the printer's logical page length. Setting this value may affect the
number of lines specified using the page length option.
If this option is not specified, the command will not be sent so the printer's default value will be used.
Example: The command to set the top margin to ten lines is "lp -o tm=10 <filename>".
 Text Length
The text length can be specified using the following options.
Option Value
Alternate Value
tl=value
If the text length is set too high, part of the text may not appear due to the printer's unprintable area. The text length will be
ignored if it is set to a value greater than the printer's logical page length minus the top margin. The text length is specified
in rows from the top margin. Setting this value may affect the number of lines specified using the page length option.
If this option is not specified, the command will not be sent so the printer's default value will be used.
Example: The command to set the text length to 40 lines is "lp -o tl=40 <filename>".
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Printing From Application
Description
Enable automatic text wrapping.
Disable automatic text wrapping.
Description
Set the left margin to value columns.
Description
Set the right margin to value columns.
Description
Set the top margin to value lines.
Description
Set the length to value lines.

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