Brother HL Series Technical Reference Manual page 22

7/17/2009
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ONTENTS
1. COMMAND LIST ..................................................................................................................7
2. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................10
3. CONTROLLING THE PRINTER..........................................................................................11
3.1. Control Codes ............................................................................................................................11
3.1.1. Backspace (08) <08h>...........................................................................................................................11
3.1.2. Line feed (10) <0Ah> .............................................................................................................................11
3.1.3. Form feed (12) <0Ch> ...........................................................................................................................11
3.1.4. Carriage return (13) <0Dh> ...................................................................................................................11
3.1.5. Select primary font (14) <0Eh> ..............................................................................................................11
3.1.6. Select secondary font (15) <0Fh> .........................................................................................................11
3.1.7. Escape (27) <1Bh> ................................................................................................................................11
3.1.8. Horizontal tab (09) <09h> .....................................................................................................................11
3.1.9. Space (32) <20h> ..................................................................................................................................11
3.2. Escape Sequences ....................................................................................................................12
3.2.1. Line termination......................................................................................................................................12
3.2.2. End-of-line wrap .....................................................................................................................................13
3.2.3. Display functions mode..........................................................................................................................13
3.3. Environments .............................................................................................................................14
3.3.1. Factory default environment ..................................................................................................................14
3.3.2. User default environment.......................................................................................................................14
3.3.3. Modified print environment.....................................................................................................................14
3.3.4. Macro overlay environment....................................................................................................................14
4. JOB CONTROL...................................................................................................................15
4.1.1. Page size ...............................................................................................................................................15
4.1.2. Media type selection ..............................................................................................................................17
4.1.3. Output tray .............................................................................................................................................17
4.1.4. Paper source..........................................................................................................................................18
4.1.5. Left long-edge offset registration ...........................................................................................................21
4.1.6. Top offset registration ............................................................................................................................21
4.1.7. Simplex/duplex printing..........................................................................................................................22
4.1.8. Paper side selection...............................................................................................................................22
4.1.9. Job separation command.......................................................................................................................22
4.1.10. Reset..................................................................................................................................................22
4.1.11. Reset to factory default settings ........................................................................................................23
4.1.12. Reset to user settings ........................................................................................................................23
4.1.13. Printer self test...................................................................................................................................23
4.1.14. Exit current emulation mode..............................................................................................................23
4.1.15. Change emulation mode ...................................................................................................................23
4.2. The Page ...................................................................................................................................25
4.2.1. Physical page.........................................................................................................................................25
4.2.2. Printable area.........................................................................................................................................25
4.2.3. Logical page...........................................................................................................................................25
4.2.4. Text area ................................................................................................................................................25
4.2.5. HP-GL/2 graphics window .....................................................................................................................25
4.2.6. Portrait page dimensions .......................................................................................................................26
4.2.7. Landscape page dimensions .................................................................................................................27
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