Command List - Brother HL-1050 Technical Reference Manual

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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................................................................................................................................12
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. Output tray ........................................................................................................................................16
4.1.3. Paper source ....................................................................................................................................17
4.1.4. Left long-edge offset registration ......................................................................................................18
4.1.5. Top offset registration .......................................................................................................................19
4.1.6. Simplex/duplex printing.....................................................................................................................19
4.1.7. Paper side selection .........................................................................................................................19
4.1.8. Job separation command .................................................................................................................20
4.1.9. Reset.................................................................................................................................................20
4.1.10. Reset to factory default settings .......................................................................................................20
4.1.11. Reset to user settings .......................................................................................................................20
4.1.12. Printer self test..................................................................................................................................20
4.1.13. Exit current emulation mode.............................................................................................................21
4.1.14. Change emulation mode ..................................................................................................................22
4.2. The Page .................................................................................................................................. 23
4.2.1. Physical page ...................................................................................................................................23
4.2.2. Printable area ...................................................................................................................................23
4.2.3. Logical page .....................................................................................................................................23
4.2.4. Text area...........................................................................................................................................23
4.2.5. HP-GL/2 graphics window ................................................................................................................23
4.2.6. Portrait page dimensions..................................................................................................................24
4.2.7. Landscape page dimensions............................................................................................................25
4.2.8. Coordinates ......................................................................................................................................26
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