A794 Owner’s Guide | Chapter 6: Programming Information |
Set Left Margin
Sets the left margin of the printing area. The left margin is set to (((nH X 256) + nL) times horizontal motion unit) inches. The horizontal motion units are set by the Set Horizontal and Vertical Minimum Motion Units command (1D 50). This command is described below.
The width of the printing area is set by the Set Printing Area Width command (1D 57), which follows this command. See the Set Printing Area Width command (1D 57) in this document for a description of that command.
If the setting exceeds the printable area, the maximum value of the printable area is used. The maximum printable area is 576 dots. See the illustration.
ASCII | GS L nL nH |
Hexadecimal | 1D 4C nL nH |
Decimal | 29 76 nL nH |
Range of nL | |
Range of nH | |
Default | 576 dots (the maximum printable area) |
Formulas
To set the left margin to one inch at the default horizontal motion unit of 1/203 inches, send the
GS L 203 0
Or, to set the left margin to two inches at the default horizontal motion unit of 1/203 units per inch, send the
GS L 150 1
Where 2 inches = 406/203, and 406 = (1 X 256) + 150.
←⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ Printable area 576 dots⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯→
←⎯Left margin⎯⎯⎯→
←⎯⎯⎯Printing area width⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯→
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