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Table 2-30: Page Control (Continued)

Command / Parameters

Function / Result

ESC&l#F

Set Text Length

# = number of Lines

Sets the bottom margin length in lines, measured from the first line of

Default = 60 or 64 (Country specific)

the page.

 

 

 

Text Length equals Logical Page Length –1 inch (–1/2 inch for top and

 

 

–1/2 inch for bottom).

 

 

ESC&l#G

Set Output Bin

0

Auto Select (uses the active bin)

Sets the exit path to direct paper to one of the output bins.

1

Standard Bin

 

2

Bin 1 or Rear Bin

 

3

Bin 1 or Rear Bin

 

4

Bin 2

 

5

Bin 3

 

6

Bin 4

 

7

Bin 5

 

8

Bin 6

 

9

Bin 7

 

10

Bin 8

 

11

Bin 9

 

12

Bin 10

 

 

 

ESC&l#L

Skip Perforation

0

Off

Perforation area includes the area from the bottom margin of the

1

On (Default)

current page to the top margin of the next page. When skipping

 

 

perforations, a line feed past the bottom margin ejects a page and

 

 

places the cursor at the top margin of the next page.

 

 

 

ESC&k#H

 

Set Horizontal Motion Index (HMI)

# = number of 1/120 inch increments

Sets the width of all characters for fixed-space fonts. Sets only the

(Valid to 4 decimal places)

width of the space for proportional spaced fonts.

 

 

 

ESC&l#C

Set Vertical Motion Index (VMI)

# = number of 1/48 inch increments

Sets Vertical Motion Index in 1/48 inch increments. The VMI

(Valid to 4 decimal places)

determines the vertical distance between lines.

 

Default = 8

Notes:

• For some printers, you can change the default VMI from the printer

 

 

 

 

operator panel or through MarkVision Professional by using the

 

 

Lines Per Page menu item. Refer to your printer user documentation

 

 

for more information.

 

 

• Use of this command alters any previous Set Line Spacing

 

 

command settings.

 

 

 

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Lexmark Printer manual Set Text Length, Set Output Bin, Skip Perforation, Set Horizontal Motion Index HMI