4.2.12. Resetting the horizontal margins; 4.2.13. Setting the top margin; Esc9 (27)(39) - Page 58

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If the current cursor position is to the right of your new right margin setting, the cursor will be moved to the 
new right margin.  

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The factory default left and right margin settings are at the left and right edges of the logical page 
respectively. 

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Depending on your model,  margin settings can be made from the printer's control panel (see the User 
Guide). 

10 REM ***** SET AND CLEAR SIDE MARGINS *****  
20 ESC$=CHR$(27)  
30 WIDTH "LPT1:",255  
40 REM --- END OF LINE WRAP ON ---  
50 LPRINT ESC$+"&s0C";  
60 REM --- LEFT MARGIN SET TO 10 COLUMNS ----  
70 LPRINT ESC$+"&a10L";  
80 REM --- RIGHT MARGIN SET TO 70 COLUMNS ----  
90 LPRINT ESC$+"&a70M";  
100 REM --- PRINT "0123456789" 10 TIMES  
110 FOR I=1 TO 10  
120 LPRINT "0123456789";  
130 NEXT  
140 LPRINT  
150 REM --- CLEAR SIDE MARGIN ----  
160 LPRINT ESC$+"9";  
170 REM --- PRINT "0123456789" 10 TIMES  
180 FOR I=1 TO 10  
190 LPRINT "0123456789";  
200 NEXT  
210 REM --- PAPER EJECT ----  
220 LPRINT CHR$(12);  
230 END 

4.2.12.

Resetting the horizontal margins 

Esc9  (27)(39) 

  <1Bh><39h> 

This command resets the left and right margins to the left and right edges of the logical page respectively. 

4.2.13.

Setting the top margin 

Esc&

l

#E (27)(38)(108)#(69) 

<1Bh><26h><6Ch>#<45h> 

# stands for the distance between the top of the logical page and the top margin in rows. 

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The row height is as defined by the VMI. If you subsequently change the VMI (or the line spacing) the top 
margin position that you have set does not change - that is, when you specify the top margin position it 
remains fixed physically until you specify a new one or reset it to a default value. 

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The top margin command is ignored if you try to set a margin greater than the current length of the logical 
page. 

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The top margin command is ignored if the current VMI is 0. 

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The factory default top margin setting is half an inch below the top of the logical page. 

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Depending on your model,  the top margin can be set from the printer's control panel (see the User Guide). 

10 REM ******* SET TOP MARGIN TO 10 LINES *******  
20 REM  
30 ESC$=CHR$(27)  
40 LPRINT ESC$+"&l10E";  
50 LPRINT "10 LINES "  
60 LPRINT CHR$(12);  
70 END