User`s manual

Left Margin

Print Area Width

Printable Area

GS L nL nH

[Function] Setting the left margin

[Code] <1D>H<4C>H<nL><nH>

[Range] 0

255

[Outline] This command sets the left margin specified by nL and nH. The value of the left

margin is [(nL + nH ( 256) ( basic calculation pitch] inches.

[Caution] •This command only works when it is entered at the beginning of a line.

•When Page mode is selected, this command only executes the internal flagging

of the printer.

•The setting of this command does not affect Page mode.

•The maximum settable left margin is equal to the horizontal printable area. A

setting greater than this maximum is trimmed to the maximum.

•The basic calculation pitch is defined by GS P. Once defined, the left margin is

not changed if the basic calculation pitch is changed by GS P.

•The left margin is calculated with the horizontal basic calculation pitch (x). A

fraction resulting from the calculation is corrected with the minimum pitch of

the mechanism, and the remainder is omitted.

•When mapping character data, if the current print area is not wide enough to

accommodate one character of the current font, only the line for that character

data is handled as follows:

(1) The print area is extended toward the right to be equivalent to one

character of the current font, but not wider than the printable area.

(2) If one character of the area cannot be provided as a result of step (1), the

print area is extended toward the left (so that the left margin is decreased).

•When mapping non-character data (bit image, downloaded bit image, or bar

code), if the current print area is narrower than 9 bits, only the line for that

data is handled as follows:

(1) The print area is extended toward the left (so that the left margin is

decreased) until it is 9-dot wide, but not wider than the printable area.

[Default] nL = 0, nH = 0

[See Also] GS P, GS W