Set Left Margin

This command 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), described in this manual.

The width of the printing area is set by the Set Printing Area Width command (1D 57), which follows this command. Refer to Set Printing Area Width for a description of that command.

ASCII	GS L nL nH
Hexadecimal	1D 4C nL nH
Decimal	29 76 nL nH
Range of nL	0–255
Range of nH	0–255
Default	•80 mm width, 576 dots (the maximum printable area) •58 mm width, 424 dots (the maximum printable area)

If the setting exceeds the printable area, the maximum value of the printable area is used. The maximum printable area is 576 dots. Refer to the illustration below.

Formulas

To set the left margin to one inch at the default horizontal motion unit of 1/203 inches, send the four-byte string:

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 four-byte string:

GS L 150 1

Where 2 inches = 406/203, and 406 = (1 X 256) + 150.

Example:   

MSComm1.Output = Chr$(&H1D) & Chr$(&H4C) & Chr$(nL) & Chr$(nH)

Note:  The command is effective only at the beginning of a line. This command is also ignored if the line buffer is not empty.