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46 HP DeskJet 600, 700, 800, 900 & HP 2000 Series PCL Developer’s Guide
margin to the left of the left margin should be ignored; however, left and right margins can be
set to the same location.
10.8.11 Top Margin
Specifies the distance between the top of the logical page and the top of the text area.
The top margin is specified in lines whose spacing is determined by the current line spacing.
This command is ignored if the current line spacing is 0, or if a value beyond the current logical
page length is received.
CAP is not moved if it is below the new top margin. If CAP is above the new top margin, CAP
is placed at the baseline of the first row of characters. This position, called top of form, is cal-
culated as follows: top of form = top margin in inches + (.75 x VMI in inches)
The first line of the logical page is always line 0. The vertical position of the first line of print on
the logical page is at top of form as defined above.
The top margin represents a physical position: once the top margin is set, it is unaffected by
subsequent changes in line spacing.
Since this command defaults text length, it should precede the Text Length (Esc & l # F)
command.
HP DeskJet printers default to 1/2” with perforation skip mode on, and 0” with perforation
skip mode off.
TABLE 27. Top Margin - Esc & ll # E
#
Value
DJ600
DJ610C
DJ660C
DJ670C
DJ680C
DJ690C
DJ695C
DJ810C
DJ830C
DJ850C
DJ870C
DJ880C
DJ890C
DJ895C
DJ970C
HP2000C
EFFECT
n
44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44
Top margin is set to specified
number of lines at the current
lines-per-inch setting
Default
0.5 inch
Range
0 to logical page length - Command is ignored for out of range values
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