Brother HL 7050N User Manual

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The symbol sets marked with an * are variations of the Roman-8 symbol set. 
PCL Symbol Set Typeface
Set ID Symbol Set Tennessee Helsinki BR Symbol W Dingbats Atlanta Book Copenhagen Portugal Calgary Germany San Diego Bermuda Script US Roman
9E Windows 3.1 Latin 2  
9J PC-1004 (OS/2)  
9T PC Turkish  
9U Windows 3.0 Latin 1          
10JPS Text  
10UPC-8  
11U PC-8 D/N          
12JMC Text  
12U PC-850         ...

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Quick reference for commands 
Bar code control
The printer can print bar codes in the HP LaserJet, EPSON 
FX-850, and IBM Proprinter XL emulation modes. 
Print bar codes or expanded characters
CodeESC i
Dec27 105
Hex1B 69
Format: ESC i n ... n \
Creates bar codes or expanded characters according to the segment 
of parameters n ... n. For more information about parameters, see 
the following Definition of Parameters.  This command must end with 
the    code (5CH). 
Definition of...

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Bar code mode
n = t0 or T0 CODE 39 (default)
n = t1 or T1 Interleaved 2 of 5
n = t3 or T3  FIM (US-Post Net)
n = t4 or T4  Post Net (US-Post Net)
n = t5 or T5 EAN 8, EAN 13, or UPC A 
n = t6 or T6 UPC E
n = t9 or T9 Codabar
n = t12 or T12 Code 128 set A
n = t13 or T13 Code 128 set B
n = t14 or T14 Code 128 set C
n = t130 or T130 ISBN (EAN)
n = t131 or T131 ISBN (UPC-E)
n = t132 or T132 EAN 128 set A
n = t133 or T133 EAN 128 set B
n = t134 or T134 EAN 128 set C
This parameter...

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Bar Code, expanded character, line block drawing and box 
drawing 
n = s0 or S0 3: 1 (default)
n = s1 or S1 2: 1
n = s3 or S3 2.5: 1
This parameter selects the bar code style as above.  When the EAN 
8, EAN 13, UPC-A, Code 128 or EAN 128 bar code mode is selected, 
this bar code style parameter is ignored. 
Expanded Character
S
0 = White
1 = Black
2 = Vertical stripes
3 = Horizontal stripes
4 = Cross hatch
For example S n1 n2 
n1 = Background fill pattern
n2 = Foreground fill...

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Bar code human readable line ON or OFF
n = r0 or R0 Human readable line OFF
n = r1 or R1 Human readable line ON
Preset: Human readable line ON
(1)  T5 or t5
(2)  T6 or t6
(3)  T130 or t130
(4)  T131 or t131
Preset: Human readable line OFF
All others
This parameter shows whether or not the printer prints the human 
readable line below the bar code.  Human readable characters are 
always printed with OCR-B font of 10 pitch and all the current 
character style enhancements are...

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Bar code, expanded character, line block drawing and box 
drawing offset in X-axis
n = xnnn or Xnnn
This parameter shows the offset from the left margin in the u- or U-
specified unit. 
Bar code & expanded character offset in Y-axis
n = ynnn or Ynnn
This parameter shows the downward offset from the current print 
position in the u- or U-specified unit. 
Bar code, expanded character, line block drawing and box 
drawing height
n = hnnn, Hnnn, dnnn, or Dnnn
(1) EAN13, EAN8, UPC-A,...

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Expanded character rotation
n = a0 or A1 Upright (preset)
n = a1 or A1 Rotated 90 degrees
n = a2 or A2 Upside down, rotated 180 degrees
n = a3 or A3 Rotated 270 degrees
Bar code data start
n = b or B
Data that follows b or B is read in as bar code data.  Bar code data 
must end with the    code (5CH), which also ends this command.  
The acceptable bar code data is determined by the bar code mode 
selected by t or T. 
■When CODE 39 is selected with the parameter t0 or T0  
Forty...

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■When EAN 8, EAN 13, or UPC A is selected with the parameter t5 
or T5  
Ten numbers 0 to 9 can be accepted as bar code data.  The 
number of characters for bar codes is limited as follows:
EAN 8: Total 8 digits (7 digits + 1 check digit)
EAN 13: Total 13 digits (12 digits + 1 check digit)
UPC A: Total 12 digits (11 digits + 1 check digit)
A number of characters other than above will cause data error that 
results in the bar code data being printed as normal print data. If the...

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Code 128 sets A, B and C can be individually selected.  Set A 
indicates characters Hex 00 to 5F.  Set B includes characters Hex 20 
to 7F.  Set C includes the pairs 00 to 99.  Switching is allowed 
between the code sets by sending %A, %B, or %C.  FNC 1, 2, 3, and 
4 are produced with %1, %2, %3, and %4.  The SHIFT code, %S, 
allows temporary switching (for one character only) from set A to set 
B and vice versa.  The % character can be encoded by sending it 
twice. 
■When ISBN...

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Example Program Listings
      WIDTH LPT1:,255
      CODE 39
      LPRINT CHR$(27);it0r1s0o0x00y00bCODE39?\;
      Interleaved 2 of 5
      LPRINT CHR$(27);it1r1s0o0x00y20b123456?\;
      FIM
      LPRINT CHR$(27);it3r1o0x00y40bA\;
      Post Net
      LPRINT CHR$(27);it4r1o0x00y60b1234567890?\;
      EAN-8
      LPRINT CHR$(27);it5r1o0x00y70b1234567?\;
      UPC-A
      LPRINT CHR$(27);it5r1o0x50y70b12345678901?\;
      EAN-13
      LPRINT...