Printronix ANSI Printer manual Terminate Loading of Data, Vertical Position Absolute

Chapter 2 Configuring The ANSI Emulation

Terminate Loading of Data

ASCII Code ESC \

Hex Code	1B 5C
Dec Code	27 92

Expression CHR$(27);“\”;

Purpose Terminates the loading of EVFU tables (described in Chapter 3) and the downloading of dot graphics strings.

Vertical Position Absolute

ASCII Code ESC [p1 d

Hex Code 1B 5B p1 64

Dec Code 27 91 p1 100

Expression CHR$(27);“[p1d”;

Purpose Line terminator. Sets vertical position to specified p1 value in decipoints, moving paper forward or backward to the new position. Can be used to print inside top and bottom margins.

The specified position must be set within the current page; otherwise, the command will be ignored. If the parameter value is omitted, is less than five decipoints, or is greater than 15,840 decipoints, the vertical position will move to the top-of-form position.

Vertical Position Relative

ASCII Code ESC [p1 e

Hex Code 1B 5B p1 65

Dec Code 27 91 p1 101

Expression CHR$(27);“[p1e”;

Purpose Line terminator. Moves the current vertical position by the specified p1 number of decipoints as shown in Table 9.

Table 9. Vertical Position

Decipoint Value	Movement in Inches
missing or 0-4	no movement
5-9	1/144 inch
10-14	2/144 inch
15-19	3/144 inch
...	...
15, 840 or greater	22 inches

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