Citizen Systems PPU-231II manual ESC D n k NUL, Default

ESC D [ n ] k NUL

[Function]	Setting horizontal tab position
[Code]	<1B>H<44>H [<n>] k<00>
[Range]	1	n	255
	0	k	32
[Outline]	Specifying a horizontal tab position.

•“n” indicates the number of columns from the beginning to the horizontal tab position. Note, however, that “n= set position

– 1”. For example, to set the position at 9th column, n=8 is to be specified.

•“k” denotes the number of horizontal tab positions you want to set.

•The tab position is set at a position where it is “character width ⋅ n” from the beginning of a line. The character width, at this

time, includes the space on the right. In double width characters, it is made double the ordinary case.

•Tab positions that can be specified are maximum 32. Specifying tab positions exceeding this limit is ignored.

•<n> k, which denotes a setting position, is input in the increasing order and ends at <00> H.

•ESC D <NUL> clears all the set tab positions. Following clearing, the horizontal tab command is ignored.

[Caution]	When the data, <n> k, is equal to or smaller than its preceding
	data, <n> k-1, it is assumed that tab setting is finished. If this is
	the case, the next data onward will be processed as normal
	data.
	When the data, <n> k, exceeds a 1-line print area, set the
	horizontal tab position, as “Set column position = Maximum
	print columns + 1”. The horizontal tab position does not change
	even if the character width is altered after setting the horizontal
	tab position.
[Default]	• Tab positions are set at eight-character intervals (9th., 17th.,
	25th. columns) of Font A.
[See Also]	HT
[Sample Program]	Refer to Sample Program and Print Results for HT on page 6.

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