Vertical Position

Line FeedLF

This command prints the input buffer information and advances the paper to the next line. Total Feed Length = Vertical size of the current font + Text Line Spacing

A Carriage Return (CR) is also performed to place the current print position at the beginning of the next line.

Control Code:

LF

Hexadecimal:

0A

Decimal :

10

Variable Size Line Feed

ESC J n

This command moves the paper forward as per the distance specified by the parameter n x 0.125mm. 0 ≤ n ≤ 255. A Carriage Return (CR) is also performed to place the current print position at the beginning of the next line.

Example: The following escape sequence advances the paper ten millimeters. Each dot is 0.125mm so to advance the paper 10mm, the n parameter is 80 (10 / 0.125).

Escape Sequence:

ESC

J

P

Hexadecimal:

1B

4A

50

Decimal:

27

74

80

Variable Size Reverse Line Feed

ESC Q J n

This command moves the paper in reverse direction as per the distance specified by the parameter n x 0.125mm. 0 ≤ n ≤ 255. A Carriage Return (CR) is also performed to place the current print position at the beginning of the next line.

Example: The following escape sequence moves the paper in the reverse direction ten millimeters. Each dot is 0.125mm so to reverse the paper 10mm, the n parameter is 80 (10 / 0.125).

Escape Sequence:

ESC

Q

J

P

Hexadecimal:

1B

51

4A

50

Decimal:

27

81

74

80

Vertical Tab

VT

This command advances the cursor the number of dot lines specified in the Vertical Margin command (below). A Carriage Return (CR) is also performed to place the current print position at the beginning of the next line.

Control Code: VT

Hexadecimal: 0B

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Datamax 7A300007 Rev. 2 manual Vertical Position, Line FeedLF, Variable Size Line Feed ESC J n, Vertical Tab