Select Vertical Tab Channel

Escape sequence:

ESC

/

c

Hexadecimal:

1B

2F

c

This command selects one of the eight preset VTCs. The printer subsequently uses this VTC for all vertical tab operations. The variable c specifies the VTC number (0 through 7).

Set VTC Tab Stops

Escape sequence:

ESC

b

c

n1...n16

NUL

Hexadecimal:

1B

42

c

n1...n16

00

This command sets up to 16 vertical tab stops (in the current line spacing) for the VTC specified by the variable c. Subsequent line spacing changes do not affect these settings. Each of the variables (n1 through n16) can be any value in the range of 0 through 255.

The tab settings must be entered in ascending order (n1, n2, and so on), that is, the value of each, succeeding, a variable must be greater than the one preceding it. Any n variable with a value of 0 (00) terminates the command. The command ESC b c 0 clears all tab stops for the VTC specified by the variable c.

Clear All VTC Tab Stops

Escape sequence:

ESC

b

c

NUL

Hexadecimal:

1B

62

c

00

This command clears all vertical tab stops from the VTC, specified by the variable c.

Clear All Vertical Tab Stops

Escape sequence:

ESC

B

NUL

Hexadecimal:

1B

42

00

This command clears all previously set vertical tab stops from VTC 0.

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Epson 8900 Series manual Select Vertical Tab Channel, Set VTC Tab Stops, Clear All VTC Tab Stops