Chapter 6: Programming Information | A794 Owner’s Guide |
Set Absolute Starting Position
Sets the print starting position for graphics at the specified number of dots from the beginning of the line. The print starting position is reset to column one after each line.
If the Set Horizontal and Vertical Minimum Motion Units command (1D 50) is used to change the horizontal and vertical minimum motion unit, the parameters of this command (Set Absolute Starting Position) will be interpreted accordingly. For more information, see the description of the Set Horizontal and Vertical Minimum Motion Units command in this document.
ASCII | ESC $ n1 n2 |
Hexadecimal | 1B 24 n1 n2 |
Decimal | 27 36 n1 n2 |
Value of n | = Number of dots to be moved from the beginning of the line. |
Value of n1 | = Remainder after dividing n by 256 |
Value of n2 | = Integer after dividing n by 256 |
Formulas
n = ((n1 + (256 x n2)) x 2)
The resulting dot column must be less than 576.
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