ESC f

 

 

 

Horizontal/Vertical Skip

Format:

E S C

f

n

s

ASCII code:

Decimal:

27

102

n

s

Hexadecimal:

1 B

66

n

s

Comments:

Prints spaces or line feeds without carriage returns. When n is 0, s spaces will be inserted up to a maximum of 127. If n is set to 1, s line feeds will be performed.

Horizontal tabbing

HTTab Horizontally

Format:

A S C I I c o d e : H T

Decimal:

9

H e x a d e c i m a l : 0 9

Comments:

Advances the print position to the next horizontal tab setting. The default settings are at intervals of eight characters in the default pitch, and tab positions are not affected by subsequent changes in character pitch.

ESC D

 

 

 

 

Set Horizontal Tabs

Format:

E S C

D

n 1

n 2

 

N U L

ASCII code:

. . .

Decimal:

2 7

6 8

n 1

n 2

. . .

0

Hexadecimal:

1 B

4 4

n 1

n 2

. . .

0 0

Comments:

This command allows setting of up to 32 horizontal tabs, which are entered as nl, n2, n3, etc. (from 1-137) with the NUL character or any value less than the previous one terminating the command. ESC D NUL clears all tabs. The settings on power up or after an ESC @ command are every eight characters. The tab settings do not change if the character pitch is changed.

A-18

Command Summary