ESC A

 

 

Set n/72-inch Line Spacing

Format:

ESC

A

 

ASCII code:

(n)

Decimal:

27

55

(n)

Hexadecimal:

1 3

41

(n)

Comments:

Sets the line spacing to n/72 of an inch. This value is stored in memory until the printer receives the ESC 2 code that makes the ESC A setting take effect. The value of n should be in the range 0 to 85.

IBM only.

ESC J

 

 

Immediate n/216-inch Line Feed

Format:

ESC

J

 

ASCII code:

(n)

Decimal:

27

74

(n)

Hexadecimal: 1 B

4A

(n)

Comments:

Advances the paper by one line at a spacing of n/216 of an inch. The value of n should be in the range 0 to 255. This produces an immediate line feed and carriage return but does not affect subsequent line spacing.

IBM only

Form feed and page lengthFFForm Feed

Format:

A S C I I c o d e : F F

Decimal: 12

Hexadecimal: 0C

Control: CTRL L

Comments:

Prints the data in the print buffer and advances the paper to the top of the next page according to the current page length.

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