Commands Arranged by Topic

Print position motion

 

ASCII

Dec. Hex. Description

ESC $

nl n2 3 6

24

Set Absolute Horizontal Print Position

 

 

 

n = nl i- n2 X 256

n:Specifies print position from left margin in defined units

*Before you define unit, default is l/60-inch for this command

ESC \ nl n2 92

SC

Set Relative Horizontal Print Position

n = nl i- n2 X 256

n:Moves current print position in defined units

+Before you define unit, default is l/120-inch in draft and l/180-inch in LQ for this command

ESC ( V nn 40 86 28 56 Set Absolute Vertical Print Position ESC ( V 2 0 nl n2

n = nl + n2 X 256

n:Specifies print position from top margin in defined units

ESC ( v nn 40 118 28 76 Set Relative Vertical Print Position

ESC(v20nln2n = nl -t n2 X 256

n:Moves current print position in defined units

ESC D nn

68

44

Set Horizontal Tabs

 

 

 

Up to 32 tabs (1-255)entered in

 

 

 

ascending order

 

 

 

Terminated by 0

HT

9

09

Tab Horizontally

ESC B nn

66

42

Set Vertical Tabs

 

 

 

Up to 16 tabs (1-255);last n should

 

 

 

be 0

VT

11

OB

Tab Vertically

ESC J n

74

4A

Perform n/180-inch Line Feed

Command Summary 8-5