ESC Q

 

 

Set Right Margin

Format:

ESC

Q

n

ASCII code:

Decimal:

27

81

n

Hexadecimal:

 

1B 51

n

Comments:

Sets the right margin to n columns in the current pitch. Settings made in the proportional mode are treated as 10 pitch. This command clears previous tab settings and all previous characters in the print line. The minimum space between the margins is the width of one double-wide 10 pitch character.

Print head movement

BS

Backspace

Format:

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

Decimal:8

Hexadecimal: 08

Comments:

Prints out data in the print buffer, then moves the print position one space to the left. Backspacing can be performed up to, but not beyond, the left margin setting. The BS code should not be used with ESC a 2 or ESC a 3.

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