Commands Arranged by Topic

HT

Tab Horizontally

Format:

 

ASCII code: HT

Decimal:

9

Hexadecimal:

09

Comments:

Advances the print position to the next horizontal tab setting. The default settings are at intervals of eight characters in the currently selected character spacing. Tab positions are not affected by subsequent changes in character spacing.

ESC D

 

 

 

 

 

Set Horizontal Tabs

Format:

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASCII code:

ESC

D

nl

n2 . .

.

0

Decimal:

27

68 nl

n2 . . . 0

Hexadecimal:

1B

44

nl

n2 . .

.

00

Comments:

This command allows setting of up to 32 horizontal tabs, which are entered as nl, n2, n3, etc. (from l-255) with the 0 character terminating the command. The tab settings must be entered in ascending order. ESC D 0 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 spacing is changed, and for proportional printing the size of 10 cpi characters determines the tab positions.

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