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TM-T88III series Specification
(STANDARD) B

6.3 Control Commands

HT
[Name] Horizontal tab
[Format] ASCII HT
Hex 09
Decimal 9
[Description] Moves the print position to the next hor izontal tab position.
[Details] This command is ignored unless the next horizontal tab position has been set.
If the next horizontal tab position exceeds the printing area, the printer sets the printing
position to [Printing area width + 1].
Horizontal tab positions are set with ESC D.
If this command is received when the printing position is at [printing area width + 1], the
printer executes print buffer-full printing of the current line and horizontal tab processing from
the beginning of the next line.
The default setting of the horizontal tab position for the paper roll is font A
(12 × 24) every 8th character (9th, 17th, 25th, ... column).
[Reference] ESC D
LF
[Name] Print and line feed
[Format] ASCII LF
Hex 0A
Decimal 10
[Description] Prints the data in the print buff er and feeds one line based on the current line spacing.
[Details] This command sets the print position to the beginning of the line.
[Reference] ESC 2, ESC 3, Appendix A.1