Programming6-42
Forms Length Set (Inches)ASCII Hex Decimal
P-Series SFCC
INCHES;n.f
Serial ESC C NUL n
1B 43 0 n
27 67 0 n
Purpose
Sets the length of forms (paper) in inches.
where n
= whole numbers from 1 to 24 to specify the number of inches on a page.
f = fractional number in .5-inch increments (minimum forms length is .5
inches).
Comment Upon
receipt of this code, the current line becomes the first line of the form,
and the form
length set becomes the current forms length. V
ertical tab posi
Ć
tions
set below the bottom of the form are ignored. V
ertical tab positions are
cleared.
F
orms length is defined in
inches; therefore, subsequent line spacing
changes
do not affect the result of this command.
The maximum forms length is 24 inches. All other values are ignored. In INĆ
CHES
mode,
incorrect values will produce an error message (Command Line
Error
messages are listed on page 6-3).
When
forms length is set by the ESC C sequence, the skip-over perforation is
set
to zero.
Forms
length can also be
set by the F/L switch on the control panel. The con
Ć
trol code forms length setting from the host computer will override the conĆ
trol
panel setting and be reflected on the display when F/L is pressed.
In P-Series protocol, if the VFU is enabled and loaded, this command is igĆ
nored.
In P-Series protocol, .5-inch increments can be specified. For example, in
P-Series
protocol, sending the command
SFCC INCHES
; 7.5
will result in a
form length setting of 7-1/2 inches. In Serial Matrix printer protocol, only
whole numbers can be specified; thus, sending the command ESC C NUL 7
will
result in a form length of 7 inches.