Vertical Format Units5-18
Vertical Tab Positions
Vertical
tab positions are assigned to a line number. A maximum of 16 vertical tab positions can
be assigned on the form. A sample format is shown in Figure 5-1. The first vertical tab is asĆ
signed
line 6 for part number data, a second tab is assigned line 8 for part
name data, and a third
tab is assigned line 14
for
quantity data. The ESC B code is used to assign the vertical tabs to the
lines of the form. Once the tab positions are assigned, sending the vertical tab execute code
(VT)
causes the paper (currently at the top-of-form position)
to advance to the first tab posi
Ć
tion for PART NUMBER data. Sending another VT moves the paper to the second tab posiĆ
tion
for P
AR
T NAME, followed by
a third VT to access the third tab position for QU
ANTITY
data.
PART NUMBER
PART NAME
QUANTITY
Vertical Tabs
Tab 1
Form Data
Tab 2
Form Line Number
Tab 3
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Top of Form
20
Figure 5-1.
Sample Serial Matrix V
ertical T
ab P
ositions