Control Codes

PcOS Series 150

Programmer's Guide

Vertical Motion

 

 

Function

Vertical tab

 

ASCII

[VT]

 

Hexadecimal

0BH

 

Decimal

<11>

 

IPCL

&%VT

 

EPOS

(VT)

 

Description

The printer sets a line counter to the top of the form whenever a station is

 

selected. By setting vertical tab stops, various form positions can be reached

 

with a [VT] operation.

 

Function

Set vertical tab stops

 

ASCII

[ESC] B <n1> <n2> <n3> ... <ni> 0

 

Hexadecimal

1BH 42H <n1> <n2> <n3> ... <ni> 00H

 

Decimal

<27> <66> <n1> <n2> <n3> ... <ni> <0>

 

IPCL

none

 

EPOS

[ESC] B <n1> <n2> <n3> ... <ni> 0

 

Description

This command sets tab stops at line positions specified by <n>. The end of the

 

setting is specified by a <0>. All previously set tabs will be cleared by this

 

command. There can be a total of 64 tab stops specified by this command. The

 

power on default is a tab stop at 1-inch intervals.

 

Function

Form feed

 

ASCII

[FF]

 

Hexadecimal

0CH

 

Decimal

<12>

 

IPCL

&%FF

 

EPOS

none

 

Description

This command performs a form feed to the top of the form.

Function

Set top of form

 

ASCII

[ESC] 4

 

Hexadecimal

1BH 34H

 

Decimal

<27> <52>

 

IPCL

&%TF

 

EPOS

[ESC] L

 

Description

This command sets the top of form to the current position.

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