DESIREDLINE SPACING
1/8inch
7/’72inch
1/6inch
incrementsof 1/216inch
incrementsof 1/72inch
COMMAND EXPLANATION
<ESC>O (zero) <ESC> 1 (one)
<ESC>2 (the default)
<ESC>3 n (in whichn is the numberof increments,maximum255)
<ESC>A n (in whichn is the numberof increments,maximum85)
MOVING THE PRINT POSITION
Space
The easiestcommandfor movingthe print positionto the right acrossthe pageisjust the spacecontrolcode,the samecharactersentby the spacebar on a keyboard:
<SE’
The actualdcfmitionof a space(whichcan alsobe thoughtof as the width of a print column)is set by the pitch.
Backspace commands
When you send the printer a backspacecontrol code it moves the print positionleft one space(or, with proportionalspacing,the widthof the last characterprinted).
<BS>
The backspacecodelets youprintdirectlyoverthelast characterprinted;it does not deletethat character.This lets you create symbolsnot ordinarily available,such as b with a stroke/ throughit to representa blankspace:kf.
Do not backspaceright after changing any font attributes,lest the first character in the new font print in the wrong spot. And don’t confuse backspacingwith the <DEL> control code (describedlater), which does erase the last characterfrommemory.
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