Line feeds

meLineFeedcommandadvancestheprintpositiononelinedownthepage. The meaningof a line is set by the Line Depthcommand.

To send a line feedjust send this controlcode:

<LF>

The Half Line Feed command is the one you want for subscripts.This commandmovesthe printpositiondownthe pageone half the currentline depth:

<ESC>=

To send a reverseHalf Line Feed, movingthe print positionup to let you print a superscript,use lhis command:

<ESC>&a –.5 R

Form feed

This command,likethe PRINTbutton,makesthe printeradvanceto a new sheetofpaper.WhenyousendthecFF> controlcodeyouarcalsotellingthe printer to print all its stored page information.Remember to send this commandto make sure any last partialpage in yourprinter’smemorygets printed:

<FF>

Define automatic line endings

When you press the Carnage Return key what do you expect to happen? Mostpeoplethinka computerkeyboardshouldworklikea typewriter,with a Carnage Returnstartinga new line as well.

Butcomputerprogramsdon’thaveto stickto thatanalogy.Someprograms (particularlygraphicspackages)want a CarriageReturn to just move the printpositionbackto the left edgeof the page. And they want a LineFeed to movedownto a newline withoutgoingbackto the beginningof the line.

So you can specifyexactlyhow you want<CR>,<LF> and <FF> to work with this command:

<ESC>&k n G

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Star Micronics 8 Series manual Line feeds, Form feed, Define automatic line endings