Star Micronics SB-15 user manual Setting Left and Right Margins, Demo margins

Table 7-1

Horizontal tab commands

Function	Mode	Control code
Advance to next tab position	STAR CHR$(9)
	IBM	CHRS(9)
Set tabs at nl, n2, etc.	STAR	< ESC >	“D” CHR$(nl)
		CHR$(n2). ..CHRS(O)
	IBM	< ESC >	“D” CHR$(nl)
		CHR!$(n2)...CHR$(O)
One-time tab of n spaces	STAR	< ESC>	“b” CHRS(n)
	IBM	<ESC > “b” CHR$(n)

Note: If your computer does not support lowercase characters, use CHR$(98) for “b.”

SETTING LEFT AND RIGHT MARGINS

SD-lo/ 15’s left and right margins work just like a

typewriter-once they are set all the printing is done between them. The commands to set the margins are given in the following table:

	Table	7-2
Left and right margin commands
Function	Mode	Control code
Set left margin at column n	STAR	< ESC >	“M”CHR$(n)
	IBM	< ESC >	“1” CHR$(n)
Set right margin at column n	STAR	< ESC >	“Q” CHR$(n)
	IBM	< ESC > “Q” CHR$(n)

Note: If your computer does not support lowercase characters, use CHR$( 108) for “1”.

Try setting SD-10/l 5’s margins with this program for STAR mode:

18'Demo margins.

20GOSUB 70

30LPRINT CHR$(27) "M" CHR$(lQ)) ; ‘Left margin = 10.

40 LPRINT CHR$(27) "Q" CHR$(70) ; 'Right margin = 70.

50GOSLJB 70

60END

70 FOR I = 1 TO 80

80LPRINT "X" ;

90NEXT I 100 LPRINT

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