Tally Genicom Matrix Printer Forms Setup

7265 Programmer’s Manual 20

Forms Setup

Command Description

ESC [(p1);

(p2);(p3);(p4)

;(p5)r

FORMS SETUP

Sets top of form and sets form length, as well as top and bottom margins, in decipoints.

Parameter

p1 is form length 720ths ,

p2 is the top margin,

p3 sets the length of white space between the baseline of the last allowed

line and the end of form.

p4 is the top print reference, and

p5 is the left print reference

Any parameter not specified is assigned its default value. Maximum form length is

15840 decipoints (22 inches).

Default Values

p1 7920 decipoints 11-inch form

p2 0 decipoints 0-inch top margin

p3 0 decipoints 0-inch bottom margin

p4 0 decipoints 0-inch top print reference

p5 0 decipoints 0-inch left print reference

Example:

Set 8-inch form length, one-inch top margin, one-inch bottom margin

Dec 27 91 53 55 54 48 59 55 50 48 59 55 50 48 114

Hex 1B 5B 35 37 36 30 3B 37 32 30 3B 37 32 30 72

Note: Before you send this command, verify that the top print reference is zero in the

target paper path. One way to do this is to park and then load paper in the target path.

The top edge of the paper should line up with the top of the print head. If not, then set

the top print reference to zero from the menu and save the change to the format

associated with the target paper path. You must once again park and load paper in the

target path in order for the new print reference to take effect.

Next, send a command to set the vertical position-absolute to zero. If you do not do

this, then the printer establishes top-of-form at the current top margin, and form

registration is lost.