Specifying the absolute position/ESC $
[ASCII]
ESC
$
n1
n2
[Decimal]
27 36 n1 n2
[Hexadecimal]
1B 24 n1 n2
[Parameter] 0
≤
n1
≤
255, 0
≤
n2
≤
255
[Description]
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Specifies the print start position of the next data as an absolute position in dots.
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‘Specifying an absolute position’ means to specify the next print start position by the number of dots from the left
margin.
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‘n1’and ‘n2’ indicate the number of dots from the left margin.
Number of dots = n1 + 256 × n2
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The number of dots is calculated on a 2/203 inch basis. And the maximum value of dot number that can be specified by
n1 and n2 is 192 dots.
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Values specified beyond the right margin will be ignored.
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When an underline is specified, the underline will not be drawn at a moving area.
Left end
Left margin position
Left margin
Absolute position specification
Next print start position
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Current print position
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