Control Codes
PcOS Series 80PLUS
Programmer's Guide
Vertical Motion
Page 20
Rev B 4/13/99
Vertical Motion Control
Function
Fine line feed
ASCII
[ESC] J <n>
Hexadecimal
1BH 4AH <n>
Decimal
<27> <74><n>
IPCL
&%FM <m
1
> <m
2
> <m
3
>
Description
This command prints the contents of the buffer (if any) and performs a line feed
of n/216 inch. This command does not change the default line spacing value.
The next character print position is reset to the left margin if the Auto-CR
mode is set.
EPOS NOTE:
In EPOS mode, this command performs line feeds in n/144-
inch increments.
Function
Set variable line space to n/216 inch
ASCII
[ESC] 3 <n>
Hexadecimal
1BH 33H <n>
Decimal
<27><51><n>
IPCL
&%SV <m
1
> <m
2
><m
3
>
Description
This command sets the default line spacing to n/216 inch. Set n = 1 to 255.
This command sets the line feed spacing used by [LF] to values other than 1/8
or 7/72 inch. This command takes effect immediately as opposed to the [ESC]
A <n> command.
EPOS NOTE:
Line spacing of n/144 is used.
Function
Set line space 27/216 inch
ASCII
[ESC] 0
Hexadecimal
1BH 30H
Decimal
<27><48>
IPCL
&%ST
Description
This command sets the default line spacing to 1/8 inch (27/216 inch). This is a
standard 8 lines per inch line spacing. This is the default text line spacing at
initial power-up.
EPOS NOTE:
In EPOS mode, this command sets 1/6-inch spacing or 6 lines
per inch.
Function
Set line space 21/216 inch or (7/72 inch)
ASCII
[ESC] 1
Hexadecimal
1BH 31H
Decimal
<27><49>
IPCL
&%SG
Description
This command sets the default line spacing to 21/216 inch. This line spacing is
for all-points-addressable (APA) graphics printing.