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Unit 1: PCL Emulation
SATO D512 PCL Programming Manual Page 1-13
Table 1-7: Cursor Positioning
Command / Parameters Function / Result
ESC
&a#C
# = number of Columns
1
Horizontal Cursor Position (in Columns)
Moves the cursor to a new position along the horizontal axis.
Note: The column width is determined by the space character width of the
active font or the Horizontal Motion Index (HMI), if set.
ESC
&a#H
# = number of Decipoints
1
(1 Decipoint = 1/720 inch)
Horizontal Cursor Position (in Decipoints)
Moves the cursor to a new position along the horizontal axis.
ESC
*p#X
# = number of PCL Units
1
Horizontal Cursor Position (in PCL Units)
Moves the cursor to a new position along the horizontal axis.
Note: PCL units are set by the Unit-of-Measure Command.
ESC
&a#R
# = number of Rows
1
Vertical Cursor Position (in Rows)
Moves the cursor to a new position along the vertical axis.
Note: Row height is determined by either the Vertical Motion Index (VMI) or
the Set Line Spacing Command.
ESC
&a#V
# = number of Decipoints
1
(1 Decipoint = 1/720 inch)
Vertical Cursor Position (in Decipoints)
Moves the cursor to a new position along the vertical axis.
ESC
*p#Y
# = number of PCL Units
1
Vertical Cursor Position (in PCL Units)
Moves the cursor to a new position along the vertical axis.
Note: PCL units are set by the Unit-of-Measure Command.
ESC
= Half Line-Feed
Moves the cursor down 1/2 line (1/2 of the current VMI).
ESC
&k#G
0 CR=CR, LF=LF, FF=FF (Default)
1 CR=CR+LF, LF=LF, FF=FF
2 CR=CR, LF=CR+LF, FF=CR+FF
3 CR=CR+LF, LF=CR+LF,
FF=CR+FF
Set Line Termination
Controls how the printer responds to the Carriage Return (CR), Line Feed
(LF), and Form Feed (FF) control codes.
ESC
&f#S
0 Push
1 Pop
Push / Pop Cursor Position
Sets up a cursor position stack for storing and recalling various cursor
positions. The stack can store up to 20 cursor positions.
1
Parameter preceded by + or - sign denotes a relative cursor move from the current cursor position. Parameter without a sign
denotes an absolute cursor move from the top left margin.