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Printer Control Codes PcOS Series 90PLUS Programmer's Guide
Vertical Motion
Page 24 Rev Q 11/07/05
Function Vertical tab
ASCII
[VT]
Hexadecimal
0BH
Decimal
<11>
IPCL &%VT
EPOS (VT)
Description
The printer sets a line counter to the top of the form whenever a station is selected.
By setting vertical tab stops, various form positions can be reached with a [VT]
operation.
Function Set vertical tab stops
ASCII [ESC] B <n
1
> <n
2
> <n
3
> ... <n
i
> 0
Hexadecimal
1BH 42H <n
1
> <n
2
> <n
3
> ... <n
i
> 00H
Decimal
<27> <66> <n
1
> <n
2
> <n
3
> ... <n
i
> <0>
IPCL
none
EPOS [ESC] B <n
1
> <n
2
> <n
3
> ... <n
i
> 0
Description The [ESC] B <n
1
> <n
2
> <n
3
> ... <n
i
> 0 command sets tab stops at line positions
specified by <n>. The end of the setting is specified by a <0>. All previously set tabs
will be cleared by the command. There can be a total of 64 tab stops specified by the
command; however, the power on default is a tab stop on every line.
Function Reset horizontal and vertical tab stops
ASCII [ESC] R
Hexadecimal
1BH 52H
Decimal
<27> <82>
IPCL
&%HV
EPOS none
Description The [ESC] R command resets horizontal and vertical tab stops to power up
configuration. The power up horizontal default is every eight spaces, i.e., 9, 17, 25,
and so forth. The vertical default is every line.
Function Form feed
ASCII [FF]
Hexadecimal 0CH
Decimal <12>
IPCL
&%FF
EPOS
none
Description
The [FF] command performs a form feed to the top of the form.
Function Set top of form
ASCII [ESC] 4
Hexadecimal 1BH 34H
Decimal <27> <52>
IPCL
&%TF
EPOS
[ESC]L
Description
The [ESC] 4 command sets the top of the form to the current position.