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6-45 Programming
Horizontal Tab Set
ASCII Hex Decimal
P-Series N/A N/A N/A
Serial ESC D n 1B 44 n 27 68 n
Purpose Sets up to 32 horizontal tab positions.
Expression CHR$(27);
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D
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;CHR$(n1);...CHR$(n32);CHR$(0);
where n1 through n32 specify the character column of the tab positions. CHR$(0)
is the sequence terminator.
Comment Up to 32 different tab positions may be set. The values must be listed in asĆ
cending order or they are ignored. The physical tab position is the product of
n" and the current cell width (1/pitch), excluding double wide. Tabs in excess
of 32 or those positioned beyond 13.2 inches are also ignored.
Tab positions may be cleared by sending the CHR$(27);D";CHR$(0) seĆ
quence. Powering the printer on/off will initialize the tabs to every eighth
character column. Horizontal tabs are accessed by control code HT.
Example The following example illustrates horizontal tab setting and accessing.