User's Manual

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ESC \

Set Relative Print Position

Format:

ASCII code:

ESC \ n1 n2

Decimal:

27 92 n1 n2

Hexadecimal: 1B 5C n1 n2

Comments:

Determines the position (relative to the current position) at which

printing of subsequent data will start. To find n1 and n2, first

calculate the displacement required in dots. If the displacement is

to the left, subtract it from 65536. Send the resulting number

using this formula: total number of dots = n1 + (256 x n2). The

command is ignored if it would move the print position outside

the current margins. A unit is 1/120th of an inch in draft, and

1/180th of an inch in Letter Quality or proportional modes.

Format:

ASCII code:

Decimal:

Hexadecimal: 09

Tab Horizontally

Comments:

Advances the print position to the next horizontal tab setting. The

default tabs are at 8-character intervals in the currently set pitch.

Tab positions are not affected by subsequent changes in cpi.

Command Summary

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