Operation Manual
Using these
two
variables
you
can specify the specific
dot
position
where
your
printing
should
start. You can (alculate the variables
with
this formula:
n2
=Int.
(dot position/256)
nl
=Dot
pos.-
(n2 x 256)
For example,
if
you
wanted
to
start
printing
300
dots
in from the
left
margin
your
calculation
would
look like this:
n2 = Int.(300/256) = 1
nl
=
300-
(1
x 256)
n 1 = 300 - 256 = 44
so
your
command
would
read:
CHR$(27);"$" ;CHR$(44);CHR$(1 );
To
set the relative position the
procedure
is very similar except
that
the position is calculated in 1/ 120 inch
dot
spacing. The main
difference is that,
as
the
name
suggests,
the
next
printing
position
is calculated
using
the
last
printing
position immediately before
receipt of the
command
as
the reference.
To
move
the
print
position to the right, calculdte n 1
and
n2 from
the
number
of
dots
that
are required
and
enter
these
values
into the
command:
CHRS(27);CHRSC92);CHRS(n 1) ;CHR$(n2).
Mo\ing
the
relative
print
position to
the
left is a little
more
complicated. Firstly,
determine
the
number
of
dl>ts
required.
Subtract this value from 65536
(2
1
").
Finally, calculate
nl
and
n2
using
the formula gi\·en above
and
enter
the
value~
into the
command
format.
Note;
nl
and
n2
are
both decimal numbers between
nand
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