Compaq LA36 Printer User Manual


 
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Command Sets
Function Command
Vertical Control
Line feed LF
Form feed FF
Advance paper n/180 inch (1 £ n £ 255) ESC J (n)
Set line spacing to 1/8 inch ESC 0
Set line spacing to n/180 inch (0 £ n £ 255) ESC 3 (n)
Set line spacing to n/60 inch (0 £ n £ 127) ESC A (n)
Set line spacing to 1/6 inch ESC 2
Set line spacing to n/360 inch (0 £ n £ 255) ESC + (n)
Tabulation
Horizontal tab execution HT
Set horizontal tabs ESC D (n
1
) ... (n
k
) NUL
The values of n
1
to n
k
in this command are the
ASCII values of the print columns (at the current
character width) at which tabs are to be set.
(1 £ n £ 255) (1 £ k £ 32)
Move print position n/120 inch (for draft)
(*1)
ESC $ (n
1
)
(n
2
)
or n/180 inch (for letter)
(*1)
right from left margin
(n = n
1
+ n
2
X 256)
Move print position n/120
(*1)
inch (for draft) ESC \ (n
1
)
(n
2
)
or n/180
(*1)
inch (for letter) left or right from the
current position
(n = n
1
+ n
2
X 256)
Vertical tab execution VT
Set vertical tabs ESC B (n
1
) ... (n
k
) NUL
The values of n
1
to n
k
in this command are the
ASCII values of the lines (at the current line
spacing) at which tabs are to be set.
(1 £ n £ 255) (1 £ k £ 16)
Move to dot line (d
1
+ d
2
X 256)/360
(*2)
inch ESC ( V (n
1
) (n
2
) (d
1
) (d
2
)
n
1
= 2, n
2
= 0
(0 £ d
1
£ 255) (0 £ d
2
£ 127)
Vertical relative move by (d
1
+ d
2
X 256)/360
(*2)
inch ESC ( v (n
1
) (n
2
) (d
1
) (d
2
)
n
1
= 2, n
2
= 0
(0 £ d
1
£ 255) (0 £ d
2
£ 127)
32768 £ d
1
+ d
2
X 256 £ 32768
*1
The value depends on the pitch set by the ESC ( U command.
*2
The value depends on the pitch set by the ESC ( U command. The default is 1/360 inch.