6-71Programming
Vertical Tab
ASCII Hex Decimal
P-Series/
Serial VT 0B 11
Purpose Prints the data in the buffer and advances the paper to the next vertical tab
position.
Comment In
P-Series protocol, if a vertical tab
format is defined in the EVFU (channel
12),
D
VFU, NVFU, or CVFU (channel 2) and the
VFU is enabled, the paper
is
moved to the next vertical tab position.
In
Serial Matrix protocol, vertical
tab positions are set by control code ESC B
and
executed by control code VT
. In this mode, if V
ertical T
abs are loaded, the
paper
moves to the next vertical tab position.
If
a vertical tab format is not defined, the paper is advanced
to the next line at
the current line spacing. If a vertical tab format is defined but no vertical tab
positions are set between the current print position and the end of the form,
the
paper is advanced to the top of the next form. The VT code resets all sin
Ć
gle
line print attributes. More information on V
ertical T
abs is
provided in the
Vertical
F
ormat Units chapter.