Star Micronics 4111 Printer User Manual


 
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Absolute direction command
DI x, ) [;]
This command specifiesthe slopeor direction at which characters are drawn,
independent of P1and P2 setting.
At least one parameter mustbe non-zero, otherwise thecommand isignored.
Relative direction command
DR run, ri~e [;]
This command established the run and rise of the text path relative to the
distance between points P1 and P2.
Define label terminator command
llT label terminator [, mode ;]
This command specifies the character to be used as the label terminator and
whether it is printed.
The characterdefinedwiththelabelter}nincztc~rparameter(not<null>,<LF>,
<ESC> or <;>) is used as the terminator of strings in subsequent LB
commands.
The modeparameter indicateswhatto do withlabelterminator,besides using
it as a terminator.
When the mode is O,the label terminator prints if it is a printable character
arid performs its function if it is a control code.
When the mode is 1, the label terminator does not print if it is a printing
character and does not perform its function if it is a control code.
Define variable text path command
DV path [, line :]
This command specifies the text path for subsequent labelsand the direction
of Line Feeds as either right, left, up, or down.
The path parameter specifies the location of each character with respect to
the preceding character, relative to the labeling direction defined by the DI
or DR commands. The text path set by DV is not affected by changes in P1
and P2.
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