Horizontal and Vertical Step Forward
ESC f
Data Structure
ASCII ESC "f" NUL <n> Set horizontal step forward
➊
hex. 1B 66 00 <n>
dec. 27 102 0 <n>
ASCII ESC "f" SOH <n> Set vertical step forward
➋
hex. 1B 66 01 <n>
dec. 27 102 1 <n>
Description
➊
At the next print position n spaces without carriage return (CR) are inserted. As soon
as this command is received, all data in the buffer are printed. This command is igno-
red when justification is activated. If the next print position is on or beyond the right
margin, a line feed is carried out and printing starts at the left margin.
➋
On receipt of this sequence the printer carries out n line feeds corresponding to the
current line spacing. A carriage return (CR) is not carried out. As soon as this com-
mand is received, all data in the buffer are printed.
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Print Positioning