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T5023/5023+ - Programming Guide
Setting / deleting horizontal tabs
Function:
– Setting tabs
Using ESC D ... NUL up to 32 column positions in the current character width
can be set as horizontal tabs.
The tab values are specified as n1, n2, etc. between 1 and 137 inclusive in
ascending order. Tab positions, which exceed the right margin, are ignored.
The sign NUL marks the end of the command.
– Using ESC D NUL the set tabs are deleted (NUL sign directly after ESC D)
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ESC
27
1B
D
68
44
(n1)
n1
n1
(n2)
n2
n2
...
...
...
NUL
0
00
ASCII character
Decimal
Hexadecimal
– A horizontal tab jump takes place via the command HT (for ASCII
decimal 9 and hex 09).
– The absolute tab position is dependent on the set character size
(10, 12 or 15 cpi) and the print mode (condensed, elongated, nor-
mal). With proportional spacing the tab positions are set according
to the character size 10 cpi. Subsequent alterations to the charac-
ter size do not affect the absolute tab positions.
– With condensed print the spacing of the tabs amounts to 60 % of
the character width, with elongated print double the normal charac-
ter spacing.
– After switching on the printer or after initializing (ESC @) the tabs
are set at a spacing of eight 10-cpi characters.
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