Printronix P9000 Series - Manual (Page 98)

Vertical Format Units 5-18
Vertical Tab Positions
Vertical tab positions are assigned to a line number. A maximum of 16 vertical tab positions can
be assigned on the form. A sample format is shown in Figure 5-1. The first vertical tab is asĆ
signed line 6 for part number data, a second tab is assigned line 8 for part name data, and a third
tab is assigned line 14 for quantity data. The ESC B code is used to assign the vertical tabs to the
lines of the form. Once the tab positions are assigned, sending the vertical tab execute code
(VT) causes the paper (currently at the top-of-form position) to advance to the first tab posiĆ
tion for PART NUMBER data. Sending another VT moves the paper to the second tab posiĆ
tion for PART NAME, followed by a third VT to access the third tab position for QUANTITY
data.
PART NUMBER
PART NAME
QUANTITY
Vertical Tabs
Tab 1
Form Data
Tab 2
Form Line Number
Tab 3
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Top of Form
20
Figure 5-1. Sample Serial Matrix Vertical Tab Positions