Page length setting commands, Vertical tab commands – Epson 420i User Manual

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39. (1B, 6C, n)H (27,108, n)D, (9B, EC, n)H (155, 236, n)D

This code sets the left margin, The n selects the column with the present character
width as the base. This code is ignored if the value of n exceeds a single line. This

code clears the print data input already and the horizontal tabs..

If the left and right margins overlap, the one input first is considered valid

Page Length Setting Commands

The length of the page at power-on is selected by the FORM switch.
The following two codes, 40 and 41, are valid only when the FORM switch is set to ”0”,

40. (1B, 43, n)H (27, 67, n)D, (9B, C3, n)H (155, 195, n)D

1 n

[

127. If n

[

128, this is ignored.

This code selects the page length in line units. The n is the line number. The length

of a page is set by multiplying n by the present line-feed setting for a line. The max-

imum length of a page allowed to be set is 91 inches.

The paper position at the time this command is performed becomes the head of
the first page. The page length will not change even if a line-feed amount is altered.

41. (1B, 43, 00, n)H (27, 67, 0, n)D, (9B, C3, 00, n)H (155,

195, 0, n)D

1

[

n

[

22. When n

m

23 or n = 0, this is ignored. This code sets the page length

in inches. The n is the number of inches,

Vertical Tab Commands

42.

(1B, 42, n1, n2, .... nk, 00)H (27, 66, n1,

n2, .... nk, 0)D, (9B, C2, n1, n2, .... nk, 00)H (155, 194, n1, n2, .... nk, 00)D

This code sets the vertical tab positions. The n selects the number of lines. The ver-
tical tab is positioned by multiplying the present single line-feed setting for a line by
the set number of lines, The vertical tabs are set in sequence, with the smallest set
first. The code sequence ends with the code.

A vertical tab is also automatically set at the head of the page

43.

(1B, 62, m, n1, n2, .... nk, 00)H (27, 98,

m, n1, n2, .... nk, 0)D, (9B, E2, m, n1, n2, .... nk, 00)H (155, 226, m, n1, n2,

.... nk, 0)D

0

[

m

[

7. This code sequence set the vertical tabs per channel. The m specifies the

channel. When m = 0, this code becomes the same as the

method of setting is the same as is done with

code. The

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