Star Micronics Dot Impact Printer - Manual (Page 35)

3-27 STAR Command Specifications
Rev. 0.70
3-3-6 Horizontal Direction Printing Position
ESC RS A n
[Name] Set print region
[Code] ASCII ESC RS A n
Hexadecimal 1B 1E 41 n
Decimal 27 30 65 n
[Defined Area] Specification 1 0 ≤ n ≤ 3
Specification 2 0 ≤ n ≤ 5
[Initial Value] MSW Setting
[Function] After printing data in the line buffer, this sets the printable region in the horizontal direction according to the n
value.
Setting this command partway will print the data in the line buffer at that time, perform a line feed and then
take affect from the next line.
n Print Region (Number of Dots) Spec. 1 Spec. 2
0 210 Dots ○ ○
1 160 Dots ○ ○
2 200 Dots ○ ○
3 150 Dots ○ ○
4 190 Dots - ○
5 180 Dots - ○
The next horizontal position settings are all initialized.
• Left margin
• Right margin
• Current horizontal position
• Horizontal tab position
The setting of this command is not initialized by <ESC> “@”, <CAN>.
The horizontal position parameters are initialized by this command. Execute the commands related to
position settings in the horizontal position after sending this command.
Sending example: <ESC> “@” → <ESC> <RS> “A” n → each command setting → print data
The following illustrates the relationship between the printable region, and the left and right margins.
Printable Region (ESC GS A n)
Print Region Left Margin
Right Margin