Star Micronics 150 - Manual (Page 30)

Control Codes PcOS Series 150 Programmer's Guide
Vertical Motion
Page 20 Rev G 12/14/99
Function Vertical tab
ASCII [VT]
Hexadecimal 0BH
Decimal <11>
IPCL &%VT
EPOS (VT)
Description The printer sets a line counter to the top of the form whenever a station is
selected. By setting vertical tab stops, various form positions can be reached
with a [VT] operation.
Function Set vertical tab stops
ASCII [ESC] B <n
1
> <n
2
> <n
3
> ... <n
i
> 0
Hexadecimal 1BH 42H <n
1
> <n
2
> <n
3
> ... <n
i
> 00H
Decimal <27> <66> <n
1
> <n
2
> <n
3
> ... <n
i
> <0>
IPCL none
EPOS [ESC] B <n
1
> <n
2
> <n
3
> ... <n
i
> 0
Description This command sets tab stops at line positions specified by <n>. The end of the
setting is specified by a <0>. All previously set tabs will be cleared by this
command. There can be a total of 64 tab stops specified by this command. The
power on default is a tab stop at 1-inch intervals.
Function Form feed
ASCII [FF]
Hexadecimal 0CH
Decimal <12>
IPCL &%FF
EPOS none
Description This command performs a form feed to the top of the form.
Function Set top of form
ASCII [ESC] 4
Hexadecimal 1BH 34H
Decimal <27> <52>
IPCL &%TF
EPOS [ESC] L
Description This command sets the top of form to the current position.