Oki MICROLINE ML521 Reference Manual page 116

Parameter a
1
This parameter establishes whether the print position is absolute or relative:
a = 0: Absolute print position
1
a = 1: Relative print position
1
Parameter a
2
This parameter determines whether the movement will be to the left or right:
a = 0: Move to right (forward)
2
a = 1: Move to left (backward)
2
Parameters P P P P
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These parameters represent a four-digit ASCII number for the value of the amount of movement
to take place. If the value you wish to assign is less than four digits, use zeros for the first
digit(s). The actual amount of movement depends on the pitch engaged:
Table 55: IBM/E/ML ESC DLE @ Command —
Pitch
10 cpi
12 cpi
15 cpi
17.1 cpi
20 cpi
Proportional
Table 56: IBM/E/ML ESC DLE @ Command —
Suppose you have your pitch set at 20 cpi and want your ML 520 printer to move to a relative
dot position (a = 1) 1" backwards (a
1
increments of 1/480", so the value of P
LPRINT CHR$(27);CHR$(16);"@";"1";"1";"0480"
The table below gives the maximum values which can be designated for P
model printer, for each pitch, with the default margins engaged.
Note: If you send a location value outside the set left or right margin, this command will be
ignored.
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Shift Increments for 9-Pin Models
Shift Increment
1/240"
1/288"
1/360"
1/411"
1/480"
1/240" for IBM & Epson, same as the
corresponding value for each cpi for ML Std.
Shift Increments for 24-Pin Models
Print Quality Shift Increment
Letter Quality
Utility
= 1). From the table above, at 20 cpi your shift will be in
2
P P P would be 0480. Send the BASIC statement
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Chapter 8: Horizontal Control Commands
1/360"
1/240"
P
1
P P for each
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