Sharp MZ-700 Series Owner's Manual page 240

A. 6. 3. 3 Parameter specification
1. Leading blanks are ignored.
2. Any number preceded by " — " is treated as a negative number.
3. If the number of digits of a number exceeds 3, only the lower 3 digits are effective.
4. Each parameter is ended with "," or a CR code. If other than numbers are included in a parameter,
subsequent characters are ignored until a comma or CR code is detected.
Example) D ^ - 1 3 5 . 2 1 ,
t I g n o r e d . — -
A. 6. 3. 4 Abbreviated formats
1. Any command can be followed by a one-character command without entering a CR code.
Ex) " HD100, 200" CR is effective and is the same as "H" CR " D100, 200" CR.
2. Any command can be followed by a command with one parameter by separating them with a
comma ",".
Ex) " LO, S1, Q0, C1, D100, 200
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CR is effective.
3. A command with pairs of parameters must be terminated with a CR code.
4. 6. 3. 5 Data change due to mode switching
The following data changes when the printer is switched from the graphic mode to the text mode.
• X and Y coordinates
Y is set to 0 and the origin is placed at the left side of the printable area.
• Direction of characters
Q is set to 0.
• Character scale
Character scale is set to 1.
• The line type setting is not affected.
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