Brother HL-Series Technical Reference Manual page 219

Revision C 16/01/96
Select vertical tab channel
Esc/ n
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This command allows you to select a set of vertical tabs (or channel) that you defined using
the Esc b command.
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All subsequent vertical tab commands use the selected tab channel's settings.
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n must be in the range from 0 to 7.
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The default channel is channel 0. Channel 0 is the current channel when the printer is first
switched on, or after a reset with the Esc @ command.
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There are no default vertical tab settings for any channel.
LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(47); CHR$(5); 'Select vertical tab channel 5
Vertical tab
VT
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The VT control code (ASCII 11) moves the current print position one vertical tab stop down
the page. The current vertical tab channel's settings are used.
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If you have not previously selected a vertical tab channel with the Esc / command, channel 0,
the default channel, is used.
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If you have not set any vertical tab stops for the current channel with either the Esc B, Esc b,
or Esc e 1 commands, the print position is moved down one line using the current line space
setting.
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If there are no tab stops below the current print position a line feed is performed.
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If no tab stops have been set a carriage return and line feed are performed.
LPRINT CHR$(11); ' Vertical tab
(27)(47)n <1Bh><2Fh>n
(11) <0Bh>
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