Override Paper-Out Sensor; Print Start Position - OKIDATA 120 Handbook

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Unless you send this command, this feature is turned off,
because some software packages perform their own skip
over perforation .
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Override Paper-Out Sensor
Function:
Paper sensor OFF
Paper sensor ON
Code:
CHR$(27);IE"
;"1"
CHR$(27);"E"; "O"
A sensor in your printer can detect the end of a paper sheet
or roll so whenever OKIDAT A 120 comes to within 1 inch
of the paper's end, printing stops and the paper alarm
lights. This feature is normally OFF. To turn the sensor ON,
use the CHR$(27);IE";"O/l command.
To disable the sensor again, use the CHR$(27);/IE/I;/Il/l
command.
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Don't print beyond the edge of the paper! Printing on the platen can dam-
age the pri nthead .
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Function:
Set starting position
by
character column
Set starting position
by
dot column
Print Start Position
Code:
CHR$(16);/lcc"
CHR$(27);CHR$(16);CHR$(dl );CHR$(d2)
NOTE: cc
=
a two-digit number indicating the starting character column .
dl
=
tens digit of nn .
d2
=
ones digit of nn .
nn
=
number of dot co lumns.
This feature lets you start printing at a specific distance
from the left margin. You can program this distance in
character columns, or, for more exact placement, dot
columns .
If you want to set the distance by character columns, use
the CHR$(16);/lcc/l command. The /lcc/l is a two-digit num-
ber that equals the number of columns from the left margin
that you want printing to start. For example, if you wanted
to print 10 columns in from the left margin, use a