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C.3
Print Position Commands
Use the following commands to move the print position
to
any point on the page. These commands provide added
flexibility by allowing Reverse Line Feeds and special us-
age Vertical and Horizontal Tab commands.
• ABSOLUTE HORIZONTAL TAB is used to move
the current position anywhere within the first 126
horizontal print positions within the current line.
• ABSOLUTE VERTICAL TAB is used to move the
current line anywhere within the first 126 lines.
• REVERSE LINE FEED moves the current position
one line above the current line.
• REVERSE HALF LINE FEED moves the current
position one half line above the current line.
• FORWARD HALF LINE FEED moves the current
position one half line below the current line.
I
<ESC><HT><n>
I
ABSOLUTE HORIZONTAL TAB
Use this command to move the current print position any-
where within the first 126 horizontal print positions re-
garclless of margin settings. The leftmost print position
(left edge of the page) is position 1. The actual amount of
space to be moved will vary with the setting of the HMI.
Locate the print position to be moved to in the Decimal
column of the ASCII table in Appendix B. Enter this dec-
imal value (or Hex or Octal, depending on your computer
system) in place of "n" in the above command sequence.
The actual horizontal position moved to after the Absolute
Tab operation has been completed may be calculated as
follows:
Horizontal Position
=
(Horizontal Tab Stop. l)xHMI
Diablo Emulation Mode
D-17
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