Print Position - Epson TM-T88 Information Manual

If the starting position is the lower left or upper right of the printing area (n = 1, 3, 49, or 51):
These commands use horizontal motion units: ESC 3, ESC J, GS $, GS \
These commands use vertical motion units: ESC SP, ESC $, ESC \
PRINT #1, CHR$(&H1B);"L";←
PRINT #1, CHR$(&H1B);"W";CHR$(0);CHR$(0);CHR$(0);CHR$(0);
CHR$(240);CHR$(0);CHR$(224);CHR$(1);
PRINT #1, CHR$(&H1B);"T";CHR$(0);←
PRINT #1, "AAAAA"; CHR$(&HA);←
PRINT #1, "BBBBB"; CHR$(&HA);←
PRINT #1, CHR$(&H1B);"T";CHR$(1);←
PRINT #1, "CCCCC"; CHR$(&HA);←
PRINT #1, "DDDDD"; CHR$(&HA);←
PRINT #1, CHR$(&H1B);"T";CHR$(2);←
PRINT #1, "EEEEE"; CHR$(&HC);←
n n
GS $
L H
[Name] Set absolute vertical print position in page mode
[Format] ASCII
Hex
Decimal
0 ≤ ≤ 255
n
[Range]
L
0 ≤ ≤ 255
n
H
n n
GS \
L H
[Name] Set relative vertical print position in page mode
[Format] ASCII
Hex
Decimal
0 ≤ ≤ 255
n
[Range]
L
0 ≤ ≤ 255
n
H
n n
sets the vertical print starting position for buffer character data in page mode to (
GS $
L H
× 256) × (vertical or horizontal motion unit) from the starting position by ESC T. This command is
effective only in page mode.
n n
GS \ moves the vertical print starting position in page mode to (
L H
horizontal motion unit) from the current position. This command is effective only in page mode. Use
the complement of N for setting pitch movement upward: − N pitch = 65536 − N, where
× 256) = 65536 - N.
n n
( +
L H
Rev. A
TM-T88/T88P (TM-T85/T85P) Information Manual
Program Example
Select page mode
Select print direction
Store characters for printing
Store characters for printing
Select print direction
Store characters for printing
Store characters for printing
Select print direction
Batch print and return to standard mode
GS $
1D 24
29 36
GS \
1D 5C
29 92
AAAAA
BBBBB
n n
L H
n n
L H
n n
L H
n n
L H
n n
L H
n n
L H
n
L
Print Sample
←
Printing
area set
by ESC W
n
+
L
× 256) × (vertical or
n
+
H
Command Descriptions 1-27
n
H