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Automatic carriage return in word units as in IBM colour printer is not
performed.
Note:
Word unit automatic carriage return means that
when the right margin is exceeded, the last word is
printed on the next line instead of being split at the
end of a line. This is used with word processors.
Horizontal Tabs
When the printer is switched on, tabs are set automatically for every eighth
character, but these tab stops can be set to different requirements. Tab
stops within a line can be set at the beginning of a program and a HT code
inserted whenever it is required to skip to the next tab stop.
Up to 28 tab stops can be set in IBM mode or up to 32 in Epson mode but
these tab stops must entered in a left-to-right sequence or in ascending
numeric order.
In the Epson mode, the horizontal tabs should be relative to the actual left
margin. In the IBM modes they are set from the absolute left margin
(character column 0).
Character Column Tabs
Character Column Tabs Decimal
Set character column tabs 27 68
Note:
Character column number must be a one-byte
binary. If programming in hexadecimal, remember
that each digit must be represented by a two-digit
hexadecimal number.
The location of the rightmost possible tab stop depends on the printer
model and character size being used (there are more characters on a line at
17.1 CPI than at 10 CPI). This chart shows the possible combinations.
42
1st tab... 0
Max Character Columns Per Line
10 CPI 12 CPI 15 CPI 17.1 CPI 20 CPI
136
163
204
Hex.
ASCII
1B 44
ESC D
1st tab... 00
1st tab....NUL
233
272
Comp.
P F
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