Print Position Commands - TransAct Ithaca 8000 Programmer's Manual

Programming Codes

Print Position Commands

Function Set Print Position to the beginning of print line
ASCII [GS] T <n>
Hexadecimal 1DH 54H <n
Decimal <29> <84> <n
Range 0 n
48 n
Description The GS T <n> command sets the print position to the beginning of the print line.
<n>
0, 48
1, 49
When printing is specifies (n=1,49), the printer prints the data in the print buffer
and executes a line feed based on the line feed amount set.
When deleting is specified (n=0,48), the printer cancels the print data in the print
buffer, and keeps other data or setting values except for the print data.
Function Set Absolute Print Position
ASCII [ESC] $ <n
Hexadecimal 1BH 24H <n
Decimal <27> <36> <n
Range 0 n
l
0 n
h
Description The ESC $ <n
of the line.
Function Set Relative Print Position
ASCII [ESC] \ <n
Hexadecimal 1BH 5CH <n
Decimal <27> <92> <n
Range 0 n
l
0 n
h
Description The ESC \ <n
current position and the distance from the current position to [(n
horizontal unit]. When standard more is selected, the horizontal motion unit set
by GS P is used. When page mode is selected, the horizontal or vertical motion
unot set by GS P is used for the print direction set by ESC T.
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> <n >
l h
> <n >
l h
1
49
Function
Sets the print position after the data in the print buffer is deleted.
Sets the print position after the data in the print buffer is printed
> <n >
l h
> <n >
l h
> <n >
l h
255
255
> <n > command sets the print starting position from the beginning
l h
> <n >
l h
> <n >
l h
> <n >
l h
255
255
> <n > command sets the print starting position based on the
l h
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