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You can
also
set a starting position at an exact
dot column
.
First
se
lect the dot column position
with th
is
formula
:
dot
colum
n positi on
=
distance from left margin
x
dot
s/i
nch
For
exa
mpl
e:
dot
col
umn posit ion
=
240
4 inches x 60 dots/inch
NOTE:
There
are
60
dots/inch at
10
CPI, 72 dots/inch at
12
CPI,
and
130
dots/inch at
17
CPl.
To
cal
culate
th
e
values of n1 and n2, divide the
dot column position by 256
:
0
=
n1
256)240
-
0
240
=
n2
Th en enter
t
he values
of n 1 and n2 in the
state-
ment
:
CHR$
(27)
; CHR$
(
16
)
;CHR$
(
0
)
;
CHR$(2
L;
O
)
;
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NOTE:
These commands are 1gnored if the pnnthead is to the nght
of the starting position.
Other Commands
- - - -
Skip-Over Perforation
- - - -
Turns
it
ON
Turns
it
OFF
CHR$(27);CHR$(65)
CHR$(27);CHR$(66)
When you turn on OKIMATE, this feature is
turned off (except for the self test pattern)
.
In case you want the printer to skip over the
per-
foration between pages at the bottom of each
page, just include this command in your program
.
Since most word processors already handle page
forma tting, it's best to leave this feature off if
you're using a word processing package
.
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