Specifying The Absolute Position/Esc - Citizen PD24 Command Reference Manual

Specifying the absolute position/ESC $

[ASCII]
[Decimal]
[Hexadecimal]
[Parameter]
[Description]
● Specifies the print start position of the next data as an absolute position in dots.
● 'Specifying an absolute position' means to specify the next print start position by the number of dots from the left
margin.
● 'n1'and 'n2' indicate the number of dots from the left margin.
Number of dots = n1 + 256 × n2
● The number of dots is calculated on a 2/203 inch basis.
● Values specified beyond the right margin will be ignored.
● When an underline is specified, the underline will not be drawn at a moving area.
● When image generation speed is set to high, if you use 'Specifying the absolute position' command (ESC $) and
Position Alignment command (ESC a) at the same time, the function of 'Specifying the absolute position' command
(ESC $) will not be available.
Left end
Left margin
ESC $ n1
27 36 n1
1B 24 n1
0 ≤ n1 ≤ 255, 0 ≤ n2 ≤ 255
Left margin position
ABCDEFG
Absolute position specification
n2
n2
n2
Next print start position
Current print position
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