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Printronix MVP Series User Manual

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Programming

7–29

Table 7–9. ASCII Character Control Codes

Character Name

Control Code

(ASCII)

Dec Value

CHR$(n)

Printer Response

ACK

ACK

(6)

Sets one line spacing to 1/8, 1/9, or 1/10
inch depending on configuration 51.X.

Backspace

BS

(8)

Positions logical print head print position
one space toward left margin. See
Appendix A for the BS/CR Protocol.

Cancel

CAN

(24)

• Clears print buffer in configuration 31.0

• Ignored in configuration 31.1. Refer to
Chapter 4 for details

Carriage Return

CR

(13)

Same as Line Feed if configuration 23.1
is set (see page 4–12). 23.0 set causes
LOGICAL print head to be moved
to the left margin. See Appendix for the
BS/CR Protocol.

DLE

DLE

(16)

EVFU channel 1 (top–of–form).

DC1

DC1

(17)

EVFU channel 2.

DC2

DC2

(18)

Cancels condensed print mode (Mode 5).
See SI. EVFU channel 3.

DC3

DC3

(19)

EVFU channel 4

DC4

DC4

(20)

Cancels double wide print mode. See SO.
(Refer to ESC 6, configuration 20.X).
EVFU channel 5.

NAK

NAK

(21)

EVFU channel 6.

SYN

SYN

(22)

EVFU channel 7.

ETB

ETB

(23)

EVFU channel 8

CAN

CAN

(24)

EVFU channel 9

EM

EM

(25)

EVFU channel 10.

SUB

SUB

(26)

EVFU channel 11.

ESC

ESC

(27)

EVFU channel 12 (Vertical Tab 46.2).