beautypg.com

Skip-over perforation – Printronix P9000 Series User Manual

Page 163

background image

6-65

Programming

Skip-Over Perforation

ASCII

Hex

Decimal

P-Series

N/A

Serial

ESC N n

1B 4E n

27 78 n

Purpose

Selects the number of lines (at the current line spacing) for the paper skip" at

the bottom of the perforated page.

where

n = 1 to 127 to select the number of lines to skip. If the value of n exceeds

the current forms length, it is ignored.

Comment

The actual distance set is the product of n" and the current line spacing. FacĆ

tory default value disables skip-over perforation. The current default value

may be set by the operator. Setting a new forms length (ESC C) resets skip-

over perforation to zero.

This feature is disabled whenever vertical tabs are set.

Skip-over perforation can also be selected from the control panel; however,

vertical tabs within the skip-over perforation zone, as set by the control panĆ

el, are ignored. The control code skip-over perforation setting from the host

computer will override the control panel setting.