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ANSI X3.64 Emulation

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Partial Line Down

PLD

(or)

ESC K

Performs a half line feed. Causes the current line to be printed, and then advances the paper one half
line at the current line spacing. If “Auto CR” is set to “On” in the interface setup menu, a carriage
return will also be performed.

Control code:

PLD

Hexadecimal:

8B

Escape Sequence:

ESC

K

Hexadecimal:

1B

4B

Partial Line Up

PLU

(or)

ESC L

Performs a reverse half line feed. Causes the current line to be printed, and then retracts the paper one
half line at the current line spacing. If “Auto CR” is set to “On” in the interface setup menu, a carriage
return will also be performed.

Control code:

PLU

Hexadecimal:

8C

Escape Sequence:

ESC

L

Hexadecimal:

1B

4C

Absolute Vertical Tab

ESC [ n d

Sets the current line to line n of the current form. The actual position will depend on the current line
spacing.

Example: The following escape sequence will set the active line to line 12.

Escape Sequence:

ESC

[

1

2

d

Hexadecimal:

1B

5B

31

32

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Relative Vertical Tab

ESC [ n e

Advances the active line by n lines. The actual distance moved will depend on the current line
spacing. Equivalent to sending n line feeds (LF).

Example: The following escape sequence will advance the active line by 12 lines. If current line
spacing is 6 lpi, this will cause the paper to advance one inch.

Escape Sequence:

ESC

[

1

2

e

Hexadecimal:

1B

5B

31

32

65