Vertical position – Datamax-O'Neil APEX Series Programmer’s Manual User Manual
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Vertical Position
Line Feed
LF
This command prints the input buffer information and advances the paper to the next line.
Total Feed Length = Vertical size of the current font + Text Line Spacing
A Carriage Return (CR) is also performed to place the current print position at the beginning of the next line.
Control Code:
LF
Hexadecimal: 0A
Decimal :
10
Variable Size Line Feed
ESC J n
This command moves the paper forward as per the distance specified by the parameter n x 0.125mm. 0 ≤ n ≤ 255.
A Carriage Return (CR) is also performed to place the current print position at the beginning of the next line.
Example: The following escape sequence advances the paper ten millimeters. Each dot is 0.125mm so to advance the paper
10mm, the n parameter is 80 (10 / 0.125).
Escape Sequence: ESC J
P
Hexadecimal:
1B
4A
50
Decimal:
27 74 80
Variable Size Reverse Line Feed
ESC Q J n
This command moves the paper in reverse direction as per the distance specified by the parameter n x 0.125mm. 0 ≤ n ≤ 255.
A Carriage Return (CR) is also performed to place the current print position at the beginning of the next line.
Example: The following escape sequence moves the paper in the reverse direction ten millimeters. Each dot is 0.125mm so to
reverse the paper 10mm, the n parameter is 80 (10 / 0.125).
Escape Sequence: ESC Q
J
P
Hexadecimal:
1B 51 4A 50
Decimal:
27 81 74
80
Vertical Tab
VT
This command advances the cursor the number of dot lines specified in the Vertical Margin command (below).
A Carriage Return (CR) is also performed to place the current print position at the beginning of the next line.
Control Code:
VT
Hexadecimal: 0B