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4. Print position setting commands

ESC l n

[ N a m e ] Specify

left

margin

[ C o d e ] 1Bh 6Ch nnh
[Function] Specifies the left margin position as the position from the left edge where

(character width when this command is specified) * n, and specifies the area to
the left of this as an unprinted area.

[Details] A setting that causes the left margin to be to the right of the right margin is

ignored.
Clears the line buffer, and moves the cursor to the left margin position.
The left margin position does not change if the character width is changed after
the margin has been specified.
In addition, this printer operates as an 80-column device, and a setting that
extends past 4.5 inches from the left edge is ignored.

ESC Q n

[ N a m e ] Specify

right

margin

[ C o d e ] 1Bh

51h

nnh

[Function] Specifies the right margin position as the position where (character width when

this command is specified) * n.

[Details] A setting that causes the right margin to be to the left of the left margin is

ignored.
Clears the line buffer, and moves the cursor to the left margin position.
The right margin position does not change if the character width is changed after
the margin has been specified.
In addition, the print position for the next character is compared with the right
margin after one character is printed, and an overflow line feed is performed if
the print position for the next character is to the right of the right margin.

BS

[ N a m e ] Backspace
[ C o d e ] 08h
[Function] Moves the current position in the line buffer back one character.
[Details] Two or more BS are ignored.

ESC $ n m

[ N a m e ] Specify

absolute

position

[ C o d e ] 1Bh

24h

nnh

mmh

[Function] Moves the cursor position to the position (n + m * 256) / 60 inch from the left

margin.

[Details] However, this is ignored if (n + m *256) is outside of the range 0 to 815 and if the

parameter extends past the right margin.

ESC ¥ (ESC

\) n m

[ N a m e ] Specify

relative

position

[ C o d e ] 1Bh 5Ch nnh mmh
[Function] Moves the cursor position (n + m * 256) dots to the right or left of the next print

position.

[Details] Ignored if the position after being moved extends past the left or right margin

position.
The movement amount is the number of dots specified as a 2’s complement.

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