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3.4.5 Set cursor position (254 71 [column] [row])

This command sets the cursor position (text insertion point) to the [column] and [row] specified. Columns

have values from 1 to 20 (0x01 to 0x14) and rows have values of 1 and 2 (0x01 and 0x02).

3.4.6 Send cursor home (254 72)

This command moves the cursor position (text insertion point) to the top left of the display.

3.4.7 Turn on block (blinking) cursor (254 83)

Turns on the blinking block cursor. The cursor shows the current text insertion point. Both blinking and

underline cursors may be turned on or off independently. The cursor is off by default

3.4.8 Turn off block (blinking) cursor (254 84)

Turns off the blinking block cursor. Does not affect the underline cursor.

3.4.9 Cursor left (254 76)

Moves the cursor one position to the left but does not erase any character that may be in that position.

Note that this command moves the text insertion point even if the cursor is turned off.

NOTE A ’destructive backspace’, which erases the character to the left of the original

position, may be done by issuing the following sequence: cursor left, space, cursor left.

3.4.10 Cursor right (254 77)

Moves the cursor one position to the right but does not erase any character that may be in that position.

Note that this command moves the text insertion point even if the cursor is turned off.

4 Keypad Interface

This chapter describes the keypad interface and associated commands in detail.

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