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Esc a, Esc b – Compuprint 9058 Programmer Manual User Manual

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EPSON/IBM Mode

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ESC A

Sets text line spacing at n/60 inch. (EPSON)

ASCII Code

ESC A n

Hexadecimal Value

1B 41 n

Decimal Value

27 65 n

Range

0 < n < 85

This command changes the default line spacing to n/60 inch. The new
line spacing value is immediately activated.

ESC A

Sets text line spacing at n/72 inch. (IBM)

ASCII Code

ESC A n

Hexadecimal Value

1B 41 n

Decimal Value

27 65 n

This command changes the line spacing to n/72 inch. The line spacing
value is stored and activated only after the ESC 2 code is received.

ESC B

Sets vertical tabs. (IBM, EPSON)

ASCII Code

ESC B n

1

… n

x

0

Hexadecimal Value

1B 42 n

1

... n

x

00

Decimal Value

27 66 n

1

... n

x

0

Range

1 < n < 255

In EPSON mode, sets vertical tab stops in the 0 Vertical Format Unit
(VFU) channel. This code sets up to 16 vertical tab stops at the line
specified by n

1

, n

2

and so on in the 0 VFU channel. The tab stops are

memorized as physical positions.

In IBM modes, this code sets up to 64 vertical tab stops at the line
number specified by n

1

, n

2

and so on in the 0 VFU channel. The line

at top of form is line 1. The tab stops are memorized as logical
positions.

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