Epson A794-D100 - Manual (Page 68)

Chapter 6: Programming Information A794 Owner’s Guide
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Set Horizontal Tab Positions
Sets up to 32 horizontal tab positions n columns from column one, but does not move
the print position. See the Horizontal Tab command (09).
The tab positions remain unchanged if the character widths are changed after the tabs
are set. The command ends with hexadecimal 00; hexadecimal 1B 44 00 clears all tabs.
ASCII ESC D [n]…k NUL
Hexadecimal 1B 44 [n]…k NUL
Decimal 27 68 [n]…k 0
Value of n Column number for tab minus one
(n is always less than or equal to the current selected column width)
Value of k 0-32
Default Every 8 characters from column. 1 (9, 17, 25, etc.) for normal print
Formulas
Set the tab positions in ascending order and put Hex 00 at the end.
Hex 1B 44 00 (number of tabs not specified) clears all tab positions.
Exceptions
The tabs cannot be set higher than the column width of the current pitch:
Standard pitch = 44 columns
Compressed pitch = 56 columns