Epson A794-D100 - Manual (Page 86)

Chapter 6: Programming Information A794 Owner’s Guide
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Set Absolute Starting Position
Sets the print starting position for graphics at the specified number of dots from the
beginning of the line. The print starting position is reset to column one after each line.
If the Set Horizontal and Vertical Minimum Motion Units command (1D 50) is used to
change the horizontal and vertical minimum motion unit, the parameters of this
command (Set Absolute Starting Position) will be interpreted accordingly. For more
information, see the description of the Set Horizontal and Vertical Minimum Motion
Units command in this document.
ASCII ESC $ n1 n2
Hexadecimal 1B 24 n1 n2
Decimal 27 36 n1 n2
Value of n = Number of dots to be moved from the beginning of the line.
Value of n1 = Remainder after dividing n by 256
Value of n2 = Integer after dividing n by 256
Formulas
n = ((n1 + (256 x n2)) x 2)
The resulting dot column must be less than 576.