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2001/10/02 

CHAPTER 6 EPSON - 10 

Set inter-character space 

EscSPn 

(27)(32)n  <1Bh><20h>n 

• 

This command allows you to set the space between successive characters. 

• 

n

 is the space between characters in multiples of 1/120". 

• 

n

 must be in the range 0 to 127. 

LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(32); CHR$(5); 'Set 1/24" char space 

Select justification mode 

Escan 

(27)(97)n   

<1Bh><61h>n  

• 

This command allows you to select the justification mode for subsequent text. 

• 

Set 

n

 to 0 to select left justification.  

• 

Set 

n

 to 1 to centre subsequent text.  

• 

Set 

n

 to 2 to select right justification.  

• 

Set 

n

 to 3 to select full justification (text will be both left and right justified).  

• 

The default justification mode is left justification. 

• 

The horizontal tab, 

HT

, and backspace, 

BS

, control codes can only be used in left justification mode. 

LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(97); CHR$(2); 'Right justify text 

Set absolute print position 

Esc$n1n2  (27)(36)n1n2 

<1Bh><24h>n1n2 

• 

This command allows you to print characters a specified distance in from the left margin. 

• 

The unit of movement is 1/60". 

• 

The specified distance to be moved is 

n

1

+(

n

2

*256)/120". 

• 

If the specified position is to the right of the right margin the command is ignored. 

LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(36); CHR$(120); CHR$(0); 'Print a line 2" in  

Set relative print position 

Esc\n1n2  (27)(92)n1n2 

<1Bh><5Ch>n1n2 

• 

This command allows you to print characters a specified distance to the left or right of the current 
print position. 

• 

The unit of movement is 1/120". 

• 

If you wish to move the print position to the right, the distance the print position is to be moved is 
calculated as 

(n

1

+(

n

2

*256))/120". 

• 

If you wish to move the print position to the left, the distance the print position is to be moved is 
calculated as (65536 – (

n

1

+(

n

2

*256)))/120". 

• 

If the specified position is beyond the left or right margin the command is ignored. 

LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(36); CHR$(180); CHR$(0); 'Print a line 1.5" to 

the right 

Select unidirectional printing 

Esc<  

(27)(60) 

<1Bh><3Ch> 

This command has no effect. 

Select / cancel unidirectional printing 

EscU  

(27)(85) 

<1Bh><55h> 

This command has no effect. 

Set data MSB to 0 

Esc=  

(27)(61) 

<1Bh><3Dh> 

• 

This command enables you to set the most significant bit of incoming data bytes to 0. 

• 

This command does not affect data comprising a graphics image or data that defines a downloadable 
character. 

LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(61); 'Set MSB to 0