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2001/10/02 

CHAPTER 6 EPSON - 17 

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m

i

 specifies the tab based on the current line space setting. 

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The value of 

m

i

 must be in the range 0 to 255. 

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The tab stops must be set in ascending order.  If you specify a channel’s tab settings in any other 
order, any previous settings made for that channel are cleared. 

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Vertical tab settings are not affected by subsequent changes in the line spacing setting. 

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Esc b 

n

 0

 clears the vertical tab settings set for channel 

n.

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You can select a channel using the 

Esc /

 command and move the print position to its tab stops using 

the 

VT

 control code. 

LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(98); CHR$(1); CHR$(10); CHR$(20); CHR$(0);  

'Set tab stops at lines 10 and 20. 

Select vertical tab channel 

Esc/

n 

(27)(47)n   

<1Bh><2Fh>n 

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This command allows you to select a set of vertical tabs (or channel) that you defined using the 

Esc b

command. 

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All subsequent vertical tab commands use the selected tab channel’s settings. 

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n

 must be in the range from 0 to 7. 

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The default channel is channel 0.  Channel 0 is the current channel when the printer is  first switched 
on or after a reset with the 

Esc @

 command.   

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There are no default vertical tab settings for any channel. 

LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(47); CHR$(5); 'Select vertical tab channel 5 

Vertical tab 

VT 

(11)  

<0Bh> 

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The 

VT

 control code (ASCII 11) moves the current print position one vertical tab stop down the page.  

The current vertical tab channel’s settings are used. 

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If you have not previously selected a vertical tab channel with the 

Esc /

 command, channel 0, the 

default channel is used. 

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If you have not set any vertical tab stops for the current channel with either the 

Esc B

,

 Esc b

,

 or Esc e 

1

 commands, the print position is moved down one line using the current line space setting. 

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If there are no tab stops below the current print position a line feed is performed. 

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If no tab stops have been set a carriage return and line feed are performed. 

LPRINT CHR$(11); ' Vertical tab 

6.5. 

Using Standard Characters 

Set pitch to 10 characters per inch 

EscP  

(27)(80) 

<1Bh><50h> 

This command sets the printing pitch to 10 characters per inch (cpi). 

LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(80); 'Set pitch to 10 cpi 

Set pitch to 12 characters per inch 

EscM  

(27)(77) 

<1Bh><4Dh> 

This command sets the printing pitch to 12 characters per inch (cpi). 

LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(77); 'Set pitch to 12 cpi 

Select / cancel proportional spacing 

Escpn  

(27)(112)n  

<1Bh><70h>n 

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This command allows you to turn proportional spacing on or off. 

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Setting 

n

 to 1 turns proportional spacing on.  Subsequent text is printed proportionally spaced. 

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Setting 

n

 to 0 turns proportional spacing off.  Subsequent text is printed monospaced. 

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When you specify the value for 

n

 you can use the character codes for ‘0’ and ‘1’ (48 and 49) instead 

of 0 and 1. 

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Selecting proportional spacing cancels condensed character mode.