User`s manual

MP-4000 TH POS Printer Rev.1.4 Programmer’s Manual
22-aug-2007
Firmware Release: 1.5
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4.3 Horizontal positioning
HT
[Function] Horizontal tab.
[Format] ASCII HT
Hexadecimal 09
Decimal 9
[Description] Moves the print position to the next horizontal tab position.
[Details] • This command is ignored unless the next horizontal tab position has
been set.
• Horizontal tab positions are set with ESC D.
ESC SP n
[Function] Set right-side character spacing.
[Format] ASCII ESC SP n
Hexadecimal 1B 20 n
Decimal 27 32 n
[Description] Sets the character spacing for the right side of the character to [n ×
horizontal or vertical motion units].
ESC D n
1
...n
k
NUL
[Function] Sets horizontal tab positions.
[Format] ASCII ESC D n
1
...n
k
NUL
Hexadecimal 1B 44 n
1
...n
k
00
Decimal 27 68 n
1
...n
k
0
[Description] Sets horizontal tab positions.
• n specifies the column number for setting a horizontal tab position
from the beginning of the line.
• k indicates the total number of horizontal tab positions to be set.
• When setting n = 8, the print position is moved to column 9 by
sending HT.
• Up to 32 tab positions (0 ≤ k ≤ 32) can be set. Data exceeding 32 tab
positions is processed as normal data.
• Transmit [n]k in ascending order and place a NUL code 0 at the end.
• ESC D NUL cancels all horizontal tab positions.