User`s manual

ESC ¥ nL nH

[Function] Specifying the relative position

[Code] <1B> H <5C> H <nL><nH>

[Range] 0

255

[Outline] This command specifies the start position for the next print in terms of a relative

position with respect to the current position. The start position for the next

print will be at a distance of [(nL + nH

256)

basic calculation pitch] inches

away the current position.

[Caution] •Specification of a position outside the print area is ignored.

•The new position to be specified for the character of interest will be positive ("+")

if it is to the right of the current position. It will be negative ("-") if it is to the

left of the current position.

•A negative value is the complement of 65536. For example, to move the

position by N pitches to the left, specify it as:

nL + nH

256 = 63356 - N

•The basic calculation pitch is set by GS P.

•Fractions resulting from calculation are corrected with the minimum pitch of

the mechanism, and the remainder is omitted.

•In Standard mode, this command uses the horizontal basic calculation pitch (x).

•In Page mode, this command acts differently depending on the start point:

(1) If the start point specified by ESC T is top left or bottom right, the

command specifies the relative position in the direction perpendicular to

the paper feed (the character’s side-to-side direction), using the horizontal

basic calculation pitch (x).

(2) If the start point is top right or bottom left, the command specifies the

relative position in the paper feed direction (the character’s side-to-side

direction), using the vertical basic calculation pitch (y).

[See Also] ESC $, GS P

[Sample Program] [Print Results]

See Sample Program and Print Results for ESC $ on page 51.