Commodore VIC-1525 - Print Start Position-Dot Address

4.5 Print Start Position-Dot
Address
Using the
CHR$(27),
the
absolute address
(dot
units)
can be
specified
via the following
format.
CHR$(27) CHR$(16)
CHR$(0)
CHR$(15)
3.10
The
2 bytes that follow
CHR$(27)
and
CHR$(16) are binary data
used to
indicate the
absolute address away
from the home position
(dot
units).
1st byte
2nd
byte
I);
I\ I),
W
1),
a
D,
1)
(.)
P«
Pr
W
P
3
p«
P
3
1*2
w
Po
Higher 1 bit
(HP)
Lower 8
bits (LP)
3.11
The
above
2 bytes
are used to indicate the
starting
print
position
and
are treated
as
a single
9
bit binary
notation data
inside the
Printer.
P. p
?
p«l
p
5
P*
P
3
P*
P,
l\
3.12
For example the
dot
address
15
can be determined
by
HP=CHR$(0),
LP=CHR$(15).
dot
address
0123456789
1011121314 151617
474475476477478479
O
O
O
O
O
o
o
o<
o<
o<
o<
Oi
>o
>o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
00
01
character address
02
79
3.13
24.