Epson FX Series

Forms Control Commands
CHR$(12) [“L]
Produces a form feed.
CHR$(13)
Produces a carriage return.
CHR$(27)“8”
Turns the paper-out sensor OFF.
CHR$(27)“9”
Turns the paper-out sensor ON.
CHR$(27)“C”CHR$(n) Sets the form length in lines: n = 0 - 127.
CHR$(27)“C”CHR$(0)CHR$(n)
Sets the form length in inches: n = 0 - 22.
CHR$(27)“N”CHR$(n) Produces a variable skip-over-perforation. n = 0 - form
CHR$(27)“0”
length or 127.
Turns skip-over-perforation OFF.
Formatting Commands
CHR$(27)“D”CHR$(n
1
) ... CHR$(n
k
)CHR$(0)
Sets the horizontal tab stops at n
1
, n
2
, ..., n
k
, where
k < = 32, 0 < n
k
< margin length.
CHR$(9) or CHR$(137) Activates a horizontal tab.
CHR$(27)“B”CHR$(n
1
)....CHR$(n
k
)CHB$(0)
Sets the vertical tab stops at n
1
- n
k
, where k < = 16; n
k
= 1 to
form length.
CHR$(27)"b"CHR$(n)CHR$(n
1
)CHB$(n
2
) ... CHR$(n
k
)CHR$(0)
Stores vertical tab stops in channel n, where n = 0 - 7. Chan-
nel 0 is the same as CHR$(27)”B”.*
CHR$(27)“/“CHR$(n) Selects channel n.
CHR$(1l)
Activates a vertical tab.
CHR$(27)“Q”CHR$(n) Sets the right margin at n, where n ranges
from 2 - 80 in Pica,
3 - 96 in Elite, and
4 - 137 in Compressed.
CHR$(27)“l”CHR$(n) Sets the left margin at n, where n ranges
from 0 - 78 in Pica,
0 - 93 in Elite, and
0 - 133 in Compressed.*
CHR$(27)“U1”
Turns Continuous Unidirectional Mode ON.
CHR$(27)“U0”
Turns Continuous Unidirectional Mode OFF.
CHR$(27)”<”
Turns One-Line Unidirectional Mode ON.
Graphics Modes
CHR$(2^X)
Fires pin X when sent as graphics data, where
X = 0 -7.
CHR$(27)“K”CHR$(n
1
)CHR$(n
2
);
Turns Single-Density Graphics Mode ON;
width = n
1
+ 256*n
2
CHR$(27)“L”CHR$(n
1
)CHR$(n
2
);
Turns Double-Density Graphics Mode ON.
CHR$(27)"Y"CHR$(n
1
)CHR$(n
2
);
Turns High-Speed Double-Density Graphics ON.
CHR$(27)“Z”CHR$(n
1
)CHR$(n
2
);
Turns Quadruple-Density Graphics Mode ON.
CHR$(27)"*"CHR$(n)CHR$(n
1
)CHR$(n
2
);
Selects Graphics Density n, where:
0 = 480 dots per line
4 = 640 dpl
1 = 960 dpl (same as CHR$(27)“L”) 5 = 576 dpl (1-to-1 ratio)
2 = 960 dpl (same as CHR$(27)“Y”) 6 = 720 dpl
3 = 1920 dpl (same as CHR$(27)“Z”)
CHR$(27)“^“CHR$(0)CHR$(n
1
)CHR$(n
2
);
Turns Single-Density Nine-Pin Graphics Mode ON.
CHR$(27)“^“CHR$(l)CHR$(n
1
)CHR$(n
2
);
Turns Double-Density Nine-Pin Graphics Mode ON