Chapter 10: IBM - Standard Functions
10-11
Max. tabulator position
Pitch Narrow printer Wide printer
10 cpi 79 135
12 cpi 95 162
15 cpi 119 203
17.1 cpi 136 232
20 cpi 159 255
Function Dec. Hex. ASCII
Skip to next vertical 11 0B VT
tab
Set vertical tabs 27 66 1B 42 ESC B
n
1
... n
k
0n
1
... n
k
00 n
1
... n
k
NUL
k = 1 to 16
n = 1 to 255
No vertical tabs are set when switching on the printer. Up to 16
vertical tabulator positions can be set, the positions being defined
as a line number. They must be entered in ascending order and end
with a NUL character. The parameter n
1
indicates the line number
of the first tab, n
2
to n
k
accordingly the line numbers of the other
tabs to be set. Up to 64 vertical tabs can be defined (n
1
...n
64
). ESC B
NUL deletes all vertical tabs. If the command VT is entered without
any tab positions being defined, a line feed is executed.
The actual position of a tab mark depends on the actual line spacing
when loading the vertical tabs and does not move when line spac-
ing is changed (absolute position). With the skip command for the
vertical tabulator the paper is transported to the next tab position.
If a skip command is entered without further vertical tab positions
being set, a line feed is executed.
Function Dez. Hex. ASCII
Reset horizontal/ 27 82 1B 52 ESC R
vertical tabs to default
Use this command to cancel any tab stops you have set and return
to the printerĀ“s defaults. This means that horizontal tab stops will
occur every eight columns, and that there will be no vertical tab
stops. A VT command will just produce a single line feed.
Vertical tabulators
Reset tabs to
default
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