Epson SQ-2000 Manual

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Horizontal Spacing Commands (continued)

Function:

Absolute dot position

Format:

ASCII

<ESC> “$” n1 n2

Decimal

27

36 n1 n2

Hexadecimal 1B 24 n1 n2

Remarks:

Moves the print head to an absolute horizontal position.

The position, in inches, is determined by the formula

(n + n2 X 256)/60. The maximum position is 13.6 inches.

Function:

Move print head

Format:

ASCII

<ESC> “\" n1 n2

Decimal

27

92 n1 n2

Hexadecimal 1B 5C n1 n2

Remarks:

Moves

the print head a specified distance from the

last charac-

ter printed. It can move the print head either left or right. The

distance, in inches, is determined by the following formulas:

Draft:

(n1

+

n2

x 256)/120

Letter Quality:

(n1 + n2

x 256)/180

Proportional:

(n1 + n2

x

256)/360

To move to the left, add 64 to the calculated value for n2. The

maximum distance is 13.6 inches. The command will be

ignored if you try to move to a position outside of the current

margins.

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