Brother International PJ-883 ESC/ P Brother Command Reference - Page 59

VT Perform vertical tab, Hexadecimal: 0B

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ESC/P Command Reference VT Perform vertical tab ASCII: VT Hexadecimal: 0B Parameters None Description  Moves the print position to the nearest vertical tab position down from the input position.  The next horizontal print position becomes the beginning of the line.  If the next vertical tab position extends beyond the bottom margin, or if there is no vertical tab position specified below the current position, VT is performed as if it is (moves to the TOF position of the next page). • Line feed amount • Tab position • Tab position Tab position ABCD 21 EfghijkL 3 VT code 4 5 6 7 Abcdefg 8 VT code 9 10 11 12 ABCDEFG 13 VT code 14 15 16 aiueo 17 18 Example: Vertical tabs are specified at Lines 6, 11, and 15, and data is entered while VT are performed.  When all vertical tab positions have been canceled by an initialization or with ESC B NUL, performing VT is equal to performing CR.  Auto-canceling double-width characters specified with SO or ESC SO are canceled. - 53 - 5. Control Command Details

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ESC/P Command Reference
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5. Control Command Details
VT
Perform vertical tab
ASCII:
VT
Hexadecimal: 0B
Parameters
None
Description
Moves the print position to the nearest vertical tab position down from the input position.
The next horizontal print position becomes the beginning of the line.
If the next vertical tab position extends beyond the bottom margin, or if there is no vertical tab position
specified below the current position, VT is performed as if it is (moves to the TOF position of the next
page).
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VT code
Tab position
Tab position
Tab position
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ABCD
EfghijkL
Abcdefg
ABCDEFG
aiueo
VT code
VT code
Line feed
amount
Example: Vertical tabs are specified at Lines 6, 11, and 15, and
data is entered while VT are performed.
When all vertical tab positions have been canceled by an initialization or with ESC B NUL, performing VT
is equal to performing CR.
Auto-canceling double-width characters specified with SO or ESC SO are canceled.