GE TermiNet 300 Programmer's Manual page 22

INSERTING DELAYS WHEN MAKING A PAPER TAPE FOR THE TermiNet PAPER TAPE READER
When making a paper tape to be read by your local Reader, follow the procedures
for the Printer operations listed below to obtain the necessar,y delays.
Note
The procedures below call for codes
ESC~
to obtain
delays. However, any Escape and character combination
that does not adversely affect your system can be used.
ESC -- is most often used and is recommended. The delay
time is generated because each Escape and character com-
bination that is read will cause the Reader to stop for
approximately 300 milliseconds. This method of usi an
Es ca e and Character Combination e. • ESC
~
to en-
erate time delays is only applicable when using the Termi-
Net Paper Tape Reader.
Consecutive Linefeeds - Follow the first LF with
ESC,-...J
,then enter as
many
consecutive LF's as required.
Note
X represents printable character.
Example:
X
X X X LF
ESC"-J
LF LF LF LF LF LF X X X X
Startup As a Result of ESC H - Follow the startup code (ESC h or ESC H) with
ESC~ ESC~
•
Example: ESC H ESC"-'
ESCr--I
X X X
Shutdown As a Result of Control Code EOT - Precede EOT with ESC~
•
Example: X X X
ESC'"
ECDT
Single Vertical Tab or Form Feed - Precede the VT or FF with ESC~ and follow
the VT or
FF
with one ESC- for every 12 lines or less of form movement.
Example:
Vertical Tab, 5 lines - X X X LF CR
ESC'"'J
VT ESC,-...., X X X
EX'dmple : Form Feed, 28 lines - X X X LF CR ESC,-J FF ESC
r--
ESC,-.- ESC,-..J X X X
Consecutive Vertical Tabs or Form Feeds - Precede the first VT or FF with ESC~ and
-
follow the first VT or FF with one ESC'" for every 12 lines or less of form
movement; then follow with "blocks of codes" for the consecutive VT or FF movements .
.E8.ch of these consecutive "blocks of codes" should consist of a VT or FF followed
by
one ESC'"'-' for every 12 lines or less of form movement.
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