GE TermiNet Vertical Format Unit Instruction Manual page 20

Fill Character Requirements
GEK-36143
Example: (1200 Baud)
Line 1:
Line 2:
1234567890123456789012345678901234567890CV (No fills required)
(Vertical Tab 3 lines, 320 ms plus 3 x 27 ms
=
401 ms)
Since 120 char/sec
=
8.3 ms/char,
401 ms of fill time is needed while platen is moving:
401 ms
f
8.3 ms/char = 48.4 character times
which rounds off to 49.
49 Character Fill Time: Printing Characters (36 max.) + enough fill characters to total 49
when added to the Printing Characters
+
additional data
+
CL.
123456789012345678901234567890123456#############1234CL
FOLLOWING A NON-PRINTABLE LINE ENDING IN VT OR FF
The rule here is the same as that for
II
Following a Printable Line Ending in VT or FF" except the time interval of
interest is 90 milliseconds plus 27 milliseconds per line of form movement.
Example: (1200 Baud)
Line 1:
Line 2:
Line 3:
16
1234567890123456789012345678901234567890CF (No fills required)
(Form Feed 3 lines, 320 ms plus 3 x 27 ms
=
401 ms)
401 ms
f
8.3 ms/char
=
48.4 character times. (Round off to 49.)
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(Vertical Tab 10 lines, 90 ms plus 10 x 27 ms = 360 ms)
360 ms
f
8.3 ms/char
=
43.4 character times
which rounds off to 44.
44 Character Fill Time: Printing Characters (36 max.)
+
enough fill characters to total 44 when
added to the Printing Characters
+
additional data
+
CL.
123456789012345678901234567890123456########1234CL