Esc $ Specify Absolute Horizontal Position; Esc \ Specify Relative Horizontal Position - Brother RJ-4030 Software Manual

ESC $ Specify absolute horizontal position
ASCII: ESC
Decimal: 27
Hexadecimal: 1B
Parameters
0≤n1≤255, 0≤n2≤255
Description
Specifies the absolute print position (in dots) for the next data.
An absolute print position specifies the next print position as a number of dots from the left margin.
n1 and n2 indicate the number of dots from the left margin.
(Number of dots=n1+n2*256)
The dot spacing is calculated as 1/203 inch.
The maximum number of dots that can be specified with n1 and n2 depends on the media.
This command is available only with left alignment.
ESC \ Specify relative horizontal position
ASCII: ESC
Decimal: 27
Hexadecimal: 1B
Parameters
0≤n1≤255, 0≤n2≤255
Description
Specifies the horizontal print position (in dots) as a relative position from the current position.
A relative position specifies the next print position as a number of dots from the current position.
n1 and n2 indicate the number of dots from the current position. (Number of dots=n1+n2*256)
The dot spacing is calculated as 1/203 inch.
Left margin position≤horizontal position after moving<right margin position
Horizontal position after moving=n1+n2*256
The specified value for moving to the left is expressed as a two's complement. It is determined by the
following equation.
n1+n2*256=65536-distance actually moved
This command is available only with left alignment.
$ n1 n2
36 n1 n2
24 n1 n2
\ n1 n2
92 n1 n2
5C n1 n2
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ESC/P Command Reference
5. Control Command Details