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Types of Carriage Control Characters

The following carriage control characters can be used in a data line:

Carriage Control Character


Definition

1

Used to skip to channel 1 (a new page) and print the text on the line

2–9

Used to skip to channel 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9 and print the text on the line

A, B, C

Used to skip to channel 10, 11, or 12 and prints the text on the line

+

Used to remain on the current line and print over the text on the current line

X'07'

Used to issue the special IBM 3800 printing subsystem "end of transmission" command

X'17'

Used to issue the special IBM 3800 printing subsystem "mark form" command

X'5A'

Used to issue the special IBM 3800 printing subsystem "control record" command

J

Used in place of a 1 in the first record of a beginning banner page to force a skip to channel 1 when the banner is the first banner to be printed.

Blank or any character not listed in this table

Used to drop down one line on the output banner page and prints the text on the line