Types of Carriage Control Characters

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

0: Skips two lines and print the text on the next line.
1: Skips to channel 1 (a new page) and print the text on the line.
2–9: Skips to channel 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9 and print the text on the line.
A, B, C: Skips to channel 10, 11, or 12 and print the text on the line.
+: Remains on the current line and print over the text on the current line.
-: Skip three lines and print the text on the line.
X'07': Issues the special IBM 3800 printing subsystem "end of transmission" command.
X'17': Issues the special IBM 3800 printing subsystem "mark form" command.
X'5A': Issue the special IBM 3800 printing subsystem "control record" command.
Blank or any character not listed in this table: Drops down one line on the output banner page and print the text on the line.