IBM 4610-TM6 - SureMark Printer TM6 Two-color Thermal Transfer

Appendix B. Technical information
General description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Memory units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Immediate commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Voltage conversion circuitry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
RS-485 serial I/O parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Cash drawer connector pin assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
RS-232 connector pin assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
RS-232 parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
USB connector pin assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Code page definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
Generic code page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Code page 437 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Code page 858 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Code page 860 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
Code page 863 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
Code page 865 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
Character fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
Thermal printing font . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
Impact printing fonts (Models TI1, TI2, TI3, TI4, TI8, TG3, and TG4) . . . .95
General description
All SureMark printers print the customer receipt using the thermal printhead. For
SureMark printers that include a document insert station, documents are printed
using the impact head. No SureMark printer contains a journal print station.
Thermal printing occurs by placing a heating element against a thermally sensitive
paper. By energizing the elements, dots are formed. Thermal printers print dot rows
horizontally across the page – 576 dots make up a single dot row across the paper.
Printing continues row by row until the entire character is formed.
Impact printing utilizes a standard ballistic printhead. Each wire is fired against an
inked ribbon which places a dot on the paper.
SureMark printers contain all the circuitry, processing hardware, and software for
operating a thermal and, except for Models TF6 and TM6, an impact printer
mechanism. SureMark printers do not contain a power supply. However, they do
contain voltage conversion circuitry to allow connection to a standard IBM system
interface or to an RS-232 24-volt power supply. (See “Power requirements” on page
12 for specific power supply specifications.)
Specifications
The information in the Document Insert Station column of Table 5 on page 84
applies only to SureMark Models TI1, TI2, TI3, TI4, TI8, TG3, and TG4. There is no
document insert station on models TF6 and TM6.
August 24, 2004
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