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Table of Contents

Default Chapter3
- Change History3
- Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement4
- Canadian Department of Communications Radio Interference Statement4
- Regulatory Compliance4
- Disclaimer5
- Copyright5
- Trademarks5
- Table of Contents6
- Figures11
- Tables11
Introducing Your Itherm ® 280 Printer13
- About Your Itherm ® 280 Printer15
- Who Should Read this Guide16
- What Is Included in this Guide16
- Warranty Options16
- Technical and Sales Support17
280 Specifications and Requirements21
- Itherm ® 280 Specifications and Requirements23
- Itherm® 280 Thermal Printer Models23
- Standard Features23
- Optional Features25
- General Specifications26
  - Printing Specifications26
- Physical Characteristics26
  - Dimensions26
  - Weight27
Tables28
- Electrical Characteristics28
  - Internal AC Powered28
  - External Powered DC28
- Table 1 Standard Power Input Requirements28
- Table 2 Power Input Requirements with the 24-Volt DC Power28
- Thermal Print Head28
- Media Specifications29
- Figures30
- Buzzer31
- Cover Interlock31
- Display Pass through31
- Communications Interface32
- Vertical Wall Mount Kit Option37
Setup Procedures39
- Verifying the Configuration41
- Installing Cables43
- Installing Paper45
- Printer Drivers and Printer Controls46
  - Definitions for Terms You will See in this Guide46
- Getting Started - Questions to Ask47
- Windows Printer Driver49
- PC Hardware49
- Gdi49
- Figure 5 Windows Print Driver49
- OPOS Driver50
- PC Hardware50
- Figure 6 OPOS or UPOS50
- USB Driver51
- Figure 7 USB Driver51
- Ethernet Virtual Serial Driver52
- Figure 8 Ethernet Virtual Serial Driver52
- Posprinter Activex Control (Posprinter OCX)53
- PC Hardware53
  - Figure 9 Posprinter OCX53
  - Where to Get more Information54
- 280 Printer55
How to Operate the Itherm57
- Fault Indicators58
- Indicator Lights (LED)58
- Table 9 Error Blink Codes59
- Testing the Printer Overview60
Configuring Your Itherm ® 280 Printer65
- Configuration Mode Overview67
  - Most Frequent Configuration Incompatibilities67
- How to Change Configuration Settings67
  - Entering into Configuration Mode67
- Using Configuration Mode68
- Remote Configuration71
- Setting up for Color Paper71
  - Custom Color71
Programming Codes73
- Control Codes Overview75
- Nomenclature75
  - Standard Emulation76
  - IPCL Codes76
  - EPOS Emulation76
  - Axiohm76
  - Ithaca ® Microline Emulation76
- Application Development76
- Ithaca Control Codes and Commands77
  - Pcos Printer Control Codes77
  - Quick Pcos Reference Chart78
  - Low Level Paper Motion Control84
  - Horizontal Motion Control85
  - Vertical Motion Control87
  - Feed to Black Dot93
  - Character Pitch95
  - Table 10 Character Pitch96
  - Table 11 Inter-Character Spacing97
  - Character Font98
  - Character Sets and Code Pages100
  - Double-Byte and Multi-Byte Code Page Description Files102
  - Code Page Selection102
  - Table 12 Language Table ID's103
  - Table 13 Euro Character Substitution Matrix105
  - Page Mode115
  - Figure 10 Page Mode Entry Orientations116
  - Figure 11 Page Mode Set Printable Area119
  - Figure 12 Default Page Mode Printed Area120
  - Figure 13 Defined Page Mode Printed Area121
  - Graphic Mode125
  - Graphics Compression131
  - User Store (Graphic Save)131
  - User Macros139
  - Bar Codes141
  - Figure 14 Code 39 Full 128 Character Encoding143
  - Figure 15 Expanded Function Coding145
  - Figure 16 Code 128 Encoding Values146
  - Electronic Journal151
  - Miscellaneous Control163
  - Table 15 Paper Sensor Commands168
  - Remote Power Control171
  - Documented Extended Control Commands172
  - Printer Status173
  - Inquire Commands174
  - ESC/POS TM Codes183
  - Differences between Epson TM T90 and Itherm ® 280183
- Supported TM-T88 Commands185
- Table 17 Undocumented TM-T90 Commands188
- Undocumented TM-T88 Commands188
- Supported TM-T90 Commands189
- Table 18 Supported EPOS Commands189
- Table 14 Paper Sensor Commands190
- Table 16 Supported TM-T90 Commands190
- Print and Feed Commands193
- TM-T88 / TM-T90 and ESC/POS193
  - TM Command Descriptions193
- Character Commands195
- Line Spacing Commands195
- Table 19 Select Character Font Table196
- Table 20 International Character Sets197
- Table 21 Character Code Pages199
- Table 22 Character Code Table200
- Table 23 Print Modes201
- Table 24 Rotation Modes202
- Panel Button Commands204
- Paper Sensor Commands205
- Table 25 Paper Sensor Commands205
- Table 26 Paper Sensor Commands206
- Print Position Commands207
- Bit-Image Commands211
- Table 27 Print Density Selection211
- Status Commands212
- Table 28 Automatic Status Back (ASB) Values for <N212
- Table 29 Automatic Status Back (ASB) First Byte (Printer Information)213
- Table 30 Automatic Status Back (ASB) Second Byte (Error Information)213
- Table 31 Automatic Status Back (ASB) Third Byte (Paper Sensor Information)214
- Table 32 Automatic Status Back (ASB) Fourth Byte (Paper Sensor Information)214
- Table 33 Paper Sensor Status (<N> = 1, 49)214
- Table 34 Drawer Kick-Out Connector Status (<N> = 2, 50)215
- Table 35 Values for the Status Function, <N215
- Table 36 Printer Status (<N> = 1)215
- Table 37 off Line Status (<N> = 2)216
- Table 38 Error Status (<N> = 3)216
- Table 39 Paper Roll Sensor Status (<N> = 4)216
- Table 40 Peripheral Status (<N> = 0, 48)217
- Table 41 Paper Status217
- Printing Paper Command218
- Page Mode219
- Bar Code Commands222
- Table 42 Bar Code System Based on <M223
- Table 43 Printing Position of HRI Characters224
- Table 44 Font for Human Readable Interpretation (HRI) Characters224
- Table 45 Horizontal Size of the Bar Code224
- Mechanism Control Commands225
- Miscellaneous Commands226
- Table 46 Printer ID226
- Table 47 Type ID (<N> = 2 or 50)226
- Table 48 Peripheral Device Bit Definitions228
- Macro Function Commands232
- Table 49 Macro Control Bit Definitions232
- User-Defined Images and Graphics Commands233
  - Table 50 User-Defined Bit-Image Resolutions237
  - Ithaca ® Specific Itherm ® 280 Commands238
  - Panel Button Commands238
  - Paper Out/Low Sensor Commands238
- Itherm Axiohm Emulation240
- Itherm ® Citizen Emulation240
- Itherm ® Star Emulation240
280 Color Graphics241
- Itherm ® 280 Color Graphics241
- Printing Graphics243
- Itherm ® 280 Universal Color Graphics249
- Itherm ® 280 Coupon-Cut-Logo Feature256
Unicode and Fonts257
- Fonts259
Unicode and Fonts259
- Unicode264
  - Unicode Encoding264
  - Bitmap Fonts267
- File System and the POR.INI File270
- Font Size and Spacing275
  - Font Size and Spacing Command Interactions276
  - Table 51 Character Pitch281
- Legacy Printer Features that Have Changed282
  - Dynamic Code Page Definition282
File System283
- File System Interface285
  - File System Commands285
280 Extended Printer Control291
Communications299
- Figure 21 Typical POS System301
- Protocol and Print Buffers301
- Figure 22 Host to Printer Link302
- Figure 23 Printer Communications Buffer Flow303
- Usb304
  - USB Support304
- Tcp/Ip305
- Parallel Port306
- Serial Port311
- Display Pass through318
- Remote Power Control318
- Remote Printer Reset319
  - Reset in Serial Mode319
  - Reset in Parallel Mode319
- Miscellaneous Communication Features320
- Recovery from Mechanical Errors322
- Programmer's Notes323
Appendix A: Internal Code Pages325
Appendix B - ASCII Code Table326
Appendix C: Unicode Character Addresses327
Appendix D: WGL4.0 Character Addresses329
Appendix E: GB18030 Character Addresses333
Appendix F Windows 1252 Latin 1340
Appendix G: Ordering Supplies343
- Table 53 Paper Ordering Information343
- Table 54 Cables Ordering Information343
Index345

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