Ithaca ITHERM 280 - Legacy Printer Features that Have Changed; Dynamic Code Page Definition

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ITherm® 280 Unicode and Fonts iTherm

280 Programmer’s Guide

Page 280 Rev C 28-07764

This command disables any right-side spacing set by the [ESC] V command. It enforces

this spacing on the current font selection even if the character is too large for the

spacing. In addition, when font changes are made, the character pitch is maintained.

Legacy Printer Features that Have Changed

Because this product employs outline and stroke font character generation, support for

several legacy features are changed from standard iThem 280 version.

Dynamic code page definition

Dynamic code page definition is still supported when in ASCII mode, however Unicode is

now used for the source character locations.

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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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