TransAct Epic Edge - Page 6

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Ticket Taken Sensor .............................................................................................. 30
Chassis Open Sensor/Audible Alarm ..................................................................... 30
Printer Status LED ................................................................................................. 31
Electrical Connections ........................................33
Interface Connections................................................................................................ 35
RS232 Serial/NETPLEX Interface Connections .................................................... 36
*NOTE: The definition of pin 5 differs from the Epic 950 RS232 interface. Ensure
that RS232 signals are referenced to GND on pin 7 of the interface. Using pin 5 for
a ground reference may result in unreliable or no communications. ...................... 36
Default Communication Settings ............................................................................ 36
USB Interface Connections ................................................................................... 37
Power Connections .............................................................................................. 38
ServerPort Connection .............................................................................................. 39
Bezel Lamp Connector .............................................................................................. 40
Firmware Maintenance Ports ..................................................................................... 41
Printer Operation ...............................................43
Racking/Unracking the Inner Chassis ........................................................................ 45
Epic Edge – Gray ...................................................................................................... 46
Epic 950 – Black ........................................................................................................ 46
Installing the 120mm Ticket Adapter .......................................................................... 47
Loading Tickets into Feeding Mechanism .................................................................. 48
Removing Loaded Tickets ......................................................................................... 50
Cleaning the Print Head ............................................................................................ 51
Purchasing Cleaning Cards ................................................................................... 51
Printing a Self-test Ticket ........................................................................................... 52
Firmware Update ....................................................................................................... 53
USB Port Update ................................................................................................... 53
Micro SD Card Update........................................................................................... 54
DIP Switch Settings ................................................................................................... 55
Programming-General Information .......................56
Programming the Epic Edge™ .................................................................................. 58
Compatibility Mode. ............................................................................................... 58
General Programming Information ......................................................................... 58
Resetting the Printer .............................................................................................. 59
Command Parameters........................................................................................... 59
Character Evaluation ............................................................................................. 59
16-bit Character Parameters ................................................................................. 59
Conversions .......................................................................................................... 60
Font Statistics ........................................................................................................ 60
Objects ...................................................................................................................... 60
Print Modes ............................................................................................................... 61
Bitmap Graphics Mode .......................................................................................... 61
Portrait Printing Mode ............................................................................................ 61
Landscape Printing Mode ...................................................................................... 62
Text Objects .......................................................................................................... 63
Bar Code Objects .................................................................................................. 63
Graphic Objects ..................................................................................................... 64
Line Objects .......................................................................................................... 65
General Notes ....................................................................................................... 65