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280 Printer iTherm

280 Programmer’s Guide

28-04430 Rev K Page 7

Contact Information

TransAct Technologies Incorporated

Ithaca Facility

20 Bomax Drive

Ithaca, NY 14850 USA

TransAct Technologies

World Gaming Headquarters

& Western Regional Repair Center

6700 Paradise Road

Suite D

Las Vegas, NV 89119 USA

Telephone (877) 7-ITHACA or (607) 257-8901

Main fax (607) 257-8922

Sales fax (607) 257-3868

Technical Support fax (607) 257-3911

Web site www.transact-tech.com

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Change History3
Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement3
Canadian Department of Communications Radio Interference Statement3
Regulatory Compliance3
Disclaimer4
Copyright4
Trademarks4
Table of Contents5
Introducing Your Itherm ® 280 Printer13
About Your Itherm ® 280 Printer15
Printer15
Who Should Read this Guide16
What Is Included in this Guide16
Warranty Options16
Technical and Sales Support17
- On-Line Technical Support17
- Telephone Technical Support17
- Return Materials Authorization and Return Policies18
- Service Programs18
- Sales Support18
- Contact Information19
Itherm ® 280 Specifications and Requirements21
280 Specifications and Requirements21
Itherm ® 280 Specifications and Requirements23
Itherm® 280 Thermal Printer Models23
Standard Features23
Optional Features25
General Specifications26
- Printing Specifications26
- Character Pitch26
- Table 1 Possible Character Pitches26
- Character Generation27
- Table 2 Requested CPI and Resulting CPI27
- Table 3 Cell Size for Small, Medium and Large Fonts27
Physical Characteristics30
- Dimensions30
- Weight30
Table 4 Standard Power Input Requirements31
Table 5 Power Input Requirements with the 24-Volt DC Power31
Electrical Characteristics31
- Internal AC Powered31
- External Powered DC31
Thermal Print Head31
Media Specifications32
- Receipt Paper32
- Table 6: Paper Grades-Monochrome32
- Figure 1 Receipt Printing, Tear off Position33
Buzzer34
Cover Interlock34
Display Pass through34
Communications Interface35
- Parallel Interface35
- Table 7 Parallel Interface Pin-Outs35
- RS-232 Serial Interface36
- USB Interface36
- Table 8 Serial Interface Pin-Outs36
- Ethernet 10-Base-T Adapter37
- 802.11B Wireless Interface37
- Cash Drawer38
- Interface Description38
- Cash Drawer Pin Assignments38
- Figure 2 Cash Drawer Pin Definitions38
- Table 9 Cash Drawer Pin Assignment39
Vertical Wall Mount Kit Option40
Setup Procedures41
Verifying the Configuration43
- Verify the Communications Interface Card43
- Changing Interface Cards43
- Removing the Old Interface Card43
- Cash Drawer Configuration44
- Configuring the Cash Drawer Interface44
- Figure 3 Cash Drawer Selection44
Installing Cables45
- Connecting Power45
- Figure 4 Power and Communications Ports45
- Connecting Communications Cables46
- Figure 5 3-Pin Mini DIN Plug46
- Table 10 Serial Interface Pin out46
- Table 11 Parallel Interface Pin out46
- Verify the Firmware Configuration47
Installing Paper47
Installing Windows Printer Drivers48
- Printer Driver Installation for WIN95, 98, Me48
- Printer Driver Installation for NT4.0, 200048
- OPOS Drivers Installation Instructions49
- To Install the USB Drivers49
- 280 Printer51
- How to Operate the Itherm ® 280 Printer51
How to Operate the Itherm53
280 Printer53
Button53
FEED Button53
Indicator Lights (LED)54
- Power Indicator (LED)54
- Error Indicator (LED)54
- Paper Indicator (LED)54
Fault Indicators54
Table 12 Error Blink Codes55
Testing the Printer Overview56
- Using Self-Test, Configuration, and Hex Dump Mode56
- Hex-Dump Mode58
- Level 0 Diagnostics59
- Boot Loader Mode59
- 280 Printer61
- Configuring Your Itherm ® 280 Printer61
Configuration Mode Overview63
- Most Frequent Configuration Incompatibilities63
How to Change Configuration Settings63
- Entering into Configuration Mode63
Using Configuration Mode64
Remote Configuration67
Setting up for Color Paper67
- Custom Color67
Programming Codes69
Nomenclature71
- Standard Emulation72
- IPCL Codes72
- EPOS Emulation72
- Axiohm72
- Ithaca ® Microline Emulation72
Control Codes Overview71
Application Development72
Ithaca Control Codes and Commands73
- Pcos Printer Control Codes73
- Quick Pcos Reference Chart74
- Quick Pcos Reference Chart (Alphabetic)81
- Low Level Paper Motion Control86
- Horizontal Motion Control87
- Vertical Motion Control89
- Feed to Black Dot95
- Character Pitch97
- Table 13 Character Pitch98
- Table 14 Inter-Character Spacing99
- Character Font100
- Table 15 Language Table ID's103
- Table 16 Code Page Definition Table104
- Table 17 Euro Character Substitution Matrix105
- Table 18 OCR MA-3110
- Print Rotation Commands117
- Rotated Print Summary120
- Itherm123
- Itherm ® 280 Page Mode123
- Figure 6 Page Mode Entry Orientations123
- Graphic Mode127
- Graphics Compression133
- User Store (Graphic Save)133
- User Macros141
- Bar Codes143
- Figure 7 Code 39 Full 128 Character Encoding145
- Figure 8 Expanded Function Coding147
- Figure 9 Code 128 Encoding Values149
- Electronic Journal154
- Unicode and Downloaded Fonts166
- Unicode Encoding166
- Miscellaneous Control171
- Table 20 Paper Sensor Commands176
- Remote Power Control179
- Documented Extended Control Commands180
- Printer Status181
- Inquire Commands182
- ESC/POS TM Codes191
- Differences between Epson TM T90 and Itherm ® 280191
Supported TM-T88 Commands193
Undocumented TM-T88 Commands196
Table 22 Undocumented TM-T90 Commands196
Supported TM-T90 Commands197
Table 23 Supported EPOS Commands197
Table 19 Paper Sensor Commands198
Table 21 Supported TM-T90 Commands198
TM-T88 / TM-T90 and ESC/POS202
- TM Command Descriptions202
Print and Feed Commands202
Line Spacing Commands204
Character Commands204
Table 24 Select Character Font Table205
Table 25 International Character Sets206
Table 26 Character Code Pages208
Table 27 Character Code Table209
Table 28 Print Modes210
Table 29 Rotation Modes211
Panel Button Commands213
Table 30 Paper Sensor Commands214
Paper Sensor Commands214
Table 31 Paper Sensor Commands215
Print Position Commands216
Table 32 Print Density Selection220
Bit-Image Commands220
Table 33 Automatic Status Back (ASB) Values for <N221
Status Commands221
Table 34 Automatic Status Back (ASB) First Byte (Printer Information)222
Table 35 Automatic Status Back (ASB) Second Byte (Error Information)222
Table 36 Automatic Status Back (ASB) Third Byte (Paper Sensor Information)223
Table 37 Automatic Status Back (ASB) Fourth Byte (Paper Sensor Information)223
Table 38 Paper Sensor Status (<N> = 1, 49)223
Table 39 Drawer Kick-Out Connector Status (<N> = 2, 50)224
Table 40 Values for the Status Function, <N224
Table 41 Printer Status (<N> = 1)224
Table 42 off Line Status (<N> = 2)225
Table 43 Error Status (<N> = 3)225
Table 44 Paper Roll Sensor Status (<N> = 4)225
Table 45 Peripheral Status (<N> = 0, 48)226
Table 46 Paper Status226
Printing Paper Command227
Page Mode228
Bar Code Commands231
Table 47 Bar Code System Based on <M232
Table 48 Printing Position of HRI Characters233
Table 49 Font for Human Readable Interpretation (HRI) Characters233
Table 50 Horizontal Size of the Bar Code233
Mechanism Control Commands234
Miscellaneous Commands235
Table 51 Printer ID235
Table 52 Type ID (<N> = 2 or 50)235
Table 53 Peripheral Device Bit Definitions237
Macro Function Commands241
Table 54 Macro Control Bit Definitions241
User-Defined Images and Graphics Commands242
- Table 55 User-Defined Bit-Image Resolutions246
- Ithaca ® Specific Itherm ® 280 Commands247
- Panel Button Commands247
- Paper Out/Low Sensor Commands247
Itherm ® Citizen Emulation249
Itherm ® Star Emulation249
Itherm Axiohm Emulation249
Itherm ® 280 Color Graphics251
280 Color Graphics251
Printing Graphics253
- Character Graphics253
- Figure 10 Example of Character Graphics253
- Figure 11 Example Commands for a Sample Receipt254
- Figure 12 Sample Receipt255
- APA Graphics256
- Figure 13 Receipt with Graphics259
- Print File Graphics260
- Store Graphics in the Printer261
- How to Use IPCL Commands in Text Strings262
- How Universal Graphics Is Done262
- Cautions263
- Universal Color Command Descriptions264
Itherm ® 280 Universal Color Graphics259
Itherm ® 280 Coupon-Cut-Logo Feature266
Unicode267
Unicode - a Software Font Solution269
About Unicode270
- Memory270
Transact's Implementation of Unicode in the Itherm ® 280270
Itherm ® 280 Extended Printer Control273
Communications281
Figure 14 Typical POS System283
Protocol and Print Buffers283
Figure 15 Host to Printer Link284
Figure 16 Printer Communications Buffer Flow285
Usb286
- USB Support286
Tcp/Ip287
- Print Server Features Standard Ethernet Connection287
- Supported Protocols287
- User Interface/Configuration287
- Other287
Parallel Port288
- Parallel Port Protocol288
- Figure 17 Parallel-Port Data Timing288
- Printer Buffer Size289
- Parallel Port Inquire and IEEE 1284289
- Figure 18 Parallel Port ACK Timing Options289
- Table 56 Parallel-Port Timing289
- Parallel Port Plug and Play291
Serial Port293
- Serial Port Protocol293
- Figure 19 Serial Port Flow Control Using DTR293
- Figure 20 XON/XOFF Serial Port Flow Control294
- Print Buffer Flow295
- Printer Buffer Size297
- Serial Mode Plug and Play297
- Using DSR297
- Serial Device Identification298
- Serial Port Inquire299
Display Pass through300
Remote Power Control300
Remote Printer Reset301
- Reset in Serial Mode301
- Reset in Parallel Mode301
Miscellaneous Communication Features302
- Power-Cycle Recovery302
- Data Pass-Through302
- Multi-Drop Configuration302
- Off-Line Active303
Recovery from Mechanical Errors304
Programmer's Notes305
Appendix A: Code Page Definition Table307
Appendix B - ASCII Code Table309
Appendix C: Ordering Supplies311
Table 57 Paper Ordering Information311
Table 58 Cables Ordering Information311
Index313

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