Ithaca PcOS Series 80PLUS Programmer's Manual

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PROGRAMMER’S GUIDE Rev B

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Programmer’s Guide PcOS Series 80PLUS Change History

Change History

Rev. B Clarified Table 1 Updated user defined memory commands Fixed bar code width table

Rev. A Initial Release

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Disclaimer PcOS Series 80PLUS Programmer’s Guide

Disclaimer

Information in this publication is subject to change without notice. However, as product improvements become available, Ithaca Peripherals will make every effort to provide updated information for the products described in this publication.

Ithaca Peripherals cannot guarantee that changes in software and equipment made by other manufacturers, and referred to in this publication, do not affect the applicability of information in this publication.

No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Ithaca Peripherals.

Trademarks

Ithaca PcOS is a registered trademark of Ithaca Peripherals. Ithaca Peripherals is a Transact Technologies Incorporated Company. Epson and ESC/POS are registered trademarks of Seiko Epson Corporation. Axiohm is a registered trademark of Dardell Technologies. IBM is a registered trademark of the International Business Machines Corporation. Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement

The Series 80PLUS Printer complies with the limits for a Class A computing device in accordance with the specifications in Part 15 of FCC rules which are designed to minimize radio frequency interference during installation; however, there is no guarantee that radio or television interference will not occur during any particular installation. If this equipment does cause interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on while the radio or television is on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient the radio or television receiving antenna;

• Relocate the printer with respect to the receiver;

• Plug the printer and receiver into different circuits.

If necessary, the user should consult their dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for additional suggestions. The user may find the following booklet prepared by the Federal Communications Commission helpful: How to Identify and Resolve Radio/TV Interference Problems.

This booklet is available from the US Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. Ask for stock number 004-000-00345-4.

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Programmer’s Guide PcOS Series 80PLUS Canadian Statement

Canadian Department of Communications Radio Interference Statement

The Series 80PLUS Printer does not exceed Class A limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.

UL, CSA, VDE, CE Statement

Ithaca Peripherals’ printers are UL and CSA Listed, VDE Certified, and carry the CE Mark.

Declaration of Conformity

Product name: Thermal Printer Type name: Series 80PLUS

These printers conform to the following directives and norms:

Directive 89/336/EEC EN 55022 (1995) /A1 (1995) EN 50082-1 (1992) IEC 801-2 (1991) IEC 801-3 (1984) IEC 801-4 (1991)

Directive 90/384/EEC EN 45501: (1992)

EMI and Safety Standards Applied

The following standards are applied only to the printers that are so labeled. (EMC is tested using the Ithaca Bestec BPA-601-24-1984).

Europe: CE marking

EN55022 (1995) EN50082-1 (1992) EN45501 (1992) Safety standard: TÜV EN 60950 (1992)

North America: EMI: FFC Class A

Safety Standards: UL 1950, 3rd edition (1995) CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 950-95, 3rd edition (1995)

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WARNING: Warnings must be carefully followed to avoid serious bodily injury.

CAUTION: Care must be taken to avoid minor injury to yourself or damage to your equipment.

NOTES: Notes contain important information and useful tips on the operation of your printer.

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Programmer’s Guide PcOS Series 80PLUS Table of Contents

Table of Contents

General Information..................................................................................................................................1

Warranty Information.........................................................................................................................1

Warranty Options........................................................................................................................1

Service Information.....................................................................................................................1

What is in this book? ..........................................................................................................................1

Who should read this book? .........................................................................................................1

Where can you find more information? ........................................................................................1

Contacting Ithaca Peripherals......................................................................................................1

General Description ...........................................................................................................................2

Features.......................................................................................................................................2

Interface Specifications ......................................................................................................................4

Serial...........................................................................................................................................4

Parallel........................................................................................................................................4

Cash Drawer ...............................................................................................................................4

Setting up the Printer................................................................................................................................5

Connecting the Printer and Computer ................................................................................................5

Connecting the Cash Drawer ..............................................................................................................6

Connecting the Power Supply .............................................................................................................8

Self-test Mode...........................................................................................................................................9

Description.........................................................................................................................................9

Configuration Ticket..........................................................................................................................9

Print Tickets.......................................................................................................................................9

Configuration Mode................................................................................................................................10

Description.......................................................................................................................................10

Entering Configuration Mode........................................................................................................... 10

Configuration Options ......................................................................................................................11

Reference Information............................................................................................................................. 13

Printing Specifications .....................................................................................................................13

Paper Specifications .........................................................................................................................14

Paper roll (single-ply) ................................................................................................................14

Electrical Characteristics ..................................................................................................................14

Reliability.........................................................................................................................................14

Environmental Conditions................................................................................................................14

Control Commands.................................................................................................................................15

Control Codes Overview...................................................................................................................15

Nomenclature...................................................................................................................................15

Emulation Modes and Available Commands ....................................................................................16

Standard Emulation................................................................................................................... 16

ESC/POS...................................................................................................................................16

IPCL Codes......................................................................................................................................16

Printer Control Codes..............................................................................................................................17

Print/Paper Motion ...........................................................................................................................17

Low-level Paper Motion Control................................................................................................ 17

Horizontal Motion Control............................................................................................................... 18

Vertical Motion Control................................................................................................................... 20

International Character Sets and Code Pages ....................................................................................23

Character Print Control....................................................................................................................27

Character Pitch..........................................................................................................................27

Rotated Fonts ...................................................................................................................................29

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Character Attribute Commands........................................................................................................30

Formatted Print Rotation Commands................................................................................................33

Graphics Mode .................................................................................................................................37

Standard APA Graphics ............................................................................................................37

Extended APA Graphics............................................................................................................ 38

Graphic Save.................................................................................................................................... 40

Programming considerations .....................................................................................................40

Bar codes .........................................................................................................................................42

Printer Control.................................................................................................................................44

M50 Compatibility Commands......................................................................................................... 47

Printer Status Set/Inquire .................................................................................................................48

Serial Mode Inquire................................................................................................................... 48

IEEE 1284 Mode Inquire........................................................................................................... 48

Inquire Commands....................................................................................................................49

Dynamic Response Mode...........................................................................................................54

Extended Diagnostic Commands......................................................................................................55

Control Codes Summary by Code.....................................................................................................56

Epson/Axiohm Commands......................................................................................................................59

Emulation Modes............................................................................................................................. 59

Supported Commands ......................................................................................................................60

Command Descriptions.................................................................................................................... 64

Print and Feed Commands.........................................................................................................64

Line Spacing Commands ...........................................................................................................66

User Defined Memory Commands.............................................................................................67

Character Commands................................................................................................................73

Panel Button Commands ...........................................................................................................82

Paper Sensor Commands...........................................................................................................82

Print Position Commands..........................................................................................................83

Bit-Image Commands................................................................................................................ 88

Status Commands ......................................................................................................................90

Bar code Commands ........................................................................................................................97

Macro Function Commands..................................................................................................... 100

Mechanism Control Commands...............................................................................................102

Miscellaneous Commands .......................................................................................................103

Operator Panel Controls........................................................................................................................107

Cover Open Button......................................................................................................................... 107

Paper Feed Button.......................................................................................................................... 107

Power/Error LED...........................................................................................................................107

Printer State Control Switches............................................................................................................... 109

Paper Out Switch ...........................................................................................................................109

Cover Open Switch ........................................................................................................................109

Cutter Position Switch ....................................................................................................................109

Troubleshooting.................................................................................................................................... 110

Hexadecimal Dump........................................................................................................................110

Appendix A ..........................................................................................................................................111

Communications ............................................................................................................................111

Overview.................................................................................................................................111

Interfaces................................................................................................................................. 111

RS-232C Interface...................................................................................................................111

RTS/CTS Protocol...................................................................................................................111

DTR/DSR Protocol..................................................................................................................111

XON/XOFF Protocol...............................................................................................................112

RS-232C Technical Specification ............................................................................................112

Parallel Interface............................................................................................................................ 114

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Parallel Interface Specification (IEEE 1284)............................................................................114

Appendix B...........................................................................................................................................115

Error Code Diagnosis.....................................................................................................................115

Description..............................................................................................................................115

Appendix C........................................................................................................................................... 116

ASCII Code Table..........................................................................................................................116

Appendix D ..........................................................................................................................................117

Language Table - Code Page Definitions........................................................................................117

Appendix E ...........................................................................................................................................119

Upgrading/Changing Printer Firmware..........................................................................................119

Appendix F........................................................................................................................................... 120

Ordering Paper...............................................................................................................................120

Qualified Suppliers for Thermal Paper.....................................................................................120

Ordering Cables.............................................................................................................................120

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Programmer’s Guide PcOS Series 80PLUS General Information

Chapter 1: General Information

Warranty Information

Warranty Options

The PcOS Series 80PLUS Printer comes with a standard 24-month warranty covering both parts

and labor. An optional warranty, covering both parts and labor for an additional 12 months, may

be purchased separately. For more information concerning the warranty options, please contact

your dealer or the Sales Department at Ithaca Peripherals. See “Contacting Ithaca Peripheral”

below.

Service Information

The printer may be serviced by a dealer, an independent service contractor, or by Ithaca

Peripherals. If the printer is to be serviced by Ithaca Peripherals, a return authorization is

required. Call Technical Support at (607) 257-8901, and ask for a return authorization.

The printer will need to be packed in the original packing material and box and sent to Ithaca

Peripherals. Information on how to ship the printer will be provided with the return

authorization.

What is in this book?

Who should read this book?

This book is intended for system engineers or system integrators. It contains the information

needed to integrate the Series 80PLUS Printer with a point-of-sale terminal and to program the

terminal to communicate with the printer.

Where can you find more information?

An Operator's Guide is available that describes setup and use of the Series 80PLUS Printer. It

describes basic procedures such as changing paper; printing on a form; and replacing the ribbon

cassette. A Maintenance Manual is also available; however, it is intended for trained, service

technicians.

For information about ordering these books or programs, refer to the next section.

Contacting Ithaca Peripherals

The Sales and Technical Support Departments will be able to help you with most of your

questions.

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Contact the Sales Department to order documentation, receive additional information about the

Series 80PLUS Printer, order supplies, or obtain information about other products by Ithaca

Peripherals.

Contact the Technical Support Department if you would like information about your warranty or

if you need to send a printer in for service.

You can reach the Sales and Technical Support Departments at the following address and phone

or fax numbers.

Ithaca Peripherals

20 Bomax Drive

Ithaca, NY 14850

Main phone (607) 257-8901

Sales fax (607) 257-3868

Technical Support fax (607) 257-3911

Internet Support

Ithaca Peripherals maintains an Internet web site. The address is http://www.ithper.com. On the technical support page, you will find support information on all of our printers. The Series 80PLUS support pages offer the latest information. They include the current version of this manual, program examples, test procedures, programming instructions, and supported print drivers.

General Description

Features

The Series 80PLUS Printer is a high-quality POS printer that can print on a thermal paper roll.

The printer has the following features.

Printing

• High-speed printing: approximately 31.8 lines/second (1/6 inch feed).

• Low-noise thermal printing

• 72-mm/2.83-inch print zone

• Dual cash draw drivers with status

• Centronics parallel IEEE 1284 nibble, byte mode or RS-232C interface

• Configurable receive, and image buffer areas

Software

• Command protocol is based on the Ithaca PcOS Standard.

• Characters can be scaled up to 8 times as large as the standard size.

• Bar code printing is possible by using a command code. Bar codes can be printed in the

vertical direction.

• Repeated operation and copy printing are possible by using graphic save.

• Character font size (13 x 24 font or 10 x 24 font) is used to produce 10, 12, 15, 17, and

20 cpi print.

• All-points-addressable (APA) graphics are supported in ten different resolutions.

• Custom graphic/user save area is located in nonvolatile memory.

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• Self-diagnostics are included.

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Printer Handling

• Paper roll loading is easy.

• An auto-cutter is standard.

• The printer allows easy maintenance for tasks such as head cleaning.

• The built-in interface provides control capability for two cash drawers.

Interface Specifications

Serial

The serial interface is a standard RS-232 interface on a 9-pin D-shell connector. It is defined as a

standard DTE device. A null model cable is required to interface the printer to another DTE

device (a PC). See the serial port description contained in the communications area later in this

manual for more information.

Parallel

The parallel port is a standard 25-pin D-shell as defined in the IEEE 1284-A Standard. See the

parallel port description contained in the communications area later in this manual for more

information.

Cash Drawer

The Series 80PLUS printer supports dual cash drawers with status. The interface will provide

status and 24 VDC up to 1.25 amps to the cash drawer. See the cash drawer interface description

later in this manual.

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Programmer’s Guide PcOS Series 80PLUS Setting up the Printer

Chapter 2: Setting up the Printer

Up to four cables can be connected to the printer, providing power, host interface, and cash drawer support. They attach to the connector panel on the back of the printer, as shown below.

Cash

Drawer 1

Interface

Figure 1 Connector Panel

Cash

Drawer 2

Power

Connecting the Printer and Computer

You need an appropriate interface cable. The parallel interface requires a straight through 25-pin connector, with male termination on the printer end, see the interface section for complete pin definition details. The serial interface requires a DB25- to DB9-pin or DB9- to DB9-pin null modem crossover cable, with a DB9-pin female terminal on the printer end, and the appropriate gender connector at the host computer end. See the communication section for complete pin definition details.

1. Plug the cable connector securely into the printer’s interface connector.

2. Tighten the screws on both sides of the cable connector.

3. Attach the other end of the cable to the appropriate terminal on the computer.

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Setting up the Printer PcOS Series 80PLUS Programmer’s Guide

Connecting the Cash Drawer

The cash drawer option allows up to two cash drawers to be connected to the printer in a system with a PC that has no connectors for the cash drawer cables.

The cash drawers are operated by software command from the host system through the printer. For additional information on the printer commands used by the host system to activate the cash drawers, see “Control Code Library” later in this manual.

1. Plug the cash drawer cables into the connectors on the printer. The connectors are standard

phone connectors.

2. If only one cash drawer is used, plug the cable into the connector labeled 1.

NOTE: The following illustration shows the pin outs for the cash drawer connectors, as viewed from the rear of the unit. Drawer #2 can be configured to be the same as #1 via jumper J-7.

Drawer 2 Drawer 1 Power Connector

1 2 3 4 5 6

Figure 2 Pin outs for cash drawer connectors

1 2 3 4 5 6

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Cash Drawer J7 3-4* Pin # Epson/Axiohm

1 Frame Ground 2 Drawer Drive - (Ground) 3 Status Switch + 4 Drawer Drive + (24V Switched) 5 Drawer Drive - (Ground)

No Connect 6 Status Switch - (Ground) 1 Frame Ground 2 No Connect

Drawer Drive - (Ground) 3 Status Switch + 4 Drawer Drive + (24V Switched) 5 Drawer Drive - (Ground) 6 Status Switch - (Ground)

Table 1

*This jumper is for compatibility with earlier Epson printers. Pins 3-4 are the default configuration for these jumpers.

WARNING:

Use a drawer that matches the printer’s specification. Using an improper drawer may damage the drawer as well as the printer.

CAUTION:

Do not connect a telephone line to the drawer kick-out connector; otherwise the printer and the telephone line may be damaged.

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Setting up the Printer PcOS Series 80PLUS Programmer’s Guide

Connecting the Power Supply

Use the optional Ithaca Bestec BPA-601-24-1984 or equivalent power supply for your printer. The following illustration shows the power cable connector and pin assignments. The power cable connector is a 3-pin mini-DIN plug and is located in the small cavity under the printer.

Earth Ground

+24 Volt Supply

- 24 Volt Return

Figure 3 Power cable connector

WARNING:

Make sure that you use the Ithaca Bestec BPA-601-24-1984 power supply or equivalent. Using an incorrect power supply may cause fire or electrical shock.

CAUTIONS:

If the power supply’s rated voltage and your outlet’s voltage do not match, contact your dealer for assistance. Do not plug in the power cord. Otherwise, you may damage the power supply or the printer.

Make sure that the power supply’s power cord is unplugged from the electrical outlet.

Check the label on the power supply to make sure that the voltage required by the power supply matches that of your electrical outlet.

Plug in the power supply’s cable as shown below. Notice that the flat side of the plug faces up.

NOTE: To remove the DC cable connector, grasp the connector at the arrow, and pull it straight out.

INSTALLING OR REPLACING THE PAPER ROLL NOTE: Be sure to use paper rolls that meet specifications.

1. Make sure that the printer is in the idle state.

2. Open the paper roll cover by pressing the cover open button located in the forward corner of the

printer cover.

3. Remove the used paper roll core if there is one.

4. Insert the paper roll with the shiny side facing down.

5. Assure that a small amount of paper extends over the front side of the printer. Then close the

cover until it locks into place.

6. Depress the paper feed button to activate the vertical motor, and toss out the scrap paper. Units

with a cutter will automatically cut the paper off for you, if your printer does not have a mechanical cutter, simply tear the paper off by pulling it against the printer cover at an angle.

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Programmer’s Guide PcOS Series 80PLUS Self-test Mode

Chapter 3: Self-test Mode

Description

The Series 80PLUS PcOS thermal printer has the ability to print self-test tickets on power-up upon command. The self-test prints a variety of information about the printer’s operating settings and configuration. The information provided by the self-test is listed below.

Configuration Ticket

• Operating system type and version

• Current emulation mode (M50, M80PLUS, Epson TM-T8x, or Axiohm 7193)

• Interface configuration

• Hex-dump mode status (ON/OFF)

• Carriage return control

• Input buffer capacity

• Graphic save RAM buffer capacity

• Nonvolatile EEPROM buffer capacity (bit-image, character set in Epson/Axiohm)

Contents of the EEPROM save buffer (bit-image, character set in Epson/Axiohm) Start-up macro definition status (YES/NO)

• Additional information

Auto-cutter (Enabled/Disabled)

Print Tickets

The configuration ticket is followed by several print examples that test the various features of the printer.

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Configuration Mode PcOS Series 80PLUS Programmer’s Guide

Chapter 4: Configuration Mode

Description

The Series 80PLUS PcOS thermal printer has many options and features that are user configurable. Unlike most printers that use dip switches to control these settings, the Series 80PLUS Printer has been equipped with an automated configuration mode. By powering the Series 80PLUS Printer in a special sequence, it will enter configuration mode. In this mode, the printer’s current settings are printed one at a time. By pressing the FEED button, the printer cycles through the remaining available settings for that option. When the setting for the item you desire has been selected, waiting five seconds will cause the printer to move on to the next option that you can change. When all options have been exhausted, the Series 80PLUS Printer writes them permanently to its nonvolatile EEPROM memory and resets itself. See Configuration Options for an ordered list of options and their associated settings.

Entering Configuration Mode

Follow the steps below to enter the configuration mode:

1. Power the printer off if it is not already off.

2. Open the cover.

3. Power the printer on while holding down the FEED button.

4. Wait until the status LED blinks a cover open condition. (See Appendix B).

5. Release the FEED button.

6. Load the printer with paper if it is not already loaded.

7. Close the cover.

8. The Series 80PLUS Printer will print a few lines of instructions followed by:

Press PAPER FEED to begin

9. If the FEED button is not pressed within five seconds, the printer will exit the configuration

mode without making any changes and reset.

10. If the FEED button is pressed, the printer will start the configuration mode by displaying the first

option and its setting. See Configuration Options for an ordered list of options and their associated settings.

11. At this time you may,

A) Press the FEED button to cycle through the choices for this option or B) Wait five seconds to continue to the next option.

12. Repeat Step 11 until the last option has been completed.

13. The Series 80PLUS Printer will print a message indicating it is exiting the configuration mode

and will save the settings exactly as they have been presented/changed.

If the Series 80PLUS Printer is powered off at any time during the configuration mode, no changes will be saved.

The initial setting displayed with each option reflects the current configuration. If you do not wish to change a setting, simply wait five seconds to continue to the next option.

The printer does not have to be hooked up to a host computer to use the configuration mode.

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Programmer’s Guide PcOS Series 80PLUS Configuration Mode

Configuration Options

The tables below depict the options, in order, presented by the configuration mode. Each option shows the settings available, as well as the default setting where applicable.

Hex Dump Mode Disabled (default) Enabled If hex dump is enabled, the remainder of the configuration process

will be skipped. The printer will then enter hex dump mode. The printer will remain in hex dump until it is reset or power cycled.

Emulation Mode PcOS M80PLUS Normal Ithaca M80PLUS Mode (IBM like) M50 Ithaca M50 Emulation Epson TM85 Epson TM85 Emulation Epson TM88 Epson TM88 Emulation Axiohm Axiohm 7193 Emulation Carriage Return (CR) Control Normal return (default) Perform a normal CR by returning the input pointer to the left

margin; overprint allowed.

Line feed Translate CR’s into LF’s Ignore carriage return Ignore all CR’s; only line feed operations result in print Language Set/Code Page Selects the default language set/code page depending upon the selected emulation mode. EURO Substitution Enabled Enable Euro character substitution in select code pages.

See Table A below. Disabled Auto Cutter Option Enabled Disabled Input Buffer Size 45 bytes 8192 bytes (default) 16384 bytes 24576 bytes 32768 bytes User Definable Buffer Size 14 KB RAM buffer storage for user definable character sets and images. 20 KB (default) 1 KB = 1024 bytes 26 KB 32 KB 38 KB Graphic Buffering Enabled (default) The printer will print multiple lines of graphics at the same time.

Start/stop printing will be less noticeable during large images.

Disabled The printer will print graphics a line at a time.

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For printers equipped with an RS-232 serial communications interface Baud Rate 38400 BPS 19200 BPS 9600 BPS (default) 4800 BPS Data bits, Parity, Stop Bits 8,none,1 (default) 7,odd,1 7,even,1 8,none,2 8,odd,1 8,even,1 Flow Control XON/XOFF DTR/DSR CTS/RTS CTS/RTS and DTR/DSR Data Receive Error Prints ‘?’ (default) Ignored Serial Plug and Play Enabled (default) Disabled

For printers equipped with an IEEE 1284 parallel communications interface IEEE 1284 nINIT Line Reset Enabled (default) Disabled IEEE 1284 nACK Signal Operation Mode 1 Not BUSY precedes ACK low. Mode 2 Not BUSY follows ACK low.

TABLE A: Euro Character Substitution Matrix

Name Epson IBM Code Page Insertion Point

850 26 850 0xD5 Turkey 857 57 857 0xD5 Win Cyrillic 52 1022 0x88 Win Turkish 51 1021 0x80 Win Greek 50 1020 0x80 Win Hebrew 62 1032 0x80 Win Baltic 68 1034 0x80

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Programmer’s Guide PcOS Series 80PLUS Reference Information

Chapter 5: Reference Information

Printing Specifications

Printing method Thermal line printing Dot density 8 dots/mm x 8 dots/mm (203 dpi x 203 dpi) Printing direction Unidirectional with friction feed Printing width 72 mm (2.83 in.), 576 dot positions Characters per line 28 to 57 depending on the selected pitch Printing speed Approximately 31.8 lines/second (1/6 inch feed, at 24 V, 20° C)

Approximately 135 mm/second (approximately 5.3 in./second)

NOTES:

Print speed may be slower, depending on the data transmission speed and the combination of control commands.

The printer switches the mode of the printing speed automatically.

There may be variations in printing after switching the mode of the printing speed.

Paper feed speed Approximately 135 mm/second (approximately 5.3 in./second) continuous

printing

Line spacing (default) Mode: 4.23 mm (1/6 in.) or 3.17 mm (1/8 in.)

Programmable by control command.

Number of characters Alphanumeric characters: 255 per code page

International characters: 67 code pages

Character structure Font A: 13 x 24 (including 2-dot spacing in horizontal)

Font B: 10 x 24 (including 2-dot spacing in horizontal)

Font A

13 × 24

Font B

10 × 24

Table 2 Character Spacing in Epson and Axiohm Modes

cpl = characters per line (Space between characters is not included. Characters can be scaled up to 64

times as large as the standard sizes.)

Standard

W x H

(mm)

1.38 × 3.00

(.06” × .12”)

1.00 × 3.00

(.04” × .12”)

Double-high

Cpl Max

44 1.63 × 6.00

57 1.00 × 6.00

W x H

(mm)

(.06” × .24”)

(.04” × .24”)

Cpl Max

44 2.75 × 3.00

57 2.00 × 3.00

Double-wide

W x H

(mm)

(.11” × .12”)

(.08” × .12”)

Double-wide/

Cpl Max

22 2.75 × 6.00

28 2.00 × 6.00

Double-high

W x H

(mm)

(.11” × .24”)

(.08” × .24”)

Cpl Max

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Selected cpi

Actual cpi

Font used Cpl

single-wide Cpl2 double-wide

10 10.1 A 28 14 12 11.9 A 33 16 15 15.6 A 44 22 17 16.9 B 48 24 20 20.3 B 57 28

Table 3 Character spacing in PcOS M80PLUS mode

cpi = characters per inch

cpl = characters per line

Characters can be scaled double-high/double-wide with normal PcOS commands.

Paper Specifications

Paper roll (single-ply)

Maximum outside diameter 100 mm (4.0 in.) Paper roll spool diameter

Inside 12 mm (0.47 in.) Outside 18 mm (0.71 in.) Note The paper must not be pasted to the paper roll spool.

Width 80 mm +0.0/-1.0 mm (3.15 in. + 0.0/-0.04 in.)

Thermal sensitive layer faces outward on roll.

Electrical Characteristics

Output power 48 watts maximum average Supply voltage 24 VDC ± 3% at 2.0 amp maximum average Amp maximum average 2.0 Peak current 4.5 A Standby current 0.2 A Line and load regulation ± 3% to ± 5% at peak load Ripple 240 mV at full load Overvoltage protection 35 VDV maximum

Reliability

MTBF: Mechanism 94,000 hours @ 12.5% ratio

Print head life 100 km; 100 million pulses

Environmental Conditions

Temperature

Operating 0° to 40°C (32° to 104°F)

Humidity

Operating 10% to 90% RH, noncondensing

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Programmer's Guide PcOS Series 80PLUS Control Commands Overview

Chapter 6: Control Commands

Control Codes Overview

This programmer's guide is designed to help users of the PcOS Series 80PLUS Printer develop applications. The PcOS Series 80PLUS printers are specialized point-of-sale (POS) printers that have several features not normally found on general purpose printers. Because of these features, the PcOS Series 80PLUS printers have specialized codes to control these features. This programmer's guide documents the control codes with an emphasis on those codes that are unique to the PcOS Series 80PLUS printer.

All PcOS Series 80PLUS printers are available with both a serial or parallel interface. Both interfaces provide the same printer control1 and use the same control codes.

Nomenclature

When describing control codes, there is often confusion as to whether the description is decimal, hex, or ASCII. To minimize this problem, this programmer’s guide will use the following nomenclature when describing control code sequences:

[ ] This encloses a control character and is a single 8-bit value as defined in the standard

ASCII tables. The ASCII table in Appendix C lists all the control codes. An example would be [ESC] which would represent a 1BH or 26 Decimal.

< > This encloses an 8-bit value in decimal format. The value will be from 0 to 255. An

example would be <2> which would represent 02H or 2 Decimal.

<n> This indicates a variable parameter. In this case, a variable parameter, n, can have a

value from 0 to 255. The meaning of n is described and defined in the description of the command.

<n1> <n2> This indicates that there are two parameters, n1 and n2, where both have values from 0

to 255.

<m1> <m2> This an IPCL parameter consisting of two digits, where m1 and m2 are ASCII characters

from 0 to 9. The values will be combined to form a value from 0 to 99. If m3 is included, the parameter will be combined to form a value from 0 to 999. If two values are specified, there must be two bytes added to the IPCL code. In other words, if the command specifies <m1> <m2> and the desired value is 5, the value must be specified as 05.

x All other characters in control strings represent ASCII characters. For example, [ESC] 1

represents 1BH followed by 31H.

The serial and IEEE 1284 interfaces provide a few additional interface capabilities over a standard parallel interface. The parallel M80PLUS supports the IEEE 1284 interface and provides a bidirectional data path.

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Emulation Modes and Available Commands

The Series 80PLUS PcOS thermal printer is capable of emulating an Ithaca M50, Epson TM88, Epson TM85, and Axiohm 7193 series printer, in addition to the native M80PLUS PcOS. The Ithaca M90 PcOS and M150 PcOS products are supersets/subsets of the M80PLUS. The current emulation mode can be obtained at any time by performing a self-test and may be changed at any time via the configuration mode.

Not all of the commands supported by the Series 80PLUS Printer are available at all times.

Standard Emulation

The standard control codes for the PcOS Series 80PLUS printers are extensions and subsets of other Ithaca PcOS products. In some cases, an application designed for a Series 50 printer with IBM code sets will function with a PcOS Series 80PLUS Printer in M50 emulation. There are, however, significant differences in the operation of the PcOS Series 80PLUS Printer that may impact existing applications.

ESC/POS

The Series 80PLUS printer supports an ESC/POS emulation with Epson or Axiohm emulations. These commands are different from the PcOS commands and are documented in the Epson/Axiohm command section of this manual.

IPCL Codes

IPCL (Ithaca Printer Control Language) codes are designed to control a printer without using control characters (For example, characters less than 20H.) Not all commands are supported by IPCL codes. For the commands that are, the IPCL code is listed.

In rare cases, an IPCL code will interfere with the text that is to be printed. The IPCL translator can be disabled with an [ESC]y<4> command.

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Chapter 7 Printer Control Codes

Print/Paper Motion

Low-level Paper Motion Control

Function Carriage return ASCII [CR] Hexadecimal 0DH Decimal <13> IPCL &%CR Description This command prints the contents of the print buffer (if any) and resets the

next character print position to the left margin. A line feed is not performed unless auto-feed was active. The left margin is defined by the current print station, print rotation direction, and left margin command.

Function Line feed ASCII [LF] Hexadecimal 0AH Decimal <10> IPCL &%LF Description This command prints the contents of the buffer (if any) and advances paper

one line at the current default line spacing. The next character print position is reset to the left margin.

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Horizontal Motion Control

There are several commands that can control the horizontal position of characters. Many applications use space control to position fields. However, there is the ability to control character position with horizontal tab stops. This is done by using the horizontal tab, [HT], to move to those tab stops.

Function Horizontal tab ASCII [HT] Hexadecimal 09H Decimal <9> IPCL &%HT Description This command inserts spaces in the print buffer up to the next tab stop. The

default tab locations are every eight spaces.

Function Set horizontal tab stops ASCII [ESC] D <n1> <n2> <n3> ... <ni> 0 Hexadecimal 1BH 44H <n1> <n2> <n3> ... <ni> 00H Decimal <27><68><n1> <n2> <n3> ... <ni> <0> IPCL none Description This command sets tab stops at the character columns specified by <n>. The

end of the settings is specified by a <0>. All previously set tabs will be cleared by this command. There is no restore defaults procedure other than to respecify the tabs.

Column sizes are in accordance with the current character pitch. Setting tabs that are beyond the station width is possible. A [CR] will be

inserted if the tab is used. Printing will begin at the home position.

The power up default is every eight spaces, i.e., 9, 17, 25, and so on.

Function Reset horizontal tab stops ASCII [ESC] R Hexadecimal 1BH 52H Decimal <27><82> IPCL &%HV Description This command resets horizontal and vertical tab stops to power up

configuration. The power up horizontal default is every eight spaces, i.e., 9, 17, 25, and so on. The vertical default is every line.

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Function Set justification ASCII [ESC] a <n> Hexadecimal 1BH 61H <n> Decimal <27><97><n> IPCL &%JL, &%JC, &%JR Description This command sets the horizontal justification. The print format of the printer

can be right, center, or left justified. The value of <n> specifies the justification.

Where <n> 0 = Left justified &%JL

1 = Center justified &%JC 2 = Right justified &%JR 8 = Left justified (No LF) None 9 = Center justified (No LF) None 10 = Right justified (No LF) None

The power on default is left justified.

NOTE: Lines that have mixed size characters within the line cannot be

centered. For example, a line with mixed single- and double-high characters cannot be centered. If a line of print is to be double-high and centered, the change to single-high must be done after the line terminator for the doublehigh line. For example, [ESC] W<3>Centered[ESC]W<0>[CR] will not print correctly because the printer assumes that more data will follow the [ESC]W<0>. This should be: [ESC]W<3>Centered[CR] [ESC]W<0>.

NOTE: The justify commands also effect graphics.

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Vertical Motion Control

Function Fine line feed ASCII [ESC] J <n> Hexadecimal 1BH 4AH <n> Decimal <27> <74><n> IPCL &%FM <m1> <m2> <m3> Description This command prints the contents of the buffer (if any) and performs a line feed

of n/216 inch. This command does not change the default line spacing value. The next character print position is reset to the left margin if the Auto-CR mode is set.

EPOS NOTE: In EPOS mode, this command performs line feeds in n/144-

inch increments.

Function Set variable line space to n/216 inch ASCII [ESC] 3 <n> Hexadecimal 1BH 33H <n> Decimal <27><51><n> IPCL &%SV <m1> <m2><m3> Description This command sets the default line spacing to n/216 inch. Set n = 1 to 255.

This command sets the line feed spacing used by [LF] to values other than 1/8 or 7/72 inch. This command takes effect immediately as opposed to the [ESC] A <n> command.

EPOS NOTE: Line spacing of n/144 is used.

Function Set line space 27/216 inch ASCII [ESC] 0 Hexadecimal 1BH 30H Decimal <27><48> IPCL &%ST Description This command sets the default line spacing to 1/8 inch (27/216 inch). This is a

standard 8 lines per inch line spacing. This is the default text line spacing at initial power-up.

EPOS NOTE: In EPOS mode, this command sets 1/6-inch spacing or 6 lines

per inch.

Function Set line space 21/216 inch or (7/72 inch) ASCII [ESC] 1 Hexadecimal 1BH 31H Decimal <27><49> IPCL &%SG Description This command sets the default line spacing to 21/216 inch. This line spacing is

for all-points-addressable (APA) graphics printing.

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Function Set variable line space n/72 inch ASCII [ESC] A <n> Hexadecimal 1BH 41H <n> Decimal <27><65><n> IPCL none Description This command sets default line spacing to n/72 inch. Set n = 1 to 85. This line

spacing does not take effect until enabled by the [ESC] 2 command. This command is provided to maintain backward compatibility with Series 50, OKIDATA, IBM, and other printers. It can also be used to print on preprinted forms.

Function Enable [ESC] A <n> line spacing ASCII [ESC] 2 Hexadecimal 1BH 32H Decimal <27><50> IPCL none Description [ESC] 2 enables [ESC] A <n> line spacing. This is a companion to the [ESC]

A <n> command and puts the specified line spacing into effect. It will remain in effect until another line spacing command is issued.

Function Feed <n> lines at current spacing ASCII [ESC] d <n> Hexadecimal 1BH 64H <n> Decimal <27><100> <n> IPCL &%FL <m1> <m2> Description This command prints the contents of the buffer (if any) and performs <n> line

feeds at the current line spacing. This command does not change the default line spacing value. The next character print position is reset to the left margin.

NOTE: The IPCL command will print from 00 to 99 lines. For example, if you

wish to feed 12 lines, the IPCL command would be &%FL12.

Function Form feed ASCII [FF] Hexadecimal 0CH Decimal <12> IPCL &%FF Description This command performs a form feed to cut.

Function Begin auto line feed ASCII [ESC] 5 <01> Hexadecimal 1BH 35H 01h Decimal <27><53><01> IPCL &%MA Description This command sets auto line feed mode. NOTE: This overrides the configuration setting.

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Function End auto line feed ASCII [ESC] 5 <0> Hexadecimal 1BH 35H 00H Decimal <27><53><0> IPCL &%CA Description This command ends auto line feed mode. NOTE: This command overrides the configuration setting.

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International Character Sets and Code Pages

The PcOS Series 80PLUS Printer supports 65 different international character sets. In IBM and EPOS printers, there have historically been two ways of selecting a character set. The oldest way is by use of character sets. This mode substituted international characters in the upper 128 characters of the standard character set to support different countries. As time passed, this approach became difficult to support. It became a problem for the application to match the characters displayed and the characters printed. To solve this problem, code pages were developed. The printer and display would use the same code page and the application would then display and print the same characters. IBM and EPOS defined new commands to select code pages and left the old commands in effect.

The PcOS Series 80PLUS Printer supports international character sets as well as code pages. However, both methods are extended in the PcOS Series 80PLUS. This is to allow the most flexibility for the application programmer.

The PcOS Series 80PLUS printer has extended the IBM code page selection command to allow character sets as well as normal IBM code pages to be selected.

All characters in code pages as well as character sets are addressed as 0 to 255. (Characters below 32 must be addressed with the [ESC]^<n> command.) Code pages may be changed at any time and are active for all features including rotated print.

As discussed above, there are two commands for language selection in IBM mode. The first is [ESC] ! which will select one of 19 international character sets. This command will not select all the possible sets and is provided for compatibility with older programs. The second is [ESC] [ T which will select any of the code pages.

Function Select international character table set ASCII [ESC] ! <n> Hexadecimal 1BH 21H Decimal <27><33> IPCL &%CS<n> Description This command selects the international character set, <n>. In standard mode,

the value of <n> is as follows.

<n> Language <n> Language <n> Language

64-’@’ ASCII (Slashed zero) 71-’G’ Norwegian 78-’N’ Swedish IV

65-’A’ ASCII (Unslashed zero) 72-’H’ Dutch 79-’O’ Turkish 66-’B’ British 73-’I’ Italian 80-’P’ Swiss I 67-’C’ German 74-’J’ French Canadian 81-’Q’ Swiss II 68-’D’ French 75-’K’ Spanish 90-‘Z’ Publisher 69-’E’ Swedish 76-’L’ Swedish II

70-’F’ Danish 77 -’M’ Swedish III

Table 4 Language table ID’s

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Function Select character code page ASCII [ESC] [ T <nh> <nl>

Hexadecimal 1BH 5BH 54H <nh> <nl> Decimal <27><91><84><nh> <nl> IPCL &%CP <m1> <m2><m3><m4> Description This command selects character code page <nh> <nl>. The PcOS Series

80PLUS Printer supports many code pages. The following code pages are supported.

Code

Page

Country Code/ Language Set

64 USA

Decimal

> <nl>

Hex

> <nl>

Code

Page

Country Code/

Language Set

Decimal

> <nl>

0,64 0H,040H 866 Cyrillic II-866 3,98 3H,062H

Hex

> <nl>

(Slashed 0)

65 USA

0,65 0H,041H 869 Greek 869 3,101 3H,065H

(Unslashed 0) 66 British 0,66 0H,042H 874 Thailand 3,106 3H,06AH 67 German 0,67 0H,043H 895 Kamenicky (MJK) 3,127 3H,07FH 68 French 0,68 0H,044H 1008 Greek 437 3,240 3H,0F0H 69 Swedish I 0,69 0H,045H 1009 Greek 928 3,241 3H,0F1H 70 Danish 0,70 0H,046H 1011 Greek 437 Cyprus 3,243 3H,0F3H 71 Norwegian 0,71 0H,047H 1012 Turkey 3,244 3H,0F4H 72 Dutch 0,72 0H,048H 1013 Cyrillic II-866 3,245 3H,0F5H 73 Italian 0,73 0H,049H 1014 Polska Mazovia 3,246 3H,0F6H 74 French

Canadian

0,74 0H,04AH 1015 ISO Latin 2 3,247 3H,0F7H

75 Spanish 0,75 0H,04BH 1016 Serbo Croatic I 3,248 3H,0F8H 76 Swedish II 0,76 0H,04CH 1017 Serbo Croatic II 3,249 3H,0F9H 77 Swedish III 0,77 0H,04DH 1018 ECMA-94 3,250 3H,0FAH 78 Swedish IV 0,78 0H,04EH 1019 Windows East

Europe

3,251 3H,0FBH

79 Turkish 0,79 0H,04FH 1020 Windows Greek 3,252 3H,0FCH 80 Swiss I 0,80 0H,050H 1021 Latin

3,253 3H,0FDH

(Windows Turkey) 81 Swiss II 0,81 0H,051H 1022 Windows Cyrillic 3,254 3H,0FEH 90 Publisher 0,90 0H,05AH 1024 Hungarian CWI 4,0 4H,000H 91 Welsh 0,91 0H,05BH 1026 ISO Latin 4

(8859/4)

4,2 4H,002H

437 USA 1,181 1H,0B5H 1027 Ukrainian 4,3 4H,003H 774 Baltic 774 3,6 3H,006H 1028 Roman-8 4,4 4H,004H 850 Multilingual 3,82 3H,052H 1029 ISO Latin 6

(8859/10)

852 East Europe

Latin II-852

3,84 3H,054H 1030 Hebrew NC (862) 4,6 4H,006H

4,5 4H,005H

855 Cyrillic I-855 3,87 3H,057H 1031 Hebrew OC 4,7 4H,007H 857 Turkey 857 3,89 3H,059H 1032 Windows Hebrew 4,8 4H.008H 860 Portugal 3,92 3H,05CH 1033 KBL- Lithuanian 4,9 4H,009H 861 Icelandic-861 3,93 3H,05DH 1034 Windows Baltic 4,10 4H,00AH 862 Hebrew NC

(862)

3,94 3H,05EH 1035 Cyrillic-Latvian 4,11 4H,00BH

863 Canada French 3,95 3H,05FH 1072 Bulgarian 4,48 4H,030H 865 Norway 3,97 3H,061H

Table 5 Code page definition table

NOTE: The code page field is a 16-bit field that is equivalent to the code page number. For example, 1 * 256 + 181 = 437. For the IPCL command, the page is specified in ASCII as a 4-byte field.

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Function Print control character ASCII [ESC] ^ <n> Hexadecimal 1BH 5EH <n> Decimal <27><94><n> IPCL &%CC <m1><m2><m3>

Description This command allows characters from 0 to 31 codes to be printed. During

normal operation, characters from 0 to 31 are control characters. This command turns off control code translation for the following character. <n> can be from 0 to 255.

Function Redefine character set ASCII [ESC] [ S <LL> <LH> <BC> <T1H><T1L> <T2H><T2L> <T3H><T3L> …

Hexadecimal 1BH 5BH 40H Decimal <27><91><64> IPCL none Description This command allows an application to replace or redefine the active character

set mapping in the printer.

Where <LL> <LH> defines the total length of the following data:

<LL> + 256*<LH> = 1 + 2 * is the total number of characters to be replaced. <BC> is the first character in the active map to be replaced. <T1H><T1L>2 is the internal address of the replacement character image.

The mapping of a print pattern to each character address is referred to a code page or character set. At any given time the printer character set is comprised of 256 characters. Each character is addressed by an 8-bit value generally referred to as a character code. For example, if you want to print an ‘A’, it would be addressed by sending a <65> decimal to the printer. There are 65 predefined code pages or character maps that assign characters to a particular address built into the printer. However, there are times when an application would like to redefine a character or group of characters in a code page. To allow this, the Series 80PLUS Printer allows the map for any code page to be redefined or replaced. The “Define Character Set” command allows any character or group of characters to be replaced with any other printable character. There are over 500 printable master characters defined in the printer.

To redefine the character map for the 35th character and replace it with internal

master character 346, the following redefine character set command is used.

[ESC][S <3> <0> <35> <90> <1> ^^^^ ^^ ^^^^^^

The new map will remain until the printer is power cycled or the character set

is redefined. The code page and character set commands completely redefine this table.

The internal character map is provided in a separate document.

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Function Insert Euro Character ASCII [ESC] [ C <n> Hexadecimal 1BH 5BH 43H … Decimal <27><91><67> IPCL &%EU Description This command allows an application to replace any character in the currently

active character set with the Euro character. The character to be replaced is defined by <n>. For example, if the currently active character set is CP 850 (multilingual) and the 0D5H character is to be the Euro character, “1BH 5BH 43H 0D5H” will replace the character at 0D5H with the Euro symbol.

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Character Print Control

Character Pitch

Function Begin 10 cpi character pitch ASCII [DC2] Hexadecimal 12H Decimal <18> IPCL &%F3 Description This command sets 10 characters per inch (cpi) print pitch.

Function Begin 12 cpi character pitch ASCII [ESC] : Hexadecimal 1BH 3AH Decimal <27><58> IPCL &%F2 Description This command sets 12 characters per inch (cpi) print pitch.

Function Begin 17 cpi character pitch ASCII [SI] Hexadecimal 0FH Decimal <15> IPCL &%F1 Description This command sets 17 characters per inch (cpi) print pitch

Function Set specified character pitch ASCII [ESC] [ P <n> Hexadecimal 1BH 5BH 50H <n> Decimal <27> <91> <80> <n> IPCL &%F<n> Description This command sets character per inch (cpi) print pitch to <n>.

Where n <10> selects 10 cpi &%F3

<12> selects 12 cpi &%F2 <15> selects 15 cpi &%F6 <17> selects 17 cpi &%F1 <20> selects 20 cpi &%F5

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Function Set intercharacter spacing Mode Global ASCII [ESC] V <n> Hexadecimal 1BH 56H <n> Decimal <27> <86> <n> IPCL none Description This command sets intercharacter spacing by adding white space between

characters. The value of <n> sets the spacing and can range from 0 to 256. The normal pitch set commands set the intervalue to 0. Each value of n adds 1/180 inch to the space between characters.

Function Set left/right print margin ASCII [ESC] X <n1> <n2> Hexadecimal 1BH 58H <n1> <n2> Decimal <27><88> <n1> <n2> IPCL none EPOS [ESC]l, [ESC]Q Description This command sets left and right print margins in characters from the

home position.

Where n1 = Left margin

n2 = Right margin The absolute position depends on the current print pitch. This command should be issued at the start of a new line. If it is not, the

previous data will be printed, and this command will take effect on the next line.

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Rotated Fonts

Function Begin 90°° or 270°° rotated font ASCII [ESC] P <n> Hexadecimal 1BH 50H nH Decimal <27><80><n> IPCL &%RI {n=2},&%RF{n=1},&%RN{n=0} Description This command sets the print font to a rotated 90° or 270° font. Where n = 0 Normal

n = 1 Rotate 90° n = 2 Rotate 270° n = 5 Rotate 90° n = 6 Rotate 270°

The rotated print font is a 1 pass 7 x 9 or 5 x 7 font. Enhanced, emphasized,

subscript, superscript, and underline character attributes are not available in this mode. Double-wide and double-high fonts are available. However, because the font is rotated, double-wide font will make the characters taller and doublehigh font will make the characters wider.

The current pitch sets the spacing between lines. If 8 cpi is set, the printer will

produce the equivalent of 8 lines per inch rotated print. Print pitches greater than 15 cpi are very small and difficult to read.

This mode prints faster than the formatted, rotated print mode. However, no

formatting is available in this mode.

Function End 90°° rotated font ASCII [ESC] P <0> Hexadecimal 1BH 50H 0H Decimal <27><80><0> IPCL &%RN Description This command returns the print font to normal nonrotated mode. NOTE: This command leaves the printer in utility print mode.

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Character Attribute Commands

Function Begin one-line double-wide print ASCII [SO] Hexadecimal 0EH Decimal <14> IPCL &%MW Description This command causes subsequent characters to be printed at twice the currently

selected character width. For example, 10 cpi becomes 5 cpi, 17 cpi becomes

8.5 cpi, and so on. This command will remain in effect until: A. A valid line terminator is received (CR, LF, or fine line feed); B. The command is canceled; or C. The maximum number of characters per line is reached, and the printer

performs an auto print.

Function Cancel one-line double-wide print ASCII [DC4] Hexadecimal 14H Decimal <20> IPCL &%MN Description This command cancels one-line double-wide mode set by the [SO] command

and allows single- and double-wide characters to be printed on the same line.

Function Multiline, double-wide, and double-high print ASCII [ESC] W <n> Hexadecimal 1BH 57H <n> Decimal <27><87><n> IPCL &%FD, &%FS, &%FH NOTE: Single-wide, double-high mode is not available in IPCL. Description This command controls multiline double-wide or double-high mode. Where n Specifies the mode

0 Standard single-wide and single-high &%FS 1 Begin double-wide &%FD 2 Begin double-high None 3 Begin double-wide and double-high &%FH

NOTE: This command does not affect line spacing.

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Function Set print style: double-wide, double-high ASCII [ESC] [ @ [EOT] [NUL] <k> [NUL] <n> <m> Hexadecimal 1BH 5BH 40H 04H 00H <k> 00H <n> <m> Decimal <27><91><64> <04> <0> <K> <0> <n> <m> IPCL &%DH Double-high, double-wide, and double-space

&%SH Single-high, single-wide, and single-space

Also, see [ESC] W above. Description This command sets double-wide and double-high print mode. Where k-bits 76543210 0 ----0000 No change

Where n-bits 76543210

----xxxx Height multiplier

0 ----0000 No change 1 ----0001 Single-high 2 ----0010 Double-high

xxxx---- Line spacing 0 0000---- No change 16 0001---- Single line feed 32 0010---- Double line feed

Where m-bits 76543210

----xxxx Width multiplier

0 ----0000 No change 1 ----0001 Single-wide 2 ----0010 Double-wide

Function Begin underline ASCII [ESC] - <1> Hexadecimal 1BH 2DH 01H Decimal <27><45><1> IPCL &%MU Description This command begins underline print mode. All subsequent text and leading

spaces will be underlined. Trailing spaces are also underlined.

NOTE: Underline is not available in High Speed Draft mode.

Function End underline ASCII [ESC] - <0> Hexadecimal 1BH 2DH 00H Decimal <27><45><0> IPCL &%CU Description This command ends underline print mode.

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Function Begin enhanced print ASCII [ESC] G Hexadecimal 1BH 47H Decimal <27><71> IPCL &%ME EPOS [ESC] G <1> Description All subsequent text will be printed in an enhanced (darker looking) print mode.

Function End enhanced print ASCII [ESC] H Hexadecimal 1BH 48H Decimal <27><72> IPCL &%CE EPOS [ESC] G <0> Description This command cancels enhanced print mode and returns to the currently

selected font.

Function Begin emphasized print ASCII [ESC] E Hexadecimal 1BH 45H Decimal <27><69> IPCL &%MM EPOS [ESC] E <1> Description This command is the same as enhanced print.

Function End emphasized print ASCII [ESC] F Hexadecimal 1BH 46H Decimal <27><70> IPCL &%CM EPOS [ESC] E <0> Description This command cancels emphasized print mode.

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Formatted Print Rotation Commands

To provide flexibility in printing various sized forms, rotated print capability is provided. This mode will rotate the print in any of three 90° orientations.

In 90° and 270° rotated mode, the print data is first buffered by the printer, processed (rotated) and then printed. This causes the print process to be delayed slightly as it takes some time to process the data before it is printed. In 180° mode, the print is simply inverted and mirrored.

Because the 90° and 270° rotated print buffer is limited, the amount of rotated print is also limited. The printer can support a limit of 23 lines of rotated print with a maximum line length of 128 characters.

The spacing between lines is controlled by a line spacing table. This table is defined by the rotated print line spacing ([ESC] u ...) command or by inserting [LF] or [ESC]J<n> commands in the rotated data. The [ESC]u command specifies the space to be added between each printed line. Each line has an entry in the table. There is room for 23 lines in the table. The minimum spacing (and default) is 1/80 inch between lines.

If a [LF] is used to specify the line spacing, it overrides the default table and sets spacing to 1/80 inch. If [ESC] J <n> is used, <n> specifies the spacing in n/216 inch (including white space).

The intercharacter spacing is adjusted with the normal line spacing commands. The [ESC]3<n> command is the most effective command for adjusting intercharacter spacing.

Specifying the line length is useful to determine where data is printed if line formatting is specified. When rotated 90° and 270°, the print field can be extended to print the complete line length specified. This mode is called line formatted mode. In line formatted mode, the line length is set not by the longest line entered but by the set line-length command. The default line length is 80 characters, However, any value from 1 to 128 may be selected. Anything past the selected length will be wrapped to the next line.

In rotated 180° mode, all spacing commands are effective. This mode of operation simply inverts and mirrors the print operation. All line spacing and print features are available. It should be noted that the feed direction is not effected by any of the rotate commands.

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Function Begin rotated print ASCII [ESC] r <X> Hexadecimal 1BH 72H 0XH Decimal <27><114><X> IPCL &%RX EPOS [ESC] T <3> Description This command starts rotated print mode where X defines the mode as follows: n-bits 76543210 Function

----xx00 End rotated print

----xx01 Rotate 90°

----0010 Rotate 180°

----xx11 Rotate 270°

----x1xx Use line formatting

If X = 1 or 9, rotate print mode by 90°. Print data is entered normally from left

to right, top to bottom. When an End Rotated Print ([ESC] r <0>) command is received, the printer will format and print the data.

If X = 5 or 13, rotate print mode 90° with formatting. This command differs

from the [ESC] r <1> command in that the line length is determined not by the longest line entered, but by the line length set by the [ESC] s command. If input extends past the end of a line, the print will line wrap.

If X = 3 or 11, 270° rotated print mode is entered. The print will be rotated

270° according to the currently stored format parameters.

If X = 7 or 15, 270° rotated print mode is entered. The print will be rotated

270° according to the currently stored format parameters. This command differs from the [ESC] r <3> command by spacing out the lines to the line length specified by the [ESC] s command. If input extends past the end of a line, the print will line wrap.

If X = 2, 180° rotated print mode is entered. All subsequent lines will be

rotated 180° and positioned at the opposite margin. All normal fonts and modes are available in 180° rotated mode. The format and font bits are ignored by this command. This command will remain in effect until rotation is canceled with an End Rotated Print ([ESC] r <0>) command, or a station select command is issued.

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Rotated Print Summary:

Function Begin 90°° rotated print ASCII [ESC] r <1> Hexadecimal 1BH 72H 01H Decimal <27><114><1> IPCL &%R1

Function Begin 90°° rotated print with line formatting ASCII [ESC] r <5> Hexadecimal 1BH 72H 05H Decimal <27><114><5> IPCL &%R5

Function Begin 270°° rotated print ASCII [ESC] r <3> Hexadecimal 1BH 72H 03H Decimal <27><114><3> IPCL &%R3

Function Begin 270°° rotated print with line formatting ASCII [ESC] r <7> Hexadecimal 1BH 72H 07H Decimal <27><114><7> IPCL &%R7 EPOS [ESC] T <1>

Function Begin 180°° rotated print ASCII [ESC] r <2> Hexadecimal 1BH 72H 02H Decimal <27><114><2> IPCL &%R2

Function End rotated print ASCII [ESC] r <0> Hexadecimal 1BH 72H 00H Decimal <27><114><0> IPCL &%R0 EPOS [ESC] { <0> Description This command prints the contents of the rotated print buffer (if 90° or 270°

mode) and returns to normal print orientation.

In 180° mode, the printer will return to normal mode.

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Edge Receipt

Formatted Print Rotation

Function Set rotated print line length ASCII [ESC] s <n> Hexadecimal 1BH 73H <n> Decimal <27><115><n> IPCL &%RL <m1> <m2><m3> EPOS none Description This command sets the print line length to be used in auto-format rotated print

mode. The maximum number of characters is 128 per line. The power on default line length is 80 characters.

Function Set rotated print line spacing ASCII [ESC] u <n1> <m1> <n2> <m2> ... <ni> <mi> <0> Hexadecimal 1BH 75H <n1> <m1> <n2> <m2> ... <ni> <mi> 00H Decimal <27><117> <n1> <m1> <n2> <m2> ... <ni> <mi> <0> IPCL none EPOS none Description This command adjusts line spacing for each rotated print line. Where ni is the

line number, mi is the spacing in 1/80 inch from the previous line.

For the first print line, the distance is calculated from the margin. An ni value

of 0 is used to terminate the command. Any unspecified spacing will be set to 1. These values will be used as a template for all subsequent, rotated print. On power up, all spacing is preset to 1/80 inch for all lines. This command is only effective in 90° and 270° rotation. It will remain in effect until a new table is received or until the printer is power cycled. An [ESC] u <0> will have the effect of setting all lines to 1. This table can be overridden by an [LF] or [ESC] J <n> command in the rotated print data.

The value of m can be from 1 to 127; n can be from 1 to 23.

Left Margin

n=1, m

First line

Second Line

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Programmer's Guide PcOS Series 80PLUS Control Codes Graphics Mode

Graphics Mode

The PcOS Series 80PLUS Printer conforms to the general definitions of IBM APA graphics. The printer will only print graphics that are 2.83 inches wide. This can make it difficult to use off-theshelf graphic generation programs.

If the PcOS Series 80PLUS Printer is used with programs that convert text to graphics, the printer will be slower than if the printer is sent ASCII text. The PcOS Series 80PLUS Printer is supported by a Windows print driver that will allow applications to select fonts that are supported by the printer.

The Series 80PLUS Printer maps all APA graphic modes to the native 200 dpi resolution of the printer. These commands are provided to allow existing applications to print graphics.

Standard APA Graphics

Function Print single-density graphics (60h x 72v dpi) ASCII [ESC] K <n>1 <n> Hexadecimal 1BH 4BH <n>1 <n> Decimal <27><75><n>1 <n> IPCL none Description This command prints n1 + 256 * n2 bytes of single-density graphics (60

dpi).

Function Print half-speed double-density graphics (120h x 72v dpi) ASCII [ESC] L <n>1 <n> Hexadecimal 1BH 4CH <n>1 <n> Decimal <27><76><n>1 <n>

IPCL none Description This command prints n1 + 256 * n2 bytes of double-density graphics (120

dpi) at half speed, allowing full and half dots to be printed.

Function Print full-speed double-density graphics (120h x 72v dpi) ASCII [ESC] Y <n>1 <n> Hexadecimal 1BH 59H <n>1 <n> Decimal <27><89><n>1 <n>

IPCL none Description This command prints n1 + 256 * n2 bytes of double-density graphics (120

dpi) at full speed, no consecutive dots. (This mode is generally used to print 120h by 144v dpi resolutions in two passes)

Function Print quad-density graphics (240h x 72v dpi) ASCII [ESC] Z <n>1 <n> Hexadecimal 1BH 5AH <n>1 <n> Decimal <27><90><n>1 <n>

IPCL none Description This command prints n1 + 256 * n2 bytes of quad-density graphics (240

dpi) at full speed with consecutive dots. (This mode is generally used to print 240h by 144v dpi resolutions in two passes)

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Extended APA Graphics

Function Print graphics in mode <n> (60h/120h/240h x 72v dpi) ASCII [ESC] * <m> <n>1 <n> Hexadecimal 1BH 2AH <m><n>1 <n> Decimal <27><42><m><n>1 <n> IPCL none Description This command selects one of the following graphic modes as specified by

<m>.

Where <m> 0 60 dpi 7 144 dpi

1 120 dpi 8 100 dpi 2 120 dpi 9 200 dpi 3 240 dpi 10 101 dpi 4 80 dpi 11 203 dpi 5 72 dpi 12,13,14,16 not supported 6 90 dpi

Function Reassign graphic mode ASCII [ESC] ? <m> <n> Hexadecimal 1BH 3FH <m><n> Decimal <27><63><m><n> IPCL none Description This command reassigns graphic mode <m> to resolution <n>. Possible

values for <m> are K, L, Y, or Z. Resolutions <n> are 0 to 7 as follows:

Where <m> 0 60 dpi Default for K 7 144 dpi

1 120 dpi Default for L 8 100 dpi 2 120 dpi Default for Y 9 200 dpi 3 240 dpi Default for Z 10 101 dpi 4 80 dpi 11 203 dpi 5 72 dpi 12,13,14,16 not supported 6 90 dpi

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Function Print single-density graphics ASCII [ESC] * <m> <n>1 <n> Hexadecimal 1BH 4BH <n>1 <n> Decimal <27><75><n>1 <n>

Description This command prints n1 + 256 * n2 bytes of graphics where m specifies

the density.

Where m 0 Single-density graphics (60 dpi)

1 Double-density graphics (120 dpi) 2 Double-density half-speed graphics (120 dpi) 3 High-density graphics (240 dpi) 4, 5 CRT II Screen (72 dpi) 6 CRT I Screen (90 dpi) 7 Dual plotter (144 dpi) 8 100 dpi 9 200 dpi 10 101 dpi 11 203 dpi

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Control Codes PcOS Series 80PLUS Programmer's Guide Graphic Save

Graphic Save

The PcOS Series 80PLUS Printer contains a graphic save buffer. This buffer is 24K bytes long and can be saved in the printer’s nonvolatile memory. The nonvolatile memory is read at power up and is available to be printed with a single command. The purpose of this feature is to allow a graphic logo to be stored in the printer and printed on command.

The buffer is intended to save a graphic image. However, any print information can be saved and then reprinted. The print information in this buffer can be replaced at any time and then reprinted. It does not need to be saved in the nonvolatile memory. It is feasible for the buffer to be used to create a duplicate receipt.

Programming considerations

This feature works by inserting the save graphic buffer into the printer data stream when the print graphic save command is encountered.

Some care should be taken when forming this buffer. Because when this buffer is inserted, any configuration commands (like font or pitch changes) will remain in effect after the buffer is complete and/or printed.

The nonvolatile memory has a limited number of write-cycle operations. For this reason, the number of saves should be limited. The buffer should not be saved on a transaction by transaction basis. Once a day should be the limit.

The buffer is 24K bytes long. All commands3 and print data are placed in the buffer and both must be included in the 24K limit. There is no indication by the printer when it is full. The application must make sure that the buffer is not overfilled. The printer will simply stop saving information in the buffer after 24K characters are received.

As the buffer is filled, the input data is printed normally. The effect of the graphic save start command is to start to save the input data. The graphic save stop command stops saving data and initializes internal pointers for the next print. The graphic save "stop and save" command stops the save, writes the buffer to the nonvolatile memory, and then initializes the internal pointers for the next print. The graphic save print command inserts the buffer into the print stream after the graphic save print command.

IPCL commands are converted by the printer into an equivalent [ESC] code and then placed in the save

buffer. The equivalent [ESC] code should be used to calculate the size of the save buffer data.

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Function Graphic save print ASCII [ESC] g <0> Hexadecimal 1BH 67H 00H Decimal <27><103><0> IPCL &%GP EPOS [ESC] g <0> Description This command prints the graphic save buffer.

Function Start graphic save record ASCII [ESC] g <1> Hexadecimal 1BH 67H 01H Decimal <27><103><1> IPCL &%GS EPOS ESC] g <1> Description This command clears the graphic save buffer and starts recording data.

The next 24K bytes (including characters and commands) will be recorded.

Function Stop graphic save record ASCII [ESC] g <2> Hexadecimal 1BH 67H 02H Decimal <27><103><2> IPCL &%GE EPOS [ESC] g <2> Description This command stops recording graphic save information. The buffer is not

saved into nonvolatile memory.

Function Stop graphic save record and save ASCII [ESC] g <3> Hexadecimal 1BH 67H 03H Decimal <27><103><3> IPCL &%GW EPOS: ESC] g <3> Description This command stops recording graphic save information. The buffer is

saved into nonvolatile memory. NOTE: The printer will remain busy for about seven seconds after this

command. This time is required to erase and resave the graphic save buffer into the nonvolatile memory.

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Control Codes PcOS Series 80PLUS Programmer's Guide Bar Codes

Bar codes

The PcOS Series 80PLUS Printer supports the ability to print bar codes. The printer will print one of five formats, Interleaved 2 of 5, Code 39, Code 128, UPC A, or EAN-13. The host does not need to form the graphic image for these bar codes. The host need only send the printer the information to be bar coded, and a graphic will be generated. Bar codes can be printed in a high-resolution “normal” mode or a “fast” high-speed mode. The normal mode is more readable than the high-speed mode. (See the [ESC][EM]B command on the next page for setting the bar code height and print speed.)

Function Print bar code ASCII [ESC] b <n>{information}[ETX] Hexadecimal 1BH 62H <n>... 03H Decimal <27><98><n> ... <3> IPCL &%25 ... [CR] Interleaved 2 of 5 &%39 ... [CR] Code 39

&%12 ... [CR] Code 128 &%UP ... [CR] UPC A &%UE ... [CR] UPC E &%EA ... [CR] EAN-13 &%E8 ... [CR] EAN-8

Description This command prints the information as a bar code. The bar code will be

centered on the print zone.

Where n 0 Interleaved 2 of 5 Numeric (0-9) only; must be even number of

digits 1 Code 39 26 uppercase letters (A-Z); 10 digits (0-9) 2 Code 128 Three sets of 106 different characters 3 UPC A Numeric (0-9) only; 11 digits 4 EAN-13 Numeric (0-9) only; 12 digits 5 UPC E Numeric (0-9) only; 11 digits 6 EAN-8 Numeric (0-9) only; 6 digits

Interleaved 2 of 5 This is a high-density, self-checking, continuous, numeric bar code. It is

mainly used where fixed length numeric fields are required. The data field must be an even number of characters. If an odd data field is sent to the PcOS Series 80PLUS Printer, it will be zero padded. Due to space limitations, only 20 characters can be printed.

NOTE: Interleaved 2 of 5 does not read well in “fast” mode.

Code 39 This is an alphanumeric bar code. It is a discrete, self-checking, variable-

length code. The complete data field is printed. Due to space limitations, only 10 characters can be printed. If illegal characters are passed to the printer, they are converted to legal codes. For example, a → A.

Code 128 This is an alphanumeric bar code. It is a high density, variable length,

continuous code that employs multiple element widths. Code 128 has three possible start codes. The start code defines the code set: A, B, or C. The first character in the data field defines the Code Set. Start Code A = <135>; Code B = <136>; and Code C = <137>. The complete data field is printed. Due to space limitations, only ten characters can be printed. The printer generates a check digit.

Code 128 Note With Code 128, the ‘A’ space is defined as a <0>. This makes

programming difficult and causes control character conflicts for the printer. To help solve these problems in Code 128, the PcOS Series 80PLUS Printer subtracts 32 from all characters that are to be included in the bar code. In the Code 128 definition, an ‘A’ is <33>. However, the

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printer will convert an ASCII ‘A’ (<65>) to a <33> internally which forces Code 128C and the start codes off by 32.

UPC A This is a fixed length, numeric, continuous code that employs four element

widths. The printer supports Universal Product Code Versions A, E, EAN8, and EAN-13. Version A encodes 11 digits. Typically, the UPC A format starts with a number system digit, 5-digit manufacturer’s code, 5-digit product code, and a check digit. The printer makes no assumptions about any of the codes except the check digit. The printer will print a UPC bar code with the 11 digits sent to it and generate the check digit. If fewer than 11 digits are sent, the remaining digits will be 0. The printer will print a UPC that is about 130% the size of the UPC nominal standard. This provides optimal readability.

UPC E This is a zero suppression version of UPC. The printer requires that the

first digit be 0 for number system 0. If it is not zero, the bar code is not printed. The printer does the compression based on the compression rules for UPC E. The printer will print a UPC bar code based on the 11 digits sent to it and generate the check digit. If fewer than 11 digits are sent, the remaining digits will be 0. The printer will print a UPC that is about 130% the size of the UPC nominal standard. This provides optimal readability.

EAN-13 This is a fixed length, numeric, continuous code that employs four element

widths. The printer supports EAN-13, a superset of UPC that encodes 12 digits. Typically, the format starts with a number set digit, which defines how the next 6 digits are encoded. The next 5 digits have fixed encoding. The last is a check digit. The printer will print an EAN-13 bar code with the 12 digits sent to it and generate the check digit. If fewer than 12 digits are sent, the remaining digits will be 0. The printer will print an EAN-13 bar code that is about 130% the size of the nominal standard. This provides optimal readability.

EAN-8 This is a fixed length, numeric, continuous code that employs four element

widths. The printer supports EAN-8, a superset of UPC that encodes 7 digits. The printer will print an EAN-8 bar code with the 7 digits sent to it and generate the check digit. If fewer than 7 digits are sent, the remaining digits will be 0. The printer will print an EAN-8 bar code that is about 130% the size of the nominal standard. This provides optimal readability.

NOTES: A [CR] may also be used in place of the [ETX] to end the bar code data field.

Only information that is usable in a particular bar code will be printed.

Function Bar code height ASCII [ESC] [EM] B <n> Hexadecimal 1BH 19H 42H <n> Decimal <27><25><66><n> IPCL &%BH <m1> <m2> Description This command sets the bar code height and speed where <n> is the number

of print passes and <m> is the speed. Each pass is about 0.11 inch high. If n = <0>, the printer returns to the default values of four passes for all except UPC which is seven. Any value from 0 to 9 may be specified.

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Printer Control

Function Clear print buffer ASCII [CAN] Hexadecimal 18H Decimal <24> IPCL &%RP Description This command clears the print buffer and any unprinted information in the

printer received before the [CAN]. If the input buffer is not being processed because the printer is out of paper or a form has not been inserted, the CAN command will not be processed until after the error is cleared. The CAN command does not restore default conditions. It only clears the print buffers.

Function Query marker ASCII [ESC] q <n> Hexadecimal 1BH 71H <n> Decimal <27><113> IPCL none

Function Returns a status to the host when it is processed Response Serial/IEEE 1284 Parallel, non-IEEE 1284

[SOH]<n>… Not supported via PE

Description This command can be placed in the print data and, when processed by the

printer, will return a progress status marker. The value of <n> can be any 8-bit value. It is returned to the host unaltered. The intent is for it to be a sequence number. This command can be used to track the print progress of the printer or verify that the data has been printed.

NOTE: This command is a line terminator and causes the printer to print

all previous data. If a normal line terminator (like a [CR]) is not supplied, right justify and auto center will not function correctly. All data will be left justified. [ESC]q does not perform a [CR] or [LF] function.

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Function Open cash drawer ASCII [ESC] x <n> Hexadecimal 1BH 78H <n> Decimal <27><120><n> IPCL &%D1 for Cash Drawer 1 IPCL &%D2 for Cash Drawer 2 Description This command energizes cash drawer n for 150 ms. Where <n> <1> (01H) or 1 (31H) - Cash Drawer 1

<2> (02H) or 2 (32H) - Cash Drawer 2

The time period the drawer is activated can be changed in the configuration

menu. The activation time can be set from 25 ms to 250 ms.

NOTES: The open cash drawer commands are processed as part of the print

data. They are not processed until they are found in the input buffer by the print processor. They are not immediate commands.

Cash Drawer 2 is factory configurable in one of two modes. Either Pin 2 or 3 is

active depending on an internal jumper setting. The factory default is Pin 3. Cash Drawer 1 is always on Pin 2.

The cash drawer status is defined as an open circuit for drawer closed.

Function Activate receipt cutter ASCII [ESC] v Hexadecimal 1BH 76H Decimal <27><118> IPCL &%FC Cut EPOS [ESC] m or [ESC] i Description This command cuts receipt tape and is only active in receipt mode. It will cut

the receipt tape above the current print line.

NOTE: This command is only effective on printers with a knife.

Function Print suppress and data pass through ASCII [ESC] < <n> Hexadecimal 1BH 3CH <n> Decimal <27><60><n> IPCL none Description This command provides print suppress and data pass through features. Where Bit 0 Printer select

Bit 1 Pass through on Bits 2-7 Undefined

If Bit 0 is clear, the printer will stop processing data. If Bit 1 is set, the data

will be passed through the printer and be sent out on the serial port.

NOTE: The pass through command is preprocessed and is not part of the print

data. It is processed immediately when it is found in the data stream. The printer will continue to process and print data that was previously entered.

NOTE: If the printer is configured for parallel operation, the data will still be

pass through on but on the IEEE 1284 return channel. This is not very useful and should be avoided.

NOTE: These commands do not function if M50 compatibility is turned on.

M50 pass through must be used.

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Function Control feature commands ASCII [ESC] y <n> Hexadecimal 1BH 79H <n> Decimal <27><121><n> IPCL &%Y0 through 9 Where n 0 restores configures emulation 1 forces Axiohm emulation 2 forces PcOS Ithaca emulation 3 forces Epson emulation 4 disables IPCL commands 5 enables IPCL commands 6 disables ENQ processing 7 enables ENQ processing 8 enables extended diagnostics 9 prints self-test banner Description This command enables and disables command set features. It is possible that

the IPCL commands will interfere with print data. If this is the case, they can be disabled with an [ESC] y <4>. Once disabled, the IPCL command for reenablement will not function.

NOTES: Once disabled, the &%Y5 command will not be a valid IPCL code. IPCL commands are not available in Epson and Axiohm modes. ESC y <6> and <7> enable and disable the real-time status inquire processing.

The [ESC] y control commands are not processed as they are received, but are buffered then processed. Because of this, any [ENQ] commands sent after a disable may be answered. In addition, [ENQ]’s sent after an enable may not be answered.

Function Multidrop control ASCII [SOH] <n> Hexadecimal 01H <n> Decimal <1> <n> IPCL none Where <n> is the printer address, addresses of A, B, or C are configurable. In

multidrop mode, the printer must be addressed. This is the addressing command. If the printer is configured with an address of ‘A,’ the printer will operate when addressed. When any other address is sent to the printer, it will enter print suppress mode. An address of ‘Z’ is a universal address and will always activate the printer.

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Programmer's Guide PcOS Series 80PLUS Control Codes M50 Compatibility Commands

M50 Compatibility Commands

To allow the PcOS Series 80PLUS Printer to replace the M50 printer without effecting the M50 application, several special M50 commands are available as M50 extensions. Because these commands can have effects that PcOS Series 80PLUS applications may not want, these commands must be enabled.

To enable these commands, select the M50 emulation in the configuration.

Function Extended M50 cash drawer commands ASCII [BS] Hexadecimal 08H Decimal <8> Description This command opens Cash Drawer 1.

Function Extended M50 cash drawer commands ASCII [BEL] Hexadecimal 07H Decimal <7> Description This command opens Cash Drawer 2.

Function Extended M50 cash drawer commands ASCII [ESC]+ Hexadecimal 1BH, 2BH Decimal <27><43> Description This command opens Cash Drawer 1.

Function Extended M50 pass through ASCII [ESC] d or [ESC][RS] and [ESC]” Hexadecimal 1BH, 23H or 1BH, 64H or 1BH, 1EH and 1BH, 22H Decimal <27><35> or <27><100> or <27><30> and <27><34> Description These are Model 50 pass through commands. [ESC] d turns on pass through, and [ESC][RS] or [ESC]” turns it off. This

command requires that the pass through function be enabled in the configuration menu.

NOTE: [ESC]# commands available in some versions of M50 printers are not

available in this emulation.

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Control Codes PcOS Series 80PLUS Programmer's Guide Printer Status

Printer Status Set/Inquire

The PcOS Series 80PLUS Printer is designed for use as part of an automated system, where the host computer makes every attempt to correct problems with the printer. In addition, the host application requires that it be able to obtain more information from the printer than is typical of normal computer printers. The normal computer printer does not have cash drawers and slip stations. As a result, the standard printer protocol must be extended to deal with the additional features of a PcOS printer.

The PcOS Series 80PLUS Printer has defined a set of status inquiry commands that will allow the host to obtain information about the printer and devices connected to it. The method chosen to interact with the computer is designed to allow a reasonable approach to the host application. It will not always be possible for an existing application to use the ENQ commands unless the communication drivers are available to the programmer.

Serial Mode Inquire

All ENQ commands require a response from the printer. In serial operation, all ENQ commands are responded to by ACK or NAK, the command ID, and in some cases status.

The serial ACK or NAK responses are always uniform and followed with a command ID. This makes the design of the host application easier because the response can be identified and always follows the same format.

The printer will always accept serial data even if the printer is off-line. It is possible to send inquire commands to the printer even if it is off-line. Because ENQ commands are processed before they go in the buffer, the printer will respond even if the printer is busy printing.

In serial mode, it is desirable that the response to an ENQ be received by the host before another ENQ command is issued to the printer. When the printer receives an ENQ, it must generate a response. If ENQ’s are sent to the printer too fast, the printer will spend all of its time responding to ENQ’s and have no time to print.

IEEE 1284 Mode Inquire

In parallel IEEE 1284 mode, there is a way to return status information to the host. After the host makes an ENQ request, the host can activate IEEE 1284 Mode 0 reverse channel and wait for a response from the printer. The response to the ENQ is identical to serial mode.

The printer will always accept IEEE 1284 reverse channel requests but will not accept ENQ commands when off-line. It is possible to obtain status when off-line by placing the printer in dynamic response mode before the printer goes off-line. The IEEE 1284 reverse channel will then respond to status changes even if the printer is off-line. It is also possible to configure the printer, so it will not go off-line in most cases. Power off, paper out, and faults will always generate off-line status.

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Inquire Commands

Function Inquire printer status ASCII [ENQ] <n> Hexadecimal 05H <n> Decimal <5><n> IPCL none EPOS [GS] r or [DLE] [ENQ] or [DLE] [EOT] Description This command inquires printer status and returns the result. The following

ENQ's are defined.

NOTE: If the printer is off-line, ENQ's may not be accepted.

Function Inquire Cash Drawer 1 status ASCII [ENQ] <1> Hexadecimal 05H 01H Decimal <5><1>

Function Cash Drawer 1 status Response ACK <1> (06H 01H)

Cash Drawer 1 is closed. NAK <1> (15H 01H) Cash Drawer 1 is open. The cash drawer status is defined as open circuit being drawer closed.

Function Inquire Cash Drawer 2 status ASCII [ENQ] <2> Hexadecimal 05H 02H Decimal <5><2>

Function Cash Drawer 2 status Response ACK <2> (06H 02H)

Cash Drawer 2 is closed. NAK <2> (15H 02H) Cash Drawer 2 is open. The cash drawer status is defined as open circuit being drawer closed.

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Function Inquire receipt paper out ASCII [ENQ] <4> Hexadecimal 05H 04H Decimal <5><4>

Function Is receipt paper out? Response ACK <4> (06H 04H)

There is receipt paper. NAK <4> (15H 04H) The receipt paper is exhausted.

Function Inquire cover open status ASCII [ENQ] <8> Hexadecimal 05H 08H Decimal <5><8>

Function Inquire whether the cover is closed. Response ACK <8> (06H 08H)

The cover is closed. NAK <8> (15H 08H) The cover is open.

Function Is the buffer empty? Clear IEEE 1284 buffer. ASCII [ENQ] <9>

Hexadecimal 05H 09H Decimal <5><9>

Function This command allows the host to know when the print buffer is empty.

If IEEE 1284 is active, this command also clears the response buffer.

Response ACK <9> (06H 09H)

The buffer is empty. NAK <9> (15H 09H) The buffer is not empty.

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Function Request printer reset ASCII [ENQ] <10>

Hexadecimal 05H 0AH Decimal <5><10>

Function Reset printer Response ACK <10> (06H 0AH)

The command was accepted. NAK <10> (15H 0AH) The command was rejected.

Description The ENQ <10>, EPOS DLE ENQ n commands, and the INIT pin all

have the same effect and are termed reset commands. To prevent data loss, the printer will try to complete printing of any buffered data. This will fail if for any reason operator intervention with the printer is required. The reset operation is saved until the printer goes idle. In the case of the slip request command or any command that waits for the operator, the printer is idle. If the printer is idle and a reset is received or is pending, the printer will reset and the buffer will be cleared. If an operator intervention operation is reset by the host, any remaining buffered data will be cleared.

When the printer receives a reset command, the printer will go off-line and/or busy until the reset is completed. In serial mode, the printer can have information in its high-speed buffer that was received after the reset, but before the reset was processed. If the host application continues to send information to the printer after a reset command, some of that information may be processed before the reset is processed. In parallel mode, the printer will go busy after the reset is received, but before the next byte is accepted.

The printer will accept an [ENQ]<10> in parallel mode. It will not be acknowledged however. If both the serial and parallel ports are active, the serial reset will not be acknowledged either. This is because the reset operation will remove the parallel response. In IEEE 1284 mode, the response buffer is cleared by a reset command. This prevents responses in IEEE 1284 mode as well.

NOTE: There is a menu selection that will block this command. If reset inhibit is set in the configuration menu, this command will be ignored.

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Control Codes PcOS Series 80PLUS Programmer's Guide Printer Status

Function Inquire power cycle status ASCII [ENQ] <11> Hexadecimal 05H 0BH Decimal <5><11>

Function Has the printer been power cycled since the last request? Response ACK <11> (06H 0BH)

Printer power has been cycled since last [ENQ] <11>. NAK <5> (15H 0BH) Printer has not power cycled since last [ENQ] <11>.

Description The first time after a reset this command will return [ACK] <11>,

after that the command will return [NAK] <11>. This command allows the application to determine if the printer has been power cycled and needs to be reinitialized. The [ENQ] <10> command and the INIT signal on the parallel port will both cause the printer to return power up status.

Function Inquire printer state ASCII [ENQ]<15> Hexadecimal 05H 11H Decimal <5><15>

Function This command returns the current printer state. Response [ACK]<15><n><r1><r2>…

Where <15> is the echo of command ID, n is the number of return bytes + 40

(28H) (to prevent confusion with XON/XOFF). <r1>: Bit 0 = Form clamp is closed.

Bit 1 = Cover is closed. Bit 2 = Receipt paper is out. Bit 3 = 0 Bit 4 = Printer is in error state (waiting for error to be

cleared).

Bit 5 = 0 Bit 6 = 1 always Bit 7 = 0 always

<r2>: Bit 0 = 0

Bit 1 = 0 Bit 2 = 0 Bit 3 = 0 Bit 4 = 0 Bit 5 = 0 Bit 6 = 1 always Bit 7 = 0 always

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Function Inquire all printer status ASCII [ENQ]<20> Hexadecimal 05H 14H Decimal <5><20>

Function This command returns all status flags. Response [ACK]<20><n><r1><r2>…

Where <20> is the echo of command ID, n is the number of return bytes + 40

(28H) (to prevent confusion with XON/XOFF). <r1>: Bit 0 = Cash Drawer 1 is open.

Bit 1 = Cash Drawer 2 is open. Bit 2 = Receipt paper is out. Bit 3 = 0 Bit 4 = Receipt paper error occurs. Bit 5 = 0 Bit 6 = 1 always Bit 7 = 0 always

<r2>: Bit 0 = 1

Bit 1 = Cover is closed. Bit 2 = Buffer is empty. Bit 3 = Printer power has been cycled (does not affect state of

power cycled flag). Use [ENQ]<11> to reset. Bit 4 = Printer is waiting in error mode. Bit 5 = 0 Bit 6 = 1 always Bit 7 = 0 always

<r3>: Bit 0 = 1 Receipt station is selected.

Bit 1 = 0 Bit 2 = 0 Bit 3 = 0 Bit 4 = Undefined Bit 5 = Printer is blocking print. (The cover is open or out of

paper) Bit 6 = 1 always Bit 7 = 0 always

<r4>: Bit 0 = 1 Printer supports receipt.

Bit 1 = 0 Printer does not support inserted forms. Bit 2 = Undefined Bit 3 = Printer supports cutter. Bit 4 = Printer supports partial cuts. Bit 5 = 0 Printer does not support MICR. Bit 6 = 1 always Bit 7 = 0 always

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Function Inquire printer ID ASCII [ENQ]<21> Hexadecimal 05H 15H Decimal <5><21>

Function This command returns printer IEEE 1284 ID string. Response [ACK]<21><n>{{ID string}

Where <21> is the echo of command ID, <n> is the number of return bytes in

the ID string. {ID string} is the IEEE ID return string that follows: MFG:Ithaca-Periph.; CMD:M80CL,IPCL; MDL:80 PcOS; DES:Ithaca-Peripherals Series 80; CLS:PRINTER;

Dynamic Response Mode

Dynamic status [ESC] w<n> can be used to allow the host to sense status changes without sending repeated ENQ commands. The operation of the dynamic response varies depending on the configuration of the printer. If the printer is configured for Serial or IEEE 1284 operation, more than one status can be sensed as the printer will respond to status changes as if an [ENQ] were issued. In parallel mode, only one status should be requested. If more than one bit is active, the result status on the PE signal is not defined.

The response to dynamic responses is the same as to inquire commands. That is, if cash drawer status is to be sensed, the PE or ACK/NAK will be the same as for inquire commands.

Function Enable dynamic response ASCII [ESC] w <n> Hexadecimal 1BH 77H <n> Decimal <27><119><n> IPCL none

Where n defines the features that cause dynamic responses.

Bit 0 Cash Drawer 0 ACK/NAK <1> Bit 1 Cash Drawer 1 ACK/NAK <2> Bit 2 Paper Out status ACK/NAK <4> Bits 3-6 Undefined Bit 7 Cover Status ACK/NAK <8> Dynamic status can be used to allow the host to sense status changes

without sending repeated ENQ commands. The operation of the dynamic response varies depending on the configuration of the printer. If the printer is configured for Serial or IEEE 1284 operation, more than one status can be sensed as the printer will respond to status changes as if an [ENQ] were issued. In parallel mode, only one status should be requested. If more than one bit is active, the resulting status on the PE signal will not be defined.

NOTE: Power up default is paper out on PE signal.

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Programmer's Guide PcOS Series 80PLUS Control Codes Extended Diagnostics

Extended Diagnostic Commands

Function Extended diagnostics ASCII [GS] 7FH … Hexadecimal 1DH 7FH Decimal <29><127> IPCL none Description These commands are used by Ithaca Peripherals to help adjust and test the

printer. There is no guarantee that these commands are valid and/or stable. They are not intended for use by the end user. In no case, should this command sequence be sent to the printer by an application.

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Control Codes PcOS Series 80PLUS Programmer's Guide Summary by Code

Control Codes Summary by Code

Normal ASCII

Second ASCII

Hex Code

IPCL Equivalent Code

Description

Page

Field [NUL] 00 Null [SOH] <addr> 01H Multidrop control 46 [ENQ] <n> 05H Inquire status

(Refer to command descriptions) [HT] 09H Horizontal tab 18 [LF] 0AH &%LF Line feed 17 [FF] 0CH &%FF Form feed 21 [CR] 0DH &%CR Carriage return 17 [SO]4 0EH &%MW One-line double-wide 30 [SI] 0FH &%F1 Set 17 cpi 27 [DC2] 12H &%F3 Set 10 cpi 27 [DC4] 14H &%MN Cancel one-line double-wide 30 [CAN] 18H &%RP Clear print buffer 44 [ESC] 1BH &% Begin escape sequence [SP]2 20H Space character <32> ...

<255>

[ESC] [EM] B

20H -

0FFH

1BH,19H,

<n>

42H

Printable characters &%BH <m

> Bar code height

n = 0 Restore Defaults

n = 1 to 9 Number of passes

(0.11” per pass) [ESC] *

<m><n> 1

<n>

[ESC] ! <n> 1BH,21H &%CS

[ESC] - <n> 1BH,2DH &%CU {n=0}

1BH,2AH Print Epson 9-pin graphics in mode

<m>

><m2><m3>

<m3>

Select International Character Set 23

Underline

&%MU {n=1}

n = 0 End

n = 1 Begin [ESC] 0 1BH,30H &%ST Set 1/8" line space 20 [ESC] 1 1BH,31H &%SG Set 7/72" line space 20 [ESC] 2 1BH,32H Begin variable line spacing

(Enable [ESC] A n) [ESC] 3 <n> 1BH,33H &%SV

[ESC] 5 <n> 1BH,35H &%CA {n=0}

&%MA {n=1}

Set fine line space n/216 inch where

n = 1..255 defines feed used by line

feed.

Set auto line feed

n = 0 End

n = 1 Begin [ESC] : 1BH,3AH &%F2 Set 12 cpi 27 [ESC] < 1BH,3CH &%PT Print suppress and pass through 45 [ESC] ?

<m><n>

1BH,3FH Reassign graphics mode 38

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Normal ASCII

Second ASCII

Hex Code

IPCL Equivalent Code

Description

Page

Field

[ESC] A <n> 1BH,41H Set variable line spacing n/72 inch

(n = 1..85) (Enabled by [ESC] 2)

2 3

. . .

<0>

1BH,44H Horizontal tab set

(Set tabs at columns n1 n2 ... nk 0).

The maximum value of n depends on

the station selected.

[ESC] D <n>

[ESC] E 1BH,45H &%MM Begin emphasized print (half speed) 32 [ESC] F 1BH,46H &%CM End emphasized print 32 [ESC] G 1BH,47H &%ME Begin enhanced print (double pass) 32 [ESC] H 1BH,48H &%CE End enhanced print 32 [ESC] J <n> 1BH,4AH &%FM

Do a fine line feed n/216 inch

n = 0 no line feed

n = 1..255 [ESC]

K <n>

<n>

1BH,4BH Single-density graphics

n1 = 0..255

n2 = 0..3

len = n1 +256*n2 [ESC]

L <n>

<n>

1BH,4CH Double-density half-speed graphics

n1 = 0..255

n2 = 0..3

len = n1 + 256*n2 [ESC] P <n> 1BH,50H &%RI {n=2}

&%RF {n=1} &%RN {n=0}

Rotated font

n = 0 Normal

n = 1 Rotated 90°, 7 x 9

n = 2 Rotated 270°, 7 x 9

n = 5 Rotated 90°, 5 x 7

n = 7 Rotated 270°, 5 x 7 [ESC] R 1BH,52H &%HV Reset horizontal tabs to defaults 18 [ESC] V <n> 1BH,56H Set intercharacter spacing 28 [ESC] W <n> 1BH,57H &%FS {n=0}

&%FD {n=1} &%FH {n=3}

Multiline double-wide double-high

sequence

n = 0 End all

n = 1 Begin double-wide

n = 2 Double-high

n = 3 Both [ESC] X <n

1BH,58H Set left and right margin

n1 = Left in characters

n2 = Right in characters [ESC]

Y <n>

<n>

1BH,59H Double-density full-speed graphics

n1 = 0..255

n2 = 0..3

len = n1 +256 * n2

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Normal ASCII

Second ASCII

Hex Code

IPCL Equivalent Code

Description

Page

Field

[ESC]

Z <n>

<n>

1BH,5AH Quad-density full-speed graphics

n1 = 0..255

n2 = 0..3

len = n1 +256 * n2 [ESC] [ @ ... 1BH,5BH,

40H

[ESC] [ P <n> 1BH,5BH,

50H

[ESC] [ T <n> 1BH,5BH,

54H

Set print style

(See command description).

&%F1-7 Set character pitch 27 &%CP Set character set by code page. 24

[ESC] ^<n> 1BH,5EH &%CC Print control code 25 [ESC] a <n> 1BH,61H &%JR

&%JC &%JL

Set justification to

n = 0 Left

n = 1 Center

n = 2 Right [ESC] b <n> ...

[ETX]

1BH,62H &%25 {n=0}

&%39 {n=1} &%12 {n=2} &%UP {n=3} &%EA {n=4}

Print Bar code

n = 0 Interleave 2 of 5

n = 1 Code 39

n = 2 Code 128

n = 3 UPC A

n = 4 EAN-13 [ESC] d <n> 1BH,64H &%FL Feed <n> lines at the current spacing 21 [ESC] g <n> 1BH,67H &%GP {n=0}

&%GS {n=1} &%GE {n=2} &%GW {n=3}

Graphic save buffer control where

n = 0 Print buffer

n = 1 Clear and start save

n = 2 End save

n = 3 End save and store to nonvolatile

memory [ESC] q <n> 1BH,71H None Buffer marker query 44 [ESC] r <n> 1BH,72H &%R0 {n=0}

&%R1 {n=1} &%R2 {n=2} &%R3 {n=3}

Rotated print

n = 0 End

n = 1 Rotated by 90°

n = 2 Rotate left 180°

n = 3 Rotate by 270°

NOTE: Other font and format options

are available.

[ESC] v 1BH,76H &%FC Cycle receipt cutter 45 [ESC] w <n> 1BH,77H Enable dynamic response 54 [ESC] x <n> 1BH,78H &%D1 {n=1}

&%D2 {n=2}

Open cash drawer

n = 1 Cash Drawer 1

n = 2 Cash Drawer 2 [ESC] y <n> 1BH,79H &%Y0 – 9 Control diagnostics and extended

features (See description).

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Programmer's Guide PcOS Series 80PLUS Epson Commands Emulation Modes

Chapter 8: Epson/Axiohm Commands

Emulation Modes

The Series 80PLUS thermal printer is capable of emulating an Epson TM-T8x series printer and Axiohm 7193 printer as well as its Ithaca modes. Though the Epson TM-8x and Axiohm 7193 share many of the same commands, they do not all produce the same results. Therefore, to ensure complete compatibility, the Series 80PLUS must be configured specifically for either Epson TM-T8x emulation or Axiohm 7193 emulation. The current emulation mode can be obtained at any time by performing a self-test and may be changed at any time via the Configuration Mode.

Command Name [ Origin ] Command Name is the name of the command. Origin specifies which printer command set the command comes from. Origin may take on any combination of the following values:

E = Epson TM-T8x command set A = Axiohm 7193 command set I = Series 80PLUS command extension * = Command has different functions depending upon the current emulation mode

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Supported Commands

Print and Feed Commands Command Name Page LF 0AH Print and line feed 64 ETB 17H Print 64 CR 0DH Print and carriage return 64 ESC J 1BH, 4AH ESC d 1BH, 64H DC4 14H NAK 15H FF 0CH Print and return to standard mode (in page mode) 65 ESC FF 1BH, 0CH Print data in page mode 65

Command Name Page ESC 2 1BH, 32H Select default line spacing, 1/6 lpi 66 ESC 3 1BH, 33H Set line spacing 66 SYN 16H

GS - 1DH, 2DH Define user-defined bit image 67 GS . 1DH, 2EH Define user-defined bit image from a PCX file 68 GS 0 1DH, 30H Print user-defined bit image 69 GS 1 1DH, 31H Erase a single entry from the nonvolatile memory pool 69 GS 5 1DH, 35H Erase all entries from the nonvolatile memory pool 69 GS * 1DH, 2AH Define single user-defined bit image 70 GS / 1DH, 2FH Print single user-defined bit-image 71 GS 6 1DH, 36H Save user definable character set 71 GS 7 1DH, 37H Select user definable character set 71 GS 3 1DH, 33H Query nonvolatile memory pool information 72

Command Name Page ESC SP 1BH, 20H Set right-side character spacing 73 ESC % 1BH, 25H Select/cancel user-defined character sets 73 ESC & 1BH, 26H Define user-defined characters 74 ESC ? 1BH, 3FH Cancel user-defined characters 74 ESC R 1BH, 52H Select an international character set 75 ESC [ T 1BH, 5BH,

54H

GS # 1DH, 23H Insert Euro 76 ESC ^ 1BH, 5EH Print control character 77 ESC t 1BH, 74H Select character code table 77 ESC ! 1BH, 21H Select print mode(s) 77

Print and feed paper n vertical units Print and feed n lines Feed n print lines Feed n dot rows

Line Spacing Commands

Add n extra dot rows

User-defined Memory Commands

Character Commands

Select character code table 76

64 65 65 65

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ESC - 1BH, 2DH Turn underline mode on/off 79 ESC E 1BH, 45H Turn emphasized mode on/off 79 ESC G 1BH, 47H Turn double-strike mode on/off 79 ESC { 1BH, 7BH Turn upside-down printing mode on/off 79 ESC V 1BH, 56H ESC DC2 1BH, 12H

Turn 90° rotation mode on/off Turn 90° counterclockwise rotation mode on/off

80 GS ! 1DH, 21H Select character size 80 GS B 1DH, 42H Turn white/black reverse printing mode on/off 81 DC2 12H Select double-wide characters 81 DC3 13H Select single-wide characters 81 ESC SYN 1BH, 16H Select pitch (column width) 81 CAN 18H Cancel print data in page mode 82

Panel Button Commands Command Name Page ESC c 5 1BH, 63H,

35H

Enable/disable panel buttons 82

Paper Sensor Commands Command Name Page ESC c 3 1BH, 63H,

33H

ESC c 4 1BH, 63H,

34H

Select paper sensor(s) to output paper end signals 82

Select paper sensor(s) to stop printing 82

Print Position Commands Command Name Page ESC $ 1BH, 24H Set absolute print position 83 ESC \ 1BH, 5CH Set relative print position 83 ESC a 1BH, 61H Select justification 83 HT 09H Set horizontal tab positions 85 ESC D 1BH, 44H Set horizontal tab positions 85 GS L 1DH, 4CH Set left margin 85 GS W 1DH, 57H Set printing area width 85 ESC DC4 1BH, 14H Set column 86 ESC W 1BH, 57H Set printing area in page mode 86 ESC T 1BH, 54H Select print direction in page mode 86 GS $ 1DH, 24H Set absolute vertical print position in page mode 87 GS \ 1DH, 5CH Set absolute vertical print position in page mode 87

Bit-image Commands Command Name Page ESC * 1BH, 2AH Select bit-image mode 88 ESC K 1BH, 4BH Select 8-dot single-density bit-image mode 89 ESC L 1BH, 4CH Select 8-dot double-density bit-image mode 89 ESC Y 1BH, 59H Select 8-dot double-density bit-image mode 89

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Status Commands Command Name Page GS a 1DH, 61H Enable/Disable Automatic Status Back (ASB) 90 GS r 1DH, 72H Transmit status 92 DLE EOT 10H, 04H Real-time status transmission 93

ESC u ESC u ESC u 0

4 5

1BH, 75H Transmit peripheral device status 95 1BH, 75H Request alternate status 95

1BH, 75H Transmit cash drawer status 95

ESC v 1BH, 76H Transmit printer status (Axiohm) 96 ESC v 1BH, 76H Transmit printer status (Epson) 96

Bar Code Commands Command Name Page GS h 1DH, 68H Set bar code height 97 GS w 1DH, 77H Set bar code width 97 GS k 1DH, 6BH Print bar code 97 GS H 1DH, 48H Select printing position of HRI characters 100 GS f 1DH, 66H Select font HRI characters 100

Macro Function Commands Command Name Page GS : 1DH, 3AH Start/end macro definition 100 GS ^ 1DH, 5EH Execute macro 101 GS _ 1DH, 5FH Delete start-up macro definition 101

Mechanism Control Commands Command Name Page GS V 1DH, 56H Select cut mode and cut paper 102 ESC i 1BH, 69H Partial knife cut 102 EM 19H Full knife cut 102 SUB 1AH Partial knife cut 102 BEL 07H Sound buzzer 102 ESC BEL 1BH, 07H Sound buzzer 103

Miscellaneous Commands Command Name Page GS P 1DH, 50H Set horizontal and vertical motion units 103 ESC @ 1BH, 40H Initialize printer 103 DLE 10H Clear printer 103 GS I 1DH, 49H Transmit printer ID 104 ESC p 1BH, 70H Generate pulse 104

4 The command has different functions depending upon the current emulation mode. 5 The command has different functions depending upon the current emulation mode. 6 The command has different functions depending upon the current emulation mode.

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ESC = 1BH, 3DH Set peripheral device 105 DLE ENQ 10H, 05H Real-time request to printer 105 ESC ‘ 1BH, 27H Copy user defined storage buffers 106 ESC L 1BH, 4CH Select page mode 106 ESC S 1BH, 53H Select standard mode 106

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Command Descriptions

Print and Feed Commands

Function Print and line feed [EA] ASCII LF Hexadecimal 0AH Decimal <10> Description This command prints the data in the print buffer and feeds one line based

on the current line spacing.

Function Print [A] ASCII ETB Hexadecimal 17H Decimal <23> Description This command prints one line from the buffer and feeds paper one line at

the current line height (functions same as a LF command).

Function Print and carriage return [EA] ASCII CR Hexadecimal 0DH Decimal <13> Default

[Epson TM-T8x] CR is ignored. [Axiohm 7193] This command functions the same as LF. Description The table below describes the operation of the LF command based upon its

default setting in configuration mode.

Paper Automatic line feed

enabled

Paper roll Functions same as LF Ignored

Automatic line feed

disabled

Function Print and feed paper [EA] ASCII ESC J n Hexadecimal 1BH 4AH n Decimal <27> <74> n Range 0 ≤ n ≤ 255 Description This command prints the data in the print buffer and feeds the paper [n ×

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vertical motion unit]. When standard mode is selected, the vertical motion unit set by GS P is used. When page mode is selected, the vertical or horizontal motion unit set by GS P is used for the print direction set by ESC T.

Programmer's Guide PcOS Series 80PLUS Epson Commands Command Descriptions

Function Print and feed n lines [EA] ASCII ESC d n Hexadecimal 1BH 64H n Decimal <27> <100> n Range 0 ≤ n ≤ 255 Description This command prints the data in the print buffer and feeds n lines.

Function Feed n print lines [A] ASCII DC4 n Hexadecimal 14H n Decimal <20> n Range 0 ≤ n ≤ 255 Description This command feeds the paper n lines at the current line height without

printing.

Function Feed n dot rows [A] ASCII NAK n Hexadecimal 15H n Decimal <21> n Range 0 ≤ n ≤ 255 Description This command feeds the paper n dot rows [n × vertical motion unit] inches

without printing.

Function Print and return to standard mode (in page mode) [E] ASCII FF Hexadecimal 0CH Decimal <12> Description FF prints the data in the print buffer collectively and returns to standard

mode. The buffer data is deleted after it is printed. This command returns the values set by the ESC W command to the default values. The value set by the ESC T command is maintained. This command is enabled only in page mode. This command does not cut the paper.

Function Print data in page mode [E] ASCII ESC FF Hexadecimal 1BH 0CH Decimal <27> <12> Description ESC FF prints all buffered data in the printable area collectively, in page

mode. This command is enabled only in page mode. After printing, the printer does not clear the buffered data or values set by other commands. When the printer returns to standard mode, FF or ESC S should be executed. This command does not cut the paper.

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Line Spacing Commands

Function Select default line spacing [EA] ASCII ESC 2 Hexadecimal 1BH 32H Decimal <27> <50> Description This command sets the line spacing to 1/6 inch.

Function Set line spacing [EA] ASCII ESC 3 n Hexadecimal 1BH 33H n Decimal <27> <51> n Range 0 ≤ n ≤ 255 Description

[Epson TM-T8x] This command sets the line spacing to [n × vertical motion unit]. [Axiohm 7193] This command sets the line spacing to [n × (1/360”)].

When standard mode is selected, the vertical motion unit set by GS P is used. When page mode is selected, the vertical or horizontal motion unit set by GS P is used for the print directions set by ESC T.

Function Add n extra dot rows [A] ASCII SYN n Hexadecimal 16H n Decimal <22> n Range 0 ≤ n ≤ 12 Default

[TM-T8x] n = 23, 6 lines/inch with vertical motion unit = 1/360. [Axiohm] n = 2, 7.6 lines/inch with vertical motion unit = 1/152. Description This command adds n extra dot row [ n x vertical motion unit] to the

character height to increase space between print lines or decrease the number of lines per inch.

The table below shows the relationship between the number of lines per inch and each extra dot row added in Axiohm 7193 emulation mode with the vertical motion unit set to 1/152 inch.

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Extra Rows Lines per Inch Dot Row

0 8.5 18 1 8.0 19 2 7.6 20 3 7.2 21 4 7.0 22 5 6.6 23 6 6.3 24 7 6.1 25 8 5.9 26

9 5.6 27 10 5.4 28 11 5.2 29 12 5.1 30

User Defined Memory Commands

Function Define user-definable bit image [E] ASCII GS - <name> 0 x y d1 . . . d(x x y x 8) Hexadecimal 1DH 2DH <name> 0 x y d1 . . . d(x x y x 8) Decimal <29> <45> <name> 0 x y d1 . . . d(x x y x 8) Range 1 ≤ x ≤ 255

1 ≤ y ≤ 255 0 ≤ d ≤ 255 <name> = a 15-byte maximum length name to identify the image.

Description GS - defines a bit-image for storage in the nonvolatile memory pool. The

printer maintains an area of memory specifically designated for multiple bit-image storage. This area can contain as many bit-images as its size permits. (A printout of the amount of nonvolatile memory remaining can be obtained by performing a printer self-test.) Each image is uniquely identified by the name given to it by the <name> parameter.

The name of the bit-image can be from one to 15 bytes long and contain any alphanumeric characters as well as the space. The format of the bitimage is identical to that defined by the GS * command.

The GS - command must be entered in standard mode only at the beginning of a print line. If this command is entered in page mode, it will be ignored. If the size of the image is larger than the space remaining in the nonvolatile buffer, the image will not be saved. When the last byte of bit-image data is received and there is ample space in the nonvolatile buffer for the bit-image, the bit image will be saved. While the save is in process, the printer will go off-line and will not respond to or save any data it receives. When the save is complete, the printer will return on-line. Please be sure to adhere to flow-control provided by the communications interface.

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The following basic example demonstrates how to define an 8 bit x 8 bit block with the name “MY IMAGE”:

A representation of the format of a downloaded bit-image is depicted below:

Column one

d1 dy+1... ... ....

MSB

d2 dy

.... .... .... .... .... ....

→

LSB

⇐ d(x×y×8)

PRINT #1, CHR$(29),CHR$(45), REM Enter the GS - command PRINT #1, ”MY IMAGE”,CHR$(0); REM Define the image name PRINT #1, CHR$(1),CHR$(1); REM Image size (8 x 8 bits) PRINT #1, CHR$(255),CHR$(255),CHR$(255),CHR$(255); REM Send 8 bytes of image PRINT #1, CHR$(255),CHR$(255),CHR$(255),CHR$(255) REM data

Function Define user-defined bit image from a PCX file [E] ASCII GS . <name> 0 <PCX graphics file> Hexadecimal 1DH 2EH <name> 0 <PCX graphics file> Decimal <29> <46> <name> 0 <PCX graphics file> Range <name> = a 15-byte maximum length name to identify the image. Description GS . defines a bit-image for storage in the nonvolatile memory pool. (See

GS - command for more information). The source of the bit-image is a PCX file. GS . will accept PCX file versions 2.5, 2.8, and 3.0. If the PCX file contains an extended palette structure, this command will be aborted; any PCX file defined with more than 16 usable colors uses an extended palette structure. All colors within a standard palette will be converted to either black or white when the bit-image is stored using a “best match” algorithm. The definition of the <name> parameter and the description of operation are identical to the GS - command.

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Function Print user-defined bit image [E] ASCII GS 0 <name> 0 Hexadecimal 1DH 30H <name> 0 Decimal <29> <48> <name> 0 Range <name> = a 15-byte maximum length name to identify the image. Description GS 0 prints a bit-image from storage in the nonvolatile memory pool. The

name of the bit-image can be from one to 15 bytes long and contain any alphanumeric characters as well as spaces. GS . searches the nonvolatile memory pool for the first occurrence of the image identified by <name>. If the image is found, it will be printed. If the image cannot be found, this command will be ignored. In standard mode, this command must be entered at the beginning of a print line. In page mode, this command may be entered at any time.

The following basic example demonstrates how to print the stored bitimage named “MY IMAGE”:

PRINT #1, CHR$(29), CHR$(48), REM Enter the GS 0 command PRINT #1, “MY IMAGE”, CHR$(0) REM Enter the image name

Function Erase a single entry from the nonvolatile memory pool ASCII GS 1 <name> 0 Hexadecimal 1DH 31H <name> 0 Decimal <29> <49> <name> 0 Range <name> = a 15-byte maximum alphanumeric name to identify the image. Description GS 1 deletes a single entry (bit-image or character set) from storage in the

nonvolatile memory pool. The printer will go off-line before deleting the entry and will return on-line when it is completed. Please be sure to adhere to flow-control provided by the communication interface.

Function Erase all entries from the nonvolatile memory pool ASCII GS 5 Hexadecimal 1DH 35H Decimal <29> <53> Description GS 5 erases the entire contents of the nonvolatile memory pool and frees

up the memory for new entries. The printer will go off-line when this command is received and will return on-line when it is completed. Please be sure to adhere to flow-control provided by the communication interface.

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Function Define single user-definable bit-image [EA] ASCII GS * x y d1…d(x x y x 8) Hexadecimal 1DH 2AH x y d1…d(x x y x 8) Decimal <29> <42> x y d1…d(x x y x 8) Range 1 ≤ x ≤ 255

1 ≤ y ≤ 48 0 ≤ d ≤ 255

Description This command defines a single downloaded bit-image using the number of

dots specified by x and y in the RAM buffer area (volatile memory). The number of dots in the horizontal direction is x x 8. The number of dots in the vertical direction is y x 8. If (x x y x 8) exceeds the size of the buffer, the image will be truncated. d indicates bit-image data. Data (d) specifies a bit printed to 1 and not

printed to 0. After a downloaded bit-image is defined, it may be saved to the nonvolatile

EEPROM storage buffer using the ESC ‘ command where it will remain indefinitely. Otherwise, the image will remain in the RAM buffer where it is available until ESC @ or ESC & is executed; the printer is reset; or the power is turned off.

A representation of the format of a downloaded bit-image is depicted below:

Column one

d1 dy+1... ... ....

d2 dy

.... .... .... .... .... ....

→

⇐ d(x×y×8)

MSB

LSB

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Function Print single user-definable bit-image [EAI] ASCII GS / m Hexadecimal 1DH 2FH m Decimal <29> <47> m Description This command prints a downloaded or stored bit-image using the mode

specified by m. m selects a mode from the table below:

Mode Table

Hex Decimal Mode Vertical Dot Density

(dpi)

00 0 Normal 203 203 01 1 Double-width 203 101 02 2 Double-height 101 203 03 3 Quadruple 101 101

Horizontal Dot Density

(dpi)

Function Save user definable character set ASCII GS 6 <name> 0 Hexadecimal 1DH 36H <name> 0 Decimal <29> <54> <name> 0 Range <name> = a 15-byte maximum alphanumeric name to identify the image. Description GS 6 saves the current character set created by the “ESC &” command to

the nonvolatile memory pool. If no character set has been defined, this command will be ignored. When saving an image, the printer will go offline and will return on-line when completed. Please be sure to adhere to flow-control provided by the communication interface.

Once a character set has been saved to the nonvolatile memory pool it is “read-only”. Any attempt to redefine a character when this set is selected will cause a new character set to be defined in RAM according to the “ESC &” command.

Function Select user definable character set ASCII GS 7 <name> 0 Hexadecimal 1DH 37H <name> 0 Decimal <29> <55> <name> 0 Range <name> = a 15-byte maximum alphanumeric name to identify the image. Description GS 7 selects a previously saved user defined character set with the name

<name>. If the character set does not exist, this command will be ignored.

Any characters referenced that are not defined in the set will be replaced as follows: equivalent Code Page 437 character in Axiohm 7193 emulation and equivalent current code page character in Epson TM-T8x emulation.

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Function Query nonvolatile memory pool information ASCII GS 3 n <special> Hexadecimal 1DH 33H n <special> Decimal <29> <51> n <special> Range 0 ≤ n ≤ 5

For n = 0 only, <special> = <name> 0

Description Command performs the functions specified by n:

Function

0* Check for an entry

1 Query total nonvolatile memory pool size 2 Query remaining nonvolatile memory pool size 3 Request the name of the first memory entry 4 Request the name of the next memory entry 5 Print the nonvolatile memory pool directory

n = 0 Check for an entry Checks the nonvolatile memory pool for an entry. If the entry is found, the printer transmits

81 HEX (129 DEC) to the host. If the entry is not found, the printer transmits 80 HEX (128 DEC) to the host.

n = 1 Query total nonvolatile memory pool size Transmits the total amount of nonvolatile memory pool storage to the host in the format: d

, d

31-24

23-16

15-8

7-0

n = 2 Query remaining nonvolatile memory pool size

Transmits the remaining amount of nonvolatile memory pool storage to the host in the

format: d

31-24

, d

23-16

, d

15-8

, d

7-0

n = 3 Request the name of the first memory entry Transmits the NULL terminated name of the first memory entry to the host if it exists,

otherwise just returns NULL.

n = 4 Request the name of the next memory entry Transmits the next NULL terminated memory entry name to the host if it exists, otherwise

just returns NULL. Each call to this function returns the next name. Use n = 3 to reset the pointer.

n = 5 Print the nonvolatile memory pool directory Causes the printer to print the nonvolatile memory pool directory when the printer is idle.

The directory prints all entry names and their associated types and sizes. This directory is also displayed on the self-test ticket.

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Character Commands

Function Set right-side character spacing [EA] ASCII ESC SP n Hexadecimal 1BH 20H n Decimal <27> <32> n Range 0 ≤ n ≤ 255 Description This command sets the character spacing for the right side of the character

to [n × horizontal motion unit]. When standard mode is selected, the vertical motion unit set by GS P is used. When page mode is selected, the vertical or horizontal motion unit set by GS P is used for the print directions set by ESC T.

Function Select/cancel user-defined character sets [EA] ASCII ESC % n Hexadecimal 1BH 25H n Decimal <27> <37> n Range See table below. Description This command selects or cancels a user-defined character set as defined

below.

Table of n

Hex Decimal Function

00 0 Selects Code Page 437 and turns off user defined

set

01 1 Selects user defined character set in the RAM buffer 02 2 Selects Code Page 850 and turns off user defined

set

41 65 Selects user defined character set in nonvolatile

EEPROM buffer

If the user defined character set in RAM is selected and the set does not exist, an empty set will be created. Any user defined bit-image will be erased. Any characters referenced that are not defined will be replaced as follows: equivalent Code Page 437 character in Axiohm 7193 emulation and equivalent current code page character in Epson TM-T8x emulation.

If the user defined character set in the nonvolatile EEPROM buffer is selected and the set does not exist, this command will be ignored. (See the GS ‘ command for saving a user defined character set in the RAM buffer to the nonvolatile EEPROM buffer).

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Function Define user-defined characters [EA] ASCII ESC & y c1 c2 [x1 d1...d(y × x1)]...[xk d1...d(y × xk)] Hexadecimal 1BH 26H y c1 c2 [x1 d1...d(y × x1)]...[xk d1...d(y × xk)] Decimal <27> <38> y c1 c2 [x1 d1...d(y × x1)]...[xk d1...d(y × xk)] Range y = 3

0 ≤ x ≤ 13 Font A (13 × 24) 0 ≤ x ≤ 10 Font B (10 × 24) 0 ≤ d1 ... d(y × xk) ≤ 255 k = c2 - c1 + 1

[Axiohm 7193] 32 ≤ c1 ≤ c2 ≤ 254 [Epson TM-T8x] 32 ≤ c1 ≤ c2 ≤ 126 Description This command defines user-defined characters.

y specifies the number of bytes in the vertical direction. c1 specifies the beginning character code for the definition. c2 specifies the final code. x specifies the number of dots in the horizontal direction. d is the dot data for the characters. The dot pattern is in the horizontal

direction from the left side. Any remaining dots on the right side are blank.

The allowable character code range differs between Epson and Axiohm emulation. See Range above.

The data to define a user-defined character is (y × x) bytes. Set a corresponding bit to 1 to print a dot or 0 to not print a dot. In Epson emulation mode, there is a unique user defined character set for

each pitch. In Axiohm emulation mode, both pitches share the same user defined character set.

Function Cancel user-defined characters [E] ASCII ESC ? n Hexadecimal 1BH 3FH n Decimal <27> <63> n Range

[Axiohm 7193] 32 ≤ n ≤ 254 [Epson TM-T8x] 32 ≤ n ≤ 126 Description This command cancels user-defined characters.

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Function Select an international character set [E] ASCII ESC R n Hexadecimal 1BH 52H n Decimal <27> <82> n Range 0 ≤ n ≤ 74 Default n = 0 Description This command selects an international character set, n, from the following

table.

Country EpsonID Country EpsonID Country Epson

ASCII 0 Swiss II 20 Windows Greek 50 French 1 Cyrillic II-866 21 Latin 5 (Windows Turkey) 51 German 2 Polska Mazovia 22 Windows Cyrillic 52 British 3 ISO Latin 2 23 Hungarian CWI 54 Danish I 4 Serbo Croatic I 24 Kamenicky (MJK) 55 Swedish I 5 Serbo Croatic II 25 ISO Latin 4 (8859/4) 56 Italian 6 Multilingual 26 Turkey_857 57 Spanish I 7 Norway 27 Roman-8 58 Japanese 8 Portugal 28 Hebrew NC (862) 60 Norwegian 9 Turkey 29 Hebrew OC 61 Danish II 10 Greek 437 38 Windows Hebrew 62 Spanish II 11 Greek 928 39 KBL- Lithuanian 63 Latin

American

French

Canadian

12 Greek 437 CYPRUS 41 Publisher 64

13 ECMA-94 42 Ukrainian 66

Dutch 14 Canada French 43 ISO Latin 6 (8859/10) 67 Swedish II 15 Cyrillic I-855 44 Windows Baltic 68 Swedish III 16 Cyrillic II-866 45 Cyrillic-Latvian 69 Swedish IV 17 East Europe Latin II-

852

46 Bulgarian 72

Turkish 18 Greek 869 47 Icelandic-861 73 Swiss I 19 Windows East Europe 49 Baltic 774 74

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Function Select character code table [EAI] ASCII ESC [ T n Hexadecimal 1BH 5BH 54H n Decimal <27> <91> <84> n

H H H

Default nH = 1, nL = 181 (Code Page 437) Description This command selects a code page, n, from the character code table.

Code Page

Country Decimal

64 USA (Slashed 0) 0,64 0H,040H 865 Norway 3,97 3H,061H 65 USA (Unslashed 0) 0,65 0H,041H 866 Cyrillic II-866 3,98 3H,062H 66 British 0,66 0H,042H 869 Greek 869 3,101 3H,065H 67 German 0,67 0H,043H 874 Thailand 3,106 3H,06AH 68 French 0,68 0H,044H 895 Kamenicky (MJK) 3,127 3H,07FH 69 Swedish I 0,69 0H,045H 1008 Greek 437 3,240 3H,0F0H 70 Danish 0,70 0H,046H 1009 Greek 928 3,241 3H,0F1H 71 Norwegian 0,71 0H,047H 1011 Greek 437 CYPRUS 3,243 3H,0F3H 72 Dutch 0,72 0H,048H 1012 Turkey 3,244 3H,0F4H 73 Italian 0,73 0H,049H 1013 Cyrillic II-866 3,245 3H,0F5H 74 French Canadian 0,74 0H,04AH 1014 Polska Mazovia 3,246 3H,0F6H 75 Spanish 0,75 0H,04BH 1015 ISO Latin 2 3,247 3H,0F7H 76 Swedish II 0,76 0H,04CH 1016 Serbo Croatic I 3,248 3H,0F8H 77 Swedish III 0,77 0H,04DH 1017 Serbo Croatic II 3,249 3H,0F9H 78 Swedish IV 0,78 0H,04EH 1018 ECMA-94 3,250 3H,0FAH 79 Turkish 0,79 0H,04FH 1019 Windows East Europe 3,251 3H,0FBH 80 Swiss I 0,80 0H,050H 1020 Windows Greek 3,252 3H,0FCH 81 Swiss II 0,81 0H,051H 1021 Latin 5 (Windows Turkey) 3,253 3H,0FDH 90 Publisher 0,90 0H,05AH 1022 Windows Cyrillic 3,254 3H,0FEH

91 Welsh 0,91 0H,05BH 1024 Hungarian CWI 4,0 4H,000H 437 USA 1,181 1H,0B5H 1026 ISO Latin 4 (8859/4) 4,2 4H,002H 774 Baltic 774 3,6 3H,006H 1027 Ukrainian 4,3 4H,003H 850 Multilingual 3,82 3H,052H 1028 Roman-8 4,4 4H,004H 852 East Europe Latin II-

852 855 Cyrillic I-855 3,87 3H,057H 1030 Hebrew NC (862) 4,6 4H,006H 857 Turkey 857 3,89 3H,059H 1031 Hebrew OC 4,7 4H,007H 858 Multilingual Euro 3,90 3H,05AH 1032 Windows Hebrew 4,8 4H.008H 860 Portugal 3,92 3H,05CH 1033 KBL- Lithuanian 4,9 4H,009H 861 Icelandic-861 3,93 3H,05DH 1034 Windows Baltic 4,10 4H,00AH 862 Hebrew NC (862) 3,94 3H,05EH 1035 Cyrillic-Latvian 4,11 4H,00BH 863 Canada French 3,95 3H,05FH 1072 Bulgarian 4,48 4H,030H

3,84 3H,054H 1029 ISO Latin 6 (8859/10) 4,5 4H,005H

Hex

Code

Page

Country Decimal

Hex

Function Insert Euro Character [EA] ASCII GS # n Hexadecimal 1DH 23H Decimal <29> <35> Description This command allows an application to replace any character in the

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currently active character set with the Euro character. The character to be replaced is defined by n. For example, if the currently active character set is CP 850 (multilingual) and the 0D5H character is to be the Euro character, 1DH 23H will replace the character at 0D5H with the Euro symbol.

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Function Print control character ASCII ESC ^ n Hexadecimal 1BH 5EH n Decimal <27> <94> n Range 0 ≤ n ≤ 255 Description This command allows characters from zero to 31 codes to be printed.

During normal operation, characters from zero to 31 are control characters. This command turns off control code translation for character n.

Function Select character code table [E] ASCII ESC t n Hexadecimal 1BH 74H n Decimal <27> <116> n Range 0 ≤ n ≤ 5, n = 255 Default n = 0 Description This command selects a page, n, from the character code table.

Character Code Table 0 Page 0 [PC437 (U.S.A. and Standard Europe)] 1 Page 1 [PC850 (Multilingual)] 2 Page 2 [PC850 (Multilingual)] 3 Page 3 [PC860 (Portuguese)] 4 Page 4 [PC863 (Canadian-French)] 5 Page 5 [PC865 (Nordic)]

255 Page 255 [Space page]

Function Select print mode(s) [EA] ASCII ESC ! n Hexadecimal 1BH 21H n Decimal <27> <33> n Range 0 ≤ n ≤ 255 Description This command selects print mode(s) using n as follows.

Bit Off/On Hex Decimal Function

0 Off 00 0 Character Font A (13 × 24)

On 01 1 Character Font B (10 × 24)

1, 2 - - - Undefined

3 Off 00 0 Emphasized mode not selected

On 08 8 Emphasized mode selected

4 Off 00 0 Double-height mode not selected

On 10 16 Double-height mode selected

5 Off 00 0 Double-width mode not selected

On 20 32 Double-width mode selected 6 - - - Undefined 7 Off 00 0 Underline mode not selected

On 80 128 Underline mode selected

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Function Turn underline mode on/off [E] ASCII ESC - n Hexadecimal 1BH 2DH n Decimal <27> <45> n Range 0 ≤ n ≤ 2, 48 ≤ n ≤ 50 Description This command turns underline mode on or off, based on the following

values of n.

Function 0, 48 Turns off underline mode 1, 49 Turns on underline mode (2-dots thick) 2, 50 Turns on underline mode (2-dots thick)

Function Turn emphasized mode on/off [E] ASCII ESC E n Hexadecimal 1BH 45H n Decimal <27> <69> n Range 0 ≤ n ≤ 255 Description This command turns emphasized mode on or off. When the LSB is 0,

emphasized mode is turned off. When the LSB is 1, emphasized mode is turned on.

Function Turn double-strike mode on/off [E] ASCII ESC G n Hexadecimal 1BH 47H n Decimal <27> <71> n Range 0 ≤ n ≤ 255 Description This command turns double-strike mode on or off. When the LSB is 0,

double-strike mode is turned off. When the LSB is 1, double-strike mode is turned on.

Function Turn upside-down printing mode on/off [E] ASCII ESC { n Hexadecimal 1BH 7BH n Decimal <27> <123> n Range 0 ≤ n ≤ 255 Description This command turns upside-down printing mode on or off. When the LSB

is 0, upside-down printing mode is turned off. When the LSB is 1, upsidedown mode is turned on. In Axiohm 7193 emulation mode, counterclockwise rotation, ESC DC2, is turned off when upside-down printing mode is turned on. In standard mode, this command is enabled only when input at the beginning of a line. In page mode, an internal flag is activated and this command is enabled when the printer returns to standard mode.

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Function Turn 90° rotation mode on/off [EAI] ASCII ESC V n Hexadecimal 1BH 56H n Decimal <27> <86> n Range n = 0, 1, 2, 48, 49, 50 Description This command turns 90° clockwise rotation mode on/off and is enabled

only in standard mode. In page mode, an internal flag is activated, and this command is enabled when the printer returns to standard mode.

Function 0, 48 Turns off all rotation modes 1, 49 Turns on 90° clockwise rotation mode 2, 50 Turns on 90° counterclockwise rotation mode

Function Turn 90° counterclockwise rotation mode on/off [A] ASCII ESC DC2 Hexadecimal 1BH 12H Decimal <27> <18> Description This command rotates characters 90° counterclockwise. It remains in effect

until the printer is reset or until a clear printer (10), set/cancel upsidedown print (1B 7B), or set/cancel rotated print (1B 56) command is received. This command is enabled only in standard mode. In page mode, an internal flag is activated, and this command is enabled when the printer returns to standard mode.

Function Select character size [E] ASCII GS ! n Hexadecimal 1DH 21H n Decimal <29> <33> n Range 0 ≤ n ≤ 255

(1 ≤ vertical number of times ≤ 8, 1 ≤ horizontal number of times ≤ 8)

Description This command selects the character height using Bits 0 to 2 and selects the

character width using Bits 4 to 7, as follows.

Character Height Selection

Hex Decimal Height

00 0 1 (normal) 01 1 2 (double-high) 02 2 3 03 3 4 04 4 5 05 5 6 06 6 7 07 7 8

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Character Width Selection

Hex Decimal Width

00 0 1 (normal) 10 16 2 (double-wide) 20 32 3 30 48 4 40 64 5 50 80 6 60 96 7 70 112 8

Function Turn white/black reverse printing mode on/off [E] ASCII GS B n Hexadecimal 1DH 42H n Decimal <29> <66> n Range 0 ≤ n ≤ 255 Description This command turns on or off white/black reverse printing mode. When

the LSB is 0, white/black reverse mode is turned off. When the LSB is 1, white/black reverse mode is turned on.

Function Select double-wide characters [A] ASCII DC2 Hexadecimal 12H Decimal <18> Description This command prints double-wide characters. The printer is reset to single-

wide mode after a line has been printed or a Clear Printer (10) command is received.

Function Select single-wide characters [A] ASCII DC3 Hexadecimal 13H Decimal <19> Description This command prints single-wide characters.

Function Select pitch (column width) [A] ASCII ESC SYN n Hexadecimal 1BH 16H n Decimal <27> <22> n Range 0 = Standard (44 col/15.61 cpi)

1 = Compressed (57 col/20.3 cpi)

Default n = 0 Description This command selects the character pitch for a print line. See Appendix B

for a description of both pitches.

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Function Cancel print data in page mode [E] ASCII CAN Hexadecimal 18H Decimal <24> Description CAN deletes all the print data for the current print job in page mode. This

command is enabled only in page mode.

Panel Button Commands

Function Enable/disable panel buttons [EA] ASCII ESC c 5 n Hexadecimal 1BH 63H 35H n Decimal <27> <99> <53> n Range 0 ≤ n ≤ 255 Description This command enables or disables the panel buttons. When the LSB is 0,

the panel buttons are enabled. When the LSB is 1, the panel buttons are disabled. In Epson TM-T8x emulation mode, the ESC @ command will reenable the panel buttons.

Paper Sensor Commands

Function Select paper sensor(s) to output paper end signals [E] ASCII ESC c 3 n Hexadecimal 1BH 63H 33H n Decimal <27> <99> <51> n Range 0 ≤ n ≤ 255 Description This command selects the paper sensor(s) to output paper end signals and

is only available with a parallel interface. It is ignored with a serial interface.

Each bit of n is used as follows.

Bit Off/On Hex Decimal Function

0 Off 00 0 Ignored

On 01 1 Ignored

1 Off 00 0 Ignored

On 02 2 Ignored

2 Off 00 0 Paper roll end sensor disabled

On 04 4 Paper roll end sensor enabled

3 Off 00 0 Paper roll end sensor disabled

On 08 8 Paper roll end sensor enabled

4-7 - - - Undefined

Function Select paper sensor(s) to stop printing [E] ASCII ESC c 4 n Hexadecimal 1B 63H 34H n Decimal <27> <99> <52> n Range 0 ≤ n ≤ 255

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Description This command is not supported and is ignored if received.

Print Position Commands

Function Set absolute print position [EA] ASCII ESC $ nL nH Hexadecimal 1BH 24H nL nH Decimal <27> <36> nL nH Range 0 ≤ nL ≤ 255

0 ≤ nH ≤ 255

Description This command sets the print starting position from the beginning of the

line.

[Epson TM-T8x] The distance in dots from the beginning of the line to the print position is

[(nL + nH × 256) × (horizontal motion unit)]. When standard mode is selected, the horizontal motion unit set by GS P is used. When page mode is selected, the horizontal or vertical motion unit set by GS P is used for the print direction set by ESC T.

[Axiohm 7193] If nongraphics follow this command, the distance in dots from the

beginning of the line to the print position is [(nL + nH × 256) × (horizontal motion unit)]. If graphics follow this command, the distance in dots from the beginning of the line to the print position is [(nL+nH×256) × (horizontal motion unit)]/2.

Function Set relative print position [EA] ASCII ESC \ nL nH Hexadecimal 1BH 5CH nL nH Decimal <27> <92> nL nH Range 0 ≤ nL ≤ 255

0 ≤ nH ≤ 255

Description This command sets the print starting position based on the current position

and the distance from the current position to [(nL + nH × 256) × horizontal unit]. When standard mode is selected, the horizontal motion unit set by GS P is used. When page mode is selected, the horizontal or vertical motion unit set by GS P is used for the print direction set by ESC T.

Function Select justification [EA] ASCII ESC a n Hexadecimal 1BH 61H n Decimal <27> <97> n Range: 0 ≤ n ≤ 2, 48 ≤ n ≤ 50 Description This command aligns all the data in one line to the specified position n. In

standard mode, this command is enabled only when input at the beginning of a line. In page mode, an internal flag is activated, and this command is enabled when the printer returns to standard mode.

n 0, 48 Left 1, 49 Center 2, 50 Right

Justification

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Function Horizontal tab [EA] ASCII HT Hexadecimal 09H Decimal <9> Description This command moves the print position to the next horizontal tab position,

if that position exists.

Function Set horizontal tab positions [EA] ASCII ESC D n1 ... nk NUL Hexadecimal 1BH 44H n1 ... nk 00 Decimal <27> <68> n1 ... nk 0 Range 1 ≤ n ≤ 255

0 ≤ k ≤ 32

Default Default is every eight characters for 13 × 24 font. Description This command sets horizontal tab positions.

Where n specifies the column number for setting a horizontal tab position from

the beginning of the line. k indicates the total number of horizontal tab positions to be set. Epson and Axiohm emulation modes treat tab positions differently

depending upon factors such as character pitch, expansion, and rotation.

Function Set left margin [E] ASCII GS L nL nH Hexadecimal 1DH 4CH nL nH Decimal <29> <76> nL nH Range 0 ≤ nL ≤ 255

0 ≤ nH ≤255

Description This command sets the left margin using nL and nH. The left margin is set

to [(nL + nH × 256) × horizontal motion unit)] from the beginning of the line. In standard mode, this command is enabled only when input at the beginning of a line. In page mode, an internal flag is activated and this command is enabled when the printer returns to standard mode.

Function Set printing area width [E] ASCII GS W nL nH Hexadecimal 1DH 57H nL nH Decimal <29> <87> nL nH Range 0 ≤ nL ≤ 255

0 ≤ nH ≤ 255

Description The printing area width is set to [(nL + nH × 256) × horizontal motion

unit)] from the left margin. In standard mode, this command is enabled only when input at the beginning of a line. In page mode, an internal flag is activated, and this command is enabled when the printer returns to standard mode.

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Function Set column [A] ASCII ESC DC4 n Hexadecimal 1BH 14H n Decimal <27> <20> n Range 1 ≤ n ≤ 44 (Standard pitch)

1 ≤ n ≤ 57 (Compressed pitch)

Description This command prints the first character of the next print line in column n.

It must be sent for each line not printed at column one. The value of n is set to one after each line.

Function Set printing area in page mode [E] ASCII ESC W xLxHyLyHdxLdxHdyLdy Hexadecimal 1BH 57H xLxHyLyHdxLdxHdyLdy Decimal <27> <87> xLxHyLyHdxLdxHdyLdy

H H H

Range 0 ≤ xL, xH, yL, yH, dxL, dxH, dyL, dyH ≤ 255

(except for dxL = dxH = 0 or dyL = dyH = 0)

Description ESC W sets the size and position of the printing area in page mode as

follows: Horizontal starting position = [(xL + xH x 256) x (horizontal motion unit)] Vertical starting position = [(yL + yH x 256) x (vertical motion unit)] Printing area width = [(dxL + dxH x 256) x (horizontal motion unit)] inches Printing area height = [(dyL + dyH x 256) x (vertical motion unit)] inches

The default settings are as follows: xL = xH = yL = yH = 0 and dxL = 0, dxH = 2, dyL = 126, dyH = 6 This command is enabled only in page mode. If this command is entered in

standard mode, an internal flag is activated, and the command is enabled when the printer selects page mode.

Function Set print direction in page mode [E] ASCII ESC T n Hexadecimal 1BH 54H n Decimal <27> <84> n Range 0 ≤ n ≤ 3, 48 ≤ n ≤51 Description ESC T n sets the print direction and starting position in page mode

specified by n as shown below. The default setting is n = 0. This command is enabled only in page mode. If this command is entered in standard mode, an internal flag is activated, and the command is enabled when the printer returns to page mode.

Print Direction Starting Position

0, 48 Left to right Upper left (A in figure) 1, 49 Bottom to top Lower left (B in figure) 2, 50 Right to left Lower right (C in figure) 3, 51 Top to bottom Upper right (D in figure)

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The parameters for the horizontal or vertical motion units (x or y) differ depending on the starting position of the printing area as follows:

If the starting position is the upper left or lower right of the printing area (n = 0, 2, 48, or 50), then these commands use

1) Horizontal motion units, ESC SP, ESC $, and ESC \

2) Vertical motion units, ESC 3, ESC J, GS $, and GS \

If the starting position is the upper right or lower left of the printing area (n = 1, 3, 49, or 51), then these commands use

1) Horizontal motion units, ESC 3, ESC J, GS $, and GS \

2) Vertical motion units, ESC SP, ESC $, and ESC \

Function Set absolute vertical print position in page mode [E] ASCII GS $ n Hexadecimal 1DH 24H n Decimal <29> <36> n

L L L

Range 0 ≤ nL ≤ 255

0 ≤ nH ≤ 255

Description GS $ nL nH sets the absolute vertical print starting position for buffer

character data in page mode to [(nL + nH × 256) × (vertical or horizontal motion unit)] inches. This command is effective only in page mode.

Function Set absolute vertical print position in page mode [E] ASCII GS \ n Hexadecimal 1DH 5CH n Decimal <29> <92> n

L L L

Range 0 ≤ nL ≤ 255

0 ≤ nH ≤ 255

Description GS \ nL nH moves the vertical print position in page mode to [(nL + nH ×

256) × (vertical or horizontal motion unit)] inches from the current position. This command is effective only in page mode. Use the complement of N for setting pitch movement upward: -N pitch = 65536 N, where N = (nL + nH × 256). The horizontal and vertical motion units use the horizontal and vertical values set by the GS P command.

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Bit-Image Commands

Function Select bit-image mode [EA] ASCII ESC * m nL nH d1 ... k Hexadecimal 1BH 2AH m nL nH d1 ... k Decimal <27> <42> m nL nH d1 ... k

Range m = 0, 1, 32, 33

0 ≤ nL ≤ 255 0 ≤ nH ≤ 3 0 ≤ d ≤ 255

Description This command selects a bit-image mode using m for the number of dots

specified by nL and nH, as follows.

Vertical Direction Horizontal Direction

Mode 0 8-dot single-density 8 68 102 nL + nH × 256 1 8-dot double-density 8 68 203 nL + nH × 256

32 24-dot single-density 24 203 102 (nL + nH × 256) × 3 33 24-dot double-density 24 203 203 (nL + nH × 256) × 3

The nL and nH indicate the number of dots of the bit image in the horizontal direction. The number of dots is calculated by nL + nH × 256.

If the bit-image data input exceeds the number of dots to be printed on a line, the excess data is ignored.

d indicates the bit-image data. Set a corresponding bit to 1 to print a dot or to 0 to not print a dot.

Number of

Dots

Density

(dpi)

Density

(dpi)

Amount of Data (K)

8-dot single-density mode representation is depicted below:

Top of bit-image

d2 d3 d4 .... .... .... .... .... dn

→

MSB

LSB

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24-dot single-density mode representation is depicted below: Top of bit-image

d4 d7 ... ....

d5 ...

→

MSB

LSB

Function Select 8-dot single-density bit-image mode [A] ASCII ESC K nL nH d1 ... k Hexadecimal 1BH 4BH nL nH d1 ... k Decimal <27> <75> nL nH d1 ... k Description See ESC * for a complete description of graphics mode commands.

Function Select 8-dot double-density bit-image mode [A] ASCII ESC L nL nH d1 ... k Hexadecimal 1BH 4CH nL nH d1 ... k Decimal <27> <76> nL nH d1 ... k Usage Axiohm 7193 emulation mode Description See ESC * for a complete description of graphics mode commands.

Function Select 8-dot double-density bit-image mode [A] ASCII ESC Y nL nH d1 ... k Hexadecimal 1BH 59H nL nH d1 ... k Decimal <27> <89> nL nH d1 ... k Description See ESC * for a complete description of graphics mode commands.

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Status Commands

Function Enable/Disable Automatic Status Back (ASB) [E] ASCII GS a n Hexadecimal 1DH 61H n Decimal <29> <97> n Range 0 ≤ n ≤ 255 Default n = 0 Description This command enables or disables ASB. ASB is enabled if any item is

selected. The printer automatically generates a 4-byte status message whenever the status changes. Multiple status items can be selected. When n = 0, ASB is disabled. If ASB is enabled when the printer is disabled by the ESC = command, the printer transmits a 4-byte status message whenever the status changes. The status items are selected using n as follows.

Bit Off/On Hex Decimal Function

0 Off 00 0 Drawer kick-out connector status disabled

On 01 1 Drawer kick-out connector status enabled

1 Off 00 0 On-line/off-line status disabled

On 02 2 On-line/off-line status enabled

2 Off 00 0 Error status disabled

On 04 4 Error status enabled

3 Off 00 0 Paper roll sensor status disabled

On 08 8 Paper roll sensor status enabled

4-7 - - - Undefined

Bit Off/On Hex Decimal Status for ASB

0 Off 00 0 Not used; fixed to Off 1 Off 00 0 Not used; fixed to Off 2 Off 00 0 Drawer 1 or 2 kick-out connector status is low.

On 04 4 Drawer 1 or 2 kick-out connector status is high.

3 Off 00 0 On-line

On 08 8 Off-line 4 On 10 16 Not used; fixed to On 5 Off 00 0 Cover closed

On 20 32 Cover opened 6 Off 00 0 Paper is not being fed by the paper feed button.

On 40 64 Paper is being fed by the paper feed button. 7 Off 00 0 Not used; fixed to Off

First byte (Printer information)

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