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registered trademarks and BANKjet is a trademark of TransAct Technologies, Inc.
CE Marking: CLASS B: EN55022, EN50081-1 (optional)
Safety: TUV
Other: CB Certificate
Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement
The POSjet® 1500 Printer complies with the limits for a Class A computing device in accordance with the
specifications in Part 15 of FCC rules. These regulations 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. Interference can be determined by turning the equipment off and on while the radio or
television is on. If the printer causes interference to radio or television reception, 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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Canadian Department of Communications Radio Interference Statement
The POSjet® 1500 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.
TransAct Technical Support
Monday through Friday, 8 A.M. to 8 P.M. Eastern Standard Time (excluding holidays). To obtain Technical
Support, call: TransAct at (607) 257-8901, or (877) 7-ITHACA.
Service Information
TransAct Technologies Incorporated has a full service organization to meet your printer service and repair
requirements. If your printer needs service, please contact your authorized printer service center. If any problems
still persist, you can directly contact TransAct at (607) 257-8901 or (877) 7-ITHACA for a return authorization.
International customers should contact your distributor for services. TransAct offers the following service programs
to meet your needs.
•
Extended Warranty
•
Depot Repair
•
Maintenance Contract
•
Internet Support
Please have the following information at hand:
1. The Model Number and Serial Number.
2. A list of any other peripheral devices attached to the same port as the printer.
3. The application software, operating system, and network you are using.
4. A copy of your printer’s Configuration Settings.
5. What happened and what you were doing when the problem occurred.
6. How you tried to solve the problem.
Warranty Information
TransAct’s POSjet® 1500 Printers come with a standard 24-month warranty that commences upon shipment from
factory, and covers parts and labor. An optional warranty, covering both parts and labor for an additional 12 months,
may be purchased separately. Repairs are warranted for 90 days from the date of repair or for the balance of the
original warranty period, which ever is greater.
Return Materials Authorization and Return Policies
If the technical support person determines that the printer should be serviced at our facility, and you want to return
the printer for repair, a Returned Materials Authorization (RMA) number must be issued before returning the
printer. Prepare the printer being returned for repair as follows:
1. Remove and discard ink cartridges.
2. Pack the printer to be returned in the original packing material. Packing items may be purchased from
TransAct's Ithaca Facility.
3. Return only the accessories that a Support Technician asks you to include.
4. Write the RMA number clearly on the outside of the box.
Shipping Printers
Never ship a printer by any means with any ink cartridge(s) installed.
packing materials in the event that you need to send the printer in for servicing. TransAct Technologies is not
responsible for damaged return items that are not packaged in original shipping material.
Be sure to save the
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Where Can You Find More Information?
Our Internet Support and Sales Services
www.transact-tech.com
TransAct Technologies Inc. maintains an Internet web site with content devoted to product support. Within the
Support Services section you can find the most current versions of the Operator’s Guide and Programmer’s Guide.
1. Upon entering our web site, you will be brought to the “Welcome to TransAct” screen. This intro page has the
Ithaca Brand listed at the top right. Click on the Ithaca logo.
2. Locate and click on the Technical Support button in the green area of the “Welcome to Ithaca” screen.
3. Use the bottom pulldown box to select the appropriate information for the printer model that you are using.
Contacting TransAct’s Ithaca Facility
Contact TransAct’s Ithaca facility for information about the POSjet® 1500 Printer and how it works with your
system. For information on international distribution, visit our web site at www.transact-tech.com. Contact the
TransAct’s Sales and Technical Support Departments at the following address and telephone or fax numbers.
Technical Support
Receive technical support, order documentation, request additional information, or send in a printer for service.
Sales
Order supplies, receive more product information, or order product brochures.
TransAct Technologies Incorporated
Ithaca Facility
20 Bomax Drive
Ithaca, NY 14850 USA
TransAct Technologies
World Gaming Headquarters
& Western Regional Repair Center
6700 Paradise Road
Suite D
Las Vegas, NV 89119 USA
Telephone (877) 7-ITHACA or (607) 257-8901
Main fax (607) 257-8922
Sales fax (607) 257-3868
Technical Support fax (607) 257-3911
Web site http://www.transact-tech.com
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Table of Contents
POSJET® 1500 III
Disclaimer iii
Copyright iii
Regulatory Compliance iii
North America: iii
Europe: iii
Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement iii
Canadian Department of Communications Radio Interference Statement iv
TransAct Technical Support iv
Service Information iv
Warranty Information iv
Return Materials Authorization and Return Policies iv
Shipping Printers iv
Where Can You Find More Information? v
Our Internet Support and Sales Services v
Contacting TransAct’s Ithaca Facility v
Technical Support v
Sales v
Table of Contents vi
Table of Tables xi
Table of Figures xiii
POSJET® 1500 FEATURES/SPECIFICATIONS 1
Standard Features 1
Optional Features 1
Additional Supported devices and tools 1
Drivers and Utilities Available 2
Optional Printer Configurations 2
Supported Emulations 2
Power Requirements 6
Parallel Interface 6
RS-232 Serial Interface 7
USB Interface 8
Cash Drawer Interface Description and Specifics 9
Printing Specifications 10
Character Pitch 11
Graphics Generation 14
Media Specifications 15
Media Specifications 15
Receipt Paper (one-ply receipt) 15
Validation Form Requirements 16
Electrical Specifications 17
External Powered AC 17
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External Powered DC 17
Cash Drawer 17
SETUP AND INSTALLATION PROCEDURES 17
Overview of Printer Controls 18
Leaving the 1500 Connected to a Power Source 18
Operating the Keypad Controls 18
Button Function Descriptions: 19
* Button 19
NEW CARTRIDGE Button 19
FEED Button 19
Form Button 19
Open Cover Button 20
Indicator Light Descriptions 20
Unpack the Printer 21
Connect Power and Communications 22
Installation Overview 22
Using the Cable Restraints 23
Connecting the Communication Cable 24
Connecting the Cash Drawer 25
Connecting the Cash Drawer 26
Connecting the Power Cord (with power supply) 27
Connecting the DC Power Cord (no power supply) 28
Paper Low Setup 29
Adjusting the Paper-Low Sensor 29
Paper Low Adjustment Requirements 30
Loading Ink Cartridges and Paper 31
Installing Ink Cartridges 31
Installing a New Paper Roll Using Insta-Load® 33
Printing the Configuration Summary Receipt 34
Placing the Printer In Self-Test Mode (printing the Configuration Summary Receipt) 34
Exiting Self-Test Mode 34
Matching Printer Configuration Settings to your System 34
Verifying the Printer Setup 35
Verify the communications interface card 35
Installing the new interface card 36
Verify the Cash Drawer Interface 36
Matching the Cash Drawer Interface 36
POSJET® 1500 OPERATION 38
Using Ink Cartridges 38
Care of Ink Cartridges 38
Determining Ink Cartridge Status 39
Validation Form Insertion and Orientation 40
Validation Orientation 40
Form Requirements 40
Inserting Validation Forms 41
Preventing and Clearing Validation Jams 42
Printer Self Testing and Diagnostics 43
Printer Self-Testing 43
Placing the Printer In Self-Test Mode 44
Exiting Self-Test Mode 44
Remote Power Down 44
Self-Test Hints and Suggestions 44
Remote Configuration Software 47
Manual Configuration 47
Using Self-Test to View Configuration Settings 48
Entering Configuration Mode 48
Making Changes in Configuration Mode 49
Configurable Features 50
Printer Color Configuration 58
Ink Cartridge Setup 58
COLOR PRINTING AND PRINT DRIVERS 60
Character Graphics 60
APA Graphics 61
Color Graphics 62
Procedure for color horizontal graphics: 63
PRINTER DRIVERS AND PRINTER CONTROLS 64
General Driver Information 64
Installing Windows® Printer Drivers (WIN95, 98, Me) 65
Printer Driver Installation Instructions for NT4.0, 2000 65
OPOS Drivers Installation Instructions 66
To Install the USB drivers 66
Configuring Windows® Printer Drivers (WIN95, 98, Me) 67
Configuring Ithaca OPOS Drivers 70
Printer driver 70
Printing 70
General Settings 71
Performance 71
Communications Port: 71
Paper Out: 72
Cash Drawer Dialog 72
Printing using a printer driver (Printer Font) 73
Printing via a printer driver (System/Graphical/TrueType Font) 74
Printing via an OPOS driver 77
Printing via POSPrinter OCX 81
TROUBLESHOOTING 82
Indicator Lights (LED) 82
The five POSjet® 1500 indicator lights are: 82
Power Indicator (LED) 82
Error Indicator (LED) 82
Paper Indicator (LED) 82
Form Indicator (LED) 82
Cartridge Indicators (LED-left and right) 82
Fault Indicators 82
Three types of faults exist 83
Recovery from Errors 83
Startup Troubleshooting 85
Print and Feed Commands 203
Line Spacing Commands 205
Character Commands 205
International Character Sets 207
Panel Button Commands 213
Paper Sensor Commands 214
Print Position Commands 216
Bit-Image Commands 218
Status Commands 219
Printing Paper Command 223
Page Mode 225
Bar Code Commands 228
Mechanism Control Commands 230
Miscellaneous Commands 231
Macro Function Commands 234
User-defined Images and Graphics Commands 235
Ithaca® Specific POSjet® Commands 239
Panel Button Commands 239
Paper Out/Low Sensor Commands 239
POSJET® EXTENDED PRINTER CONTROL 240
POSJET® UNIVERSAL COLOR GRAPHICS 244
Print File Graphics 244
To generate a print file. 244
Store Graphics in the printer: 245
To Store a graphic in the printer 245
Print a stored graphic. 245
Generate a file to store graphics into a printer 245
How universal graphics is done 245
How to use IPCL commands in text strings 246
Load and store named graphic image 246
Recall and print stored named graphic image 246
Cautions 246
Universal Color Command Descriptions 247
POSjet® Coupon-Cut-Logo Feature 249
PORT PROTOCOLS AND CONNECTION SPECIFICS 250
Printer Flow Control and Print Buffers 250
Printer Buffer Size 253
Universal Serial Bus (USB) 253
USB Support and Standards 253
Parallel Port 255
Parallel Port Protocol 255
Parallel Port Timing 255
Parallel Port Inquire and IEEE 1284 257
Parallel Port Plug and Play 258
Serial Port 259
Serial Port Protocol 259
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Print Buffer Flow 261
Printer Buffer Size 263
Serial Mode Plug and Play 263
Using DSR 263
Serial Device Identification 263
Serial Port Inquire 264
Display Pass Through 265
Remote Power Control 265
Remote Printer Reset 266
Reset in Serial Mode 266
Reset in Parallel Mode 266
Miscellaneous Communication Features 267
Power-cycle Recovery 267
Data Pass Through 267
Multi-drop Configuration 267
Off line Active 267
Table 1 Parallel Interface Pin-outs 6
Table 2 Serial Interface Pin Assignments 7
Table 3 Cash Drawer Connectors 9
Table 4 Print Speed Specifications 10
Table 5 Character Specifications 10
Table 6 Possible Character Pitches 11
Table 7 Basic Cell Size for Draft, Large Draft, and NLQ Fonts 12
Table 8 Ink Cartridge Maximum Operating Conditions 15
Table 9 Standard Power Input Requirements 17
Table 10 Power Input Requirements Optional 24-volt DC Supplied from Host 17
Table 11 Paper Low Setup 30
Table 12 Carriage Configurations 38
Table 13 Validation: Printer Settings and Requirements 40
Table 14 Extended Diagnostics 46
Table 15 How to Change Configuration Settings 49
Table 16 Configurable Options 57
Table 17 Single Color Printer-Color Configuration Details 58
Table 18 Two Color Ready Operation-Color Configuration Details 59
Table 19 Two Color Operation-Color Configuration Details 59
Table 20 Color Bits Received 62
Table 21 StartupTroubleshooting Help 85
Table 22 Keypad Indicators: General Problems 87
Table 23 Keypad Indicators: Serious Problems 87
Table 24 Troubleshooting: Keypad Lights Will Not Work 88
Table 25 Troubleshooting: Printer Will Not Print (Error Light ON) 88
Table 26 Troubleshooting: Printer Will Not Print (Error Light OFF) 88
Table 27 Troubleshooting: Printer Prints With Missing Dots in Characters 89
Table 28 Troubleshooting: Printer Sounds Like It’s Printing But Nothing Prints 89
Table 29 Troubleshooting: Printer Will Not Load or Feed Paper 89
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Table 30 Character Pitch 111
Table 31 Inter-character Spacing 112
Table 32 Language Table ID’s 115
Table 33 Code Page Definition Table 117
Table 34 Euro Character Substitution Matrix 118
Table 35 OCR MA-3 122
Table 36 Max/Min Page Mode Height, Width, and Offsets 132
Table 37 Validation Form Requirements and Print Area 156
Table 38 Paper Sensor Commands 175
Table 39 Paper Sensor Commands 176
Table 40 Supported TM-U325D Commands 197
Table 41 Undocumented TM-U325D Commands 198
Table 42 Supported EPOS Commands 199
Table 43 International Character Sets 207
Table 44 Character Code Pages 209
Table 45 Character Code Table 210
Table 46 Print Modes 211
Table 47 Rotation Modes 212
Table 48 Paper Sensor Commands 214
Table 49 Paper Sensor Commands 215
Table 50 Print Density Selection 218
Table 51 Paper Sensor Status (<n> = 1, 49) 219
Table 52 Drawer Kick-out Connector Status (<n> = 2, 50) 220
Table 53 Values for the Status Function, <n> 220
Table 54 Printer Status (<n> = 1) 220
Table 55 Off line Status (<n> = 2) 221
Table 56 Error Status (<n> = 3) 221
Table 57 Paper Roll Sensor Status (<n> = 4) 221
Table 58 Peripheral Status (<n> = 0, 48) 222
Table 59 Paper Status 222
Table 60 Bar Code System Based on <m> 228
Table 61 Printing Position of HRI Characters 229
Table 62 Font for Human Readable Interpretation (HRI) Characters 229
Table 63 Printer ID 231
Table 64 Type ID (<n> = 2or 50) 231
Table 65 Peripheral Device Bit Definitions 232
Table 66 Macro Control Bit Definitions 234
Table 67 User-defined Bit-image Resolutions 238
Table 68 Parallel-port Timing 256
Table 69 Common Operator’s Questions (FAQ’s) 268
Table 70 Paper Ordering Information 272
Table 71 Paper Ordering Information 272
Table 72 Ink Cartridge Ordering Information 272
Table 73 Cables Ordering Information 272
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Table of Figures
Figure 1 Printer Dimensions 3
Figure 2 Receipt Printable Area 4
Figure 3 Environmental Conditions:Typical Operating Range 5
Figure 4 Cash Drawer Pin Assignments 9
Figure 5 Draft 12 x 12 Font 12
Figure 6 Large 12 x 14 Font 12
Figure 7 NLQ 24 x 16 Font 13
Figure 8 Paper Roll and Paper Core Diameters 15
Figure 9 Form Print Zones 16
Figure 10 Keypad Buttons and Indicator Lights 18
Figure 11 Unpacking Instructions 21
Figure 12 Power and Communications Connections 22
Figure 13 Using the Cable Restraints 23
Figure 14 Connecting Serial Cables 24
Figure 15 Connecting Parallel Cable 25
Figure 16 Connecting the Cash Drawer Cable 26
Figure 17 Connecting the AC Power Cord (with power supply) 27
Figure 18 Connecting the DC Power Cord (no power supply) 28
Figure 19 Paper Low Setup (adjusting the sensor) 29
Figure 21 Cash Drawer Selection 36
Figure 22 Cash Drawer Shunt 37
Figure 23 Example of Character Graphics 60
Figure 24 Example Commands for a Sample Receipt 60
Figure 25 Sample Receipt 61
Figure 26 Receipt with graphics 63
Figure 27 Page Definition 131
Figure 28 Page Mode entry Orientations 132
Figure 29 Validation Print Zone 157
Figure 30 Check Printing 157
Figure 31 Typical POS System 250
Figure 32 Host to Printer Link 251
Figure 33 Printer Communications Buffer Flow 252
Figure 34 Parallel-port Data Timing 255
Figure 35 Parallel Port ACK Timing Options 256
Figure 36 Serial Port Flow Control Using DTR 259
Figure 37 XON/XOFF Serial Port Flow Control 260
POSjet® 1500 Drivers and Utilities can be downloaded from our web site, or call our Technical Support Department
to request a Software Developer’s Toolkit (CD-ROM).
POSjet Image Converter Utility
POSjet Image Converter (PJColor) is a tool to help develop graphic images to use as logos and coupons on the
printer. It will read and convert images to a format suitable for printing on the POSjet® 1500 printer. It will allow
you to preview the image and adjust the colors prior to printing. It will also allow the images to be stored in the
printer's User Store.
PJTerminal Utility
PJTerminal is a tool that has been developed to allow you to interactively send commands to and get responses from
the printer.
Optional Printer Configurations
Color Configuration
All POSjet® 1500 ink cartridge configurations are factory installed options.
Single Color
The single color configuration is provided with a single ink cartridge. It cannot be upgraded for two-color operation.
Two-Color Ready
The two color ready configuration is equipped with a single ink cartridge but can be easily upgraded to two-color
operation simply by installing a second ink cartridge.
Two-Color
Two-color configuration requires that two cartridges be installed in the carriage. If one of the cartridges is black, it
must be installed in the left carriage position.
Supported Emulations
Ithaca PcOS
The Ithaca Standard emulation is the Ithaca PcOS emulation with extensions that provide full support for the
POSjet® 1500 features. This emulation is similar to the IBM control codes used in a number of IBM printers.
TM-U325
The TM-U325 emulation is intended to allow the POSjet® 1500 to replace the TM-U325 printer with no changes to
the host application.
Epson ESC/POS®
The Epson ESC/POS® emulation provides support for features in the POSjet® 1500 printer that are not supported in
the TM-U325 emulation. POSjet® 1500 follows the Epson ESC/POS specification as close as possible.
Ithaca M50 andIthaca® Microline
The POSjet® 1500 provides M50 and M50 Microline emulations to allow older Model 50 printers to be replaced
with minimal changes to the host application.
Weight: approx. 6 lbs. (2.7 kg)
Shipping: approx. 8 lbs. (3.6 kg)
Interface
Serial RS-232C Bi-directional- Ready/Busy or XON/XOFF (9-pin D-shell or 25-pin D-shell)
Parallel IEEE1284 Bi-directional-transmit/receive/ground (25-pin D-shell or 36-pin Centronics)
USB Version 1.1
A receipt auto-cutter is an optional feature with all POSjet® 1500 Printers.
Cutter type Guillotine
Cut to line of print 1.635" (41.52 mm)
Cutter life 1,000,000 cuts
Auto-cutter Position
1.635"
0.25
2.5
3.0
"
"
"
Figure 2 Receipt Printable Area
Sensors
Paper low indicator Optional Paper Low Sensor (based on paper roll diameter).
Receipt paper out About 1.0" (25 mm) of paper remaining
Paper feed method Friction feed
Paper Out
A receipt paper out sensor is provided as a standard feature. It senses when there is approximately one inch of paper
left on the paper roll.
Paper Low
A receipt paper-low sensor is provided as an optional feature. An operator-adjustable paper-low assembly allows
the printer to sense when the paper roll is between 1.42" and 0.885" (36.1mm and 22.5mm) in diameter. It is
adjustable to compensate for various paper core dimensions.
The POSjet® 1500 is designed to be placed on point-of-sale terminals, counter tops, or any other flat, stable surface
that can support the weight of the printer (about 6 lbs. or 2.7 kg). Be aware that the environmental conditions of the
location where you place the printer will have an effect on the printer’s performance and longevity. The printer will
run its best when stored and operated in an environment that meets the following temperature and humidity
conditions.
90%
80%
70%
60%
Relative Humidity
50%
40%
30%
Extended Operating
Range
Typical
Operating
Range
20%
10%
5%
Shipping
5 0 -40 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 60 70 -10
Figure 3 Environmental Conditions:Typical Operating Range
Typical Operating Range: 10°C to 40°C / 50°F to 104°F
*Extended Operating Range: 0°C to 45°C / 32°F to 113°F+
Storage: -10°C to 60°C / 14°F to 140°F
Shipping: -40°C to 70°C / -40°F to 158°F
* Exposure to high or low temperatures for periods of greater than 48 hours will lead to significantly reduced cartridge life. The Typical Operating Range provides full printer reliability. The
Extended Operating Range may degrade the reliability of the printer and life of the cartridge.
Temperature (°C)
Storage
45
Relative Humidity
Operating: 10% to 90% RH (non-condensing)
Storage: 10% to 90% RH (non-condensing)
Shipping: 5% to 90% RH (non-condensing)
Reliability
Printer Life 10,000,000 print lines
Mean time between failures: (without cartridge): 28,000 hours
Average cartridge life (Average 16 dots/character): 7.0 million characters
Auto-cutter option (partial cut) : 1 million cuts
Mean time to repair: 15 minutes
Validation Cycles : 1 million cycles
There are two parallel interface cards available. One is a 25-pin, D-shell connector. The pin-out is such that the
printer interfaces to a standard IBM PC parallel printer interface with a one-to-one cable. The second interface card
provides the same interface with a standard, 36-pin Centronics type connector. Both cards provide a dual cash
drawer interface. The tables below lists interface signals and pin definitions for both types of parallel interfaces.
25-pin D-Shell IEEE 1284-A
36-pin Centronics IEEE 1284-B
Parallel Pin Assignments
25-pin Connector 36-pin Connector Signal Description Direction
Pin 1 Pin 1 STROBE Clock data to printer Host to Printer
Pins 2-9 Pins 2-9 D0 - D7 Data Host to Printer
Pin 10 Pin 10 ACK\ Printer accepted data Printer to Host
Pin 11 Pin 11 BUSY Printer busy Printer to Host
Pin 12 Pin 12 PE Paper Out/Status Printer to Host
Pin 13 Pin 13 SLCT Printer selected Printer to Host
Pin 14 Pin 14 AUTOFD Autofeed paper Host to Printer
Pin 15 Pin 32 FAULT\ Printer error Printer to Host
Pin 16 Pin 31 INIT\ Initialize printer Host to Printer
Pin 17 Pin 36 SLIN Select printer Host to Printer
Pin 17 FG Frame ground Printer to Host
- Pin 18 +5V Peripheral logic high Printer to Host
Pins 18-25 Pins 16, 19-30 GND Ground
Voltage levels 0 V and +5 V (nominal)
Logic levels
Logic one Driver +2.4 V to +5 V
Receiver +2.0 V to +5 V
Logic zero Driver 0 V to +0.4 V
Receiver 0 V to +0.8 V
Current requirements
Logic one Source 0.25 ma at +2.4 V
Logic zero Sink 16 ma
Line termination
Data and control 3.3k ohm to +5 V
Strobe 1.2k ohm to +5 V
RS-232 Serial Interface
There are two serial interface cards available. One is a 9-pin, D-shell connector. The pin-out is such that the printer
interfaces to a standard IBM PC Serial printer interface with a Serial Null Modem cable. The second interface card
provides the same interface with a standard 25-pin D-shell connector. Both interface cards provide a dual cash
drawer interface. The tables below lists interface signals and pin definitions for both types of serial interfaces.
Serial Port Features
Baud Rates
Bit Patterns
Flow Control
300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19.2K, 38.4K, and 57.6K
8-bit no parity; 8-bit odd; 8-bit even; 7-bit no parity; 7-bit odd; 7-bit even
DTR and XON/XOFF
Serial Pin Assignments
9-pin 25-pin Signal Description
Pin 1 Pin 8 N/C No Connection
Pin 2 Pin 3 RX Receive Data
Pin 3 Pin 2 TX Transmit Data
Pin 4 Pin 20 DTR Data Terminal Ready
Pin 5 Pin 7 GND Signal Ground
Pin 6 Pin 6 DSR Data Set Ready
Pin 7 Pin 4 RTS Request to Send
Pin 8 Pin 5 CTS Clear to Send
Pin 9 Pin 11 N/C No Connection
RS-232 Serial Interface Signal Voltage and Current levels
Voltage LevelsMax +-15 Volts Min +- 3 Volts
Mark = Off = -3 to –15 Volts
Space = On = +3 to +15 Volts
Because both the host and printer are DTE's (Data Terminal Equipment), they use the same serial port pin-outs. If
the cable that is used to connect the host to the printer is a pin-to-pin inter-connect, it will not work. Therefore, a
null modem or turn-around cable must be used to interconnect the host and the printer.
Display Pass Through
The display pass through feature allows a pole display to be interconnected with the printer. The printer is
connected to a host system with a special serial cable. The host sends serial data to the printer and the printer sends
serial data to the pole display. The printer does not provide power to the display. During normal printer operation,
no data is passed to the display. In pass through mode, all received data is passed on to the display.
USB Interface
The USB interface is a Version 1.1 interface that is Version 2.0 compliant. The standard USB interface card is
implemented through a Standard Series "B" Receptacle as defined in the USB Specification. The printer is selfpowered and does not draw power from the standard type B USB interface cable.
The Standard USB Type B connector has the following pin functions:
Pin Signal
1 Vbus (+5 V dc) (Not used in the POSjet® 1500)
2 Minus data
3 Plus data
4 Ground
Note: The standard USB interface does not have enough power to run the printer.
The POSjet® 1500 Printer supports dual cash drawers with status. The driver in the printer is capable of supplying
24 Vdc at up to 1.5 amps for 250 milliseconds. The POSjet® 1500 Printer defines cash drawer closed as switch open.
If the drawer is disconnected, the printer considers it closed. Since the printer does not act on the cash drawer status,
the application can interpret cash drawer status in a variable manner.
Connector Type (standard) Single RJ12 connector with 24V sink drivers
Voltage 24 volts (Refer to power supply specification)
Current 1 amp maximum with current limit
Pulse Duration 250 msec maximum
Drawer Status Open/close drawer status to printer
Ithaca® Epson Star
Signal Name
pin 1 CD2-
pin 2 CD1 Sense
pin 3 Ground
Pin Number
pin 4 CD Drive +(+24V)
pin 5 CD1-
pin 6 Not Connected
1
2 Drawer open/close Signal Input Drawer kick out 1 Drive
3 Signal Ground Drawer open/close Signal Input +24V DC
4 +24V DC +24V DC +24V DC
5 Drawer kick-out 1 Drive
6 Not Connected Signal Ground Drawer open/close Signal Input
Drawer kick out 2 Drive
Signal
Signal
Direction
Output
Sink
Drive
Output
Sink
Drive
Signal Name
pin 1 No Connect
pin 2 CD1-
pin 3 CD Drive + (+24V)
pin 4 CD Drive + (+24V)
pin 5 CD2-
pin 6 CD1 Sense
Not Connected Not Connected
Signal
Drawer kick out 2 Drive
Signal
Direction
Output
Sink
Drive
Output
Sink
Drive
Signal Name
pin 1 No Connect
pin 2 CD1-
pin 3 CD1 Sense
pin 4 CD Drive +(+24V)
pin 5 CD2-
pin 6 Ground
Drawer kick out 1 Drive
Signal
Drawer kick out 2 Drive
Signal
Direction
Output
Sink
Drive
Output
Sink
Drive
Table 3 Cash Drawer Connectors
The printer can be configured for one of three cash drawer configurations. The interface card has a 14-pin header
with a 10-pin shunt installed. The shunt position defines the configuration of the cash drawer. Refer to the markings
on the board when determining where the shunt should be installed to work in the three different configurations.
Each character has at least one, half-column, inter-character spacing included within the cell size. The intercharacter spacing provides the maximum character pitch as shown in the table below. Change the spacing between
characters in one of two ways. The first is to request that right side spacing be added between characters; the other
is to request a specific pitch in characters per inch. When a specific character per inch (cpi) is selected, the printer
calculates the number of half dot columns that must be inserted or removed between characters to print at the
requested cpi. If the single width characters will overlap excessively, the printer will switch to half width characters.
It is not always possible to print at exactly the requested pitch. The printer selects the closest possible pitch to the
one chosen.
Result
ed CPI
NLQ
24 x 16 Font
1 1.000 CPI Std Font Std Font Std Font
2 2.000 CPI Std Font Std Font Std Font
3 3.014 CPI Std Font Std Font Std Font
4 4.000 CPI Std Font Std Font Std Font
5 4.952 CPI Std Font Std Font Std Font
6 5.943 CPI Std Font Std Font Std Font
7 6.933 CPI Std Font Std Font Std Font
8 8.000 CPI Std Font Std Font Std Font
9 9.043 CPI Std Font Std Font Std Font
10 9.905 CPI Std Font Std Font Std Font
11 10.947 CPI Std Font Std Font Std Font
12 12.235 CPI Std Font Std Font Std Font
13 13.000 CPI Std Font Std Font Std Font
14 13.867 CPI Std Font Std Font Std Font
15 14.857 CPI Std Font Std Font Std Font
16 16.000 CPI Std Font Std Font Std Font
17 17.333 CPI Not recommended Std Font Std Font
18 17.333 CPI Not recommended Std Font Std Font
19 18.909 CPI Not recommended Std Font Half Width
20 20.8 CPI Not recommended Half Width Half Width
21 20.8 CPI Not recommended Half Width Half Width
22 23.111 CPI Not recommended Half Width Half Width
23 23.111 CPI Not recommended Half Width Half Width
24 23.111 CPI Not recommended Half Width Half Width
25 23.111 CPI Not recommended Half Width Half Width
26 26.000 CPI Not recommended Half Width Half Width
27 26.000 CPI Not recommended Half Width Half Width
28 26.000 CPI Not recommended Half Width Half Width
29 29.714 CPI Not recommended Half Width Half Width
30 29.714 CPI Not recommended Half Width Half Width
31 29.714 CPI Not recommended Half Width Half Width
The three resident fonts in the printer are Draft, Large Draft, and Near Letter Quality (NLQ). The cell size for each
is different. In addition, the Small and Large Draft fonts can be printed in Double, Single and Half wide versions.
All width variations are based on a single width, and use mathematical algorithms to convert them to different
widths. The following discussion is based on the basic, single width character.
Character Cell Draft Large Draft NLQ
Horizontal 12 14 16
Vertical 12 12 24
Table 7 Basic Cell Size for Draft, Large Draft, and NLQ Fonts
Draft Font
The draft font is defined in the 12 x 12 cell to use 6 full-columns and 5 half-columns horizontally. In general, most
characters are only nine dots wide; however, to provide readable international characters, the minimum cell size is
kept at 12. The minimum cell size provides at least 1 half-column between any character.
The vertical format never uses the top dot, and the bottom 2 dots are used for character decenders and underline.
The draft font provides the most print per line and the most efficient use of ink per character.
01 ............
02 ....0.0.....
03 ...0...0....
04 ..0.....0...
05 .0.......0..
06 .0.0.0.0.0..
07 .0.......0..
08 .0.......0..
09 .0.......0..
10 .0.......0..
11 ............
12 ............
Figure 5 Draft 12 x 12 Font
Large Draft Font
The large draft font is defined in the 12 x 14 cell to use 7 full, and 6 half-columns horizontally, which provides at
least 1 half-column between any character.
The vertical format uses the first 10 rows for the characters and the bottom 2 for character decenders and underline.
The large draft font is larger than the draft font and is more readable. It, however, provides fewer characters per line
and uses more ink per character.
The near letter quality font is defined in the 24 x 16 cell that is printed in 2 passes. Horizontally, 15 dots are
typically used, providing at least 1 half-column between any two characters.
The vertical format uses rows 4 - 19 for the basic character, rows 1 - 3 for accents, and rows 20 - 24 for decenders
and underlines. Because NLQ font makes two passes, the vertical size is slightly larger than large draft font.
Vertical resolution is doubled.
NLQ font is easily readable and has a higher contrast than the draft or large draft fonts. It, however, provides fewer
characters per line and uses more ink per character than either draft font.
In non-Ithaca® emulation modes, only the draft and large draft fonts are available. They provide a close
approximation to the Epson 9 x 9 and 7 x 9 formats available in the TM-U325 model printer.
01 ................
02 ................
03 ................
04 .......0........
05 .......0........
06 ......0.0.......
07 .....0...0......
08 .....0...0......
09 ....0.....0.....
10 ....0.....0.....
11 ....0.....0.....
12 ...0.......0....
13 ...0.......0....
14 ..00000000000...
15 ..0.........0...
16 ..0.........0...
17 .0...........0..
18 .0...........0..
19 0000.......0000.
20 ................
21 ................
22 ................
23 ................
24 ................
Figure 7 NLQ 24 x 16 Font
Rotated Print
To provide printing flexibility, rotated print is available. Rotated print mode rotates 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. Buffering the data delays the print process as it takes some time
to process the data before it is printed. In 180° mode, the print is simply inverted. Rotated print is not available for
NLQ font or when the printer is in Epson mode.
The POSjet® 1500 supports both APA graphics and color raster graphics (Horizontal graphics). In APA graphics
mode the following print resolutions are supported.
Mode Horizontal Vertical Data
APA graphics
NOTE: Not all
resolutions are
available in all
emulations.
* These horizontal resolutions are converted by scaling in the printer. They are printed in 104 or 208 dpi resolution.
Color graphics are supported in Horizontal graphics mode only.
Shelf Life [1] 24 Months At 73°F / 9°C in shipping package
Out of Package Life [1] (Installed in Printer) 6 Months At 73°F / 9°C outside shipping package
Table 8 Ink Cartridge Maximum Operating Conditions
Note 1: Total life is Shelf Life (from date of manufacture) plus Out of Package Life.
Exposure to high and low temperatures, or long exposure times near specification limits, significantly
reduce cartridge life. Higher character capacities are achieved by reducing font resolution.
Receipt Paper (one-ply receipt)
Paper width: 3.0" ± .02" (76mm ± .5mm)
Paper roll diameter: 4.0" max (101.6mm max)
Paper thickness: .003" - .004" (.07mm - .1mm)
Roll paper core outside Dia.: 0.82" - 0.85" (20.8 – 21.6 mm) Dia.
Roll paper core inside Dia.: 0.45" - 0.50" (11.4 – 12.7 mm) Dia.
Roll footage: 330 feet standard grade
300 feet premium grade
Paper and Core Diameter
To insure proper paper low detection, use paper rolls and paper that meet the specifications above. Adjustment and
operational results may vary if other thickness and width dimensions are used.
Outside Core Dia.
.82" to .85"
(20.8mm to 21.6mm)
Figure 8 Paper Roll and Paper Core Diameters
3
Print Cartridge Specifications are controlled by Hewlett-Packard and are proprietary. Information here is for
Form thickness-single part: .003" to .0047" (.076 mm. to .119 mm.)
Form Size (Min): 2.75" high x 2.75" long (69.8 mm. x 69.8 mm.)
Form Size (Max): 8.5" high x 11" long (215.9 mm. x 279.4 mm.)
# Validation lines: 9 lines @ 6lpi. 12 lines @ 8 lpi. (Max.)
Check Basis weight: 24 lbs.
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Figure 9 Form Print Zones
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