Limitations For Emulation; Printing Saved Data; Printing Buffer Data - Thermal/Impact Printers - IBM 4610-TM6 - SureMark Printer TM6 Two-color Thermal Transfer User Manual

Limitations for emulation

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Printing saved data

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SureMark Printers User's Guide
2. Press Ctrl-Alt-Delete to reboot the system. The system IPLs.
To disable when emulation is currently enabled:
1. Select Disable Model 4 emulation.
2. Enter Ctrl-Alt-Delete to reboot the system. The system IPLs.
The following limitations must be considered when using the SureMark printer to
emulate the Model 3 or Model 4 printer.
v Printing the face of checks requires application changes (franking the back of
checks should not).
v Printing wide documents may require changes. The document station on the
Model 4 printer supports 86 characters, the SureMark supports 47 characters.
v Journal commands can be ignored or stored in the printer's flash memory. This
needs to be decided when the printer is initially configured.
v There is no top document registration (documents must be inserted from the
front).
v User-defined special characters are not supported.
v Because SureMark Models TF6 and TM6 do not have a document insert station,
they do not emulate document station commands.
v Emulation mode does not support the Model 4A double-byte character set.
v For RS-485, emulation mode is currently only supported on 4690 OS and DOS
systems. For USB, emulation mode is currently only supported on 4690 OS.
Emulation is not supported for RS-232.
v On the DI portrait station, 1 inch = 51 motor steps (1mm = 2 steps). This is
different than model 3 or 4 printer, where 1 inch = 48 steps.
When the printer is offline in Model 3/4 emulation mode and the option for storing
data to the printer was selected, it is possible to fill up the printer flash memory.
When the memory is full, a printer error indicates the journal station is out of paper.
You can empty the printer buffer by printing out the data that is stored in the flash
memory. The data prints on the customer receipt station. The data in the buffer is
erased only after the last line of data is printed.
Note: If the SureMark has the 2-MB option installed, up to 3 rolls of paper might be
needed to print all the electronic journal data.
You can upload electronic journal while in Model 4 emulation mode. See
Appendix D, "Uploading electronic journal data," on page 185 for detailed
information.
Printing buffer data – thermal/impact printers
To print the buffer data from the beginning:
1. Press and hold both buttons. When the printer ready indicator begins blinking,
release both buttons.
2. Press and release both buttons again.
Notes:
1. If the SureMark printer encounters an error (for example, the paper runs out or
the cover is opened) while printing the data, the data remains intact.
August 24, 2004