Ithaca 150 Programmer's Manual page 105

Programmer's Guide
Unidirectional
General
Receive The input receive buffer can be configured to various sizes.
Buffer The optimal size is dependent on the application. The options
are from 256 to 6144 bytes. To provide tight control of the
printer, one-line mode is also available. In one-line mode, the
printer goes busy after each [CR] and stays busy until the
buffer is empty.
256 bytes
1024 bytes
2048 bytes
3072 bytes
4096 bytes
5120 bytes
6144 bytes
1-line mode
Print The line to line print registration of the printer is adjustable.
Alignment This registration is important in graphics and rotated print and
is set at the factory. However, if the printer has been serviced,
this value may need to be adjusted. The adjustment can be
from -5 to +5. To aid in setting this adjustment, the printer will
print an alignment chart along with the adjustment.
Adjust from 0 to 9
Impact To allow the printer to print better on multipart forms, the
Energy impact energy supplied to the print head can be increased. In
high impact mode, the print speed is decreased by about 15
percent. The high impact is only effective in validation mode.
Normal
Heavy validation
Form Sense The amount of time the printer waits after a form is sensed
Wait and before action is taken is adjustable. This is the form
sense wait time.
It can be adjusted from 0 to 750 milliseconds.
Validation The printer can be configured to return to receipt mode after a
Time-out slip or validation command is issued. The time-out is
adjustable from off (waits forever) to 15 minutes. The slip and
validation modes can be individually configured.
Off
1 to 15 minutes
Cash Drawer The amount of time the cash drawer is energized is
Time adjustable from 25 to 250 milliseconds. The value will be
dependent on the cash drawer being used; however, 150 ms
works with most drawers.
25 to 250 milliseconds (50 millisecond resolution)
Reset Inhibit The reset command can be prevented from being acted on. If
Reset Inhibit is set to on, the command will have no effect.
(This does not effect the parallel port INIT signal.)
Off
On
Print The print suppress feature can be off, on, or pass (pass
Suppress and through). This feature will determine the operation of the print
Pass through suppress command. If print suppress is set to off, the
command will be ignored. If on, the command will be active.
If pass is selected, the command and data pass through will
be active.
Off
Suppress
Pass through
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PcOS Series 150
Rev G
Configuration Mode
Recommendation
3
250 ms
150 ms
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