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Owner's Guide Table of Contents Chapter 1: About the Printer Introducing the 7158 Printer..............1-1 Standard Features ................. 1-2 Connectivity Features ..............1-2 Advanced Interface Design............1-2 Electronics and Firmware.............. 1-2 Thermal Receipt Printer..............1-3 Impact Slip Printer ................. 1-4 Options ....................
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Owner's Guide Chapter 3: Using the Printer Printer Controls..................3-1 Changing the Receipt Paper ..............3-3 Replacing the Ribbon Cassette............3-5 Printing on Forms or Checks............... 3-7 Verifying and Validating Checks............3-10 Clearing Check Flip Paper Jams ............3-12 Testing the Printer................3-14 Printer Configuration .................
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Owner's Guide Check Flip Option ..............3-28 Basic Troubleshooting ................ 3-29 Printer Beeps ................. 3-31 Printer Will Not Print..............3-32 On-Line, Paper Status, Error LED Flashes........ 3-33 Poor Forms Print Quality ............3-34 Poor Receipt Print Quality ............3-34 Slip Station, MICR and Flip Problems........3-36 Knife Does Not Operate ..............
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Owner's Guide Standard Receipt Features............. 5-5 Optional Features ................5-7 Reliability ....................5-8 Certifications..................5-9 EMI: ....................5-9 Safety:................... 5-9 Physical and Operating Environment..........5-10 Temperature and Humidity............5-10 Electrical..................5-10 Slip Media..................5-10 Receipt Media ................5-11 Migration....................5-12 Performance Requirements ...............
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viii Owner's Guide Chapter 7: Programming Guide Command Conventions ............... 7-1 List of Commands and Location............7-2 By Command Code ................ 7-2 By Function..................7-8 Printer Function Commands ............ 7-8 Vertical Positioning and Print Commands......7-9 Horizontal Positioning Commands........7-10 Print Characteristic Commands..........
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Owner's Guide Additional Remote Diagnostics ..........7-19 Comparison Chart ................ 7-20 Command Descriptions ..............7-22 Printer Function Commands ............7-22 Clear Printer................7-22 Exceptions: ................7-23 Close Form ................7-23 Open Form ................7-23 Perform Full Knife Cut ............7-24 Perform Partial Knife Cut ............
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Owner's Guide Print and Eject Slip..............7-36 Print and Carriage Return............7-37 Feed n Print Lines..............7-37 Feed n Dot Rows ..............7-38 Add n Extra Dot Rows............. 7-39 Print.................... 7-40 Set Line Spacing to 1/6 Inch........... 7-40 Set Line Spacing ............... 7-41 Print and Feed Paper ...............
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Owner's Guide Select or Cancel User-Defined Character Set ....... 7-58 Define User-Defined Characters ..........7-59 Defining User-Defined Characters for the Slip and Receipt Station ................7-60 Select or Cancel Underline Mode .......... 7-62 Copy Character Set from ROM to RAM ....... 7-62 Cancel User-Defined Characters..........
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Owner's Guide Transmit Peripheral Device Status ........7-86 Request Alternate Status (Parallel Only) ......7-87 Transmit Printer Status ............7-88 Transmit Printer ID..............7-89 Transmit Printer ID, Remote Diagnostics Extension ..7-91 Transmit Status................. 7-96 Recognizing Data from the Printer........7-99 Real Time Commands ............
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Owner's Guide xiii Set Absolute Vertical Print Position in Page Mode ... 7-127 Set Relative Vertical Print Position in Page Mode..... 7-128 Macro Commands ..............7-129 Start or End Macro Definition ..........7-129 Execute Macro ................ 7-130 MICR Commands............... 7-131 MICR Reading ................
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Host Configuration ................ 8-3 Windows NT:................8-3 Configuring NCR POS Printers for USB..........8-5 Installing the NCR 7158 USB Upgrade Kit ......... 8-5 To update the firmware:............8-5 To remove the Options Board and install the USB Board: ... 8-6 Configuring the Printer ..............
Owner's Guide Uninstalling the Drivers .............. 8-17 Troubleshooting .................. 8-19 Frequently Asked Questions ............. 8-20 USB Printer Performance Under Windows 95 ......8-20 Revision Record Issue Date Remarks Apr 99 First issue June 99 Minor Updates June 00 Updates Jan 03 Updates...
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