Chapter 1: About this Guide .............................................................................................................................. 1

How to use this Guide .......................................................................................................................... 1

Where to find the basics ...................................................................................................................... 1

Where to find advanced technical information ................................................................................. 1

Support ................................................................................................................................................. 1

Chapter 2: Printer Status and Indicators .......................................................................................................... 3

Startup Diagnostics ............................................................................................................................. 3

Runtime diagnostics ............................................................................................................................ 3

Remote diagnostics ............................................................................................................................. 3

Ethernet terms and default setup....................................................................................................... 4

Ethernet Terminology .................................................................................................................. 4

Ethernet Default Setup ................................................................................................................ 5

Indicators .............................................................................................................................................. 6

Chapter 3: Migrating to A776 and B780 ........................................................................................................... 7

Migrating from existing CognitiveTPG printers ............................................................................... 7

Moving from the A756 to the A776 (Thermal printhead differences) ............................................. 8

Moving from the A756 to the A776 (Emulation commands) ............................................................ 9

Moving from the A756, A758, or A760 to the A776 (Slip differences) ............................................. 9

A776 Emulation Commands ................................................................................................................ 10

Set Printer ID Mode ............................................................................................................................................... 10

Set A776 Printer ID ............................................................................................................................................... 10

Set A776 Printer Emulation ............................................................................................................................... 10

A776 Configuration Commands ......................................................................................................... 10

Select Slip Lines per Inch .................................................................................................................................... 10

Select Number of Lines of Validation ............................................................................................................. 10

Select A776 Narrow Slip Configuration Option to Ignore n Leading Spaces .................................. 11

Select A776 Narrow Slip 51-column Compressed Print Option ......................................................... 11

Select A776 Delete Slip Trailing Spaces Option ......................................................................................... 11

Select A776 (21 and 25-line) Rotated Slip Print Options ......................................................................... 12

Select A776 First Line of Print Option in Text and Page Mode .............................................................. 12

Select Cover Open Option .................................................................................................................................. 12

Set Page Mode Margin Mechanical Adjustment ........................................................................................ 13

Select A776 Slip Eject Option ............................................................................................................................ 13

Select 45/60 Column Slip Option ..................................................................................................................... 13

Set Page Mode Option to Trim Full Dots ....................................................................................................... 13

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A776 (B780) Programming Guide