Custom Audio Electronics SMICE-PS User Manual

Desktop thermal printer with integrated power supply

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Desktop Thermal Printer
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112/80 mm
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SMICE-PS

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  • Page 1 SMICE Desktop Thermal Printer with integrated power supply 112/80 mm User Manual www.custom.it SMICE-PS...
  • Page 2 CUSTOM ENGINEERING SPA reserves the right to modify the information contained in this manual without prior notice. COD. DOME - SMICE-PS VERS. 1.00 Copyright  2001 CUSTOM ENGINEERING SPA – Italy CUSTOM ENGINEERING SPA Str.
  • Page 3 PRINTER COMPONENTS A. SMICE-PS - front exterior view 1- Printer base 2- Cover 3- Paper guide 4- Print mechanism + Cutter 5- Backlighting FEED key 6- Key “KEY2” 7- Paper opening 8- Paper control edges for 80mm roll 9- Plate...
  • Page 4 B. SMICE-PS - rear view 1- Interface connector 2- Drawer connector 3- Power supply connector 4- ON/OFF switch SMICE-PS...
  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    2.3 SERIAL - RS485 .................. 2-4 2.4 PARALLEL - CENTRONICS ..............2-5 2.5 OFF LINE ..................... 2-6 3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS 3.1 COMMAND DESCRIPTIONS .............. 3-1 3.1.1 ESC/POS Emulation ..............3-1 4. TECHNICAL DATA 4.1 TECHNICAL DATA................4-1 4.2 DIMENSIONS ..................4-3 SMICE-PS...
  • Page 6 TABLE OF CONTENTS 5. CHARACTER SETS 5.1 CHARACTER SETS ................5-1 APPENDIX A. MISCELLANEOUS NOTES A.1 TICKET ALIGNMENT ................A-1 A.1.1 Ticket alignment ................A-1 A.1.2 Alignment sensor calibration ............A-1 SMICE-PS...
  • Page 7: Introduction

    • Use a damp cloth to clean the printer. Do not use liquid or spray products. • Do not operate the printer near water. • Make sure that the surface on which the printer rests is stable. If it is not, the printer could fall, seriously damaging it. SMICE-PS...
  • Page 8: Unpacking The Printer

    Remove the printer from the carton, taking care not to damage the packing materials which should be retained for future shipping/moving. Make sure all components listed below are present and not damaged. If any part is missing and/or damaged, contact customer service. SMICE-PS...
  • Page 9: Main Characteristics

    MAIN CHARACTERISTICS It is a practical, easy-to-use, tabletop printer. It offers an excellent solution for all industrial, professional and laboratory applications that require immediate data printout onto a receipt: POS, weighing systems, cashier systems, bookkeeping, receipts or fiscal SMICE-PS...
  • Page 10: Printer Description

    The printer (fig.2) consists of a shell in ABS-V0 (1) equipped with a cover (2) that provides access to the paper roll and printing mechanism. On the front are the backlighting FEED key (3); the “KEY2” key is located inside of the printer by side of the roll holder opening (4). SMICE-PS...
  • Page 11 Hexadecimal Dump function (see paragraph 1.3). • The backlighting of the key displays the printer functioning status as follows: (Tab.1) t n i t n i o l l t n i , t u t n i a t l , t c SMICE-PS...
  • Page 12 INTRODUCTION • ON/OFF key. When pressed, it turns on the printer (fig.3); when released, the printer shuts off. (Fig.3) SMICE-PS...
  • Page 13: Installation And Operation

    1. INSTALLATION AND OPERATION 1.1 CONNECTIONS (Fig.1.1) (Fig.1.1.B) (Fig.1.1.A) 1.1.1 Power supply The printer is equipped with a standard IEC320-C6 connector (IEC320-C6 standard) to connect directly to the main supply (see Fig. 1.1.A). SMICE-PS...
  • Page 14: Connectors For Drawers 1 And 2

    Current: 1A (max 10 sec.) or less Output waveform: t1 (ON time) and t2 (OFF time) are specified by ESC P. In ON time phase (t1), output voltage is approx. 0V. In OFF time phase (t2), the output signal is at high impedance. SMICE-PS...
  • Page 15: Setup

    • Printer emulation: ESC/POS. • Baud Rate: 115200, 57600, 38400, 19200, 9600 , 4800, 2400,1200. • Data length: 7, 8 bits/char. • Parity: None , even or odd. • Handshaking: XON/XOFF or Hardware. • Busy condition: RxFull or OffLine/RxFull SMICE-PS...
  • Page 16 FEED key modifies the parameter value and with the “KEY 2” key confirm it and advances to the next parameter. Once the configuration procedure has been completed, the settings are saved in permanent mode. SMICE-PS...
  • Page 17: Hexadecimal Dump

    Open the printer cover and position the paper roll making sure it unrolls in the proper direction as shown in the figure 1.4; Position the beginning of the paper on the advertising sign of the rest plate (fig.1.5); (Fig.1.5) (Fig.1.4) SMICE-PS...
  • Page 18: Close The Cover (Fig

    And then the paper re-emerge for a few centimeters, at the end of that procedure, the cutter will cut the paper (fig.1.8); Remove the slip of paper. The printer is ready for use (fig.1.9). (Fig.1.8) (Fig.1.9) (Fig.1.10) WARNING Before inserting the paper, maker sure it has a cleanly-cut edge. SMICE-PS...
  • Page 19: Cleaning

    To clean the printer, use a vacuum cleaner or soft cloth. Before cleaning the printer, unplug the electrical power supply cable. Do not use alcohol, solvents or stiff-bristled brushes. Do not let water or other liquids seep into the printer. (Fig.1.11) SMICE-PS...
  • Page 20: Interfaces

    P N I A A A A A 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 l a i i t c 4 4 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 t n i i t c SMICE-PS...
  • Page 21 2. INTERFACES The diagrams below illustrate a sample connection between the printer and the Personal Computer using a 25- and 9-pin female connector. (Fig.2.2) (Fig.2.3) SMICE-PS...
  • Page 22: Serial - Rs422

    2.2. (Tab.2.2) P N I P N I P N I P N I l a i l a i The diagram below illustrates the connection between the printer and a de- vice using an RS422 interface. (Fig.2.4) SMICE-PS...
  • Page 23: Serial - Rs485

    (Tab.2.3) P N I P N I P N I P N I l a i The diagram below illustrates the connection between the printer and a de- vice using an RS485 interface. (Fig.2.5) SMICE-PS...
  • Page 24: Parallel - Centronics

    2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 SMICE-PS...
  • Page 25: Off Line

    During power-up until the printer has performed all initialization routines; • When the cover is open; • When the FEED key is pressed; • When the paper runs out; • When a macro is being performed; • When the voltage is not correct. SMICE-PS...
  • Page 26: Printer Functions

    / t & i t a c i t t n i t i s t n i n i l n i l n i l n i l i n i s t i SMICE-PS...
  • Page 27 / o t t t n i a i t i t n t n i i t n ⊥ n SMICE-PS...
  • Page 28 SMICE-PS...
  • Page 29 ° g i l Given below are more detailed descriptions of each command. [Name] Back space [Format] ASCII Decimal [Description] Moves print position to previous character. [Notes] Can be used to put two characters at the same position. [Default] SMICE-PS...
  • Page 30 [Format] ASCII Decimal [Description] Prints the data in the buffer and feeds one line based on the current line spacing. [Notes] • Sets the print position to the beginning of the line. [Default] [Reference] ESC 2, ESC 3 [Example] SMICE-PS...
  • Page 31 [Description] When autofeed is “CR enabled”, this command functions in the same way as LF, otherwise it is disregarded. [Notes] • Sets the print position to the beginning of the line. [Default] See “Autofeed in setup” parameter. [Reference] [Example] SMICE-PS...
  • Page 32 • Immediately executed even when the data buffer is full. This status is transmitted whenever data sequence 10H 04H n (1≤n≤17) is received. [Default] [Reference] See tables below. [Example] n=1: Printer status . f f n i l - f f n i l . f f SMICE-PS...
  • Page 33 3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS n=2: Off-line status / f f . f f . f f n=3: Error status . f f . f f t t u t t u , y r , y t SMICE-PS...
  • Page 34 . f f . f f t n i [Name] Real-time request to printer [Format] ASCII ENQ n Decimal 1 ≤ n ≤ 2 [Range] [Description] Responds to a request from the host computer, n specifies the request as follows: SMICE-PS...
  • Page 35 • When the printer is disabled with ESC = (Select peripheral device), the error recovery functions (DLE ENQ 1 and DLE ENQ 2) are enabled, and the other functions are disabled. [Reference] DLE EOT [Example] SMICE-PS...
  • Page 36 • This command should not be used within the data se- quence of another command that consists of 2 or more bytes. • This command is effective even when the printer is disabled with ESC = (Select peripheral device). [Reference] ESC p SMICE-PS...
  • Page 37 However, the value cannot be less than the minimum horizontal movement amount. • In standard mode, the horizontal motion unit is used. • The maximum right side spacing is 255/200 inches. [Default] n = 0 [Reference] GS P SMICE-PS...
  • Page 38 However, the last-received setting command is the effec- tive one. • ESC - can also be used to turn the underlining mode on/off. However, the last-received setting command is the effective one. • ESC 4 can also be used to turn the italic mode on/off. How- SMICE-PS...
  • Page 39 • In standard mode, the horizontal motion unit (x) is used. • If the setting is outside the printing area width, it sets the absolute print position, but the left or right margin is set at default value. [Default] [Reference] ESC \, GS P [Example] SMICE-PS...
  • Page 40 C1 specifies the beginning character code for the definition, and C2 specifies the final code. X specifies the number of dots in the horizontal direction. [Notes] • The allowable character code range is from ASCII 20H (32) to 7EH (126) (95 characters). SMICE-PS...
  • Page 41 GS * or ESC ? are executed or the printer is reset or the power shut off. [Default] Internal character set. [Reference] ESC %, ESC ? [Example] 18 dots (11 cpi) 13 dots (15 cpi) 10 dots (20 cpi) SMICE-PS...
  • Page 42 [Reference] GS P [Example] [Name] Select bit image mode [Format] ASCII ESC * d1...dk d1...dk Decimal d1...dk [Range] m = 0, 1, 32, 33 0 ≤ nL ≤ 255 0 ≤ nH ≤ 3 0 ≤ d ≤ 255 SMICE-PS...
  • Page 43 • This command is not affected by the emphasized, double- strike, underline (etc.) print modes, except for the upside- down mode. • The relationship between the image data and the dots to be printed is as follows: SMICE-PS...
  • Page 44 • When underline mode is turned off by setting the value of n to 0 or 48, the data which follows is not underlined. • Underline mode can also be turned on or off by using ESC !. Note, however, that the last received command is the effective one. [Default] SMICE-PS...
  • Page 45 Set line spacing [Format] ASCII ESC 3 Decimal 0 ≤ n ≤ 255 [Range] Sets line spacing to [ n × (vertical or horizontal motion unit)] [Description] inches. [Notes] • The horizontal and vertical motion unit are specified by SMICE-PS...
  • Page 46 48, the data which follows is printed in normal mode. • Italic mode can also be turned on or off using ESC !. Note, however, that the last received command is the effective one. [Default] n = 0 [Reference] ESC ! [Example] SMICE-PS...
  • Page 47 32 ≤ n ≤ 126 [Range] [Description] Cancels user-defined characters. [Notes] • This command cancels the pattern defined for the character code specified by n. After the user-defined character is can- celled, the corresponding pattern for the internal character is SMICE-PS...
  • Page 48 • n specifies the column number for setting a horizontal tab position calculated from the beginning of the line. • k indicates the total number of horizontal tab positions to be set. [Notes] • The horizontal tab position is stored as a value of [character SMICE-PS...
  • Page 49 • When the LSB of n is 1, the emphasized mode is on. [Notes] • Only the LSB of n is effective. • ESC ! also turns on and off the emphasized mode. How- ever, the last received command is the effective one. [Default] n = 0 [Reference] ESC ! [Example] SMICE-PS...
  • Page 50 • GS P can change the vertical (and horizontal) motion unit. However, the value cannot be less than the minimum vertical movement amount. • In standard mode, the vertical motion unit is used. • The maximum paper feed amount is 4095 mm (161 inches). [Default] SMICE-PS...
  • Page 51 • The following command is not available in page mode: 1) Print NV bit image: FS p 2) Define NV bit image: FS q 3) Write to user NV memory: FS g 1 4) Print raster bit image: GS v 0 SMICE-PS...
  • Page 52 Selects characters font. [Notes] [Default] [Reference] [Example] [Name] Select an international character set [Format] ASCII ESCR 1B 52 n Decimal 82 n 0 ≤ n ≤ 10 [Range] [Description] Selects the international character set n according to the table below: SMICE-PS...
  • Page 53 • This command is effective only in page mode. • Data buffered in page mode are cleared. • This command sets the print position to the beginning of the line. • The printing area set by ESC W are initialized. SMICE-PS...
  • Page 54 [Notes] • When the command is input in standard mode, the printer executes only internal flag operation. This command does not affect printing in standard mode. • This command sets the position where data is buffered SMICE-PS...
  • Page 55 : n n n n n r ° r ° [Notes] • When underlined mode is turned on, the printer does not underline 90° rotated characters. All the same it’s possible select the underline mode. SMICE-PS...
  • Page 56 • This command sets the position where data is buffered to the position specified by ESC T within the printing area. • If (horizontal starting position + printing area width) exceeds SMICE-PS...
  • Page 57 Sets the distance from the current position to [(nL+ nH × 256) × (horizontal or vertical motion unit)]. [Notes] • Any setting that exceeds the printable area is ignored. • When the starting position is specified by n motion units to the right: nL + nH × 256 = n SMICE-PS...
  • Page 58 • Lines are justified within the specified printing area. • Spaces set by HT, ESC $ and ESC \ will be justified ac- cording to the previously-entered mode. [Default] n = 0 [Reference] [Example] Flush left Centered Flush right ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCDE ABCDE ABCDE SMICE-PS...
  • Page 59 Enables/disables the buttons on the front panel. • When the LSB of n is 0, the panel buttons are enabled. • When the LSB of n is 1, the panel buttons are disabled. [Notes] • Only the LSB of n is effective. SMICE-PS...
  • Page 60 [Notes] • The printer waits to complete all paper movement com- mands before it executes a total cut. • With the SMICE-PS printer, the type of cutter determines SMICE-PS...
  • Page 61 • The pulse ON time is [ t1 × 2 ms ] and the OFF time is [ t2 × [Notes] 2 ms ]. • If t2 < t1, the OFF time is [ t1 × 2 ms ]. [Default] [Reference] SMICE-PS...
  • Page 62 116 n [Range] n = 0, 2, 3, 4, 5, 19, 255 [Description] Selects a page n from the character code table, as follows: i t l n i l ) ] l ) ] l t i s SMICE-PS...
  • Page 63 • When the connector is not used, the bit 0 value is always 1. • The status to be transmitted is shown in the table below: . f f . f f [Default] [Reference] DLE EOT, GS r See drawer connector SMICE-PS...
  • Page 64 Turn upside-down printing mode on/off [Format] ASCII ESC{ 1B 7B n Decimal 123 n 0 ≤ n ≤ 255 [Range] [Description] Turns upside-down printing mode on or off. • When the LSB of n is 0, the upside-down printing mode is off. SMICE-PS...
  • Page 65 Set/cancel cpi mode [Format] ASCII ESC⊥ 1B C1 n Decimal 193 n 0 ≤ n ≤ 1, 48 ≤ n ≤ 49 [Range] [Description] Sets cpi mode based on the following values of n: [Default] n = 0 [Reference] ESC ! SMICE-PS...
  • Page 66 1BH FAH 00H 00H 64H 00H C7H ¹ ¹ ¹ ¹ ¹ [Name] Transmit graphic page to communication port [Format] ASCII ESC ¹ Decimal 251 nL Transmits [nL + (nH × 256)] word of graphic page used at the [Description] moment to the communication port. SMICE-PS...
  • Page 67 • If [nL + (nH × 256)] is greater than 32768, the data which follows is processed as normal data. •The flash bank dimensions for the graphic print are : with 112mm paper width have 832 horizontals dots (104 bytes/dot line) x 630 verticals dots (65520 bytes). SMICE-PS...
  • Page 68 • This command is enabled only in page mode. • After printing, the printer does not clear the buffered data, setting values for ESC T and ESC W, and the position for buffering character data. [Reference] FF, ESC L, ESC S SMICE-PS...
  • Page 69 1 dot (one half dot for slip paper) in normal mode ( m=0, 48) and in double- height mode ( m=2, 50), and it means 2 dots (two half dots for slip paper) in double-width mode ( m=1, 49) and in qua- SMICE-PS...
  • Page 70 • xL, xH specifies (xL + xH x 256) x 8 dots in the horizontal direction for the NV bit image you are defining. • yL, yH specifies (yL + yH x 256) x 8 dots in the vertical direction for the NV bit image you are defining. SMICE-PS...
  • Page 71 • In groups of NV bit images other than the first one, when the printer processes xL, xH, yL, yH out of the defined range, it stops processing this command and starts writing into the SMICE-PS...
  • Page 72 • Once a NV bit image is defined, it is not erased by executing ESC @, reset, and power off. • This command executes only definition of a NV bit image and does not execute printing. Printing of the NV bit image is SMICE-PS...
  • Page 73 Decimal 0 ≤ n ≤ 255 [Range] [Description] Selects character height and width, as follows: • Bits 0 to 3: to select character height (see table 2). • Bits 4 to 7: to select character width (see table 1). SMICE-PS...
  • Page 74 [Range] [Description] • Set the absolute vertical print starting position for buffer character data in page mode. • This command sets the absolute print position to [( nL + nH x 256) x (vertical or horizontal motion unit)] inches. SMICE-PS...
  • Page 75 0 ≤ d ≤ 255 [Description] Defines a downloaded bit image using the number of dots specified by x and y. • x specifies the number of dots in the horizontal direction. • y specifies the number of dots in the vertical direction. SMICE-PS...
  • Page 76 1) ESC @ is executed. 2) ESC & is executed. 3) FS q is executed. Printer is reset or the power is turned off. • The following figure shows the relationship between the downloaded bit image and the printed data. [Reference] GS \ SMICE-PS...
  • Page 77 In this case, printing does not exceed the print- able area. 2) If the printing area width cannot be extended by one line in vertical, the left margin is reduced to accommodate one line in vertical. [Reference] GS * [Example] SMICE-PS...
  • Page 78 • When the LSB of n is 0, white/black reverse printing is turned off. • When the LSB of n is 1, white/black reverse printing is turned on. [Notes] • Only the LSB di n is effective. • This command is available for both built-in and user-defined SMICE-PS...
  • Page 79 = 1 to 5, the command sets the number of digits to be printed. • m specifies the printing position within the entire range of printed digits as follows: i t n o i t s t i e i f ' 0 ' SMICE-PS...
  • Page 80 [aL + (aH × 256)] and the minimum value is [bL + (bH × 256)]. If the counting down reaches a value less than the minimum, it resets to the maximum value. • When this command is executed, the internal count that indicates the repetition number specified by r is cleared. SMICE-PS...
  • Page 81 However, the value cannot be less than the minimum horizontal movement amount, and it must be in even units of the minimum horizontal movement amount. [Reference] ESC $, ESC T, ESC W, ESC \, GS $, GS P [Example] SMICE-PS...
  • Page 82 • sa, sb, sn, sr and sc are all displayed as ASCII characters using codes from ‘0’ to ‘9’. • sa and sb specify the counter range. • sn indicates the unit amount for counting up or down. • sr indicates the repetition number when the counter value is fixed. SMICE-PS...
  • Page 83 [Name] Select printing position of Human Readable Interpreta- tion ( HRI ) characters [Format] ASCII Decimal 0 ≤ n ≤ 3, 48 ≤ n ≤ 51 [Range] [Description] Selects the printing position of HRI characters when printing bar codes. SMICE-PS...
  • Page 84 GS I 1D 49 n Decimal 73 n 1 ≤ n ≤ 4, 49 ≤ n ≤ 52 [Range] [Description] Transmits the printer ID specified by n follows: t n i c i f t n i t n i SMICE-PS...
  • Page 85 [Reference] [Example] [Name] Set left margin [Format] ASCII Decimal 0 ≤ nL, nH ≤ 255 [Range] [Description] Sets the left margin. • The left margin is set to [(nL + nH × 256) × (horizontal mo- tion unit)] inches. SMICE-PS...
  • Page 86 1/y inch respectively. When x is set to 0, the default setting value is used. When y is set to 0, the default setting value is used. [Notes] • The horizontal direction is perpendicular to the paper feed direction. SMICE-PS...
  • Page 87 . t u t i s c i t ) ] t t i s c i t ) ] t [Notes] • This command is only enabled if set at the beginning of the SMICE-PS...
  • Page 88 • The GS P command can change the horizontal (and verti- cal) motion unit. • However, the value cannot be less than the minimum hori- zontal movement amount and it must be in even units of the minimum horizontal movement amount. [Default] SMICE-PS...
  • Page 89 • If the macro is not defined or if r is 0, nothing is executed. • When the macro is executed by pressing the FEED button (m=1), the paper cannot be fed using the FEED button. [Default] [Reference] GS : [Example] SMICE-PS...
  • Page 90 • Since this command is executed after the data is pro- cessed in the receive buffer, there may be a time lag be- tween data reception and status transmission. • When the printer is disabled by ESC = (Select peripheral SMICE-PS...
  • Page 91 • The status to be transmitted are as follows: First byte (printer information) n i l - f f n i l Second byte (printer information) t t u t t u c i t y l l c i t y l l SMICE-PS...
  • Page 92 [Notes] • After setting the current counter value in the print buffer as print data (a character string), the printer counts up or down based on the count mode set. The counter value in the print SMICE-PS...
  • Page 93 Selects a font for the HRI characters used when printing a bar code. n selects a font from the following table: [Notes] HRI characters are printed at the position specified by GS H. [Default] n = 0 [Reference] GS H, GS k [Example] SMICE-PS...
  • Page 94 $" $" ASCII GS $" Decimal 29 107 m 0 ≤ m ≤ 20 [Range] 65 ≤ m ≤ 90 [Description] Selects a bar code system and prints the bar code. m selects a bar code system as follows: SMICE-PS...
  • Page 95 4 ≤ d ≤ 7 4 ≤ d ≤ ≤ 1 d ≤ 1 ≤ n ≤ 1 ≤ n ≤ 0 ≤ d ≤ 2 ≤ n ≤ 0 ≤ d ≤ 8 ≤ n ≤ 9 4 ≤ d ≤ 7 SMICE-PS...
  • Page 96 ( 00H to 1FH and 7FH). When CODE128 is used: • When using CODE128 in this printer, please note the following regarding data transmission: • The top part of the bar code data string must be a code SMICE-PS...
  • Page 97 1 ≤ n ≤ 2, 49 ≤ n ≤ 50 [Range] [Description] Transmits the status specified by n as follows: Function 1, 49 Transmits paper sensor status (as for ESC v). 2, 50 Transmits drawer connector status (as for ESC u 0). SMICE-PS...
  • Page 98 Print raster bit image. [Format] ASCII xL xH yL yH d1...dk xL xH yL yH d1...dk Decimal 118 48 xL xH yL yH d1...dk 0 ≤ m ≤ 3, 48 ≤ m ≤ 51 [Range] 0 ≤ xL ≤ 255 SMICE-PS...
  • Page 99 GS L (Set left margin ). If the position at which subsequent characters are to be printed is not a mul- tiple of 8, print speed may decline. • The ESC a (Select justification) setting is also effective on SMICE-PS...
  • Page 100 Set bar code width [Format] ASCII Decimal 119 n 1 ≤ n ≤ 6 [Range] [Description] Sets the horizontal size of the bar code. n specifies the bar code width as follows: [Notes] [Default] n = 3 [Reference] GS k [Example] SMICE-PS...
  • Page 101 • Printing density reverts to the default value when the printer is reset or turned off. [Default] n = 4 [Reference] [Example] [Name] Set superscript/subscript [Format] ASCII Decimal 126 n [Range] n = 0, 1, 48, 49 [Description] Sets superscript or subscript character position. SMICE-PS...
  • Page 102 0 ≤ n ≤ 2 [Range] [Description] Sets printing speed. n specifies the printing speed as follows: r P i [Notes] • Printing speed reverts to the default value when the printer is reset or turned off. [Default] n = 1 [Reference] [Example] SMICE-PS...
  • Page 103 G ÷ ÷ ÷ ÷ ÷ [Name] Ticket align at the first printing line ÷ [Format] ASCII Decimal [Description] This command searchs a paper notch and then align the ticket at the first printing line. [Notes] [Reference] GS 0xF8 [Example] SMICE-PS...
  • Page 104 3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS 3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS G ° ° ° ° ° [Name] Ticket align at cut ° [Format] ASCII Decimal [Description] This command searchs a paper notch and then align the ticket at cut. [Notes] [Reference] GS 0xF6 [Example] SMICE-PS...
  • Page 105: Technical Data

    , t u i f l , l a , ° , ° ° 0 v i t n i l t i l − ° ° − i t a y t i − − y t i ° ° SMICE-PS...
  • Page 106 4. TECHNICAL DATA SMICE-PS...
  • Page 107: Dimensions

    4. TECHNICAL DATA 4.2 DIMENSIONS Figure 4.1 illustrates the overall dimensions for the tabletop printer. (Fig.4.1) SMICE-PS...
  • Page 108 (paragraph 3.2). Each of these font has the following code table : PC437, PC850, PC860, PC863, PC865, PC858. In 5.1 and 5.2 figures are shown the examples of 11 cpi of width. FONT 11 cpi PC437 (Usa, Standard Europe) PC850 (Multilingual) PC860 (Portuguese) PC863 (Canadian-French) (Fig.5.1) SMICE-PS...
  • Page 109 5. CHARACTER SETS PC865 (Nordic) PC858 (Euro symbol) (Fig.5.2) For printing Euro symbol (€), the command sequence is: 1B, 74, 13, D5 (see Chapter 3). SMICE-PS...
  • Page 110: A.1 Ticket Alignment

    The “Th. Black” threshold indicates the voltage level above which the paper stock is considered black. “Th. Black” is utilized during the alignment phase and identifies the voltage above which the sensor is considered to be over the mark. SMICE-PS...
  • Page 111 AGGIUNTIVE The figure A.2 illustrates the feed travel of a ticket passing under the sensor. Note the points at which the ticket is considered white and where the black mark is detected. Black mark “Th. Black” White sheet (Fig.A.2) SMICE-PS...

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