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TransAct Epic 880 Integration Manual (282 pages)

Epson Printer Integration Manual

Brand: TransAct | Category: Printer | Size: 4.29 MB

Change History
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Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency
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Canadian Department of Communications Radio Interference Statement
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Regulatory Compliance
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Disclaimer
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Copyright
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Trademarks
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Table of Contents
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Introducing Your Epic 880

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- TM Printer
  
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  - Epic 880 TM Printer
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  - Who Should Read this Guide
    16
  - What Is Included in this Guide
    16
  - Technical and Sales Support
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    On-Line Technical Support
    17
    
    Telephone Technical Support
    17
    
    Return Materials Authorization and Return Policies
    18
    
    Service Programs
    18
    
    Sales Support
    18
    
    Contact Information
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- Epic 880 TM Specifications and Requirements
  
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Epic 880 TM Specifications and Requirements

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- Figure 1. Epic
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- Standard Features
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- Optional Features
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- General Specifications
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  - Printer Dimensions
    25
  - Weight
    25
  - Interface Type
    26
  - Printer Type
    26
  - Printer Environmental Conditions
    26
  - Reliability
    26
  - Figure 3. Temperature and Humidity Ranges
    26
  - AC Power Requirements
    27
  - DC Power Requirements
    27
  - Table 1. Input Power Requirements
    28
  - Power Connector
    29
  - Test Standards
    29
  - Accoustic Noise
    29
- Auto Cutter Position
  30
- Paper out
  30
- Paper Roll Specifications
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- Printing Specifications
  30
- Communications Interface
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Operational Procedures

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- Figure 4. Control Panel with FEED and Diagnostics/Config Buttons and Indicator Lights
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- How to Operate the Epic 880
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  - Printer
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- Indicator Lights (LED)
  37
- Operational Procedures
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- The FEED Button
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- The Diagnostics/Config Button
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  - Figure 5. Location of Diagnostics/Config Button
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  - Using Self-Test
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  - Boot Loader Mode
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  - Level 0 Diagnostics
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  - Printer Status Led's
    43
  - Auto Error Recovery
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- Cleaning the Print Head
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- Figure 6. Auto-Feeding a Paper Roll
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- Loading Paper
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Configuring Your Epic 880 TM Printer

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Mounting Requirements

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Printer Sensors

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- Printer Sensors
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  - Paper out Sensor
    67
  - Cover-Open Switch
    67
  - Top-Of-Form Sensor
    67
  - Figure 18. Sensor Breakdown and Locations
    67
  - Paper Low Sensor
    68
  - Anti-Jam Sensor
    68
  - Transport Ticket Taken Sensor
    68
  - Figure 19. Transport Ticket Taken Sensor
    68
  - Transport Ticket Retract Sensor
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  - Figure 20. Transport Ticket Retract Sensor
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Electrical Connections

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Control Codes

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- Control Codes Overview
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- Nomenclature
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  - Standard Emulation
    80
  - IPCL Codes
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  - Other Emulations
    80
- Application Development
  80
- Transact Control Codes and Commands
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  - Pcos Printer Control Codes
    80
  - Quick Pcos Reference Chart
    82
  - Low Level Paper Motion Control
    88
  - Horizontal Motion Control
    89
  - Vertical Motion Control
    91
  - Feed to Black Dot
    98
  - Character Pitch
    100
  - Table 3 Character Pitch
    103
  - Table 4 Inter-Character Spacing
    104
  - Character Font
    105
  - Character Sets and Code Pages
    106
  - Double-Byte and Multi-Byte Code Page Description Files
    108
  - Code Page Selection
    108
  - Table 5 Language Table ID's
    109
  - Table 6 Euro Character Substitution Matrix
    110
  - Page Mode
    118
  - Figure 24 Page Mode Entry Orientations
    118
  - Figure 25 Page Mode Set Printable Area
    122
  - Figure 26 Default Page Mode Printed Area
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  - Figure 27 Defined Page Mode Printed Area
    123
  - Graphic Mode
    127
  - Graphics Compression
    132
  - Simple Raster Graphics
    133
  - User Store (Graphic Save and Macros)
    134
  - Legacy User Macros
    141
  - Bar Codes
    143
  - Figure 28 Code 39 Full 128 Character Encoding
    145
  - TM Printer
    146
  - Figure 29 Expanded Function Coding
    146
  - Figure 30 Code 128 Encoding Values
    148
  - Electronic Journal
    153
  - Transport Control
    164
  - Miscellaneous Control
    166
  - Table 7 Paper Sensor Commands
    168
  - Table 8 Paper Sensor Commands
    169
  - Remote Power Control
    172
  - Documented Extended Control Commands
    173
  - Printer Status
    174
  - Inquire Commands
    175
- Double Level Loader
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  - Entering Field Boot Load Mode
    189
Epic 880 TM Color Graphics

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Epic 880 Color Graphics

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- Printing Graphics
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  - Character Graphics
    193
  - Figure 31 Example of Character Graphics
    193
  - APA Graphics
    194
  - Epic 880 TM Universal Color Graphics
    195
  - Print File Graphics
    196
  - Store Graphics in the Printer
    196
  - How Universal Color Graphics Is Done
    197
  - How to Use IPCL Commands in Text Strings
    198
  - Cautions
    198
  - Universal Graphics Command Descriptions
    199
  - Figure 2. Epic
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- Bitmapped File Graphic Support
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- Epic 880
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  - Coupon-Cut-Logo Feature
    202
Unicode and Fonts

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- Fonts
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  - Character Generation
    205
  - Internal Fonts
    208
  - Custom Fonts
    208
  - Stacked or Linked Fonts
    209
  - Font Storage
    209
  - Bitmap Fonts
    211
- Unicode
  214
  - Unicode Encoding
    214
- File System and the POR.INI File
  216
- Font Size and Spacing
  222
  - Font Size and Spacing Command Interactions
    223
- Legacy Printer Features that Have Changed
  229
  - User Defined Characters
    229
  - Dynamic Code Page Definition
    229
File System

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- File System Interface
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  - File System Commands
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Epic 880 TM Extended Printer Control

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Epic 880 Extended Printer Control

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- Remote Printer Reset
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  - Reset in Serial Mode
    244
- Miscellaneous Communication Features
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  - Power-Cycle Recovery
    245
  - Off-Line Control
    245
  - Remote Boot Load Mode
    246
  - USB Recovery Watch Dog
    247
- Recovery from Mechanical Errors
  249
Epic 880 TM Programmers Notes

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Epic 880 Programmers Notes

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- General Notes
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- What Drivers Are Needed
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- Gdi
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  - Figure 32 Windows Driver
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  - OPOS Driver
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- PC Hardware
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- PC Hardware
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  - Figure 33 OPOS (UPOS) Driver
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  - Figure 34 USB Driver
    257
  - USB Driver
    257
  - Posprinter Activex Control (Posprinter OCX)
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- Figure 35 Posprinter OCX
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- PC Hardware
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Appendix A: Unicode Character Addresses

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Appendix B: WGL4.0 Character Addresses

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Appendix C: GB18030 Character Addresses

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Appendix D: Typical Code Page Definition

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Appendix E: Internal Code Pages

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Appendix F: ASCII Code Table

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Appendix G: Ordering Supplies

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- Index
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Table of Contents

Introducing Your Epic 880

TM Printer

Epic 880 TM Specifications and Requirements

Epic 880 TM Specifications and Requirements

Operational Procedures

Configuring Your Epic 880 TM Printer

Mounting Requirements

Printer Sensors

Electrical Connections

Control Codes

Epic 880 TM Color Graphics

Epic 880 Color Graphics

Unicode and Fonts

File System

Epic 880 TM Extended Printer Control

Epic 880 Extended Printer Control

Epic 880 TM Programmers Notes

Epic 880 Programmers Notes

Appendix A: Unicode Character Addresses

Appendix B: WGL4.0 Character Addresses

Appendix C: GB18030 Character Addresses

Appendix D: Typical Code Page Definition

Appendix E: Internal Code Pages

Appendix F: ASCII Code Table

Appendix G: Ordering Supplies

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