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TransAct Ithaca 8000 Programmer's Manual (318 pages)

TransAct 8000: User Guide

Brand: TransAct | Category: Printer | Size: 3 MB

Change History
3
Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement
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Canadian Department of Communications Radio Interference Statement
4
Regulatory Compliance
4
Disclaimer
5
Copyright
5
Trademarks
5
Table of Contents
6
Introducing Your Ithaca ® 8000 Printer
15
About Your Ithaca 8000 Printer
17
Who Should Read this Guide
18
What Is Included in this Guide
18
Warranty Options
18
Technical and Sales Support
19
- On-Line Technical Support
  19
- Telephone Technical Support
  19
- Return Materials Authorization and Return Policies
  20
- Service Programs
  20
- Sales Support
  20
- Contact Information
  20
Ithaca ® 8000 Specifications and Requirements
23
Ithaca ® 8000 Specifications and Requirements
25
Ithaca® 8000 Thermal Printer Models
25
Standard Features
25
Optional Features
27
General Specifications
28
Physical Characteristics
32
Electrical Characteristics
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- Internal AC Powered
  33
- External Powered DC
  33
Thermal Print Head
33
Buzzer
36
Cover Interlock
36
Display Pass through
36
Communications Interface
37
- Parallel Interface
  37
- Table 6 Parallel Interface Pin-Outs
  37
- RS-232 Serial Interface
  38
- USB Interface
  38
- Table 7 Serial Interface Pin-Outs
  38
- Ethernet 10-Base-T Adapter
  39
- 802.11B Wireless Interface
  39
- Cash Drawer
  40
- Interface Description
  40
- Cash Drawer Pin Assignments
  40
- Figure 2 Cash Drawer Pin Definitions
  40
- Table 8 Cash Drawer Pin Assignment
  41
Setup Procedures
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Verifying the Configuration
44
Installing Cables
46
Installing Paper
48
Installing Windows Printer Drivers
49
How to Operate the Ithaca 8000 Printer
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- 8000 Printer
  53
Button
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FEED Button
53
Indicator Lights (LED)
54
- Power Indicator (LED)
  54
- Error Indicator (LED)
  54
- Paper Indicator (LED)
  54
Fault Indicators
54
Table 11 Error Blink Codes
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Testing the Printer Overview
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- Using Self-Test, Configuration, and Hex Dump Mode
  56
- Hex-Dump Mode
  58
- Level 0 Diagnostics
  59
- Boot Loader Mode
  59
Configuration Mode Overview
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- Most Frequent Configuration Incompatibilities
  63
How to Change Configuration Settings
63
- Entering into Configuration Mode
  63
Using Configuration Mode
64
Remote Configuration
67
Setting up for Color Paper
67
- Custom Color
  67
Programming Codes
69
Control Codes Overview
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Nomenclature
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- Standard Emulation
  72
- IPCL Codes
  72
- EPOS Emulation
  72
- Axiohm
  72
- Ithaca ® Microline Emulation
  72
Application Development
72
Ithaca Control Codes and Commands
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- Pcos Printer Control Codes
  73
- Quick Pcos Reference Chart
  74
- Quick Pcos Reference Chart (Alphabetic)
  81
- Low Level Paper Motion Control
  87
- Horizontal Motion Control
  88
- Vertical Motion Control
  90
- Feed to Black Dot
  96
- Character Pitch
  98
- Table 12 Character Pitch
  99
- Table 13 Inter-Character Spacing
  100
- Character Font
  101
- Table 14 Language Table ID's
  104
- Table 15 Code Page Definition Table
  105
- Table 16 Euro Character Substitution Matrix
  106
- Table 17 OCR MA-3
  111
- Print Rotation Commands
  118
- Rotated Print Summary
  121
- Ithaca ® 8000
  124
- Figure 5 Page Mode Entry Orientations
  124
- Graphic Mode
  128
- Graphics Compression
  134
- User Store (Graphic Save)
  134
- User Macros
  142
- Bar Codes
  144
- Figure 6 Code 39 Full 128 Character Encoding
  146
- Figure 7 Expanded Function Coding
  148
- Programming Codes
  149
- Figure 8 Code 128 Encoding Values
  150
- Electronic Journal
  155
- Unicode and Downloaded Fonts
  167
- Unicode Encoding
  167
- Miscellaneous Control
  172
- Table 19 Paper Sensor Commands
  177
- Remote Power Control
  180
- Documented Extended Control Commands
  181
- Printer Status
  182
- Inquire Commands
  183
- ESC/POS TM Codes
  192
- Differences between Epson TM T90 and Ithaca ® 8000
  192
Supported TM-T88 Commands
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Undocumented TM-T88 Commands
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Table 21 Undocumented TM-T90 Commands
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Supported TM-T90 Commands
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Table 22 Supported EPOS Commands
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Table 18 Paper Sensor Commands
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Table 20 Supported TM-T90 Commands
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TM-T88 / TM-T90 and ESC/POS
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- TM Command Descriptions
  202
Print and Feed Commands
202
Line Spacing Commands
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Character Commands
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Table 23 Select Character Font Table
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Table 24 International Character Sets
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Table 25 Character Code Pages
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Table 26 Character Code Table
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Table 27 Print Modes
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Table 28 Rotation Modes
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Panel Button Commands
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Table 29 Paper Sensor Commands
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Paper Sensor Commands
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Table 30 Paper Sensor Commands
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Print Position Commands
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Table 31 Print Density Selection
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Bit-Image Commands
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Table 32 Automatic Status Back (ASB) Values for <N
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Status Commands
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Table 33 Automatic Status Back (ASB) First Byte (Printer Information)
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Table 34 Automatic Status Back (ASB) Second Byte (Error Information)
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Table 35 Automatic Status Back (ASB) Third Byte (Paper Sensor Information)
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Table 36 Automatic Status Back (ASB) Fourth Byte (Paper Sensor Information)
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Table 37 Paper Sensor Status (<N> = 1, 49)
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Table 38 Drawer Kick-Out Connector Status (<N> = 2, 50)
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Table 39 Values for the Status Function, <N
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Table 40 Printer Status (<N> = 1)
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Table 41 off Line Status (<N> = 2)
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Table 42 Error Status (<N> = 3)
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Table 43 Paper Roll Sensor Status (<N> = 4)
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Table 44 Peripheral Status (<N> = 0, 48)
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Table 45 Paper Status
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Printing Paper Command
227
Page Mode
228
Bar Code Commands
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Table 46 Bar Code System Based on <M
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Table 47 Printing Position of HRI Characters
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Table 48 Font for Human Readable Interpretation (HRI) Characters
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Table 49 Horizontal Size of the Bar Code
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Mechanism Control Commands
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Table 50 Printer ID
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Table 51 Type ID (<N> = 2 or 50)
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Miscellaneous Commands
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Table 52 Peripheral Device Bit Definitions
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Macro Function Commands
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Table 53 Macro Control Bit Definitions
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User-Defined Images and Graphics Commands
243
Table 54 User-Defined Bit-Image Resolutions
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Ithaca Specific Ithaca 8000 Commands
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- Panel Button Commands
  248
- Paper Out/Low Sensor Commands
  248
Ithaca ® Citizen Emulation
250
Ithaca ® Star Emulation
250
Ithaca Axiohm Emulation
250
Ithaca ® 8000 Color Graphics
251
Printing Graphics
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- Character Graphics
  253
- Figure 9 Example of Character Graphics
  253
- Figure 10 Example Commands for a Sample Receipt
  254
- Figure 11 Sample Receipt
  255
- APA Graphics
  256
- Figure 12 Receipt with Graphics
  259
- Print File Graphics
  260
- Store Graphics in the Printer
  261
- How to Use IPCL Commands in Text Strings
  262
- How Universal Graphics Is Done
  262
- Cautions
  263
- Universal Color Command Descriptions
  264
Ithaca ® 8000 Universal Color Graphics
259
Ithaca ® 8000 Coupon-Cut-Logo Feature
266
Unicode
267
Unicode - a Software Font Solution
269
About Unicode
270
- Memory
  270
Transact's Implementation of Unicode in the Ithaca ® 8000
270
Ithaca ® 8000 Extended Printer Control
273
Communications
281
Figure 13 Typical POS System
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Protocol and Print Buffers
283
Figure 14 Host to Printer Link
284
Figure 15 Printer Communications Buffer Flow
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Usb
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- USB Support
  286
Tcp/Ip
287
- Print Server Features Standard Ethernet Connection
  287
- Supported Protocols
  287
- User Interface/Configuration
  287
- Other
  287
Parallel Port
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- Parallel Port Protocol
  288
- Figure 16 Parallel-Port Data Timing
  288
- Printer Buffer Size
  289
- Parallel Port Inquire and IEEE 1284
  289
- Figure 17 Parallel Port ACK Timing Options
  289
- Table 55 Parallel-Port Timing
  289
- Parallel Port Plug and Play
  291
Serial Port
293
- Serial Port Protocol
  293
- Figure 18 Serial Port Flow Control Using DTR
  293
- Figure 19 XON/XOFF Serial Port Flow Control
  294
- Print Buffer Flow
  295
- Printer Buffer Size
  297
- Serial Mode Plug and Play
  297
- Using DSR
  297
- Serial Device Identification
  298
- Serial Port Inquire
  299
Remote Power Control
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Display Pass through
300
Remote Printer Reset
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- Reset in Serial Mode
  301
- Reset in Parallel Mode
  301
Miscellaneous Communication Features
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- Power-Cycle Recovery
  302
- Data Pass-Through
  302
- Multi-Drop Configuration
  302
- Off-Line Active
  303
Recovery from Mechanical Errors
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Programmer's Notes
305
- Applications and Linerless Paper
  305
Appendix A: Code Page Definition Table
307
Appendix B - ASCII Code Table
309
Appendix C: Ordering Supplies
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Index
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