Supplementary ManualTable of ContentsFigure 1 POSjet and BANKjet Ethernet adapter12Figure 2 iTherm Ethernet Adapter16Figure 3 Locator Scan19Figure 4 Locator Device Selection20Figure 5 Locator Configuration21Figure 6 Adapter firmware upgrade21Figure 7 Printer Identification22Figure 8 Printer Address23Figure 9 Printer Protocols24Figure 10 Printer Security25Figure 11 Adapter Firmware Update26Size: 1.98 MBPages: 35Language: EnglishOpen manual
Software GuideTable of ContentsAbout your iTherm 280 Printer3Who Should Read This Guide?4What Is Included in This Guide?4Warranty Options4Technical and Sales support5On-line Technical Support5Telephone Technical Support5Return Materials Authorization and Return Policies6Service Programs6Sales Support6Contact Information7iTherm® 280 Specifications and Requirements11iTherm® 280 Thermal Printer Models11Standard Features11Optional Features13General Specifications14Printing Specifications14Character Pitch14Character Generation15Physical Characteristics18Dimensions18Weight18Electrical Characteristics19Internal AC Powered19External Powered DC19Thermal Print Head19Media Specifications20Receipt Paper20Buzzer22Cover Interlock22Display Pass Through22Communications Interface23Parallel Interface23RS-232 Serial Interface24USB Interface24Ethernet 10-Base-T adapter25802.11b Wireless Interface25Cash Drawer26Interface Description26Cash Drawer Pin Assignments26Vertical Wall Mount Kit Option28Verifying the Configuration31Verify the Communications Interface Card31Changing Interface Cards31Removing the Old Interface Card31Cash Drawer Configuration32Configuring the Cash Drawer Interface32Installing Cables33Connecting power33Connecting Communications Cables34Verify the Firmware Configuration35Installing Paper35Installing Windows® Printer Drivers36Printer Driver Installation for WIN95, 98, Me36Printer Driver Installation for NT4.0, 200036OPOS drivers Installation Instructions37To Install the USB drivers37How to Operate the iTherm® 280 Printer41Button41FEED Button41Indicator Lights (LED)42Power Indicator (LED)42Error Indicator (LED)42Paper Indicator (LED)42Fault Indicators42Testing the Printer Overview44Using Self-Test, Configuration, and Hex Dump Mode44Hex-dump Mode46Level 0 Diagnostics47Boot Loader Mode47Configuration Mode Overview51Most Frequent Configuration Incompatibilities51How to Change Configuration Settings51Entering into Configuration Mode51Using Configuration Mode52Remote Configuration55Setting up for Color Paper55Custom Color55Control Codes Overview59Nomenclature59Standard Emulation60IPCL Codes60EPOS Emulation60Axiohm60Ithaca® Microline Emulation60Application Development60Ithaca Control Codes and Commands61PcOS Printer Control Codes61Quick PcOS Reference Chart62Quick PcOS Reference Chart (Alphabetic)69Low Level Paper Motion Control74Horizontal Motion Control75Vertical Motion Control77Feed to Black Dot83Character Pitch85Character Font88Print Rotation Commands105Rotated Print Summary108iTherm® 280 Page Mode111Graphic Mode115Graphics Compression121User Store (Graphic Save)121User Macros129Bar Codes131Electronic Journal142Unicode and Downloaded Fonts154Unicode Encoding154Miscellaneous Control159Remote Power Control167Documented Extended Control commands168Printer Status169Inquire Commands170ESC/POSTM Codes179Differences between Epson TM T90 and iTherm® 280179Supported TM-T88 Commands181Undocumented TM-T88 Commands184Supported TM-T90 Commands185TM-T88 / TM-T90 and ESC/POSTM Command Descriptions190Print and Feed Commands190Line Spacing Commands192Character Commands192Panel Button Commands201Paper Sensor Commands202Print Position Commands204Bit-Image Commands208Status Commands209Printing Paper Command215Page Mode216Bar Code Commands219Mechanism Control Commands222Miscellaneous Commands223Macro Function Commands229User-defined Images and Graphics Commands230Ithaca® Specific iTherm® 280 Commands235Panel Button Commands235Paper Out/Low Sensor Commands235iTherm® Citizen Emulation237iTherm® Star Emulation237iTherm® Axiohm Emulation237Printing Graphics241Character Graphics241APA Graphics244iTherm® 280 Universal Color Graphics247Print File Graphics248Store Graphics in the printer:249How universal graphics is done250How to use IPCL commands in text strings250Cautions251Universal Color Command Descriptions252iTherm® 280 Coupon-Cut-Logo Feature254Unicode – A Software Font Solution257About Unicode258Memory258TransAct’s implementation of Unicode in the iTherm® 280.258Protocol and Print Buffers271USB274USB Support274TCP/IP275Print Server Features Standard Ethernet Connection275Supported Protocols275User Interface/Configuration275Other275Parallel Port276Parallel Port Protocol276Printer Buffer Size277Parallel Port Inquire and IEEE 1284277Parallel Port Plug and Play279Serial Port281Serial Port Protocol281Print Buffer Flow283Printer Buffer Size285Serial Mode Plug and Play285Using DSR285Serial Device Identification286Serial Port Inquire287Display Pass Through288Remote Power Control288Remote Printer Reset289Reset in Serial Mode289Reset in Parallel Mode289Miscellaneous Communication Features290Power-cycle Recovery290Data Pass-through290Multi-drop Configuration290Off-line Active291Recovery from Mechanical Errors292Programmer’s Notes293Figure 1 Receipt Printing, Tear off Position21Figure 2 Cash Drawer Pin Definitions26Figure 3 Cash Drawer Selection32Figure 4 Power and Communications Ports33Figure 5 3-pin mini DIN plug34Figure 6 Page Mode entry Orientations111Figure 7 Code 39 full 128 character encoding133Figure 8 Expanded Function coding135Figure 9 Code 128 encoding values137Figure 10 Example of Character Graphics241Figure 11 Example Commands for a Sample Receipt242Figure 12 Sample Receipt243Figure 13 Receipt with graphics247Figure 14 Typical POS System271Figure 15 Host to Printer Link272Figure 16 Printer Communications Buffer Flow273Figure 17 Parallel-port Data Timing276Figure 18 Parallel Port ACK Timing Options277Figure 19 Serial Port Flow Control Using DTR281Figure 20 XON/XOFF Serial Port Flow Control282Table 1 Possible Character Pitches14Table 2 Requested CPI and Resulting CPI15Table 3 Cell Size for Small, Medium and Large Fonts15Table 4 Standard Power Input Requirements19Table 5 Power Input Requirements with the 24-volt DC Power19Table 6: Paper Grades-Monochrome20Table 7 Parallel Interface Pin-outs23Table 8 Serial Interface Pin-outs24Table 9 Cash Drawer Pin Assignment27Table 10 Serial interface pin out34Table 11 Parallel interface pin out34Table 12 Error Blink Codes43Table 13 Character Pitch86Table 14 Inter-character Spacing87Table 15 Language Table ID’s91Table 16 Code Page Definition Table92Table 17 Euro Character Substitution Matrix93Table 18 OCR MA-398Table 19 Paper Sensor Commands163Table 20 Paper Sensor Commands164Table 21 Supported TM-T90 Commands183Table 22 Undocumented TM-T90 Commands184Table 23 Supported EPOS Commands185Table 24 Select Character Font Table193Table 25 International Character Sets194Table 26 Character Code Pages196Table 27 Character Code Table197Table 28 Print Modes198Table 29 Rotation Modes199Table 30 Paper Sensor Commands202Table 31 Paper Sensor Commands203Table 32 Print Density Selection208Table 33 Automatic Status Back (ASB) Values for <n>209Table 34 Automatic Status Back (ASB) First Byte (Printer Information)210Table 35 Automatic Status Back (ASB) Second Byte (Error Information)210Table 36 Automatic Status Back (ASB) Third Byte (Paper Sensor Information)211Table 37 Automatic Status Back (ASB) Fourth Byte (Paper Sensor Information)211Table 38 Paper Sensor Status (<n> = 1, 49)211Table 39 Drawer Kick-out Connector Status (<n> = 2, 50)212Table 40 Values for the Status Function, <n>212Table 41 Printer Status (<n> = 1)212Table 42 Off line Status (<n> = 2)213Table 43 Error Status (<n> = 3)213Table 44 Paper Roll Sensor Status (<n> = 4)213Table 45 Peripheral Status (<n> = 0, 48)214Table 46 Paper Status214Table 47 Bar Code System Based on <m>220Table 48 Printing Position of HRI Characters221Table 49 Font for Human Readable Interpretation (HRI) Characters221Table 50 Horizontal size of the bar code221Table 51 Printer ID223Table 52 Type ID (<n> = 2 or 50)223Table 53 Peripheral Device Bit Definitions225Table 54 Macro Control Bit Definitions229Table 55 User-defined Bit-image Resolutions234Table 56 Parallel-port Timing277Table 57 Paper Ordering Information299Table 58 Cables Ordering Information299Size: 3.15 MBPages: 318Language: EnglishOpen manual
