IBM Printer 1xR User Manual
SureMark 4610 Printers  
Programming Guide  
for Models 1xR and 2xR  
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Programming Guide  
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Contents  
Microcode tolerance (MCT) information - loading 31  
Microcode tolerance (MCT) information - request 31  
Setup commands  
Set print mode  
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Who should read this guide .  
How this guide is organized .  
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Select maximum print speed.  
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Set document length for landscape print.  
Summary of changes . . . . . . . . xiii  
Request document length for landscape print . . 40  
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Set print station .  
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Chapter 1. Introducing the 4610 Models  
1xR and 2xR. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1  
character sets .  
Set or cancel rotated characters .  
Set print station parameters .  
Select 1/8-inch line spacing .  
Select 1/6-inch line spacing .  
Select color printing  
Set line spacing using minimum units  
Set sheet eject length  
Set horizontal tab positions .  
Set left margin position  
Set right margin position .  
Set relative position.  
Set low paper calibration .  
Align positions .  
Set error recovery function  
Define document wait time .  
Status sent to system .  
Select character for reprinted lines .  
Re-initialize the printer  
Enable or disable the beeper.  
Enable or disable the feed buttons  
Enable or disable upside-down printing .  
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Hardware requirements.  
Updating the firmware .  
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Emulation mode for Model 1xR / 2xR  
Emulation of Non-IBM printers.  
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Select character size for scalable fonts  
Fix font matrix  
Print logo inline .  
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Predefine messages .  
Download user-defined characters.  
User-defined code page mapping .  
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Bar code commands  
Print bar code  
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Select horizontal size of bar code .  
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Request checksum of flash memory sector .  
Select printing position of human readable  
Retrieve checksum of each downloaded logo or  
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Select font for HRI .  
Print PDF417 bar code.  
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Flash storage write .  
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Erase flash sector  
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Status byte 2 .  
Status byte 3 .  
Status byte 4 .  
Status byte 5 .  
Status byte 6 .  
Status byte 7 .  
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Thermal printing font .  
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Return home (select print head location).  
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Prepare printer for shut down (S3)  
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Low paper sensing and calibration .  
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Changing the interface card or logic card .  
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Release print buffer.  
Summary of the offline test menus (Models 1xR) 108  
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Japanese Electrical Appliance and Material  
Safety Law statement .  
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Japan Electronics and Information Technology  
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Taiwanese Class A warning statement .  
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Composite Characters .  
Paper feed and document feed buttons  
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18. Status byte 3 .  
19. Status byte 5 .  
20. Status byte 7 .  
21. Status byte 8 .  
22. Status byte 9 .  
23. Status byte 10 .  
24. Status byte 11 .  
25. Status byte 12 .  
26. Status byte 13 .  
27. Status byte 14 .  
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31. Summary of the offline test menu items  
32. Summary of the offline test menu items  
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About this book  
This guide provides programming commands and other technical information for  
your IBM SureMark Models 2xR and 1xR printers.  
Who should read this guide  
This guide is intended for use by programming personnel who are installing,  
setting up, or modifying the IBM SureMark printer Models 2xR and 1xR.  
How this guide is organized  
This publication is organized as follows:  
v Chapter 1, “Introducing the 4610 Models 1xR and 2xR,” on page 1 describes the  
hardware features of the 4610 Models 2xR and 1xR.  
v Chapter 2, “Communication parameters,” on page 5 provides the communication  
variables and commands required to customize your printer.  
v Chapter 3, “Page mode printing commands,” on page 79 describes the  
communication parameters for page mode printing.  
v Chapter 4, “Document handling,” on page 85 describes the communication  
parameters for document handling.  
v Chapter 5, “Status information,” on page 89 describes the communication  
parameters for the byte status information.  
v Chapter 6, “Character fonts,” on page 97 describes the communication  
parameters for the character fonts.  
v Chapter 7, “Tests and diagnostics,” on page 101 is an overview of the MICR and  
flipper tests, and the offline diagnostic tests available on the Models 2xR and  
1xR.  
Related publications  
The following IBM publications are available from the IBM Retail Store Solutions  
Web site at www.ibm.com/solutions/retail/store/support. Select Publications.  
v Safety Information – Read This First, GA27-4004  
v IBM SureMark Printers: User's Guide for Models 2CR and 2NR, GA27-5003  
v IBM SureMark Printers: Hardware Service Guide for Models 2CR and 2NR,  
GA27-5004  
v IBM SurePOS 700 Series: System Reference, SA27-4224  
v IBM SurePOS 500 Series: System Reference, SA27-4255.  
v POSS Programming Reference and User's Guide, SC30-3560.  
The following IBM printers and point-of-sales terminals require the following  
diskettes, which can be downloded from the IBM Retail Store Solutions Website at  
www.ibm.com/solutions/retail/store/support. Select Other Systems and Devices  
under Peripherals.  
v IBM SureMark 4610 Printers: Fonts and Logos Utility Diskette  
v IBM SureMark 4610 Printers: Firmware Update Diskettes  
v IBM 4693 Point-of-Sale Terminals Reference Diskette  
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Notice statements  
Notices in this guide are defined as follows:  
Notes  
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Important  
These notices provide information or advice that might help you  
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Attention  
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situation in which damage could occur.  
These statements indicate situations that can be potentially  
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description of a potentially hazardous procedure step or situation.  
These statements indicate situations that can be potentially lethal  
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Chapter 1. Introducing the 4610 Models 1xR and 2xR  
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The IBM SureMark printer Models 1xR and 2xR printers consist of a high-speed  
thermal station and an impact station for printing inserted documents. For further  
information about the physical specifications of Models 2xR and 1xR, refer to the  
User's Guide for Models 2xR and 1xR, GA27-5003-00.  
Operating system requirements  
Drivers can be downloaded from the Retail Store Solutions Web site at  
www.ibm.com/solutions/retail/store/support/.  
RS-232 interface  
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The RS-232 interface supports systems with the following operating systems:  
Table 1. RS-232 operating systems supported  
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Drivers Drivers POS  
Windows  
Native  
Operating  
System  
1.9.6 or  
later  
1.9.6 or Subsystem Drivers  
later  
Direct  
IO  
1.9.6 or later (NWD)  
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IBM 4690  
Yes  
V5R2 and  
V6R2*  
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Yes  
Yes  
Yes  
Yes  
Yes  
Yes  
Yes  
Yes  
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Windows  
Embedded for  
Point of Service  
(WEPOS) 1.11  
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Windows  
Embedded  
POSReady 2009  
Yes  
Yes  
Yes  
Yes  
Yes  
Yes  
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Yes  
Yes  
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Windows 7  
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Ultimate)  
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Environment for  
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Point of Service  
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Yes  
Yes  
Yes  
Yes  
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Enterprise  
Desktop (SLED)  
11  
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SUSE Linux  
Enterprise Server  
(SLES) 11  
Yes  
Yes  
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Drivers Drivers POS  
Windows  
Native  
Operating  
System  
1.9.6 or  
later  
1.9.6 or Subsystem Drivers  
later 1.9.6 or later (NWD)  
Direct  
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Comments  
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Enterprise Point  
of Service  
Yes  
Yes  
(SLEPOS) 11  
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Yes  
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only update the firmware starting with the 0820 maintenance package. The 1NR is  
supported in compatibility mode in V5R2, but requires package 0900 for firmware update.  
All of these models are supported in compatibility or native mode in V6R2.7.  
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4690 OS  
Customers must be at these application levels (or higher) when running the 4690  
OS:  
Application Name  
Product  
Maintenance Level  
Note: Some of these applications will only Number  
support the printers if they are set in TI3/4  
compatibility mode.  
IBM SUREPOS Application Client/Server  
Environment for 4690 OS  
5745-C44  
N/A  
IBM Chain Drug Sales Application  
5669-212  
5696-546  
9701 with PRPQ 5799-QYP  
IBM 4680/4690 General Sales Application  
9701 with APAR IR33229 and  
PRPQ 5799-QYN  
IBM 4680/4690 Supermarket Application  
Linux  
5696-536  
See note  
9701 with APAR IR33228 plus  
PRPQ 5799-QYL  
Release 1.4  
Note: 4690 Terminal Services for Windows NT is required when you use Windows NT 4.0  
or Windows 2000 as the primary operating system with this 4690 application.  
Hardware requirements  
SureMark printers operate with the following systems:  
v IBM 4694  
v IBM 4695 (RS-232 connection only and with power supply)  
v PC or other store controller with an RS-232 or USB port  
v SurePOS 100 Series  
v SurePOS 700 Series  
v SurePOS 500 Series  
v SurePOS 300 Series  
v IBM Self Checkout  
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IBM Anyplace Kiosk  
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A SureMark printer that is RS-232 attached has the capability to receive SureMark  
firmware updates from its attached host system unit. To update the firmware, use  
the latest drivers from the IBM Retail Store Solutions Web site:  
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RS-232 serial parameter.  
RS-232 commands summary by function .  
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Status sent to system .  
Select character for reprinted lines .  
Re-initialize the printer  
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Enable or disable upside-down printing .  
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Emulation of Non-IBM printers.  
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Select horizontal size of bar code .  
Select bar code height .  
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Request checksum of flash memory sector .  
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Erase flash sector  
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Microcode tolerance (MCT) information - request 31  
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Set or cancel underline mode  
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Set or cancel invert mode.  
Set or cancel emphasized printing .  
Select maximum print speed.  
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Set document length for landscape print.  
Select and print a graphics (logo) command  
Print predefined graphics (logo) command .  
Request document length for landscape print . . 40  
Enable watermark printing .  
Print predefined messages  
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Prepare printer for shut down (S3)  
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Data buffer management and batch printing  
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Unless noted otherwise, the communication parameters in this section apply to  
SureMark printers that attach to a POS system with an RS-232 (EIA232) cable  
connection.  
If you use the RS-485 or USB communications interface, refer to either the  
SureMark driver documentation in the appropriate IBM book for your operating  
system (see Table 2) or, when using OPOS drivers, to the OLE for Retail POS  
Application Programming Guide.  
Table 2. Driver documentation by operating system  
Operating System  
IBM Publication  
4690 OS Version 1 and  
Version 2  
IBM 4690 OS API Specification for IBM 4610 Printers  
DOS  
IBM Point-of-Sale Subsystem for DOS Programming  
Reference  
OS/2, Windows NT,  
Windows 95, and Windows  
3.1x  
IBM Point-of-Sale Subsystem Programming Reference and  
User's Guide  
The 4690 OS manual is available on the current maintenance diskette for the IBM  
4690 operating system. Current versions of all publications are available on the RSS  
web site.  
RS-232 serial parameter  
Protocol DTR/DSR mode or XON/XOFF mode  
Baud Rate 9600, 19200, 115200  
Start 1 bit Data 8 bits Parity None Stop 1 bit  
RS-232 commands summary by function  
The commands listed in Table 3 are described in detail in the following sections.  
Table 3. RS-232 commands organized by function  
Description  
Command  
Page  
System Commands  
EC/Request/Real-time status  
request  
DLE ENQ 4 or X'100534' Immediate or X'1B008000' Buffered  
14  
Enable/disable the feed buttons  
ESC c 5 n X'1B6335;n'  
52.  
15  
Extended address command  
(request printer ID)  
GS | SOH or X'1D4901' This is an IMMEDIATE command.  
Re-initialize the printer  
Reset printer  
ESC @ or X'1B40'.  
51  
13  
13  
DLE ENQ @ or X'100540'  
ESC v or X'1B76'  
Status request  
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Table 3. RS-232 commands organized by function (continued)  
Description  
Command  
Page  
System Commands  
Verify previous commands  
completed  
X'1B00;80;00'  
13  
Preset or Onetime-Set Commands  
Download graphics (logo)  
commands  
GS * logo# n1 n2 data or X'1D2A';logo#;n1;n2;data  
20  
Download user-defined characters ESC & s n m data or X'1B26;s;n;m;data'  
23  
30  
30  
31  
Erase flash EPROM sector  
Flash storage write  
ESC # n or X'1B23;n'  
ESC ' n1 n2 data or X'1B27;n1;n2;data'  
ESC M n h l or X'1B4D;n;h;l'.  
Microcode tolerance (MCT)  
information - loading  
Microcode tolerance (MCT)  
information - request  
ESC S n or X'1B53;n'  
31  
Predefine messages  
GS : message# data GS : or X'1D3A; message#;data;'X'1D3A'  
ESC " n or X'1B22;n'  
22  
29  
Send checksum of flash EPROM  
sector  
Setup Commands  
Align positions  
ESC a n or X'1B61;n'.  
ESC f x y or X'1B66;x;y'  
ESC { n or X'1B7B;n'  
48  
49  
52  
Define document wait time  
Enable/disable upside-down  
printing  
Fix font matrix  
Print logo inline  
ESC : n or X'1B3A n'  
54  
54  
40  
GS J d n1 n2 data or X'1D4A;d;n1;n2;data'  
GS N X'02' Null or X'1D4E0200'  
Request document length for  
landscape print  
Request document length for  
landscape print  
GS c 1 n where n = 2 bytes indicating the length of the document  
in print motor steps.  
“Request  
document  
length for  
landscape  
print” on  
page 40  
Select 1/8-inch line spacing  
Select 1/6-inch line spacing  
Select color printing  
ESC 1 or X'1B31'.  
ESC 2 or X'1B32'  
ESC r n or X'1B72;n'  
43  
44  
44  
50  
53  
Select character for reprinted lines ESC + n or X'1B2B;n'  
Select character size for scalable  
fonts  
GS ! n or X'1D21;n'  
Select maximum print speed  
Select thermal paper  
ESC / n or X'1B2F;n'  
GS; n or X'1D 3B n'  
39  
“Select  
thermal  
paper” on  
page 55  
Select user-defined or resident  
character sets  
ESC % n or X'1B25;n'  
ESC t n or X'1B74;n'  
41  
Set code page  
41  
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Table 3. RS-232 commands organized by function (continued)  
Description  
Command  
Page  
System Commands  
Set document length for  
landscape print  
GS c 1 n where n = 2 bytes indicating the length of the document  
in print motor steps.  
“Set  
document  
length for  
landscape  
print” on  
page 39  
Set error recovery function  
Set horizontal tab positions  
Set intercharacter spacing  
Set left margin position  
ESC c 4 n or X'1B63;34;n'  
49  
46  
42  
46  
45  
ESC D [n1 n2] NUL NUL or X'1B44[n1 n2]0000'  
ESC SP n or X'1B20;n'  
ESC $ n1 n2 or X'1B24;n1;n2'  
ESC 3 n or X'1B33;n'  
Set line spacing using minimum  
units  
Set or cancel double-wide mode  
Set or cancel double-high mode  
ESC W n or X'1B57;n'  
ESC h n or X'1B68;n'  
37  
37  
38  
38  
38  
43  
38  
39  
Set or cancel emphasized printing ESC G n or X'1B47;n'  
Set or cancel invert mode  
ESC H n or X'1B48;n'  
ESC x‘5F’ n or X'1B5F;n'  
ESC V n or X'1B56;n'  
ESC − n or X'1B2D;n':  
ESC U n or X'1B55;n'  
Set or cancel overline mode  
Set or cancel rotated character  
Set or cancel underline mode  
Set or cancel unidirectional  
printing  
Set print mode  
ESC ! n or X'1B21;n'  
35  
40  
43.  
47  
Set print station  
ESC c 0 n or X'1B6330;n'  
ESC c 1 n or X'1B6331;n'  
ESC \ n1 n2 or X'1B5C;n1;n2'  
ESC ] n1 n2 or X'1B 5D;n1;n2''  
Set print station parameters  
Set relative position  
Set right margin position  
“Set right  
margin  
position”  
on page 47  
Set sheet eject length  
Status sent to system  
Bar Code Commands  
Enable PDF417 truncation  
ESC C n or X'1B43;n'  
ESC ) n or X'1B29;n'  
45  
50  
GS T n or X'1D54;n'  
64  
63  
Select Aspect Ratio PDF417 bar  
code  
GS S r;c or X'1D53;r;c'  
Print bar code  
GS k n NUL or X'1D6B;n;data;00'  
GS P data NUL or X'1D50;data;00'  
GS h n or X'1D68;n'  
56  
62  
61  
62  
61  
61  
Print PDF417 bar code  
Select bar code height  
Select font for HRI  
GS f n or X'1D66;n'  
Select horizontal size of bar code GS w n or X'1D77;n'  
Select printing position of  
human-readable information  
(HRI)  
GS H n or X'1D48;n'  
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Table 3. RS-232 commands organized by function (continued)  
Description  
Command  
Page  
System Commands  
Select PDF417 ECC Level  
Print Character Commands  
Print and line feed  
GS R n or X'1D52;n1;n2'  
63  
LF or X'0A' or CR or X'0D'  
FF or X'0C'  
64  
64  
Print, form feed, and cut the  
paper (FF)  
Print and feed paper n lines  
ESC d n or X'1B64;n'  
ESC J n X'1B4A;n'  
65  
65  
Print and feed paper using  
minimum units  
Print Graphic Messages  
Select and print a graphics (logo) ESC * d w h data or X'1B2A;d;w;h;data'  
command  
65  
67  
68.  
Print predefined graphics (logo)  
command  
GS / m logo# or X'1D2F;m;logo#'  
GS ^ message# or X'1D5E;message#'  
Print predefined messages  
Miscellaneous Commands  
Retrieve checksum of each  
downloaded logo or each stored  
message  
ESC | n1 n2 or X'1B7C n1 n2'  
29  
Tab to next tab stop  
HT or X'09'  
71  
72  
Return home (select print head  
location)  
ESC < n or 1B3C;n  
Paper cut/DI eject  
ESC i or ESC m -- X'1B69' or X'1B6D'  
73  
Generate drive pulse for cash  
drawer  
ESC p m n1 n2 or X'1B70;m;n1;n2'  
73.  
Retrieve the flash storage  
ESC 4 n1 n2 X'1B34;n1;n2'  
73  
74  
Retrieve size of user flash storage ESC 4 x '03 FF FF FF' or X'1B3403FFFFFF'  
Check Processing Commands  
Flip check  
MICR read  
ESC 5 or X'1B35'  
ESC I or X'1B49'  
71  
69  
Asynchronous (Real-Time) Commands  
Real-time requests  
DLE ENQ n or X'1005n'  
74  
Data Buffer Management and Batch Printing  
Reset line count  
ESC 6 or X'1B36'  
77  
77  
77  
Disable line count  
ESC 8 n or X'1B38'n  
Hold printing until buffer is  
released  
ESC 7 or X'1B37'  
Release print buffer  
DLE ENQ 1 X'10;05;31''  
78  
Page Mode Printing Commands  
Select page mode  
ESC L or X'1B4C'  
79  
79  
79  
80  
Select standard mode  
Select printable area  
ESC S or X'1B4f'  
ESC X or X'1B58;x;y;dx;dy'  
Select printing direction/position ESC T n or X'1B54;n'  
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Table 3. RS-232 commands organized by function (continued)  
Description  
Command  
Page  
System Commands  
Set vertical position  
Set relative vertical position  
Set right margin position  
GS $ y or X'1D24;y'  
80  
80  
47  
81  
GS \ y or X'1D5C;y'  
ESC ] n1 n2 or X'1B5D;n1;n2''  
Set left margin position (standard ESC $ n1 n2 or X'1B24;n1;n2'  
mode), Set absolute print position  
(page mode)  
Set relative horizontal position  
Set printing position  
ESC <5C>h n1 n2 or X'1B5C;n1;n2'  
GS ] x y or X'1D5D;x;y'  
FF or X'0C'  
81  
82  
82  
Print and form feed and cut the  
paper  
Print page in page mode  
ESC FF or X'1B0C'  
CAN or X'18'  
83  
83  
Clear print data in page mode  
Alphabetized commands summary  
Table 4. Commands in alphabetical order  
Description  
Command  
Page  
48  
Align positions  
ESC a n or X'1B61;n'  
CAN or X'18'  
Clear print data in page mode  
Disable line count  
83  
ESC 8 n or X'1B38'n  
ESC f x y or X'1B66;x;y'  
77  
Define document wait time  
Download double-byte characters  
49  
485/USB Syntax: X'1B28;s;n;data' RS232 Syntax: ESC s ( n data or  
20  
X'1B;28;s;n;data''  
Download graphics (logo)  
commands  
GS * logo# n1 n2 data or X'1D2A;logo#;n1;n2;data'  
20  
Download user-defined characters ESC & s n m data or X'1B26;s;n;m;data'  
23  
64  
52.  
55  
52  
Enable PDF417 truncation  
GS T n or X'1D54;n'  
Enable/disable the feed buttons  
ESC c 5 n X'1B6335;n'  
Enable/disable two-color printing GS; n or X'1D3B n'  
Enable/disable upside-down  
printing  
ESC { n or X'1B7B n'  
Erase flash EPROM sector  
ESC # n or X'1B23;n'  
30  
15  
Extended address  
GS | or X'1D4901'  
command-request printer ID  
Fix font matrix  
Flash storage write  
Flip check  
ESC : n or X'1B3A;n'  
54  
30  
71  
73  
ESC ' n1 n2 data or X'1B27;n1;n2;data'  
ESC 5 or X'1B35'  
Generate drive pulse for cash  
drawer  
ESC p m n1 n2 or X'1B70;m;n1;n2'  
Hold printing until buffer is  
released  
ESC 7 or X'1B37'  
MCT commands.  
77  
27  
Impact code page  
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Table 4. Commands in alphabetical order (continued)  
Description  
Command  
Page  
69  
MICR read  
ESC I or X'1B49'  
Microcode tolerance (MCT)  
information - loading  
ESC M n h l or X'1B4D;n;h;l'  
31  
Microcode tolerance (MCT)  
information - request  
ESC S n or X'1B53;n'  
31  
Paper cut/DI eject  
ESC i or ESC m or X'1B69' or X'1B6D'  
GS : message# data GS : or X'1D3A;message#;data;1D3A'  
ESC d n or X'1B64;n'  
73  
22  
65  
65  
Predefine messages  
Print and feed paper n lines  
Print and feed paper using  
minimum units  
ESC J n or X'1B4A;n'  
Print and line feed  
Print and line feed  
Print bar code  
LF or X'0A'  
64  
64  
56  
54  
83  
62  
67  
CR or X'0D'  
GS k n NUL or X'1D6B;n;data;00'  
GS J d n1 n2 data or X'1D4A;d;n1;n2;data'  
ESC FF or X'1B0C'  
Print logo inline  
Print page in page mode  
Print PDF417 bar code  
GS P data NUL or X'1D;50;data;00'  
GS / m logo# or X'1D2F;m;logo#'  
Print predefined graphics (logo)  
command  
Print predefined messages  
Proportional font  
GS ^ message# or X'1D5E;message#'  
ESC & s n m data or X'1B26;s;n;m;data'  
DLE ENQ m or X'1005n'  
68  
25  
74  
51  
40  
Real-time requests  
Re-initialize the printer  
ESC @ or X'1B40'  
Request document length for  
landscape print  
GS N X'02' Null or X'1D4E;02;00'  
Reset line count  
ESC 6 or X'1B36'  
77  
74  
73  
29  
Retrieve size of user flash storage  
Retrieve the flash storage  
ESC 4 x '03 FF FF FF' or X'1B34;03;FF;FF;FF'  
ESC 4 n1 n2 X'1B34;n1;n2'  
Retrieve checksum of each  
downloaded logo or each stored  
message  
ESC | n1 n2 or X'1B7C;n1;n2'  
Return home (select print head  
location)  
ESC < n or X'1B3C;n'  
72  
65  
Select and print a graphics (logo)  
command  
ESC * d w h data or X'1B2A;d;w;h;data'  
Select aspect ratio PDF417 bar code GS S r;c or X'1D53;r;c'  
Select bar code height GS h n or X'1D68;n'  
Select character for reprinted lines ESC + n or X'1B2B;n'  
63  
61  
50  
53  
Select character size for scalable  
fonts  
GS ! n or X'1D21;n'  
Select color printing  
ESC r n or X'1B72;n'  
GS f n or X'1D66;n'  
GS w n or X'1D77;n'  
ESC L or X'1B;4C'  
44  
62  
61  
79  
Select font for HRI  
Select horizontal size of bar code  
Select page mode  
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Description  
Command  
Page  
63  
Select PDF417 ECC level  
Select printable area  
GS R n or X'1D52;n1;n2'  
ESC X or X'1B58;x;y;dx;dy'  
ESC T n or X'1B54;n'  
GS H n or X'1D48;n'  
79  
Select printing direction/position  
80  
Select printing position of  
61  
human-readable information (HRI)  
Select standard mode  
ESC S or X'1B4f'  
79  
41  
Select user-defined or resident  
character sets  
ESC % n or X'1B25;n'  
Select 1/6-inch line spacing  
Select 1/8-inch line spacing  
ESC 2 or X'1B32'  
ESC 1 or X'1B31'  
ESC " n or X'1B22;n'  
44  
43  
29  
Send checksum of flash EPROM  
sector  
Select maximum print speed  
Set code page  
ESC / n or X'1B2F;n'  
ESC t n or X'1B74;n'  
39  
41  
39  
Set document length for landscape GS c 1 n  
print  
Set error recovery function  
Set horizontal tab positions  
Set intercharacter spacing  
Set left margin position  
ESC c 4 n or X'1B63;34;n'  
49  
46  
42  
46  
81  
ESC D [n1 n2] NUL NUL or X'1B44[n1n2]0000'  
ESC SP n or X'1B20;n'  
ESC $ n1 n2 or X'1B24;n1;n2'  
ESC $ n1 n2 or X'1B24;n1;n2'  
Set left margin position (standard  
mode), Set absolute print position  
(page mode)  
Set line spacing using minimum  
units  
ESC 3 n or X'1B33;n'  
45  
Set or cancel double-high mode  
Set or cancel double-wide mode  
ESC h n or X'1B68;n'  
ESC W n or X'1B57;n'  
37  
37  
38  
38  
38  
43  
38  
39  
Set or cancel emphasized printing ESC G n or X'1B47;n'  
Set or cancel invert mode  
ESC H n or X'1B48;n'  
ESC x‘5F’ n or X'1B5F;n'  
ESC V n or X'1B56;n'  
ESC − n or X'1B2D;n'  
ESC U n or X'1B55;n'  
Set or cancel overline mode  
Set or cancel rotated character  
Set or cancel underline mode  
Set or cancel unidirectional  
printing  
Set print mode  
ESC ! n or X'1B21;n'  
35  
43  
40  
82  
81  
47  
47  
48  
Set print station parameters  
Set print station  
ESC c 1 n or X'1B63;31;n'  
ESC c 0 n or X'1B63;30;n'  
GS ] x y or X'1D5D;x;y'  
Set printing position  
Set relative horizontal position  
Set relative position  
ESC <5C>h n1 n2 or X'1B5C;n1;n2'  
ESC \ n1 n2 or X'1B5C;n1;n2'  
ESC ] n1 n2 or X'1B5D;n1;n2''  
GS c 2 or X'1D63;32'  
Set right margin position  
Set low paper calibration  
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Description  
Command  
Page  
80  
Set relative vertical position  
Set sheet eject length  
Set vertical position  
Status request  
GS \ y or X'1D5C;y'  
ESC C n or X'1B43;n'  
GS $ y or X'1D24;y'  
ESC v or X'1B76'  
45  
80  
13  
Status sent to system  
Tab to next tab stop  
Thermal code page  
ESC ) n or X'1B29;n'  
HT or X'09'  
50  
71  
MCT commands; see Table 8 on page 31.  
X'1B00;80;00'  
24  
Verify previous commands  
completed  
13  
System commands  
This section describes the system commands.  
Verify previous commands completed  
Syntax:  
X'1B00;80;00'  
Purpose:  
This command is used to ensure that all commands preceding it have been  
completed. The application waits for the status return with status byte 5,  
bit 1 set.  
Remarks:  
The printer status is returned in status bytes 1–16. Status byte 5, bit 1 is set  
after this request has been executed. See Chapter 5, “Status information,”  
on page 89 for more information.  
Error Conditions:  
None  
Status request  
Syntax:  
ESC v or X'1B76'  
Purpose:  
The printer status is sent to the system. This command will be processed in  
the order it was received.  
Remarks:  
The printer status is returned in status bytes 1–16. See Chapter 5, “Status  
information,” on page 89 for more information. For RS-232 printers, this  
command is always buffered and processed in the order it is received.  
Error Conditions:  
None  
Reset printer  
Syntax:  
DLE ENQ @ or X'100540'  
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Purpose:  
The printer stops if processing a command and begins its reset routine. The  
print buffer is canceled. All commands are erased. All printer settings go  
back to default values.  
Remarks:  
None  
Error Conditions:  
None  
EC/Request/Real-time status request  
Syntax:  
DLE ENQ 4 or X'100534' Immediate or X'1B008000' Buffered  
Purpose:  
To send the printer status to the system.  
Remarks:  
The printer status is returned in status bytes 1–16. Status byte 5 bit is set  
after the EC request is executed. When used as a buffered command, this  
command can be used to insure that all commands preceding it have been  
completed. The application waits for the status to return with Status Bytes  
5, bit 1 set. (See Chapter 5, “Status information,” on page 89.)  
Error conditions:  
None  
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Retrieve Native Mode Status (when printer is in compatibility  
mode)  
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Syntax:  
GS N ENG NULL or X'1D;4E;05;00'  
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Purpose:  
To read the native mode status when in compatibility mode.  
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Remarks:  
16 status bytes of data will be sent over the serial following the status  
bytes. Status byte 5 is set, indicating that there is extra data attached.  
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Note: Supported on 2xR/1NR printers.  
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Error conditions:  
None  
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Retrieve Native Mode Device ID (when printer is in  
compatibility mode)  
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Syntax:  
GS N ENG NULL or X'1D;4E;05;01'  
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Purpose:  
To read out the native mode device ID when in compatibility mode.  
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Remarks:  
Following the 8 compatibility mode status bytes is the native mode device  
ID status bytes.  
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Note: Supported on 2xR/1NR printers.  
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Error conditions:  
None  
Extended address command-request printer ID  
Syntax:  
GS | SOH or X'1D4901'  
Purpose:  
This command returns 15 bytes of printer-specific information following  
the printer status.  
Printer ID format  
Table 5. Device Type = 30  
Byte 1:  
Byte 2:  
Device type = 30  
Device ID  
Reserved  
08  
Byte 3:  
Byte 4:  
EC – HW version level  
Reserved  
EC – Software release level  
This level increments after a formal test cycle  
on the code. (This is the same as Status byte  
#4)  
Byte 5:  
Byte 6:  
EC – Software interim version Level  
CR station width  
The level that would increment as fixes were  
released for test. If a customer had a  
“pre-released” level, this would be used to  
track their level.  
v 72 (0x48): 72 mm print width for 80 mm  
paper width  
v 50 (0x32): 50 mm print width for 58 mm  
paper width  
Byte 7:  
Byte 8:  
DI station width  
2CR/2NR = 0x50  
Portrait station width 80 or 0x50 for 80 mm  
print width  
Note: The 4610 is 80.33 mm print width; 474  
dots at 150 dpi, and 374 at 120 dpi  
1NR = 0x00  
Feature byte detection  
Bit 0  
Bit 1  
Bit 2  
Bit 3  
Bit 4  
Bit 5  
Bit 6  
Bit 7  
Two-color printing  
Two-color enabled  
CR Cutter  
2CR / 2NR / 1NR = 0xFF  
Out of Paper detection  
Low Paper Detection  
Cover Open Detection  
Paper jam detection  
Cutter failure  
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Table 5. Device Type = 30 (continued)  
Byte 9:  
Feature byte  
2CR = 0x9E  
2NR = 0x86  
1NR = 0x80  
Bit 0  
Bit 1  
Reserved  
DI Landscape Station; N/A for  
Model 1xR  
Bit 2  
Bit 3  
Bit 4  
Bit 5  
Bit 6  
Bit 7  
DI Station support multipart forms;  
N/A for Model 1xR  
MICR reader present; N/A for  
Models 2NR and 1xR  
Flipper present; N/A for Models  
2NR and 1xR  
Scanner present; N/A for Models  
1xR and 2xR  
Journal print station – N/A for  
Models 1xR and 2xR  
Cash drawer capable. Cannot detect  
when cash drawer is attached.  
Byte 10:  
Feature byte  
Bit 0  
Bit 1  
DBCS capable  
DBCS enabled (character sets  
downloaded and DBCS mode  
selected)  
Bit 2  
Bit 3  
Bit 4  
EJ capable  
EJ enabled (memory allocated for EJ)  
Beeper present - N/A for 2CR and  
2NR  
Bit 5  
Bit 6  
Bit 7  
Reserved  
Reserved  
Reserved  
Byte 11:  
Feature byte  
Command set version. This is incremented  
when major printer functions change.  
Byte 12:  
Byte 13:  
Byte 14:  
Byte 15:  
Feature byte  
Feature byte  
Feature byte  
Feature byte  
Reserved  
Reserved  
Reserved  
Reserved  
Emulation mode for Model 1xR / 2xR  
The emulation mode for Model 1xR/2xR is intended for customers with  
applications that are hard-coded for their existing SureMark printers.  
When in emulation mode, the printer will:  
v Respond to the Device ID command and match one of the existing printers.  
v Return a status that:  
– Matches the existing printers of 8 status bytes.  
– Fixes the “Status Byte 4” (for RS-232) EC level at 0x61  
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– Fixes the EC level in the DEVICE ID at 0x61.  
– Sets status byte 1 bit 6 (CR cover open) if any of the following errors are  
detected:  
- CR feed error (status byte 11 bit 0)  
- CR paper out (status byte 8, bit 5)  
- Cutter jam (status byte 11 bit 5)  
v Firmware download and erase commands: The firmware will look at the code  
that is downloaded to verify that the code is 1xR/2xR code before it erases the  
current code in the printer. If the code is not 1xR/2xR code, the old firmware  
will not be erased. No error bit will be set.  
All DBCS characters must be downloaded at the same time.  
Usage variables for system management cannot be read with the same commands  
as legacy printers. Use the IBM drivers for access to system management.  
Physical differences between Models 1xR and 2xR and previous printers:  
v The position of the cutter is different.  
v Not as much paper needs to be fed to advance the paper above the print head.  
v The default for the “0C” command will be less.  
The diagnostic package recognizes the printer as being in emulation mode and  
sends the correct firmware file to the printer for updating.  
The printer will be setup in Emulation mode when sent from the factory. Any driver and  
application that support Models 2xR and 1xR should put the printer into native  
mode when it is installed. This can also be done using an offline setup procedure.  
Emulation of Non-IBM printers  
A 1xR printer can be put into EPSON Emulation mode via an Offline setup or via  
a Software command, MCT #1E, bit 0. See Microcode Tolerance Information  
-Loading. If the printer is in Epson Emulation mode and you want to run the IBM  
Diagnostics for POS Systems and Peripherals package against the printer, then you  
must put the printer into native mode or legacy mode using the printer offline test  
mode before the diagnostics package is started. Once you have finished running  
Diagnostics against the printer, you can set the printer back into Epson Emulation  
mode using the utilities in the diagnostics package or the same function in the  
printer offline test mode.  
v Emulation is only supported in single-byte character set (SBCS) mode can  
emulate an Epson single-station SBCS printer.  
v Emulation mode provides full support for most Epson commands. However,  
some commands are supported partially and a few commands are not supported  
at all.  
v There will be some differences in the printed output, because of different dot  
pitches in the print heads and the minimum distance that the paper feed motors  
can move the paper. These differences will appear when there are a number of  
printed lines, and the method of aligning the data is different.  
v Logos and downloadable characters are supported in emulation mode. However,  
because the Epson printer prints at 180 dpi and the SureMark prints at 200 dpi,  
the emulated printout will be smaller.  
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v In order to implement fixes, new functionality, and other improvements, new  
releases of printer microcode are routinely published. It is advisable that you run  
the most recent version firmware on the printer.  
v If one line is aligned using spaces and another line is aligned using the relative  
position commands, the data might appear misaligned. The commands, such as  
the relative position and margin commands that use the minimum unit of  
motion values are based on a fraction of an inch, which eliminates the  
differences in the dot pitch. Tabs and spaces are subject to pitch differences.  
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v To use one of the 1NR code pages while in EPSON Emulation Mode, store the  
code page number to MCT #0x81. See “Set code page” on page 41 for additonal  
information.  
Preset or onetime-set commands  
The SureMark printer has commands to specialize and tune each printer to  
improve its usability, performance, and uniqueness. This flexibility is provided  
through the use of flash erasable programmable read-only memory (flash EPROM).  
Data in this memory device remains valid until it is redefined. This information  
only needs to be defined once because it remains for the life of the printer or until  
it is redefined.  
To verify that data was previously stored in the printer, the system can request a  
checksum on data stored in each sector.  
The Flash EPROM can be allocated up to 10 sectors. To rewrite information in a  
sector, you must first erase the sector.  
v For logo commands and predefined messages, erasing the sector is necessary  
only to replace a logo or predefined message number, or when the length of the  
logo or message exceeds space available in that sector.  
v For user flash memory, erasing the sector is necessary only when writing to an  
address that has already been written to.  
v For user-defined thermal and impact characters, new characters can be added if  
they have the same matrix as characters already in the character set. If new  
character sets are added, the flash memory does not have to be erased. To  
replace characters, you must first erase the sector.  
Sector Function:  
1
Download graphics (logo) commands  
Predefined messages  
2
3
Two user-defined impact character sets  
User-defined thermal character set: four fixed matrix or 2 proportional  
User flash memory  
4
5
7
Thermal DBCS character storage  
Impact DBCS character storage  
8
9
Electronic journal storage  
10  
User-defined code page mapping  
Memory allocation  
The amount of memory allocated to each function is specified by the value stored  
to its respective MCT location. (See Microcode Tolerance Information - Loading  
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and Microcode Tolerance Information - Request commands regarding information  
for adjusting these values.) The MCT value represents the number of 64KB sectors  
assigned to the respective function.  
In Model 2xR/1xR reallocation: To change the memory allocation of any of the  
character sets (user-defined impact characters, user-defined thermal characters,  
thermal DBCS character storage, Impact DBCS character storage), ALL memory  
partitions must be emptied or erased. To change the memory allocation of any of  
the remaining functions, ALL remaining memory partitions must be  
emptied/erased. If the memory is not erased, an MCT write error status will be  
returned.  
After the MCT values are written, the new values will not take effect until after a  
reset. The new memory allocations will start with the user defined character sets  
(sectors 3 and 4), and then the DBCS (sectors 7 and 8), and then increment upward  
starting with sector 1. Memory will be allocated until all requests are satisfied, or  
until all available memory is used.  
There is a total of forty-eight 64 KB sectors, for a total of 3.0 MB of FLASH  
memory to allocate.  
Note: The flash EPROM is guaranteed for a minimum life of 100,000 write/erase  
commands by the flash manufacturer.  
Table 6 lists the printer defaults.  
Table 6. Printer memory allocation defaults  
Function  
Default memory allocation  
MCT location  
User-defined impact  
characters**  
64 KB (0x0001) - 2xR  
0 KB - 1xR  
0xa0  
User-defined thermal  
characters  
64 KB (0x0001)  
0xa1  
Logos  
64 KB (0x0001)  
64 KB (0x000a)  
128 KB (0x0002)  
0xa2  
0xa3  
0xa4  
Predefined messages  
User memory  
Scan image storage  
0 KB (0x0000) for Model 2xR 0xa5  
and 1xR  
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Thermal DBCS character  
storage  
1152K (0x0012)  
567 KB (0x0009)  
0KB (0x0000)  
0xa6  
0xa7  
0xa8  
Impact DBCS character  
storage**  
Electronic journal storage  
Note: For electronic journal  
storage in the printer, use the  
drivers provided by IBM. See  
www.ibm.com/solutions/  
retail/store.  
User defined code page  
mapping  
64 KB  
0xa9  
**For single station printers, the impact DBCS character storage and the user-defined  
impact characters storage cannot be addressed: they remain at 0 KB.  
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Table 6. Printer memory allocation defaults (continued)  
Function  
Default memory allocation  
MCT location  
DBCS Code page  
Memory allocation required Memory allocation required  
Note: As double byte code  
pages are modified, these  
allocations could change. See  
the double-byte information  
available on the RSS web  
site: www.ibm.com/  
for thermal DBCS (0xa6)  
for impact DBCS (0xa7)**  
N/A for 1xR  
In the 1xR this value is fix to  
0KB.  
solutions/retail/store  
Japan - 932  
0x0007 (448 KB)  
0x000E (960 KB)  
0x0007 (448 KB)  
0x0007 (448 KB)  
0x00004 (256 KB)  
0x0007 (448 KB)  
0x0004 (256 KB)  
0x0003 (192 KB)  
Traditional Chinese - 950  
Simplified Chinese - 1381  
Korean - 949  
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Important  
Use the IBM-provided drivers, diagnostics, and utilities to download the  
DBCS characters to the printer.  
Download graphics (logo) commands  
Syntax:  
GS * logo# n1 n2 data or X'1D2A;logo#;n1;n2;data'  
Where:  
logo# The logo number being stored  
1 <=logo#<=255  
n1  
One-eighth the number of dots in the horizontal direction (width =  
8 × n1).  
range = 1 to 72 for a thermal logo  
range = 1 to 59 for an impact logo  
n2  
One-eighth the number of dots in the vertical direction (height = 8  
× n2).  
range = 1 to 255 for a thermal logo  
range = 1 to 5 for an impact logo  
data  
The data to form the graphics image. The number of data bytes for  
the image is n1 × n2 × 8  
Purpose:  
To store all-points-addressable print messages  
Remarks:  
A checksum is stored in the printer for each logo downloaded to the  
printer. See “Retrieve checksum of each downloaded logo or each stored  
message” on page 29. The checksum can be read by the application to  
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determine the logos that have been stored in the printer. These messages  
can be positioned on the page using the commands for setting positions.  
Decimal values are shown, but all parameter values (logo number, n1, n2)  
must be hex values when sent to the printer.  
The dot density of these messages is specified when the message is  
printed. See “Print predefined graphics (logo) command” on page 67.  
The total number of data bytes defined for all defined graphics messages  
depends upon the amount of memory the user has allocated. See “Memory  
allocation” on page 18.  
If the parameters logo#, n1, or n2 are out of range, the command is  
discarded and its remaining data is processed as print data.  
This command should be sent only when the data buffer is empty. See the  
description of bit 6 in “Erase flash sector” on page 30.  
Images for the thermal logo commands will be defined by one-dot-high  
rows (horizontal slices), and the impact will be defined by eight-dot-high  
rows (vertical slices).  
Note: For a thermal graphic message that is 24 dots high, across the page (n1 = 72,  
n2 = 3) takes over 2000 bytes of data.  
Example: n1 = 2 & n2 = 2  
For Thermal Graphics - Defined as:  
X'1D2A010202AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA  
55555555555555555555555555555555'  
For Impact Graphics - Defined as:  
X'1D2A020202FF00FF00FF00FF00FF00FF00FF00FF00  
00FF00FF00FF00FF00FF00FF00FF00FF'  
Error Conditions:  
The error is status byte 3, bit 3: Flash EPROM load error. The following  
conditions caused this error to occur:  
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v The command is trying to redefine a logo that was already defined, or  
v The allocated memory is full.  
Verify the sector was erased before downloading images.  
Predefine messages  
Syntax:  
GS : message# data GS : or X'1D3A;message#;data;1D3A'  
Where:  
message#  
data  
The message number being stored  
1 to 255  
All data and commands to be included in this message. No  
immediate commands can be included in the data.  
Purpose:  
To store predefined messages. This cuts transmission time. This is where  
you can store the header and the trailer of receipts, for example.  
Remarks:  
v After a "GS :" occurs, all incoming commands are stored in the message  
until another "GS :" occurs.  
v “Print predefined graphics (logo) command” on page 67 can be included  
in this command.  
v A Checksum for each downloaded message is stored along with the  
message. This can be used to verify the correct messages are stored in  
the printer at printer initialization. See “Retrieve checksum of each  
downloaded logo or each stored message” on page 29.  
Example:  
Store a trailer message:  
X'1D3A01'  
'Thank You For Shopping' X'0D'  
' At RSD STORE' X'0D'  
'Store #1234567' X'0D'  
X'1D3A'  
This would store this message as predefined message 1. See “Print  
predefined messages” on page 68 for printing this trailer message.  
Commands for selecting the print station and print characteristics must be  
included with the stored message.  
Limitations:  
v “Print predefined graphics (logo) command” on page 67 can be included  
in this command. Select and print a graphics command cannot be used.  
See “Print graphic messages” on page 65.  
v “Print predefined messages” on page 68 can be included in this  
command, but can only be nested one message deep.  
Example: Store a predefined message ('Jane Doe') at location 3, then  
issue the following commands:  
1. X'1D3A06'  
2. 'Welcome to Our Store' X'0D'  
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3. X'1D5E03' (This prints the message that has been stored at location 3.  
The message cannot have a X'1D5Exx' in it, because that would be  
more than one level of nesting.)  
4. 'Is Your Cashier Today' X'0D'  
5. X'1D3A'  
Using the stored message and the above commands, the resulting text  
will be:  
Welcome to Our Store  
Jane Doe Is Your Cashier Today  
v These commands cannot be included in the predefined message:  
– “Define document wait time” on page 49.  
– “Select character for reprinted lines” on page 50.  
– “Set sheet eject length” on page 45.  
– “Select and print a graphics (logo) command” on page 65.  
v This command should be sent only when the data buffer is empty. See  
the description of bit 6 in “Erase flash sector” on page 30.  
Error Conditions:  
The error is Status byte 3, bit 3: Flash EPROM load error. The following  
conditions caused this error to occur:  
v The command is trying to redefine a logo that was already defined, or  
v The allocated memory is full.  
Verify that the sector was erased before downloading images.  
Download user-defined characters  
Syntax:  
ESC & s n m data or X'1B26;s;n;m;data'  
Where:  
s
The character set being defined  
1
2
3
4
5
6
User-defined thermal code page 1  
User-defined thermal code page 2  
User-defined thermal code page 3  
User-defined thermal code page 4  
User-defined impact code page 1  
User-defined impact code page 2  
n
The beginning ASCII address of the characters being defined.  
The ending ASCII address of the characters being defined.  
m
data  
The slice data for the defined characters. Note the number of bytes  
is determined by which code page is being defined and the  
character matrix of that code page.  
Purpose:  
To define a matrix pattern for user-definable code pages stored in flash  
EPROM.  
Remarks:  
v After characters are downloaded to the printer, they remain valid until  
you redefine them. This is true even if power to the printer is removed.  
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v Before the characters are defined, the sector of the flash EPROM which  
stores this data must be erased. (See “Erase flash sector” on page 30.)  
Also, the character matrix for the code page must have already been  
defined. (See Table 8 on page 31, MCT# 3, 4, and 5.)  
v Flash EPROM sector 4 contains all user-defined code pages for the  
thermal print head. To redefine a code page, you must erase and  
reprogram all of them.  
v Flash EPROM sector 3 contains both user-defined code pages for the  
impact print head. To redefine a code page, you must erase and  
reprogram both of them.  
v You cannot redefine one character only. You must redefine a whole code  
page.  
v This command should be sent only when the data buffer is empty. See  
the description of bit 6 in “Erase flash sector” on page 30.  
v ASCII characters 0-31 are reserved for commands.  
Thermal code page  
You define the character matrix (width/height) for each code page. The values are  
stored as Microcode Tolerance values in the EEPROM. See Table 8 on page 31.  
Note: The height must be an even number. If an odd number is downloaded, the  
command will be rejected.  
The number of data bytes per character loaded is 2 × the character height. The total  
number of data bytes for this command is 2 × the character height × (1+m−n).  
Example: 10 wide × 20 high  
Defined as:  
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X'C0C0C0C0C0C0C0C0C0C0C0C0C0C0C0C0FFC0FFC0  
|C0C0C0C0C0C0C0C0C0C0C0C0C0C0C0C0C0C0'  
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The above statement defines character X'48' as an 'H'.  
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Note: The number of data bytes = 2 × dot height (20) = 40 bytes.  
Proportional font  
Note: The syntax for the proportional font command is the same command as the  
“Download user-defined characters” on page 23 with limitations.  
EIA-232 Syntax:  
ESC & s n m data or X'1B26;s;n;m;data'  
Where:  
s
The character set being defined  
1
3
User-defined thermal code page 1  
User-defined thermal code page 3  
n
The beginning ASCII address of the characters being defined  
The ending ASCII address of the characters being defined  
m
data  
The height and width of the character, and the matrix pattern for  
the data. The number of data bytes is (m−n+1) × (2+wb×32). wb is  
defined in the MCT command.  
Purpose:  
To download and print proportional fonts (True Type fonts) in the thermal  
station. Each character in the code page has its own unique width and  
height. The matrix must be within the following ranges:  
Width 8 ≤ width ≤ 32  
Height  
8 ≤ width ≤ 32  
Remarks:  
v Proportional and standard fonts may be used on the same line. If both  
types of fonts are used on a line, you would probably use proportional  
fonts for the description and resident fonts for the amounts.  
v For alignment, a command that will allow right and left alignment on  
the same line may be used. This will allow the user to align a column  
(decimal point) on the right, and still be left-aligned. (See “Align  
positions” on page 48).  
v Once characters are downloaded to the printer, they remain valid until  
you redefine them. This is true even if power to the printer is removed.  
v Before the characters are defined, the sector of the flash EPROM which  
stores this data must be erased. (See “Erase flash sector” on page 30).  
v You cannot redefine one character only. You must redefine a whole code  
page.  
v If the parameter s, n, or m is out of range, the command is discarded  
and the remaining data is processed as print data.  
v This command should be sent only when the data buffer is empty. See  
the description of bit 6 in “Erase flash sector” on page 30.  
v ASCII characters 0 through 31 are reserved for EIA-232 functions and  
cannot be defined.  
v See “Proportional fonts” on page 97 for suggestions about how to  
implement proportional fonts.  
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Limitations:  
The memory required for proportional fonts is much greater than the  
memory that was required for user-defined fonts. Therefore, when code  
page 1 (or 3) is set up as proportional, code page 2 (or 4) is not valid.  
You cannot set up code page 2 or code page 4 as a proportional font.  
A conversion program for TrueType (TT) fonts is available on the 4610 Web site.  
This program converts the TT fonts to the required download format for the 4610  
printers.  
To download the font:  
1. Store the code page matrix as an MCT value. Use the command X'1B  
4D x 55 wb' where:  
x
X'02' for thermal code page 1, X'17' for thermal code page 3  
wb  
The number of bytes, which is also 1⁄8 the number of dots, in  
the width of the widest character. The valid range is 2≤wb≤4.  
2. Erase the existing character set using the command X'1B 23 04'.  
3. Use the proportional font command to download the font.  
Example:  
To define an A to code page 1 when wb is set to 02, enter the following:  
X'1B260141410C16'  
X'0F001F803FC070E06060C030C030C030C030C030C030'  
X'C030FFF0FFF0C030C030C030C030C030C030C030'  
X'C030000000000000000000000000000000000000000000'  
This command specifies a character width of 12 dots (X'0C') and a  
character height of 22 dots (X'16'). Following the width and height are 64  
bytes that define the character. If, as in this case, the character is defined  
before all 64 bytes have been used, the rest of the bytes are filled with X'0'  
(see Figure 1 on page 27).  
Note: If wb were set to 03, then the total number of data bytes would be  
98 (3×32+2)  
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0011111111000000  
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0110000001100000  
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1100000000110000  
1100000000110000  
1100000000110000  
1100000000110000  
1100000000110000  
1100000000110000  
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1111111111110000  
1100000000110000  
1100000000110000  
1100000000110000  
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FFF0  
FFF0  
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Figure 1. Proportional font example  
Impact code page  
You define the character matrix for each code page with MCT #4 for impact code  
page 1 and MCT #5 for impact code page 2. See Table 8 on page 31.  
If the matrix defines the characters as 9 dots high or less, a print line will be  
printed in one pass of the print head. When the matrix is defined as greater than 9  
dots high, it takes two passes of the print head per print line.  
Landscape printing is limited to characters with a height of 9 dots or less. If  
user-defined characters are to be used in landscape print mode, they must be less  
than 10 dots high.  
The number of data bytes per character loaded is 2 × character width. The total  
number of data bytes for this command is 2 × character width × (1+m−n). Each slice  
is defined with two bytes; the most significant bit (MSB) of each slice is the bottom  
of the character.  
When defining wire patterns, the same wire does not fire in consecutive, primary  
(P) and secondary (S) positions. (The printer does not check for errors in defining  
the character.) If the character is defined with dots in consecutive positions only  
one of the dots is fired.)  
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Example: 11 half-dots wide (or 5.5 full dots) × 9 high  
Defined as:  
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X'1B26034141F000080014000200110000081100020014000800F000'  
The above statement defines character X'41' as an ‘A’.  
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Note: The number of data bytes = 2 × dot width (11) = 22 bytes.  
Error Conditions:  
Flash EPROM load error - Verify the sector was erased before downloading  
images.  
User-defined code page mapping  
485/USB Syntax:  
X'1B;6a;data'  
RS232 Syntax:  
ESC j data or X'1B;6a;data'  
Where:  
data  
Remarks:  
Each character is referenced by it’s Unicode number. If the Unicode for a  
256 bytes of data to fill code page.  
character downloaded is NOT part of the resident characters stored in the  
printer, a space character will be inserted.  
Note: The table below only shows a portion of code page 858. If the entire  
code page 858 were shown, the table would have 128 rows instead  
of the 9 rows shown below.  
Table 7. Unicode positions for code page 858 - 2 bytes for each mapping location  
U00000C7  
U00000FC  
U00000E9  
U00000E2  
.................  
U00000B9  
U00000B3  
U00000B2  
Ã
80h  
³
81h  
é
82h  
â
83h  
.................  
.................  
FBh  
¹
³
²
FCh  
FDh  
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Table 7. Unicode positions for code page 858 - 2 bytes for each mapping  
location (continued)  
U00025A0  
"
FEh  
For the Unicode characters supported in the printers please see separate  
Spread Sheet.  
Characters 0x20 through 0x7F are the same as other codepages. Therefore,  
the amount of Unicode values will be from 0x80 through 0xFF ( 128  
Unicode values, 256 bytes).  
Selection of the User Defined code page is ignored if the code page has not  
been defined. The previous codepage will still be selected.  
Error conditions:  
Flash EPROM Load Error - verify that this sector was erased before down  
loading the images. Command Reject - when there is no memory allocated  
for this function.  
Request checksum of flash memory sector  
Syntax:  
ESC " n or X'1B22;n'  
Where:  
n
01 Sector 1 - downloaded graphics  
02 Sector 2 - predefined messages  
03 Sector 3 - user-defined impact character set  
04 Sector 4 - user-defined thermal character sets  
05 Sector 5 - user flash storage  
06 Thermal double byte character sets  
07 Impact double byte character sets  
08 User defined code page mapping  
Purpose:  
To verify data integrity of the data loaded in the Flash EPROM in the  
printer.  
Retrieve checksum of each downloaded logo or each stored  
message  
ESC | n1 n2 or X'1B7C;n1;n2'  
where  
n1  
= 0x01 for downloaded logos  
= 0x02 for stored messages  
n2  
The number of the downloaded logo or message that is being  
queried.  
1 <n2<255  
or  
0x1 < n2 <= 0xFF  
Purpose  
To verify data integrity of the logos or messages stored in the  
printer. The printer responds with a 2 byte checksum following the  
status bytes. If the logo or message is not defined, the checksum  
will respond as 0x0000.  
Status byte 10 bit 2 will be set when this status is returned.  
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Flash storage write  
Syntax:  
ESC ' n1 n2 data or X'1B27;n1;n2;data'  
Where:  
n1  
n2  
= number of data bytes to store  
= 3-byte address where data bytes are to be stored  
Error Conditions:  
Flash EPROM load error - Verify the sector was erased before downloading  
data.  
Remarks:  
The valid address range depends on the memory allocated to this function.  
Use “Retrieve size of user flash storage” on page 74 to determine the valid  
range.  
The command is rejected when the address is out of range.  
Erase flash sector  
Syntax:  
ESC # n or X'1B23;n'  
Where:  
n
01  
downloaded graphics  
02  
predefined messages  
03  
user-defined impact character set  
user-defined thermal character sets  
flash storage  
04  
05  
06  
double byte characters  
07  
reserved  
08  
Scanned image storage area; n/a for Models 2xR and 1xR  
Electronic journal storage area  
User-defined code page mapping  
09  
0A  
0B - FF  
Reserved  
Purpose:  
To erase the flash EPROM before downloading the data into the printer.  
Remarks:  
The command should only be sent to the printer when the buffer is empty  
(status byte 2, bit 6). No other commands should be sent until this  
command is complete.  
Status byte 3, bit 7 (command complete bit) is set to show erasing is  
finished and the command is complete.  
The flash EPROM is guaranteed for a minimum life of 100,000 write/erase  
commands by the Flash manufacturer.  
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Microcode tolerance (MCT) information - loading  
Syntax:  
ESC M n h l or X'1B4D;n;h;l'  
Where:  
n
h
l
Microcode tolerance (MCT) that is being adjusted  
The high-order byte of MCT data  
The low-order byte of MCT data  
Purpose:  
The microcode tolerance (MCT) information is used to make adjustments  
to the printer's microcode. MCT data is nonvolatile data stored in the  
printer EPROM that is specific to a printer. For example, an MCT  
parameter can be defined to adjust for mechanical tolerances which cause a  
print line to not be centered on a document. Another would be for  
adjusting for the number of motor steps to the first print position on a  
document. This data remains intact until changed by the user.  
Remarks:  
Table 8 lists the MCT values by the parameter (n). The table includes the  
default, the minimum, and the maximum values of each MCT.  
If you try to set an MCT value out of its defined range, it is set to the  
closest limit (the minimum or maximum value) or rejected.  
Error Conditions:  
EPROM load error  
Microcode tolerance (MCT) information - request  
Syntax:  
ESC S n or X'1B53;n'  
Where:  
n
Microcode tolerance (MCT) information that is being requested  
Purpose:  
To enable reading MCT information from EEPROM.  
Remarks:  
v MCT data is sent over the serial line after status bytes. See Table 8 for  
the values of parameter n.  
v MCT write command values that are out of range will cause the  
command to be rejected. (See bit 7 of “Status byte 1” on page 90.)  
Table 8. MCT command definitions  
DEC  
HEX  
MCT  
Default  
Min  
Max  
1
1
DBCS code page  
X'FF00'  
X'0000'  
X'FFFFH'  
Byte 1: Code page selected  
Byte 2: Matrix for the  
impact code page.  
0 = 16 x 16 matrix  
1 = 9 x 16 matrix  
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Table 8. MCT command definitions (continued)  
DEC  
HEX  
MCT  
Default  
Min  
Max  
2
2
Matrix of user-defined thermal code  
page 1  
X'0A14'  
X'0810'  
X'1020'  
(10x20)  
(16x32)  
Byte 1: Dot row width  
Byte 2: Dot row height  
3
3
Matrix of user-defined thermal code  
page 2  
X'0A14'  
(10x20)  
X'0810'  
X'0404'  
X'0404'  
X'0810'  
X'0810'  
X'1020'  
(16x32)  
Byte 1: Dot row width  
Byte 2: Dot row height  
4
4
Matrix of user-defined impact code page X'0707'  
1
X'1010'  
(16x16)  
(07x07)  
Byte 1: Half-dot row width  
Byte 2: Dot row height  
5
5
Matrix of user-defined impact code page X'0707'  
2
X'1010'  
(16x16)  
(07x07)  
Byte 1: Half-dot row width  
Byte 2: Dot row height  
23  
24  
17  
18  
Matrix of user-defined thermal code  
page 3  
X'0A14'  
(10x20)  
X'1020'  
(16x32)  
Byte 1: Dot row width  
Byte 2: Dot row height  
Matrix of user-defined thermal code  
page 4  
X'0A14'  
(10x20)  
X'1020'  
(16x32)  
Byte 1: Dot row width  
Byte 2: Dot row height  
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Table 8. MCT command definitions (continued)  
DEC  
HEX  
MCT  
Default  
Min  
Max  
30  
1E  
Mode options  
X'FFFF'  
N/A  
N/A  
Bit 0: (Valid in the 1xR printers)  
v 1 = IBM native mode.  
v 0 = Set to non-IBM emulation  
mode.  
Bits 1–12  
Reserved for future use, should  
be left at 1  
Bit 13: (DI portrait mode only)  
v 1 = Line feeds not executed  
until DI ready (non-IBM  
mode).  
v 0 = Line feeds are executed  
without regard for the state  
of DI ready (IBM mode).  
Bit 14:  
v 1 = Normal operations (IBM  
mode).  
v 0 = Switch order of font A  
and font B (non-IBM mode).  
Bit 15:  
v 0 = Disable CR (X'0D') in CR  
station. No line feeds in DI  
(non-IBM mode).  
v 1 = Normal operations. Treat  
CR (X'0D') the same as line  
feeds (X'0A'). (IBM mode).  
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21  
FF60h on Models  
2xR and 1xR  
FFFFH  
RS232 - Communication.  
Baud/DataFlow  
Bit 15  
1 = DTR/DSR Dataflow  
0 = XON/XOFF  
Bit 14  
1 = System Unit Flow Control  
(DTR) Disabled  
0
= System Unit Flow  
Control (DTR) Enabled  
Bit 13-8  
Bit 7 -0  
Reserved  
BAUD Rate:  
9600 Baud == xx08h  
19200 Baud == xx10h  
115200 Baud == xx60h  
51  
52  
33  
34  
DBCS Address Vector 1  
DBCS Address Vector 2  
80FFh  
0000h  
0000H  
0000H  
FFFFH  
FFFFH  
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Table 8. MCT command definitions (continued)  
DEC  
53  
HEX  
35  
MCT  
Default  
Min  
Max  
DBCS Address Vector 3  
0000h  
0000H  
FFFFH  
68  
44  
Power supply capabilities - peak current  
- mAmps  
96-104  
60-68  
Reserve for manufacturing / native  
windows driver  
FFFH  
105 -  
108  
69 – 6E Printer usage statistics  
N/A  
N/A  
N/A  
0
FFFFH  
111  
6F Status request options:  
FFFFH  
Bit 15: See “Microcode tolerance (MCT) information - request ” on page 31. The status returned  
when the bit is set to 1, the MCT number is not sent with the MCT data; when the bit is set to  
0, the MCT number is sent in byte after MCT data.  
Bit 14: 1 = compatibility mode with older printers. 0 = Models 2xR and 1xR native mode. The  
number of Status bytes increases and the format of the Device ID response has changed. See  
“Extended address command-request printer ID” on page 15.  
Bit 13: 1 = MICR will be read into the flipper. 0 = MICR reading setup for back-to-back MICR  
reads. First read into the throat of printer, then read into the flipper.  
Bit 12: Magnetic noise level: 1 = compatibility mode with older printers. 0 = The data sent from  
the printer as a result of a MICR read command (1B;49) will include a byte with the amplitude  
of a noise level. Data would be structured as {Signal Strength; magnetic noise level; MICR read  
data}  
Bit 11: MICR Raw data format; 1 = compatibility mode with older printers. 0 = Change the  
MICR data response to TOAD Format. Symbol Definition “T” TRANSIT “O” ON-US “A”  
AMOUNT “D” DASH  
Bits 10: Electronic Journal Options: When all electronic journal sectors are full. 0 = Printer  
automatically erases the ‘earliest’ session to store the latest data. If there is only one session, the  
automatic erasing will not work and printer will report an error that all sectors are full. 1 =  
Printer will report back an error message that all sectors are full. A session must be erased  
before more EJ data can be stored.  
Note: For electronic journal storage in the printer, use the drivers provided by IBM. See  
www.ibm.com/solutions/retail/store.  
Bits 9- 0: Reserved for future use – should remain at 1.  
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81  
Default Code Page. Upper nibble  
reserved. Lower nibble default code  
page. See “Set code page” on page 41  
for options.  
FF01h  
FF00h  
FF18h  
160  
161  
A0  
A1  
User Defined Impact Character Memory 0001h - 2xR  
0000h  
0000h  
0001h  
0001h  
Allocation  
0000h - 1xR  
User Defined Thermal Character  
Memory Allocation  
0001h  
162  
163  
164  
165  
166  
A2  
A3  
A4  
A5  
A6  
User Defined Logos Memory Allocation 0001h  
Predefined messages Memory Allocation 0001h  
User FLASH Storage Memory Allocation 0002h  
Scan Image Storage Memory Allocation 0000h  
0000h  
0000h  
0000h  
0000h  
0000h  
0030h  
0030h  
0030h  
0000h  
002Fh  
Thermal DBCS Character Storage  
Memory Allocation  
000Eh  
167  
A7  
Impact DBCS Character Storage Memory 0000h - 1xR  
Allocation 0007h - 2xR  
0000h  
002Fh  
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DEC  
HEX  
MCT  
Default  
Min  
Max  
168  
A8  
Electronic Journal Storage Memory  
Allocation  
0000h  
0000h  
0030h  
169  
A9  
User-defined Code Page Mapping  
0001h  
0000h  
0001h  
Setup commands  
Setup commands change character font, intercharacter spacing, and the target print  
station.  
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Set print mode  
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Syntax:  
ESC ! n or X'1B;21;n'  
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Where:  
n
Specifies print characteristics, as shown in Table 9.  
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Table 9. Print characteristics  
Bit Number  
Function  
Bit=0  
Bit=1  
Thermal  
yes  
yes  
yes  
yes  
yes  
yes  
yes  
Impact  
yes  
yes  
no  
yes  
yes  
yes  
DBCS only  
(LSB) 0  
CPI/font  
Char/page See below  
Char/page See below  
1
2
3
4
5
6
Font  
Overline  
Cancel  
Cancel  
Cancel  
Cancel  
Cancel  
Set  
Set  
Set  
Set  
Set  
Emphasized  
Double-high  
Double-wide  
Inverted/DBCS  
compressed  
Underlined  
(MSB) 7  
Cancel  
Set  
yes  
no  
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Default:  
n = 00  
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Example  
To set the print mode to Font B, Emphasized, and Underlined, use the  
X'1B;21;89' command.  
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Single byte character sets:  
v Table 10 lists the characters to select fonts A, B, or C.  
Table 10. Characters that select font A, B, and C  
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User defined  
Thermal  
User defined  
Impact  
Resident  
Thermal  
Bit  
1 0  
0 0  
1 0  
1 1  
Resident Impact  
Font A  
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Code page 1  
Code page 2  
Code page 3  
Code page 4  
Page 1 @ 150 dpi Font A  
Page 1 @ 120 dpi Font B  
Page 2 @ 150 dpi Font C  
Page 2@ 120 dpi Reserved  
Font B  
Font A  
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Font B  
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– Font A = 10 dots (wide) × 20 dots (high) or 1.25 mm × 2.5  
mm.  
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– Font B = 12 dots (wide) × 24 dots (high) or 1.5 mm × 3.0 mm.  
– Font C = 8 dots (wide) × 20 dots (high) or 1.0 mm × 2.0 mm.  
Invert cannot be used with over-line and underline.  
v For impact printing:  
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– Font A = dot density of 75 half-dots per inch (resident  
characters = 1.2 mm × 2.0 mm).  
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– Font B = dot density of 60 half-dots per inch (resident  
characters = 1.5 mm × 2.0 mm).  
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Emphasized printing enable and disable, and font A or font B  
selection must be at the beginning of a print line to be  
recognized.  
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User-defined characters greater than 9 dots high cannot be  
printed double high in TI1/2 printers.  
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Double-high and emphasized characters are not valid in  
landscape mode.  
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v See Chapter 6, “Character fonts,” on page 97, “Download  
user-defined characters” on page 23, “Set print station” on page  
40, and “Select user-defined or resident character sets” on page  
41 for related information.  
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Double byte character sets:  
v For thermal printing:  
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Font size supported = 24 dots (w) x 24 dots (H) or 3.0 mm x 3.0  
mm  
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The number of characters per line is dependent on the  
intercharacter spacing. For example, if intercharacter spacing is  
six:  
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– There are 19 characters/line with 80 mm paper  
– There are 13 characters/line with 50 mm paper  
v For impact printing:  
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There are two different font matrixes supported by the printer  
firmware; however, only one font matrix can be downloaded  
into the printer at a time:  
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– 16 dots x 16 full-dots  
– 9 dots x 16 half-dots  
v Matrix 16x16  
Characters can be printed in the following sizes:  
Normal  
– 150 DPI - 5.4 mm (weight) x 4.0 mm (height)  
– 120 DPI - 6.8 mm (weight) x 4.0 mm (height)  
Compressed  
– 75 DPI - 2.7 mm (weight) x 4.0 mm (height)  
– 60 DPI - 3.4 mm (weight) x 4.0 mm (height)  
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Note: The impact station DPI is the number of 1/2 dots per  
inch. There are 474 half-dots/line when set for 150 or 75  
dpi, and 3799 half-dots/line when set for 120 or 60 DPI.  
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The size printed is controlled by bit 0 and bit 6:  
– Bit 0 can only be changed at the beginning of a print line.  
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– Bit 6 can change at any time.  
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Character that are 150 dpi and 75 dip can be mixed on a line.  
However, characters that are 150 DPI and 120 DPI cannot be  
mixed on a line. For example, if you have an intercharacter  
spacing of 3:  
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– 150 DPI - 13 characters per line (474/35 half-dots per  
character); n=0x00  
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– 120 DPI - 10 characters per line (379/35 half-dots per  
character) n=0x01  
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– 75 DPI - 24 characters per line (474/19 half-dots per character)  
n=0x40  
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– 60 DPI - 19 characters per line (379/19 half-dots per character)  
n=0x41  
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v Matrix 9x16  
Bit 6 has no effect on this font.  
Character are printed in the following sizes:  
– 150 DPI - 2.7 mm (weight) x 2.2 (height)  
– 120 DPI - 3.4 mm (weight) x 2.2 mm (height)  
For example, if the intercharacter spacing is three:  
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– 150 DPI - 24 characters per line (474/17 half-dots per  
character)  
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– 120 DPI - 19 characters per line (379/19 half-dots per  
character)  
Set or cancel double-wide mode  
Syntax:  
ESC W n or X'1B57;n'  
Where:  
n=00 Cancel double-wide mode  
n=01 Set double-wide mode  
Default:  
n = 00  
Set or cancel double-high mode  
Syntax:  
ESC h n or X'1B68;n'  
Where:  
n=00 Cancel double-high mode  
n=01 Set double-high mode  
Default:  
n = 00  
Purpose:  
For better print quality with double-high characters in the document  
station.  
Remarks:  
See “Set or cancel unidirectional printing ” on page 39.  
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Set or cancel underline mode  
Syntax:  
ESC − n or X'1B2D;n'  
Where:  
n=00 Cancel underline mode  
n=01 Set underline mode  
Default:  
n = 00  
Remarks:  
This is valid in the Cash Receipt station.  
Set or cancel overline mode  
Syntax:  
ESC x‘5F’ n or X'1B5F;n'  
Where:  
n=00 Cancel overline mode  
n=01 Set overline mode  
Default:  
n = 00  
Remarks:  
This is valid in the customer receipt station only.  
Set or cancel invert mode  
Syntax:  
ESC H n or X'1B48;n'  
Where:  
n=00 Cancel Invert Mode  
n=01 Set Invert Mode  
Default:  
n = 00  
Remarks:  
This is valid in the customer receipt station only.  
Set or cancel emphasized printing  
Syntax:  
ESC G n or X'1B47;n'  
Where:  
n=00 Cancel Emphasized Mode  
n=01 Set Emphasized Mode  
Default:  
n = 00  
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Remarks:  
This must be at the beginning of a print-line in the document portrait  
station. It is enabled for the entire line.  
Select maximum print speed  
Syntax:  
ESC ? n or X'1B2F;n'  
Where:  
n=00 80 lines per second  
n=01 52 lines per second  
n=02 35 lines per second  
Default:  
n = 00  
Remarks:  
v In the cash receipt station, the printing will slow down to the maximum  
selected speed. This will increase the quality of the printing and lower  
the current draw from the power supply when printing high-density  
images, such as dark logos.  
v This is the maximum speed being selected, so the dot utilization  
algorithms can still slow the speed further when necessary.  
Set or cancel unidirectional printing  
Syntax:  
ESC U n or X'1B55;n'  
Where:  
n=00 Cancels unidirectional printing  
n=01 Sets unidirectional printing  
Default:  
n = 00  
Remarks:  
This is valid in the document station in portrait mode only, when there  
must be two passes of the print head to print one print line.  
Example: double-high or emphasized print.  
When unidirectional mode is set to double-high characters, it takes three  
passes of the print head.  
In bidirectional mode, printing double-high characters takes only two  
passes of the print head.  
Unidirectional printing takes longer but increases the quality of the print.  
Set document length for landscape print  
Syntax:  
GS c 1 n  
Where:  
n
2 bytes indicating the length of the document in print motor steps.  
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Remarks  
v Document length data is sent in the status after the status bytes.  
v Status byte 5, bit 3, is sent to indicate that extra data is attached.  
Note: There are 50 motor steps per inch. A 6-inch document = 300 steps. (Use 295  
to allow a margin for error; n=0x127.) To calculate the number of dots per  
printed line:  
v Under normal operation, the printer measures the length of the document.  
This command can be used to save transaction time if the document  
length is known by the application.  
v for 150 DPI (dots per inch)  
[(motor_steps - 75 * 3.12] - 10 = dots per line  
v or for a 6-inch document  
(676 dots) / (10 = dots per character) = 67 characters per line  
v for 120 DPI  
[(motor steps - 75) * 2.5] - 10 = dots per line  
v or for a 6-inch document  
(540 dots) / (10 = dots per character) = 54 characters per line  
or  
Attention: Set the document length a few steps shorter than the actual document.  
If you set the document length too long the printer will feed the document out of  
the printer roller and an error will be generated.  
Request document length for landscape print  
Syntax:  
GS N X'02' NULL or X'1D4E;02;00'  
Purpose  
To determine the length of the document in the Landscape Print station  
Remarks  
v Document length data is sent in after the status bytes.  
v Status byte 5, bit 3, is sent to indicate that extra data (beyond status byte  
8) is attached.  
Set print station  
Syntax:  
ESC c 0 n or X'1B63;30;n'  
Where:  
n
Specifies the print station.  
Bit # ↓ Station  
LSB 0 Electronic journal  
1 Cash Receipt Station  
2 Document Station - Portrait Mode  
3 Document Station - Landscape Mode  
4 Reserved  
5 Reserved  
6 Reserved  
7 Reserved  
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Default:  
n = 02  
Remarks:  
See Chapter 4, “Document handling,” on page 85.  
The EJ station can be selected along with one of the other stations;  
however, you cannot select both CR and DI.  
Select user-defined or resident character sets  
Syntax:  
ESC % n or X'1B25;n'  
Where:  
n=00 Select resident character sets  
n=01 Select user-defined character sets  
Default:  
n = 00 when printer is in Single Byte Mode  
n = 01 when printer is in Double Byte Mode. MCT #0x10 Bit 7  
Remarks:  
See “Download user-defined characters” on page 23.  
Set code page  
Syntax:  
ESC t n or X'1B74;n'  
Where:  
n=00 Code Page 437 - United States  
n=01 Code Page 858 - Multilingual  
n=02 Code Page 863 - Canadian-French  
n=03 Code Page 860 - Portugal  
n=04 Code Page 865 - Norway  
n=05 Printer's Generic Code Page 1  
n=06 Printer's User Defined Code Page Mapping  
n=07 Code Page 869 – Greek  
n=08 Code Page 857 – Turkish  
n=09 Code Page 864 – Arabic  
n=0a Code Page 867 – Hebrew (Israel)  
n=0b Code Page 852 – Hungarian, Polish, Czech, Romanian, Slovak,  
Slovenian, Croatian  
n=0c Code Page 848 – Ukranian  
n=0d Code Page 866 – Russian (cyrillic)  
n=0e Code Page 872 – Bulgarian, Serbian  
n=0f Code Page 775 – Lithuanian, Latvian, Estonia  
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n=10 Code Page 861 – Icelandic  
n=11 Code Page 1250 – Windows Latin 2  
n=12 Code Page 1251 – Windows Cyrillic  
n=13 Code Page 1252 – Windows Latin 1  
n=14 Code Page 1253 – Windows Greek  
n=15 Code Page 1254 – Windows Turkish  
n=16 Code Page 1255 – Windows Hebrew  
n=17 Code Page 1256 – Windows Arabic  
n=18 Code Page 1257 – Windows Baltic Rim  
Default:  
n = 01  
Remarks:  
Changing code pages is valid for resident character sets only. If  
user-defined character sets are enabled, this command will not do  
anything. In the DBCS printer, the characters used from each of these code  
pages will be determined by the DBCS Vector Ranges that are selected.  
Selection of the User Defined Code Page Mapping (0x06), is ignored if the  
code page has not been defined. The previous codepage will still be  
selected  
Set intercharacter spacing for single byte character sets  
Syntax:  
ESC SP n or X'1B20;n'  
Where:  
n
The number of dot-spaces in the thermal print station or half-dot  
spaces in the impact print station.  
Default:  
n = 03  
Maximum:  
n = 08  
Remarks:  
If you select double-width printing, the space to the right of each character  
is doubled.  
Set intercharacter spacing for double byte character sets  
Syntax:  
ESC T n or X'1B52;n'  
Where:  
n
The number of dot-spaces in the thermal print station or half-dot  
spaces in the impact print station.  
Default:  
n = 06  
Maximum:  
n = 20 hex (32 decimal)  
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Remarks:  
If you select double-width printing, the space to the right of each character  
is doubled.  
Set or cancel rotated characters  
Syntax:  
ESC V n or X'1B56;n'  
Where:  
n=00 Cancel Rotated Characters  
n=01 Set Rotated Character  
Default:  
n = 00  
Remarks:  
Rotation is 90 degrees clockwise. This command is supported only in the  
thermal print station.  
Set print station parameters  
Syntax:  
ESC c 1 n or X'1B63;31;n'  
Where:  
n
Specifies the print station.  
Bit # ↓ Station  
LSB 0 Reserved  
1 Customer Receipt Station  
2 Document Station - Portrait Mode  
3 Document Station - Landscape Mode  
4 Reserved  
5 Reserved  
6 Reserved  
7 Reserved  
Purpose:  
This command is used for setting the line spacing, margins, and tabs.  
Remarks:  
More than one station can be selected at the same time if the settings are  
common to all of the selected stations.  
Default:  
n = 02 (customer receipt station)  
Select 1/8-inch line spacing  
Syntax:  
ESC 1 or X'1B31'  
Remarks:  
In the thermal (receipt) station this would set line feeding to 26 steps/line.  
In the impact (document - portrait) station this would be set to 6  
steps/line.  
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Note: Spacing in the document - portrait is actually 8.5 lines per inch. Line  
spacing dimension is approximate. For the impact printer in portrait  
mode, the actual line spacing must be calculated using 51 steps per  
inch.  
Note: For DI Portrait Printing: Characters greater than 9 dots high (DBCS  
16x16 character) takes 2 passes of the print head - with paper fed  
in-between the lines (4 steps). The actual lines-per-inch will be  
adjusted. Example if printer is set to 1/8 inch line spacing. The  
printer will line feed 6 steps in-between each line, and the 4 steps  
inside of the line. The result is 10 steps/line or 4.8 lines per inch.  
In the impact (document - landscape) station this would be set to 16  
steps/line.  
This command should be sent after “Set print station parameters” on page  
43.  
Select 1/6-inch line spacing  
Syntax:  
ESC 2 or X'1B32'  
Remarks:  
In the thermal (receipt) station this would set line feeding to 34 steps/line.  
In the impact (document - portrait) station this would be set to 8  
steps/line.  
Note: Spacing in the document - portrait is actually 6.375 lines per inch.  
Line spacing dimension is approximate. For the impact printer in  
portrait mode, the actual line spacing must be calculated using 51  
steps per inch.  
In the impact (document - landscape) station this would be set to 21  
steps/line.  
This command should be sent after “Set print station parameters” on page  
43.  
Note: For DI Portrait Printing: Characters greater than 9 dots high (DBCS  
16x16 character) takes 2 passes of the print head - with paper fed  
in-between the lines (4 steps). The actual lines-per-inch will be  
adjusted. Example if printer is set to 1/6 inch line spacing. The  
printer will line feed 8 steps in-between each line, and the 4 steps  
inside of the line. The result is 12 steps/line or 4 lines per inch.  
Select color printing  
Syntax:  
ESC r n or X'1B72;n;'  
Where:  
n =  
00  
01  
02  
Cancel color printing  
Enable full-character color printing  
Enable half-character color printing  
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Default:  
n = 00  
Purpose:  
To enable half-character or full-character color printing, or to disable color  
printing.  
Remarks:  
v You can enable and disable full-character color printing within a print  
line. This enables you to print one word in a different color.  
v This command can be used up to 8 times in a line when full-character  
color printing is used.  
v Half-character color printing is only supported at the beginning of a  
print line.  
v If both bit 1 and bit 0 of n are set (n=03), only half-character color  
printing will be enabled.  
v This command is only valid if the Enable Color Printing command is  
sent first. When color paper is enabled, the printer is limited to printing  
at 15 LPS when printing 8 LPI.  
Limitations:  
v This command is only valid if Color Printing is enabled (see “Select  
thermal paper” on page 55).  
v When color paper is enabled, depending on the paper, the printer might  
be limited to printing at 15 lps when printing 8 lpi.  
Set line spacing using minimum units  
Syntax:  
ESC 3 n or X'1B33;n'  
Where:  
n
Specifies line-feed steps.  
In the customer receipt station, 1 inch = 204 steps and 1 mm = 8  
steps. Thermal must be an even number.  
In the document portrait station, 1 inch = 51 steps and 1 mm = 2  
steps.  
In the document landscape station, 1 inch = 127 steps and 1 mm =  
5 steps.  
This command should be sent after “Set print station parameters”  
on page 43.  
Set sheet eject length  
Syntax:  
ESC C n or X'1B43;n'  
Where:  
n
Specifies the number of line feed steps using minimum units  
moved when a FF is sent in the receipt station.  
In the document station, an eject will feed until the document has  
exited the lower document sensors - this length is not used.  
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Default:  
n = 0x68 (104 decimal)  
Maximum:  
255 steps (FF hex)  
This value is stored in the printer memory so that it is not lost when the printer is  
reset.  
Set horizontal tab positions  
Syntax:  
ESC D [n1 n2] NUL NUL or X'1B44[n1n2]0000'  
Where:  
n1  
n2  
The high-order-byte dot offset for the horizontal tab.  
The low-order-byte dot offset for the horizontal tab.  
Default:  
There is a tab every 100 dots.  
Remarks:  
This command should be sent after “Set print station parameters” on page  
43.  
Up to 5 tab positions can be stored. All 5 n1 n2 value pairs can be included  
in one command. Values must be entered in hex.  
A tab is calculated from the left margin position.  
Tab values must be in ascending order.  
Example: To set 3 tab positions - at the 100, 150 and 300 dot positions:  
v X'1B4400640096012C0000'  
See “Horizontal tab” on page 71.  
Set left margin position  
Syntax:  
ESC $ n1 n2 or X'1B24;n1;n2'  
Where:  
n1  
n2  
The high-order byte of the dot offset from the beginning of the  
print line.  
The low-order byte of the dot offset from the beginning of the  
print line.  
Default:  
n1 = 0, n2 = 0  
Remarks:  
In the customer receipt station, 1 mm = 8 dots.  
In the document station, 1 inch = 150 half-dots (75 dots).  
n1 and n2 are hex values. Convert each to decimal. Then, use this formula  
to get the decimal equivalent: (n1 × 256) + n2.  
If the number exceeds the printable area, it is ignored.  
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The maximum value for the customer receipt station is 576. The maximum  
value for the document insert station is 474.  
In the customer receipt station, this number is rounded back to a factor of  
8.  
This command should be sent after “Set print station parameters” on page  
43.  
Set right margin position  
Syntax:  
ESC ] n1 n2 or X'1B5D;n1;n2''  
Where  
n1  
n2  
Is the high order byte of the dot offset from the beginning of the  
print line.  
Is the low order byte of the dot offset from the beginning of the  
print line.  
Default:  
n1 = 0, n2 = 0  
Remarks  
In the thermal station, 1 mm = 8 dots.  
In the impact station, 1 inch = 150 half-dots (75 dots)  
n1, and n2 are hex values - to get the decimal equivalent = (n1 x 256) + n2  
If the number exceeds the printable, it is ignored. If the number + the  
number set for the left margin does not leave enough room to print a  
character, these margins are ignored. Maximum value in thermal CR  
station is 576. Maximum value in Impact DI station is 474. In the CR  
station, this number is rounded back to a factor of 8.  
This command should be sent after “Set print station parameters” on page  
43.  
Set relative position  
Syntax:  
ESC <5C>h n1 n2 or X'1B5C;n1;n2'  
Where:  
n1  
n2  
The high-order byte of the dot offset from the left margin.  
The low-order byte of the dot offset from the left margin.  
Default:  
n1 = 0, n2 = 0  
Remarks:  
In the thermal station, 1 mm = 8 dots.  
In the impact station, 1 in. = 75-dots (150 half-dots).  
n1 and n2 are hex values. Convert each to decimal, then use this formula  
to get the decimal equivalent: (n2 × 256) + n1  
To move the position to the left, use a negative number.  
Example: To move N dots to the left⇒ 65536 − N.  
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If this number plus the left margin exceeds the printable area it is ignored.  
See “Set left margin position” on page 46.  
In the customer receipt station, this number is rounded back to a factor of  
8.  
Set low paper calibration  
Syntax:  
GS c 2 or X'1D63;32'  
Purpose:  
You must calibrate the printer to accurately recognize the thickness of the  
paper supply. Calibration can be done using an offline test (see “Summary  
of the offline test menus (Models 1xR)” on page 108) or using the above  
command.  
Default:  
11meter = 0x2AF8.  
Note: See “Low paper sensing and calibration” on page 101  
Align positions  
Syntax:  
ESC a n or X'1B61;n'  
Where:  
n = 00 Align Left  
n = 01 Align Center  
n = 02 Align Right  
n = 04 Align Column Right  
Default:  
n = 00  
Remarks:  
v Values 00, 01, and 02 are only valid at the beginning of a line.  
v Tabs are only valid when printing is aligned to the left. If tabs are used  
when left alignment is not used, results can be unpredictable. (See  
“Horizontal tab” on page 71.)  
v Alignment is relative to the left margin.  
v To use the Align Column Right command:  
1. Send the characters that you want to be left aligned.  
2. Send the Align Column Right command.  
3. Send the characters that you want to be right aligned.  
4. Send an end of line command, for example X'0A' or X'0D'.  
The printer will return to left aligned after the line is printed.  
Limitations for n=04:  
v The command is only valid in the cash receipt station.  
v The command is ignored if the printer is not left aligned when the  
command is received.  
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v If the Align Column Right command is received but the line is filled  
before an EOL is received, the filled line is treated as an EOL. There are  
usually a few dot positions available, but not enough for a full character.  
The column alignment will occur on the few dot positions available.  
Set error recovery function  
Syntax:  
ESC c 4 n or X'1B63;34;n'  
Where:  
n
Selects the function.  
Bit # ↓ Function  
LSB 0 Reserved  
1 Reserved  
Bit=0  
N/A  
N/A  
Bit=1  
N/A  
N/A  
Hold  
2 Release Print Buffer after Error  
Release  
Correction  
32 Automatic retry on a Home Error  
4 Hold buffer when waiting for a  
document  
Enabled  
Release  
Not Enabled  
Hold  
5 Hold buffer after a flip error  
Release  
Hold  
Default:  
n = 00  
Remarks:  
When set to not automatically release the print buffer after error correction  
(bit #2), the printer does not execute commands until it receives a  
“Real-time requests” on page 74 command to cancel or release the print  
buffer.  
When automatic retry on a home error is selected, the printer will try to  
reset the print head to a known location, then reprint the line on which the  
error occurred. If the printer is unable to reset the print head, operator  
intervention is needed.  
An error will be sent back to the system and the LED will blink.  
Define document wait time  
Syntax:  
ESC f x y or X'1B66;x;y'  
Where:  
x
Time the printer should wait, from receiving a print line for the  
document station until the document is inserted.  
If the document has not been detected by the time the wait time  
ends, a document error is sent to the system. The system continues  
to wait for a document to be inserted.  
Wait Time = x * 0.5 seconds  
y
Delay from the time the document is detected until it is grabbed by  
the printer (start of document printing):  
v Side insertion - closes the document throat.  
v Front insertion - pulls the document into the printer and feeds it  
to its top of form.  
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Delay = y × 0.1 seconds  
Defaults:  
x = 02 y = 03  
Remarks:  
If y = 0, the printer does not grab the document. The operator must use  
the document feed button to pull the document into the printer.  
If x = 0, the printer never sends error status if no print data is sent to the  
document station.  
Select character for reprinted lines.  
Status sent to system  
Syntax:  
ESC ) n or X'1B29;n'  
Where:  
n
Selects the function.  
Bit # ↓ Function  
LSB 0 Print Buffer Empty/Full  
1 Reserved  
Bit=0  
Yes  
Yes  
Bit=1  
No  
No  
2 Front Document Sensor Change  
3 Top Document Sensor Change  
Yes  
Yes  
No  
No  
4 After status byte 6 is incremented or Yes  
status byte 3, bit 7, is set  
No  
5 Cash Draw Sensor Change  
6 Key In Use  
7 Cover Open  
Yes  
Yes  
Yes  
No  
No  
No  
Default:  
|
0x00  
Remarks:  
|
|
|
|
Bit 4 can be used in place of the command complete. When the buffer is  
empty, the system can assume that everything stored in the printer has  
been completed. To enable these status messages, unsolicited status must  
be enabled. See “Asynchronous (real-time) commands” on page 74.  
Select character for reprinted lines  
Syntax:  
ESC + n or X'1B2B;n'  
Where:  
n
The ASCII representation of the character printed in the first  
character position on the print line when recovering from a home  
error. This occurs in impact print stations only.  
Default:  
n = 2A hex (This is an asterisk (*) in most code pages.)  
Remarks:  
The value is stored to printer memory to prevent loss when the printer is  
reset. The default value after the reset is the value last sent.  
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Re-initialize the printer  
Syntax:  
ESC @ or X'1B40'  
Purpose:  
Re-initialize all printer setting to their default values and reset the impact  
print head.  
Remarks:  
Commands in the print buffer are not lost when this command is issued.  
The settings that are re-initialized follow (all numbers are in hex):  
Setting  
Default Value  
Print Mode  
00  
Print Station Selected  
User-Defined/Resident Character Sets  
Code Page  
02  
00  
01  
Intercharacter Spacing (Single Byte)  
Intercharacter Spacing (Double Byte)  
Rotated Characters  
03  
06  
00  
Station for line spacing  
Line Spacing (all stations)  
Tab Positions  
02  
Six LPI  
every 100 dots  
Left Margin (all stations)  
Relative Position  
Align Positions  
Unidirectional printing  
Horizontal Size of Bar Code  
Vertical Size of Bar Code  
Position of HR  
Font for HRI  
Right Margin (all stations)  
Error Recovery Color  
00  
00  
00  
00  
03  
A2  
00  
00  
00  
00  
Error Conditions:  
None  
Enable or disable the beeper  
Syntax:  
ESC BEL n1 n2 or X'1B 07 n1 n2'  
where:  
n1  
Enables or disables beeper.  
X'00' Disable beeper.  
X'01'–X'FE'  
Timed enable beeper.  
X'FF' Enable beeper.  
n2  
Sets the beeper volume and tone.  
Bits 0–3  
The note. Bit 0 is the LSB.  
Bits 4–5  
The octave.  
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Bit 6 Reserved.  
Bit 7 Volume. 0 = loud, 1 = soft.  
Value (Bits 0–3)  
0000–0  
Note  
C
Value (Bits 0–3)  
1000–8  
Note  
Value (Bits 4–5) Octave  
G#  
00–0  
01–1  
10–2  
11–3  
1
2
3
4
0001–1  
C#  
D
1001–9  
A
0010–2  
1010–A  
1011–B  
A#  
0011–3  
D#  
E
B
0100–4  
1100–C  
Rest / Silence  
Reserved  
Reserved  
0101–5  
F
1101–D  
1110–E  
0110–6  
F#  
G
0111–7  
1111–F  
1 KHz (normal  
beep)  
Default:  
n = X'00'  
Purpose:  
To enable or disable the beeper.  
Remarks:  
v Any value other than X'00' or X'FF' is treated as an amount of time that  
the beeper is to be enabled. The time is calculated as n1×0.1 seconds.  
v To stop a beep command early, send the Disable Beeper command.  
v Timed beeps can be chained together. They can also be downloaded as  
canned messages.  
v Use a value of n2=X'2F'for the most audible tone.  
v Set bits 0–3 to 1100 to put a timed silence in a beep sequence.  
Enable or disable the feed buttons  
Syntax:  
ESC c 5 n or X'1B63;35;n'  
Where:  
n=0  
n=1  
Enables feed buttons  
Disables feed buttons  
Default:  
n = 0  
Purpose:  
To disable the feed buttons while in the middle of a transaction.  
Remarks:  
If the printer is set to have the buttons disabled, the offline tests will also  
be disabled.  
Enable or disable upside-down printing  
This command is only supported in the thermal station.  
Syntax:  
ESC { n or X'1B 7B n'  
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Where:  
n enables or disables upside-down printing.  
X'00' Disable upside-down printing.  
X'01' Enable upside-down printing.  
Default:  
n = X'00'  
Purpose:  
The print data appears upside down when data is printed normally. This  
command allows the data to be right-side up as it comes out of the printer.  
Remarks:  
v When upside-down printing is enabled, the last line of data must be sent  
to the print first.  
v This command is valid only at the beginning of a printer line.  
Select character size for scalable fonts  
This command is only supported in the thermal station.  
Syntax:  
GS ! n or X'1D21;n'  
Where:  
n
Defines the height and width of a character. The four least  
significant bits (LSBs) specify the height and the four most  
significant bits (MSBs) specify the width of the character. See  
Table 11.  
For example, if n=X'14' the scaled character will be twice the  
defined width and five times the defined height.  
Table 11. Width and height for scalable fonts  
Four MSBs (in  
hex)  
Character Width  
Four LSBs (in  
hex)  
Character Height  
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
As defined  
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
As defined  
2 × defined width  
3 × defined width  
4 × defined width  
5 × defined width  
6 × defined width  
7 × defined width  
8 × defined width  
2 × defined height  
3 × defined height  
4 × defined height  
5 × defined height  
6 × defined height  
7 × defined height  
8 × defined height  
Default:  
n = 00  
Purpose:  
To select the size of a character.  
Remarks:  
v This command is valid only in the thermal print station.  
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v Bits 3 and 8 of n are ignored.  
v The Set Print Mode command (see “Set print mode” on page 35) can also  
select the character height (double high and double wide). The last  
command that is received is the effective command.  
v Underline and overline is not supported when the height is scaled 8x.  
v The bar for overline and underline is not magnified in thickness  
Fix font matrix  
Syntax:  
ESC : n or X'1B3A;n'  
Where:  
n
The character width to which all proportional characters will be  
adjusted. The range of valid values is 8 ≤ n ≤ 32. Use X'00' to  
disable this command and print proportional characters normally.  
Default:  
n = 00  
Purpose:  
To fix the matrix of proportional fonts. This command will be used mostly  
to align numbers and decimal points.  
Remarks:  
v This command is valid only on proportional user-defined fonts.  
v If the character is larger than the width defined by this command, then  
the right side of the character will be truncated.  
v If the character is smaller than the width defined by this command, then  
the character will be centered in the space.  
Print logo inline  
Syntax:  
GS J d n1 n2 data or X'1D4A;d;n1;n2;data'  
Where:  
d
Relative height of the character.  
0
1
Single high  
Double high  
n1  
MSB of the logo width.  
n2  
LSB of the logo width.  
data  
The data to form the graphics image.  
Purpose:  
To print a small logo inline with characters.  
Remarks:  
v Thermal station only  
v Rotate characters must be disabled  
v n1 and n2 indicate the number of dots of the bit image in the horizontal  
direction. The number of dots is calculated as n1×256+n2 (after first  
converting n1 and n2 to decimal).  
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v The logo is 24 dot rows high. If printed in double-high mode, the logo  
will be 48 rows high.  
v The number of data bytes to form the image is figured by  
{((n1×256+n2)−1)/8+1}×24.  
v Like user-defined characters, if the image is only 14 dots wide, the last  
two dots should be zero to complete the byte. When printed, the image  
will be only 14 dots wide.  
Set or cancel strike-through  
Syntax:  
ESC; sn or X'1B73;n'  
Where:  
n = 00 Cancel strike-through mode.  
n = 01 Set strike-through mode.  
Default:  
n = 00  
Remarks:  
This is only valid in the Cash Receipt Station.  
Select thermal paper  
Syntax:  
GS; n or X'1D3B;n'  
Where:  
n = X'00'  
Disable two-color printing.  
n = X'01'  
Enable color printing using print parameter set 1.  
n = X'02'  
Enable color printing using print parameter set 2.  
n = X'03'  
Enable color printing using print parameter set 3.  
X'n = 04'–X'FF'  
Select the print parameters to be defined.  
Purpose:  
To enable two-color printing and select the print parameters that are best  
suited for the paper selected.  
Remarks:  
v New parameters will be defined as new color papers become available.  
v The speed of printing will change depending on the print parameters.  
When print parameter set 1 is used, the print speed will be 15 lines per  
second.  
v This command setting is saved in nonvolatile memory.  
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Bar code commands  
Bar code commands are valid in the thermal print station only.  
Note: For the Models 2xR and 1xR, bar-codes print at a maximum rate of 52 LPS.  
Print bar code  
Syntax:  
GS k n NUL or X'1D6B;n;data;00'  
Where: n =  
Bar Code  
X'00' UPC-A  
X'01' UPC-E  
X'02' JAN13 (EAN-13)  
X'03' JAN8 (EAN-8)  
X'04' CODE 39  
X'05' ITF  
X'06' CODABAR  
X'07' CODE 128C  
X'08' CODE 93  
X'09' CODE 128A, 128B, and 128C  
data  
For n=00 through n=08, the ASCII representation of the characters to be  
printed.  
For n=09, the hexadecimal representation of the characters to be printed.  
The first byte of data must be the byte-count of the remaining data. The  
trailing X'00' should not be included for this command.  
Remarks:  
v Valid at the beginning of a line only.  
v This command will increment status byte 6.  
v Printing will not start until X'00' is received, or the end of a data packet  
in RS-485.  
v Data after any invalid character for a particular bar code will be  
discarded. The printer will continue to wait for X'00'.  
v If X'00' or an invalid character is received before the required number of  
data bytes, zeros will be inserted following the data until the required  
number is reached (for UPC-A, UPC-E, JAN13, and JAN8).  
v Excess characters will be discarded.  
v A check digit will be generated if one is not supplied for UPC-A, JAN13,  
and JAN8.  
v Check digits will be figured and added for Code 128C and Code 93.  
v For UPC-E, the printer will expand the data, generate a check digit and  
parse the data before generating the bar code (6 or 7 digits are  
executed). If 7 digits are received and digit 1 is 0, the last 6 digits are  
used.  
If digit 1 is not 0, digit 1 is used and the digit 7 is ignored.  
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v For CODABAR, a stop and start character is required.  
v A leading zero will be added to the data for ITF bar codes if the data  
received has an odd number of bytes.  
v If a bar code width is greater than the paper width, the right of the bar  
code is truncated, making the bar code unreadable.  
v Bar codes will always be printed in black, regardless of color printing  
settings.  
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Table 12. Code 128 character set  
Value  
Code  
Decimal  
0
Hex  
0
Set A  
SP  
!
Set B  
SP  
!
Set C  
00  
01  
02  
03  
04  
05  
06  
07  
08  
09  
10  
11  
12  
13  
14  
15  
16  
17  
18  
19  
20  
21  
22  
23  
24  
25  
26  
27  
28  
29  
30  
31  
32  
33  
34  
35  
36  
37  
38  
1
1
2
2
“
“
3
3
#
#
4
4
$
$
5
5
%
&
‘
%
&
‘
6
6
7
7
8
8
(
(
9
9
)
)
10  
11  
12  
13  
14  
15  
16  
17  
18  
19  
20  
21  
22  
23  
24  
25  
26  
27  
28  
29  
30  
31  
32  
33  
34  
35  
36  
37  
38  
A
*
*
B
+
‘
+
‘
C
D
–
–
E
.
.
F
/
0
/
0
10  
11  
12  
13  
14  
15  
16  
17  
18  
19  
1A  
1B  
1C  
1D  
1E  
1F  
20  
21  
22  
23  
24  
25  
26  
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
9
9
:
:
;
;
<
=
>
?
<
=
>
?
@
A
B
C
D
E
F
@
A
B
C
D
E
F
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Table 12. Code 128 character set (continued)  
Value  
Code  
Set B  
G
H
I
Decimal  
39  
40  
41  
42  
43  
44  
45  
46  
47  
48  
49  
50  
51  
52  
53  
54  
55  
56  
57  
58  
59  
60  
61  
62  
63  
64  
65  
66  
67  
68  
69  
70  
71  
72  
73  
74  
75  
76  
77  
Hex  
27  
28  
29  
2A  
2B  
2C  
2D  
2E  
2F  
30  
31  
32  
33  
34  
35  
36  
37  
38  
39  
3A  
3B  
3C  
3D  
3E  
3F  
40  
41  
42  
43  
44  
45  
46  
47  
48  
49  
4A  
4B  
4C  
4D  
Set A  
G
Set C  
39  
40  
41  
42  
43  
44  
45  
46  
47  
48  
49  
50  
51  
52  
53  
54  
55  
56  
57  
58  
59  
60  
61  
62  
63  
64  
65  
66  
67  
68  
69  
70  
71  
72  
73  
74  
75  
76  
77  
H
I
J
J
K
K
L
L
M
M
N
O
P
N
O
P
Q
Q
R
S
R
S
T
T
U
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
[
V
W
X
Y
Z
[
\
\
]
]
∧
∧
_
_
MUL  
SOH  
STX  
ETX  
EOT  
ENO  
ACK  
BEL  
BS  
HT  
LF  
VT  
FF  
CR  
‘
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
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Table 12. Code 128 character set (continued)  
Value  
Code  
Decimal  
78  
Hex  
4E  
4F  
50  
51  
52  
53  
54  
55  
56  
57  
58  
59  
5A  
5B  
5C  
5D  
5E  
5F  
60  
61  
62  
63  
64  
65  
66  
67  
68  
69  
Set A  
SO  
Set B  
Set C  
n
78  
79  
79  
SI  
o
80  
DLE  
DC1  
DC2  
DC3  
DC4  
NAK  
SYN  
ETB  
p
80  
81  
q
81  
82  
r
82  
83  
s
83  
84  
t
84  
85  
u
85  
86  
v
86  
87  
w
87  
88  
CAN  
EM  
x
88  
89  
y
89  
90  
SUB  
z
90  
91  
ESC  
{
91  
92  
FS  
|
}
92  
93  
GS  
93  
94  
RS  
~
94  
95  
US  
DEL  
95  
96  
FNC3  
FNC2  
SHIFT  
CODE C  
CODE B  
FNC4  
FNC1  
FNC3  
96  
97  
FNC2  
97  
98  
SHIFT  
98  
99  
CODE C  
FNC4  
99  
100  
101  
102  
103  
104  
105  
CODE B  
CODE A  
FNC1  
CODE A  
FNC1  
START CODE A  
START CODE B  
START CODE C  
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Print bar code examples  
Table 13. Print bar code examples  
Command  
n =  
Data  
|
|
UPC-A  
X'1D6B'  
X'1D6B'  
X'1D6B'  
X'1D6B'  
X'1D6B'  
X'1D6B'  
X'1D6B'  
X'1D6B'  
X'00'  
X'30 33 31 33 32 33  
31 32 30 37 38 00'  
UPC-E  
X'01'  
X'02'  
X'03'  
X'04'  
X'05'  
X'06'  
X'07'  
X'34 39 30 36 39 30  
00'  
JAN 13 (EAN-130  
JAN8 (EAN-8)  
CODE 39  
ITF  
X'34 39 31 32 33 34  
35 36 37 38 39 30 00'  
34 39 31 32 33 34 35  
36 00  
30 31 32 33 34 35 36  
37 00  
31 32 33 34 35 36 37  
38 39 30 31 32 00  
CODABAR  
CODE 128C  
42 39 30 2E 2B 3A 2F  
24 2D 43 00  
35 34 35 35 35 36 35  
37 35 38 35 39 00  
CODE 93  
Reserved  
X'1D6B'  
X'1D6B'  
X'08'  
31 32 33 34 35 36 00  
X'0A - FF'  
Select horizontal size of bar code  
Syntax:  
GS w n or X'1D77;n'  
Where:  
n
The horizontal magnification of the line width in the bar code, (2 ≤  
n ≤ 4).  
Default:  
n = 03  
Note: The last valid value is kept when an invalid value is sent.  
Select bar code height  
Syntax:  
GS h n or X'1D68;n'  
Where:  
n
The dot height of the bar code, (1 ≤ n ≤ 255).  
Default:  
n = X'A2' (162 decimal)  
Select printing position of human readable information (HRI)  
Syntax:  
GS H n or X'1D48;n'  
Where:  
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n = the print position  
n = X'00'  
Not Printed  
n = X'01'  
Above the bar code  
n = X'02'  
Below the bar code  
n = X'03'  
Both above and below the bar code.  
Default:  
n = X'00'  
Remarks:  
Human readable information is normal text associated with the bar code.  
Note: The last valid value is kept when an invalid value is sent.  
Select font for HRI  
Syntax:  
GS f n or X'1D66;n'  
Where: n = the font for the HRI  
n = X'00'  
Font A  
n = X'01'  
Font B  
Default:  
n = X'00'  
Remarks:  
Only resident character sets are used:  
v Font A = 10 dots (W) × 20 dots (H) or 1.25 mm × 2.5 mm  
v Font B = 12 dots (W) × 24 dots (H) or 1.5 mm × 3.0 mm  
Note: The last valid value is kept when an invalid value is sent.  
Print PDF417 bar code  
Syntax:  
GS P data NUL or X'1D;50;data;00'  
Where:  
data  
Remarks:  
The ASCII representation of the characters to be printed.  
Valid only at the beginning of a line. Printing will not start until a X'00' is  
received.  
This command will increment status byte 6.  
The maximum number of characters to be encoded is 1000.  
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Error Conditions:  
If an image cannot be printed, status byte 7, bit 2 will be set. This may  
happen when the image is too big to print. Try decreasing the ECC level.  
Select PDF417 ECC (error correction codewords) level  
Syntax:  
GS R n or X'1D;52;n1;n2'  
Where:  
n1  
n2  
The high-order byte of the ECC level.  
The low-order byte of the ECC level.  
Default:  
n1 = 00  
n2 = 15  
Range:  
0 ≤ n1n2 ≤ 400 decimal (170 hex)  
Remarks:  
For 0 ≤ n1n2 ≤ 8, the ECC level is assumed as that particular security level.  
The security level determines the number of error correction code words  
added to the symbol.  
Error Correction  
Security Level  
Codewords  
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
0
2
6
14  
30  
62  
126  
254  
510  
For 9 ≤ n1n2 ≤ 400, the ECC level is assumed as a percentage of the  
codewords in the bar code.  
Select aspect ratio PDF417 bar code  
Syntax:  
Where:  
GS S r;c or X'1D;53;r;c'  
r
The height dimension for the ratio; 1 ≤ r ≤ 9.  
The width dimension for the ratio; 1 ≤ c ≤ 9.  
c
Default:  
r = 1, c = 2  
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Remarks:  
This is not an exact ratio. The image will get as close as possible to the  
ratio. However, the maximum width of an image is 12 columns and the  
maximum height is 90 rows.  
Enable PDF417 truncation  
Syntax:  
GS T n or X'1D;54;n'  
Where:  
n
0
1
Whether to enable truncation  
Disable truncation.  
Enable truncation.  
Default:  
n = 0  
Remarks:  
Truncated PDF generates a symbol with the right row indicator and stop  
pattern replaced by a single width bar. There is a slight degradation in  
decode performance if truncation is enabled, which allows more data to fit  
in the image width.  
Print character commands  
These commands should be sent after ASCII data is sent to the printer and is being  
held in the print buffer. Any of these commands will increment the line count by 1.  
(See “Status byte 6” on page 91 and “Reset line count” on page 77.)  
Print and line feed  
Syntax:  
LF or X'0A'  
Purpose:  
Prints data in the print buffer and feeds the paper by a preset amount.  
Print and line feed  
Syntax:  
CR or X'0D'  
Purpose:  
Prints data in the print buffer and feeds the paper by a preset amount.  
Remarks:  
For applications that send both this command and LF (print and line feed  
command), and when only one line feed is required, the printer can be set  
to ignore this command. See MCT #30 (0x1e) in Table 8 on page 31. The  
default is a line feed.  
Print, form feed, and cut the paper (FF)  
Syntax:  
FF or X'0C'  
Purpose:  
Prints data in the print buffer and feeds the paper in the customer receipt  
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station or document insert station by a preset amount, until the document  
exits the feed rollers. If a cutter is available at the station (CR station only),  
it cuts the paper.  
Print and feed paper n lines  
Syntax:  
ESC d n or X'1B64;n'  
Where:  
n
Specifies the number of line-feeds.  
Purpose:  
Prints data in the print buffer and feeds the paper by the amount specified  
in this command.  
Print and feed paper using minimum units  
Syntax:  
ESC J n or X'1B4A;n'  
Where:  
n
Specifies the line feed steps.  
In the receipt station: 1 in. = 204 steps (1 mm = 8 steps).  
In the document portrait station: 1 in. = 51 steps (1 mm = 2 steps).  
In the document landscape station: 1 in. = 127 steps (1 mm = 5  
steps).  
Note: Line spacing dimension is approximate. For the impact printer in  
portrait mode, the actual line spacing must be calculated using 51  
steps per inch.  
Purpose:  
Prints data in the print buffer and feeds the paper by the amount specified  
in this command.  
Print graphic messages  
Select and print a graphics (logo) command  
This command can be used to print signature captures at the printer.  
1. Capture the signature as a bitmap.  
2. Convert the bitmap to a series of graphics (logo) messages.  
3. Hold the buffer.  
4. Send the graphics messages to the printer.  
5. Release the buffer.  
Syntax:  
ESC * d w h data or X'1B2A;d;w;h;data'  
Where:  
d
Dot density.  
00 Normal Print - 200 dpi in the receipt station, 150 dpi in the  
document station.  
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Note: In the document station, this takes three passes of  
the print head for a logo that is 8 dots high.  
01  
02  
Double wide - 100 dpi in the receipt station, 75 dpi in the  
document station.  
Note: In the document station, this takes one pass of the  
print head for a logo that is 8 dots high.  
Double wide and high - 100 dpi in the receipt station, 75  
dpi in the document station. Every dot row in the vertical  
direction will be printed twice.  
w
One-eighth the number of dots in the horizontal direction, (width =  
8 × w)  
range = 1 to 72 for a thermal logo.  
range = 1 to 59 for an impact logo.  
In the receipt station, 1 = 8 dots = 1 mm.  
In the document station, 6 = 48 dots = 1 inch.  
h
One-eighth the number of dots in the vertical direction, (height = 8  
× h).  
range = 1 to 255 for a thermal logo.  
range = 1 to 5 for an impact logo.  
The data to form the graphics image.  
data  
The number of data bytes must be less than 64K or (h x w) x8 <  
64K. To print graphics greater than 64K, see “Download graphics  
(logo) commands” on page 20 for an example of the data.  
Purpose:  
To print all-points-addressable print messages.  
Remarks:  
The margin will be ignored if this causes the logo to overrun the line  
length.  
These messages can be positioned on the page using the commands for  
setting positions.  
Not supported in document landscape mode.  
To print graphics on the printer when the data is greater:  
1. Hold the buffer.  
2. Send all the data.  
3. Release the buffer.  
Note: When the buffer is held, care must be taken to avoid exceeding the  
capacity of the printer memory.  
The left margin will be rounded down to a factor of 8. For example, if the  
margin = 74, the logo starts at 72.  
Retries are not attempted on print errors.  
Valid at the beginning of the line only.  
When printing in the document station, a line feed command must be sent  
to advance the paper past the last line of the logo.  
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If the parameter d, w, or h is out of the defined range for this command,  
the command is discarded and the remaining data is processed as print  
data.  
This command will increment status byte 6.  
If this message is printed on a regular basis, consider downloading it to  
save communication time. (See “Download graphics (logo) commands” on  
page 20.)  
The data buffer can be used for signature capture.  
Print predefined graphics (logo) command  
Syntax:  
GS / m logo# or X'1D2F;m;logo#'  
Where:  
m
The dot density:  
00  
01  
02  
Normal Print - 200 dpi in the receipt station, 150 dpi in the  
document station.  
Note: In the document station, this takes three passes of  
the print head for a logo that is 8 dots high.  
Double wide - 100 dpi in the receipt station, 75 dpi in the  
document station.  
Note: In the document station, this takes one pass of the  
print head for a logo that is 8 dots high.  
Double wide and high - 100 dpi in the receipt station, 75  
dpi in the document station. Every dot row in the vertical  
direction will be printed twice.  
logo # The number associated with the logo that is stored.  
v range = 1 to 40 for all models  
v range = 1 to 255 for Models 2CR  
Purpose:  
To print predefined all-points-addressable print messages.  
Remarks:  
The margin is ignored if it causes the logo to overrun the line length.  
Printing this message in the document station at 150 dpi will take three  
passes of the print head.  
These messages can be positioned on the page using the commands for  
setting positions.  
Valid at the beginning of the line only.  
This command is not valid in landscape mode.  
This command will increment status byte 6.  
Retries will not be attempted on print errors.  
In the document portrait station, a line-feed command must be sent to  
advance the paper past the last line of the logo.  
See “Download graphics (logo) commands” on page 20.  
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Enable watermark printing  
Syntax:  
GS 2B logo dot offset alignment or X'1D2B;'logo;dot offset;alignment  
Where:  
logo  
Is the number of the stored logo that will be used as the WaterMark  
(0x01 <= 0xFF)  
dot offset  
Is the number of millimeters (8 dot rows = 1 mm) offset between each  
WaterMark (0x00 <= 0xFF)  
alignment/density  
Is the alignment and density of the mark  
x0 Align Left  
x1 Align Center  
x2 Align Right  
x3 Roll Right (Left -> Center -> Right -> Left -> ...)  
x4 Roll Left (Right -> Center -> Left -> Right -> ...)  
x5 Zig-Zag (Left -> Center -> Right -> Center -> Left -> ...)  
0x Normal Print - 200 DPI in the thermal (receipt) station  
1x Double Wide - 100 DPI in the thermal (receipt) station  
2x Double High - 100 DPI in the thermal (receipt) station  
3x Double Wide and High - 100 DPI in the thermal (receipt) station  
Remarks:  
Valid only in the Thermal Station. 1 cm = 80 dots.  
Limitations:  
You cannot use both page mode printing and watermark printing at the  
same time. The speed of printing depends on the dot density of the  
watermark. The logo downloaded should be made with a low dot density.  
This command is support with firmware version 08.00 and greater. When  
printing line by line the printer will buffer the line that overlaps with the  
watermark region. Watermark is temporarily disabled when printing  
barcodes or logos.  
Print predefined messages  
Syntax:  
GS ^ message# or X'1D5E;message#'  
Where:  
message#  
The number associated with the stored predefined message.  
v range = 1 to 25 for all models  
Purpose:  
To print predefined print messages.  
Remarks:  
Valid at the beginning of the line only.  
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Retries will not be attempted on print errors.  
Attention: Stored commands can increment status byte 6. See “Predefine  
messages” on page 22.  
Check processing commands - 2CR only  
This printer can process the check entirely without taking it from the printer. It can  
read the magnetic ink character (MICR) line, frank the back of the check, and flip  
the check to print the face of the check.  
Note: To print the face of the check, select the document station in landscape  
mode as the print station.  
MICR read  
Syntax:  
ESC I or X'1B;49'  
Purpose:  
To read account information from the magnetic ink character line on  
customers’ checks.  
Remarks:  
v Checks should be inserted upside-down from the front and against the  
right wall of the printer. The check can be, but does not have to be,  
registered in the printer before this command is given. The check will be  
fed forward, until the bottom sensor is uncovered, then fed back for the  
MICR reader reading. After the reading is complete, the check is fed to  
the first print position.  
v
If the printer is unable to read any character on the first try, the check  
will be fed forward and back for a second try. Complete status will then  
be sent to the terminal - if the character was still not read it will be  
identified by a Hex 3F (ASCII "?").  
Note: Checks with magnetic ink printing within 1.2 inches of the right  
edge of the check will not be read correctly. This occurs when the  
amount field is printed on the check.  
v The MICR read command increments the line count (status byte 6).  
v At the completion of this command, the MICR information will be sent  
over the serial I/O following the normal status bytes.  
Character  
Description  
ASCII  
representation  
Hex value  
TOAD representation  
Bit 13 = 0  
Bit 13 = 1  
MICR data representation - default  
0–9  
Numerical data  
Blank  
0–39  
3F  
X'30–9'  
X'20'  
Same as ASCII representation and Hex  
value.  
Unreadable  
Character  
?
X'3F'  
E13-B - Special characters  
Transit  
On Us  
T
A
$
X'54'  
X'4F'  
X'41'  
T X'54'  
O X'4F'  
A X'41'  
Amount  
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Character  
Description  
ASCII  
Hex value  
TOAD representation  
representation  
Bit 13 = 1  
Bit 13 = 0  
Dash  
-
X'44'  
D X'44'  
CMC7 - Special characters  
Special character 1  
Special character 2  
Special character 3  
Special character 4  
Special character 5  
a
b
c
X'61'  
X'62'  
X'63'  
X'64'  
X'65'  
Same as ASCII representation and Hex  
value.  
d
e
v For E13B checks, the 1st byte of additional data is the signal level of the  
check. This level represents a percentage of difference that this check is  
from a nominal check. Nominal checks will have a signal level of 100 (64  
hex).  
v For CMC7 checks, the additional byte of data will always read 100 (64  
hex). In this case, the signal level has no meaning.  
Response options  
v Dependant upon your options, data is presented as {signal strength;  
magnetic noise level; MICR read data}.  
v Depending upon the setting of MCT 0x6f, bit 10, the second byte of  
additional data will either be the characters read off the check (up to a  
maximum of 67 characters) or the magnetic noise level (on a scale of  
0-100).  
– The default setting is the characters read off the check. If the user  
enables reading the magnetic noise level, this level will be in the 2nd  
byte of additional data and the characters read off the check will  
follow.  
– The characters are read from left to right. The MICR information will  
be represented as ASCII characters.  
v Bit 11: MICR raw data format  
– 1 = Compatibility mode with older printers  
– 0 = Change the MICR data response to TOAD (Transit, On-US,  
Amount, Dash)  
v Bit 12: Magnetic noise level  
– 1 = Compatibility mode with older printers {Signal strength; MICR  
read data}  
– 0 = The data sent from the printer as a result of a MICR read  
command (1B;49) will include a byte with the amplitude of a noise  
level. Data would be structured as {signal strength; magnetic noise  
level; MICR read data}  
v Bit 13:  
– 1 = MICR will be read into the flipper.  
– 0 = MICR reading setup for back-to-back MICR reads. First read into  
the throat of the printer, then read into the flipper.  
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Error Conditions:  
Document feed error (status byte 7). This bit is set if the inserted check is  
too long. The maximum check length is 10 inches. The error is also set if  
the check does not clear the document sensor when expected.  
Magnetic noise present (status byte 8, bit 6). Set when MICR read shows  
random noise count ≥ 100 decimal or periodic noise > 0. If set to a “1”, this  
value will be in the status message when status byte 5, bit 2 = “1”  
otherwise it will be a “0” in other status messages. Magnetic noise might  
be due to a fan or CRT and will affect the accuracy of the MICR reading.  
This command is ignored on 2NR printers (without the MICR capability).  
Flip check  
Syntax:  
ESC 5 or X'1B35'  
Purpose:  
To flip the check after a MICR read. This will allow the face of the check to  
be printed.  
Remarks:  
v For faster check processing, set the print station to the document  
landscape before sending the flip command. Then, the check can print as  
it leaves the flip mechanism.  
v This command increments the line count (status byte 6).  
Error Conditions:  
Document feed error (status byte 7). This bit is set if the inserted check is  
too long. The maximum check length is 10 inches. The error is also set if  
the check does not clear the document sensor when expected.  
Miscellaneous commands  
Horizontal tab  
Syntax:  
HT or X'09'  
Purpose:  
Moves the print position to the next tab stop.  
Remarks:  
See “Set horizontal tab positions” on page 46.  
Tabs are valid when printing is aligned to the left only. If the tabs are used  
when alignment is not left, results can be unpredictable. (See “Align  
positions” on page 48.)  
Backspace for composite characters  
Syntax:  
X'08''  
Purpose:  
To move the print position to the beginning of the last character.  
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Remarks:  
This is only supported on 2xR/1xR printers. It is intended for use with  
languages that require “composite characters”.  
Example. Send x`61; 08; 87; 08; 98' to get the composite character below.  
Figure 2. Composite Characters  
Return home (select print head location)  
Syntax:  
ESC < n or X'1B;3C;n'  
Where:  
n
The print-head position:  
00  
01  
02  
03  
04  
Document Home Position  
Open Document Throat Position  
Reserved  
Left Home Position  
Re-find Document Home position. This can be used to  
recover from a home error.  
05  
06  
Register Document  
v Close throat if open and document present  
v Advance paper forward to first position if not open  
Re-register the document if a document is in the printer;  
brings it back to the first print position on the document.  
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Remarks:  
Only valid at the beginning of the line. Only valid for impact print  
stations.  
Purpose:  
To move the print head to the desired location.  
Remarks:  
Valid at the beginning of the line only. Valid in impact print stations only.  
Paper cut/DI eject  
Syntax:  
ESC i or ESC m or X'1B;69 or 1B;6D'  
Purpose:  
To cut the paper in the customer receipt station, or eject the document in  
the document insert station.  
Remarks:  
v This command is the equivalent of a form feed (0C) in the document  
insert station but does not feed the customer receipt in the CR station.  
v ESC i or X'1B69' does not increment status byte 6.  
v ESC m or X'1B6D' does increment status byte 6.  
Generate drive pulse for cash drawer  
Syntax:  
ESC p m n1 n2 or X'1B;70;m;n1;n2'  
Where:  
m
The cash drawer number - 0 or 1.  
n1  
n2  
Pulse width on time = (n1 × 2) milliseconds.  
Pulse width off time = (n2 × 2) milliseconds.  
Purpose:  
To open one of the cash drawers attached to the printer.  
Remarks:  
Printing will be suspended while a cash drawer is being opened.  
Retrieve the flash storage  
Syntax:  
ESC 4 n1 n2 or X'1B;34;n1;n2'  
Where:  
n1  
n2  
One-byte count of the bytes to be returned  
Three-byte address of the first byte to be returned  
Purpose:  
Retrieve data from user flash storage.  
Remarks:  
One byte will be returned if a byte count of X'00' is specified.  
In many RS-485 printers, the number of bytes retrieved should be kept  
under 200 to ensure that the system's receive buffer is not overrun.  
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The valid address range for each SureMark depends on the model number  
and which memory option, if any, is installed. Use “Retrieve size of user  
flash storage” to determine the valid address range for your printer.  
Retrieve size of user flash storage  
Syntax:  
ESC 4 x '08 FF FF FF' or X'1B;34;08;FF;FF;FF'  
Purpose:  
Retrieve the size of the user flash storage in the printer.  
Remarks:  
The size of the user flash storage will be returned in 8 bytes after the  
printer status bytes. The data will be in the form of ASCII decimal data.  
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Syntax:  
ESC g or X'1B;67'  
Purpose:  
Prepares the printer to shut down.  
Remarks:  
The printer firmware tracks many things in internal memory, including  
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when to trigger low paper parameters and user statistics. These variables  
must be stored in nonvolatile memory before the printers loses power to  
keep accurate count of these statistics. When either the ECS g or a reset  
command is sent to the printer, the printer will store all internal variables  
into the flash memory. This should be sent to the printer by the system  
unit before it enters S3 mode, where power is removed for I/O. When the  
printer powers on (IPLs), a small amount of paper is fed (1/3 of an inch).  
If ESC g is sent before the printer powers off, the paper will not feed when  
the printer powers on.  
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Note: The ESC g command is only supported on the 2xR/1NR printers  
after the 0C.xx release of the code. It is not supported on legacy  
printers.  
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Asynchronous (real-time) commands  
These commands are processed as soon as they are received. They do not go into  
the printer buffer.  
Note: These commands are not recognized when they occur in the middle of  
another command. For example, sending this command after the second  
byte of a 3-byte command, as in ESC J n.  
Real-time requests  
Syntax:  
DLE ENQ m or X'1005:n'  
Where:  
m
Specifies the ASCII command character  
n - Specifies the hexadecimal command character  
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n
Description  
31  
32  
33  
34  
35  
36  
37  
38  
40  
41  
42  
43  
Release print buffer  
Cancel print buffer  
Undefined  
EC request; send status  
Undefined  
Undefined  
Undefined  
Undefined  
Reset printer  
Enable unsolicited status  
Disable unsolicited status  
Disable transparent XON/XOFF  
m
n
Description  
1
31  
Release the print buffer for printing. This should be sent  
after an error has occurred and the print buffer is held. If  
an error occurred during the transaction that was being  
held, the printer sends back the line number with the error  
and the error status. The system can then decide to cancel  
or continue printing after the error is corrected. The  
system uses this command to continue printing after the  
error is corrected.  
2
32  
Cancel print buffer. This clears the print buffer of all data.  
In RS-232 (EIA-232) mode, the user must wait for buffer  
empty status (status byte 2, bit 6) before sending any more  
commands.  
Note: A status message is returned immediately after  
execution of this command.  
3
4
33  
34  
Undefined.  
EC request - transmit printer status. Sends the printer's  
status to the system. This command does not go into the  
printer's data buffer but is processed immediately.  
The printer status is returned in status bytes 1–16. See  
Chapter 5, “Status information,” on page 89 for more  
information.  
Status byte 5, bit 1, will be set after the EC request has  
been executed.  
5-8  
@
35-38  
40  
Undefined  
Reset the printer. The printer stops what it is doing and  
goes through its reset routine. The print buffer is canceled  
and all commands erased. All printer settings go back to  
default values.  
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m
n
Description  
A
41  
Enable unsolicited status.  
Note: A status message is returned immediately after  
execution of this command. To enable these status  
messages, the Status Sent to System setup command must  
be enabled. See “Status sent to system” on page 50.  
B
42  
43  
Disable unsolicited status  
C
Disable transparent XON/XOFF  
Purpose:  
To process a command immediately.  
Remarks:  
Either the Release print buffer or the Cancel print buffer command must be  
used when the print buffer is held. If the printer is set to hold on error  
then one of these commands must be used when the error condition is  
cleared.  
After the printer resets, it defaults to not sending status unless requested.  
If an error occurs, the printer appears hung, unless a status is requested. If  
unsolicited status is enabled, the printer sends the error to the system as  
soon as it occurs.  
Note: If transparent XON/OFF is disabled, X'10', X'11', and X'13' can be  
imbedded in returned status and data. To re-enable the printer, the  
printer must be reset.  
Data buffer management and batch printing  
Marker command  
Syntax  
ESC = marker or X'1B 3D' marker'  
Where:  
marker = 1 byte marker: 0x00 and 0x01 markers are reserved.  
Purpose  
To allow the driver to monitor how much of the data in the printer's buffer  
has executed. The EC Level command returns status with the EC bit set. If  
you want to know when a specific command has finished execution, a  
buffered EC level request could be sent following the command. When  
status is returned with the EC level bit set, then the previous command has  
been completed.  
Remarks:  
The marker will be sent as status byte #4 in place of the EC level of the  
code, and Status Byte 9, bit #1 will be set to indicate that the EC level has  
been replaced by the marker for this status. The status with the marker  
will be sent when all commands received before it has been processed. If  
only a partial line is sent to the printer (characters without a line feed  
command), the marker will be sent before the line gets printed.  
Example:  
LINE 1 FGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ1234567890x'0a'  
LINE 2 FGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ1234567890x'0a'  
LINE 3 FGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ1234567890x'0a'  
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0x'1B3D04'  
LINE 4 FGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ1234567890x'0a'  
LINE 5 FGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ1234567890x'0a'  
LINE 6 FGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ1234567890x'0a'  
LINE 7 FGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ1234567890x'0a'  
LINE 8 FGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ1234567890x'0a'  
0x'1B3D05'  
v After the first three lines, the printer will transmit back status with the  
normal printer status: Status Byte 4 = x'04'.  
v After the 8th line, the printer will send back status with Status Byte 4 =  
0x05.  
Reset line count  
Syntax:  
ESC 6 or X'1B36'  
Purpose:  
Resetting the line count lets the system track the print line where an error  
occurs.  
Remarks:  
The line count is incremented at every print command. The count is sent in  
every status message to the system. The count can go to 256 (X'FF'), when  
it rolls back to 0. (See “Print character commands” on page 64.)  
Disable line count  
Syntax:  
ESC 8 n or X'1B;38'n  
Where  
v n = 1, disable line count  
v n = 0, enable line count  
Purpose:  
To temporarily not increment the line count. This can be used when  
printing predefined messages, if the number of lines embedded in the  
message is unknown.  
Hold printing until buffer is released  
Syntax:  
ESC 7 or X'1B37'  
Purpose:  
If the system cannot send data to the printer at a speed needed to keep the  
printer in constant motion, it can hold the printer queue until it sends all  
data lines for a transaction.  
Remarks:  
The printer must be printing one line while processing the next line. If the  
printer is unable to completely process a line, the print speed reduces to  
half.  
The line count is reset when the buffer is held.  
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Release print buffer  
Syntax:  
DLE ENQ 1 X'10;05;31''  
Purpose:  
To release the print buffer for printing  
Remarks:  
If an error occurs during the transaction that was being held, the printer  
will send back the line number it occurred on with the error status. The  
system can then decide to cancel or continue the printing when the error is  
corrected. The command will continue the printing after the error is fixed.  
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Chapter 3. Page mode printing commands  
This section describes the page mode commands.  
Select page mode  
Syntax:  
ESC L or X'1B;4C'  
Remarks:  
v Enables page mode printing.  
v Supported on thermal station only.  
v Starting position is set by Set printable area X'1B;57.' and Set print direction  
X'1B;54.' commands.  
v Intercharacter spacing X'1B;20;n' and line spacing X'1B;31', X'1B;32',  
X'1B;33' commands are set independently for page mode and standard  
mode.  
v The following commands are allowed:  
– Rotate characters  
– Set alignment  
– Set/Clear upside-down  
– Set margins  
Select standard mode  
Syntax:  
ESC O or X'1B;4f'  
Remarks:  
v This command is effective in page mode only.  
v Data buffered in page mode is cleared.  
v This command sets the print position to the beginning of the line.  
Select printable area  
Syntax:  
ESC X or X'1B;58;x;y;dx;dy'  
Where:  
v x, y  
– Two-byte horizontal and vertical starting position (in dots)  
v dx, dy  
– Two-byte horizontal and vertical printing area (in dots)  
Remarks:  
v When sent in standard mode, this command sets the printable area for  
page mode, but has no effect on standard mode printing.  
v If the starting position (x, y) is outside the maximum range, the entire  
command is ignored.  
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v If the printing area is defined outside the maximum page size, the  
printing area is limited to the page size.  
v Maximum page size is 576 dots in the horizontal direction, and 800 dots  
in the vertical direction (except Models Tx8 and Tx9, which is 1250 dots  
in the vertical direction).  
Select printing direction/position  
Syntax:  
ESC T n or X'1B;54;n'  
Where:  
n
Table 14. Print direction  
n =  
Direction / position  
X'00'  
X'01'  
X'02'  
X'03'  
Left to right / top left  
Bottom to top / bottom left  
Right to left / bottom right  
Top to bottom / top right  
Remarks:  
When sent in standard mode, this command sets the print direction for  
page mode, but has no effect on standard mode printing.  
Starting position is within the printable area defined by the Select printable  
area command (X'1B;58...)'.  
Set vertical position  
Syntax:  
GS $ y or X'1D;24;y'  
Where:  
y is a two-byte vertical printing position (in dots)  
Remarks:  
v Applies to page mode only.  
v Moves the printing position to the specified dot position perpendicular  
to the printing direction specified by the Select printing direction  
command. If printing direction is bottom-to-top, or top-to-bottom, this  
command adjusts the printing position in the horizontal direction.  
v If the value of y is outside the specified printable area, this command is  
ignored.  
Set relative vertical position  
Syntax:  
GS \ y or X'1D;5C;y'  
Where:  
y is the two-byte vertical printing position (in dots).  
Remarks:  
v Applies to page mode only.  
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v Moves the printing position the specified number of dots from the  
current print position, in the direction perpendicular to the printing  
direction specified by the Select printing direction/position command  
(X'1B;54...'). If the print direction is bottom-to-top, or top-to-bottom, this  
command adjusts the printing position in the horizontal direction.  
v If the value of y is outside the specified printable area defined by the  
Select printable area command, this command is ignored.  
v If y is a negative value, the current print position will move in the  
opposite direction.  
Set left margin position (standard mode), set absolute print position  
(page mode)  
Syntax:  
ESC $ n1 n2 or X'1B;24;n1;n2'  
Where:  
v n1 is the high-order byte of the dot offset from the beginning of the print  
line.  
v n2 is the low-order byte of the dot offset from the beginning of the print  
line.  
Default:  
n1 = 0, n2 = 0  
Remarks:  
v In the thermal station, 1 mm = 8 dots.  
v In the impact station, 1 inch = 150 half-dots (75 dots).  
v n1 and n2 are hex values. Convert each to decimal, and use this formula  
to get the decimal equivalent: (n1 x 256) + n2.  
v The maximum value in the thermal CR station is 576. The maximum  
value in the impact DI station is 474.  
v In the CR station, this number is rounded back to a factor of 8.  
v If the n1,n2 value exceeds the maximum, it is ignored.  
v This command should be sent only after the command that selects the  
station, Set print station (ESC c1 n).  
v In Page mode, the printing position is moved the specified number of  
dots from the beginning of the print line, in the same direction as  
printing, specified by the Select printing direction/position command  
(X'1B;54...'). If the print position is bottom-to-top, or top-to-bottom, this  
command adjusts the print position in the vertical direction.  
v This is a one-time adjustment on the current line. If this command  
moves the print position outside the printable area specified by the Select  
printable area command, it is ignored.  
Set relative horizontal position  
Syntax:  
ESC <5C>h n1 n2 or X'1B;5C;n1;n2'  
Where:  
v n1 is the high-order byte of the dot offset, relative to the left margin in  
standard mode or the current print position in page mode.  
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v n2 is the low-order byte of the dot offset, relative to the left margin in  
standard mode or the current print position in page mode.  
default:  
n1 = 0, n2 = 0  
Remarks:  
v In the thermal station, 1 mm = 8 dots.  
v In the impact station, 1 inch = 150 half-dots (75 dots).  
v n1 and n2 are hex values. To get the decimal equivalent, convert each to  
decimal, and then use this formula: (n1 x 256) + n2.  
v To move the position to the left, use a negative number.  
v If this number plus the left margin exceeds the printable area, the  
command is ignored.  
v In the CR station, this number is rounded back to factor of 8. See the Set  
left margin position command for more information.  
v When printing in page mode, this is a one-time adjustment on the  
current line. If this command moves the current print position outside  
the printable area defined by the Select printable area command, the  
command is ignored.  
Set printing position  
Syntax:  
GS ] x y or X'1D;5D;x;y'  
Where:  
v x is the two-byte horizontal position, with respect to the paper,  
regardless of printing direction.  
v y is the two-byte vertical position, with respect to the paper, regardless  
of printing direction.  
Remarks:  
v This command allows complete control of the printing position with a  
single command.  
v If either parameter is outside the printable area defined by the Select  
printable area command, the command is ignored.  
Print, form feed and cut the paper  
Syntax:  
FF or X'0C'  
Remarks:  
v In standard mode, the data in the print buffer feeds the paper in the CR  
station or DI station by a preset amount, until the document exits the  
feed rollers. If a cutter is available (CR station only), it cuts the paper.  
v In page mode, the printer prints the page, then returns to standard  
mode. The page loaded in the printer's buffer is cleared. The paper is  
not cut.  
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Print page in page mode  
Syntax:  
ESC FF or X'1B 0C'  
Remarks:  
v In standard mode, this command is ignored.  
v In page mode, this command prints the page that is loaded in the  
printer. The page remains loaded in the printer's buffer and the printer  
remains in page mode. This should be used for repeatedly printing the  
same page, or if there is a template that is filled in with each printout.  
Clear print data in page mode  
Syntax:  
CAN or X'18'  
Remarks:  
This command deletes all print data in the current printable area of the  
page stored in the print buffer.  
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To read checks, insert them from the front of the printer. Use the side load  
capability only for documents that must be positioned to begin printing at a  
particular location on the document. (There is an arrow on the side of the cover to  
indicate where printing begins.) Use front load for all other cases.  
Portrait mode  
This is a suggested method of document handling:  
1. ESC f (x) (y): Set up document wait time  
x
Time the printer should wait from receiving a print line for the  
document station until the document is inserted.  
If the document has not been detected by the time the wait time  
ends, a document error is sent to the system but the system  
continues to wait for a document to be inserted.  
y
Delay from the time the document is detected until it is grabbed by  
the printer (the start of document printing):  
v Side insertion - closes the document throat.  
v Front insertion - pulls the document into the printer and feeds it  
to the Top of Form.  
2. ESC c 0 X'04': Select document station - normal print mode:  
The document present indicator blinks until a document is detected, then it  
stays on continuously.  
v If the document is inserted from the front, it is fed to the first print  
position after the document wait time. Then, commands in the printer  
buffer begin executing.  
v If the document is inserted from the side, printing starts at the location  
where it was inserted.  
(The document throat must be open to insert the document from the  
side.) Manually, open the throat by pressing and then releasing both  
buttons. You can also open it with these commands - ESC q or ESC <  
X'01'.  
If a document is not detected within the wait time (specified in the ESC  
f command), the printer sends error status to the system, and continues  
to wait.  
Note: The system can either cancel the print buffer, thereby deleting all  
data in the print buffer, or wait for a document to be inserted.  
The printer appears to be hung until an action is taken.  
3. Send print lines to be printed in this station.  
4. Final handling.  
You have an option on final handling, finish printing and either eject the  
document or open the document throat to allow manual removal of the  
document:  
FF: Print and Eject Document.  
Finish printing and eject the document.  
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Landscape mode  
Landscape mode printing is primarily for printing the face of a check.  
Notes on landscape printing:  
v Lines you send to print start at the bottom of the form, against the right stop,  
and continue to the top of the form, to a maximum of 80 mm from the bottom  
of the form. This is because the bottom of the form is known (against the right  
stop) and the top of the form is unknown to the printer.  
v Different lengths of paper allow different print-line lengths. Therefore, the  
application must know the size of the print line.  
v The printer calculates the length of a document it is to print. To do that, it must  
feed the document up past the bottom sensor and back to the top sensor. (On a  
5-inch document this takes 2 seconds.) If a MICR read was done previously, the  
length was calculated at that time.  
v When landscape mode is used without the check flipper, the document should  
be inserted so that the right edge is at the top of the printer, and the bottom  
edge is against the printer's right wall.  
v To position the printing in landscape mode to the correct position, the system  
must send line feeds. The printer assumes that the top of form for a document  
in landscape mode is the far left edge of the document (to a maximum of 80 mm  
from the bottom of the form).  
v Line feeding is 5 steps per mm or 21 steps per line, at 6 LPI.  
v All landscape printing must be done with one printing pass. Therefore:  
– Double-high printing is not allowed.  
– User-defined characters greater than 9 dots high are not allowed.  
v There is no error recovery for landscape printing.  
v Set print station to document landscape mode to print the face of the check as it  
comes out of the flipper mechanism.  
Landscape printing commands  
1. ESC f (x) (y): Set up document wait time  
Same as for portrait mode.  
2. ESC c 0 X'08': Select document station - landscape print mode:  
A
If the document was not previously loaded:  
v The document present indicator blinks until a document is  
detected.  
v Once detected, the document will be grabbed by the printer and  
fed to the right margin on the document. Because the document  
is inserted on its side, this is at the top of the printer.  
v If a document is not detected within the wait time (specified in  
the ESC f command), the printer sends error status to the  
system, and continues to wait.  
The system can either cancel the print buffer, deleting all data in  
the print buffer, or wait for a document to be inserted.  
The printer appears to be hung until an action is taken.  
B
If the document was previously loaded, the printer feeds the paper  
to the right margin on the document.  
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3. Send print lines to be printed in this station.  
The number of characters that can be printed on a line depends on the  
width of the document. The print area is:  
v 63 mm high, starting 17 mm from the bottom of the document  
v The entire width of the document less 34 mm from the right edge and  
10 mm from the left edge  
4. Final handling.  
You have an option on final handling: finish printing and either eject the  
document or open the document throat to allow manual removal of the  
document:  
4a. FF: Print and Eject Document.  
Finish printing and eject the document.  
4b. ESC q or ESC < X'01': Open Document Throat  
Finish printing and release the document from the printer's rollers.  
Note: The document station stays selected. The printer will wait  
for another document until the station is changed.  
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Chapter 5. Status information  
Models 2CR and 2NR have 16 status bytes. When Models 2CR and 2NR is in  
emulation mode the status bytes will reflect the status of the older 4610 models.  
Status is sent to the system for the following conditions:  
Table 15. Summary of status conditions  
v Cash receipt print error. The cover is open or out of paper.  
v Printer buffer empty. If enabled, see “Status sent to system” on page 50.  
v Document sensor state changed. If enabled, see “Status sent to system” on page 50.  
v Cash drawer sensor change. If enabled, see “Status sent to system” on page 50.  
v Nonrecoverable home error.  
v Document not inserted after document station was selected.  
v Document sensor is covered or cleared.  
v Flash EPROM load error.  
v Memory sector is full.  
v User flash storage is full.  
v Printer ID request (extended address command).  
v MICR read command.  
v MCT read command.  
v User flash read command.  
v Print buffer being held.  
v Ribbon cover sensor change.  
v Document feed error.  
v Low Paper Detected  
v Out of paper  
v Thermal Paper Jam  
v Cutter failure  
v DI feed slip  
Message from the printer  
A message from the printer has this format:  
Bytes  
Contents  
1 - 2  
Data count (X'000A' to X'00FF'). The data count includes the two  
data-count bytes.  
3 - 19  
Status bytes 1-16. See the descriptions of each byte in the sections that  
follow.  
20 - n  
Either 5 bytes of additional status from the “Extended address  
command-request printer ID” on page 14 command, or up to 246 bytes of  
user data that can include:  
v MICR data  
v User flash data  
v MCT data  
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Status byte 1  
Table 16. Status byte 1  
Bit  
Description  
0 (LSB)  
Command complete (immediate command and flash storage commands).  
Set to 1 when the command is complete.  
1
2
Reserved  
Document left home position. Set to 1 when the print head is in the left  
home position.  
3
Document right home position. Set to 1 when the print head is in the  
right home position.  
4
5
6
Reserved. Always 0.  
Ribbon cover open. Set to 1 when the ribbon cover is open.  
Compatibility mode will set this bit on cover open/out of paper/paper  
jam or cutter jam. Native mode will only set this bit for cover open.  
7 (MSB)  
Command reject.  
Status byte 2  
Table 17. Status byte 2  
Bit  
Description  
0 (LSB)  
Document ready. Set to 0 when the document insert station is ready for  
printing. This occurs when both document sensors detect the document  
and the document has been fed to the first print position.  
1
2
Document present under the front sensor. Set to 0 when a document is  
under to top document sensor.  
Document present under the top sensor. Set to 0 when a document is  
under the top document sensor.  
3
4
Reserved. Always equals 1.  
Print buffer held. Set to 1 when the print buffer is being held. Cleared  
when buffer released. The printer can be held due to a Hold buffer  
Command or one of the following printer errors: Ribbon cover open, with  
commands to be printed on the document station. Cash receipt print error  
with commands to the cash receipt station.  
5
Open throat position. Set to 1 when the print head is in the open throat  
position.  
6
Buffer empty. Set to 1 when no print data and no commands are in the  
buffer.  
7 (MSB)  
Buffer full. Set when the message pipe is 80% full. Cleared when the  
message pipe is 60% full. Commands will be rejected when pipe is 100%  
full.  
Status byte 3  
Table 18. Status byte 3  
Bit  
Description  
0 (LSB)  
1
Electric journal memory sector is full.  
Home error.  
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Table 18. Status byte 3 (continued)  
Bit  
Description  
2
Document error. the document was not inserted after the document  
station was selected, and the wait subsequently timed out.  
3
4
5
6
Flash EPROM load error or MCT load error.  
Reserved. Always equals 0.  
User flash storage sector is full.  
Firmware error. CRC on the firmware failed. The printer is running out of  
the boot sector. Only system commands and firmware commands are  
accepted. The firmware must be reloaded into the printer.  
7 (MSB)  
Fiscal bit. Set to show a line completed printed. Set to 1 when Flash erase  
is complete.  
Status byte 4  
Contains the printer engineering code (EC) level with all status messages.  
Status byte 5  
Table 19. Status byte 5  
Bit  
Description  
0 (LSB)  
Printer ID Request/Extended Address command. Set to 1 when  
responding to a Printer ID request.  
1
EC Level. Set to 1 when responding to an EC level request.  
MICR Read. Set to 1 when responding to a MICR read command.  
MCT Read. Set to 1 when responding to an MCT read command.  
User flash read. Set to 1 when responding to a flash read command.  
Reserved. Defaults to 1.  
2
3
4
5
6
Reserved  
7 (MSB)  
Reserved  
Status byte 6  
Contains the current line count.  
Status byte 7  
Table 20. Status byte 7  
Bytes  
0 (LSB)  
1
Description  
Reserved  
Lost +24V. Set when +24V drops below +20V.  
Note: If the printer is powered off with the power switch, this status will  
go out as the printer shuts down.  
2
PDF417 bar code generation problem. Set to one when there is a problem  
creating a PDF417 bar code image.  
3
4
5
Cash drawer status.  
Print key pressed. Set to one when a printer key operation is in progress.  
Reserved. Defaults to 1.  
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Table 20. Status byte 7 (continued)  
Bytes  
Description  
6
Station selected. Set to 1 when document insert station is selected. Clear  
when the cash receipt station is selected.  
7 (MSB)  
Feed error. This is a document feed error: Set when there is an error after  
a Flip Check or a MICR command is executed.  
Status byte 8  
Table 21. Status byte 8  
Bit  
Description  
0 (LSB)  
Reserved  
1
2
3
4
5
6
Reserved  
Reserved  
Reserved  
Reserved (always 0)  
Set to 1 when CR paper is out.  
Magnetic noise present - only for MICR read command - "1" when MICR  
read shows random noise count ≥ 100 decimal or periodic noise > 0,  
otherwise "0". If set to a "1", this value will be in the status message when  
status byte 5, bit 2 = "1" otherwise it will be a "0" in other status  
messages. When magnetic noise present bit is set there is excessive  
magnetic noise which might be due to a fan or CRT and it will affect the  
accuracy of the MICR reading.  
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7 (MSB)  
Thermal Print Algorithm Engaged: The thermal algorithm pauses printing  
to safeguard the parts in the printer when either the print head or the  
paper feed motor is considered too hot to continue printing. The bit clears  
when the printer has cools down. Prior to 2xR/1xR level 09.xx, this bit  
was set when the printer was almost too hot to continue printing. Pass  
these levels, the bit is set only when the algorithm is actually engaged.  
Note: The printer stops printing when the temperature exceeds 65° C,  
and will restart printing when the temp is below 60° C.  
Status byte 9  
Table 22. Status byte 9  
Bit  
Description  
0 (LSB)  
Electronic journal error (see driver spec for support)  
1
Marker attached  
2
Reserved  
3
Reserved  
4
Reserved (always 0)  
5
Reserved  
6
Printer is in offline mode, or has an unrecoverable error.  
Reserved  
7 (MSB)  
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Status byte 10  
Table 23. Status byte 10  
Bit  
Description  
0 (LSB)  
Reserved  
1
2
Electronic journal suspend (see driver spec for electronic journal support)  
Set when responding to checksum request for download graphics logos or  
stored messages.  
3
Reserved  
4
Reserved (Always = 0)  
Reserved  
5
6
Reserved  
7 (MSB)  
Reserved  
Status byte 11  
Table 24. Status byte 11  
Bit  
Description  
0 (LSB)  
CR feed error - no motion detected when line feeding.  
Reserved  
1
2
3
Detected partial paper cut. Cutter may be failing.  
Unexpected cover open. This bit will be set when the cover is open,  
where there isn't an error condition.  
4
Reserved (always = 0)  
5
Cutter jam. CANNOT print in the CR station when this bit is set.  
Set to 1 when CR paper is low.  
6
7 (MSB)  
Set to 1 when CR paper is critically low.  
Status byte 12  
This will contain information RMA should monitor.  
Table 25. Status byte 12  
Bit  
Description  
0 (LSB)  
1
Reserved  
Document feed slip detected. Document  
does not appear to move as far as it should  
when feeding. Tested during MICR read and  
landscape print.  
2
3
Reserved  
Unexpected DI cover open. This bit will be  
set when the cover is open and there has not  
been an error.  
4
5
Reserved (Default = 0)  
High voltage detection. The printer will be  
offline if this bit is set.  
6
Reserved  
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Table 25. Status byte 12 (continued)  
Bit  
Description  
7 (MSB)  
Reserved  
Status byte 13  
The printer can detect problems with the cards and might be able to communicate.  
If it can communicate, these are the statuses that are sent. If the failure is such that  
the printer cannot print, offline status will be set, and the CR LED will blip.  
Table 26. Status byte 13  
Bit  
Description  
0
(LSB) Main logic card - CRU failure  
Interface logic card - CRU failure  
Thermal print head - CRU failure  
Impact print head failure (not a CRU)  
Reserved (Always = '0')  
Motion sensor failure (not a CRU)  
Reserved  
1
2
3
4
5
6
7 (MSB)  
Reserved  
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Table 27. Status byte 14  
Bit  
Description  
0
(LSB)  
1
2
3
4
Reserved (Always = '0')  
5
Problem communicating with the thermal print head  
Executing offline test via command or keys  
Printing EJ data  
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Bit  
0
Description  
(LSB)  
1
2
3
4
5
6
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Description  
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Reserved (Always = '1')  
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The printer detects problems communicating with the thermal print head.  
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Table 29. Status byte 16  
Bit  
Description  
0 (LSB)  
ISB count: The lower bits of the number stored at the IPL count statistic  
IPL count: The lower bits of the number stored at the IPL count statistic  
IPL count: Thelower bits of the number stored at the IPL count statistic  
1
2
3
4
5
6
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Reserved (Always = '1')  
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Chapter 6. Character fonts  
This section describes font capabilities. For more information about font-related  
commands, see:  
v “Download user-defined characters” on page 23  
v “Set print station” on page 40  
v “Set print mode” on page 35  
v “Set code page” on page 41  
v “Set intercharacter spacing for single byte character sets” on page 42  
v “Select user-defined or resident character sets” on page 41  
Thermal printing font  
The number of characters printed per inch depends on the character size, the  
intercharacter spacing, and the chosen font. For example:  
v 17 cpi = 10-dot wide character + 2-dot space (font A) = 48 characters per line  
v 15 cpi = 10-dot wide character + 3-dot space (font A) = 44 characters per line  
v 12 cpi = 12-dot wide character + 5-dot space (font B) = 34 characters per line  
v 20 cpi = 8-dot wide character + 2-dot space (font C) = 57 characters per line  
You can choose the character size of four user-defined character sets (code pages)  
or two proportional fonts. The parameter ranges for user-defined character sets are:  
v 8 ≤ dot width ≤ 32  
v 16 ≤ dot width ≤ 32  
v Height must be a multiple of 2, such as 20, 22, 24, 26 and so forth.  
Notes:  
1. Any of the thermal printing fonts can be scaled up to eight times the defined  
width and eight times the defined height. The scaling factor for the width does  
not have to equal the scaling factor for the height. For example, you could  
specify twice the width and five times the height.  
2. For paper that has a width of 80 mm, the cash receipt print line is 72 mm (2.83  
in.) long. There are 576 dots per line and 203 dots per inch.  
Proportional fonts  
This section describes the procedure for converting and downloading proportional  
fonts. It also gives recommendations that will simplify implementing proportional  
fonts on a receipt.  
Preparing the fonts  
Download proportional fonts to the SureMark as follows:  
1. Convert a TrueType font to the SureMark proportional font format. Use the  
IBM Proportional font conversion utility, fontconvert.exe, to convert the fonts.  
See “Proportional fonts.”  
2. Download the converted font file to the printer.  
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Implementing proportional fonts  
The variable width of proportional fonts can make it difficult to layout a receipt  
using traditional methods. you can simplify the process of laying out the format of  
a receipt by using the alignment and tab features of the SureMark printer.  
The following topics show how to use the alignment and tab features with  
proportional fonts. Command descriptions are given in RS-232 (EIA-232) command  
format. For the command syntax when you use a printer driver, consult the driver  
documentation.  
A single proportional character set requires two user-defined code pages.  
Therefore, the printer allows the following combination of user-defined and  
proportional character sets to be stored in the printer.  
Number of Proportional Character Sets  
Number of User-Defined Character Sets  
0
1
2
4
2
0
Selecting code page 2 when a proportional character set is defined for code page 1  
(or selecting code page 4 when proportional characters are defined in code page 3)  
will result in unreadable characters being printed.  
A proportional character set is enabled using the select User-Defined Characters  
command.  
Layout using align commands  
A common requirement for receipt layout includes aligning item prices. This is  
commonly accomplished using fixed field lengths for item descriptions or counting  
characters. Using proportional fonts makes this method of alignment practically  
impossible.  
The simplest method to align prices is to use the Align Column Right command  
with the Fix Font Matrix command.  
v Unlike other Align Position commands, the Align Positions-Align Column Right  
command can be sent in the middle of a print line. Print characters sent before  
the alignment command will be left aligned, while characters sent after the  
alignment command will be right aligned.  
v The Fix Font Matrix command forces proportional characters to print using a  
single width defined by the command. This essentially negates the proportional  
characteristic of the font, while still allowing the user to utilize the custom font.  
The following sequence assumes proportional characters have been downloaded  
and selected for printing. The following sequence should be used for each item  
line. The printer output would resemble the following:  
Candy Bar  
Fountain Soda  
$
.45  
$ 1.11  
1. Print the item description. For the first item, this is the ASCII data Candy Bar.  
2. Issue the Set Alignment command with n=4 (Right Align Column). The  
command syntax is X'1B 61 04'.  
3. Issue the Fix Font Matrix command with n=dot width of the widest number  
used. The command syntax is X'1B 3A xx'.  
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Note: Finding the optimum value of xx for this command will vary depending  
on the proportional character set being used, and may require some  
experimentation.  
4. Print the item price. For the first item, this is the ASCII data $ .45.  
5. Issue the Fix Font Matrix command with n=0, which disables the fixed font  
matrix. The command syntax is X'1B 3A 00'.  
6. Issue the Print and Line Feed command. Use the command syntax X'0A' or  
X'0D'.  
Layout using set tab position  
In situations where you do not need the price right aligned, or where you require  
an additional column (for example, a column for quantity), using tabs is the best  
method to guarantee alignment. Tab positions that you define during the setup  
operation will remain intact until the printer is reset or re-initialized. Once tabs are  
setup, all that is required is to send a tab character X'09' to move to the next tab  
position. Use the Fix Font Matrix if alignment of the individual characters in a  
field is important (for example, to align the decimal points of prices).  
The following Set Tab Positions command will define tab positions for 3 columns:  
item description, quantity and price. The command assumes that the font width is  
approximately 10 dots. This procedure assumes that proportional characters have  
been downloaded and selected for printing, and that the item description will be  
left aligned.  
X’1B 44 01 90 01 D6 00 00’  
The following sequence should be used for each item line. The printer output  
would resemble the following:  
Candy Bar  
03 $ 1.00  
Fountain Soda 10 $11.10  
1. Print the item description. For the first item, this is the ASCII data Candy Bar.  
2. Issue the Tab command. The command syntax is X'09'.  
3. . Issue the Fix Font Matrix command with n=dot width of the widest number  
used. The command syntax is X'1B 3A xx'.  
Note: Finding the optimum value of xx for this command will vary depending  
on the proportional character set being used, and may require some  
experimentation.  
4. Print the quantity. For the first item, this is the ASCII data 03.  
5. Issue the Tab command. The command syntax is X'09'.  
6. Print the price. For the first item, this is the ASCII data $1.00.  
7. Issue the Fix Font Matrix command with n=0, which disables the fixed font  
matrix. The command syntax is X'1B 3A 00'.  
8. Issue the Print and Line Feed command. Use the command syntax X'0A' or  
X'0D'.  
Proportional font conversion utility  
IBM provides three True Type fonts and a utility that you can use to convert the  
fonts to files that the SureMark printer can use. The application and instructions  
for downloading the converted fonts are available from the Retail Store Solutions  
Web site.  
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Note: You might have True Type fonts other than those supplied by IBM on your  
system. Before using the conversion utility to convert and download any  
non-IBM fonts for use by the SureMark printer, you must confirm that you  
have received authorization from the owner of the fonts to convert and  
download the fonts.  
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Chapter 7. Tests and diagnostics  
This section describes the tests available for the 4610 Models 2xR and 1xR printers.  
Low paper sensing and calibration  
Low paper sensing is based upon the paper thickness and the core size. You can  
modify the low paper and critically low sensing settings. These settings determine  
the amount of paper that remains on the roll and at which time the low paper and  
the critically low paper status is sent. The default settings for low paper status is 5  
meters (or 5000 mm) remains on the roll and for critically low is 1 meter (or 1000  
mm).  
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Note: Prior to turning off the printer, send a reset command to the printer. If you  
turn off the printer without a reset command, when you turn the printer  
back on, it starts counting motor steps from the number stored in the  
printer's memory. This is not an accurate number if the printer was not able  
to store the number with a reset command.  
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For Models 1xR, the low-paper sensor is customer-selectable for table or wall  
mount, depending on application. The printer comes from the factory already in  
table mount mode. For wall mount applications, you must move the low-paper  
selector switch on the bottom of the printer to the WALL position.  
You must calibrate the printer to accurately recognize the thickness of the paper  
supply. Calibration can be done using an offline test or by a command. See "“Set  
low paper calibration” on page 48", ““Summary of the offline test menus (Models  
2xR)” on page 103, or “Summary of the offline test menus (Models 1xR)” on page  
108”.  
One printer can be calibrated for the paper supply. The calibration constant can  
then be broadcast to all printers that will use the same paper.  
To set the low paper supply sensors of all printers within your system:  
1. Run the calibration on one printer. See Table 30.  
2. Read out MCT#0x28 from the calibrated printer.  
Note: The calibration constant is stored in MCT 0x28. System management can  
interrogate all printers to see if one has been recently calibrated.  
3. Clear the high-order bit and send the value to all printers in the enterprise.  
Table 30. MCT load command settings for low paper and critically low paper  
Dec  
Hex  
38  
26  
Low paper amount. This is the amount of paper left in the  
printer when the low paper status is sent. Default is 5 meters  
(5000 or 0x1388 number stored as mm).  
39  
27  
Critically low paper amount. This is the amount of paper  
remaining in the printer when the low paper status is sent.  
Default is 1 meter (1000 or 0x03E8 number stored as mm).  
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Table 30. MCT load command settings for low paper and critically low paper (continued)  
Dec  
Hex  
40  
28  
LowPaperCalibrationConstant; The high order bit to this  
variable is set after this printer has calibrated the Low Paper.  
The lower order bits are the number of mm the printer will feed  
after detecting the sensor change until the paper is out.  
Firmware offline tests (Models 2xR)  
To enter the firmware offline test and setup procedures for 4610 Models 2xR,  
complete the following steps:  
A
B
C
Figure 3. Paper feed and document feed buttons  
1. Open the paper cover (ꢀCꢁ) and press the power button to power on the  
printer. The power button comes with a cover over it, so it may be necessary to  
use a paper clip or similar item to push the button through the cover. See  
Figure 4 on page 103 for the location of the power button.  
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Figure 4. Pressing the power button  
2. Close the paper cover and press the paper feed button (ꢀAꢁ) while the printer is  
powering up.  
3. The following offline selection menu is printed. See Figure 5.  
Off-line Selection started  
To select a sub-menu or test:  
FIRST, press the paper feed button the indicated number of times.  
THEN, press again and hold button down at least 1  
second to confirm selection.  
Sub-menus and tests  
Thermal Receipt test  
Choose Emulation Mode  
Model Selection  
EIA-232/RS-232 Flow Control  
More Selections  
Press  
1
2
3
4
5
To exit Off-line setup, open printer cover.  
Figure 5. Example of the offline selection main menu. See Table 31 for an explanation of  
these menu items.  
4. Follow the instructions that are printed for each required test.  
Summary of the offline test menus (Models 2xR)  
Use the firmware offline test menus to perform the offline tests. However, note that  
some existing offline test methods still apply (see “Earlier methods for offline  
tests” on page 106). Table 31 describes the available firmware offline test menus:  
Table 31. Summary of the offline test menu items  
Sub-menu (if  
applicable)  
Menu item  
Definition  
Definition  
1. Thermal receipt test Prints a receipt  
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Sub-menu (if  
Menu item  
Definition  
applicable)  
Definition  
2. Choose emulation  
mode  
Displays the  
submenus  
(see next  
Compatibility with Changes the command set and statuses to support  
Legacy 4610  
Native mode  
the previous drivers and applications (such as plug  
and play for existing 4610 printers).  
column)  
Changes the command set and statuses to support  
the low-paper detection, paper jam detection, and  
other 4610 Model 2xR sensors.  
3. Model selection  
You specify the printer type: MICR reading or non-MICR reading model.  
4. EIS-232/RS-232 flow Provides a list of available baud rates and flow controls.  
control  
5. More selections  
6. MCT listing  
Provides additional menus:  
Information for service personnel  
7. Low-paper  
calibration  
You are instructed to insert a small roll of paper in the printer. During the test the printer  
ejects all of the paper from this roll to calibrate the low-paper sensor.  
8. MICR read test  
(Model 2CR only)  
9. Document print test Starts print test  
10. For more selections: Provides additional menus:  
11. Hex dump mode  
A debug mode that is used when attached using a RS 232 that will have the printer print  
the data/commands that it receives. This enables the application writer the ability to see  
what data is actually being received at the printer.  
12. Execute printhead  
test  
Starts printhead test  
13. Reset TPH user  
data Execute after  
thermal Printhead is  
replaced  
Select after you install a new thermal printhead.  
14. Paper out sensor  
test  
Checks the operation of the paper-out sensor.  
Prints out a test page for the Code Pages resident in the printer.  
Return to main menu  
15. Resident code  
pages  
14. Main menu  
Changing the interface card or logic card  
During the servicing process, you often will change an interface card or logic card  
in the printer. If one of the cards is a new FRU, then the printer firmware  
automatically updates the new card with the printer settings and other  
information. (These settings include the serial number, baud rate, and model  
number.) The first time you power on the printer with a FRU card in it, the update  
will occur and the printer will reset.  
For proper operation, the information on the interface and logic cards must match.  
If you install either card (interface or logic) with previously written firmware  
information, you must direct the firmware to overwrite the correct card.  
The following message is printed when an information mismatch occurs:  
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A card in the printer has been replaced  
Main Logic’s S/N is 41-MVT02  
Interface Card’s S/N is 41AAVT50  
Check the serial number (S/N) of the  
printer. The S/N is located next to the  
document insert station and on the  
bottom of the printer.  
If S/N matches one of the above, please  
update the card with the incorrect S/N.  
If S/N does not match one of the above,  
Refer to the Hardware Service Manual.  
To select a sub-menu or test:  
FIRST, Press the paper feed button  
the indicated number of  
times.  
THEN, press again and hold  
button down at least 1 second  
to confirm selection.  
OPTIONS. . . . . . . . . . Press  
1. Main Logic Update Menu . . . . 1  
2. Interface Card Update Menu . . 2  
3. Continue without updating . . 3  
To exit Off-line setup, open printer cover.  
If you select option 1, the following message prints:  
Main Logic Card Update Menu  
Data will be copied from the  
interface card to the main logic  
Printer will reset when update is done.  
To update the Main Logic Card,  
Press the paper feed button  
To Exit without updating, Open Printer Cover.  
If you select option 2, the following message will print:  
Interface Card Update Menu  
To update the Interface Card,  
Press the paper feed button  
Data will be copied from the  
main logic to the Interface Card.  
To Exit without updating,  
open printer cover  
Selecting Option 3. Continuing without updating could produce unexpected  
results.  
Storing a new serial number in the firmware  
For proper printer operation, the firmware must correlate the serial number of the  
printer with the serial number of the logic card. When you replace either the logic  
card or the interface card, the serial number is restored into the new card.  
However, if both cards are replaced, you must store the correct serial number in  
the firmware.  
For more information, see the IBM Retail Store Solutions support Web site at  
www.ibm.com/solutions/retail/store/support/.  
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Earlier methods for offline tests  
The section provides the previous methods for initiating offline tests. Although  
these methods are supported, IBM recommends that you use the firmware menu  
and sub-menus to initiate all offline tests.  
Resetting the printer and the document sensor threshold  
To reset the printer,:  
1. Press and hold the paper feed and document feed buttons (ꢀAꢁ and ꢀBꢁ in  
Figure 3 on page 102) to enter offline mode.  
2. When the printer-ready indicator begins blinking, release both buttons.  
3. Open and close the paper door by pressing the paper release button ꢀCꢁ in  
Figure 3 on page 102.  
Customer receipt test  
Note: IBM recommends that you use the offline menus to initiate this test.  
To initiate the customer receipt test, follow these steps:  
1. Press and hold both the paper feed and document feed buttons (ꢀAꢁ and ꢀBꢁ in  
Figure 3 on page 102) to enter offline mode  
2. When the printer-ready indicator begins blinking, release both buttons.  
3. Press and release the paper feed button to start the test  
Document insert station test  
Note: IBM recommends that you use the offline menus to initiate this test.  
To initiate the document insert station test, follow these steps:  
1. Press and hold both the paper feed and document feed buttons (ꢀAꢁ and ꢀBꢁ in  
Figure 3 on page 102) buttons to enter offline mode.  
2. When the printer-ready indicator begins blinking, release both buttons.  
3. Press and release the document feed button to start the test.  
MICR read, flipper test (Model 2CR only)  
Note: IBM recommends that you use the offline menus to initiate this test.  
The MICR read test is accessed through the sub-menus in offline mode.  
Follow these steps to start the MICR read and flipper test:  
1. Insert the check face down with the magnetic ink characters to the right.  
2. To enter offline mode, press and hold both buttons until the printer-ready  
indicator begins blinking.  
3. Then release both buttons.  
4. Press and release both buttons again. The printer reads the check.  
5. Characters that match the magnetic ink characters are printed on the customer  
receipt. The check is then flipped over, and ejected.  
Understanding MICR test results: If the characters printed do not match the  
magnetic ink characters, check the MICR read head. The printer will insert  
question marks if the MICR read engine cannot decode a number. If the printer  
detects noise, it will print out the amplitude and frequency of the noise, if possible.  
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Firmware offline tests (Models 1xR)  
To enter the firmware offline test and setup procedures for Models 1xR, complete  
the following steps:  
The following sections describe the steps to enter the firmware offline test and  
setup procedures for Model 1xR.  
1. Open the top cover.  
2. Press the white power reset switch (ꢀAꢁ in Figure 6) to turn the printer off and  
then on again.  
A
Figure 6. Offline tests activation  
3. Close the top cover  
4. While the printer is powering up, press and hold the paper feed button until  
the front LED indicator blinks. The offline test is printed (see Figure 7 on page  
108).  
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Off-line Selection started  
To select a sub-menu or test:  
FIRST, press the paper feed button the indicated number of times.  
THEN, press again and hold button down at least 1  
second to confirm selection.  
Sub-menus and tests  
Thermal Receipt test  
Choose Emulation Mode  
Select receipt width  
EIA-232/RS-232 Flow Control  
More Selections  
Press  
1
2
3
4
5
To exit Off-line setup, open printer cover.  
Figure 7. Example of the offline selection main menu. See 108for an explanation of these  
menu items.  
5. Follow the instructions that are printed for each required test.  
Summary of the offline test menus (Models 1xR)  
Use the firmware offline test menus to perform the offline tests. Table 32 describes  
the available firmware offline test menus for Models 1xR:  
|
Table 32. Summary of the offline test menu items  
|
|
Sub-menu (if  
applicable)  
Menu Item  
Definition  
Definition  
|
1. Thermal receipt  
Prints a receipt  
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2. Choose emulation Displays the  
Compatibility with  
Legacy 4610  
Changes the  
mode  
submenus (see next  
column)  
command set and  
statuses to support  
the previous drivers  
and applications  
(such as plug and  
play for existing 4610  
printers).  
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Native mode  
Changes the  
command set and  
statuses to support  
the low-paper  
detection, paper jam  
detection, and other  
4610 Model 1NR,  
1NA, and 1ND  
sensors.  
|
|
EPSON Emulation  
Emulates an EPSON  
printer.  
|
|
4. EIS-232/RS-232  
flow control  
Provides a list of available baud rates and flow controls.  
|
5. MCT listing  
Provides information for service personnel.  
|
|
|
6. Low-paper  
calibration  
You are instructed to insert a small roll of paper in the printer.  
During the test, the printer ejects all of the paper from this roll to  
calibrate the low-paper sensor.  
|
|
|
|
7. Hex dump mode  
A debug mode that is used when attached using a RS-232 that will  
have the printer print the data/commands that it receives. This  
enables the application writer the ability to see what data is actually  
being received at the printer.  
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Table 32. Summary of the offline test menu items (continued)  
|
|
Sub-menu (if  
applicable)  
Menu Item  
Definition  
Definition  
|
|
8. Execute printhead Starts printhead tests.  
test  
|
|
9. Reset TPH user  
data.  
Select after you install a new thermal printhead.  
|
|
10. Motion sensor  
test  
Starts the test up  
|
|
11. Print resident  
code pages  
Prints all resident code pages with options of font choice  
Returns to main menu  
|
|
12. Main menu  
Storing a new serial number in the firmware after a logic or  
interface card change  
During the servicing process, you might have to change an interface card or logic  
card in the printer.  
For proper printer operation, the firmware must correlate the serial number of the  
printer with the serial number of the logic card. When you replace either the logic  
card, you must store the correct serial number in the firmware.  
For more information, see the IBM Retail Store Solutions support Web site at  
www.ibm.com/solutions/retail/store/support/.  
Customer receipt test  
Use the offline menu to initiate the customer receipt test.  
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mais être récupéré en fin de vie.  
In accordance with the European WEEE Directive, electrical and electronic  
equipment (EEE) is to be collected separately and to be reused, recycled, or  
recovered at end of life. Users of EEE with the WEEE marking per Annex IV of the  
WEEE Directive, as shown above, must not dispose of end of life EEE as unsorted  
municipal waste, but use the collection framework available to customers for the  
return, recycling, and recovery of WEEE. Customer participation is important to  
minimize any potential effects of EEE on the environment and human health due  
to the potential presence of hazardous substances in EEE. For proper collection and  
treatment, contact your local IBM representative.  
Disposal of IT products should be in accordance with local ordinances and  
regulations.  
Battery return program  
This product may contain sealed lead acid, nickel cadmium, nickel metal hydride,  
lithium, or lithium ion battery. Consult your user manual or service manual for  
specific battery information. The battery must be recycled or disposed of properly.  
Recycling facilities may not be available in your area. For information on disposal  
of batteries outside the United States, go to www.ibm.com/ibm/environment/  
products/battery.shtml or contact your local waste disposal facility.  
In the United States, IBM has established a return process for reuse, recycling, or  
proper disposal of used IBM sealed lead acid, nickel cadmium, nickel metal  
hydride, and other battery packs from IBM equipment. For information on proper  
disposal of these batteries, contact IBM at 1-800-426-4333. Please have the IBM part  
number listed on the battery available prior to your call.  
For Taiwan:  
Please recycle batteries.  
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Notice: This mark applies only to countries within the European Union (EU)  
Batteries or packaging for batteries are labeled in accordance with European  
Directive 2006/66/EC concerning batteries and accumulators and waste batteries  
and accumulators. The Directive determines the framework for the return and  
recycling of used batteries and accumulators as applicable throughout the  
European Union. This label is applied to various batteries to indicate that the  
battery is not to be thrown away, but rather reclaimed upon end of life per this  
Directive.  
Les batteries ou emballages pour batteries sont étiquetés conformément aux  
directives européennes 2006/66/EC, norme relative aux batteries et accumulateurs  
en usage et aux batteries et accumulateurs usés. Les directives déterminent la  
marche à suivre en vigueur dans l'Union Européenne pour le retour et le recyclage  
des batteries et accumulateurs usés. Cette étiquette est appliquée sur diverses  
batteries pour indiquer que la batterie ne doit pas être mise au rebut mais plutôt  
récupérée en fin de cycle de vie selon cette norme.  
In accordance with the European Directive 2006/66/EC, batteries and accumulators  
are labeled to indicate that they are to be collected separately and recycled at end  
of life. The label on the battery may also include a chemical symbol for the metal  
concerned in the battery (Pb for lead, Hg for mercury and Cd for cadmium). Users  
of batteries and accumulators must not dispose of batteries and accumulators as  
unsorted municipal waste, but use the collection framework available to customers  
for the return, recycling and treatment of batteries and accumulators. Customer  
participation is important to minimize any potential effects of batteries and  
accumulators on the environment and human health due to the potential presence  
of hazardous substances. For proper collection and treatment, contact your local  
IBM representative.  
This notice is provided in accordance with Royal Decree 106/2008 of Spain: The  
retail price of batteries, accumulators and power cells includes the cost of the  
environmental management of their waste.  
For California:  
Perchlorate material – special handling may apply  
Refer to www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate.  
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The foregoing notice is provided in accordance with California Code of Regulations  
Title 22, Division 4.5, Chapter 33: Best Management Practices for Perchlorate Materials.  
This product/part includes a lithium manganese dioxide battery which contains a  
perchlorate substance.  
Flat panel displays  
The fluorescent lamp in the liquid crystal display contains mercury. Dispose of it  
as required by local ordinances and regulations.  
Monitors and workstations  
Connecticut: Visit the website of the Department of Environmental Protection at  
www.ct.gov/depfor information about recycling covered electronic devices in the  
State of Connecticut, or telephone the Connecticut Department of Environmental  
Protection at 1-860-424-3000.  
Oregon: For information regarding recycling covered electronic devices in the state  
of Oregon, go to the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality site at  
www.deq.state.or.us/lq/electronics.htm.  
Washington: For information about recycling covered electronic devices in the State  
of Washington, go to the Department of Ecology Website at https://  
fortress.wa.gov/ecy/recycle/ or telephone the Washington Department of Ecology  
at 1-800Recycle.  
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The following are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in  
the United States or other countries, or both:  
AnyPlace Kiosk(tm)  
AnyPlace POS Hub(tm)  
DB2  
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IBM and the IBM logo  
PS/2  
SureMark  
SurePoint  
SurePOS  
Wake on LAN  
WebSphere  
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Microsoft Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both.  
Celeron and Intel are trademarks of Intel corporation in the United States, or other  
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trademarks of Oracle and/or its affiliates.  
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Index  
data buffer management, and batch  
printing (continued)  
extended address command 15  
Numerics  
1/6-inch line spacing, selecting 44  
1/8-inch line spacing, selecting 43  
4610 Models 2xR  
hold printing until buffer is  
released 77  
release print buffer 78  
F
ferrite requirement 116  
firmware offline tests 102  
changing the interface or logic  
card 104  
Firmware offline tests 102  
offline test, firmware 102  
reset line count 77  
defaults, printer memory allocation 19  
define document wait time command 49  
disable feed buttons 52  
disable line count 77  
offline test menu 103  
storing a new serial number 105  
Firmware offline tests  
4610 Models 2xR 102  
For 1xR 107  
firmware offline tests setup  
procedures 102  
fix font matrix 54  
A
disable the beeper 51  
accessibility of publications xii  
align positions command 48  
asynchronous commands 74  
data buffer management and batch  
printing 76  
disable upside-down printing 52  
disposal of equipment 117  
document handling, landscape mode  
commands 86  
document handling, portrait mode  
commands 85  
document length, setting 39  
document sensor threshold,  
resetting 106  
double-byte characters 20  
double-high mode command, set or  
cancel 37  
double-wide mode command, set or  
cancel 37  
download graphics (logo) commands 20  
download user-defined characters  
command 23  
real-time requests 74  
flash storage write command 30  
flat panel displays 120  
flip check command 71  
B
backspace, composite characters 71  
batch printing, and data buffer  
management 76  
H
battery return program 118  
hardware requirements  
2
hold printing command 77  
horizontal tab command 71  
horizontal tabs command, set 46  
C
cable ferrite requirement 116  
cash drawer drive pulse command 73  
changing the interface card or logic  
card 104  
driver documentation by operating  
system  
6
I
impact code page command 27  
intercharacter spacing command, set for  
single byte character sets 42  
character that selects font a/b/c 35  
check processing commands 69  
flip check 71  
MICR read 69  
checksum of downloaded logo or  
message 29  
checksum of flash memory sector,  
request 29  
Class A compliance statement  
Australia and New Zealand 114  
China 115  
E
EC level marker command 76  
EC request command 75  
edition notice ii  
invert command, set or cancel 38  
electronic emissions notices 113  
Australia and New Zealand 114  
China 115  
J
Japan Electronics and Information  
Technology Industries Association  
statement 115  
European Union 113  
FCC (USA) 113  
Germany 114  
Industry Canada 114  
Japan 115  
Korea 115  
Japanese Electrical Appliance and  
Material Safety Law statement 115  
Japanese power line harmonics  
compliance statement 115  
Japanese VCCI Council Class A  
statement 115  
European Union 113  
FCC (USA) 113  
Germany 114  
Industry Canada 114  
Japan 115  
Taiwan 116  
Taiwan 116  
electrostatic discharge (ESD) 116  
emphasized printing command, set or  
cancel 38  
emulation mode for Model  
2CR/2NR/1NR 16  
emulation of non-IBM printers 17  
enable feed buttons 52  
enable the beeper 51  
enable upside-down printing 52  
end of life disposal 117  
equipment disposal 117  
erase flash sector command 30  
error recovery command, set 49  
European Union battery recycling  
statement 119  
code page command, set 41  
color printing, selecting 44  
communication parameters  
K
5
Korean communications statement 115  
composite characters, backspace 71  
L
D
landscape mode 86  
damage from electrostatic discharge 116  
data buffer management commands 76  
data buffer management, and batch  
printing 76  
landscape printing commands 86  
left margin command, set 46  
line spacing, minimum units 45  
line spacing, select 1/6 44  
line spacing, select 1/8 43  
disable line count 77  
EC level marker command 76  
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low paper sensing and calibration 101  
low paper, sensing and calibration 101  
page mode commands (continued)  
select printing direction/position 80  
select standard mode 79  
set left margin position (standard  
mode), set absolute print position  
(page mode) 81  
S
select character size for scalable fonts 53  
select color printing command 44  
select maximum print speed 39  
select page mode 79  
M
MCT command definitions 31  
MCT loading 31  
select printable area 79  
select printing direction/position 80  
select standard mode 79  
send status to system command 50  
Set document length for landscape  
print 39  
set horizontal tabs command 46  
set left margin position (standard mode),  
set absolute print position (page  
mode) 81  
set printing position 82  
set relative horizontal position 81  
set relative vertical position 80  
set vertical position 80  
setting or cancelling rotated  
characters 43  
setting print station parameters 43  
sheet eject length command, set 45  
status byte 1 90  
status byte 10 93  
status byte 11 93  
status byte 12 93  
status byte 13 94  
status byte 14 94  
status byte 15 94  
status byte 16 95  
status byte 2 90  
status byte 3 90  
status byte 4 91  
status byte 5 91  
status byte 6 91  
status byte 7 91  
status byte 8 92  
status byte 9 92  
status conditions, summary 89  
status information 89  
status request command 13  
storing a new serial number in the  
firmware 105  
strike-through, set, cancel 55  
summary of status conditions 89  
system commands 13  
set printing position 82  
set relative horizontal position 81  
set relative vertical position 80  
set vertical position 80  
memory allocation 18  
mercury-added statement 120  
message format 89  
paper cut/DI eject command 73  
paper, select thermal 55  
perchlorate 119  
MICR read 69  
MICR test results, understanding 106  
microcode tolerance (MCT) information -  
request 31  
miscellaneous commands 71  
generate drive pulse for cash  
drawer 73  
portrait mode 85  
predefine messages command 22  
Prepare printer for shut down (S3) 74  
preparing the fonts 97  
preparing, the fonts 97  
preset commands 18  
print and line feed command 64  
print character commands 64  
print logo inline 54  
print mode command, set 35  
print predefined graphics (logo)  
command 67  
print station command, set 40  
print station parameters command,  
set 43  
printer memory allocation defaults 19  
proportional 97  
horizontal tab 71  
paper cut/DI eject command 73  
Prepare printer for shut down  
(S3) 74  
retrieve the flash storage 73  
retrieve the size of user flash  
storage 74  
return home (select print head  
location) 28, 72  
Models 1xR  
Firmware offline tests 107  
offline test, firmware 107  
proportional font command 25  
proportional fonts 97  
publications, related xi  
N
notices 111  
battery recycling 118, 119  
cable ferrites 116  
electronic emissions 113  
electrostatic discharge (ESD) 116  
end of life disposal 117  
IBM 111  
R
re-initialize the printer command 51  
real-time commands 74  
real-time status request command 75  
relative position command, set 47  
release print buffer 78  
release print buffer command 74  
request checksum of flash memory  
sector 29  
Request document length 40  
request printer ID command 15  
reset line count 77  
reset printer 75  
Resetting the printer and the Document  
Sensor Threshold 106  
retrieve checksum of each downloaded  
logo or each stored message 29  
retrieve flash storage command 73  
retrieve size of flash storage  
command 74  
O
offline selection menu  
For 1xR 107  
offline test menu 103  
offline test, firmware  
4610 Models 2xR 102  
For 1xR 107  
offline tests  
T
customer receipt test 106  
offline tests, earlier methods 106  
onetime-set commands 18  
Taiwanese battery recycling  
statement 118  
thermal 97  
operating system requirements  
overline mode command, set or  
cancel 38  
1
thermal code page command 24  
thermal paper, select 55  
thermal printing font 97  
through, strike, cancel, set 55  
trademarks 120  
return home (select print head  
location) 28, 72  
right margin command, set 47  
rotated characters command, set or  
cancel 43  
P
page mode commands 79  
RS-232 (EIA-232) commands  
RS-232 commands summary by  
function  
5
clear print data in page mode 83  
page mode printing commands 79  
print and form feed and cut the  
paper 82  
print page in page mode 83  
select printable area 79  
U
6
underline mode command, set or  
cancel 38  
unidirectional printing command, set or  
cancel 39  
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verify previous commands  
completed 13  
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