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P OS

SERIES 150

Receipt/Validation/Journal Printers

PROGRAMMER'S

GUIDE

Rev G

PN: 100-7959

12/14/99

Programmer’s Guide PcOS Series 150 Change History

12/14/99 Rev G Page i

Change History

Rev. G

Added Telpar emulation

Added USB description

Added Redefine Character Set and Euro Character Commands

Updated Command Summary Tables

Rev. F

Removed redundant codes on page 82

Added Option 1: Epson emulation on page 90

Added Line Feed Before Cut to page 92

Added SSD Signal to page 96

Added Epson/Axiohm and STAR cash drawer connectors on page 118

Changed Code 3 of 9 to Code 39

Rev. E

Reformatted entire document

Corrected miscellaneous spelling and grammar mistakes

Changed RS1284 to IEEE 1284

Rev. D Update for Firmware Rev 1.20

Added NCR2567 emulation commands

Rev. C Update

Added section on parallel-port PnP

Added information about the web site

Added section on Star emulation

Removed all references to the cover (The Series 150 Printer does not have a switch on the cover.)

Added trademarks for OKIDATA and Star

Added Code 93 to bar code section

Added bar code justification commands

Rev. B Update

Corrected physical specifications

Corrected warranty information

Rev. A Initial Release

Disclaimer PcOS Series 150 Programmer’s Guide

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Disclaimer

Information in this publication is subject to change without notice. However, as product improvements

become available, Ithaca Peripherals will make every effort to provide updated information for the

products described in this publication.

December 1999

Printed in the United States of America.

No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or

by any means, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of

Ithaca Peripherals.

Trademarks

PcOS is a registered trademark of Ithaca Peripherals. Ithaca Peripherals is a Transact Technologies

Incorporated Company. IBM is a registered trademark of the International Business Machines

Corporation. Epson is a registered trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation. OKIDATA and Microline are

registered trademarks of OKI Electric Industry Co., Ltd. Star is a registered trademark of Star Micronics

Co., Ltd. Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Windows, Windows NT, and Plug

and Play are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

Federal Communications Commission

Radio Frequency Interference Statement

The Series 150 Printe complies with the limits for a Class A computing device in accordance with the

specifications in Part 15 of FCC rules which are designed to minimize radio frequency interference during

installation; however, there is no guarantee that radio or television interference will not occur during a

particular installation. If this equipment does cause interference to radio or television reception, which can

be determined by turning the equipment off and on while the radio or television is on, the user is

encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient the radio or television receiving antenna.

• Relocate the printer with respect to the receiver.

• Plug the printer and receiver into different outlets.

The user may need to consult their dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for additional

suggestions. The user may find the following booklet prepared by the Federal Communications

Commission helpful: How to Identify and Resolve Radio/TV Interference Problems.

The booklet is available from the United States Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. Ask

for stock number 004-000-00345-4.

Programmer’s Guide PcOS Series 150 Table of Contents

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Table of Contents

Overview of the Series 150 Printer ............................................................................................................1

Warranty Information..................................................................................................................1

Warranty Options ..........................................................................................................1

Service Information .......................................................................................................1

What is in this book?...................................................................................................................1

Who should read this book? ...........................................................................................1

What does it cover?........................................................................................................1

Where can you find more information? ..........................................................................2

Contacting Ithaca Peripherals ........................................................................................2

General Description ..................................................................................................................................3

Series 150 Models .......................................................................................................................3

Standard Features........................................................................................................................3

Model 151: Receipt Printer..........................................................................................................4

Model 152: Receipt/Journal Printer .............................................................................................4

Model 153: Receipt/Journal/Validation Printer............................................................................4

Model 154: Receipt/Validation Printer.........................................................................................4

General Specifications...............................................................................................................................5

Printing Specifications.................................................................................................................5

Physical Specifications ................................................................................................................8

Dimensions....................................................................................................................8

Weight...........................................................................................................................8

Electrical Characteristics.............................................................................................................8

Self-powered AC............................................................................................................8

Interface Specifications..................................................................................................9

Media Specifications ...................................................................................................................9

Ribbon...........................................................................................................................9

Receipt Paper.................................................................................................................9

Receipt/Journal Paper ..................................................................................................10

Printable Area ...........................................................................................................................10

Receipt Printing...........................................................................................................10

Validation Forms Printing ...........................................................................................10

Validation - Top Insertion............................................................................................11

Validation - Left-side Insertion ....................................................................................11

Control Codes Overview .........................................................................................................................12

Nomenclature............................................................................................................................12

Standard Emulation.....................................................................................................13

IPCL Codes .................................................................................................................13

EPOS Emulation..........................................................................................................13

Microline Emulation....................................................................................................13

Star Emulation.............................................................................................................13

NCR2567 Emulation....................................................................................................14

Telpar Emulation.........................................................................................................14

Application Development ..........................................................................................................14

Tables and Charts......................................................................................................................14

Printer Control Codes..............................................................................................................................15

Print/Paper Motion....................................................................................................................15

Low-level Paper Motion Control..................................................................................15

Horizontal Motion Control...........................................................................................16

Vertical Motion Control ............................................................................................................18

Character Font...........................................................................................................................22

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International Character Sets and Code Pages.............................................................................24

Character Print Control .............................................................................................................30

Character Pitch..........................................................................................................................31

Character Attribute Commands .................................................................................................33

Print Rotation Commands .........................................................................................................40

Graphic Mode ...........................................................................................................................45

Standard APA Graphics...............................................................................................45

Bar codes...................................................................................................................................48

Validation Operation ...................................................................................................52

Validation Operation Control.......................................................................................53

Miscellaneous Control...............................................................................................................55

Printer Status Set/Inquire...........................................................................................................59

Parallel, Non-IEEE 1284 Mode Inquire .......................................................................59

Serial Mode Inquire.....................................................................................................60

Parallel, IEEE 1284 Mode Inquire ...............................................................................60

Dynamic Response Mode.............................................................................................60

Inquire Commands ......................................................................................................62

Extended Diagnostic Commands ...............................................................................................68

EPOS Codes..............................................................................................................................69

Real-time Status...........................................................................................................69

EPOS Command Summary..........................................................................................69

EPOS Deviations .........................................................................................................71

MICROLINE Codes ..................................................................................................................75

MICROLINE Command Summary ..............................................................................75

Star Codes.................................................................................................................................77

Star Command Summary.............................................................................................77

NCR2567 Codes........................................................................................................................79

NCR Command Summary ...........................................................................................79

Telpar Codes .............................................................................................................................80

Telpar Command Summary.........................................................................................80

Control Codes Summary by Code ..............................................................................................81

Control Codes Summary by Function.........................................................................................85

Operator Panel Controls..........................................................................................................................89

Push Buttons - Momentary Switches..........................................................................................89

Indicators ..................................................................................................................................89

Fault Indicators .........................................................................................................................90

Product Self-tests ....................................................................................................................................91

Level 0 Diagnostics ...................................................................................................................91

Extended Diagnostics ................................................................................................................91

Self test........................................................................................................................91

Hex-dump Mode .....................................................................................................................................92

Configuration Mode................................................................................................................................93

Initial Power ON .......................................................................................................................93

Manual Configuration ...............................................................................................................93

Enable Remote Configuration....................................................................................................93

Feature Configuration................................................................................................................94

General Control.........................................................................................................103

Vertical Control.........................................................................................................105

Character...................................................................................................................105

Interface ....................................................................................................................105

Options......................................................................................................................106

Save Changes ............................................................................................................106

Communications Protocol and Print Buffers..........................................................................................107

Overview.................................................................................................................................107

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Parallel Port ............................................................................................................................110

Parallel Port Protocol.................................................................................................110

Printer Buffer Size.....................................................................................................111

Parallel Port Inquire IEEE 1284.................................................................................111

Parallel Port Inquire (Non-IEEE 1284) ......................................................................114

Parallel Port Plug and Play.........................................................................................115

Parallel Port Connector..............................................................................................116

Signal Levels .............................................................................................................116

Serial Port ...............................................................................................................................117

Serial Port Features....................................................................................................117

Serial Port Pin-out .....................................................................................................117

Serial Port Protocol....................................................................................................118

Print Buffer Flow.......................................................................................................120

Printer Buffer Size.....................................................................................................123

Serial Port Inquire .....................................................................................................124

Remote Printer Reset...............................................................................................................125

Reset in Serial Mode..................................................................................................125

Reset in Parallel Mode...............................................................................................125

Power-cycle Recovery..............................................................................................................125

Programmer’s Notes................................................................................................................126

Cash Drawer Interface...........................................................................................................................127

Interface Description ...............................................................................................................127

Interface Connectors................................................................................................................127

Printing Graphics..................................................................................................................................128

Character Graphics..................................................................................................................128

APA Graphics .........................................................................................................................130

Appendix A Language Tables ...............................................................................................................133

Appendix B ASCII Code Chart .............................................................................................................135

Appendix C Ordering Cables ................................................................................................................136

General Information................................................................................................................136

Index.....................................................................................................................................................137

Figures and Tables PcOS Series 150 Programmer's Guide

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Table of Figures

Figure 1 Single-wide character cell ...........................................................................................................7

Figure 2 Character forming.......................................................................................................................7

Figure 3 Physical dimensions....................................................................................................................8

Figure 4 Receipt printable area................................................................................................................10

Figure 5 Validation print – top insertion .................................................................................................11

Figure 6 Validation print – left-side insertion..........................................................................................11

Figure 7 Example of fine line feed...........................................................................................................18

Figure 8 Data sent to printer for fine line feed.........................................................................................18

Figure 9 Examples of character print.......................................................................................................31

Figure 10 Example of one-line double-wide print....................................................................................33

Figure 11 Data sent to printer for one-line double-wide print...................................................................33

Figure 12 Example of underline, enhanced, emphasized, superscript, and subscript print........................39

Figure 13 Paper-error to inquire-request timing.......................................................................................60

Figure 14 Parallel link options ..............................................................................................................105

Figure 15 Typical POS system...............................................................................................................107

Figure 16 Host to printer link................................................................................................................107

Figure 17 Printer communications buffer flow.......................................................................................108

Figure 18 Parallel port data timing........................................................................................................110

Figure 19 PE to ENQ request timing.....................................................................................................114

Figure 20 Serial port flow control using DTR........................................................................................118

Figure 21 Serial port flow control XON/XOFF......................................................................................119

Figure 22 Serial buffer operation...........................................................................................................120

Figure 23 Print controller using data.....................................................................................................122

Figure 24 Inquire flow...........................................................................................................................124

Figure 25 Receipt with extended graphic characters ..............................................................................129

Figure 26 Receipt with APA graphics....................................................................................................130

Table of Tables

Table 1 Normal print zone character specifications ...................................................................................5

Table 2 Wide print zone character specifications.......................................................................................6

Table 3 Power input requirements.............................................................................................................8

Table 4 Validation lines ..........................................................................................................................10

Table 5 Language table IDs.....................................................................................................................25

Table 6 EPOS language table IDs............................................................................................................25

Table 7 Code page definition table ..........................................................................................................26

Table 8 EPOS code page definition table.................................................................................................27

Table 9 Euro Character Substitution Matrix ............................................................................................29

Table 10 Print modes ..............................................................................................................................30

Table 11 Intercharacter spacing table ......................................................................................................32

Table 12 Rotated print spacing................................................................................................................40

Table 13 Parallel port pin-outs ..............................................................................................................116

Table 14 Serial bit rates.........................................................................................................................117

Table 15 Serial port pin-outs.................................................................................................................117

Table 16 Ithaca cash drawer connector..................................................................................................127

Table 17 Epson/Axiohm cash drawer connector ....................................................................................127

Table 18 Star cash drawer connector.....................................................................................................127

Table 19 Code page definitions .............................................................................................................134

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Table 20 ASCII chart............................................................................................................................135

Programmer's Guide PcOS Series 150 Overview

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Chapter 1:

Overview of the Series 150 Printer

Warranty Information

Warranty Options

All PcOS Series 150 Printers come with a standard 24-month warranty covering both parts and

labor. An optional warranty, covering both parts and labor for an additional 12 months, may be

purchased separately. For more information concerning the warranty options, please contact your

dealer or the Sales Department at Ithaca Peripherals. See “Contacting Ithaca Peripherals” on

page 2.

Service Information

Ithaca Peripherals has a full service organization to meet your printer service and repair

requirements.

If your printer needs service, please directly contact Ithaca Peripherals’ Technical Support

Department at (607) 257-8901 for a return authorization.

Ithaca Peripherals offers the following service programs to meet your needs:

• Extended Warranty

• Depot Repair

• Maintenance Contract

What is in this book?

Who should read this book?

This book is intended for system engineers or system integrators. It contains the information

needed to integrate the Series 150 Printer with a point-of-sale terminal and to program the

terminal to communicate with the printer.

What does it cover?

This guide provides the following information:

• Start-up information including diagnostics and fault conditions,

• Command descriptions,

• Character fonts,

• Printer features,

• Parallel and RS-232 interface information,

• Communications and buffers, and

• Command code reference tables.

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Where can you find more information?

An Operator's Guide is available that describes set up and use of the Series 150 Printer. It

describes basic procedures such as changing the paper; printing on a form; and replacing the

ribbon cassette. A Maintenance Manual is also available. It shows how to repair the Series 150

Printer and lists the replacement parts. The Maintenance Manual is intended for trained, service

technicians. For information about ordering these books or programs, refer to the next section.

In addition, there are a number of drivers available that will support various environments.

CFG 90/150 User’s Guide PN 100-01085

Windows 95 print driver with documentation PN 100-9167

Windows NT 4.0 print driver with documentation PN 100-9170

OPOS drivers with documentation PN 100-9732

Master character set definitions PN 100-9785

Contacting Ithaca Peripherals

The Sales and Technical Support Departments will be able to help you with most of your

questions. Contact the Sales Department to order documentation, receive additional information

about the Series 150 Printer, order supplies, or obtain information about other products by Ithaca

Peripherals. Contact the Technical Support Department for information about your warranty, to

send a printer in for service, or for technical support.

You may reach both the Sales and Technical Support Departments at the following address and

phone or fax numbers.

Ithaca Peripherals

20 Bomax Drive

Ithaca, NY 14850

Main phone (607) 257-8901

Main fax (607) 257-8922

Sales fax (607) 257-3868

Technical Support fax (607) 257-3911

Technical Support E-mail techsupport@ithper.com

Internet Support

Ithaca Peripherals maintains an Internet web site. The address is http://www.ithper.com. On

the technical support page, you will find support information on all of our printers. The

Series 150 Printer support pages offer the latest information. They include the current

version of this manual, program examples, test procedures, programming instructions, and

supported print drivers.

Programmer's Guide PcOS Series 150 General Description

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Chapter 2:

General Description

Series 150 Models

There are four basic models of the Series 150 Printer. They are:

Model 151 Receipt Printer;

Model 152 Receipt/Journal Printer;

Model 153 Receipt/Journal/Validation Printer; and

Model 154 Receipt/Validation Printer.

Standard Features

The following features are common to the entire family of printers:

• 340 cps logic-seeking print speed;

• 4.0 inches per second paper feed speed;

• 2.40-inch (normal) or 2.83-inch (wide) print zone;

• Snap on ribbon cassette;

• Dual cash drawer drivers with status;

• Centronics parallel, IEEE 1284, serial RS-232C, or USB interfaces;

• Configurable receive buffer;

• Standard, Epson, Microline, Star, NCR2567, and Telpar emulations;1

• Standard all-points-addressable (APA) or EPOS bit-image graphics;

• Standard and EPOS International Character Sets;

• 8, 10, 12, 15, 17.1, 20, and 24 characters per inch selections;

• Emphasized, enhanced, double-wide, double-high, double-wide double-high, half-high,

underline, subscript, superscript, and rotated print;

• Operator-visible print zone;

• Self-diagnostics; and

• Setup and configuration utility program.

1 Other emulation’s can be made available. Contact Ithaca Peripherals’ Sales Department for more

information. See “Contacting Ithaca Peripherals” on page 2.

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Model 151: Receipt Printer

The Model 151 receipt printer only provides receipt functions. The last line printed on the receipt is

within one inch of the tear-off or cut-off edge. The receipt printing appears right-side up with the

total at the bottom as the receipt appears from the top of the printer and is presented to the operator.

The receipt printer handles one-, two-, or three-ply paper. The optional cutter is able to cut one- and

two-ply paper.

The Model 151 printer does not have the ability to validate. Commands that operate validation modes

on other Series 150 Printers will not function.

Model 152: Receipt/Journal Printer

The Model 152 receipt/journal printer adds the journal feature to the Model 151 receipt printer. The

journal take-up is able to rewind the second copy of the 3.5-inch diameter 2-ply paper roll (125 feet).

The Model 152 printer does not have the ability to validate. Commands that operate validation modes

on other Series 150 Printers will not function.

Model 153: Receipt/Journal/Validation Printer

The Model 153 receipt/journal/validation printer adds a validation capability to the Model 152. The

validation will accommodate up to 16 lines at 8.0 lines per inch (lpi) or 12 lines at 6.0 lpi.

The form is inserted from the front and extends out the left side and/or top of the printer. It rests on a

fixed form stop. The validation movement is controlled from the movement of the receipt and journal.

Model 154: Receipt/Validation Printer

The Model 154 receipt/validation printer adds validation, as described above, to the Model 151. This

is a Model 153 without journal take-up.

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Chapter 3:

General Specifications

Printing Specifications

Printing method impact dot matrix

Head wire arrangement 9 pins in line

Print wire diameter 0.34 mm (0.012 inch)

Print wire pitch 0.35 mm (0.013 inch)

Printing directions bidirectional, logic-seeking

Print zone 60.96 mm (2.40 inch) or 71.97 mm (2.83 inch)

Characters per inch Refer to Table 1.

Characters per line Refer to Table 1.

Characters per second Refer to Table 1.

Print Pitch Capability

(in characters per inch) Normal 2.40” Maximum

Characters per Line Characters per

Second

8 18 220

10 24 275

12 28 330

15 36 340

17.1 (condensed) 41 340

20 (super-condensed) 48 340

24 (super-condensed) 57 340

5 (double-wide) 12 175

6 (double-wide) 14 175

7.5 (condensed, double-wide) 18 175

8.5 (condensed, double-wide) 20 175

10 (super-condensed, double-wide) 24 175

12 (super-condensed, double-wide) 28 175

Table 1 Normal print zone character specifications

Note: The Series 150 Compatibility Mode can be set in menu RAM and will limit printing to 40

characters in 17.1 characters per inch (cpi).

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Print Pitch Capability

(in characters per inch)

Wide 2.83” Maximum

Characters per Line

Characters per

Second

8 22 (180)

10 28 (250)

12 34 (275)

15 42 (275)

17.1 (condensed) 48 (275)

20 (super-condensed) 56 (275)

24 (super-condensed) 68 (275)

5 (double-wide) 14 (140)

6 (double-wide) 17 (140)

7.5 (condensed, double-wide) 21 (140)

8.5 (condensed, double-wide) 24 (140)

10 (super-condensed, double-wide) 28 (140)

12 (super-condensed, double-wide) 34 (140)

Table 2 Wide print zone character specifications

Character Generation

All the character sets and modes are based on one of two character cells, 10 wide by 9 high

or 12 wide by 9 high. Double-wide mode is twice the width of normal mode, 20 wide by 9

high or 24 wide by 9 high.

In utility print mode, the character cell consists of five full dots and five half dots

horizontally by nine full dots vertically. The character cell is 9 by 9. In high speed draft

(HSD) mode, the character cell is shortened by one half and one full dot column yielding a 7

by 9 character.

Each character is justified to the left of the cell. The first four columns of the full dots and

the first three columns of the half dots are used to generate the character in high speed draft.

In utility mode, the first five columns of the full dots and the first four columns of the half

dots are used. The last full dot and the last two half dots are used for character spacing in

both modes.

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The following illustration shows a single-wide character cell.

1 3 5 7 9 11

2 4 6 8 10 12

Full Dots

Half Dots

Descender (Row 8 & 9)

& Underline (Row 9)

Character

Spacing

1 3 5 7 9

2 4 6 8 10

Character

Spacing

High Speed Draft Utility Mode

Figure 1 Single-wide character cell

The example above, which only holds true for the 12 cpi mode, shows the full dots as

adjacent to each other in the character cell. The 10 cpi mode allows a gap between adjacent

full rows; 17 and 24 cpi allow an overlap of full rows. The printer cannot print adjacent full

and half dots in any single row. Some graphics (double-density, half-speed) allow adjacent

rows to be printed by slowing the print speed by half. Slowing the print speed allows the time

between half and full columns to be the same as the time between full columns in full-speed

operation.

The following illustration shows the use of full and half dots as well as descenders to form

characters.

1 3 5 7 9

2 4 6 8 10

1 3 5 7 9

2 4 6 8 10

1 3 5 7 9

2 4 6 8 10

Figure 2 Character forming

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Physical Specifications

Dimensions

11.25 inches (286 mm)

6.63 inches

(168 mm)

5.75 inches (146 mm)

Figure 3 Physical dimensions

Weight

Approximate weight 7.0 pounds (3.2 kg)

Shipping weight 10.0 pounds (4.5 kg)

Electrical Characteristics

Self-powered AC

The Series 150 Printer is designed to be AC self-powered in domestic and international markets.

The printer is equipped with a universal input power supply that is designed to operate

worldwide without modification.

Supply

Voltage

Rating (VAC)

Supply

Voltage

Range (VAC)

Frequency

(Hz) Rated

Power

(watts)

Idle Current

(amps) Printing

Current (amps)

100 - 240 90 - 264 47 - 63 45 0.08 @ 120VAC

0.04 @ 240VAC

0.9 @ 120VAC

0.4 @ 240VAC

Table 3 Power input requirements

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Interface Specifications

Serial

The serial interface is a standard RS-232 interface on a 9-pin D-shell connector. It is defined

as a standard DTE device. A null modem cable is required to interface the printer to another

DTE device (i.e. a personal computer). See the serial port description later in this manual for

more information.

Parallel

The parallel port is a standard 25-pin D-shell as defined in the IEEE 1284-A standard. See

the parallel port description later in this manual for more information.

USB

The USB interface is a standard Series “B” receptacle as defined in the USB standard. The

printer is a self-powered device and does not draw power over the cable.

Cash Drawer

The Series 150 Printer supports dual cash drawers with status. The interface will provide

status and 24 VDC at up to 1.5 amps to the cash drawer. See the cash drawer interface

description later in this manual.

Media Specifications

Ribbon

Inking method Cartridge type, 1.8 m seamless ribbon with reinker

Ink color Black or purple

Ribbon life at 25 °C3 million (black) or 4.5 million (purple) characters to ink depletion2

Manufacturer Only Ithaca Peripherals approved ribbons should be used.

Receipt Paper

Paper feed method Friction feed

Paper feed pitch Default - 0.13 inch (1/8 inch or 3.18 mm); can be set in units of

0.0046 inch (1/216 inch or 0.12 mm) by software command

Paper width 2.75, 3.00, or 3.25 inches (69.85, 76.20, 82.55 mm)

Roll diameter 3.50 inches (88.90 mm)

Paper thickness 0.003 - 0.0035 inch (0.76 - 0.089 mm) at 25 °C

Roll paper core Inside diameter 0.44 inch (7/16 inch or 11.11 mm)

Roll footage (typical) 240 feet (7315 cm)

Receipt-paper out Paper exhaust is sensed by software, and printing is prevented at the

end of the roll.

2 The ribbon must be from an approved manufacturer and tested with a rolling ASCII test pattern using 15

characters per inch (cpi) in high speed draft (HSD) mode.

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Receipt/Journal Paper

Paper-feed method Friction feed

Paper-feed pitch Default - 0.13 inch (1/8 inch or 3.18 mm); can be set in units of

0.0046 inch (1/216 inch or 0.12 mm) by software command

Paper width 2.75, 3.00, or 3.25 inches (69.85, 76.20, 82.55 mm)

Roll diameter 3.50 inches (88.90 mm)

Paper thickness at 25 °C

Two-ply 0.006 - 0.007 inch (0.15 - 0.18 mm)

Three-ply 0.009 - 0.0105 inch (0.23 - 0.27 mm)

Roll paper core Inside diameter 0.44 inch (7/16 inch or 11.11 mm)

Roll footage (typical)

Two-ply 110 feet (3353 cm)

Three-ply 70 feet (2134 cm)

Receipt-paper out Paper exhaust is sensed by software, and printing is prevented at the

end of the roll.

Printable Area

Receipt Printing

1.00 inch (25.4 mm)

0.46 inch (11.68 mm)

2.34 inches

(59.44 mm)

3.25 inches

(82.55 mm)

Paper tear-off

Figure 4 Receipt printable area

Receipt Printing with the Autocutter

The paper is cut one inch from the last line of print, which minimizes the wasted paper

required when the paper must be moved to the cut-off position.

Validation Forms Printing

Lines per inch (lpi) Lines

8 16

6 12

Table 4 Validation lines

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Validation - Top Insertion

First line of print

Last line of print

2.85 inches (72.39 mm)

0.68 inch (17.15 mm)

2.34 inches

(59.44 mm)

2.50 inches (min) (63.50 mm)

0.50 in

(12.70 mm)

4.25 inches (min)

(107.95 mm)

Figure 5 Validation print – top insertion

Validation - Left-side Insertion

Figure 6 Validation print – left-side insertion

Validation Forms Insertion

Form insertion is from the top or the left side of the printer. Automatic form location is

under software or firmware control. Character rotation under software control will allow

check validation to appear right-side up when the check is removed.

2.50 inches (min) (63.50 mm)

Last line of print

First line of print

0.50 inch

(12.7 mm)

2.85 inches

(72.39 mm)

6.00 inches (min) (152.40 mm)

2.34 inches

(59.44 mm)

0.68 inch (17.15 mm)

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Chapter 4:

Control Codes Overview

This programmer’s guide is designed to help users of the PcOS Series 150 Printer develop applications.

The Series 150 Printer is a point-of-sale (POS) printer that has several features not normally found on

general purpose printers. Because of these special features, the Series 150 Printer has distinct control

codes. This manual documents the control codes with an emphasis on those codes that are unique to the

Series 150 Printer.

All PcOS Series 150 Printers have either a serial or parallel interface. Both interfaces provide the same

printer control3 and use the same codes.

Nomenclature

When describing control codes, there is often confusion as to whether the description is decimal,

hexadecimal, or ASCII. To minimize the confusion, this manual will use the following nomenclature

when describing control code sequences.

[ ] encloses a control character. This is a single, 8-bit value as defined in the standard

ASCII tables. An example would be [ESC], which would represent a 1BH or 27

decimal.

< > encloses an 8-bit value in decimal format. This value will be from 0 to 255. An

example would be <2>, which would represent 02H or 2 decimal.

<n> indicates a variable parameter. <n> can have a value of from 0 to 255. The meaning

of <n> is described and defined in the description of the command.

<n1> <n2>indicates that there are two parameters, <n1> and <n2>, where both can have values

from 0 to 255.

<m1> <m2>is an IPCL parameter consisting of two digits where <m1> and <m2> are ASCII

characters from 0 to 9. The values will be combined to form a value from 0 to 99. If

<m3> is included, the parameter will be combined to form a value from 0 to 999.

If two values are specified, there must be two bytes added to the IPCL code. In other

words, if the command specifies <m1> <m2> and the desired value is 5, the value

must be specified as 05.

x(all other characters in control strings) represent ASCII characters. For example,

[ESC] 1 would represent 1BH followed by 31H.

The CFG150 configuration and demonstration program4 uses the same nomenclature. Print examples

shown in this manual are available for CFG150.

3 The serial and IEEE 1284 interfaces provide a few additional interface capabilities over the standard

parallel interface. Both serial and IEEE 1284 interfaces provide a bidirectional data path.

4 CFG150 is available from Ithaca Peripherals. The program runs on IBM personal computers and

compatibles.

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In many cases, applications require that control sequences be specified in hexadecimal or decimal

codes. In most cases, commands are specified in ASCII, hexadecimal, and decimal. The table in

Appendix B lists ASCII, decimal, and hexadecimal equivalents.

Standard Emulation

The standard control codes for the Series 150 Printer are extensions and subsets of the IBM

emulation provided on other PcOS products. In all cases, an application designed for a Series 50

Printer with IBM code sets will function with a Series 150 printer. There are, however, more

features in the Series 150 Printer that can be used for new applications.

IPCL Codes

IPCL (Ithaca Printer Control Language) codes are designed to control a printer without using

control characters, i.e., characters less than 20H. Only the standard emulation supports IPCL.

Not all commands are supported by IPCL codes. For those commands that are, the IPCL code is

listed.

In rare cases, an IPCL code will interfere with the text that is to be printed. The IPCL translator

can be disabled with an [ESC] y <4> command.

EPOS Emulation

ESC/POS5 is referred to here as EPOS. The Series 150 Printer supports an EPOS emulation with

extensions. The emulation is designed to allow the Series 150 Printer to be used with applications

that are designed for Seiko Epson printers. It is intended that the standard emulation be used for

new applications. Not all of the features of Series 150 Printers are supported by EPOS.

This manual will include the EPOS code equivalent for features of the Series 150 Printer that are

supported by EPOS. When EPOS commands are significantly different from the standard

emulation, an independent EPOS description is provided.

Microline Emulation

The standard control codes for the Series 150 Printer are extensions and subsets of the Microline

emulation provided on other PcOS products. In all cases, an application designed for a Series 50

Printer with Microline 150 Printer that can be used for new applications.

Star Emulation

The standard control codes for the Series 150 Printer are extensions and subsets of the Star

emulation provided on other PcOS products. In all cases, an application designed for a Series 50

Printer with Star code sets will function with a Series 150 Printer. There are, however, more

features in the Series 150 Printer that can be used for new applications.

5 ESC/POS is a registered trademark of the Seiko Epson Corporation.

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NCR2567 Emulation

The standard control codes for the Series 150 Printer are extensions and subsets of the NCR2567

emulation provided on other PcOS products. In all cases, an application designed for a Series 50

Printer with NCR2567 code sets will function with a Series 150 Printer. There are, however,

more features in the Series 150 Printer that can be used for new applications.

Telpar Emulation

The standard control codes for the Series 150 Printer are extensions and subsets of the Telpar

emulation provided on other PcOS products. In all cases, an application designed for a Series 50

Printer with Telpar code sets will function with a Series 150 Printer. There are, however, more

features in the Series 150 Printer that can be used for new applications.

Application Development

To aid in application development and help the programmer understand the Series 150 Printer, this

manual is broken down into two major sections. The first section is a detailed description of each of

the commands. The second section is an explanation of how the printer works. It explains the internal

print buffer, the communications link, and how the host computer and printer interact.

Tables and Charts

Throughout this guide, there are charts and tables that list commands and features. In most cases, the

charts cross reference the page that describes the command. Commands are grouped by function and

can at times be hard to find. To minimize the time it takes to find commands, there are two code

summary charts in the following section, one ordered by code and one by function.

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Chaper 5:

Printer Control Codes

Print/Paper Motion

Low-level Paper Motion Control

Function Carriage return

ASCII [CR]

Hexadecimal 0DH

Decimal <13>

IPCL &%CR

EPOS 0DH

Description This command prints the contents of the print buffer (if any) and resets the

next character print position to the left margin. A line feed is not

performed unless autofeed was active. The left margin is defined by the

current print station, the print rotation direction, and the left margin

command.

Note: In single-line mode, the [CR] is used to terminate all lines. The

printer will go busy6 after the [CR] is received. The printer will not be

ready to accept data again until the previous data has printed.

Function Line feed

ASCII [LF]

Hexadecimal 0AH

Decimal <10>

IPCL &%LF

EPOS 0AH

Description This command prints the contents of the buffer (if any) and advances the

paper one line at the current default line spacing. The next character print

position is not reset to the left margin unless auto-CR is active.

6 In one-line mode, the parallel port busy signal will occur as a result of receiving the [CR].

In serial mode, the busy indication will be delayed until the [CR] is processed by the input software.

Data sent to the printer after the [CR] will not be lost unless the printer is power cycled.

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Horizontal Motion Control

There are several commands that can control the horizontal position of characters. Many

applications use space control to position fields. However, there is the ability to control character

position with horizontal tab stops. This is done by using the horizontal tab [HT] to move to those

tab stops.

Function Horizontal tab

ASCII [HT]

Hexadecimal 09H

Decimal <9>

IPCL &%HT

EPOS [HT]

Description This command inserts spaces in the print buffer up to the next tab stop.

The default tab locations are every 8 spaces.

Function Back space

ASCII [BS]

Hexadecimal 08H

Decimal <8>

IPCL &%BS

EPOS [BS]

Description This command prints the data in the print buffer and shifts the current

horizontal position by one character width to the left. If the current

position is at the left margin, the [BS] is ignored.

Function Set horizontal tab stops

ASCII [ESC] D <n1> <n2> <n3> ... <ni> 0

Hexadecimal 1BH 44H <n1> <n2> <n3> ... <ni> 00H

Decimal <27> <68> <n1> <n2> <n3> ... <ni> <0>

IPCL none

EPOS [ESC] D <n1> <n2> <n3> ... <ni> 0

Description This command sets tab stops at the character columns specified by <n>.

The end of the setting is specified by a <0>. All previously set tabs will be

cleared by this command. There is no restore-defaults procedure other than

to respecify the tabs. The power up default is every 8 spaces, i.e., 9, 17, 25,

etc. Column sizes are in accordance with the current character pitch.

Setting tabs that are beyond the station width is possible. A [CR] will be

inserted if the tab is used. Printing will begin at the home position.

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Function Reset horizontal and vertical tab stops

ASCII [ESC] R

Hexadecimal 1BH 52H

Decimal <27> <82>

IPCL &%HV

EPOS none

Description This command resets horizontal and vertical tab stops to power up

configuration. The power up horizontal default is every 8 spaces, i.e., 9,

17, 25, etc. The vertical default is every line.

Function Set justification

ASCII [ESC] a <n>

Hexadecimal 1BH 61H <n>

Decimal <27> <97> <n>

IPCL &%JL, &%JC, &%JR

EPOS [ESC] a <n>

Description This command sets the horizontal justification.

Where <n> 0 = left justified &%JL

1 = center justified &%JC

2 = right justified &%JR

The print format can be right, center, or left justified. The value of <n>

specifies the justification.

The power on default is left justified.

Note: Lines that have mixed size characters cannot be centered. For

example, a line with mixed single- and double-high cannot be centered. If

a line of print is to be double-high and centered, the change to single-high

must be done after the line terminator for the double-high line.

Example: [ESC] W <3> Centered [ESC] W <0> [CR] will not print

correctly because the printer assumes that more data will follow the [ESC]

W <0>. This should be [ESC] W <3> Centered [CR] [ESC] W <0>.

Note: Several line graphic characters stress the printer. If the printer is to

print a very dark area, it will do it in steps. The stepping operation only

works in left justified mode. In general, this will not cause a problem

because the printer will print several black blocks in a row before the

stepping program is activated. Autocenter and line graphics should be

avoided because of character alignment.

Note: Justify commands do not affect graphics.

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Function Fine line feed

ASCII [ESC] J <n>

Hexadecimal 1BH 4AH <n>

Decimal <27> <74> <n>

IPCL &%FM <m1> <m2> <m3>

EPOS [ESC] J <n>

Description This command prints the contents of the buffer (if any) and performs a line feed

of n/216 inch. This command does not change the default line spacing value.

The next character print position is reset to the left margin.

EPOS Note: In EPOS mode, this command performs line feeds in n/144-inch

increments.

Figure 8 Data sent to printer for fine line feed

Function Set variable line space in n/216 inch

ASCII [ESC] 3 <n>

Hexadecimal 1BH 33H <n>

Decimal <27> <51> <n>

IPCL &%SV <m1> <m2> <m3>

EPOS [ESC] 3 <n>

Description This command sets the default line spacing in n/216 inch. Set n = 1 to 255.

This command takes effect immediately and sets the line feed spacing used by

[LF] to values other than 1/8 or 7/72 inch.

EPOS Note: Line spacing of n/144 is used.

Function Set line space to 27/216 inch

ASCII [ESC] 0

Hexadecimal 1BH 30H

Decimal <27> <48>

IPCL &%ST

EPOS [ESC] 2

Description This command sets the text default line spacing to 1/8 or 27/216 inch which is

the standard eight lines per inch line spacing at initial power up.

EPOS Note: In EPOS mode, this command sets 1/6-inch spacing or 6 lines per

inch.

Example of Fine Line Feed[CR]

[ESC]J<54>

This line is 1/4" below the first.[CR][LF]

This line is spaced at the default of

1/8".[CR][LF]

Figure 7 Example of fine line feed

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Function Set line space 21/216 or 7/72 inch

ASCII [ESC] 1

Hexadecimal 1BH 31H

Decimal <27> <49>

IPCL &%SG

EPOS none

Description This command sets the default line spacing to 21/216 inch. This line spacing is

for all-points-addressable (APA) graphics printing.

Function Set variable line space n/72 inch

ASCII [ESC] A <n>

Hexadecimal 1BH 41H <n>

Decimal <27> <65> <n>

IPCL none

EPOS none

Description This command sets default line spacing to n/72. Set n = 1 to 85. This line

spacing does not take effect until enabled by the [ESC] 2 command. This

command is provided to maintain backward compatibility with the Series 50,

OKIDATA, IBM, and other printers. It can also be used to print on preprinted

forms.

Function Enable [ESC] A <n> line spacing

ASCII [ESC] 2

Hexadecimal 1BH 32H

Decimal <27> <50>

IPCL none

EPOS none

Description [ESC] 2 enables [ESC] A <n> line spacing. This is a companion to the [ESC]

A <n> command and puts the specified line spacing into effect. It will remain

in effect until another line spacing command is issued.

Function Feed <n> lines at current spacing

ASCII [ESC] d <n>

Hexadecimal 1BH 64H <n>

Decimal <27> <100> <n>

IPCL &%FL <m1> <m2>

EPOS [ESC] d

Description This command prints the contents of the buffer (if any) and performs <n> line

feeds at the current line spacing. This command does not change the default

line spacing value. The next character print position is reset to the left margin.

Note: The IPCL command will print from 00 to 99 lines. For example, if you

wish to feed 12 lines, the IPCL command would be &%FL12.

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Function Vertical tab

ASCII [VT]

Hexadecimal 0BH

Decimal <11>

IPCL &%VT

EPOS (VT)

Description The printer sets a line counter to the top of the form whenever a station is

selected. By setting vertical tab stops, various form positions can be reached

with a [VT] operation.

Function Set vertical tab stops

ASCII [ESC] B <n1> <n2> <n3> ... <ni> 0

Hexadecimal 1BH 42H <n1> <n2> <n3> ... <ni> 00H

Decimal <27> <66> <n1> <n2> <n3> ... <ni> <0>

IPCL none

EPOS [ESC] B <n1> <n2> <n3> ... <ni> 0

Description This command sets tab stops at line positions specified by <n>. The end of the

setting is specified by a <0>. All previously set tabs will be cleared by this

command. There can be a total of 64 tab stops specified by this command. The

power on default is a tab stop at 1-inch intervals.

Function Form feed

ASCII [FF]

Hexadecimal 0CH

Decimal <12>

IPCL &%FF

EPOS none

Description This command performs a form feed to the top of the form.

Function Set top of form

ASCII [ESC] 4

Hexadecimal 1BH 34H

Decimal <27> <52>

IPCL &%TF

EPOS [ESC] L

Description This command sets the top of form to the current position.

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Function Set form length in lines

ASCII [ESC] C <n>

Hexadecimal 1BH 43H <n>

Decimal <27> <67> <n>

IPCL &%SL <m1> <m2>

EPOS [ESC] C <n>

Description This command sets the form length to <n> lines at the current line spacing.

Function Set form length in inches

ASCII [ESC] C [NUL] <n>

Hexadecimal 1BH 43H <0> <n>

Decimal <27> <67> <0> <n>

IPCL &%SI <m1> <m2>

EPOS none

Description This command sets the form length to <n> inches.

Function Begin auto line feed

ASCII [ESC] 5 <01>

Hexadecimal 1BH 35H 01H

Decimal <27> <53> <01>

IPCL &%MA

EPOS none

Description This command sets auto line feed mode.

Note: This overrides the configuration setting.

Function End auto line feed

ASCII [ESC] 5 <0>

Hexadecimal 1BH 35H 00H

Decimal <27> <53> <0>

IPCL &%CA

EPOS none

Description This command ends auto line feed mode.

Note: This overrides the configuration setting.

Function Reverse line feed

ASCII [ESC] ]

Hexadecimal 1BH 5DH

Decimal <27> <93>

IPCL &%LR

EPOS none

Description This command performs a reverse line feed at the current line spacing.

Note: The receipt station can tolerate no more than 1/2 inch of reverse feed.

Note: This command is not available in models with validation.

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Function Begin High Speed Draft (HSD) Mode

ASCII [ESC] # <0>

Hexadecimal 1BH 23H 00H

Decimal <27> <35> <0>

IPCL &%QT

EPOS [ESC] ! <n>

Description This command begins high speed draft print mode (one pass, 7 x 7 font).

Enhanced, emphasized, subscript, superscript, and underline character

attributes are not available in this mode.

To maintain optimum print speed, the printer should be returned to HSD mode

when possible.

Function Select print quality mode

ASCII [ESC] I <n>

Hexadecimal 1BH 49H 00H

Decimal <27> <73> <0>

IPCL &%QT High Speed Draft (HSD)

&%QU Utility

&%QL Near Letter Quality (NLQ) Courier

&%QS Near Letter Quality (NLQ) Sans Serif

EPOS [ESC] x <n> and/or [ESC] ! <n>

Description This command begins utility or NLQ print mode.

Where n 0 = HSD

1 = Utility

2 = NLQ Courier

3 = NLQ Sans Serif

4 - 7 repeats 0 - 3

Utility mode is a one pass, 9 x 7 font. Utility print mode enables enhanced,

emphasized, subscript, superscript, and underline character attributes. Print

speed is reduced approximately 20% over HSD mode.

NLQ Courier and Sans Serif print modes are each twp pass, 9 x 7 fonts. The

print speed is reduced and character features are added to the font to enhance

the appearance.

EPOS Note: [ESC] x is identical to [ESC] I in normal mode. [ESC] ! <n>

performs a similar function; however, NLQ is not available.

Where n-bits 76543210 Function

1------- Underline

--1----- Double-wide

---1---- Double-high

-------X Font: 1 = Utility, 0 = HSD

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Function Begin 90°° rotated font

ASCII [ESC] P <1>

Hexadecimal 1BH 50H 1H

Decimal <27> <80> <1>

IPCL &%RF{n=1}

&%RN{n=0}

EPOS [ESC] V <n>

Description This command rotates the print font by 90°. The print font is a one pass, 7 x 10

font. Enhanced, emphasized, subscript, superscript, and underline character

attributes are not available in this mode. Double-wide and double-high print are

available in 90° rotated mode. However, because the font is rotated, double-

wide print will make the characters taller and double-high print will make the

characters wider.

The current pitch sets the spacing between lines. If eight cpi is set, the printer

will produce the equivalent of eight lines per inch rotated print.

Print pitches greater than 12 cpi are small and difficult to read. This mode

prints faster than the formatted, rotated print mode. However, there is no

formatting in this mode.

Note: Line graphic characters (<176> to <223>) print unrotated.

EPOS Note: In EPOS mode if <n> = 0, rotation is turned off. If <n> = 1, the

pitch is set to ten cpi. If <n> = 2, the cpi is set to eight.

Function Begin 270°° rotated font

ASCII [ESC] P <2>

Hexadecimal 1BH 50H 2H

Decimal <27> <80> <2>

IPCL &%RI{n=2}

&%RN{n=0}

EPOS none

Description This command rotates the print font by 270°. The print font is a one pass, 7 x

10 font. Enhanced, emphasized, subscript, superscript, and underline character

attributes are not available in this mode. Double-wide and double-high print are

available in 270° rotated mode. However, because the font is rotated, double-

wide print will make the characters taller and double high will make the

characters wider.

Function End rotated font

ASCII [ESC] P <0>

Hexadecimal 1BH 50H 00H

Decimal <27> <80> <0>

IPCL &%RN

EPOS [ESC] V <n>

Description This command returns the print font to normal nonrotated mode.

Note: This command leaves the printer in utility mode.

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International Character Sets and Code Pages

The Series 150 Printer supports 65 different international character sets. In IBM and EPOS printers,

there has historically been two ways of selecting a character set. The first way substitutes

international characters in the upper 128 characters of the standard character set to support different

countries. As time passed, this approach became difficult to support. It became a problem for the

application to match the characters displayed and the characters printed. To solve the problem, code

pages were developed. The printer and the display could use the same code page and the application

would then display and print the same characters. IBM and EPOS defined new commands to select

code pages and left the old commands in effect.

The Series 150 Printer supports international character sets as well as code pages. However, both

methods are extended in the Series 150 Printer. This is to allow the most flexibility for the application

programmer. In IBM mode, there are 19 character sets and 60 code pages. In EPOS mode, there are

57 character sets and five code pages.7

The Series 150 Printer has extended the IBM code page selection command to allow the character

sets as well as normal IBM code pages to be selected. The EPOS character set select command has

been extended to allow additional character sets over and above the 11 defined by EPOS. The EPOS

code page select command has not been extended as there is no EPOS definition beyond the first six

ID’s.

All characters in code pages as well as character sets are addressed as 0 thorough 255. (Characters

below 32 must be addressed with the [ESC] ^ <n> command.) Code pages may be changed at any

time and are active for all features including rotated print.

As discussed above, there are two commands for language selection in IBM mode. The first is [ESC] !

which will select one of 19 international character sets. This command will not select all the possible

sets and is provided for compatibility with older programs. The second is [ESC] [ T which will select

any of the 58 code pages. In EPOS mode, the command [ESC] R has been expanded and will select

any of the 59 international character sets or code pages.

Function Select international character set

ASCII [ESC] ! <n>

Hexadecimal 1BH 21H

Decimal <27> <33>

IPCL &%CS <n>

EPOS [ESC] R <n>

Description This command selects the international character set, <n>. In standard mode,

the value of <n> is as follows:

7 Epson provides limited code page support through ID to code page translation. Only six translations are

defined.

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<n> Language <n> Language <n> Language

64-’@’ ASCII (slashed zero) 71-’G’ Norwegian 78-’N’ Swedish IV

65-’A’ ASCII (unslashed zero) 72-’H’ Dutch 79-’O’ Turkish

66-’B’ British 73-’I’ Italian 80-’P’ Swiss I

67-’C’ German 74-’J’ French Canadian 81-’Q’ Swiss II

68-’D’ French 75-’K’ Spanish

69-’E’ Swedish 76-’L’ Swedish II

70-’F’ Danish 77 -’M’ Swedish III

Table 5 Language table IDs

Country Code/

Language Set

Epson

ID Country Code/

Language Set

Epson

ID Country Code/

Language Set

Epson

ASCII 0Swiss II 20 Windows Greek 50

French 1Cyrillic II-866 21 Latin 5

(Windows Turkey)

German 2Polska Mazovia 22 Windows Cyrillic 52

British 3ISO Latin 2 23 Hungarian CWI 54

Danish I 4Serbo Croatic I 24 Kamenicky (MJK) 55

Swedish I 5Serbo Croatic II 25 ISO Latin 4 (8859/4) 56

Italian 6Multilingual 26 Turkey_857 57

Spanish I 7Norway 27 Roman-8 58

Japanese 8Portugal 28 Hebrew NC (862) 60

Norwegian 9Turkey 29 Hebrew OC 61

Danish II 10 Greek 437 38 Windows Hebrew 62

Spanish II 11 Greek 928 39 KBL- Lithuanian 63

Latin American 12 Greek 437 CYPRUS 42 Ukrainian 66

French

Canadian 13 ECMA-94 43 ISO Latin 6 (8859/10) 67

Dutch 14 Canada French 44 Windows Baltic 68

Swedish II 15 Cyrillic I-855 45 Cyrillic-Latvian 69

Swedish III 16 Cyrillic II-866 46 Bulgarian 72

Swedish IV 17 East Europe Latin II-852 47 Icelandic-861 73

Turkish 18 Greek 869 49 Baltic 774 74

Swiss I 19 Windows East Europe

Table 6 EPOS language table IDs

Note: There is a demonstration script distributed with the CFG150 program that will print a complete

character chart for IBM or EPOS modes. See the CFG150 distribution disk.

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Function Select character code page

ASCII [ESC] [ T <nh> <nl>

Hexadecimal 1BH 5BH 54H <nh> <nl>

Decimal <27> <91> <84> <nh> <nl>

IPCL &%CP <m1> <m2> <m3> <m4>

EPOS [ESC] t <n>

Description This command selects the character code page <nh> <nl>. The Series 150

Printer supports many code pages. The following code pages are supported.

Code

Page Country Code/

Language Set

Decimal

Hex

Code

Page Country Code/

Language Set

Decimal

Hex

64 USA (slashed

zero) 0,64 0H,040H 866 Cyrillic II-866 3,98 3H,062H

65 USA (unslashed

zero) 0,65 0H,041H 869 Greek 869 3,101 3H,065H

66 British 0,66 0H,042H 874 Thailand 3,106 3H,06AH

67 German 0,67 0H,043H 895 Kamenicky (MJK) 3,127 3H,07FH

68 French 0,68 0H,044H 1008 Greek 437 3,240 3H,0F0H

69 Swedish I 0,69 0H,045H 1009 Greek 928 3,241 3H,0F1H

70 Danish 0,70 0H,046H 1011 Greek 437 Cyprus 3,243 3H,0F3H

71 Norwegian 0,71 0H,047H 1012 Turkey 3,244 3H,0F4H

72 Dutch 0,72 0H,048H 1013 Cyrillic II-866 3,245 3H,0F5H

73 Italian 0,73 0H,049H 1014 Polska Mazovia 3,246 3H,0F6H

74 French Canadian 0,74 0H,04AH 1015 ISO Latin 2 3,247 3H,0F7H

75 Spanish 0,75 0H,04BH 1016 Serbo Croatic I 3,248 3H,0F8H

76 Swedish II 0,76 0H,04CH 1017 Serbo Croatic II 3,249 3H,0F9H

77 Swedish III 0,77 0H,04DH 1018 ECMA-94 3,250 3H,0FAH

78 Swedish IV 0,78 0H,04EH 1019 Windows East

Europe 3,251 3H,0FBH

79 Turkish 0,79 0H,04FH 1020 Windows Greek 3,252 3H,0FCH

80 Swiss I 0,80 0H,050H 1021 Latin 5

(Windows Turkey)

3,253 3H,0FDH

81 Swiss II 0,81 0H,051H 1022 Windows Cyrillic 3,254 3H,0FEH

90 Publisher 0,90 0H,05AH 1024 Hungarian CWI 4,0 4H,000H

91 Welsh 0,91 0H,05BH 1026 ISO Latin 4

(8859/4) 4,2 4H,002H

437 USA 1,181 1H,0B5H 1027 Ukrainian 4,3 4H,003H

774 Baltic 774 3,6 3H,006H 1028 Roman-8 4,4 4H,004H

850 Multilingual 3,82 3H,052H

852 East Europe

Latin II-852

3,84 3H,054H 1029 ISO Latin 6

(8859/10) 4,5 4H,005H

855 Cyrillic I-855 3,87 3H,057H 1030 Hebrew NC (862) 4,6 4H,006H

857 Turkey 857 3,89 3H,059H 1031 Hebrew OC 4,7 4H,007H

860 Portugal 3,92 3H,05CH 1032 Windows Hebrew 4,8 4H.008H

861 Icelandic-861 3,93 3H,05DH 1033 KBL- Lithuanian 4,9 4H,009H

862 Hebrew NC (862) 3,94 3H,05EH 1034 Windows Baltic 4,10 4H,00AH

863 Canada French 3,95 3H,05FH 1035 Cyrillic-Latvian 4,11 4H,00BH

865 Norway 3,97 3H,061H 1072 Bulgarian 4,48 4H,030H

Table 7 Code page definition table

Note: The code page field is a 16-bit field that is equivalent to the code page

number. For example, 1 * 256 + 181 = 437. For the IPCL command, the page

is specified in ASCII as a 4-byte field.

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EPOS Note: EPOS defines <n> as follows:

<n> Character Code Page <n> Character Code Page

0Code Page 437 3Code Page 860

1Not supported 4Code Page 863

2Code Page 850 5Code Page 865

Table 8 EPOS code page definition table

Function Print control character

ASCII [ESC] ^ <n>

Hexadecimal 1BH 5EH <n>

Decimal <27> <94> <n>

IPCL &%CC <m1> <m2> <m3>

EPOS [ESC] ^ <n>

Description This command allows characters from 0 to 31 codes to be printed. During

normal operation, characters from 0 to 31 are control characters. This

command turns off the control code translation for the following character. <n>

can be from 0 to 255.

Function Redefine Character Set

ASCII [ESC] [ S <LL> <LH> <BC> <T1L><T1H><T2L><T2H><T3L><T3H> … <TnL>

<TnH>

Hexadecimal 1BH 5BH 40H …

Decimal <27> <91> <64>

IPCL none

EPOS none

Description This command allows an application to replace or redefine the active character

set mapping in the printer.

Where <LL> <LH> defines the total length of the following data:

<LL> + 256 * <LH> = 1 + 2 * is the total number of characters to be replaced.

<BC> is the first character in the active map to be replaced.

<T1H> <T1L>8 is the internal address of the replacement character image.

The mapping of a print pattern to each character address is referred to as a code

page or character set. At any given time, the printer character set is comprised

of 256 characters. Each character is addressed by an 8-bit value generally

referred to as a character code. For example if you want to print an ‘A,’ the

character would be addressed by sending a <65> decimal to the printer. There

are 65 predefined code pages or character maps that assign characters to a

particular address built into the printer. However, there are times when an

application would like to redefine a character or group of characters in a code

page. To be able to redefine characters, the Series 90PLUS Printer allows the

map for any code page to be replaced. The “Define Character Set” command

allows any character or group of characters to be replaced with any other

printable character. There are over 500 printable master characters defined in

the printer.

8 The internal character map is provided in the Master Character Set Definitions Guide (PN 100-9785).

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For example, to redefine the character map for the 35th character and replace it

with internal master character 346, the “Redefine Character Set” command is

used as follows:

[ESC] [ S <3> <0> <35> <90> <1>

^^^^ ^^ ^^^^^^

| | +- 346th Character in the Master set

| | [(1*256) + 90]

| +------- 35th Character

+----------- 3 Bytes to follow [(0*256) + 3]

The new map will remain until the printer is power cycled or the character set

is redefined. The code page and character set commands completely redefine

the table.

Function Character font image download

ASCII [ESC] = <n1> <n2> <start code> <data>

Hexadecimal 1BH 3DH <n1> <n2> <start code> <data>

Decimal <27> <61> <n1> <n2> <start code> <data>

IPCL none

EPOS none

Description This command allows custom characters to be downloaded. The total count is

[(number of characters x 9) + 1] = (n1 + 256 * n2). The start code is the

starting character where the download is to start.

Function Copy ROM Character Set to RAM Character Set

ASCII [ESC] $

Hexadecimal 1BH 24H <n>

Decimal <27> <36>

IPCL none

EPOS none

Description This command copies the internal ROM character set to the RAM character set.

Function Custom character set ON

ASCII [ESC] > <n>

Hexadecimal 1BH 3EH <1>

Decimal <27> <62> <1>

IPCL none

EPOS none

Description This selects the custom character set contained in the RAM font buffer.

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Function Custom character set OFF

ASCII [ESC] > <n>

Hexadecimal 1BH 3EH <0>

Decimal <27> <62> <0>

IPCL none

EPOS none

Description This command turns off the custom character set contained in the RAM font

buffer.

Function Insert Euro Character

ASCII [ESC] [ C <n>

Hexadecimal 1BH 5BH 43H <n>

Decimal <27> <91> <67>

IPCL &%EU

EPOS none

Description This command allows an application to replace any character in the currently

active character set with the Euro character. The character to be replaced is

defined by <n>. For example, if the currently active character set is CP 850

(multilingual) and the 0D5H character is to be the Euro character, “1BH 5BH

43H 0D5H” will replace the character at 0D5H with the Euro symbol.

Euro Character Substitution Matrix

Name Epson IBM Code Page Insertion Point

850 26 850 0xD5

Turkey 857 57 857 0xD5

Win Cyrillic 52 1022 0x88

Win Turkish 51 1021 0x80

Win Greek 50 1020 0x80

Win Hebrew 62 1032 0x80

Win Baltic 68 1034 0x80

Table 9 Euro Character Substitution Matrix

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Character Print Control

There are a number of character pitch and print mode operations that are possible and a few that are

not. The following table lists the operations that are possible in matrix form.

Some features switch to an alternate mode while active. For example, if line graphics are to be printed

the printer always prints them in a two-pass utility font at the selected pitch.

Some enhanced or emphasized print formats are not available in 15 to 24 cpi.

Rotated 180° print fully supports all print features. Rotated 90° and 270° print in a 5 x 7 font at 72

dpi is equivalent to a 12 cpi HSD font. Rotated print supports ten cpi and 12 cpi by controlling the

line spacing.

Operation 8

cpi 10

cpi 12

cpi 15

cpi 17

cpi 20

cpi 24

cpi Line

gph Ital Super

/sub Util NLQ HSD Emph Enhan Dbl-

wide Dbl-

high Under

/over

8 cpi ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü

10 cpi ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü

12 cpi ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü

15 cpi ü ü ü ü LüL L ü ü ü

17 cpi ü ü ü ü LüL L ü ü ü

20 cpi ü ü ü ü LüL L ü ü ü

24 cpi ü ü ü ü LüL L ü ü ü

Line

graphics üüü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü L L ü ü L

Italics üüüüüüü ü ü Lü ü ü ü ü

Supercript/

subscript

üüüüüüü ü ü Lü ü ü ü ü

Utility ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü

NLQ üüüLLLL ü ü ü ü ü ü

HSD üüüüüüü ü L L L L ü ü L

Emphasized üüüLLLL L ü ü ü L L L ü

Enhanced üüüLLLL L ü ü ü L L L ü

Double-wide ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü L L ü

Double-high ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü L L ü

Underline/

Overline

üüüüüüü Lü ü ü ü Lü ü ü ü

Rotate

90°/270°Lü ü LLLL üL L L L L L L L L L

Table 10 Print modes

Notes: üFeature available

LFeature not available

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Function Begin 10 cpi character pitch

ASCII [DC2]

Hexadecimal 12H

Decimal <18>

IPCL &%F3

EPOS [ESC] [SP] <n>

Description This command sets ten character per inch print pitch.

Function Begin 12 cpi character pitch

ASCII [ESC] :

Hexadecimal 1BH 3AH

Decimal <27> <58>

IPCL &%F2

EPOS [ESC] [SP] <n>

Description This command sets 12 character per inch print pitch.

Function Begin 17 cpi character pitch

ASCII [SI]

Hexadecimal 0FH

Decimal <15>

IPCL &%F1

EPOS [ESC] [SP] <n>

Description This command sets 17 character per inch print pitch

Function Begin 24 cpi character pitch

ASCII [ESC] [SI]

Hexadecimal 1BH 0FH

Decimal <27> <15>

IPCL &%F4

EPOS [ESC] [SP] <n>

Description This command sets 24 character per inch print pitch

Figure 9 Examples of character print

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Function Set specified character pitch

ASCII [ESC] [ P <n>

Hexadecimal 1BH 5BH 50H <n>

Decimal <27> <91> <80> <n>

IPCL &%F<n>

EPOS [ESC] [SP] <n>

Description This command sets characters per inch print pitch to <n>.

Where n = <8> selects 8 cpi &%F7

<10> selects 10 cpi &%F3

<12> selects 12 cpi &%F2

<15> selects 15 cpi &%F6

<17> selects 17 cpi &%F1

<20> selects 20 cpi &%F5

<24> selects 24 cpi &%F4

Function Set intercharacter spacing

Mode Global

ASCII [ESC] V <n>

Hexadecimal 1BH 56H <n>

Decimal <27> <86> <n>

IPCL none

EPOS [ESC] [SP] <n>

Description Set intercharacter spacing by adding white space between characters. The value

of <n> sets the spacing and ranges from zero to 11. The normal pitch set

commands set the intervalue to zero. The amount of space depends on the pitch

that was set. The following table specifies the amount of white space for each

pitch setting.

Pitch Spacing

HSD 8 cpi 1/80 * n

HSD 10 cpi 1/100 * n

HSD 12 cpi 1/120 * n

HSD 15 cpi 1/150 * n

HSD 17 cpi 1/171 * n

HSD 20 cpi 1/200 * n

HSD 24 cpi 1/240 * n

Utility/NLQ 8 cpi 1/150 * n

Utility/NLQ 10 cpi 1/120 * n

Utility/NLQ 12 cpi 1/144 * n

Utility/NLQ 15 cpi 1/180 * n

Utility/NLQ 17 cpi 1/205 * n

Utility/NLQ 20 cpi 1/240 * n

Utility/NLQ 24 cpi 1/288 * n

Table 11 Intercharacter spacing table

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Function Begin one-line double-wide print

ASCII [SO]

Hexadecimal 0EH

Decimal <14>

IPCL &%MW

EPOS none

Description This command causes subsequent characters to be printed at twice the currently

selected character width. For example ten cpi becomes five cpi, 17 cpi becomes

8.5 cpi, and so on. This command will remain in effect until:

a. a valid line terminator is received (CR, LF, or fine line feed);

b. the command is canceled; or

c. the maximum number of characters per line is reached and the printer

performs an auto print.

Function Cancel one-line double-wide print

ASCII [DC4]

Hexadecimal 14H

Decimal <20>

IPCL &%MN

EPOS none

Description This command cancels one-line double-wide mode set by the [SO] command

and allows single- and double-wide characters to be printed on the same line.

Figure 10 Example of one-line double-wide

Example of one line Double Wide[CR][LF]

This is normal 12 cpi Print[CR][LF]

[SO]

Double Wide[CR][LF]

This is back to normal[CR][LF]

Figure 11 Data sent to printer for one-line

double-wide print

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Function Multiline double-wide and double-high

ASCII [ESC] W <n>

Hexadecimal 1BH 57H <n>

Decimal <27> <87> <n>

IPCL &%FD, &%FS, &%FH (Note: Single-wide, double-high print is not available

in IPCL).

EPOS [ESC] ! <n>

Description This command controls multiline double-wide or double-high mode.

Where nspecifies the mode

0begins standard single-wide and single-high &%FS

1begins double-wide &%FD

2begins double-high none

3begins double-wide, double-high &%FH

Note: This command does not affect line spacing.

EPOS Note: [ESC] ! <n> performs a similar function; however, NLQ is not

available.

Where n-bits 76543210 Function

1------- Underline

--1----- Double-wide

---1---- Double-high

-------X Font: 1 = Utility, 0 = HSD

Function Set print style: double-wide, double-high, italic control

ASCII [ESC] [ @ [EOT] [NUL] <k> [NUL] <n> <m>

Hexadecimal 1BH 5BH 40H 04H 00H <k> 00H <n> <m>

Decimal <27> <91> <64> <04> <0> <k> <0> <n> <m>

IPCL &%DH Double-high, double-wide, and double-space

&%SH Single-high, single-wide, and single-space

Also, see [ESC] W.

Description This command sets double-wide, double-high, and italic print mode.

Where k-bits 76543210

----xxxx Italic control

0----0000 No change

1----0001 Italic On

2----0010 Italic Off

Where n-bits 76543210

----xxxx Height multiplier

0----0000 No change

1----0001 Single high

2----0010 Double high

xxxx---- Line spacing

00000---- No change

16 0001---- Single line feed

32 0010---- Double line feed

Where m-bits 76543210

----xxxx Width multiplier

0----0000 No change

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1----0001 Single-wide

2----0010 Double-wide

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Function Begin underline

ASCII [ESC] - <1>

Hexadecimal 1BH 2DH 01H

Decimal <27> <45> <1>

IPCL &%MU

EPOS [ESC] ! <n>

Description This command begins the underline print mode. All subsequent text and

leading spaces will be underlined. Trailing spaces are also underlined.

Note: Underline is not available in HSD mode. See page 30 for available

modes.

EPOS Note: [ESC]!<n> performs a similar function; however, NLQ is not

available.

Where n-bits 76543210 Function

1------- Underline

--1----- Double-wide

---1---- Double-high

-------X Font: 1 = Utility, 0 = HSD

Function End underline

ASCII [ESC] - <0>

Hexadecimal 1BH 2DH 00H

Decimal <27> <45> <0>

IPCL &%CU

EPOS none

Description This command ends underline print mode.

Function Begin overscore

ASCII [ESC] _ <1>

Hexadecimal 1BH 5FH 01H

Decimal <27> <95> <1>

IPCL &%MO

EPOS none

Description This command begins overscore print mode. All subsequent text and leading

spaces will be overscored. Trailing spaces are also overscored.

Note: Overscore is not available in HSD mode. See page 30 for available

modes.

Function End overscore

ASCII [ESC] _ <0>

Hexadecimal 1BH 5FH 00H

Decimal <27> <95> <0>

IPCL &%CO

EPOS none

Description This command ends overscore print mode.

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Function Begin enhanced print

ASCII [ESC] G

Hexadecimal 1BH 47H

Decimal <27> <71>

IPCL &%ME

EPOS [ESC] G <1>

Description This command begins enhanced print mode. All subsequent text will be printed

in enhanced print mode (two pass with a vertical offset). Enhanced printing

provides a deeper resolution of each character and may enhance multiple part

forms printing.

Note: This feature is not available in all print modes. See page 30 for available

modes.

Function End enhanced print

ASCII [ESC] H

Hexadecimal 1BH 48H

Decimal <27> <72>

IPCL &%CE

EPOS [ESC] G <0>

Description This command cancels enhanced print mode and returns to the currently

selected font.

Function Begin emphasized print

ASCII [ESC] E

Hexadecimal 1BH 45H

Decimal <27> <69>

IPCL &%MM

EPOS [ESC] E <1>

Description This command begins emphasized print mode (single pass with horizontal

offset). This print is bolder than normal print.

Function End emphasized print

ASCII [ESC] F

Hexadecimal 1BH 46H

Decimal <27> <70>

IPCL &%CM

EPOS [ESC] E <0>

Description This command cancels emphasized print mode.

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Function Select superscript

ASCII [ESC] S <0>

Hexadecimal 1BH 53H 00H

Decimal <27> <83> <0>

IPCL &%SP

EPOS none

Description This command selects superscript. All following characters will be printed half

size on the upper side of the print line.

Note: This feature is not available in all print modes. See page 30 for available

modes.

Function Select subscript

ASCII [ESC] S <1>

Hexadecimal 1BH 53H 01H

Decimal <27> <83> <1>

IPCL &%SB

EPOS none

Description This command selects subscript. All following characters will be printed half

size on the bottom side of the print line.

Note: This feature is not available in all print modes. See page 30 for available

modes.

Function End superscript or subscript

ASCII [ESC] T

Hexadecimal 1BH 54H

Decimal <27> <84>

IPCL &%SE

EPOS none

Description This command cancels superscript or subscript.

Function Begin italics

ASCII [ESC] % G

Hexadecimal 1BH 25H 47H

Decimal <27> <37> <71>

IPCL &%MI

EPOS [ESC] 4

Description This command begins italic print mode.

Note: Italics are not available in all print modes. See page 30 for available

modes.

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Function End italics

ASCII [ESC] % H

Hexadecimal 1BH 25H 48H

Decimal <27> <37> <48>

IPCL &%CI

EPOS [ESC] 5

Description This command ends italic print mode.

Figure 12 Example of underline, enhanced, emphasized, superscript, and subscript print

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Print Rotation Commands

To provide printing flexibility on preprinted and various size forms, rotated print capability is

available in validation and receipt modes. Rotated print mode aligns the print in any of three 90

degree orientations.

In 90° and 270° rotated modes, the print data is first buffered by the printer, processed (rotated), and

then printed. As a result, the print process is slightly delayed. In 180° mode, the print is simply

inverted and mirrored.

Because the rotated 90° and 270° print buffer is limited to 1760 characters, the amount of rotated

print is also limited. The printer can support a limit of 22 lines of rotated print with a maximum line

length of 80 characters. The technique used by the Series 150 Printer is to receive all the print to be

rotated and convert it into graphics. This requires buffer space for all possible characters in each print

line. Each line has a fixed length buffer regardless of how much data is actually sent to the printer.

The printer will space fill the buffer for each line to the maximum size. As a result, a short line of two

characters will take as much buffer space as a long line.

To make the most efficient use of buffer space, the line length is predefined. The default line length is

80 characters, which leaves room for 22 lines. To allow longer lines to be printed, the line length can

be changed; however, no more than 22 lines with no more than 128 characters per line are allowed.

For example, if the line length is expanded to 128 characters per line, there is buffer space for

1760/128 or 13 lines.

Specifying the line length is also useful to determine where data is printed on forms. In rotated 90°

and 270° mode, the print field can be extended to print the complete line length specified. Extending

the line length is useful for printing forms such as checks where the form is fixed but the data can

change. This mode is called line formatted mode. In line formatted mode, the line length is set not by

the longest line entered but by the maximum line length. (Line lengths less than 80 will not print

more than 22 lines, only the format will be affected).

The space between lines is controlled by a line spacing table. The table is defined by the rotated print

line spacing ([ESC] u ...) command or by inserting [LF] or [ESC] J <n> commands in the rotated

data. The [ESC] u command specifies the number of dots to be added between each printed line. Each

line has an entry in the table. There is room for 22 lines in the table. The minimum spacing (and

default) is one dot or 1/80 inch between lines which results in a total of 10 dots in a line or 10/80 inch

(8 lines per inch).

The character cell is 7 x 9 with one dot of white space9 or a total cell size of 7 x 10. The cell is

printed at 80 dots per inch. If three dots are added, there will be a total of four dots, and the cell will

be 7 x 13. The following table specifies lines per inch for various numbers of inserted dots.

Number of dots added 01234567

Spacing specified 12345678

Cell size 7 x 10 7 x 11 7 x 12 7 x 13 7 x 14 7 x 15 7 x 16 7 x 17

Line spacing (inches) 0.125 0.1375 0.15 0.1625 0.175 0.1875 0.2 0.2125

Number lines per inch 87.27 6.67 6.15 5.71 5.33 5.0 4.7

Table 12 Rotated print spacing

9 Line graphic characters are 7 x 10 which allow touching characters as a default.

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If a [LF] is used to specify the line spacing, it overrides the default table and sets spacing to one dot

for eight lines per inch. If [ESC] J <n> is used, <n> specifies the spacing in n/216 (including the one

dot white space). Note: the finest resolution is still 1/80, n/216 will be rounded to the nearest n/80 and

the smallest value allowed will be 1/80.

In rotated 90° or 270° mode, the print is done in all-points-addressable (APA) graphics. The

intercharacter spacing is adjusted with the normal line spacing commands. The [ESC] 3 <n>

command is the most effective command for adjusting intercharacter spacing. Line spacing smaller

than 12 cpi will force the characters to overlap. (Spacing of 12 cpi is obtained with an [ESC] 3 <18>.)

When 90° or 270° rotation is selected, only normal text can be printed. Underline, enhanced,

emphasized, and other attributes will not function. See the chart on page 30 for a list of available

features.

In 180° rotation mode, all spacing commands are effective. This mode of operation simply inverts and

mirrors the print operation. All line spacing and print features are available. It should be noted that

the feed direction is not effected by any of the rotate commands.

Function Begin 90° rotated print

ASCII [ESC] r <1>

Hexadecimal 1BH 72H 01H

Decimal <27> <114> <1>

IPCL &%R1

EPOS [ESC] T <3>

Description Print data is entered normally from left to right, top to bottom. When an end

rotated print ([ESC] r <0>) command is received, the printer formats and prints

the data.

EPOS Note: The Series 150 Printer does not fully implement EPOS page

mode. The [ESC] T <n> command functions identically to the normal mode

[ESC] r <n> except the definition of <n> is different.

Function Begin 90° rotated print with line formatting

ASCII [ESC] r <5>

Hexadecimal 1BH 72H 05H

Decimal <27> <114> <5>

IPCL &%R5

EPOS [ESC] T <3>

Description Print data is entered normally from left to right, top to bottom. When an end

rotated print ([ESC] r <0>) command is received, the printer formats and prints

the data. This command differs from the [ESC] r <1> command in that the line

length is determined not by the longest line entered, but by the line length set

by the [ESC] s command. If input extends past the end of a line, it will line

wrap.

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Function Begin 270° rotated print

ASCII [ESC] r <3>

Hexadecimal 1BH 72H 03H

Decimal <27> <114> <3>

IPCL &%R3

EPOS [ESC] T <1>

Description Print data is entered normally from left to right, top to bottom. When an end

rotated print ([ESC] r <0>) command is received, the printer formats and prints

the data. The print will be rotated 270° according to the currently stored format

parameters.

EPOS Note: The Series 150 Printer does not implement EPOS page mode. The

[ESC] T <n> command functions identically to the normal mode [ESC] r <n>

except the definition of <n> is different.

Function Begin 270° rotated print with line formatting

ASCII [ESC] r <7>

Hexadecimal 1BH 72H 07H

Decimal <27> <114> <7>

IPCL &%R7

EPOS [ESC] T <1>

Description Print data is entered normally from left to right, top to bottom. When an end

rotated print ([ESC] r <0>) command is received, the printer formats and prints

the data. The print will be rotated 270° according to the currently stored format

parameters. This command differs from the [ESC] r <3> command by spacing

out the lines to the line length specified by the [ESC] s command. If input

extends past the end of a line, it will line wrap.

Function Begin 180° rotated print

ASCII [ESC] r <2>

Hexadecimal 1BH 72H 02H

Decimal <27> <114> <2>

IPCL &%R2

EPOS [ESC] { <1>

Description All subsequent lines will be rotated 180° and positioned at the opposite margin.

This command is effective on all stations including the journal. This command

will remain in effect until rotation is canceled with an end rotated print ([ESC]

r <0>) command, or a station select command is issued.

Note: The last line of print must be terminated with a line terminator before the

end rotated command is issued. Any characters in the print buffer that have not

been printed will not be printed. They will be printed unrotated when a line

terminator is received.

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Function End rotated print

ASCII [ESC] r <0>

Hexadecimal 1BH 72H 00H

Decimal <27> <114> <0>

IPCL &%R0

EPOS [ESC] { <0>

Description In 90° or 270° mode, this command prints the contents of the rotated print

buffer and returns to normal print orientation.

In 180° mode, the printer will return to normal print orientation. Characters in

the print buffer that have not been printed will not be printed.

Function Set rotated print line length

ASCII [ESC] s <n>

Hexadecimal 1BH 73H <n>

Decimal <27> <115> <n>

IPCL &%RL <m1> <m2><m3>

EPOS none

Description This command sets the print line length to be used in autoformat rotated print

mode. The maximum number of characters is 128 per line. The power on

default line length is 80 characters.

The number of available print lines is found by dividing 1760 by the number of

characters per line and rounding down to the nearest whole number. The

minimum number is 80 characters. Any value less than 80 will not allow any

additional lines to be printed. Values greater than 80 will limit the number of

lines to less than 22.

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Function Set rotated print line spacing

ASCII [ESC] u <n1> <m1> <n2> <m2> ... <ni> <mi> <0>

Hexadecimal 1BH 75H <n1> <m1> <n2> <m2> ... <ni> <mi> 00H

Decimal <27> <117> <n1> <m1> <n2> <m2> ... <ni> <mi> <0>

IPCL none

EPOS none

Description This command adjusts the line spacing for each rotated print line where ni is

the line number and mi is the spacing in dot columns (1/80 inch) from the

previous line.

For the first print line, the distance is calculated from the margin. An ni value

of 0 is used to terminate the command. Any unspecified spacing will be set to

one. This allows data to be accurately positioned on an inserted form. These

values will be used as a template for all subsequent rotated print. On power up,

all spacing is preset to 1/80 inch (n = 1, 8 lines per inch) for all lines. This

command is only effective in 90° and 270° rotation. It will remain in effect

until a new table is received or until the printer is power cycled. An [ESC] u

<0> will have the effect of setting all lines to one. This table can be overridden

by [LF] or [ESC] J <n> commands in the rotated print data.

The value of m can be from one to 127; n can be from one to 22.

Table 12 on 40 specifies the line spacing for this command.

Second line

Third line

Edge of form

Left margin

n=1, m

n=2, m

First line

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Graphic Mode

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Graphic Mode

The Series 150 Printer conforms to the full definition of IBM all-points-addressable (APA) graphic

commands. The printer will only print graphics that are 2.4 inches wide. This at times can make it

difficult to use off-the-shelf graphic generation programs.

If the Series 150 Printer is used with programs that convert text to graphics, the printer will be slower

than if the printer is sent ASCII text. The Series 150 Printer is supported by a Windows’ print driver

that will allow applications to select fonts that are supported by the printer.

The Series 150 Printer is not designed to print large quantities of graphical data. If the printer is

asked to print an excessive amount of black, it will break down the job into multiple steps. This

protects the printer but slows the printing time. The printer should not be requested to print a white

on black image.

Standard APA Graphics

Function Print single-density graphics (60 h x 72 v dpi)

ASCII [ESC] K <n>1 <n>2

Hexadecimal 1BH 4BH <n>1 <n>2

Decimal <27> <75> <n>1 <n>2

IPCL none

Description This command prints n1 + 256 * n2 bytes of single-density graphics (60

dpi).

Function Print half-speed double-density graphics (120 h x 72 v dpi)

ASCII [ESC] L <n>1 <n>2

Hexadecimal 1BH 4CH <n>1 <n>2

Decimal <27> <76> <n>1 <n>2

IPCL none

Description This command prints n1 + 256 * n2 bytes of double-density graphics (120

dpi) at half-speed allowing full and half dots to be printed.

Function Print full-speed double-density graphics (120 h x 72 v dpi)

ASCII [ESC] Y <n>1 <n>2

Hexadecimal 1BH 59H <n>1 <n>2

Decimal <27> <89> <n>1 <n>2

IPCL none

Description This command prints n1 + 256 * n2 bytes of double-density graphics (120

dpi) at full speed with no consecutive dots. (Full-speed double-density

graphic mode is generally used to print 120 h by 144 v dpi resolutions in

two passes).

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Function Print quad-density graphics (240 h x 72 v dpi)

ASCII [ESC] Z <n>1 <n>2

Hexadecimal 1BH 5AH <n>1 <n>2

Decimal <27> <90> <n>1 <n>2

IPCL none

Description This command prints n1 + 256 * n2 bytes of quad-density graphics (240

dpi) at half speed with no consecutive dots. (Quad-density graphic mode is

generally used to print 240 h by 144 v dpi resolutions in two passes).

Function Print graphics in mode <m> (60 h/120 h/240 h x 72 v dpi)

ASCII [ESC] * <m> <n>1 <n>2

Hexadecimal 1BH 2AH <m> <n>1 <n>2

Decimal <27> <42> <m> <n>1 <n>2

IPCL none

Description This command selects one of the three above graphics modes as specified

by <m>.

Where <m> 060 dpi Full speed 8-bit slices

1120 dpi Half speed 8-bit slices

2120 dpi Full speed 8-bit slices

3240 dpi Full speed 8-bit slices

480 dpi Full speed 8-bit slices

572 dpi Full speed 8-bit slices

690 dpi Full speed 8-bit slices

7144 dpi Full speed 8-bit slices

8,9,11,12,13,14,16 Not supported

Function Reassign graphic mode <m>

ASCII [ESC] ? <m> <n>

Hexadecimal 1BH 3FH <m> <n>

Decimal <27> <63> <m> <n>

IPCL none

Description This command reassigns graphic mode <m> to resolution <n>. Possible

values for <m> are K, L, Y or Z. Resolutions <n> are 0 through 7 as

follows:

Where <m> 060 dpi Full speed 8-bit slices Default for K

1120 dpi Half speed 8-bit slices Default for L

2120 dpi Full speed 8-bit slices Default for Y

3240 dpi Full speed 8-bit slices Default for Z

480 dpi Full speed 8-bit slices

572 dpi Full speed 8-bit slices

690 dpi Full speed 8-bit slices

7144 dpi Full speed 8-bit slices

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Function Begin unidirectional print

ASCII [ESC] U <1>

Hexadecimal 1BH 55H 01H

Decimal <27> <85> <1>

IPCL &%GU

EPOS [ESC] U <1>

Description This command prints all data in unidirectional print mode to improve line

to line registration for graphical data.

Note: This command should be canceled before normal text is printed. It

will slow printing time if it is not canceled.

Function Begin bidirectional print

ASCII [ESC] U <0>

Hexadecimal 1BH 55H 00H

Decimal <27> <85> <0>

IPCL &%GB

EPOS [ESC] U <0>

Description This command prints all data in bidirectional, logic-seeking print mode.

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Bar codes

The Series 150 Printer has the ability to print bar codes. The printer will print one of five formats,

Interleaved 2 of 5, Code 39, Code 128, UPC A, and EAN-13. The host does not need to form the

graphic image for these bar codes. The host need only send the printer the information to be bar

coded, and a graphic will be generated. Bar codes can be printed in a high-resolution normal mode or

a fast, high-speed mode. The normal mode is more readable than the high speed mode. (See the

[ESC] [EM] B command on the next page for setting the bar code height and print speed.)

Function Print bar code

ASCII [ESC] b <n> {information} [ETX]

Hexadecimal 1BH 62H <n>... 03H

Decimal <27> <98> <n> ... <3>

IPCL &%25 ... [CR] Interleaved 2 of 5

&%39 ... [CR] Code 39

&%12 ... [CR] Code 128

&%UP ... [CR] UPC A

&%UE ... [CR] UPC E

&%EA .. [CR] EAN-13

&%E8 ... [CR] EAN-8

&%93 ... [CR] Code 93

&%HB<n> .. Hollerith10

EPOS [ESC] b <n> or [GS] k <n>

Description This command prints the information as a bar code. The bar code will be

centered on the print zone.

Where n 0Interleaved 2 of 5 Numeric (0-9) only; must be an even number of

digits

1Code 39 26 uppercase letters (A-Z) and 10 digits (0-9)

2Code 128 Three sets of 106 different characters

3UPC A Numeric (0-9) only; 11 digits

4EAN-13 Numeric (0-9) only; 12 digits

5UPC E Numeric (0-9) only; 11 digits

6EAN-8 Numeric (0-9) only; 7 digits

7Code 93 26 letters, 10 digits (0-9), and 7 special characters

10 Hollerith ASCII data up to 16 digits

Interleaved 2 of 5 is a high-density, self-checking, continuous, numeric bar code. It is mainly used

where fixed length numeric fields are required. The data field must be an even

number of characters. If an odd data field is sent to the printer, it will be zero

padded. Due to space limitations, only 16 characters can be printed. (Note:

Interleaved 2 of 5 does not read well in fast mode.)

Code 39 is an alphanumeric bar code. It is a discrete, self-checking, variable length

code. The complete data field is printed. Due to space limitations, only eight

characters can be printed. If illegal characters are passed to the printer, they

will be converted to legal codes, i.e., a → A.

Code 128 is an alphanumeric bar code. It is a high-density, variable length, continuous

code that employs multiple element widths. Code 128 has three possible start

codes. The start code defines the set as Code A, B, or C. The first character in

10 The Hollerith bar code is only available on custom configurations.

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the data field defines the code set, Start Code A = <135>, Code B = <136>, and

Code C = <137>. The complete data field is printed by the printer. Due to space

limitations, only nine characters can be printed. A check digit is generated by

the printer.

Code 128 Note The “A” space is defined as a <0>, which makes programming difficult and

causes control character conflicts for the printer. To solve the problem, the

Series 150 Printer subtracts 32 from all characters that are to be included in the

bar code. In the Code 128 definition, an “A” is <33>; however, the printer will

convert an ASCII “A” (<65>) to a <33> internally. This sets Code 128C and

the start codes off by 32.

UPC A is a fixed length, numeric, continuous code that employs four element widths.

The printer supports Universal Product Code Version A, E, EAN-8, and EAN-

13. Version A encodes 11 digits. Typically, the UPC A format starts with a

number system digit, five-digit manufacturer’s code, five-digit product code,

and a check digit. The printer makes no assumptions about any of the codes

except the check digit. The printer will print a UPC bar code with the 11 digits

sent to it and generate the check digit. If fewer than 11 digits are sent, the

remaining digits will be zeroes. The printer will print a UPC that is about

130% the size of the UPC nominal standard, which provides optimal

readability.

UPC E is a zero suppression version of UPC. The printer requires that the first digit is

zero for number system zero. If it is not zero, the bar code is not printed. The

printer does the compression based on the compression rules for UPC-E. The

printer will print a UPC bar code based on the 11 digits sent to it and generate

the check digit. If fewer than 11 digits are sent, the remaining digits will be

zeroes. The printer will print a UPC that is about 130% the size of the UPC

nominal standard, which provides optimal readability.

EAN-8 is a fixed length, numeric, continuous code that employs four element widths.

The printer supports EAN-8, which is a superset of UPC that encodes seven

digits. The printer will print an EAN-8 bar code with the seven digits sent to it

and generate the check digit. If fewer than seven digits are sent, the remaining

digits will be zeroes. The printer will print an EAN-8 bar code that is about

130% the size of the nominal standard which provides optimal readability.

EAN-13 This is a fixed length, numeric, continuous code that employs four element

widths. The printer supports EAN-13 which is a superset of UPC which

encodes 12 digits. Typically, the format starts with a number set digit, which

defines how the next six digits are encoded. The next five digits have fixed

encoding. The last is a check digit. The printer will print an EAN-13 bar code

with the 12 digits sent to it and generate the check digit. If fewer than 12 digits

are sent, the remaining digits will be zeroes. The printer will print an EAN-13

bar code that is about 130% the size of the nominal standard, which provides

optimal readability.

Code 93 is an alphanumeric, variable length bar code. The complete data field is printed

by the printer. Due to space limitations, only 11 characters can be printed.

Hollerith is variable length, ASCII data that is intended for use with optical mark

readers. The printer will print a grid of encoded rectangles arranged

horizontally across the paper.

Notes A [CR] may also be used in place of the [ETX] to end the bar code data field.

Only information that is usable in a particular bar code will be printed.

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Function Bar code height

ASCII [ESC] [EM] B <n>

Hexadecimal 1BH 19H 42H <n>

Decimal <27> <25> <66> <n>

IPCL &%BH <m1> <m2>

EPOS [GS] h <n>

Description This command sets the bar code height. Where <n> is the number of print

passes, each pass is about 0.11 inch high. If n = <0>, the printer returns to the

default values of four passes for all except UPC, which has default values of

seven. Any value from zero to nine may be specified.

Function Set bar code justification and human readable number print modes

ASCII [ESC] [EM] J <n>

Hexadecimal 1BH 19H 4AH <n>

Decimal <27> <25> <74> <n>

IPCL &%BJ <m1> <m2>

EPOS none

The power on default is center justified with numbers on UPC bar codes.

Note: This command only effects bar code printing.

Description This command selects the operation of the bar code justification and number

printing.

Where n-bits nIPCL 76543210

------xx Justification

0 00 ------00 Left

1 01 ------01 Center

2 02 ------10 Right

----xx-- Human readable

0 00 ----00-- No numbers

4 04 ----01-- Numbers on UPC bar codes

8 08 ----10-- Numbers on non-UPC bar codes

12 12 ----11-- Numbers on all bar codes

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Receipt Paper Out Sensor

The paper out sensor in the Series 150 Printer, senses when the paper is exhausted. When

the printer generates a paper out fault, the printer stops printing and goes off-line. If the

printer is off-line, inquires may not be accepted. To prevent the printer from going off-line

when paper out is sensed, you can send an [ESC] 8.

Function Disable paper out sensor

ASCII [ESC] 8

Hexadecimal 1BH 38H

Decimal <27> <56>

IPCL &%PF

EPOS none

Description This command disables paper out sensing and is intended to

temporally disable the paper out sensor. The printer will not stop

printing or go off-line when paper out is sensed. The [ENQ]

commands will still return paper out status.

Function Enable paper out sensor

ASCII [ESC] 9

Hexadecimal 1BH 39H

Decimal <27> <57>

IPCL &%PO

EPOS none

Description This command enables paper sensing and is intended to reverse the

effect of the disabled paper out sensor command. If the printer is out of

paper when this command is issued, it will go off-line.

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Validation Operation

The form is inserted from the top and extends out the left side and/or top of the printer. It rests on

a fixed stop. A maximum of 16 lines at 40 characters can be printed on a form. In this manual,

top insertion will be termed validation mode.

Function Open for validation

ASCII [ESC] [DC1]

Hexadecimal 1BH 11H

Decimal <27> <17>

IPCL &%VO

EPOS [ESC] c 0 <n>

Description This command opens the form compensation assembly for validation. No

automatic validation form sensing is performed. The application must poll

the printer for validation forms present and then issue a close

compensation command.

Function Close for validation

ASCII [ESC] [DC3]

Hexadecimal 1BH 13H

Decimal <27> <19>

IPCL &%VC

EPOS [ESC] c 0 <n>

Description This command closes the form compensation assembly for validation. No

automatic validation form sensing is performed.

Function Close for validation when form is sensed

ASCII [ESC] [DC4]

Hexadecimal 1BH 14H

Decimal <27> <20>

IPCL &%VS

EPOS [ESC] c 0 <n>

Description This command closes the form compensation assembly for automatic

validation form sensing by the printer.

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Validation Operation Control

The Series 150 Printer has several features that can be altered during operation. For example, the

time delay between when a form is sensed and when the form clamp is activated can be changed.

This allows the operation of the printer to be tailored to the application and the form being used.

All feature control commands are extensions of the [ESC] [EM] sequence. They are defined as

follows.

Function Validation clamp delay

ASCII [ESC] [EM] C <n>

Hexadecimal 1BH 19H 43H <n>

Decimal <27> <25> <67> <n>

IPCL &%ZC <m1> <m2>

EPOS [ESC] f

Description This command sets the clamp delay which is the time between when the

form is sensed and when it is clamped. (Only the least four bits are used.)

The default is configurable.

Where <n> 0 = 0 ms

1 = 50 ms

2 = 150 ms, and so on until

15 = 750 ms

Note: Once issued, the value will be used until the printer is power cycled

or the command is reissued.

Function Set validation time-out

ASCII [ESC] [EM] V <n>

Hexadecimal 1BH 19H 56H <n>

Decimal <27> <25> <86> <n>

IPCL &%ZV <m1> <m2>

EPOS [ESC] f

Description This command sets the time-out after a top validation command with

autosense is issued and the printer returns to receipt mode.

Where <n> is the delay in one minute increments; minimum is one

minute; maximum is 15 minutes. If <n> = 0, the delay is set to no time-out

(waits forever). The default is configurable.

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Function Set left/right print margin

ASCII [ESC] X <n1> <n2>

Hexadecimal 1BH 58H <n1> <n2>

Decimal <27> <88> <n1> <n2>

IPCL none

EPOS [ESC] l or [ESC] Q

Description Set left and right print margin in characters from the home position.

Where n1 = Left margin

n2 = Right margin

The absolute position depends on the current print pitch.

8 cpi 10 cpi 12 cpi 15 cpi 17.1 cpi 20 cpi 24 cpi

Maximum

Columns

18 23 28 35 40 46 56

<n1> 1 to 18 1 to 23 1 to 28 1 to 35 1 to 40 1 to 46 1 to 56

<n2> <n1>+2

to 18 <n1>+2

to 23 <n1>+3

to 28 <n1>+3

to 35 <n1>+4

to 40 <n1>+4

to 46 <n1>+4

to 56

If the left and right margins are set to the right of the current horizontal

position, the new left and right margins become valid in the same line.

If the left margin is set to the left of the current horizontal position and the

right margin to the right of the current horizontal position, the right

margin becomes valid in the same line, but the left margin setting becomes

valid in the next line.

When the left and right margins are set to the left of the current horizontal

position, both left and right margin settings appear to become valid in the

next line. This is because an AUTO CR is performed by the following data.

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Miscellaneous Control

Function Clear print buffer

ASCII [CAN]

Hexadecimal 18H

Decimal <24>

IPCL &%RP

EPOS [CAN]

Description This command clears any unprinted information in the printer received before

the [CAN].

If the input buffer is not being processed because the printer is out of paper or

the form is not inserted, the [CAN] command will not be processed until after

the error is cleared.

The [CAN] command does not restore default conditions. It only clears the

print buffers.

Function Open cash drawer

ASCII [ESC] x <n>

Hexadecimal 1BH 78H <n>

Decimal <27> <120> <n>

IPCL &%D1 for Cash Drawer 1

IPCL &%D2 for Cash Drawer 2

EPOS [ESC] p

Description This command energizes cash drawer n for 150 ms. Where <n> = <1> (01H) or

1 (31H) for Cash Drawer 1 and <n> = <2> (02H) or 2 (32H) for Cash Drawer

The time period the drawer is activated can be changed in the configuration

menu. The activation time can be set from 25 to 250 ms.

Note: The open cash drawer commands are processed as part of print data.

They are not processed until they are found in the input buffer by the print

processor. They are not immediate commands.

Note: Cash Drawer 2 is factory configurable in one of two modes. Either Pin 1

or 5 is active depending on an internal jumper setting. The factory default is

Pin 1. Cash Drawer 1 is always on Pin 5.

The cash drawer status is defined as an open circuit for drawer closed.

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Function Query marker

ASCII [ESC] q <n>

Hexadecimal 1BH 71H <n>

Decimal <27> <113>

IPCL none

EPOS none

Function Return status to host

Serial/IEEE1284 Parallel, non-IEEE 1284

Response [SOH] <n>… Not supported via PE

Description This command can be placed in the print data and, when processed by the

printer, will return a progress status marker. The value of <n> can be any

8-bit value. It is returned to the host unaltered. The intent is for it to be a

sequence number. This command can be used to track the print progress of

the printer or verify that the data has been printed.

Note: This command is a line terminator that causes the printer to print all

previous data. If a normal line terminator (like a [CR]) is not supplied,

right justify and autocenter will not function correctly. All data will be left

justified. [ESC] q does not perform a [CR] or [LF] function.

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Function Print suppress and data pass through

ASCII [ESC] < <n>

Hexadecimal 1BH 3CH <n>

Decimal <27> <60> <n>

IPCL &%PT <n>

EPOS [ESC] = <n>

Description This command provides print suppress and data pass through features.

Where Bit 0 Printer select

Bit 1 Pass through On

Bits 2-7 Undefined

If Bit 0 is clear, the printer will stop processing data. If Bit 1 is set, the data

will be passed through the printer and sent out on the serial port.

Notes: The pass through command is processed as part of print data. The pass

through command is not processed until it is found in the input buffer by the

print processor. It is not an immediate command. The printer must be on-line

and ready to activate the command.

The operation of the command can be altered by the print suppress

configuration.

Function Control feature commands

ASCII [ESC] y <n>

Hexadecimal 1BH 79H <n>

Decimal <27> <121> <n>

IPCL &%Y0 through 8

EPOS [ESC] y <n>

Where n 0 Disables quiet mode operation

1 Enables quiet mode operation

2 Reinitializes the printer and forces IBM mode

3 Reinitializes the printer and forces EPOS mode

4 Disables IPCL commands

5 Enables IPCL commands

Note: Once disabled, this command will not be a valid IPCL code.

8 Enables extended diagnostics

Description This command enables and disables command set features.

It is possible that the IPCL commands will interfere with print data. If this is

the case, they can be disabled with an [ESC] y <4>.

Notes: Quiet mode operation prints by making two passes for every pass in

normal mode. It generates less noise because only half the print wires are

activated in each pass. This mode is very slow and should only be used if quiet

operation is needed.

ESC y <2> and <3> allow the printer to switch between Normal and EPOS

modes. When the switch takes place, the current print buffer is printed and the

printer reinitializes. These commands do not permanently change the

configuration. A power on reset will restore the mode that was configured in

menu mode. A reset by command or from the INIT pin will not restore the

mode.

EPOS Note: This command is active in EPOS mode; however, Mode 5 is

disabled.

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Function Enable Dynamic Response

ASCII [ESC] w <n>

Hexadecimal 1BH 77H <n>

Decimal <27> <119> <n>

IPCL none

EPOS [GS] a <n>

Where n defines the features that cause dynamic responses.

Bit 0 Cash Drawer 0 ACK/NAK <1>

Bit 1 Cash Drawer 1 ACK/NAK <2>

Bit 2 Paper out status ACK/NAK <4>

Bit 3 Form in sensor ACK/NAK <5>

Bit 6 Form clamp status ACK/NAK <7>

Dynamic status can be used to allow the host to sense status changes without

sending repeated inquire ([ENQ]) commands. The operation of the dynamic

response varies depending on the configuration of the printer. If the printer is

configured for Serial or IEEE 1284 operation, more than one status can be

sensed as the printer will respond to status changes as if an [ENQ] were issued.

In parallel mode, only one status should be requested. If more than one bit is

active, the resulting status on the paper error (PE) signal will not be defined.

Note: Power up default is paper out on PE signal.

Function Activate cutter

ASCII [ESC] v

Hexadecimal 1BH 76H

Decimal <27> <118>

IPCL &%FC Cut

EPOS [ESC] m or [ESC] I

Description This command cuts the receipt tape above the current print line.

Note: This command is only effective on printers with a knife.

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Printer Status Set/Inquire

The Series 150 Printer is designed to be used as part of an automated system where the host computer

makes every attempt to correct problems with the printer. In addition, the host application requires

that it be able to obtain more information from the printer than is typical of normal computer printers.

A normal computer printer does not have to deal with cash drawers or validation. As a result, the

standard printer protocol must be extended to address the additional features of a POS printer.

The Series 150 Printer has defined a set of status inquiry commands that will allow a host to obtain

information about the printer and devices connected to it. The method chosen to interact with the

computer is designed to allow a reasonable approach to the host application. It will not always be

possible for an existing application to use the inquire commands unless the communication drivers

are available to the programmer.

All inquire commands require a response from the printer. For this reason, the parallel, non-IEEE

1284; IEEE 1284; and serial operation of inquire commands are different. In serial and parallel,

IEEE 1284 modes, all inquire commands are responded to by an acknowledged (ACK) or not

acknowledged (NAK) and then the command ID. In parallel non-IEEE 1284 operation, the paper

error (PE) signal is driven as a response to an inquire.

Parallel, Non-IEEE 1284 Mode Inquire

There are several status inquiry commands and inquire control commands. The inquire character

is treated differently from all other characters received by the printer. Under normal operating

conditions, all information that is sent to the printer is received and placed in a holding buffer.

The information stays in the holding buffer until the printer prints or interprets it.

The inquire command in non-IEEE 1284 mode presents a few problems for the printer to decode.

In parallel mode, the inquire character is intercepted before it is placed in the print buffer. The

next character is looked at to determine if it is a valid inquire command. If it is valid or a

graphic, further input is then blocked by not removing the busy status. The buffer is then emptied

by the printer during normal operation. If the inquire was false, the command decoder processes

a command. If an inquire is found in the data stream at this time, input is unblocked and normal

operation is resumed. The printer is unaffected by this unintended operation except that the

buffer efficiency is reduced. If the inquire was real, the inquire is processed. This ensures that the

response to the inquire is synchronized with the inquire request and that no false inquires are

processed.

In parallel, non-IEEE 1284 operation, there is no easy way to return complex information to the

host. For this reason, the paper error (PE) signal is used for inquire responses. The fault signal

will not be asserted by inquire requests. If a true PE is being signaled, the fault line will also be

driven. It is, therefore, possible to distinguish between a paper error and an inquire response.

In parallel mode, the printer will respond to the inquire before the parallel sequence is complete.

In other words, when the parallel port acknowledges the ID part of the inquire sequence, the PE

signal is valid. The host must, however, remember what status was requested as the printer has

no way of signaling that information. In addition, the host must not interpret the PE signal as an

error but as a response to an inquire. There are two ways in which inquire responses can be

signaled. The PE can be static or dynamic. When a dynamic PE occurs, the inquiry is sent once,

and the PE signal follows the requested status. If the PE remains static, the status will not

change.

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Receipt paper status is always dynamic. If the PE signal is to be returned to the valid paper error

state, an [ENQ] <4> should be issued when all other inquires are completed.

DATA

STROBE

BUSY

ACK

Valid

ID Next

Figure 13 Paper-error to inquire-request timing

Serial Mode Inquire

In serial mode, inquires are not handled any differently than other commands. All inquire

commands require a response from the printer and are responded to by an acknowledged (ACK)

or not acknowledged (NAK) and then the command ID.

The serial ACK or NAK responses are always uniform and followed with a command ID. This

makes the design of the host application easier because the response can be identified and the

same format is always followed.

The printer always accepts serial data. When the printer is off-line, serial data is still accepted. It

is possible to send inquire commands to the printer even if it is off-line. Because inquire

commands are processed before they go in the buffer, the printer will respond even when it is

busy printing.

In serial mode, it is desirable that the response to an inquire be received by the host before

another inquire command is issued to the printer. When the printer receives an inquire, it must

generate a response. If inquires are sent to the printer too fast, the printer could overrun its output

buffer.

Parallel, IEEE 1284 Mode Inquire

In parallel, IEEE 1284 mode, there is a way to return status information to the host. After the

host makes an inquire request, the host can activate parallel, IEEE 1284 Mode 0 reverse channel

and wait for a response from the printer. The response to the inquire is identical to serial mode.

The printer will always accept IEEE 1284 reverse channel requests but will not accept inquire

commands when off-line. It is possible to obtain status when off-line by placing the printer in

dynamic response mode before the printer goes off-line. The IEEE 1284 reverse channel will

then respond to status changes even if the printer is off-line.

Dynamic Response Mode

Dynamic status, [ESC] w <n>, can be used to allow the host to sense status changes without

sending repeated inquiry commands. The operation of the dynamic response varies depending on

the configuration of the printer. If the printer is configured for serial or parallel, IEEE 1284

operation, more than one status can be sensed as the printer will respond to status changes as if

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an [ENQ] were issued. In parallel mode, only one status should be requested. If more than one bit

is active, the resulting status on the paper error (PE) signal will not be defined. The reply to

dynamic responses is the same as for inquire commands. That is, if the cash drawer status is to be

sensed, the PE or ACK/NAK will be the same as for inquire commands.

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Inquire Commands

Function Inquire printer status

ASCII [ENQ] <n>

Hexadecimal 05H <n>

Decimal <5> <n>

IPCL none

EPOS [GS] r or [DLE] [ENQ] or [DLE] [EOT]

Description This command inquires as to the printer’s status and returns the result. The

following inquires are defined.

Note: If the printer is off-line, inquires may not be accepted.

Function Inquire Cash Drawer 1 status

ASCII [ENQ] <1>

Hexadecimal 05H 01H

Decimal <5> <1>

Function Cash Drawer 1 status

Serial/Parallel, IEEE 1284 Parallel, non-IEEE 1284

Response ACK <1> (06H 01H) PE low

Cash Drawer 1 is closed.

NAK <1> (15H 01H) PE high

Cash Drawer 1 is open.

The cash drawer status is defined as open circuit being drawer closed.

Function Inquire Cash Drawer 2 status

ASCII [ENQ] <2>

Hexadecimal 05H 02H

Decimal <5> <2>

Function Cash Drawer 2 status

Serial/Parallel, IEEE 1284 Parallel, non-IEEE 1284

Response ACK <2> (06H 02H) PE low

Cash Drawer 2 is closed.

NAK <2> (15H 02H) PE high

Cash Drawer 2 is open.

The cash drawer status is defined as open circuit being drawer closed.

Function Inquire receipt-paper out

ASCII [ENQ] <4>

Hexadecimal 05H 04H

Decimal <5> <4>

Function Receipt-paper out

Serial/Parallel, IEEE 1284 Parallel, non-IEEE 1284

Response ACK <4> (06H 04H) PE low

There is receipt paper.

NAK <4> (15H 04H) PE high

The receipt paper is exhausted.

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Function Inquire form position sensor status

ASCII [ENQ] <6>

Hexadecimal 05H 06H

Decimal <5> <6>

Function Is the form position sensor detecting a form?

Serial/Parallel, IEEE 1284 Parallel, non-IEEE 1284

Response ACK <6> (06H 06H) PE low

The position sensor is clear.

(No form present.)

NAK <6> (15H 06H) PE high

The form position sensor is

blocked. (There is a form.)

Function Inquire form clamp status

ASCII [ENQ] <7>

Hexadecimal 05H 07H

Decimal <5> <7>

Function Inquire whether the form clamp is closed

Serial/Parallel, IEEE 1284 Parallel, non-IEEE 1284

Response ACK <7> (06H 07H) PE low

The clamp is closed.

NAK <7> (15H 07H) PE high

The clamp is not closed.

(It is open or in jam position.)

Function Is the buffer empty? Clear IEEE 1284 buffer.

ASCII [ENQ] <9>

Hexadecimal 05H 09H

Decimal <5> <9>

Function This command allows the host to know when the print buffer is

empty. If IEEE 1284 is active, this command also clears the

response buffer.

Serial/Parallel, IEEE 1284 Parallel, non-IEEE 1284

Response ACK <9> (06H 09H) PE low

The buffer is empty.

NAK <9> (15H 09H) PE high

The buffer is not empty.

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Function Request printer reset

ASCII [ENQ] <10>

Hexadecimal 05H 0AH

Decimal <5> <10>

Function Reset printer

Serial Parallel mode

Response ACK <10> (06H 0AH) No response in parallel mode.

The command was accepted.

NAK <10> (15H 0AH)

The command was rejected.

Description This command is similar to asking for a power-on reset except no

internal diagnostics are run. The internal print buffer will be cleared.

The printer will be ready to except new information when the

acknowledged (ACK) response is sent. In parallel mode, the INIT

signal should be used because this command will be rejected. (In

serial/parallel mode, the command will also be rejected).

Function Inquire power cycle status

ASCII [ENQ] <11>

Hexadecimal 05H 0BH

Decimal <5> <11>

Function Has the printer been power cycled since the last request?

Serial/Parallel, IEEE 1284 Parallel, non-IEEE 1284

Response ACK <11> (06H 0BH) PE low

Printer power has been cycled

since last [ENQ] <11>.

NAK <5> (15H 0BH) PE high

Printer has not power cycled

since last [ENQ] <11>.

Description The first time after a reset this command will return [ACK] <11>, after

that the command will return [NAK] <11>. This command allows the

application to determine if the printer has been power cycled and needs to

be reinitialized. The [ENQ] <10> command and the INIT signal on the

parallel port will both cause the printer to return power-up status.

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Function Inquire printer state

ASCII [ENQ] <15>

Hexadecimal 05H 0FH

Decimal <5> <15>

Function Returns current printer state

Serial/Parallel, IEEE1284 Parallel, non-IEEE 1284

Response [ACK] <15> <n> <r1> <r2>… Not supported via PE

Where <15> is the echo of the command ID.

n = number of return bytes + 40 (to prevent confusion with

XON/XOFF).

<r1>: Bit 0 = Form clamp closed

Bit 1 = Undefined

Bit 2 = Receipt paper out

Bit 3 = Undefined

Bit 4 = In error state (Waiting for error to be cleared)

Bit 5 = Undefined

Bit 6 = 1 always

Bit 7 = 0 always

<r2>: Forms processing state

040H No forms processing

044H Waiting to enter validation mode or for the paper path to be

cleared to enter validation mode

045H Waiting for an internal delay time-out (auto clear)

Other states may be active but will automatically be cleared.

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Function Inquire all printer status

ASCII [ENQ] <20>

Hexadecimal 05H 14H

Decimal <5> <20>

Function Returns all status flags

Serial/Parallel, IEEE1284 Parallel, non-IEEE 1284

Response [ACK] <20> <n> <r1> <r2>… Not supported via PE

Where <20> is the echo of the command ID.

n = number of return bytes + 40 (to prevent confusion with

XON/XOFF).

<r1>: Bit 0 = Cash Drawer 1 open

Bit 1 = Cash Drawer 2 open

Bit 2 = Receipt paper out

Bit 3 = Undefined

Bit 4 = Undefined

Bit 5 = Form sensor detects paper

Bit 6 = 1 always

Bit 7 = 0 always

<r2>: Bit 0 = Form clamp closed

Bit 1 = Undefined

Bit 2 = Buffer empty

Bit 3 = Printer power cycled (does not affect state of power

cycled flag) Use [ENQ] <11> to reset.

Bit 4 = Printer waiting in error mode

Bit 5 = Undefined

Bit 6 = 1 always

Bit 7 = 0 always

<r3>: Bit 0 = Receipt station selected

Bit 1 = Top validation station selected

Bit 2 = Undefined

Bit 3 = Waiting for form

Bit 4 = Undefined

Bit 5 = Printer blocking print (Out of paper)

Bit 6 = 1 always

Bit 7 = 0 always

<r4>: Bit 0 = Printer supports receipt

Bit 1 = Printer supports inserted forms

Bit 2 = Undefined

Bit 3 = Printer supports cutter

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Function Inquire printer ID

ASCII [ENQ] <21>

Hexadecimal 05H 15H

Decimal <5> <21>

Function Returns printer IEEE 1284 ID string

Serial/Parallel, IEEE1284 Parallel, non-IEEE 1284

Response [ACK] <21> <n> {ID string} Not supported via PE

Where <21> is the echo of the command ID.

<n> = number of return bytes in the ID string

{ID string} is the IEEE 1284 ID return string, which is as follows:

MFG:Ithaca-Periph.;

CMD:M150CL,IPCL;

CLS:PRINTER;

MDL:S150 PcOS;

DES:Ithaca-Peripherals Series 150;

REV:01.00;

OPTS:$51xy

Where x is a bit field defined as follows:

Bit 0 = Alternate print zone

Bit 1 = 0 not defined

Bit 2 = 0 not defined

Bit 3 = Always 0

Bit 4 = Always 1

Bit 5 = Always 1

Bit 6 = Always 0

Bit 7 = Always 0

and y is a bit field defined as follows:

Bit 0 = Slip capability

Bit 1 = Knife installed

Bit 2 = MICR installed

Bit 3 = Always 0

Bit 4 = Always 1

Bit 5 = Always 1

Bit 6 = Always 0

Bit 7 = Always 0

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Extended Diagnostic Commands

Function Extended diagnostics

ASCII [ESC] ~ <n>

Hexadecimal 1BH 7EH

Decimal <27> <126>

IPCL none

EPOS [ESC] ~ <n>

Where n = 0Prints model, configuration, and serial number

1 <n> Sets vertical alignment (<n> is the alignment value.)

Note: <n> will be written to the EEPROM if the EEPROM save sequence is

processed.

2Decreases vertical alignment adjustment

3Increases vertical alignment adjustment

4Prints a vertical adjustment alignment chart

[ACK] Returns a configuration synchronization code

C <a> <d> Changes EEPROM data at <a> to <d> (pass code locked)

DReturns menu to default (pass code locked)

IReturns ROM ID

PForces IEEE 1284 mode (This does not alter menu RAM.)

RReads and returns the menu RAM

SForces serial mode (This does not alter menu RAM.)

TClears the totals (pass code locked)

WWrites menu RAM back to EEPROM (pass code locked)

ZHalts the software

[CAN] Forces the printer to power cycle

Description These commands are designed to be used by the factory to help adjust and test

the printer. There is no guarantee that these commands are valid and/or stable.

They are not intended for use by the end user. To prevent accidental use of

these commands, they must be enabled by an [ESC] y <8> command. In some

cases, a pass code sequence is also required.

Write EEPROM This command allows specific Menu RAM locations to be written. The

definition of the locations is not defined here. This command is intended for

use by the factory and is only active if a pass code is sent to the printer.

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EPOS Codes

This section lists the EPOS codes that are supported by the Series 150 Printer. Ithaca Peripherals has

no control over how Epson extends or changes these control codes. Ithaca Peripherals makes no

guarantees as to the operation of its printer when it replaces an Epson printer. The EPOS emulation is

intended to make it as easy as possible to replace an Epson printer with an Ithaca Series 150 Printer.

The following section lists the EPOS commands that are processed. They are as close as possible to

Epson printers. The user must remember that the Series 150 Printer is not designed as a drop-in

replacement for an Epson printer. The Series 150 Printer is designed to bring new and unique

features and functionalities to a POS receipt/validation printer.

Real-time Status

The Series 150 Printer is available in serial and parallel versions. When Epson supports parallel

operation, the company redefines some of the standard IEEE 1284 interface signals to be special

status lines. The Series 150 Printer does not alter the IEEE 1284 standard. If an application

requires real-time status from the printer, the IEEE 1284 bidirectional protocol must be used.

The Series 150 Printer supports real-time status. The EPOS real-time status commands [DLE]

[ENQ] and [DLE] [EOT] are processed by the printer. The printer, however, does not support all

the response bit fields. See the descriptions below.

EPOS Command Summary

Please refer to the Epson ESC/POS Information Manual for field definitions.

The following is a list of the EPOS commands that are supported.

Command Comment Description

[BEL] Extension Activate sound buzzer.

[VT] Extension Set vertical tabs.

[LF] Set line feed.

[FF] Eject form.

[HT] Extension Set horizontal tabs.

[BS] Extension

[CR] Set carriage returns.

[CAN] Not the same Cancel print.

[ESC] [BEL] Extension Activate sound buzzer.

[ESC] SI Extension Set 24 cpi.

[ESC] [SP] <n> Set right-side character spacing.

[ESC] ! <n> Select print modes.

[ESC] $ <nL> <nH>Set absolute print position.

[ESC] % <n> Not implemented Select or cancel the user-defined character set.

[ESC] & ... Not implemented Define user-defined characters.

[ESC] * <m> <n>1 <n>2 Extension Select single-density bit image mode.

[ESC] - <n> Turn underline mode ON/OFF.

[ESC] 0 Set eight lines per inch spacing.

[ESC] 1 Set 7/72-inch spacing.

[ESC] 2 Set 6 lines per inch spacing.

[ESC] 3 <n> Set line spacing.

[ESC] 4 Extension Set italic mode set.

[ESC] 5 Extension Set italic mode reset.

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[ESC] < Return home (not necessary with the Series

150 printer).

[ESC] = Not the same Select peripheral device (Pass through).

[ESC] ? Ignored Cancel user-defined characters.

[ESC] @ Initialize printer.

[ESC] B <n>1 <n>2 <n>3

... <n>i 0 Extension Set vertical tab stops.

[ESC] C <n> Similar Set form length.

[ESC] D <n>1 <n>2

<n>3 ... <n>i 0 Extension Set horizontal tab stops.

[ESC] E <n> Turn emphasize mode ON/OFF.

[ESC] G <n> Turn double-strike mode ON/OFF.

[ESC] J <n> Print and feed.

[ESC] K <n> Not implemented Print and reverse feed.

[ESC] M <n> Select character font.

[ESC] Q <n> Set right margin in characters.

[ESC] R <n> Select International Character Set.

[ESC] U <n> Turn unidirectional mode ON/OFF.

[ESC] V <n> Similar Turn 90° clockwise mode ON/OFF.

[ESC] [ <m> <n> Select code page/print features (same as

normal mode).

[ESC] \ <nL> <nH>Set relative print position.

[ESC] ^ ... Set Epson 9-pin bit image.

[ESC] a <n> Set left, center, or right justify.

[ESC] b <n> Print bar code (same as normal mode).

[ESC] c <n> Similar Select station. See description below.

[ESC] d <n> Feed <n> lines.

[ESC] e <n> Not implemented Print and reverse feed.

[ESC] f <t1> <t2> Similar Set wait time. See description below.

[ESC] I Set full cut.

[ESC] l <n> Set left margin in characters.

[ESC] m Set partial cut.

[ESC] p <m> <t1> <t2> Similar Generate pulse. See description below.

[ESC] q Release form.

[ESC] t <n> Select Character Code Table (may vary from

Epson Select Code).

[ESC] u <n> Return status of cash drawer (Serial and IEEE

1284 only).

[ESC] v Extension Return null byte to host.

[ESC] x <n> Extension Set print font (same as Normal [ESC] I <n>).

[ESC] { <n> Turn upside down print ON/OFF.

[ESC] ~ <n> Extension Test mode diagnostic commands.

[GS] ! Select character size.

[GS] I <n> Transmit specified ID (different than Epson).

[GS] L ... Set left margin in 1/160 inch.

[GS] W ... Select printable area in 1/160 inch.

[GS] h <n> Extension Set bar code height.

[GS] k <m> ... <0> Extension Print bar code.

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EPOS Deviations

There are several important differences between the Series 150 and EPSON printers. The closest

EPSON printer to the Series 150 is the TM-U325. An application that was written for the

EPSON printer may require some modification to use the Series 150.

Command Descriptions

Function Activate buzzer

ASCII [BEL] or [ESC] [BEL]

Description This command activates the sound buzzer.

Note: This command only functions if the internal buzzer option was

installed at the factory.

Function Eject form

ASCII [FF]

Description The Series 150 Printer does not support page mode. The printer will

eject a form.

Function Cancel print data

ASCII [CAN]

Description The Series 150 Printer uses [CAN] to clear the printer line buffer.

Function Return home

ASCII [ESC] <

Description The Series 150 Printer does not need this command. The Series 150

Printer never loses track of the print head. The affect of this command

is to set the next print line to print from left to right.

Function Select peripheral device

ASCII [ESC] = <n>

Description The Series 150 Printer does not support the Epson Pole Display. This

command provides print suppress and data pass through functions.

Where Bit 0 Printer select

Bit 1 Pass through

Bits 2-7 Undefined

Function Set form length

ASCII [ESC] C <n>

Description The Series 150 Printer uses this command to set the form length.

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Function Set print direction

ASCII [ESC] T <n>

Description The Series 150 Printer does not implement page mode. This command

uses the normal rotated print format procedures. See [ESC] r <n> in

normal mode.

Note: EPOS reverses Modes 1 and 3.

Function Print graphics

ASCII [ESC] * <m> <n>1 <n>2

Description The Series 150 Printer defines the extended graphic modes. Mode 4 is

normally 80 dpi. The Series 150 Printer does not support 80 dpi. If

Mode 4 is selected, 72 dpi will be used.

Print n1 + 256 * n2 bytes of graphics where m specifies the density.

Where m 0Single-density graphics 60 dpi

1Double-density graphics 120 dpi

2Double-density half-speed graphics 120 dpi

3High-density graphics 240 dpi

4, 5 CRT II screen 72 dpi

6CRT I screen 90 dpi

7Dual plotter 144 dpi

Function Turn 90°° clockwise font ON/OFF

ASCII [ESC] V <n>

Description The Series 150 Printer uses the rotated 90° font to implement this

command. If one dot spacing is selected, ten cpi is used. If 1.5 dot

spacing is selected, eight cpi is used.

Function Select print paper

ASCII [ESC] c 0 <n>

Description The Series 150 Printer uses this command to select a print station. The

Series 150 Printer does not keep track of different settings for each

mode. If a specific print mode is required, it must be respecified.

Function Select print paper for setting

ASCII [ESC] c 1 <n>

Description The Series 150 Printer does not keep track of different settings for

each mode. If a specific print mode is required, it must be respecified.

Function Select detectors to stop printing

ASCII [ESC] c 4 <n>

Description The Series 150 Printer does not stop at the end of forms. The

application must keep track of the form length.

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Function Enable/disable panel buttons

ASCII [ESC] c 5 <n>

Description The Series 150 Printer does not allow the front panel to be disabled.

Function Enable/disable on-line switch

ASCII [ESC] c 6 <n>

Description The Series 150 Printer ignores this command.

Function Generate pulse

ASCII [ESC] p <m> <t1> <t2>

Description The Series 150 Printer does not allow the cash drawer pulse to be

altered under software control. The <t1> <t2> parameters are ignored.

<m> selects Drawer 1 or 2.

Function Set impact energy

ASCII [GS] E <n>

Description The Series 150 Printer allows higher impact energy in validation

modes only.

Function Set bar code height

ASCII [GS] h <n>

Description This command sets the bar code height in dot lines. The Series 150

Printer prints bar codes in eight dot passes in graphics. The height

used in EPOS is intended for thermal printers. To allow some type of

compatibility between EPOS and the Series 150 Printer, the value of

<n> is divided by 28. This allows a similar size bar code to be printed.

Note: Values less than 28 return the printer to the default values

defined by the [ESC] [EM] B command in normal mode.

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Function Set bar code

ASCII [GS] k <m> {information} [NUL]

Description The Series 150 Printer uses the same print functions to print EPOS bar

codes as the normal mode bar codes.

EPOS has two formats for bar codes. One is [NUL] terminated; the

other has a length field. If <m> is greater than 64, the next byte sets

the length in bytes. Only the [NUL] terminated command is supported

by the Series 150 Printer.

Where m 0UPC A Numeric (0-9) only, 11 digits maximum

1UPC E Numeric (0-9) only, 11 digits maximum

2EAN-13 Numeric (0-9) only, 12 digits maximum

3EAN-8 Numeric (0-9) only, 6 digits maximum

4Code 39 26 uppercase letters (A-Z), 10 digits (0-9)

5Interleaved 2 of 5 Numeric (0-9) only, must be even number of

digits

Note: If Code 128 is to be printed, it must be printed with the [ESC] b

<n> command as described on page 48.

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MICROLINE Codes

This section lists the MICROLINE codes that are supported by the PcOS Series 150 Printer. Ithaca

Peripherals has no control over how Okidata extends or changes these control codes. Ithaca

Peripherals makes no guarantees as to the operation of its printer when it replaces an Okidata printer.

The MICROLINE emulation is intended to make it as easy as possible to replace an Okidata printer

with a Series 150 Printer.

The following section lists the MICROLINE commands that are processed. They are as close as

possible to Okidata printers. The user must remember that the Series 150 Printer is not designed as a

drop-in replacement for an Okidata printer. The PcOS Series 150 Printer is designed to bring new

and unique features and functionalities to a POS receipt/validation printer.

MICROLINE Command Summary

Please refer to the Okidata MICROLINE Information Manual for field definitions.

The following is a list of the MICROLINE commands that are supported.

Command Description

[VT] Set vertical tabs.

[LF] Set line feed.

[FF] Set form feed.

[HT] Set horizontal tab.

[BELL] Open Cash Drawer 1.

[BS] Open Cash Drawer 2.

[CR] Set carriage returns.

[CAN] Clear print buffer.

[EM] Set full cut.

[SUB] Set partial cut.

[ESC] Begin escape sequence.

[FS] Set 12 cpi.

[GS] Set 17 cpi.

[RS] Set 10 cpi.

[US] Start double-wide print.

[ESC] HT <n>1 <n>2 <n>3 ...

<n>i 0 Set horizontal tabs.

(Sets tabs at columns n1 n2 ... nk 0)

[ESC] [DC1] Set open for validation.

[ESC] [DC3] Set close for validation.

[ESC] [DC4] Select validation mode with autoform sense.

[ESC] ! / Begin italics (Utility 10/12 cpi mode only).

[ESC] ! * End italics.

[ESC] # 0 Select high speed draft (HSD) mode.

[ESC] % 5 <n> Perform fine line feed.

[ESC] % 9 <n> Set fine line spacing.

[ESC] + Open Cash Drawer 1.

[ESC] - Select unidirection print.

[ESC] 0 Select utility print mode.

[ESC] 1 Select near letter quality (NLQ) mode.

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[ESC] 6 Set 6 lines per inch.

[ESC] 8 Set 8 lines per inch.

[ESC] C Start underline.

[ESC] D Stop underline.

[ESC] J Start superscript.

[ESC] M Stop superscript.

[ESC] N Start subscript.

[ESC] M Stop subscript.

[ESC] T Begin emphasized print (half speed).

[ESC] H Begin enhanced print (double pass).

[ESC] I End emphasized/enhanced print.

[ESC] K <n>1 <n>2Set single-density graphics.

n1=0..255

n2=0..3

len=n1 + 256 * n2

[ESC] L <n>1 <n>2Set double-density half-speed graphics.

n1=0..255

n2=0..3

len=n1 + 256 * n2

[ESC] Y <n>1 <n>2Set double-density full-speed graphics.

n1=0..255

n2=0..3

len=n1 + 256 * n2

[ESC] Z <n>1 <n>2Set quad-density full-speed graphics.

n1=0..255

n2=0..3

len=n1 + 256 * n2

[ESC] r <n> Set rotated print.

n=0 end

n=2 upside down

N/A Print bar code.

Interleaved 2 of 5

Code 39

Code 128

Communication Echo Mode

(Serial interface only)

[ESC] # Turn on echo mode.

[ESC] d Turn on alternate echo mode.

[ESC] “ Turn off echo mode.

[ESC] RS Turn off alternate echo mode.

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STAR Codes

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Star Codes

This section lists the Star codes that are supported by the PcOS Series 150 Printer. Ithaca Peripherals

has no control over how Star extends or changes these control codes. Ithaca Peripherals makes no

guarantees as to the operation of its printer when it replaces a Star printer. The Star emulation is

intended to make it as easy as possible to replace a Star printer with a PcOS Series 150 Printer.

The following section lists the Star commands that are processed. They are as close as possible to a

Star printer. The user must remember that the Series 150 Printer is not designed as a drop in

replacement for a Star printer. The PcOS Series 150 Printer is designed to bring new and unique

features and functionalities to a POS receipt/validation printer.

Star Command Summary

Please refer to the Star Information Manual for field definitions.

The following is a list of the Star commands that are supported.

Command Description

Control codes used in character setting

[ESC] M Select 15-cpi character size.

[ESC] P Select 12-cpi character size.

[ESC] : Select 8-cpi character size.

[SO] Select expanded character mode.

[DC4] Cancel expanded character mode.

[ESC] E Select emphasized print mode.

[ESC] F Cancel emphasized print mode.

[ESC] – 1 Select underline mode.

[ESC] – 0 Cancel underline mode.

[ESC] _ 1 Select overline mode.

[ESC] _ 0 Cancel overline mode.

[SI] Select inverted print mode.

[DC2] Cancel inverted print mode.

Control codes used in line spacing

[LF] Set line feed.

[CR] Set carriage return.

[ESC] z 1 Set 1/6-inch line feed.

[ESC] 0 Set 1/8-inch line feed.

[ESC] a <n> Feed paper n lines.

Control codes used for page layout

[FF] Set form feed.

[ESC] C <n> Set page length at n lines.

[ESC] C <0> <n> Set page length at n inches.

[VT] Set vertical tabs.

[ESC] B <n1> <n2> Set vertical tab positions.

[ESC] l <n> Set left margin.

[ESC] Q <n> Set right margin.

[HT] Set horizontal tabs.

[ESC] D <n1> <n2> Set horizontal tab positions.

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Control codes used for graphic printing

[ESC] 1 Set 7/72-inch line feed.

[ESC] A Define n/72-inch line feed.

[ESC] 2 Set n/72-inch line feed.

[ESC] J <n> Set one-time line feed of n/72-inch.

[ESC] z 0 Set 1/12-inch line feed.

[ESC] K <n1> <0> Set 8-dot single-density bit image.

[ESC] L <n1> <n2> Set 8-dot double-density bit image.

[ESC] h 1 Select vertical expanded character mode.

[ESC] h 0 Cancel vertical expanded character mode.

Control codes used for peripheral units

[BEL] Defer drive command for Peripheral Unit 1.

[EM] Set immediate drive command for Peripheral Unit 2.

[FS] Set immediate drive command for Peripheral Unit 1.

[SUB] Set immediate drive command for Peripheral Unit 2.

Other control codes

[RS] Activate sound buzzer. 11

[CAN] Cancel print data in buffer.

[ESC] U 1 Select unidirectional print mode.

[ESC] U 0 Select bidirectional print mode.

[ESC] @ Initialize printer.

[ESC] ! * End italics.

[ENQ] Perform inquiry.

[ESC] d 0 Cycle autocutter.12

[ESC] d 1 Cycle autocutter.

[ESC] W 1 Select expanded character mode.

[ESC] W 0 Cancel expanded character mode.

[ESC] y <n> Set n/144-inch line feed.

[ESC] 3 <n> Set n/216-inch line feed.

11 This command only functions if the internal buzzer option was installed at the factory.

12 The printer can be equipped with either a full or partial cutter option.

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NCR2567 Codes

This section lists the NCR codes that are supported by the PcOS Series 150 Printer. Ithaca Peripherals

has no control over how NCR extends or changes these control codes. Ithaca Peripherals makes no

guarantees as to the operation of its printer when it replaces an NCR printer. The NCR emulation is

intended to make it as easy as possible to replace an NCR printer with a Series 150 Printer.

The following section lists the NCR commands that are processed. They are as close as possible to

NCR printers. The user must remember that the Series 150 Printer is not designed as a drop-in

replacement for an NCR printer. The PcOS Series 150 Printer is designed to bring new and unique

features and functionalities to a POS receipt/validation printer.

NCR Command Summary

Please refer to the NCR Information Manual for field definitions. The following is a list of the

NCR commands that are supported.

Command Description

[ENQ] Send status byte to host.

[BEL] Open Cash Drawer 1.

[BS] Open Cash Drawer 1.

[LF] Set line feed.

[FF] Advance form one line.

[SO] Set one-line double-wide mode.

[SI] Cancel double-wide command.

[DLE] Clear all printer and interface functions.

[DC1] Deactivate all option drivers.

[DC2] Set one-line double-wide alternate command.

[DC3] Cancel double-wide alternate command.

[DC4] n Set paper feed n lines.

[NAK] n Feed n dot rows after each print line.

[SYN] n Set number of dot rows fed after each print line.

[ETB] Print buffer contents; advance one line.

[CAN] Perform validation open assembly.

[EM] Perform knife cut.

[SUB] Perform knife cut.

[GS] Close platen when form is present.

[RS] Close platen when form is present.

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Telpar Codes

This section list the Telpar codes that are supported by the PcOS Series 150 Printer. The Telpar

emulation is intended to make it as easy as possible to replace a Series 50 Printer with a Series 150.

Telpar Command Summary

The following is a list of the Telpar commands that are supported.

Command Description

[CR] Print and carriage return.

[LF] Print and line feed.

[ESC] [LF] <n> Feed <n> number of lines.

[FF] Advance to top of form.

[CAN] Clear buffer; restore defaults.

[ESC] 0 <n> Set page length in lines.

[ESC] 3 <n> Set extra dot row feeds per line.

ESC VT <n> Feed <n> number of dot rows.

[ESC] @ Reset printer.

[SO] Set double-wide print.

[SI] Cancel double-wide print.

[BEL] Open Cash Drawer 1.

[ESC] + Open Cash Drawer 1.

[ESC] ! Open Cash Drawer 1.

[ESC] [BEL] <n> Open Cash Drawer 1.

[ESC] a <n> Open Cash Drawer 1.

[ESC] c <n> Open Cash Drawer 1.

[ESC] b <n> Open Cash Drawer 2.

[ESC] d <n> Open Cash Drawer 2.

[ESC] “ <n> Open Cash Drawer 2.

[ESC] [DEL] Deactivate all option drivers.

[ESC] [DC1] Open for validation.

[ESC] [DC3] Close for validation.

[ESC] [NAK] Close for validation with autoform sense.

[ESC] [SYN] <n> Close for validation with autoform sense.

[ESC] [DC2] Cycle autocutter.

[VT] Feed to cut position.

[SOH] <n> Select multidrop printer.

[SOH] A Select printer with address, A.

[SOH] B Select printer with address, B.

[SOH] C Select printer with address, C.

[SOH] [DC3] Select all printers.

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Control Codes Summary by Code

Normal

ASCII Second

ASCII

field

Hex Code IPCL equivalent

code Description Page

[NUL] 00 Null

[ENQ] <n> 05H Set inquire status.

(Refer to command descriptions.) 62

[BS] 08H &%BS Set back space. 16

[HT] 09H &%HT Set horizontal tabs. 16

[LF] 0AH &%LF Set line feed. 15

[VT] 0BH &%VT Set vertical tabs. 20

[FF] 0CH &%FF Set form feed. 20

[CR] 0DH &%CR Set carriage return. 15

[SO] 0EH &%MW Se one-line double-wide print. 33

[SI] 0FH &%F1 Set 17 cpi. 31

[DC2] 12H &%F3 Set 10 cpi. 31

[DC4] 14H &%MN Cancel one-line double-wide print. 33

[CAN] 18H &%RP Clear print buffer. 55

[ESC] [SI] 1BH,0FH &%F4 Set 24 cpi. 31

[ESC] [DC1] 1BH,11H &%VO Open for validation. 52

[ESC] [DC3] 1BH,13H &%VC Close for validation. 52

[ESC] [DC4] 1BH,14H &%VS Select validation mode with

autoform sense. 52

[ESC] [EM] B

<n> 1BH,19H,

42H &%BH <m1>Set bar code height.

n=0 Restore defaults

n=1-9 Number of passes

(0.11” per pass)

[ESC] [EM] C

<n> 1BH,19H,

43H &%ZC <m1><m2>Set validation clamp delay. 53

[ESC] [EM] J

<n> 1BH,19H,

4AH &%BJ <m1><m2>Set bar code justification. 50

[ESC] [EM] V

<n> 1BH,19H,

56H &%ZV<m1><m2>Set validation time-out. 53

[ESC] # <0> 1BH,23H,

30H &%QT Begin HSD mode. 22

[ESC] $1BH,24H Copy ROM character set to RAM

character set. 28

[ESC] % G 1BH,25H,

47H &%MI Begin italics. 38

[ESC] % H 1BH,25H,

48H &%CI End italics. 38

[ESC] *

<m><n>

1 <n>2

1BH,2AH Print graphics in mode <m>. 46

[ESC] ! <n> 1BH,21H &%CS<n> Select the International Character

Set. 24

[ESC] - <n> 1BH,2DH &%CU {n=0}

&%MU {n=1} Set underline.

n=0 end

n=1 begin

[ESC] 01BH,30H &%ST Set 1/8-inch line space. 18

[ESC] 11BH,31H &%SG Set 7/72-inch line space. 19

[ESC] 21BH,32H Begin variable line spacing.

(This enables [ESC] A <n>). 19

[ESC] 3 <n> 1BH,33H &%SV <m1><m2>

<m3>Set variable space n/216-inch.

Where n=1..255 defines the feed

used by line feed.

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[ESC] 41BH,34H &%TF Set top of form. 20

[ESC] 5 <n> 1BH,35H &%CA {n=0}

&%MA {n=1} Set auto line feed.

n=0 end

n=1 begin

[ESC] 81BH,38H &%PF Disable paper error sensor. 51

[ESC] 91BH,39H &%PO Enable paper error sensor. 51

[ESC] :1BH,3AH &%F2 Set 12 cpi. 31

[ESC] < <n> 1BH,3CH &%PT Set print suppress and pass

through. 57

[ESC] =<n1>

<n2>

<start

code>

<data>

1BH,3DH Download character font image. 28

[ESC] > <n> 1BH,3EH Enable custom character set.

n=0 Off

n=1 On

[ESC] ?

<m><n> 1BH,3FH Reassign graphic mode. 46

[ESC] A <n> 1BH,41H Set variable line spacing to n/72.

Where n=1..85 is enabled by

[ESC] 2.

[ESC] B <n1>

...<ni>

<0>

1BH,42H Set vertical tab stops. 20

[ESC] C <n> 1BH,43H &%SL <m1><m2>Set form length in lines. 21

[ESC] C [NUL]

<n> 1BH,43H &%SI <m1><m2>Set form length in inches. 21

[ESC] D<n1>

..<ni><0>

1BH,44H Set horizontal tab stops. 16

[ESC] E1BH,45H &%MM Begin emphasized print. 37

[ESC] F1BH,46H &%CM End emphasized print. 37

[ESC] G1BH,47H &%ME Begin enhanced print. 37

[ESC] H1BH,48H &%CE End enhanced print. 37

[ESC] I <n> 1BH,49H &%QT {n=0}

&%QU {n=1}

&%QL {n=2}

&%QS {n=3}

Select print mode.

n=0 High Speed Draft

n=1 Utility

n=2 NLQ Courier

n=3 NLQ Sans Serif

[ESC] J <n> 1BH,4AH &%FM

<m1><m2><m3>Do a fine line feed. 18

[ESC] K <n>1

<n>21BH,4BH Set single-density graphics (60h x

72 v dpi). 45

[ESC] L <n>1

<n>21BH,4CH Set double-density half-speed

graphics (120 h x 72 v dpi) 45

[ESC] P <n> 1BH,50H &%RF {n=1}

&%RI {n=2}

&%RN {n=0}

Set rotated font.

n=0 normal

n=1 rotated 90°

n=2 rotated 270°

[ESC] R1BH,52H &%HV Reset horizontal and vertical tab

stops. 17

[ESC] S <n> 1BH,53H &%SB {n=1}

&%SP {n=0} Select superscript/subscript.

n=0 superscript

n=1 subscript

[ESC] T1BH,54H &%SE End superscript/subscript. 38

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[ESC] U <n> 1BH,55H &%GU {n=1}

&%GB {n=0} Select bidirectional/unidirectional

print.

n=0 bidirectional

n=1 unidirectional

[ESC] V <n> 1BH,56H Set intercharacter spacing. 32

[ESC] W <n> 1BH,57H &%FS {n=0}

&%FD {n=1}

&%FH {n=3}

Set multiline double-wide double-

high sequence.

n=0 end all

n=1 begin double-wide

n=2 double high

n=3 both

[ESC] X

<n1><n2>1BH,58H Set left and right margins.

n1=left

n2=right

[ESC] Y <n>1

<n>21BH,59H Set double-density full-speed

graphics (120 h x 72 v dpi). 45

[ESC] Z <n>1

<n>21BH,5AH Set quad-density full-speed

graphics (240 h x 72 v dpi). 45

[ESC] [ @ ... 1BH,5BH,

40H &%DH

&%SH Set print style.

(See command description.) 34

[ESC] [ P <n> 1BH,5BH,

50H &%F1-7 Set character pitch. 32

[ESC] [ T <n> 1BH,5BH,

54H &%CP<m1><m2>

<m3><m4>Select character code page. 26

[ESC] ]1BH,5DH &%LR Set reverse line feed. 21

[ESC] ^ <n> 1BH,5EH &%CC

<m1><m2><m3>Print control character. 27

[ESC] _ <n> 1BH,5FH &%CO {n=0}

&%MO {n=1} Enable overscore.

n=0 end

n=1 begin

[ESC] a <n> 1BH,61H &%JL {n=0}

&%JC {n=1}

&%JR {n=2}

Set justification.

n=0 left

n=1 center

n=2 right

[ESC] b <n> ...

[ETX] 1BH,62H &%25 {n=0}

&%39 {n=1}

&%12 {n=2}

&%UP {n=3}

&%EA {n=4}

&%UE {n=5}

&%E8 {n=6}

&%93 {n=7}

&%HB {n=10}

Print bar code.

n=0 Interleave 2 of 5

n=1 Code 39

n=2 Code 128

n=3 UPC A

n=4 EAN-13

n=5 UPC-E

n=6 EAN-8

n=7 Code 93

n=10 Hollerith

[ESC] d <n> 1BH,64H &%FL<m1><m2>Feed <n> lines at the current

spacing. 19

[ESC] q <n> 1BH,71H Set query marker.

[ESC] r <n> 1BH,72H &%R0 {n=0}

&%R1 {n=1}

&%R2 {n=2}

&%R3 {n=3}

&%R5 {n=5}

&%R7 {n=7}

Set rotated print.

n=0 end

n=1 rotate by 90°

n=2 rotate left 180°

n=3 rotate by 270°

n=5 rotate by 90° with formatting

n=7 rotate by 270° with formatting

[ESC] s <n> 1BH,73H &%RL<m1><m2>

<m3>Set rotated print line length. 43

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[ESC] u<n1>

<m1>

<n2>

<m2>...

<0>

1BH,75H Set rotated print line spacing. 44

[ESC] v1BH,76H &%FC Cut Activate cutter 58

[ESC] w <n> 1BH,77H Enable dynamic response. 58

[ESC] x <n> 1BH,78H &%D1 {n=1}

&%D2 {n=2} Open cash drawer.

n=1 Cash Drawer 1

n=2 Cash Drawer 2

[ESC] y <n> 1BH,79H &%Y0-8 Control diagnostics and extended

features. (See description.) 57

[ESC] ~ <n> 1BH,7EH Set extended diagnostics. 68

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Control Codes Summary by Function

Normal

ASCII Second

ASCII

field

Hex Code IPCL equivalent

code Description Page

Print/paper motion

[CR] 0DH &%CR Set carriage return. 15

Vertical motion

[LF] 0AH &%LF Set line feed. 15

[VT] 0BH &%VT Set vertical tabs. 20

[FF] 0CH &%FF Set form feed. 20

[ESC] 01BH,30H &%ST Set 1/8-inch line space. 18

[ESC] 11BH,31H &%SG Set 7/72-inch line space. 19

[ESC] 21BH,32H Begin variable line spacing.

(Enable [ESC] A n). 19

[ESC] 3 <n> 1BH,33H &%SV

<m1><m2><m3>Set fine line space n/216 inch where

n=1..255 defines the feed used by

line feed.

[ESC] 41BH,34H &%ST Set top of form. 20

[ESC] 5 <n> 1BH,35H &%CA {n=0}

&%MA {n=1} Set auto line feed.

n=0 end

n=1 begin

[ESC] A <n> 1BH,41H Set variable line spacing n/72 where

n=1..85 is enabled by [ESC] 2. 19

[ESC] B

<n>1<n>2

<n>3...

1BH,42H Set vertical tabs at lines n1 n2...

nk 0. 20

[ESC] C <n> 1BH,43H &% Set form length in lines or inches. 21

[ESC] J <n> 1BH,4AH &%FM

<m1><m2><m3>Do a fine line feed n/216 inch.

n=0 no line feed

n=1..255

[ESC] R1BH,52H &%HV Reset horizontal and vertical tabs to

defaults. 17

[ESC] ]1BH,5DH &%LR Reverse line feed. 21

[ESC] d <n> 1BH,64H &%FL

<m1><m2>Feed <n> lines at the current

spacing. 19

Horizontal motion

[HT] 09H &%HT Set horizontal tabs. 16

[ESC] D

<n>1<n>2

<n>3...

1BH,44H Set horizontal tabs at columns n1 n2

... nk 0. The maximum value of n

depends on the station selected.

[ESC] R1BH,52H &%HV Reset horizontal and vertical tabs to

defaults. 17

[ESC] V <n> 1BH,56H Set intercharacter spacing. 32

[ESC] X

<n1><n2>1BH,58H Set left and right margins.

n1=left in characters

n2=right in characters

[ESC] a <n> 1BH,61H &%JR

&%JC

&%JL

Set justification.

n=0 left

n=1 center

n=2 right

n=4 180° right

n=5 180° center

n=6 180° left

180° mode not available in IPCL.

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[ESC] U <n> 1BH,55H &%GU {n=1}

&%GB {n=0} Select bidirectional/unidirectional

mode.

n=0 bidirectional

n=1 unidirectional

[ESC] # 0 1BH,23H,

30H &%QT Set Normal Print Mode. (HSD is

normal.) 22

[ESC] E1BH,45H &%MM Begin emphasized print

(half-speed). 37

[ESC] F1BH,46H &%CM End emphasized print. 37

[ESC] G1BH,47H &%ME Begin enhanced print (double pass). 37

[ESC] H1BH,48H &%CE End enhanced print. 37

[ESC] I <n> 1BH,49H &%QT {n=0}

&%QU {n=1}

&%QS {n=2}

&%QL {n=3}

Select print mode.

n=0 High Speed Draft

n=1 Utility

n=2 NLQ Sans-Serif

n=3 NLQ Courier

[ESC] [ @ ... 1BH,5BH,

40H Set print style. (See command

description.) 34

International Character Sets

[ESC] ! <n> 1BH,21H &%CS<n> Select International Character Set. 24

[ESC] [ T <n> 1BH,5BH,

54H &%CP

<m4>

Set character set by code page. 26

Custom characters

[ESC] $1BH,24H Copy ROM character set to RAM

character set. 28

[ESC] =<n>1

<n>2

<start

code>

<data>

1BH,3DH Download character font image. 28

[ESC] > <n> 1BH,3EH Set custom character.

n=0 OFF

n=1 ON

Character pitch

[DC2] 12H &%F3 Set 10 cpi. 31

[ESC] :1BH,3AH &%F2 Set 12 cpi. 31

[SI] 0FH &%F1 Set 17 cpi. 31

[ESC] [SI] 1BH, 0FH &%F4 Set 24 cpi. 31

[ESC] [ P <n> 1BH,5BH,

50H &%F1-7 Set character pitch. 32

Character attributes

[SO]4 0EH &%MW Set one-line double-wide mode. 33

[DC4] 14H &%MN Cancel one-line double-wide mode. 33

[ESC] > <n> 1BH,3EH Set custom character.

n=0 OFF

n=1 ON

[ESC] % G 1BH,25H,

47H &%MI Begin italics. 38

[ESC] % H 1BH,25H,

48H &%CI End italics. 38

[ESC] - <n> 1BH,2DH &%CU {n=0}

&%MU {n=1} Set underline.

n=0 end

n=1 begin

[ESC] S <n> 1BH,53H &%SB {n=1}

&%SP {n=0} Select superscript/subscript.

n=0 superscript

n=1 subscript

[ESC] T1BH,54H &%SE End superscript/subscript. 38

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[ESC] W <n> 1BH,57H &%FS {n=0}

&%FD {n=1}

&%FH {n=3}

Set multiline double-wide double-

high sequence.

n=0 end all

n=1 double-wide

n=2 double-high

n=3 both

[ESC] _ <n> 1BH,5FH &%CO {n=0}

&%MO {n=1} Set overscore.

n=0 end

n=1 begin

Rotated print

[ESC] P <n> 1BH,50H &%RF {n=1}

&%RI {n=2}

&%RN {n=0}

Rotate font.

n=0 normal

n=1 rotated 90°

n=2 rotated 270°

[ESC] r <n> 1BH,72H &%R0 {n=0}

&%R1 {n=1}

&%R2 {n=2}

&%R3 {n=3}

Rotate print.

n=0 end

n=1 rotate by 90°

n=2 rotate left 180°

n=3 rotate by 270°

[ESC] s <n> 1BH,73H &%RL

<m1><m2><m3>Set rotated print line length.

n=1..128 (Default 80) 43

[ESC] u <n>1

<m>1

<n>2

<m>2 ...

1BH,75H &%RS Set rotated print line spacing.

nk=0 End where n=line and

m=dots from last line.

Note: All lines not specified are set

to 1 dot.

Graphics

[ESC] * <m>

<n>1

<n>2

1BH,2AH Print Epson 9-pin graphics in mode

<m>. 46

[ESC] ?

<m><n> 1BH,3FH Reassign graphic mode. 46

[ESC] K <n>1

<n>21BH,4BH Set single-density graphics.

n1=0..255

n2=0..3

len=n1 +256*n2

[ESC] L <n>1

<n>21BH,4CH Set double-density half-speed

graphics.

n1=0..255

n2=0..3

len=n1 + 256*n2

[ESC] Y <n>1

<n>21BH,59H Set double-density full-speed

graphics.

n1=0..255

n2=0..3

len=n1 +256 * n2

[ESC] Z <n>1

<n>21BH,5AH Set quad-density full-speed

graphics.

n1=0..255

n2=0..3

len=n1 +256 * n2

[ESC] U <n> 1BH,55H &%GU {n=1}

&%GB {n=0} Select bidirectional/unidirectional

mode.

n=0 bidirectional

n=1 unidirectional

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Bar codes

[ESC] b <n> ...

[ETX] 1BH,62H &%25 {n=0}

&%39 {n=1}

&%12 {n=2}

&%UP {n=3}

&%EA {n=4}

&%EA {n=5}

&%EA {n=6}

&%93 {n=7}

&%HB {n=10}

Print bar codes.

n=0 Interleave 2 of 5

n=1 Code 39

n=2 Code 128

n=3 UPC A

n=4 EAN-13

n=5 UPC E

n=6 EAN-8

n=7 Code 93

n=10 Hollerith

[ESC] [EM] B

<n> 1BH,19H,

42H &%BH <m1>Set bar code height.

n=0 restore defaults

n=1-9 number of passes

(0.11” per pass)

[ESC] [EM] J

<n> 1BH,19H,

4AH &%BJ <m1><m2>Set bar code justification. 50

Validation control

[ESC] [DC1] 1BH,11H &%VO Open for validation. 52

[ESC] [DC3] 1BH,13H &%VC Close for validation. 52

[ESC] [DC4] 1BH,14H &%VS Select validation mode with auto

form sense. 52

[ESC] [EM] C

<n> 1BH,19H,

43H &%ZC <m1><m2>Set validation clamp delay. 53

[ESC] [EM] V

<n> 1BH,19H,

56H &%ZV <m1><m2>Set validation time-out. 53

Miscellaneous

[ENQ] <n> 05H Set inquire status.

(Refer to command descriptions.) 62

[CAN] 18H &%RP Clear print buffer. 55

[ESC] 81BH,38H &%PF Disable paper error sensing. 51

[ESC] 91BH,39H &%PO Enable paper error sensing. 51

[ESC] <1BH,3CH &%PT Set print suppress and pass

through. 57

[ESC] q<n> 1BH,71H None Set query marker. 56

[ESC] v1BH,76H &%FC Cut Activate cutter. 58

[ESC] w <n> 1BH,77H None Enable dynamic response. 58

[ESC] x <n> 1BH,78H &%D1 {n=1}

&%D2 {n=2} Open cash drawer.

n=1

n=2

Diagnostics

[ESC] y <n> 1BH,79H &%Y0 - 7 Control diagnostics and extended

features.

(See descriptions on page 57.)

[ESC] ~ <n> 1BH,7EH Set diagnostics commands enabled

by [ESC]y<8>. (See command

description for <n>.)

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Chapter 6:

Operator Panel Controls

Push Buttons - Momentary Switches

The FEED key advances the receipt and journal paper.

The RELEASE key opens and closes the validation clamp. It cycles through open and close mode.

The RESUME key restarts the printer after a failure has been cleared.

Indicators

There are three indicators. They are READY, ALARM, and POWER. The printer can be in any of

the following states.

STATE READY ALARM POWER

(Green (Red (Green

Indicator) Indicator) Indicator)

Ready (The printer is ready to receive data and print.) On Off On

Not ready Off Off On

Off-line

Ready but waiting for a form Flash Off On

Out of paper Off On On

Menu mode Flash Off Flash

Test mode Flash Off On

Printer fault Off Flash On

Printer failure Off Off Off

Watchdog fault (The printer resets.)

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Fault Indicators

If the printer indicates printer fault, the error is not recoverable. The printer must be restarted and

may lose information. To aid in printer troubleshooting, the RESUME key will activate an extended

diagnostic indication. This will blink the status indicator a number of times. The number of blinks

indicates the fault. The fault list follows.

Faults while in operation:

1Motor move time-out

2Motor move retry fault

3Motor move fault (moved in wrong direction)

4Space motor locked

5Motor homing fault

6Motor acceleration fault

7Printing fault

8Fault while centering

9Forms compensation fault

Faults during Level 0 diagnostics:

10 ROM check-sum failure

11 RAM failure

12 Configuration EEPROM failure

13 Processor test fault

14 EEPROM check-sum failure

Faults that can happen at anytime:

15 Firmware control fault (loss of program control)

16 Cutter option fault

After the fault code is displayed, the printer can be restarted by pressing the RESUME and RELEASE

keys simultaneously.

If the EEPROM check-sum fault occurs (Fault Code 14), the EEPROM can be set to default by

pressing the RESUME and LF keys simultaneously. The printer will be functional but must be

reconfigured. This procedure is only to allow reconfiguration and not to recover printer function in

the field.

If the indication is printer failure, the printer controller is not running and is being held in reset. If

this failure occurs, the printer is not functional and should be serviced.

If the printer appears to go through a power cycle by itself, the hardware watchdog has detected a

fault. This fault is generally a hardware failure or an external interference. If the fault is hardware,

the printer will continue to cycle through its diagnostics and then reset. If this happens, the printer

must be serviced. If the fault is caused by external interference like electrostatic discharge (ESD), the

printer will generally recover by itself. (Note: The parallel port INIT pin causes a soft reset.)

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Chapter 7:

Product Self-tests

The Series 150 Printer contains several levels of self-test features. At power on, the printer always runs

Level 0 diagnostics which check the printer’s operation. After Level 0 diagnostics, the printer checks the

keypad and enters normal operation or extended tests.

Level 0 Diagnostics

Level 0 diagnostics always run at power up. They perform the following tasks.

Test READY ALARM POWER

(Green (Red (Green

Indicator) Indicator) Indicator)

Reset On On On

CPU Test and ROM Test Off Off On

External RAM Test On Off On

If any of these tests fail, the printer will fault, and an error will be displayed.

Extended Diagnostics

Extended diagnostics are entered after Level 0 diagnostics and allow one of four modes to be entered.

The four modes are self-test, hex-dump, configuration, and remote configuration. In self-test mode,

the various modes of the printer can be tested. Hex-dump mode causes the printer to print the hex

value of any print information sent. Configuration mode allows various configuration parameters to

be adjusted, and remote configuration mode allows CFG150 to configure the printer.

Self test

Self test is entered by pressing and holding the RESUME key at power up. (As soon as the

printer starts to print, the key should be released). The printer will print the software revision

information and instructions for using this mode. The FEED key will feed paper. The RELEASE

key will select a test, and the RESUME key will start the test.

There are currently six tests in the test suite. The tests are described below.

1. The Receipt Test prints a sample receipt.

2. The Validation Test performs a sample validation.

3. The Self Test provides a test of a number of the printer’s print capabilities.

4. The Mechanical Test Mode allows the forms compensation mechanism to be tested.

5. The Rolling ASCII Test allows continuous print on the printer. (It tests reliability and ribbon

life).

6. The Burn In Test is used as part of the production process to assure that the printer functions

correctly and to provide an initial burn in.

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Chapter 8:

Hex-dump Mode

Hex-dump mode is entered by pressing and holding the RESUME and RELEASE keys at power up. This

mode is used to diagnose communication problems with the printer. As information is received by the

printer, the information is converted to a HEX/ASCII format and printed. No translation is made which

means that no commands are interpreted. All information is converted to HEX/ASCII and printed on the

receipt tape. If a carriage return is sent to the printer, it will be translated to 0D in the HEX field and "."

in the ASCII field.

The format is as follows:

54 68 69 73 20 69 73 20 This is

61 20 74 65 73 74 0D 0A a test..

There are several indications of printer and host communication problems that can be deduced from this

test. If the printer is printing all 40 "@" symbols, the parity or the number of bits is wrong. If the printer

is printing some Hex 40 "@" symbols when it should be printing other characters, either the parity, baud

rate, or the bit length setting is wrong. If the printer prints incorrect characters (like Hex C1 instead of

Hex 41 "A"), it is set for 8-bit data, and the host is set for 7-bit. In most cases, the print problem can be

traced to the host and printer not being configured in the same way.

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Chapter 9:

Configuration Mode

Initial Power ON

The initial power cycle of a Series 150 diagnostic will find that the EEPROM is not valid. Remaining

in Level 0 diagnostics for about ten seconds will indicate this. During this time, the EEPROM is

initialized and a default configuration loaded. The default will allow manual or remote configuration.

It is unlikely to be the desired configuration.

Manual Configuration13

This mode is entered by pressing and holding the FEED and RESUME keys at power up. (As soon as

the printer starts to print, the keys should be released). The printer will print the software revision

information and instructions for using manual configuration.

• The RESUME key will select the next group.

• The RELEASE key will select the next item.

• The RELEASE and RESUME keys together will select the next option.

• The RESUME and FEED keys together will print a list of all the settings.

• The FEED key will feed paper.

Once in configuration mode, the item to be changed should be selected with the RELEASE and

RESUME keys. The item is changed when the RESUME and RELEASE keys are pressed together. It

should be noted that in test mode keys operate when released and not when they are pressed. This

allows for multiple key depressions to be recognized.

When the proper configuration is selected, it should be verified by printing the complete

configuration. The save configuration option should then be changed from “No” to “Yes.” The next

group selected will save the configuration and enter normal operation.

Enable Remote Configuration

Remote configuration mode allows a remote host to set up, display configuration information, and test

a Series 150 Printer. This mode is designed to be operated by the CFG150 program running on a

personal computer.

To enable remote configuration, connect a personal computer through the serial or parallel port on

the Series 150 Printer. Load the configuration program into the personal computer, and enter

configuration mode. Power on the printer, and hold the FEED and RELEASE keys down. After Level

0 diagnostics, the printer will enter CFG150 Mode. Refer to the CFG90/150 User’s Guide (PN 100-

01082) for more information.

13 Manual configuration may be locked by remote configuration. If this is the case, the only way to alter

the configuration is by remote CFG150 configuration.

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Feature Configuration

The Series 150 Printer has many configurable features. The following section discusses these features

and the possible configurations. An operator can configure most of the features by manipulating the

key panel in configuration mode. This method is termed manual configuration.

Features can be configured by the CFG150 program. This program runs on most standard personal

computers. Refer to the CFG90/150 User’s Guide (PN 100-01082) for a description on how CFG

operates. This section lists the configurations that can be set by CFG150.

Configuration features are grouped into six categories. Each category has several features, and each

feature has one or more selections. The following table lists all the groups, features, and selections.

The default factory settings are indicated with an “*”14 which may not be the same as initial power up

configuration.

General Recommendation

Emulation

Mode The Series 150 Printer supports several emulation modes,

Normal (IBM), EPOS (Epson), MICROLINE (Okidata), Star

(Star), NCR2567 (NCR), or Telpar.

Normal 

EPOS

MICROLINE

Star

NCR2567

Telpar

Configuration The Series 150 Printer supports several emulations and

custom configurations. These options are intended to support

those special modes.

Normal 

Option 1

Epson Emulation: [ESC] 3 <n> sets line spacing. The default

resolution is n/144. With this option, the resolution will be

n/360.

Epson Emulation: [ESC] ! <n> sets print mode. The default is

normally 17 characters per inch (cpi). With this option, the

cpi is 20.

Microline Emulation: [CAN] will return the printer to default.

NCR2567 Emulation: sets the printer to six-line validation.

Option 2

Microline Emulation: enables [SOH] [DC1] (select code) and

[SOH] [DC3] (deselect code).

NCR2567 Emulation: allows the printer to select extended

IBM Code.

Option 3

Option 4

Microline Emulation: enables [SOH] [DC3] (select code) and

[SOH] [DC1] (deselect code).

Option 5

Microline Emulation: the 12 cpi command changes to 24 cpi.

Option 6

Option 7

Graphics The default print mode for graphics can be set to bidirectional

for fastest print or unidirectional for the best print quality.

Bidirectional 

14 The factory defaults can be altered by customer order.

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Unidirectional

General Recommendation

Receive

Buffer The input receive buffer can be configured to various sizes.

The optimal size is dependent on the application. The options

are from 256 to 6144 bytes. To provide tight control of the

printer, one-line mode is also available. In one-line mode, the

printer goes busy after each [CR] and stays busy until the

buffer is empty.

256 bytes

1024 bytes

2048 bytes

3072 bytes

4096 bytes

5120 bytes

6144 bytes 

1-line mode

Alignment The line to line print registration of the printer is adjustable.

This registration is important in graphics and rotated print and

is set at the factory. However, if the printer has been serviced,

this value may need to be adjusted. The adjustment can be

from -5 to +5. To aid in setting this adjustment, the printer will

print an alignment chart along with the adjustment.

Adjust from 0 to 9 3

Impact

Energy To allow the printer to print better on multipart forms, the

impact energy supplied to the print head can be increased. In

high impact mode, the print speed is decreased by about 15

percent. The high impact is only effective in validation mode.

Normal 

Heavy validation

Form Sense

Wait The amount of time the printer waits after a form is sensed

and before action is taken is adjustable. This is the form

sense wait time.

It can be adjusted from 0 to 750 milliseconds. 250 ms

Validation

Time-out The printer can be configured to return to receipt mode after a

slip or validation command is issued. The time-out is

adjustable from off (waits forever) to 15 minutes. The slip and

validation modes can be individually configured.

Off 

1 to 15 minutes

Cash Drawer

Time The amount of time the cash drawer is energized is

adjustable from 25 to 250 milliseconds. The value will be

dependent on the cash drawer being used; however, 150 ms

works with most drawers.

25 to 250 milliseconds (50 millisecond resolution) 150 ms

Reset Inhibit The reset command can be prevented from being acted on. If

Reset Inhibit is set to on, the command will have no effect.

(This does not effect the parallel port INIT signal.)

Off 

Suppress and

Pass through

The print suppress feature can be off, on, or pass (pass

through). This feature will determine the operation of the print

suppress command. If print suppress is set to off, the

command will be ignored. If on, the command will be active.

If pass is selected, the command and data pass through will

be active.

Off 

Suppress

Pass through

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General Recommendation

10 cpi The 10 cpi command can be prevented from being acted on.

If set to disable, the printer will ignore the 10 cpi command

(DC2).

Active 

Disabled

Print Illegal

Commands No 

Yes

Print Zone There are two print zone settings.

Normal (2.40 inch) 

Wide (2.83 inch)

Series 50

Compatibility The Ithaca Series 50 Printer uses several commands that are

not supported by the Series 150 Printer. In some cases, these

commands have different functions in the Series 150 Printer.

If this option is set, the Series 50 commands are activated

and overlapping Series 150 commands deactivated.

Off 

Vertical

Control

Line Spacing The line spacing can be defaulted to 6 or 8 lpi.

6 lpi

8 lpi 

Auto Line

Feed An auto line feed feature can be set as a default where all

[CR]’s will have a [LF] added. If auto line feed is set to on,

this feature is activated.

Off 

Auto Carriage

Return An auto carriage return feature can be set as a default where

all [LF]’s will have a [CR] added. If auto carriage return is set

to on, this feature is activated.

Off 

Form Length The default form length can be set from 3 to 17 inches. This

configuration affects how the [FF] command operates.

3 to 17 inches 11

Line Feeds

Before Cut The number of line feeds before a cut operation is performed

can be set from 0 to 15 lines.

0 to 15 lines 0

Character

Print Mode The default print mode can be set to Draft, Utility, NLQ

Courier, or NLQ Sans Serif. In most cases, Draft or Utility

mode will be the default selections.

Draft 

Utility

NLQ Courier

NLQ Sans Serif

Character

Pitch The default print pitch can be set to 8, 10, 12, 15, 17.1, 20, or

24 characters per inch.

8 cpi

10 cpi

12 cpi

15 cpi

17.1 cpi 

20 cpi

24 cpi

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General Recommendation

Font The Series 150 Printer supports 66 Language Sets. This

setting defines only the default printer mode. Any set can be

selected through software.

Language Set IBM specifies code pages differently than Epson. This is the

IBM description

IBM Code Page Translation Table 

437 – USA

850 – Multilingual

865 – Norway

860 – Portugal

863 – Canada French

852 – East Europe Latin II

1018 – ECMA-94

1028 – Roman-8

861 – Icelandic-861

774 – Baltic_774

1026 – ISO Latin 4 (8859/4)

1029 – ISO Latin 6 (8859/10)

1034 – Windows Baltic

1035 – Cyrillic-Latvian

1033 – KBL-Lithuanian

1012 – Turkey

1021 – Latin 5 (Windows Turkey)

857 – Turkey_857

1008 – Greek_437

1009 – Greek_928

869 – Greek_869

1020 – Windows Greek

1011 – Greek_437 CYPRUS

862 – Hebrew NC (862)

1030 – Hebrew NC (862)

1031 – Hebrew OC

1032 – Windows Hebrew

1015 – ISO Latin 2

1019 – Windows East Europe

1014 – Polska Mazovia

895 – Kamenicky (MJK)

1024 – Hungarian CWI

1016 – Serbo Croatic I

1017 – Serbo Croatic II

1027 – Ukrainian

1072 – Bulgarian

1022 – Windows Cyrillic

855 – Cyrillic I – 855

866 – Cyrillic II – 866

1013 – Cyrillic II – 866

65 – ASCII (Unslashed 0)

67 – German

66 – British

69 – Swedish I

74 – French Canadian

72 – Dutch

76 – Swedish II

77 – Swedish III

78 – Swedish IV

79 – Turkish

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80 – Swiss I

General Recommendation

81 – Swiss II

90 – Publisher

91 – Welsh

68 – French

70 – Danish

71 – Norwegian

64 – ASCII (Slashed 0)

73 – Italian

75 – Spanish

91 – Welsh

EPOS Mode

Code Page Epson specifies code pages differently than IBM. This is the

Epson description.

0 – USA 

26 – Multilingual

27 – Norway

28 – Portugal

43 – Canada French

46 – East Europe Latin II-852

42 – ECMA-94

58 – Roman-8

73 – Icelandic-861

74 – Baltic_774

56 – ISO Latin 4(8859/4)

67 – ISO Latin 6 (8859/10)

68 – Windows Baltic

69 – Cyrillic-Latvian

63 – KBL-Lithuanian

29 – Turkey

51 – Latin 5 (Windows Turkey)

57 – Turkey_857

38 – Greek_437

39 – Greek_928

47 – Greek_869

50 – Windows Greek

41 – Greek_437 CYPRUS

60 – Hebrew NC (862)

61 – Hebrew OC

62 – Windows Hebrew

23 – ISO Latin 2

49 – Windows East Europe

22 – Polska Mazovia

55 – Kamenicky (MJK)

54 – Hungarian CWI

24 – Serbo Croatic I

25 – Serbo Croatic II

66 – Ukrainian

72 – Bulgarian

52 – Windows Cyrillic

44 – Cyrillic I-855

21 – Cyrillic II-866

45 – Cyrillic II-866

1 – French

2 – German

3 – British

4 – Danish I

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5 – Swedish I

6 – Italian

7 – Spanish I

General Recommendation

8 – Japanese

9 – Norwegian

10 – Danish II

11 – Spanish II

12 – Latin American

13 – French Canadian

14 – Dutch

15 – Swedish II

16 – Swedish III

17 – Swedish IV

18 – Turkish

19 – Swiss I

20 – Swiss II

64 – Publisher

Zero

Character The zero character can be configured to be unslashed or

slashed in all character sets except IBM 64 and 65 which

override this setting.

Unslashed

Slashed 

Interface The Series 150 Printer supports either a serial or parallel

communication link.

Parallel Mode This setting should not be changed except from parallel to

IEEE 1284.

Parallel

IEEE 1284

Parallel Link

Options The parallel option features define how the strobe, busy, and

acknowledge signals operate. In normal mode, the printer

follows the standard (Centronics) parallel port conventions.

With Options 1 and 3, the acknowledge and busy signals

change at the same time. This is sometimes referred to as

Ack-after-Busy. Options 2 and 3 force busy high on the rising

edge of strobe. This is sometimes referred to as Busy-while-

Strobe timing. In all cases, the data is latched on the rising

edge of the strobe. In most cases, the normal timing mode

will give the best and most universal results.

Normal Ack-while-Busy 

Option 1 Ack-after-Busy

Option 2 Ack-while-Busy

Option 3 Ack-after-Busy

Parity The serial mode parity can be set to none, odd, or even.

None 

Odd

Even

Bit Data The serial bit format can be set to 8 or 7.

8

Protocol The flow control protocol/serial link can be set to Ready/Busy

or XON/XOFF. If XON/XOFF is selected, Ready/Busy also

functions.

Ready/Busy 

XON/XOFF

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Baud Rate The bit rate of the printer can be set to 19200, 9600, 4800,

2400, 1200, 600, or 300 bits per second. The same bit rate is

for send and receive.

19200 bits per second

9600 bits per second 

4800 bits per second

2400 bits per second

1200 bits per second

600 bits per second

300 bits per second

SSD Signal The serial port SSD signal can be configured to provide flow

control. If SSD is active, it will toggle to false when the buffer

is full. Note: SSD flow control is only available on the optional

25-pin serial interface.

Not used 

Active

DTR/RTS

Signal The serial port DTR and/or RTS signal can be configured to

provide flow control. If DTR is configured as the flow control

signal, it will toggle to false when the buffer is full, RTS will

not.

Not used

DTR flow

RTS flow

RTS and DTR flow 

CTS Signal If active, a false CTS will prevent the printer from sending any

data to the host.

Not used 

Active

DSR Signal If active, a false DSR signal will prevent the printer from

accepting any data.

Not used 

Active

Off-line The printer can be set to active (normal operation) or buffer

full only mode. In active mode, the printer goes off-line when

it runs out of paper. In buffer full only mode, the printer only

goes off-line if a fault is detected, and the buffer full operates

normally.

Active 

Buffer full only

Microsoft

Windows

Plug and Play

This option allows Windows to query the printer as to its

identity. The printer supports this in parallel and serial mode.

This option presets several of the link modes.

Serial mode RTS flow control

Parallel mode IEEE 1284

Off 

Multidrop If set to an address, the multidrop feature will be activated at

power up.

Off 

A device

B device

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C device

Options

Knife This specifies that the knife is attached.

Not present

Enabled

Validation This specifies that the unit has validation.

Not present

Enabled

General Recommendation

Journal This specifies that the unit has journal take-up.

Not present

Enabled

Save

Changes This is set only in self-configuration mode to force the printer

to save changes. If this is not set to yes, any changes made

to the configuration will not be saved.

Yes

General Control

The Series 150 Printer supports several printer emulation modes, Normal (IBM), EPOS (Epson),

MICROLINE (OKIDATA), Star (Star), NCR2567 (NCR), and Telpar.

The default print mode for graphics can be set to bidirectional for fastest print or unidirectional

for the best print quality.

The input receive buffer can be configured to various sizes. The optimal size is dependent on the

application. The options are from 256 to 6144 bytes. To provide tight control of the printer, a

one-line mode is also available where the printer goes busy after each [CR] and stays busy until

the buffer is empty.

The line to line print registration of the printer is adjustable. This registration is important in

graphics and rotated print and is set at the factory. However, if the printer has been serviced this

value may need to be adjusted. The adjustment can range from zero to nine. To aid in setting this

adjustment, the printer will print an alignment chart.

To allow the printer to print better on multipart forms, the impact energy supplied to the print

head can be increased. In high impact mode, the print speed is decreased by about 15 percent.

High impact is only effective in validation mode.

The amount of time the printer waits after a form is sensed and before action is taken is

adjustable. This is the form sense wait time. It can be adjusted from zero to 750 milliseconds.

The default is 250 milliseconds.

The printer can be configured to return to receipt mode after a validation command is issued. The

time-out is adjustable from off (waits forever) to 15 minutes.

The amount of time the cash drawer is energized is adjustable from 25 to 250 milliseconds. This

value will be dependent on the cash drawer being used; however, 150 milliseconds works with

most drawers.

The reset command (EPOS mode only) can be prevented from being acted on. If reset inhibit is

set to on, the command will have no affect. (This does not affect the parallel port INIT signal).

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The print suppress feature can be off, on, or pass (pass through). This will determine the

operation of the print suppress command. If print suppress is set to off, the command will be

ignored. If on, the command will be active. If pass is selected, the command and data pass

through will be active.

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Vertical Control

The line spacing can be defaulted to six or eight lines per inch (lpi).

An auto line feed feature can be set as a default where all [CR]’s will have a [LF] added. If auto

line feed is set to on, this feature is activated. An auto line feed feature can be set as a default

where all [LF]’s will have a [CR] added. If auto CR is set to on, this feature is activated.

The default form length can be set from 3 to 17 inches. This configuration affects how the [FF]

command operates.

Character

The default print mode can be set to Draft, Utility, NLQ Courier, or NLQ Sans Serif. In most

cases, Draft or Utility mode will be the default selections.

The default print pitch can be set to 8, 10, 12, 15, 17.1, 20, or 24 characters per inch.

Interface

The Series 150 Printer has either a serial or parallel communications link. In the parallel

configuration, you can enable it as IEEE 1284, which allows a bidirectional mode.

The parallel option features define how the strobe, busy, and acknowledge signals operate. In

normal mode, the printer follows the standard (Centronics) parallel port conventions. With

Options 1 and 3, the acknowledge and busy signals change simultaneously. This is sometimes

referred to as Ack-after-Busy. Options 2 and 3 force busy high on the rising edge of strobe. This

is sometimes referred to Busy-while-Strobe timing. In all cases, the data is latched on the rising

edge of strobe. In most cases, the normal timing mode will give the best and most universal

results.

DATA

STROBE

BUSY

ACK

Pin 2-9

Pin 1

Pin 11

Pin 10

Data

Options

1 and 3 Options

2 and 3

Normal

Figure 14 Parallel link options

The serial mode parity can be set to none, odd, or even. The serial bit format can be set to eight

or seven. The flow control protocol/serial link can be set to Ready/Busy or XON/XOFF. If

XON/XOFF is selected, Ready/Busy also functions.

The bit rate of the printer can be set to 19200, 9600, 4800, 2400, 1200, 600, or 300 bits per

second. The same bit rate is for both send and receive.

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The serial port DTR and/or RTS signal can be configured to provide flow control. If DTR is

configured as the flow control signal, it will toggle to false when the buffer is full, RTS will not.

Options

The knife is an optional feature on the Series 150 Printer. If the hardware is installed, the

corresponding feature should be activated.

Save Changes

In self-configuration, the save changes must be set to “Yes” for any configuration changes to be

accepted. The next group selection will then save the changes and start normal operation.

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Chapter 10:

Communications Protocol and Print

Buffers

Overview

The following figure illustrates the communication flow from the host computer to the printer and

from the printer to the cash drawer.

Host

computer

Printer to cash

drawer

Host to printer link

Cash

drawer Keypad

Host to

keypad

Printer

Figure 15 Typical POS system

For the host to printer communication link, the Series 150 Printer supports serial or parallel

communications. The serial and parallel port both follow standards developed for the personal

computer environment.

Host

Computer

Data to printer

Status and flow control back

Printer

Figure 16 Host to printer link

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In most cases, the host computer is capable of sending information to the printer much faster than the

printer can print it. To prevent information from being lost, a flow control mechanism is provided.

This mechanism is called the flow control protocol. The goal of the flow control protocol is to

exchange as much information as possible as fast as possible without losing any data. The Series 150

Printer supports three flow control protocols, two in serial mode and one in parallel.

From the printer’s viewpoint, four basic functions are required of communications. All four are

common to all three flow control protocols. There must be a communication driver, status inquire

procedure, storage buffer, and print control mechanism that is using the data.

1. The communication port is either the serial port hardware or the parallel port hardware and the

associated communication software driver.

2. A means for the host to bypass the buffer for status information is also required because the

buffer offsets the printer in time from the host. (The printer is generally behind the host).

3. The storage print buffer is a software implemented, first-in/first-out (FIFO) circular buffer. It

stores information in an asynchronous fashion where information can be placed in it at any rate

and retrieved from it at any rate. However, the information order is not altered. Any buffer has a

finite size, and if information is put in faster than it is removed, it will overflow. To avoid

overflow, a flow control mechanism is required.

4. The print control mechanism is the remainder of the printer hardware and control software. It

interprets control codes and operates the control panel, print head, and cash drawer interface.

The following figure illustrates the four basic parts of printer flow control.

Data

Filling up/

emptying

Data

Communication

port Print buffer Print control

Serial or

parallel

connection Print head

Status

Data

Status

Printer

ENQ

processor

Data

Figure 17 Printer communications buffer flow

The communication port is either serial or parallel and is controlled by a software communication

driver. This driver receives data and returns requested status. As information is received from the

host, data is taken from the communication port hardware by the driver, preprocessed to look for

status inquire commands, and placed in the buffer. When the buffer input function finds that the

buffer is filling up, it notifies the communication driver to implement flow control. Flow control will

attempt to stop further information from being sent by the host.

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The print control software takes information from the buffer (as it needs it and can use it). When the

buffer output function finds that the buffer is getting low, it notifies the communication driver that the

information flow can be resumed (if it was stopped) and allows more information to be placed in the

buffer.

The Series 150 Printer has a configurable input buffer. The printer can be configured to allow from

256 to 6144 bytes of input buffer. This means that up to 6144 characters (or control codes) can be sent

to the printer before they are interpreted and printed. In effect, the host computer can get 6144

characters ahead of the printer. In all cases, the buffer will resume communications when it is half

empty. For example, if the buffer is configured to be 2K, the printer will signal stop when 2048 bytes

are in the buffer. Resume will be signaled when 1024 bytes remain.

Inquire (ENQ) commands are preprocessed, which means they are found in the input data stream and

acted upon immediately as they are received. Therefore, the status returned is valid as of the time the

command is received. This is termed real-time status even though inquire commands are

preprocessed and still placed in the buffer. Real-time status assures that data is not lost when the

inquire sequence is part of another command. However, this also means that the buffer may be filled

by inquire commands, if the printer is waiting for some activity.

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Parallel Port

Parallel Port Protocol

The Series 150 parallel port behaves just like any printer connected to a personal computer. The

parallel interface accepts eight bits of data from the host. The strobe signal from the host is used

to indicate that data is available. When the printer sees the strobe and accepts the data, it asserts

a busy signal. The busy signal indicates to the host that the printer has accepted the data and is

busy working. When the printer has been able to absorb the data and is ready to accept another

byte, the printer asserts an acknowledge signal, negates busy, and finally negates acknowledge.

The following parallel port specifications and timing should be met by the host computer. In

standard personal computers, the strobe signal is generated by software writes to the parallel port

control port. This is typically done in the BIOS or in some parallel port driver. As personal

computers become faster, it is up to the software to assure that the strobe signal does not get too

narrow. One microsecond is about the minimum pulse width that should be sent down a cable.

Shorter pulse widths (500 nanoseconds) will be accepted by the printer; however, the cable can

introduce significant signal degeneration and skew.

It is important that the data be valid before the strobe signal is asserted and remain valid until

after the strobe is removed. A 500 nanosecond setup and hold time is required by the printer.

The following chart illustrates this sequence:

INIT

Pin 16

DATA

Pin 2-9

STROBE

Pin 1

BUSY

Pin 11

ACK

Pin 10

<-- Dhld

<--Tstb

Dstu---> < >

> Bhld---> <

Ahld ----> <

Sdly -----> <

Bhld approximately 5 us

Ahld approximately 5 us

Sdly 3 us (min)

Tcycle 200 - 280 us (typ)

Data

< ---- Rdly Data

Rdly approximately 2 s

Dstu 500 ns (min)

Dhld 500 ns (min)

Tstb 1 us (min)

<------------- ------------> Tcycle

Figure 18 Parallel port data timing

To implement flow control, the busy signal is asserted by the printer outside the normal data

transfer sequence.

The busy signal has several uses, but it always indicates that the printer cannot accept

information. The busy signal may happen at any time and may not adhere to the above timing

chart in all cases. It is up to the host's parallel port driver to handle all possible busy states. It is

important that the host driver does not hang-up if it takes time for an acknowledge response to a

strobe signal. The standard personal computer parallel port hardware implements an interrupt-

on-acknowledge signal to make this task easier.

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Printer Buffer Size

The Series 150 Printer has a configurable buffer size. It can be set from 256 bytes to 6144 bytes.

This allows an application to control how far ahead of the printer it can get. The smaller the

buffer is, the tighter the control will be. It is up to the application developer to select the optimal

buffer size.

One-line mode

The Series 150 Printer supports a one-line mode of operation. In this mode, the input buffer

is set to 1024 bytes; however, the printer will go busy after every [CR] received. In this

mode, the printer will stay busy after the [CR] is received and remain busy until the previous

information is printed. Several features must be considered when using one-line mode.

1. The printer only looks at [CR]’s. [LF] will cause the printer to print but will not set

busy.

2. If a [CR] character is received as part of another command, i.e, as part of graphics data,

the printer will go busy after the [CR] is received, but will go ready after the [CR] is

processed.

3. By definition, one-line mode is slow. The printer will not allow the application to get

ahead of the printer.

Parallel Port Inquire IEEE 1284

The Series 150 Printer supports the IEEE 1284 bidirectional parallel peripheral interface

standard. This standard provides for a bidirectional link on the parallel port. The Series 150

Printer supports Modes 0 and 4 only. This provides a nibble mode reverse channel for printer

identification and status inquire command. It is beyond the scope of this guide to describe the

IEEE 1284 protocol. The complete specification is available from:

The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Inc.

345 East 47th Street

New York, NY 10017, USA

Buffer

The Series 150 Printer has a 256-byte buffer that contains information to be returned by the

IEEE 1284 reverse link. Information is placed in this buffer in the same format as RS-232

serial information is returned.

Inquire commands sent to the printer in IEEE 1284 mode will place responses to the

commands in the IEEE 1284 reverse channel buffer. This buffer is then transmitted to the

host when the host requests the reverse channel.

Mode 4

Mode 4 provides for the printer to return identification information to the host system. The

Series 150 Printer returns:

xx,yy (length of following data, 2 bytes with msb first)

MANUFACTURER: Ithaca-Peripherals;

COMMAND SET: IPCL;

MODEL:150;

COMMENT: Rev. x.xx;

ACTIVE COMMAND SET: IPCL;

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When a Mode 4 request is made, the IEEE 1284 buffer is cleared before the ID is sent.

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Mode 0

Mode 0 provides a reverse channel for information from the printer.

Normal responses to inquire (ENQ) commands will be placed in the IEEE 1284 reverse

channel buffer. The Mode 0 reverse channel request will begin returning this information to

the host. The host may terminate the transmission at any time. If the link is terminated

between nibbles, the last nibble is retransmitted on the next request. If a complete byte is

transmitted, it is deleted from the IEEE 1284 reverse channel buffer.

There is an inquire command that will clear the reverse channel buffer before placing its

response in the buffer.

The IEEE 1284 buffer is limited to 256 characters. If the buffer is not emptied by reverse

channel requests and data transfers, the buffer will overflow. The buffer is a first-in first-out

(FIFO) buffer, and the last data placed in the buffer is lost.

No attempt should be made to send normal data to the printer while the reverse channel is

active. Any data sent to the printer in this mode will be lost and may terminate the reverse

channel link.

Time-out

IEEE 1284 specifies a time-out for various phases of the protocol. The Series 150 Printer

treats these time-outs as minimums. The printer will time out at the specified time only if it

is idle during the complete phase.

Active State

The IEEE 1284 reverse channel may be activated at any time as long as the printer is not

busy with data. This means that if the printer is off-line the reverse channel may be

activated. If the printer is placed back on-line while the reverse channel is active, the printer

will not exit the reverse channel mode.

Inquire Responses

In general, inquire commands place two-byte responses in the IEEE 1284 reverse channel

buffer. The two bytes are the same as the serial mode responses. In IEEE 1284 mode, the

printer will remain busy until the inquire command is processed. This assures responses in

real time. To get the response, the host must ask for it. It is possible for the host to make a

number of requests and then get all the responses; however, the status returned will be valid

at the time the request was made.

It is possible for the dynamic response mode to be activated and the reverse channel opened.

The reverse channel will then change from reverse idle to reverse data available as the status

changes. The application must be careful in dynamic response mode that the dynamic

responses are not left active when the reverse channel is closed. If this happens, the buffer

will overflow. If there is data in the buffer when dynamic responses are activated, it will not

be replaced by current status. If dynamic response is off and a clear buffer command is issued

followed by activation of dynamic responses, the buffer will then contain fresh data. If the

buffer clear command is issued after the dynamic response is activated, the buffer will be

cleared and any unread responses will be lost.

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Parallel Port Inquire (Non-IEEE 1284)

All inquire commands require a response from the printer. The serial port is bidirectional; the

non-IEEE 1284 parallel port is not. For this reason, the parallel, non-IEEE 1284 operation of

inquire commands is different from serial and IEEE 1284 modes. In serial and IEEE 1284

operation, inquire commands are responded to by an acknowledged (ACK) or not acknowleged

(NAK) sign and then the command ID on the return link.

In non-IEEE 1284 parallel operation, there is no easy way to return complex information to the

host. The paper error (PE) signal is driven in response to inquiries. If a true paper error is being

signaled, the ERR line will also be driven. It is, therefore, possible to distinguish between a paper

error and an inquire response.

In parallel, non-IEEE 1284 mode, the printer will respond to the inquire before the parallel port

sequence is complete. When the parallel port acknowledges the ID portion (the second byte) of

the inquire sequence, the PE signal will be valid. The host must, however, remember what status

request was made, as the printer has no way of signaling that information. In addition, the host

must not interpret the PE signal as an error but as a response to an inquiry.

The PE signal can be configured to respond in two ways. The first is static. The PE will remain

valid until the next inquire is issued. It may also be configured to operate dynamically which

means the PE signal will follow the status of the feature being tracked. In all cases, a true paper

error is dynamic. True paper error status will not override any other status request. For example,

if you want true paper error operation, it must be selected after all other dynamic status requests.

To synchronize inquire commands with the operation of the paper error signal, the printer will

remain busy after the second byte of an inquire command until the inquire command is

processed. This typically takes about 100 microseconds.

DATA

STROBE

BUSY

ACK

Valid

ID Next

Figure 19 PE to ENQ request timing

It should be noted that inquire commands are preprocessed (looked at and processed before they

are buffered). They are still buffered. This means that the buffer could be filled with inquire

commands if the printer is waiting for some other operation.

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Parallel Port Plug and Play

Microsoft Windows implements Plug and Play (PnP) by doing an IEEE 1284 inquire during boot.

The Series 150 Printer will respond to this inquire if IEEE 1284 is active.

If the Windows PnP configuration flag is set in the printer, IEEE 1284 will be active for all

parallel port modes. For example, Windows PnP in parallel mode forces IEEE 1284. For PnP to

work, the host must have an IEEE 1284-compatible port adapter, and the cable used to connect to

the printer must support all the interface signals. The PnP response follows.

Device ID string:

MFG: Ithaca-Periph.;CMD:M150CL,IPCL;CLS:PRINTER;MDL S150 PcOS;DES:Ithaca-

Peripherals Series 150;REV:01.13;OPTS;$5xyz

PnP ID: LPTENUM\Ithaca-Periph.S150_PcECB3

Device Description: Ithaca-Peripherals Series 150

Device Class: PRINTER

The OPTS field is always as follows: OPTS;$5XYZ

Where X is a model definition, X and Y are bit fields that designate the options attached to the

printer.

Y X

Bit 0 →Alternate print zone Bit 0 →Slip capability

Bit 1 →Undefined Bit 1 →Knife module attached

Bit 2 →Undefined Bit 2 →MICR module attached

Bit 3 →0Bit 3 →0

Bits 4-5 →1Bits 4-5 →1

Bits 6-7 →0Bits 6-7 →0

The REV filed is the revision of the software installed in the printer.

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Parallel Port Connector

The parallel printer interface is a 25-pin D-shell connector. The pin out is such that the printer

will interface to a standard personal computer parallel printer interface with a one to one cable.

The INIT\ (initialize) printer input acts as a hardware reset to the printer. This signal must be

inactive (high) for about four seconds before the printer will respond to information input.

The paper error signal is asserted by the printer whenever the journal paper is exhausted and an

attempt is made to print on the journal. The paper error signal is also asserted in response to

inquire (ENQ) commands in parallel, non-IEEE 1284 mode.

The ERR\ signal is asserted if a head jam occurs or if the paper error signal is asserted for a true

paper error. Note: The AUTOFD (auto feed, Pin 14) and SLIN (Select input, Pin 17) signals are

not used by the Series 150 Printer in parallel, non-IEEE 1284 mode.

Pin 1 STROBE Clock data to printer Host to Printer

Pin 2-9 D0 - D7 Data Host to Printer

Pin 10 ACK\ Printer accepted cata Printer to Host

Pin 11 BUSY Printer is busy Printer to Host

Pin 12 PE Paper out/status Printer to Host

Pin 13 SLCT Printer selected Printer to Host

Pin 14 AUTOFD Auto feed paper Host to Printer

Pin 15 ERR\ Printer error Printer to Host

Pin 16 INIT\ Initialize the printer Host to Printer

Pin 17 SLIN Select printer Host to Printer

Pin 18-25 GND Ground

Table 13 Parallel port pin-outs

Signal Levels

Voltage levels 0 V and +5 V (nominal)

Logic levels

Logic 1

Driver +2.4 V to +5 V

Receiver +2.0 V to +5 V

Logic 0

Driver 0 V to +0.4 V

Receiver 0 V to +0.8 V

Driver +2.4 V to +5 V

Current requirements

Logic 1 Source 0.25 ma at +2.4 V

Logic 0 Sink 16 ma

Line termination

Data and control 3.3 K ohm to +5 V

Strobe 1.2 K ohm to +5 V

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Serial Port

Serial Port Features

The serial port features are as follows:

Baud rates 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19.2K

Bit patterns 8-bit, no parity; 8-bit odd; 8-bit even; 7-bit no parity; 7-bit odd; 7-bit even

Flow control DTR and XON/XOFF

Table 14 Serial bit rates

It should be noted that the 7-bit, no parity is in fact an 8-bit format. The implementation of the

hardware UART in the Intel 8051 family will not allow a true 7-bit, no parity format. If the host

provides a true 7-bit, no parity format, it must be configured with two stop bits.

The Series 150 Printer has a 64-character high-speed buffer before the main system buffer. This

high-speed buffer allows the printer to operate at high serial data rates while printing. Because

no data is evaluated in this buffer, the printer will have a delayed response to inquire requests

and [CR]’s in one-line operation. This has a significant effect on one-line mode operation.

Serial Port Pin-out

Not connected Input Pin 1 DCD Data carrier

detect Not used

Used in printer Input Pin 2 RX Receive data Commands/data to print

Output to host Output Pin 3 TX Transmit data Return data

Ready and/or flow

control signal to

host

Output Pin 4 DTR Data terminal

ready Printer ready to receive data

(follows buffer)

Pin 5 GND Signal ground

Disable printer

control from host Input Pin 6 DSR Data set ready Not used in standard printer

(configurable)

Ready and/or flow

control signal to

host

Output Pin 7 RTS Request to

send Printer ready to receive data

(follows buffer)

Flow control from

host Input Pin 8 CTS Clear to send Not used in standard printer

(configurable)

*Strapable 12 V or

DTR Output Pin 9 SSD Secondary

data Not used in standard printer

(provides power to peripheral)

Table 15 Serial port pin-outs

Because both the host and the printer are DTE's (Data Terminal Equipment), they use the same

serial port pin-outs. If the cable that is used to connect the host to the printer is a pin-to-pin

interconnect, it will not work. For this reason, a null modem or turn-around cable must be used to

interconnect the host and the printer.

Signal levels

The serial interface meets EIA RS-232 requirements.

Logic 1 -15 V to -3 V: mark = off

Logic 0 +3 V to +15 V: space = on

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Serial Port Protocol

The serial port supports two flow control standards, XON/XOFF and Ready/Busy (sometimes

called DTR or hardware handshake.)

When Ready/Busy flow control is selected, the printer can be configured to use DTR, RTS, or

both for flow control. If only DTR is selected for flow control, RTS will indicate that the printer

has faulted. The following discussions will assume the DTR is being used for flow control.

The Ready/Busy protocol generally uses the DTR signal to indicate to the host computer that the

printer is not ready to accept data. The host should stop sending data to the printer as soon as

possible. Because the host may not notice the DTR signal until it has transmitted several bytes of

data to the printer, the printer will continue to except up to 25515 bytes of data after it indicates

that it is not ready. The figure below illustrates how the Ready/Busy protocol works.

Serial

Communications

port

Data

Buffer emptying

Select key

Printer

control

software

buffer

Serial Port Flow Control

Using DTR

RTS -> Request to send DTR -> Data terminal ready

data in

Serial

data out

(Not used for

flow control)

DTR

RTS

DTR

Clear

Set

Inquire

response

256 - 6K

Data

Buffer filling up

Data

High

speed

FIFO

ENQ response

Data

ENQ

proc.

Figure 20 Serial port flow control using DTR

15The buffer always signals it is full before it overflows. The size of the reserve depends on the buffer size

selected. It is always at least 255 bytes.

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Serial

Communications

port

Data

Buffer filling up

Buffer emptying

Data

Select key

Printer

control

software

buffer

256 - 6K

Serial Port Flow Control

XON/XOFF

RTS -> Request to send DTR -> Data terminal ready

data in

Serial

data out

(Not used for

flow control)

DTR

RTS

Send

XOFF

Send

XON

Send

XON or XOFF

Inquire

commands

Data

High

speed

FIFO

ENQ response

Data

ENQ

Proc.

Figure 21 Serial port flow control XON/XOFF

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Print Buffer Flow

The following flow chart illustrates the communication driver getting data from the serial port

and placing the data in the buffer using Ready/Busy or XON/XOFF flow control.

At the top of the flow chart, the driver is waiting for data. When data is received from the host,

the printer checks to see if it is an inquire command. If the data is an inquiry, it is responded to

and placed in the buffer. If not, the data is placed directly into the buffer. The buffer is then

checked to see if it is full before the internal pointer is incremented. If it is not full, the pointer is

incremented in preparation for the next data byte. The buffer is then checked to see if it is getting

full by checking the amount of information in the buffer to see if it has passed a high watermark.

If it has, the communication driver is notified, and it resets data terminal ready (DTR) to indicate

to the host that no more data should be sent.

Wait for data from the

host in high speed

FIFO buffer.

Place data in print

buffer.

Is the buffer

past the high

watermark? Yes Clear the DTR signal

or transmit XOFF.

DTR - Data Terminal Ready

Update buffer pointers.

Is the buffer

full? Yes

Figure 22 Serial buffer operation

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The following flow chart illustrates how the print controller takes information from the buffer

and controls flow. At the top of the chart, the print control software asks for data. If there is no

data in the buffer, a no data flag is returned. The print software must then wait for data. If there

is data in the buffer, it is read and pointers are updated. The buffer is then checked to see how

much information is left. If the buffer is below a low watermark (about 100 bytes left), the

communication driver is notified, and DTR is reasserted.

If XON/XOFF flow control is being used, the flow is similar to DTR flow except that DTR is not

used and XON/XOFF control characters are transmitted back to the host on the serial link.

XON/XOFF has an advantage over DTR in that only three wires are required to interconnect to a

printer. The disadvantage is that a serial port receiver driver must be written for the host.

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The print controller is always looking for data when the printer is on-line and not printing. It

continuously asks the buffer if it has any data. If there is no data in the buffer, it does

housekeeping chores like keyboard scanning. If there is data, it processes it. The flow control is

done when the data is taken from the buffer and the amount of data in the buffer is less than a

prescribed amount. This low watermark is set based on the expected environment. The Series 150

Printer sets this at 200 characters, which gives the host application time to get more data to the

printer before the printer uses up what it has.

The print controller

needs data to print or a

command to decode.

Is there any

data in the

buffer? No Return to print

controller with no data

available.

Aquire data from the

buffer.

Move buffer pointers to

the next data byte.

Is the buffer

below the low

watermark? Yes

Set DTR or

transmit XON.

Return data to print

controller.

DTR = Data Terminal Ready

Loop through idle

task, and then look

for more data.

Figure 23 Print controller using data

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When XON/XOFF protocol is implemented, it is possible for the host to miss an XON or an

XOFF. To prevent this from causing a communication lockup, the printer will send an XOFF for

every character received after the high watermark is reached.

Whenever the printer detects that the serial data link is inactive, it will send out an XON. This

results in an XON being sent out about every two seconds.

When the printer is selected or deselected (with the SELECT key), an XON or XOFF will also be

sent. This happens even if the internal data buffer is past the high watermark16 and tells the host

that the SELECT key has been pressed. If the buffer is full and an XON is sent, the next

character sent by the host will cause an XOFF to be sent. The data that was sent by the host will

not be lost unless the 255-character pad buffer is depleted.

Printer Buffer Size

The Series 150 Printer has a configurable buffer size. It can be set from 256 bytes to 6144 bytes

(This does not include the 64-character high-speed buffer). This allows an application to control

how far ahead of the printer it can get before being asked to wait. The smaller the buffer is, the

tighter the control. It is up to the application developer to select the optimal buffer size.

One-line Mode

The Series 150 Printer supports a one-line mode of operation. In this mode, the input buffer

is set to 1024 bytes; however, the printer will go busy after every [CR] is received by the

printer. In this mode, the printer will stay busy after the [CR] is received and remain busy

until the previous information is printed. This mode is not recommended for serial operation

unless the application looks for the line terminator handshake. Several features must be

considered when using this mode.

1. The printer only looks at [CR]’s. [LF] will cause the printer to print but will not set

busy.

2. If a [CR] character is received as part of another command, i.e., as part of graphical

data, the printer will go busy after the [CR] is received and will go ready after the [CR]

is processed.

3. By definition, one-line mode is slow. The printer will not allow the application to get

ahead of it.

4. In serial mode, one-line mode is difficult to control. Because of the 64-character high-

speed FIFO buffer, the printer will not go busy immediately after the [CR] is sent. It may

take up to 25 milliseconds for the printer to process the [CR]. During this time, it is

possible for the application to send up to 48 bytes of data to the printer. When the [CR]

is found in the input stream, the busy status will be set. If the application continues to

send information, the input buffer will be overrun as it only has 16 bytes left. In

addition, the application will not truly be in one-line operation. The application must

wait for at least 100 milliseconds after a [CR] before looking for busy status or trying to

send more data.

5. In XON/XOFF mode, the printer is heavily burdened by the task of transmitting XOFF

characters while printing and receiving data. The application should be written to look

for the XOFF after every [CR]. The Series 150 Printer will lose data if too many

characters follow the XOFF.

16If the host sends more information, it will be responded to by an XOFF.

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Serial Port Inquire

The serial port inquire is more straightforward than parallel mode. The serial acknowledge

(ACK) or not-acknowledge (NAK) responses follow a uniform format. The ACK or NAK is

always followed by the command ID that requested it. This makes the design of the host

application easier because the response can be identified and always follows the same format.

Figure 24 is an example of a host/printer inquiry response exchange.

Figure 24 Inquire flow

The host sends an [ENQ]<id> (form sensor status) request to the printer. The printer responds

with an [ACK]<id> indicating that the request was identified, and the status is true.

Inquire (ENQ) commands effect the printer’s performance. The priority for communication in

the printer is very high. ENQ commands take processing away from print tasks. It is possible to

ask for so much status that the printer slows.

In serial mode, it is important that the response to an inquire be received by the host before

another command is issued. When an inquire is received by the printer, it is buffered in a high-

speed process queue. When the printer has time, it empties the queue and processes the inquires.

The printer responds to the command as soon as the second byte of the command is taken from

the high-speed buffer. If the host is looking for a form to be inserted, it should not send status

requests as fast as it can. The host will get a response to all of them, and if the host did not wait

for a response to each, there would be unnecessary responses.

In IEEE 1284 mode, inquiry responses are placed in an IEEE 1284 transmit queue. When the

IEEE 1284 reverse channel is opened, the responses are returned to the host. It is important that

after each request, the reverse channel be opened. Inquire responses will remain in the queue

until read. If the [ENQ] <9> command is sent to the printer, the IEEE 1284 buffer will be cleared

and only the response to the [ENQ] <9> will remain.

The host sends an

[ENQ] to the printer

asking for the form

sensor status. The printer receives the

request and

preprocesses it.

The printer responds

with an [ACK] <id> or

[NAK] <id> indicating

the form sensor status.

The host receives the

response and decodes

it.

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Remote Printer Reset

Reset in Serial Mode

It is possible to generate a printer reset in serial mode. The [ENQ] <10> command will request

that the printer reset. (This is not a hardware reset). It will, however, completely initialize the

hardware and software but will not recover from a loss of software control.

Note: If the printer mode was changed by the [ESC] y <2> or [ESC] y <3> command, a soft reset

will not return to the power on default.

The command flow follows.

1. The [ENQ] <10> will be acknowledged, and then the software will reset.

2. The printer will be placed off-line.

3. The hardware and software will be reinitialized.

4. The printer will then go back on-line. Any information sent to the printer while it is off-line

will be lost.

Reset in Parallel Mode

In parallel mode, driving the INIT signal on the parallel port for 100 milliseconds will generate a

software reset. It will take about two seconds for the printer to recover from a reset. The [ENQ]

<10> command will be rejected if parallel mode is active.

Power-cycle Recovery

There are times when the host needs to know if the printer was power cycled. An example would be

after changing the receipt tape. It is not necessary to turn off the printer to change the receipt.

However, if the operator does, any information sent to the printer before the power cycle will be lost.

The Series 150 Printer has a flag that is set after a reset. The flag stays set until it is requested by the

host; at which time, it is reset. The [ENQ] <11> command reads the flag. If the command returns

power-cycled status, the power has been reset or power cycled since the last request and all unprinted

information has been lost.

If the print operation is critical, it is a good idea to check the flag before and after all transactions. An

alternate approach is to check the flag after every off-line to on-line transition.

Note: If the printer mode was changed by the [ESC] y <2> or [ESC] y <3> command, a power-cycle

reset will return to the power on default.

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Programmer’s Notes

When the serial port is being used, it is important that the output lines from the printer not be shorted

or back driven. If the signals are not to be used, they should be left open.

Pins 3, 4, and 7 are outputs from the printer. If any one of these signals is grounded or back driven,

the other two outputs will be degraded.

The best time to configure the printer by the host is during system setup or software update.

The printer should be power cycled after configuration to assure that the new configuration takes

effect.

In serial mode, one-line mode should be avoided, particularly in XON/XOFF mode. The high speed

FIFO input buffer makes one-line mode difficult to process.

If the knife module fails at any time, the configuration can be changed to deactivate the option and

the printer will not ask it for status. This will allow the printer to be used without the option until the

printer can be repaired.

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Chapter 11:

Cash Drawer Interface

Interface Description

The Series 150 Printer supports dual cash drawers with status. The driver in the printer is capable of

supplying 24 VDC at up to 1.5 amps and 250 milliseconds. The Series 150 Printer defines cash

drawer closed as switch open. If the drawer is disconnected, it will be viewed by the printer as closed.

Since the printer does not act on the cash drawer status, the application can interpret cash drawer

status any way it wants.

Interface Connectors

There are two cash drawer connectors. One is configured as Cash Drawer 1, the other as Drawer 2.

The pin out is as follows:

Function Drawer 1 Drawer 2

Drawer Drive + Pin 4 Pin 4

Drawer Drive - Pin 5 Pin 1

Status Signal Pin 2 Pin 2

Status Ground Pin 3 Pin 3

Frame Ground Pin 6 Pin 6

No Connect Pin 1 Pin 5

Table 16 Ithaca cash drawer connector

Note: Cash Drawer 2 can be factory configured to be the same as Drawer 1.

Function Drawer 1 Drawer 2

Drawer Drive + Pin 4 Pin 4

Drawer Drive - Pin 2 Pin 5

No Connect Pin 5 Pin 2

Status Signal Pin 3 Pin 3

Status Ground Pin 6 Pin 6

Frame Ground Pin 1 Pin 1

Table 17 Epson/Axiohm cash drawer

connector

Function Drawer 1 Drawer 2

Drawer Drive - Pin 2 Pin 2

Drawer Drive + Pin 3 Pin 3

Status Signal Pin 6 Pin 6

Frame Ground Pin 1 Pin 1

No Connect Pin 4 Pin 4

No Connect Pin 5 Pin 5

Table 18 Star cash drawer connector

Pin 1

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Chapter 12:

Printing Graphics

The Series 150 Printer has bit image graphic capabilities and a full PC-compatible graphic character set.

The bit image format is similar to that used on other personal computer printers. There are three modes of

operation: single-density, half-speed double-density, and full-speed double-density.

Single-density is the fastest mode. It makes a single, unidirectional, 60 dpi print pass. The full-speed

double-density makes two passes with a half-dot offset. This mode is half the speed of single-density print

but will print at 120 dpi. Half-speed double-density is half the speed of full-speed double-density;

however, the print quality is enhanced.

Character Graphics

Character graphics are created by joining individual characters together to produce a mosaic of

characters that form a graphic image. The simplest method is to use the * (or any other character) to

form an image. For example, ITHACA might be formed as follows.

*** *** * * ** *** **

* * * * * * * * * *

* * ***** **** * ****

* * * * * * * * * *

*** * * * * * *** * *

The extended character set of the printer supports line graphic characters that can be combined to

form windows and other shapes. For the shapes to join from line to line, the line spacing must be set

properly.

All characters are in a 9-dot-high character cell. The dots are 1/60 inch apart. Therefore, the line

spacing should be 10/60 or 1/6 inch. The set fine line space command can be used to set this line

spacing. If possible, the spacing should be reduced slightly to overlap the rows. This prevents any

white space from appearing between the lines. The following example illustrates the use of extended

graphic characters.

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[ESC]U<1> Select unidirectional print for better alignment.

[ESC]: Select 12 cpi.

[ESC]3<34> Set line spacing to 0.157 inch. (This is slightly smaller than 1/6 inch.)

<201> Send the line graphic characters to the printer.

<205><205><205><205><205><205><205><205><205>

<205><205><205><205>

<187>[CR][LF]

<186> PcOS PRINTERS <186>[CR][LF]

<186> <186>[CR][LF]

<186> MADE TO ORDER <186>[CR][LF]

<186> BUILT TO LAST <186>[CR][LF]

<200>

<205><205><205><205><205><205><205><205><205>

<205><205><205><205>

<188>[CR][LF] This finishes the line graphics.

[ESC]U<0> Reenable bidirectional printing.

[ESC]0 Set standard 1/8-inch line spacing.

[SI] Set 17 cpi.

[CR][LF] Finish the form.

ST# 2000 OP# 00067 TE# 021 0035[CR][LF]

KLEENEX FAM D04 QTY 1 1.68 J[CR][LF]

RITZ D01 QTY 1 2.50 D[CR][LF]

CHIPS D01 QTY 1 1.50 D[CR][LF]

STORAGE BAG D04 QTY 1 1.50 J[CR][LF]

SUB TOTAL 7.18[CR][LF]

SALES TAX 1 .50[CR][LF]

------[CR][LF]

TOTAL 7.68[CR][LF]

CASH TEND 20.00[CR][LF]

CHANGE DUE 12.23[CR][LF]

[CR][LF]

[ESC]a<1>

THANK YOU FOR SHOPPING WITH US[CR][LF]

[ESC]a<0>

[CR][LF]

{DATE:0} {TIME:0}[CR][LF]

Figure 25 Receipt with extended graphic

characters

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When printing line graphics, the data path to the printer must be eight bits. Seven-bit serial protocols

will not access the extended characters. The extended characters require that the form be reverse fed.

This means that printing line graphics on the receipt may be less than acceptable.

APA Graphics

The printer is capable of all-points-addressable (APA) graphics. Generating a graphic image by hand

is time consuming and tedious. It is possible to use a graphic package to create a graphic image. The

following procedure will help with the setup.

1. Generate the graphic image in the program of your choice.

2. Make sure the paper size you choose will fit the printer station. If the paper size cannot be set,

print a portion of the page.

3. Print the graphic to a file using a generic, IBM, graphic, 9-pin driver. The standard IBM

resolutions are: 240 x 216 dpi, 120 x 72 dpi, and 60 x 72 dpi. The Series 150 Printer supports all

three resolutions. For good resolution with reasonable speed, use 120 x 72 dpi.

4. Print the graphic image to a file.

5. Edit the resulting file to remove any unwanted form control, and insert the Series 150 form

control.

6. Make the resulting file available to your application, so it will be sent to the printer when

required.

Figure 26 Receipt with APA graphics

As with all graphics, the data path to the printer must be eight bits; 7-bit protocols will not work.

The quad-density graphic resolution will give the best rendition of your graphic image; however, this

mode is slow and prints dark. The printer is setup to provide the best performance in normal

operation. For this reason, quad-density graphics should be limited.

The APA graphic example above was done with double-density graphics. The graphic driver used

made an approximation of the graphic image.

The first part of the graphic file is listed here in hex. This is a hex dump of the first 512 bytes of the

graphic file printed on the above receipt.

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0100 1B 43 00 0B 0D 0C 46 1B-48 1B 49 01 1B 54 1B 55 .C....F.H.I..T.U

0110 00 1B 55 00 1B 46 1B 49-01 1B 66 0D 34 00 8B 0D ..U..F.I..f.4...

0120 1B 55 01 1B 59 60 01 00-00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 .U..Y`..........

0130 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00-00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................

0140 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00-00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................

0150 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00-00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................

0160 00 00 00 00 00 00 03 01-02 01 02 01 02 01 02 01 ................

0170 02 01 02 01 02 01 02 01-02 01 02 01 02 01 02 01 ................

0180 02 01 02 01 02 01 02 01-02 01 02 01 02 01 02 01 ................

0190 02 01 02 01 02 01 02 01-02 01 02 01 02 01 02 01 ................

01A0 02 01 02 01 02 01 02 01-02 01 02 01 02 01 02 01 ................

01B0 02 01 02 01 02 01 02 01-02 01 02 01 02 01 02 01 ................

01C0 02 01 02 01 02 01 02 01-02 01 02 01 02 01 02 01 ................

01D0 02 01 02 01 02 01 02 01-02 01 02 01 02 01 02 01 ................

01E0 02 01 02 01 02 01 02 01-02 01 02 01 02 01 02 01 ................

01F0 02 01 02 01 02 01 02 01-02 01 02 01 02 01 02 01 ................

0200 02 01 02 01 02 01 02 01-02 01 02 01 02 01 02 01 ................

0210 02 01 02 01 02 01 02 01-02 01 02 01 02 01 02 01 ................

0220 02 01 02 01 02 01 02 01-02 01 02 01 02 03 00 00 ................

0230 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00-00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................

0240 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00-00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................

0250 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00-00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................

0260 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00-00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................

0270 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00-00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................

0280 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 1B-55 00 1B 4A 18 0D 1B 55 ........U..J...U

0290 01 1B 59 60 01 00 00 00-00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ..Y`............

02A0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00-00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................

02B0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00-00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................

02C0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00-00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................

02D0 00 00 00 00 FF FF 00 00-00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................

02E0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00-00 00 00 00 02 01 02 01 ................

02F0 02 00 02 00 02 00 02 01-02 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................

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Appendix A

Language Tables

Code

Page

Country Code/

Language Set

Decimal

Hex

ASCII

Epson ID

64 USA (slashed 0) 0,64 0H,040H 0,0,6,4 NA

65 USA (unslashed 0) 0,65 0H,041H 0,0,6,5 NA

66 British 0,66 0H,042H 0,0,6,6 3

67 German 0,67 0H,043H 0,0,6,7 2

68 French 0,68 0H,044H 0,0,6,8 NA

69 Swedish I 0,69 0H,045H 0,0,6,9 5

70 Danish I 0,70 0H,046H 0,0,7,0 NA

71 Norwegian 0,71 0H,047H 0,0,7,1 NA

72 Dutch 0,72 0H,048H 0,0,7,2 14

73 Italian 0,73 0H,049H 0,0,7,3 NA

74 French Canadian 0,74 0H,04AH 0,0,7,4 13

75 Spanish I 0,75 0H,04BH 0,0,7,5 NA

76 Swedish II 0,76 0H,04CH 0,0,7,6 15

77 Swedish III 0,77 0H,04DH 0,0,7,7 16

78 Swedish IV 0,78 0H,04EH 0,0,7,8 17

79 Turkish 0,79 0H,04FH 0,0,7,9 18

80 Swiss I 0,80 0H,050H 0,0,8,0 19

81 Swiss II 0,81 0H,051H 0,0,8,1 20

90 Publisher 0,90 0H,05Ah 0,0,9,0 64

437 USA 1,181 1H,0B5H 0,4,3,7 0

774 Baltic 3,6 3H,006H 0,7,7,4 74

850 Multilingual 3,82 3H,052H 0,8,5,0 26

852 East European Latin II 3,84 3H,054H 0,8,5,2 46

855 Cyrillic I 3,87 3H,057H 0,8,5,5 44

857 Turkey 3,89 3H,059H 0,8,5,7 57

860 Portugal 3,92 3H,05CH 0,8,6,0 28

861 Icelandic 3,93 3H,05DH 0,8,6,1 73

862 Hebrew NC 3,94 3H,05EH 0,8,6,2 60

863 Canada French 3,95 3H,05FH 0,8,6,3 43

865 Norway 3,97 3H,061H 0,8,6,5 27

866 Cyrillic II 3,98 3H,062H 0,8,6,6 45

869 Greek_869 3,101 3H,065H 0,8,6,9 47

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Code

Page

Country Code/

Language Set

Decimal

Hex

ASCII

Epson ID

895 Kamenicky (MJK) 3,127 3H,07FH 0,8,9,5 55

1008 Greek 437 3,240 3H,0F0H 1,0,0,8 38

1009 Greek 928 3,241 3H,0F1H 1,0,0,9 39

1011 Greek 437 CYPRUS 3,243 3H,0F3H 1,0,1,1 41

1012 Turkey 3,244 3H,0F4H 1,0,1,2 29

1014 Polska Mazovia 3,246 3H,0F6H 1,0,1,4 22

1015 ISO Latin 2 3,247 3H,0F7H 1,0,1,5 23

1016 Serbo Croatic I 3,248 3H,0F8H 1,0,1,6 24

1017 Serbo Croatic II 3,249 3H,0F9H 1,0,1,7 25

1018 ECMA-94 3,250 3H,0FAH 1,0,1,8 42

1019 Windows East Europe 3,251 3H,0FBH 1,0,1,9 49

1020 Windows Greek 3,252 3H,0FCH 1,0,2,1 50

1021 Latin 5 Windows Turkey 3,253 3H,0FDH 1,0,2,2 51

1022 Windows Cyrillic 3,254 3H,0FEH 1,0,2,4 52

1024 Hungarian CWI 4,0 4H,000H 1,0,2,5 54

1026 ISO Latin 4 4,2 4H,002H 1,0,2,6 56

1027 Ukrainian 4,3 4H,003H 1,0,2,7 66

1028 Roman-8 4,4 4H,004H 1,0,2,8 58

1029 ISO Latin 6 4,5 4H,005H 1,0,2,9 67

1031 Hebrew OC 4,7 4H,007H 1,0,3,0 61

1032 Windows Hebrew 4,8 4H.008H 1,0,3,2 62

1033 KBL-Lithuanian 4,9 4H,009H 1,0,3,3 63

1034 Windows Baltic 4,10 4H,00AH 1,0,3,4 68

1035 Cyrillic-Latvian 4,11 4H,00BH 1,0,3,5 69

1072 Bulgarian 4,48 4H,030H 1,0,7,2 72

NA French 1

NA Danish I 4

NA Italian 6

NA Spanish I 7

NA Japanese 8

NA Norwegian 9

NA Danish II 10

NA Spanish II 11

NA Latin American 12

Table 19 Code page definitions

Note: There is a demonstration script distributed with the CFG150 program that will print a complete

character chart for IBM or EPOS modes. See the CFG150 distribution disk.

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Appendix B

ASCII Code Chart

HEX Decimal ASCII

00 0 NULL

01 1 SOH

02 2 STX

03 3 ETX

04 4 EOT

05 5 ENQ

06 6 ACK

07 7 BEL

08 8 BS

09 9 HT

0A 10 LF

0B 11 VT

0C 12 FF

0D 13 CR

0E 14 SO

0F 15 SI

10 16 DLE

11 17 DC1

12 18 DC2

13 19 DC3

14 20 DC4

15 21 NAK

16 22 SYN

17 23 ETB

18 24 CAN

19 25 EM

1A 26 SUB

1B 27 ESC

1C 28 FS

1D 29 GS

1E 30 RS

1F 31 US

HEX Decimal ASCII

20 32 (SP)

21 33 !

22 34 "

23 35 #

24 36 $

25 37 %

26 38 &

27 39 '

28 40 (

29 41 )

2A 42 *

2B 43 +

2C 44 ,

2D 45 -

2E 46 .

2F 47 /

30 48 0

31 49 1

32 50 2

33 51 3

34 52 4

35 53 5

36 54 6

37 55 7

38 56 8

39 57 9

3A 58 :

3B 59 ;

3C 60 <

3D 61 =

3E 62 >

3F 63 ?

HEX Decimal ASCII

40 64 @

41 65 A

42 66 B

43 67 C

44 68 D

45 69 E

46 70 F

47 71 G

48 72 H

49 73 I

4A 74 J

4B 75 K

4C 76 L

4D 77 M

4E 78 N

4F 79 O

50 80 P

51 81 Q

52 82 R

53 83 S

54 84 T

55 85 U

56 86 V

57 87 W

58 88 X

59 89 Y

5A 90 Z

5B 91 [

5C 92 \

5D 93 ]

5E 94 ^

5F 95 _

HEX Decimal ASCII

60 96 `

61 97 A

62 98 B

63 99 C

64 100 d

65 101 e

66 102 f

67 103 g

68 104 h

69 105 i

6A 106 j

6B 107 k

6C 108 l

6D 109 m

6E 110 n

6F 111 o

70 112 p

71 113 q

72 114 r

73 115 s

74 116 t

75 117 u

76 118 v

77 119 w

78 120 x

79 121 y

7A 122 z

7B 123 {

7C 124 |

7D 125 }

7E 126 ~

7F 127 (sp)

Table 20 ASCII chart

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Appendix C

Ordering Cables

General Information

To order cables, use the following order numbers:

10-2020 9-pin female to 9-pin female serial interconnect

10-2021 9-pin female to 25-pin female serial interconnect

10-2022 9-pin female to 25-pin male serial interconnect

253-9800007 25-pin male to 25-pin male parallel interconnect

98-01992 USB Series “A” plug to Series “B” plug interconnect

All of the above may be ordered by calling (607) 257-8901 and asking for the Sales Department

or faxing an order to (607) 257-8922.

You may also order by mail. The address is:

Ithaca Peripherals

20 Bomax Drive

Ithaca, New York 14850

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Index

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[CAN] Clear print buffer........................................54

[CR] New line .......................................................15

[DC2] Set 10 cpi....................................................31

[DC4] End one-line double-wide............................ 33

[ENQ] <1> Inquire Cash Drawer 1 status...............60

[ENQ] <10> Request printer reset..........................62

[ENQ] <11> Request printer power-cycle status.....62

[ENQ] <2> Inquire Cash Drawer 2 status...............60

[ENQ] <4> Inquire receipt-paper out status............60

[ENQ] <6> Inquire form position sensor status.......61

[ENQ] <7> Inquire form-clamp status....................61

[ENQ] <9> Send response .....................................61

[ENQ] <n> Inquire printer status ........................... 60

[ESC] - <0> End underline .................................... 35

[ESC] - <1> Begin underline .................................35

[ESC] ! <n> Select international character set ........ 24

[ESC] # <0> Begin High Speed Draft Mode........... 22

[ESC] $ Copy ROM Character Set to RAM Character

Set ....................................................................28

[ESC] % G Begin italics ........................................ 37

[ESC] % H End italics...........................................38

[ESC] * <m> <n>1 <n>2 Print graphics in mode <m>

.........................................................................45

[ESC] \: Set 12 cpi.................................................31

[ESC] ? <m><n> Reassign graphics mode.............. 45

[ESC] [ @ ... Double-high, double-wide, and italic 34

[ESC] [ C <n> Insert Euro Character......................29

[ESC] [ P <n> Set cpi ............................................ 32

[ESC] [ S <LL> <LH> <BC> … Redefine Character

Set ....................................................................27

[ESC] [ T <nh> <nl> Select Character Code Page ..26

[ESC] [DC1] Open forms clamp............................. 51

[ESC] [DC3] Close forms clamp ............................51

[ESC] [DC4] Select validation mode......................51

[ESC] [EM] B 0 Bar code height............................49

[ESC] [EM] C <0> Validation clamp delay ............ 52

[ESC] [EM] J <n> Bar code justification................ 49

[ESC] [EM] V <n> Set validation delay ................. 52

[ESC] [SI] Set 24 cpi ............................................. 31

[ESC] ] Reverse line feed.......................................21

[ESC] ^ <n> Print control character ....................... 27

[ESC] _ <0> End overscore.................................... 35

[ESC] _ <1> Begin overscore.................................35

[ESC] ~ <n> Extended diagnostics......................... 66

[ESC] < <n> Pass through......................................56

[ESC] < <n> Print suppress ................................... 56

[ESC] = <c1><c2><start code><data> Character

download...........................................................28

[ESC] > <0> Custom character set OFF .................29

[ESC] > <1> Custom character set ON...................28

[ESC] 0 Set line space to 27/216 inch ....................18

[ESC] 1 Set line spacing 7/72 inch......................... 19

[ESC] 2 Enable variable line spacing......................19

[ESC] 3 <n> Set line spacing in n/216 inch ............18

[ESC] 4 Set top of form..........................................20

[ESC] 5 <0> End auto line feed..............................21

[ESC] 5 <1> Begin auto line feed...........................21

[ESC] 8 Disable PE sensor.....................................50

[ESC] 9 Enable PE sensor ......................................50

[ESC] a <n> Set justification..................................17

[ESC] A <n> Set variable line spacing n/72 inch ....19

[ESC] b <n> ... Print bar code ................................47

[ESC] B <n>1 <n>2 Set vertical tab stops ..............20

[ESC] C Set form length........................................21

[ESC] C [NUL] Set form length.............................21

[ESC] d <n> Enable variable line spacing...............19

[ESC] D <n>1 <n>2 Set horizontal tab stops ..........16

[ESC] E Begin emphasized print ............................36

[ESC] F End emphasized print ...............................36

[ESC] G Begin enhanced print ...............................36

[ESC] H End enhanced print ..................................36

[ESC] I <1> Set Utility Print Mode ........................22

[ESC] J <n> Fine line feed.....................................18

[ESC] K <n>1 <n>2 Print single-density graphics....44

[ESC] L <n>1 <n>2 Print double-density graphics ...44

[ESC] P <0> Reset 90° rotated font ........................23

[ESC] P <1> Set 90° rotated font............................23

[ESC] P <2> Set 270° rotated font..........................23

[ESC] q <n> Query marker.....................................55

[ESC] r <0> End rotated print ................................42

[ESC] r <1> Rotate 90°..........................................40

[ESC] r <2> Rotate 180°........................................41

[ESC] r <3> Rotate 270°........................................41

[ESC] r <5> Rotate 90° with line formatting...........40

[ESC] r <7> Rotate 270° with formatting................41

[ESC] R Reset horizontal tab stops.........................17

[ESC] s <n> Set rotated print line length................42

[ESC] S<0> Select superscript ...............................37

[ESC] S<1> Select subscript ..................................37

[ESC] T End superscript or subscript......................37

[ESC] U <0> Begin bidirectional print ...................46

[ESC] U <1> Begin unidirectional print .................46

[ESC] u <n1> <m1>… Set rotated print line spacing43

[ESC] V <n> Set intercharacter spacing..................32

[ESC] W <n> Double-wide and double-high...........34

[ESC] w <n> Enable dynamic response ..................57

[ESC] x <n> Open cash drawer ..............................54

[ESC] X <n1> <n2> Set left/right margin...............53

[ESC] y <n> Feature control...................................56

[ESC] Y <n>1 <n>2 Print full-speed double-density

graphics.............................................................44

[ESC] Z <n>1 <n>2 Print quad-density graphics......45

[ESC]v Activate cutter............................................57

[FF] Form feed.......................................................20

[HT] Horizontal tab................................................16

[LF] Line feed........................................................15

[SI] Set 17 cpi ........................................................31

Index PcOS Series 150 Programmer's Guide

Page 138 Rev G12/14/99

[SO] One-line double-wide .................................... 33

[VT] Vertical tab ................................................... 20

—A—

APA graphic file.................................................. 124

ASCII Chart......................................................... 129

—C—

Cash drawer control...............................................54

Change history..........................................................i

Character pitch ...................................................... 30

Close forms compensation ..................................... 51

Communications protocol .................................... 102

Communications, parallel port ............................. 105

Communications, serial ....................................... 111

Configuration, feature............................................ 92

Configuration, manual ...........................................91

Configuration, remote............................................91

Control codes overview.......................................... 12

Control codes summary.......................................... 79

—D—

Diagnostic commands............................................66

Double-high...........................................................33

Double-wide.......................................................... 33

Double-wide characters .........................................30

—E—

Emphasized print............................................. 30, 33

Emulation, EPOS...................................................13

Emulation, NCR2567 ............................................14

Emulation, OKIDATA...........................................13

Emulation, Standard .............................................. 13

Emulation, STAR ..................................................13

Emulation, TELPAR..............................................14

Enhanced print ................................................ 30, 33

—F—

Feature control ......................................................56

Forming characters ..................................................6

—G—

General descriptions................................................3

Graphic printing .................................................. 122

Graphics, APA..................................................... 124

Graphics, character.............................................. 122

—H—

High Speed Draft...................................................30

—I—

IPCL codes.............................................................13

Italics.....................................................................33

Ithaca Peripherals.................................................... 2

—N—

Near Letter Quality ................................................30

Nomenclature.........................................................12

—O—

Open forms compensation ......................................51

—P—

Paper motion..........................................................15

Parallel port [ENQ]’s ...................................106, 108

Parallel port pin-out .............................................110

Parallel port PnP..................................................109

Parallel port timing ..............................................105

Power-cycle flag...................................................119

Printable area.........................................................10

Printer inquire........................................................58

Programmer’s notes .............................................120

—R—

Remote reset........................................................119

Rotating print.........................................................39

—S—

Select validation mode ...........................................51

Serial Port [ENQ].................................................118

Serial port capabilities .........................................111

Serial port flow control.........................................112

Serial port pin-out................................................111

Series 150 Models................................................... 3

Service information................................................. 1

Specifications, electrical.......................................... 8

Specifications, general ............................................ 5

Specifications, media .............................................. 9

Specifications, physical ........................................... 8

Specifications, printing............................................ 5

Standard features .................................................... 3

Super and subscript..........................................30, 33

—U—

Underline.........................................................30, 33

Utility Print............................................................30

—V—

Validation delay.....................................................52

Programmer's Guide PcOS Series 150 Index

PN 100-7961 Rev G 12/14/99

—W— Warranty................................................................. 1

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