Character appearance, Print zones | Cognitive Solutions A799

26 Chapter 3: Programming the PrinterRevision D 12/09

Character appearance

The appearance of text can be changed using the following print modes:

•	Standard	•	Rotated	•	Italic
•	Compressed	•	Underlined	•	Strike-through
•	Double-high	•	Bold	•	Scaled
•	Double-wide	•	Reverse	•	Shading
•	Upside-down

Width specifications

Standard		Compressed
• Characters per inch: 15.6		• Characters per inch: 20.3
•	Characters per line: 44	•	Characters per line: 56
•	Cell size: 13 X 24 dots	•	Cell size: 10 X 24 dots

Print zones

Print zones for 80mm paper

Specifications of print zone for 80mm paper:

•576 dots (addressable) @ 8 dots/mm, centered on 80mm

•Standard mode: minimum margins: 2.0mm (.079 inches)

•Top margin to manual tear-off: 17.8mm (0.70 inches)

•Top margin to knife cut: 19.0mm (0.75 inches)

Note: The application centers 44 standard character cells (13 X 24 dots), or 56 compressed character cells (10 X 24 dots), or 576 addressable bits of graphics across an 80mm wide receipt. Minimum print line height is 24 dots for text or graphics. Standard print line spacing is 27 dots (i.e., 3 extra row dots).

The A799 adds a 27 dot high font, so standard print spacing is 30 dots.

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Cognitive Solutions A799 Character appearance, Width specifications, Print zones for 80mm paper, Standard Compressed

Contents

Programming Guide Page Contents A799 Programming Guide Contents Vertical and horizontal positioning Text characteristics commands Status Real time commandsGraphics 110 Unsolicited status mode105 111 119 117118 120 Where to find advanced technical information How to use this guideWhere to find the basics Support A799 Programming Guide About this Guide Diagnostics and Configuration Start-up Diagnostics Runtime diagnostics Remote diagnostics For more information about See this section Using the Printer , in the A799 User Guide IndicatorsIndicator Sequence Condition Printer configuration Configuring the printer RS-232C serial interface settings Communication interface To run the data scope mode Diagnostic modesEnable or disable data scope mode To exit the data scope mode To run the receipt test mode Enable or disable receipt test modeElectronic Journal Datascope Diagnostic To exit the receipt test mode Printer settings and functions Select the emulation/software options sub-menu to set Select the hardware options sub-menu to set Diagnostics and Configuration 24 n1 n2 Overview of commandsComparison to A793 2A m n1 n2 d1...dn 1D 2A n1 n2 d1...dn Two-color commands comparison A794 to A7991B 59 n1 n2 d1...dn TPG ColorPOS two-color and color interpreted commands TPG LogoEZ colorization commands Hexadecimal Print zones Width specificationsCharacter appearance Print zones for 80mm paper Upside down Rotated CW Rotated printing commandsPrint zones for 82.5mm paper 1B 7B n 1B 56 n Print setup in emulation modes Emulation modes Printer actions Commands listed by functionCode hexadecimal Command Print and paper feed 26 s c1 c2 Text characteristicsVertical and horizontal positioning Graphics Status Unsolicited status modeBatch mode Real time User data storage ModeMacros Ethernet setup commands Flash download Clear printer Command conventionsCommand descriptions Generate tone Perform full knife cutPerform partial knife cut Select peripheral device for multi-drop Select paper sensors to output paper-end signals Initialize printer Generate pulse to open cash drawer Enable or disable panel buttonSelect sensors to stop printing Select cut mode and cut paper Set current color Set paper type ColorPOS A799 native Set interpretation of Set current color commandPrint test form US t Feed n print lines Print and feed paper one linePrint and carriage return Feed n dot rows Add n extra dot rows Print Print and feed paper Print and feed n lines Set column Horizontal tabSet horizontal and vertical minimum motion units GS P x y Compatibility information A799 receipt vs. A793 receipt Set absolute starting positionSet vertical line spacing to 1/6 inch Value of k Set vertical line spacingSet horizontal tab positions Set relative print position To move to the left Set left margin Range of n DefaultSelect justification GS L nL nH Set printing area width Maximum value of the printable Area Select single-wide characters Text characteristics commandsSelect double-wide characters Select 90 degree counter-clockwise rotated print Pitch Columns Select pitch column widthSet right-side character spacing 80mm Paper 82.5mm Paper Mm paper Select print modeValue of n Bit1 Function Exception Select or cancel user-defined character setDefine user-defined character set Values and ranges Select or cancel underline mode Define extended user-defined character set Copy character set from ROM to RAM Cancel user-defined characterSelect or cancel emphasized mode Select or cancel double-strike Select or cancel italic print Select or cancel 90 degree clockwise rotated print Select international character code Select international character set Select or cancel upside-down print modeValue of n A799 native mode A793 emulation Emulation Character height selection Select or cancel white/black reverse print modeSelect character size Hex Decimal Width Height Reverse color text mode ColorPOS Set smoothing Select font style number Text strike-through mode ColorPOSSelect font ID number Hexadecimal 1D F0 01 n Decimal 29 240 1 n Value of n 128 Download font list Save font ID number as default font at power upDownload font Select superscript or subscript modes Select active user-defined character set Download BMP logo Select bit image mode Select double-density graphics Print advanced raster graphicsSelect single-density graphics Value of r Select the current logo GS # n Define downloaded bit image Value of n Value of n1 Value of n2 Value of d Print raster graphics Value of m Print mode Vertical DPIPrint downloaded bit image Value and range of m Print raster monochrome graphics ColorPOS Print raster color graphics ColorPOS Define Flash Logos Download logo image ColorPOSPrint Flash Logo Max n1 = Apply shading to logo ColorPOS Merge watermark mode ColorPOSMonochrome shade mode ColorPOS Form and merge real time surround graphic ColorPOS Color shade mode ColorPOSLogo print with color plane swap ColorPOS Hexadecimal 1D 89 n m Decimal Background logo print mode ColorPOS Save graphics buffer as logo ColorPOS 1D 99 l m n o Apply margin message mode ColorPOSShade and store logo ColorPOS Value of l Values of m Logo print with knife cutSet temporary max target speed Decimal Values Value descriptions Set LogoEZ colorizationValue of f = 2 link watermark printing S = 0, 0 LogoEZ utility default settingsSet LogoEZ attribute mapping Original attribute mapped table Attributes substituted table Enable constant speed logos Convert 6-dots/mm bitmap to 8-dots/mm bitmap Hexadecimal 1B 75 Decimal Status command introductionTransmit peripheral device status RS-232C printers only Value of returned byte Bit Hexadecimal 1B 75 n Decimal Request alternate status A793 emulation onlyTransmit paper sensor status Value and Range of n Value of n Function Description = 2 or 50 Type ID Bit Off/On Hex Decimal Function Printer ID Specification ID HexadecimalTransmit printer ID = 4 or 52 Logo Definition Bit Off/On Hex Decimal Function GS I @ n Transmit printer ID, remote diagnostics extensionHex Dec Remote diagnostic item Function Value of n Transmit status Send printer software version Preferred implementation Real time commandsRules for using real time commands Alternate implementation Real time status transmission Busy line and fault conditionsMoving data through the buffer = Transmit RS-232C Busy Status Bit Status Hex Decimal Function = Transmit error status Bit Status Hex Decimal Function= Transmit receipt paper status Real time request to printer Value of byte Bit Status Hex Decimal Function Real time commands disabledReal time printer status transmission GS a n Select or cancel unsolicited status mode USMDefault USM disabled Hexadecimal 1D 61 n Decimal 29 97 n Value of n Second byte error information Bit Off/On Hex Decimal Status for USM Fourth byte paper sensor information Recognizing data from the printer Batch mode responseUnsolicited status mode USM Select printing position of HRI characters Print bar code Select pitch of HRI charactersSelect bar code height Integer n = nHnL 1D 6B m nL nH d1 . . . dn Bar codeLength Print multiple barcodes GS k Type Print GS1 DataBar formerly RSS, null terminatedPrint GS1 DataBar formerly RSS, data length specified Set GS1 DataBar formerly RSS parameters Value and Ranges Description Select bar code width Sample symbol descriptionRelated Information Value Dimension Row height Print data in page mode Print and return to standard modeCancel print data in page mode Hexadecimal 0C Decimal Select page mode Select standard mode Select print direction in page mode Set print area in page mode Maximum area specification in page mode GS \ nL nH Set absolute vertical print position in page modeSet relative vertical print position in page mode GS r t m Select or cancel macro definitionExecute macro Hexadecimal 1D 5E r t m Decimal 29 94 r t m Value of r Read from non-volatile memory Write to user data storageRead from user data storage Write to non-volatile memory Nvram Flash memory user sectors allocation 1F 26 s c1 c2 character 1 data ... character k data Expanded flash memory allocationUS & s c1 c2 character 1 data ... character k data 31 38 s c1 c2 character 1 data ... character k data Erase user flash sector Value of n = 49 Ascii n = 1 HEX User storage status ColorPOS For m = Switch to flash download mode Return boot sector firmware part number Get firmware CRC Return segment number status of flash memorySelect flash Memory sector to download Return microprocessor CRC Erase selected flash sector Erase all flash contents except boot sectorReturn main program flash CRC Download to active flash sector Setting IP address Reset firmwareRestore default settings Setting Net Mask BootP Setting the GatewaySetting raw Tcpip port LP Daemon Keep-alive pings Dhcp auto-configurationInactivity timeout N1= Programming Commands By command code 2E m n rL rH d1 … dn 59 n1 n2 d1...dn 4B n1 n2 d1...dn57 n1, n2...n8 5C n1 n2 4C nL nH AL aH cL cH d1...dn2A n1 n2 d1...dn B c d e fL fH 6B m d1...dk6B m n d1...dn M n o 08 01 n1 n2 n3 n4 Appendix B Resident Character Sets Character sets Code page 437 US Code page 737 Greek Code page 850 Multilingual Code page 852 Slavic Code page 857 Turkish Code page 858 with Eurosymbol Code page 860 Portuguese Code page 862 Hebrew Code page 863 French Canadian Code page 865 Nordic Code page 866 Cyrillic Code page 1252 Windows Latin