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Cognitive Solutions B780, A776 Indicators, Green slip-in light in front of the paper feed button

Models: B780 A776

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6 Chapter 2: Printer Status, Ethernet and Indicators

Indicators

The printer communicates various conditions both visually, with two green lights or audibly, with a series of tones or beeps. The following table lists these indicators.

Green on-line, paper status,error light (to the rear of the paper feed button)

Indicator	Sequence		Condition

Light	Continuous, flashing	quickly	Paper out
			Cover open
			Knife unable to home
Light	Continuous, flashing slowly		Paper is low
			(if paper low sensor is installed)
			Printhead too hot
			Voltages out of range
Tone	Two-tone beep		Startup diagnostics completed successfully
Repeating Tone	Single beep		Boot CRC test failure
Repeating Tone	Double beep		SRAM test failure
Repeating Tone	Triple beep		EEPROM test failure
Repeating Tone	Four beeps		Dynamic memory initialization failure
Light	Two-Tone beep		Main program CRC test failure
and Tone			Or
	Continuous flashing	of light	DIP switch is in on position indicating
			flash download mode

Green slip-in light (in front of the paper feed button)

Indicator	Sequence	Condition

Light	Off	No check or form inserted or are incorrectly inserted
Light	On (continuous)	Check or form properly inserted

For more information about	See this section

Error conditions and	Troubleshooting
correcting them	Chapter 5 of the User Guide

The printer is also able to communicate its status to the host application if the application has been programmed to receive this information.

A776 (B780) Programming Guide

A776-PG00001 C 12/09

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Cognitive Solutions B780, A776 manual Indicators, Green slip-in light in front of the paper feed button

Contents

Programming Guide A776 B780 Two-Color Thermal/Impact Hybrid PrinterPrinter without Imaging Printer with Imaging A776-PG00001 Rev. CInformation to the User Contents A776 B780 Programming Guide Select B780 Slip Right Text Margin and Text Column OptionsSelect receipt or slip for printing slip for MICR read Select receipt or slip for setting line spacingSelect paper sensors to output paper end signals Select peripheral device for multi-dropSelect or cancel user-defined character set Select or cancel 90 degree clockwise rotated printSelect or cancel white/black reverse print mode Select or cancel upside-down print modeStatus ContentsGraphics A776 B780 Programming GuideRules for using real-time commands Set absolute vertical print position in page modeSet relative vertical print position in page mode Select or cancel unsolicited status mode USMarea for storing logos and user-defined characters Return boot sector firmware part numberErase all flash contents except boot sector Return segment number status of flash memoryviii Contents Contents x Contents A776 B780 Programming GuideA776-PG00001 C 12/09 Where to find advanced technical information How to use this GuideWhere to find the basics Chapter 1 About this Guide2 Chapter 1 About this Guide A776 B780 Programming GuideA776-PG00001 C 12/09 Runtime diagnostics Chapter 2 Printer Status and IndicatorsStartup Diagnostics Remote diagnosticsEthernet Terminology Ethernet terms and default setupBootP MAC addressEthernet Default Setup Indicators Green slip-in light in front of the paper feed buttonChapter 3 Migrating to A776 and B780 Migrating from existing CognitiveTPG printers26 s c1 c2 n1 d1...nn dn Moving from the A756 to the A776 Thermal printhead differences24 n1 n2 2A m n1 n2 d1...dn4C nL nH Moving from the A756 to the A776 Emulation commandsMoving from the A756, A758, or A760 to the A776 Slip differences 57 nL nHSet A776 Printer ID A776 Emulation CommandsA776 Configuration Commands Set A776 Printer EmulationSelect A776 Narrow Slip 51-column Compressed Print Option Select A776 Delete Slip Trailing Spaces OptionSelect Cover Open Option Select A776 First Line of Print Option in Text and Page ModeSelect A776 21 and 25-line Rotated Slip Print Options 12 Chapter 3 Migrating to a new printerSelect A776 Slip Eject Option Set Page Mode Margin Mechanical AdjustmentSet Page Mode Option to Trim Full Dots Select 45/60 Column Slip OptionA776 Slip Minimum Units A776 Configurable Slip Commands A776 Double High Slip Character PrintA776 Slip Character Spacing A776 Slip Left Margin and Print WidthMoving from A756/A758 to A776 Two-color Commands LogoEZ colorization commands A776-PG00001 C 12/09Page Set Printer ID Mode B780 Emulation CommandsB780 Configuration Commands Migrating from the A721 7221 printer to the B780Select DH Pitch and Rotated Text Columns Select Slip Lines per Inch18 Chapter 3 Migrating to a new printer Select Number of Lines of Validation for B780 Select Slip Right Margin in Page ModeSelect Two - Sensor Option for B780 Select B780 Map User Character Option for B780Select Concurrent Print to Receipt for B780 Select B780 Map Logo Option for B780Select Cover Open Option for B780 Select B780 with A776 Slip FunctionsSet Page Mode Margin Mechanical Adjustment Set Page Mode Option to Trim Full DotsSelect Cover Open Option for B780 22 Chapter 3 Migrating to a new printer A776 B780 Programming GuideA776-PG00001 C 12/09 Overview of Printing Characteristics Chapter 4 Programming the PrinterStandard Receipt character specificationCharacter appearance CompressedPrint zones Print zones for receipt station 80 mm paperPrint zones for slip station Print Zones for Slip, Validation Rotated printing commands Chapter 5 Programming Commands Commands listed by functionPrinter actions Vertical and horizontal positioning Text characteristicsPrint and paper feed 26 s c1 c2Graphics 1F 26 s c1 c2Real-time Batch modeStatus 1D 90 m x y o p qBar codes Page modeMICR check reader commands MacrosFlash download Ethernet setup commandsUser data storage 73 n1 n2 k1D B4 nL nH t0. . .tm Image Commands1D C5 nL nH m d1-dn-1 1D B9 s t m nL nH pL pHClear printer Command conventionsCommand descriptions Printer actionsPerform partial knife cut Close formOpen form Generate toneSet slip paper eject length Select peripheral device for multi-dropInitialize printer Set unidirectional print on impact stationSelect receipt or slip for printing slip for MICR read Select receipt or slip for setting line spacingSelect paper sensors to output paper end signals 1B 63 33 nEnable or disable panel button Select sensors to stop printingSet slip paper waiting time Generate pulse to open cash drawer Release PaperSet current color Select cut mode and cut paper Select slip stationSet paper type ColorPOS Select receipt station Set Interpretation of “Set current color”Print and eject slip Print test formPrint and feed paper one line Print and carriage returnFeed n dot rows Add n extra dot rows3 extra dot rows Print and reverse feed paper PrintPrint and feed paper Print and feed n linesReverse feed n dots Print and reverse feed n linesReverse feed n lines Horizontal tabSet vertical line spacing to 1/6 inch Set columnSet absolute starting position 3.33 mm 0.13”Set vertical line spacing Set horizontal tab positionsn is always less than or equal to the Set relative print position To move to the leftTo move to the right Select justification Set left marginContinued Set horizontal and vertical minimum motion units Set printing area widthContinued Select single-wide characters Text characteristics commandsSelect double-wide characters Select 90 degree counter-clockwise rotated printSelect pitch column width Set right-side character spacingCompressed Select print mode Select or cancel user-defined character setDefine user-defined character set ContinuedSelect or cancel underline mode Copy character set from ROM to RAMSelect double-strike Cancel user-defined characterSelect or cancel emphasized mode ContinuedSelect international character set Cancel double-strikeSelect or cancel italic print ContinuedSelect character code table Select or cancel 90 degree clockwise rotated printSelect or cancel upside-down print mode Select character sizeSelect or cancel white/black reverse print mode ContinuedReverse color text mode ColorPOS Set smoothingText strike-through mode ColorPOS Select font ID numberSelect font style number Download font list Save font ID number as default font at power upDownload font Select superscript or subscript modesAny invalid byte s, c1, c2, n1, n2 aborts the command Define extended user-defined character setSelect active user-defined character set The bytes are printed down and across each cell See the illustrationGraphics Select bit image modeDownload BMP logo Continued8-dot single-density Print advanced raster graphicsAdvanced raster graphics is not available in page mode n1 + 256 × n2Define Flash Logos Select double-density graphicsPrint Flash Logo Select the current logo downloaded bit imageDefine downloaded bit image Print downloaded bit imagePrint raster monochrome graphics ColorPOS Print raster color graphics ColorPOSDownload logo image ColorPOS GS 0x86 m Monochrome shade mode ColorPOSColor shade mode ColorPOS GS 0x87 mMerge watermark mode ColorPOS Logo print with color plane swap ColorPOSApply shading to logo ColorPOS Form and merge real-time surround graphic ColorPOS Background logo print mode ColorPOS Save graphics buffer as logo ColorPOS Apply margin message mode ColorPOS Shade and store logo ColorPOS1D 99 l m n o Logo print with knife cut Set temporary max target speedSet LogoEZ colorization ColorPOS ExampleContinued Example Skip “s” feed paper dot rows 15 s commandExample ContinuedSet LogoEZ attribute mapping ColorPOS Continuedm bit on 80 Chapter 5 Programming commands Original attribute mapped tableContinued attribute mappedEnable constant speed logos Convert 6-dots/mm bitmap to 8-dots/mm bitmapBatch mode Status command introductionTransmit peripheral device status StatusTransmit paper sensor status Transmit printer IDContinued Transmits the printer ID specified by n as follows Transmit printer ID, remote diagnostics extension Preforms the remote diagnostic function specified by nThe table that follows describes the variables Continued Transmit status ContinuedContinued Real-time commands Send printer software versionAlternate implementation Rules for using real-time commandsPreferred implementation Moving data through the bufferBusy line and fault conditions Real-time status transmissionContinued Continued 92 Chapter 5 Programming commands3 = Transmit error status 2 = Transmit RS-232C Busy Status Bit Status Hex Decimal FunctionDecimal Chapter 5 Programming commands 93 4 = Transmit receipt paper statusStatus FunctionReal-time request to printer Real-time commands disable Real-time printer status transmissionExceptions Unsolicited status mode Select or cancel unsolicited status mode USMContinued Chapter 5 Programming commands 97 First Byte printer InformationSecond byte error information Off/On HexThird byte paper sensor information Chapter 5 Programming commandsContinued Bit Off/On HexRecognizing data from the printer Select bar code height Select printing position of HRI charactersSelect pitch of HRI characters Print bar codeThe command is only valid at the beginning of a line ContinuedSet GS1 DataBar formerly RSS parameters Chapter 5 Programming commands 103 Print GS1 DataBar formerly RSS, data length specifiedPrint GS1 DataBar formerly RSS, null terminated ASCIIPrint multiple barcodes Begin multiple barcodes one lineSample symbol description Select PDF 417 parametersContinued Select bar code width Page modeSets the bar code width to n dots Page size Slip page mode considerationsSuggested command sequence to print bank check Character SizeSlip Page Mode Enabled Page mode configurationsSlip Page Mode Improved Slip Page Mode Disabled Print and return to standard modeSelect page mode Select standard mode Select print direction in page modeESC W n1, n2 ...n8 Set print area in page modeContinued 1B 57 n1, n2 ...n8Continued Set absolute vertical print position in page modeSet relative vertical print position in page mode 29 92 nL nHMacros Select or cancel macro definitionExecute macro ContinuedMICR commands MICR readingRead MICR data and transmit Define parsing format, save in NVRAM MICR parsingTransmit last MICR read Define parsing format, do not save permanentlyOther parameters Continued Sample parsing formatsChapter 5 Programming commands 117 ESC w p 18 A CRAll characters in the transit number Field separator ContinuedCheck serial number which writes the two byte word n1n2 to word k in NVRAM Loading the exception tableException table entry format ExampleUser data storage Maintaining the exception tableWrite to user data storage ExampleWrite to non-volatile memory NVRAM Read from user data storageRead from non-volatile memory Select memory type SRAM/flashContinued Flash memory user sectors allocationExpanded flash memory allocation 1D 22Select flash area for storing logos and user-defined characters Erase user flash sectorContinued User storage status ColorPOS Continuedallocation commands Flash downloadmemory sector to download Return boot sector firmware part numberReturn segment number status of flash memory Get firmware CRCErase selected flash sector Erase all flash contents except boot sectorReturn main program flash CRC Download to active flash sectorSet IP address Reset firmwareRestore default settings Set Net MaskTelnet Daemon Set GatewaySet raw TCPIP port BootPDHCP auto-configuration Inactivity timeoutKeep-alive pings Hexadecimal ID B0 Parameters None Imaging CommandsCalibrate Scanner ValueSet Image Format Properties Configure/Change Image Transmission PortSet Top Entry Startup Delay Hexadecimal 1D B1 m nValue Configure Binarization Methods and AttributesMethod DefinitionReturn None Define/Update Application Tag ValuesDecimal Value DefinitionHexadecimal 1D B6 Parameters None Attach Scan Application TagsReturn Imager Status Hexadecimal 1D B7Value Real-Time Imager StatusHexadecimal 10 04 Parameters None DefinitionWait for Scan & Optionally Transmit Real-Time Error StatusReal-Time Cancel Image Transmission Hexadecimal 10 05 Parameters None Return NoneDecimal ValueDefinition MeaningTransmit Image ValueDefinition Decimal ValueDefinition MeaningValue Eject from ScannerHexadecimal 1D BA p DefinitionGet Buffered Image List Free ImageFree Imager Buffering Get Buffered Image AttributesTransmit Printer Type Extended Existing Command Configure Scan OptionsConfigure Max Scan Width & Height Hexadecimal 1D C6 m n ParametersChapter 6 DH emulation for B780 List of DH 4700 Emulation CommandsCommand Name Hexadecimal Code146 Chapter 6 DH emulation List of DH emulation Commands continuedCommand Name Hexadecimal CodeSetup Parameters List of DH 4700 Command DescriptionsPrinter Function Commands End of TextDocument Clamp Open Reset PrinterCash Drawer Self TestForm Eject Clamp DelayDocument Clamp Close DownloadBuffered Validate Print Characteristics CommandsPrint Speed Buffer ClearCharacter Set Double-High Off Underline PrintUnderline Off Double-High FontGraphics 5 Dot Graphics CommandsGraphics ContinuedStatus 6 Bit Printer Status CommandsStatus 3 Bit Status-FirmwareChapter 6 DH Emulation 155 A776-PG00001 C 12/09A776 B780 Programming Guide 26 s c1 c2 Commands listed by hexadecimal codeAppendix A 27 m a0 a1 a2 d1…dmCode hexadecimal CommandAppendix A Commands by hexadecimal code PageCode hexadecimal 158 Appendix A Commands by hexadecimal codeCommand 73 n1 n2 k6B n d1 5E r t m6B m nL nH d1... dn 71 a b c d e fL fH9A n m o 8B n m o90 m x y o p q 1D C5 nL nH m d1-dn-108 03 n1 n2 n3 n4 08 01 n1 n2 n3 n408 02 n1 n2 n3 n4 08 04 n1 n2 n3 n4Appendix B Resident Character Sets Code Page 437 USA776-PG00001 C 12/09 Code page 737 Greek Appendix B Resident Character SetsA776 B780 Programming Guide Code page 850 Multilingual 164 Appendix B Resident Character SetsA776-PG00001 C 12/09 Code Page 852 Slavic A776-PG00001 C 12/09A776 B780 Programming Guide Code Page 857 Turkish 166 Appendix B Resident Character SetsA776-PG00001 C 12/09 Code page 858 with Eurosymbol A776-PG00001 C 12/09A776 B780 Programming Guide Code page 860 Portugese 168 Appendix B Resident Character SetsA776-PG00001 C 12/09 Code page 862 Hebrew A776-PG00001 C 12/09A776 B780 Programming Guide Code page 863 French Canadian 170 Appendix B Resident Character SetsA776-PG00001 C 12/09 Code page 865 Nordic A776-PG00001 C 12/09A776 B780 Programming Guide Code page 866 Cyrillic 172 Appendix B Resident Character SetsA776-PG00001 C 12/09 Code page 1252 Windows Latin A776-PG00001 C 12/09A776 B780 Programming Guide Page 1F 0A C2 - Disable 1F 03 18 01 n Auto Journal Mode via Configuration CommandAuto Journal Mode via Runtime Command 1F 0A C1 - Enable Appendix C Electronic JournalException Conditions in Auto Journal Mode Journal RAM bufferJournal Flash buffer 1F 0A C3 Clear Journal Printing and Erasing the Journal Flash BufferOperator Activation of Journal Print and Erase 1F 0A C4 Print Journal1F 0A C7 Write Journal RAM Data to Flash 1F 0A C5 Return Journal Status1F 0A C6 Return Journal Flash Size 178 Appendix C Electronic JournalPage A776-PG00001 Rev. C 12/09