8 Chapter 3: Migrating to a new printer

Moving from the A756 to the A776 (Thermal printhead differences)

The following table details the list of commands whose behavior differs between the A756 printer and the A758, A760, and A776 printers. This is due to the physical differences of the 6 dots/mm head in the A756 and the 8 dots/mm head in the A758, A760 and A776.

Command

Description

Difference between the A756

 

 

 

and the A776.

 

 

 

15 n

Feed n dot rows

This command will move the paper on the receipt in

 

 

 

n/203 inch steps instead of n/152 inch steps.

16 n

Add n extra dot rows

The dot rows will be measured in n/203 inches versus

 

 

 

n/152 inches.

1B

20 n

Set right-side character spacing

This command sets the right side spacing to “n” horizontal

 

 

 

motion units. By default, these units are in terms of 1/203

 

 

 

inches versus 1/152 inches.

1B

24 n1 n2

Set absolute starting position

For graphics commands, the position is scaled to best

 

 

 

match A756. In text mode, the equivalent character

 

 

 

position is calculated.

1B

26 s c1 c2 n1 d1...nn dn

Define user-defined character set

Since the dots on the A776 printhead are smaller, user

 

 

 

defined characters that were used on the A756 printers

 

 

 

will appear smaller on the A776 printer.

1B

2A m n1 n2 d1...dn

Select bit image mode

In A756 emulation mode, graphics are scaled to best

 

 

 

match the size of the graphic in the A756 printer.

1B

33 n

Set line spacing

This command uses n in terms of n/360 inches. Since the

 

 

 

A756 had a fundamental step of 1/152 inch and the A776

 

 

 

has a fundamental step of 1/203 inch, the actual line

 

 

 

spacing will not exactly match the requested spacing.

1B

4A n

Print and feed paper

This command uses n in terms of n/360 inches. Since the

 

 

 

A756 had a fundamental step of 1/152 inch and the A776

 

 

 

has a fundamental step of 1/203 inch, the actual line

 

 

 

spacing will not exactly match the requested spacing.

1B

59 n1 n2 d1...dn

Select double-density graphics

In A756 emulation mode, the printer scales the graphics

 

 

 

to provide the best match.

1B

5C n1 n2

Set relative print position

The parameter to this command is in units of dots.

 

 

 

However, the command moves and aligns to character

 

 

 

positions. In A756 emulation mode, this command

 

 

 

calculates how many character positions to move

 

 

 

based on the A756 character width in dots (10)

 

 

 

versus the A776 (13).

1B

61 n

Select justification

This command does true dot resolution alignment for

 

 

 

centering versus character-aligned centering.

1D 2A n1 n2 d1...dn

Define downloaded bit image

In A756 emulation mode, this command scales the

 

 

 

incoming data to provide a best match to the size of

 

 

 

the image as it printed on A756.

1D 2F m

Print downloaded bit image

In A756 emulation mode, this command scales the

 

 

 

incoming data to provide a best match to the size of

 

 

 

the image as it printed on A756.

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B780, A776 specifications

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