About your TransAct Epic 880TM Printer | Epson 100-88002 manual

Introducing Your Epic 880TM Printer

About your TransAct® Epic 880TM Printer

The TransAct® Epic 880TM printer represents the very latest technology for use for thermal receipt printing, specifically designed for the needs of gaming and kiosk applications. It builds upon the architecture of TransAct’s proven thermal printers, together with a host of features specifically designed to improve the performance of your receipt printing applications, including:

•Integrated printer mechanism/main controller PCB architecture

•Paper roll bracket/spindle allowing paper roll to be mounted behind or below printer mechanism

•High-speed (6 inches per second) thermal receipt printing

•Barcode printing capabilities.

•Up to six (6) inch (152 mm) diameter paper roll

•Long-life ticket cutter

•Standard variable length presenter capable of handling from 63.5 to 254 mm. (2.5 -10 inches) length tickets

•Stroke-based fonts capable of supporting Asian and Latin characters

•Standard ticket retract feature

•Standard illuminated bezel assembly (Translucent blue)

These features and more let you quickly and easily integrate reliable ticket printing in your gaming and kiosk applications, while giving you the quality, durability and uptime you have come to expect from TransAct® printers.

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Contents

OEM Integration Manual Change History Regulatory Compliance Disclaimer CopyrightTrademarks Epic 880TM Specifications and Requirements Table of Contents Configuring Your Epic 880TM Printer Epic 880TM Color Graphics 179 219 Rev B Tables Figures Rev B Page Chapter This page intentionally left blank About your TransAct Epic 880TM Printer Who Should Read This Guide? What Is Included in This Guide? On-line Technical Support Telephone Technical Support Technical and Sales Support Return Materials Authorization and Return Policies Service ProgramsSales Support Contact Information Page Epic 880TM Specifications and Requirements This page intentionally left blank Standard Features Epic 880TM Specifications and Requirements Optional Features General Specifications Printer DimensionsWeight Reliability Interface TypePrinter Type Printer Environmental Conditions DC Power Requirements AC Power Requirements Input Power Requirements Accoustic Noise Power connector Test Standards Paper Out Printing SpecificationsPaper Roll Specifications Auto Cutter Position Signal Voltage and Current levels Communications InterfaceRS232 Serial Communications Interface USB Interface USB Configuration Rev B Page Operational Procedures This page intentionally left blank Feed button Indicator Lights LED Rev B Location of Diagnostics/Config Button Diagnostics/Config button Testing the printer Using Self-Test Factory Test Level 0 Diagnostics Boot Loader ModePower On Printer Status LED’s TransAct Boot Load ModeSelf Test Mode Soft Errors Auto Error Recovery Rev B Loading Paper Cleaning the Print Head Rev B Page Configuring Your Epic 880TM Printer This page intentionally left blank Entering into Configuration Mode Configuration Mode OverviewHow to Change Configuration Settings Most Frequent Configuration Incompatibilities Custom Color Setting up for Color PaperRemote Configuration Remote Boot Load Using Field Configuration Field Configuration Feature Sample pre-loaded configuration Mounting Requirements This page intentionally left blank Epic 880TM Mounting Locations Mounting Requirements Bezel to Printer Mechanism mounting points Bezel Mounting Specifications 45˚ Up Spindle Mounting Spindle Mounting Options 45˚Down Spindle Mounting Straight Back Spindle Mounting Straight Down Center Spindle Location Straight Down Center Spindle Mounting Control Panel Side Spindle Mounting Straight Down Rear Spindle Mounting Retract Opening Retract Opening Dimensions for Retract Opening Printer Sensors This page intentionally left blank Top-of-Form Sensor Cover-Open SwitchPrinter Sensors Paper Out Sensor Paper Low Sensor Anti-Jam SensorTransport Ticket Taken Sensor Transport Ticket Retract Sensor Transport Ticket Retract SensorPage Electrical Connections This page intentionally left blank Power connector USB port Serial communications port Cable connection locations Power and RS232 Left hand Exit Printer Block Diagram Page Control Codes This page intentionally left blank M1 m2 Control Codes OverviewNomenclature N1 n2 Application Development TransAct Control Codes and Commands Rev B Horizontal Motion Quick PcOS Reference Chart Transport Control Character Attributes Horizontal Graphics Bar Codes Miscellaneous Commands Ascii LF Low Level Paper Motion ControlAscii CR Ipcl &%CR Epos 0DH Horizontal Motion Control Ipcl Epos Ascii ESC R Vertical Motion Control ESC a Set variable line spacing to n/72 inch ESC Enable ESC a n variable line spacingESC Set line spacing to 21/216 inch or 7/72 inch Hexadecimal 1BH 31H Decimal Function Set minimum Line Spacing in ¼ Points All Function Set minimum Line Spacing in Points AllESC + V d 1BH 2BH 56H Decimal 27 43 Range = 0, 4 Ipcl &%VT Epos VT Ascii VT ESC B Ascii FFIpcl &%FF Ipcl Epos ESC L Hexadecimal 1BH 35H n ESC 5 Begin auto line feed Feed to Black Dot Cut to center of black dot Character Pitch 1BH 2BH 6AH ESC + J d1BH 2BH 4AH Decimal 27 43 Range = 0, 4 0FH Ascii DC2Ipcl &%F3 1BH 3AH ESC P Set character pitch Character Pitch ESC V n Set inter-character spacing Legacy CommandMode Global ESC Character Font Codepage description files Character Sets and Code Pages Black Hart Suit Code Page Selection Double-Byte and Multi-Byte Code Page Description Files ESC R n ESC Select international character set Legacy CommandHexadecimal 1BH 21H n Decimal 27 33 n CS n ESC C n Hexadecimal 1BH 5BH 43H n Decimal 27 91 67 n Function Select character code page by name AllHexadecimal 1BH 2BH 43H ESC C Insert Euro character ESC Print Unicode character Hexadecimal 1BH 5EH n Ipcl &%MN Ascii SOIpcl &%MW Ascii DC4 ESC W Where k bits Ascii ESC H Ascii ESC G Ascii ESC F ESC EAscii ESC E ESC F Ascii ESC T ESC T How to use page mode ModeDefinition Function Select page mode Auto-cutter and page modeMechanism commands in page mode Stopping page mode definition Initial entry ESC W Function Set Print Area in Page Mode Height H LH H Defined Page mode printed area Function Set Printed Area in Page Mode ESC u O LO HW LW H H LH H Function Set Page Mode Entry Position Relative Function Set Page Mode Entry Position Function Exit Page Mode Ipcl none Graphic Mode ESC Z Print quad-density graphics 240h x 72v dpi ESC ? Reassign graphic mode ESC U Hexadecimal 1BH 55H 01H Decimal 27 85Hexadecimal 1BH 55H 00H Decimal 27 85 Horizontal Color Graphics ESC h Process horizontal graphics dataHexadecimal 1BH 68H ESC * Set horizontal graphic mode Example CommandESC * 10 0 Set resolution to 102x102 dpi Graphics Compression ESC Simple raster graphic mode Simple Raster GraphicsWhere User Store Graphic Save and Macros Programming ConsiderationsDefining Macros Function Save macro data Function Begin named macro recordFunction End name macro record ESC US e Name Function Flush information from user store User Store Commands Function Load item from user storeFunction Flag as a start-up macro Function Remove item from user store Function Save macro data in user store Hexadecimal 1BH 1FH 62HFunction End named macro record Hexadecimal 1BH 1FH 65H 1BH 1FH 6CH UD Name Function Delete item from user storeESC US d Name..mac Hexadecimal 1BH 1FH 64H Decimal 27 31 UT n Function Redefine User Store Termination CharacterESC EM T n Hexadecimal 1BH 19H 54H n Decimal 27 25 84 n Hexadecimal 1BH 67H 03H Decimal 27 103 Legacy User MacrosHexadecimal 1BH 67H 01H Decimal 27 103 Hexadecimal 1BH 67H 02H Decimal 27 103 Rev B Function Print bar code Bar Codes Code Interleaved 2 Following table specifies the Code 39 character set FNC3 FNC2 Rev B Code 128 Encoding Values UPC a UPC EEAN-8 Ipcl None Epos None Function Set bar code height BW m Function Set bar code widthESC EM W n Hexadecimal 1BH 19H 57H n Decimal 27 25 87 n Configuring the Electronic Journal Electronic JournalElectronic Journal Security Function Erase the Electronic Journal ESCGSIPassword0EIPassword Initializing the Electronic Journal Function Report the Electronic Journal Function Print the Electronic Journal Ascii Escgsl Function Query the Electronic Journal ENQ25Hexadecimal 05H 19H Decimal Journal Entries and using Journal Print Mode Printing/Reporting and Resetting the Electronic Journal Journal Print Mode Options Quick Martcrlf Electronic Journal Entries Resulting journal entry would then only contain Hexadecimal 1BH 7BH Journal modeFunction Electronic Journal Mode Begin Ascii ESC ESCl Carbon Copy Journal ModeDescription This command begins a carbon copy journal entry Function Electronic Carbon Copy Begin 1BH 6BH Transport Control Function Transport Ticket Retract ESC m1BH 6DH Ipcl &%RP Epos can Miscellaneous ControlCan Ascii can ESC Perform Auto Cut ESC q Query markerHexadecimal 1BH 71H n Response SOH n ESC p 4 Select paper sensors to stop printing ESC p 3 Select paper sensors to output paper-end signals Ipcl %&BF ESC ~z User Control of Bezel ESC y Set control feature commands Where nHexadecimal 1BH 79H n ESC ~ Extended Configuration and Control ESC ~ nHexadecimal 1BH 7EH n Decimal 27 126 n Remote Power Control ESC y Remote Power ControlHexadecimal 1BH 79H n Decimal 27 121 n 1BH 7EH 5AH Documented Extended Control commands Serial and USB Mode Inquire Printer StatusStatus Inquire ENQ Inquire Commands Inquire receipt paper out status Inquire cover open statusENQ ACK 11 06H 0BH 05H 0FH Rev B Desepic 880TM ACK 21 n ID string ACK 22 n r 05H 17H 05H 1DH ACK 32 168 …128 bytes LSB MSB ACK 35 41 n Rev B ESC EMPn Entering Field Boot Load Mode Double Level LoaderAscii Stxb Ascii Stxe Ascii StxkAscii Stxx Epic 880TM Color Graphics This page intentionally left blank Character Graphics Printing Graphics APA Graphics Procedure for APA graphics Epic 880TM Universal Color Graphics To Store a graphic in the printer Print File GraphicsStore Graphics in the printer To generate a print file How universal color graphics is done Print a stored graphicGenerate a file to store color graphics into a printer How to use Ipcl commands in text strings Load and store named graphic imageRecall and print stored named graphic image Universal Graphics Command Descriptions Ipcl Ufall Ufall Scale Function Print Bitmap File command AllFunction Print Bitmap Data command All Bitmapped File Graphic Support Epic 880TM Coupon-Cut-Logo Feature Unicode and Fonts This page intentionally left blank Fonts Character GenerationOutline characters Legacy or Classic Method Stroke-based charactersCharacter Size Selecting Character Size Possible Character Pitches Selecting character size by points Internal FontsCustom Fonts Line spacing Font Storage Stacked or Linked fonts Rev B Space Bitmap Fonts =0002 U=0021 Exclamination Mark =0003 U=0022 =0004 U=0023 Number Sign Unicode Encoding Unicode Scalar Value 1st Byte 2nd Byte 3rd Byte File system and the POR.INI file Rev B Function Select Font by name All Function Select Font AllESC + 3 ID Hexadecimal 1BH 2BH 31H Decimal 27 43 Function Define a Stacked or Linked Font All 1BH 2BH 4CH Function Initiate Unicode UTF-8 Text only Encoding Mbcs Function Initiate Unicode UTF-8 Encoding Mbcs AllESC + M Hexadecimal 1BH 2BH 4DH ESC + a Hexadecimal 1BH 2BH 41H Decimal 27 43 Function Initiate Normal 8-bit Ascii Character Encoding All CPI Font Size and Spacing Font Size and Spacing command interactions POR.INI Ascii 1BH 2BH 4AH ESC + j d Hexadecimal Function Set stroke font brush size All ESC P Set character pitch Legacy mode command Legacy Printer Features that Have Changed User Defined CharactersDynamic Code Page Definition Page File System This page intentionally left blank File System Interface File System CommandsFunction Open File command All ESC RS O Mode space Filename Hexadecimal Function Return Free space for this partition All Partition DefinitionFunction Return Free space for Open FIle All ESC RS S Hexadecimal 1BH 1EH 53H Decimal 27 30 1BH 1EH 4BH Hexadecimal 1BH 1EH 57H Decimal 27 30 Function Return the last file command status AllESC RS ? Hexadecimal 1BH 1EH 3FH ESC RS Hexadecimal 1BH 1EH 49H Decimal 27 30 Function Read File command AllESC RS R L LL H Hexadecimal 1BH 1EH 52H Decimal 27 30 Function Generate and return a file directory report All ESC RS Hexadecimal 1BH 1EH 56H Decimal 27 30 Function Verify files All Epic 880TM Extended Printer Control This page intentionally left blank Function Read and Return Totals Rev B Hexadecimal 1BH 79H 0FH Decimal 27 121 Function Print Current Configuration and TotalsFunction Print Current Print Setup Values Function Set Electronic Journal Print Configuration Control Reset in Serial Mode Remote Printer Reset Miscellaneous Communication Features Power-cycle RecoveryOff-line Control Remote Boot Load Mode Esccan n USB Recovery Watch Dog ENQ COM Adapter Error Recovery from Mechanical ErrorsEeprom Write Error Flash Write ErrorPage Epic 880TM Programmers Notes This page intentionally left blank General Notes What Drivers Are NeededDefinitions Are you using Opos UnifiedPOS/UPOS? Do you want to use USB and simulate a communication port?Do you want to print from a Windows application? When to use a windows printer driver When not to use a windows printer driverWindows Printer Driver When to use an Opos driver When not to use an Opos driverOpos driver USB driver When to use the USB driver When to use the POSPrinter OCX When not to use the POSPrinter OCXPOSPrinter Activex Control POSPrinter OCX Ascii Rev B Appendix B WGL4.0 Character Addresses Latin Capital Letter C with Cedilla Latin Small Letter N Preceded by Greek Small Letter PHI Vulgar Fraction Three Eighths There are 28575 Characters in this set Greek Capital Letter Omicron Approximately Equal to or BOX Drawings Left Heavy Right Vertical Light Left Black Lenticular Bracket Katakana Letter Small YA Small Plus Sign Windows 1252 Latin 1 to Unicode translation Latin Capital Letter S with Caron Appendix E Internal Code Pages Page Ascii Appendix G Ordering Supplies Index Index All-points-addressable APA Horizontal Motion Control Rev B