Technical and Sales Support | Epson 100-88002 specification

Introducing Your Epic 880TM Printer

Technical and Sales Support

Your printer is backed by the resources of TransAct Technologies, a global technology firm with dedicated technical support and sales assistance. Here is how we can help you:

On-line Technical Support

Our web site at www.transact-tech.comis your on-line portal to obtaining technical assistance with your TransAct® printer. Click on the Technical Support link to find support information for your printer. Our on-line support site also includes a convenient e-mail assistance request form, where you can submit support requests 24 hours a day, and receive a return contact from a TransAct support technician during regular business hours.

Telephone Technical Support

Live telephone support is available Monday through Friday from 8 AM to 5 PM local time, excluding holidays. We can provide general information about programming for your Epic 880TM printer, technical support, documentation, or assistance in sending a printer for service. To obtain telephone support, contact the number below for your region and ask for Technical Support.

United States: 1.877.7ITHACA (1.877.748.4222), Fax: 607.257.3911

Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA): 011-44-170-977-2500, Fax: 011-44- 170-977-2505

To help us serve you faster, please have the following information ready when you call:

•The Model Number and Serial Number of the printer.

•A list of any other peripheral devices attached to the same port as the printer.

•What application software, operating system, and network (if any) you are using.

•What happened and what you were doing when the problem occurred.

•How you tried to solve the problem.

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Contents

OEM Integration Manual Change History Regulatory Compliance Trademarks DisclaimerCopyright 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 Sales Support Return Materials Authorization and Return PoliciesService Programs Contact Information Page Epic 880TM Specifications and Requirements This page intentionally left blank Standard Features Epic 880TM Specifications and Requirements Optional Features Weight General SpecificationsPrinter Dimensions Printer Type Interface TypePrinter Environmental Conditions Reliability DC Power Requirements AC Power Requirements Input Power Requirements Accoustic Noise Power connector Test Standards Paper Roll Specifications Printing SpecificationsAuto Cutter Position Paper Out RS232 Serial Communications Interface Signal Voltage and Current levelsCommunications 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 Power On Level 0 DiagnosticsBoot Loader Mode Self Test Mode TransAct Boot Load ModeSoft Errors Printer Status LED’s Auto Error Recovery Rev B Loading Paper Cleaning the Print Head Rev B Page Configuring Your Epic 880TM Printer This page intentionally left blank How to Change Configuration Settings Configuration Mode OverviewMost Frequent Configuration Incompatibilities Entering into Configuration Mode Remote Configuration Setting up for Color PaperRemote Boot Load Custom Color 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 Printer Sensors Cover-Open SwitchPaper Out Sensor Top-of-Form Sensor Transport Ticket Taken Sensor Paper Low SensorAnti-Jam 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 Nomenclature Control Codes OverviewN1 n2 M1 m2 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 CR Low Level Paper Motion ControlIpcl &%CR Epos 0DH Ascii LF Horizontal Motion Control Ipcl Epos Ascii ESC R Vertical Motion Control ESC Set line spacing to 21/216 inch or 7/72 inch ESC Enable ESC a n variable line spacingHexadecimal 1BH 31H Decimal ESC a Set variable line spacing to n/72 inch ESC + V d Function Set minimum Line Spacing in Points All1BH 2BH 56H Decimal 27 43 Range = 0, 4 Function Set minimum Line Spacing in ¼ Points All Ipcl &%VT Epos VT Ascii VT Ipcl &%FF ESC BAscii 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 4AH ESC + J dDecimal 27 43 Range = 0, 4 1BH 2BH 6AH Ipcl &%F3 Ascii DC21BH 3AH 0FH ESC P Set character pitch Character Pitch Mode Global Set inter-character spacing Legacy CommandESC ESC V n 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 Hexadecimal 1BH 21H n Decimal 27 33 n ESC Select international character set Legacy CommandCS n ESC R n Hexadecimal 1BH 2BH 43H Function Select character code page by name AllESC C Insert Euro character ESC C n Hexadecimal 1BH 5BH 43H n Decimal 27 91 67 n ESC Print Unicode character Hexadecimal 1BH 5EH n Ipcl &%MW Ascii SOAscii DC4 Ipcl &%MN ESC W Where k bits Ascii ESC H Ascii ESC G Ascii ESC E ESC EESC F Ascii ESC F Ascii ESC T ESC T Definition How to use page modeMode Mechanism commands in page mode Auto-cutter and page modeStopping page mode definition Function Select page mode 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 Hexadecimal 1BH 55H 00H Decimal 27 85 ESC UHexadecimal 1BH 55H 01H Decimal 27 85 Hexadecimal 1BH 68H Horizontal Color GraphicsESC h Process horizontal graphics data ESC * 10 0 Set resolution to 102x102 dpi ESC * Set horizontal graphic modeExample Command Graphics Compression Where ESC Simple raster graphic modeSimple Raster Graphics Defining Macros User Store Graphic Save and MacrosProgramming Considerations Function End name macro record Function Begin named macro recordESC US e Name Function Save macro data Function Flag as a start-up macro User Store Commands Function Load item from user storeFunction Remove item from user store Function Flush information from user store Function End named macro record Hexadecimal 1BH 1FH 62HHexadecimal 1BH 1FH 65H Function Save macro data in user store 1BH 1FH 6CH ESC US d Name..mac Function Delete item from user storeHexadecimal 1BH 1FH 64H Decimal 27 31 UD Name ESC EM T n Function Redefine User Store Termination CharacterHexadecimal 1BH 19H 54H n Decimal 27 25 84 n UT n Hexadecimal 1BH 67H 01H Decimal 27 103 Legacy User MacrosHexadecimal 1BH 67H 02H Decimal 27 103 Hexadecimal 1BH 67H 03H 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 EAN-8 UPC aUPC E Ipcl None Epos None Function Set bar code height ESC EM W n Function Set bar code widthHexadecimal 1BH 19H 57H n Decimal 27 25 87 n BW m Electronic Journal Security Configuring the Electronic JournalElectronic Journal EIPassword ESCGSIPassword0Initializing the Electronic Journal Function Erase the Electronic Journal Function Report the Electronic Journal Function Print the Electronic Journal Ascii Escgsl Hexadecimal 05H 19H Decimal Function Query the Electronic JournalENQ25 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 Function Electronic Journal Mode Begin Journal modeAscii ESC Hexadecimal 1BH 7BH Description This command begins a carbon copy journal entry Carbon Copy Journal ModeFunction Electronic Carbon Copy Begin ESCl 1BH 6BH Transport Control 1BH 6DH Function Transport Ticket RetractESC m Can Miscellaneous ControlAscii can Ipcl &%RP Epos can Hexadecimal 1BH 71H n ESC q Query markerResponse SOH n ESC Perform Auto Cut 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 Hexadecimal 1BH 79H n ESC y Set control feature commandsWhere n Hexadecimal 1BH 7EH n Decimal 27 126 n ESC ~ Extended Configuration and ControlESC ~ n Hexadecimal 1BH 79H n Decimal 27 121 n Remote Power ControlESC y Remote Power Control 1BH 7EH 5AH Documented Extended Control commands Status Inquire Serial and USB Mode InquirePrinter Status ENQ Inquire Commands ENQ Inquire receipt paper out statusInquire cover open status 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 Ascii Stxb Entering Field Boot Load ModeDouble Level Loader Ascii Stxx Ascii StxeAscii Stxk Epic 880TM Color Graphics This page intentionally left blank Character Graphics Printing Graphics APA Graphics Procedure for APA graphics Epic 880TM Universal Color Graphics Store Graphics in the printer Print File GraphicsTo generate a print file To Store a graphic in the printer Generate a file to store color graphics into a printer How universal color graphics is donePrint a stored graphic Recall and print stored named graphic image How to use Ipcl commands in text stringsLoad and store named graphic image Universal Graphics Command Descriptions Ipcl Ufall Ufall Function Print Bitmap Data command All Function Print Bitmap File command AllBitmapped File Graphic Support Scale Epic 880TM Coupon-Cut-Logo Feature Unicode and Fonts This page intentionally left blank Outline characters FontsCharacter Generation Character Size Stroke-based charactersSelecting Character Size Legacy or Classic Method Possible Character Pitches Custom Fonts Internal FontsLine spacing Selecting character size by points 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 ESC + 3 ID Hexadecimal 1BH 2BH 31H Decimal 27 43 Function Select Font AllFunction Define a Stacked or Linked Font All Function Select Font by name All 1BH 2BH 4CH ESC + M Hexadecimal Function Initiate Unicode UTF-8 Encoding Mbcs All1BH 2BH 4DH Function Initiate Unicode UTF-8 Text only Encoding Mbcs 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 Dynamic Code Page Definition Legacy Printer Features that Have ChangedUser Defined Characters Page File System This page intentionally left blank Function Open File command All File System CommandsESC RS O Mode space Filename Hexadecimal File System Interface Function Return Free space for Open FIle All Partition DefinitionESC RS S Hexadecimal 1BH 1EH 53H Decimal 27 30 Function Return Free space for this partition All 1BH 1EH 4BH ESC RS ? Hexadecimal Function Return the last file command status All1BH 1EH 3FH Hexadecimal 1BH 1EH 57H Decimal 27 30 ESC RS R L LL H Hexadecimal 1BH 1EH 52H Decimal 27 30 Function Read File command AllFunction Generate and return a file directory report All ESC RS Hexadecimal 1BH 1EH 49H Decimal 27 30 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 Function Print Current Print Setup Values Function Print Current Configuration and TotalsFunction Set Electronic Journal Print Configuration Control Hexadecimal 1BH 79H 0FH Decimal 27 121 Reset in Serial Mode Remote Printer Reset Off-line Control Miscellaneous Communication FeaturesPower-cycle Recovery Remote Boot Load Mode Esccan n USB Recovery Watch Dog ENQ Eeprom Write Error Recovery from Mechanical ErrorsFlash Write Error COM Adapter ErrorPage Epic 880TM Programmers Notes This page intentionally left blank Definitions General NotesWhat Drivers Are Needed Do you want to print from a Windows application? Are you using Opos UnifiedPOS/UPOS?Do you want to use USB and simulate a communication port? Windows Printer Driver When to use a windows printer driverWhen not to use a windows printer driver Opos driver When to use an Opos driverWhen not to use an Opos driver USB driver When to use the USB driver POSPrinter Activex Control POSPrinter OCX When to use the POSPrinter OCXWhen not to use the 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