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SureMark

Printers

User’s

Guide

GA27-4151-05August

24,

2004

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SureMark

Printers

User’s

Guide

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24,

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Note

Before

using

this

information

and

the

product

it

supports,

be

sure

to

read

“Safety

information”

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the

general

information

under

Appendix

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“Notices,”

on

page

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Sixth

Edition

(April

2003)

This

edition

applies

to

models

TI1,

TI2,

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TI4,

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TG4,

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and

TM6

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Preface

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corrections

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General

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Chapter

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Introduction

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Features

used

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Comparison

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SureMark

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Planning

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Hardware

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Resident

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Chapter

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Installation

instructions

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Unpacking

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Installing

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Installing

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RS-232/RS-485

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Installing

SureMark

for

USB

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wall

mounting

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Installing

fillers

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Installing

fillers

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RS-232

communication

mode

selections

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RS-232

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mode

selections

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TI8

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Chapter

3.

SureMark

installation,

service,

and

utility

software

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Software

adjustments

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TI1,

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TG4)

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Using

IBM

Point-of-Sale

device

diagnostics

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Using

the

reference/service

diskettes

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RS-232

printers)

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4610

Fonts

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Logos

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diskette

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Proportional

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Firmware

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Using

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update

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Using

POSS

for

Windows

to

update

SureMark

printer

firmware

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USB

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IBM

Point-of-Sale

device

diagnostics

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Updating

SureMark

firmware

using

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RS-232

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Limitation

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updating

firmware

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Emulating

the

IBM

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Enabling

emulation

using

utility

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Limitations

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emulation

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Emulating

an

Epson

single-station

printer

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Enabling

Epson

emulation

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Limitations

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MICR

data

parser

sample

code

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TI2,

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Resources

on

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Internet

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Chapter

4.

Operation

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Operating

controls

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Clearing

jams

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flipper

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MICR

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Thermal

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calibration

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Chapter

5.

Testing

and

problem

analysis

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TI1,

TI2,

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TG3,

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Testing

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Offline

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Customer

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MICR

reader

and

check

flipper

test

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TI2,

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TG4

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Resetting

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Electronic

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Problem

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Part

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TF6

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Operation

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TF6

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TM6)

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Operating

controls

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indicators

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.

.71

Paper

loading

.

.

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.

.71

Thermal

printhead

cleaning

.

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.

.

.

.

.73

Chapter

7.

Testing

and

problem

analysis

(Models

TF6

and

TM6)

.

.

.

.

.75

Testing

the

printer

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

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.

.75

Offline

test

.

.

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.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

.

.76

RS-232

hex

dump

.

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.

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.

.

.

.

.

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.

.77

Resetting

the

printer

-

offline

.

.

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.

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.

.

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.

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.

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.

.78

Problem

determination

.

.

.

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.

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.

.78

Appendix

A.

Consumable

supplies

.

.

.

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.

.

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.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.79

Paper

specifications

.

.

.

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.

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.79

Thermal

paper

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.

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.

.

.

.

.

.79

Document

insert

forms

(Models

TI1,

TI2,

TI3,

TI4,

TI8,

TG3,

and

TG4

only)

80

Print

ribbons

(Models

TI1,

TI2,

TI3,

TI4,

TI8,

TG3,

and

TG4

only)

.

.

.

.

.

.80

MICR

reader

read

head

cleaning

cards

(Models

TI2,

TI4,

TI8,

and

TG4

only)

81

Appendix

B.

Technical

information

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

.

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.

.83

General

description

.

.

.

.

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.

.

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.

.83

Specifications

.

.

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.

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.

.

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.

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.

.

.

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.

.83

Memory

units

.

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.

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.

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.

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.

.85

Immediate

commands

.

.

.

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.

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.

.

.

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.

.

.

.

.

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.

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.

.85

Voltage

conversion

circuitry

.

.

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.

.

.

.

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.

.

.

.85

RS-485

serial

I/O

parameters

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.86

Cash

drawer

connector

pin

assignments

.

.

.

.

.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.86

RS-232

connector

pin

assignments

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.86

RS-232

parameters

.

.

.

.

.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

.87

USB

connector

pin

assignments

.

.

.

.

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.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.87

Code

page

definitions

.

.

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.

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.

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.

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.

.88

Generic

code

page

.

.

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.

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.89

Code

page

437

.

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.

.

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.90

Code

page

858

.

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.

.

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.91

Code

page

860

.

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.

.

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.92

Code

page

863

.

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.93

Code

page

865

.

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.

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.

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.94

Character

fonts

.

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.

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.94

Thermal

printing

font

.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.94

Impact

printing

fonts

(Models

TI1,

TI2,

TI3,

TI4,

TI8,

TG3,

and

TG4)

.

.

.

.95

Appendix

C.

RS-232

programming

information

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.97

RS-232

commands

summary

by

function

.

.

.

.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

. 100

Alphabetized

RS-232

commands

summary

.

.

.

.

.

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.

.

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.

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.

.

. 105

System

commands

.

.

.

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.

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. 109

Exercise

program

.

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.

.

.

.

.

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.

. 109

Verify

previous

commands

completed

.

.

.

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.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

. 109

Status

request

.

.

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.

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.

.

.

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.

. 109

Extended

address

command–request

printer

ID

.

.

.

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.

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.

.

. 109

Preset

or

Onetime-Set

commands

.

.

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.

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.

. 111

All

models

.

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.

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.

. 111

Model

TI8

only

.

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.

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. 111

Download

graphics

(logo)

Commands

.

.

.

.

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.

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.

.

.

.

.112

Predefine

messages

.

.

.

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.

.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.114

Download

user-defined

characters

.

.

.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.116

Thermal

code

page

.

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.116

August

24,

2004

Contents

v

||

Proportional

font

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.117

Impact

code

page

.

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.119

Flash

storage

write

.

.

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.

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.

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.

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. 120

Erase

flash

EPROM

sector

.

.

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.

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.

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.

. 121

Send

checksum

of

flash

EPROM

sector

.

.

.

.

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.

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.

.

.

.

. 121

Microcode

tolerance

(MCT)

information

-

loading

.

.

.

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.

.

.

.

.

. 122

Extended

Microcode

tolerance

(MCT)

information

-

loading

(Model

TI8

only)

122

Microcode

tolerance

(MCT)

information

-

request

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

. 123

Extended

Microcode

tolerance

(MCT)

information

-

request

(Model

TI8

only)

126

Setup

commands

.

.

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.

.

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. 127

Set

print

mode

.

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. 127

Set

or

cancel

double-wide

mode

.

.

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.

.

.

.

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.

.

. 128

Set

or

cancel

double-high

mode

.

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.

.

.

.

.

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.

.

.

.

. 128

Set

or

cancel

underline

mode

.

.

.

.

.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

. 129

Set

or

cancel

overline

mode

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

.

. 129

Set

or

cancel

invert

mode

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

.

. 129

Set

or

cancel

emphasized

printing

.

.

.

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. 129

Set

or

cancel

high-quality

print

mode

.

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. 130

Set

or

cancel

unidirectional

printing

.

.

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.

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.

.

.

.

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.

.

. 130

Set

print

station

.

.

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.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

. 131

Select

user-defined

or

resident

character

sets

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

. 131

Set

code

page

.

.

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. 131

Set

inter-character

spacing

.

.

.

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.

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. 132

Set

or

cancel

rotated

characters

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

. 132

Set

print

station

parameters

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

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.

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.

.

. 133

Select

1/8-inch

line

spacing

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

. 133

Select

1/6-inch

line

spacing

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

. 133

Select

color

printing

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

. 134

Set

line

spacing

using

minimum

units

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

. 134

Set

sheet

eject

length

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

. 135

Set

horizontal

tab

positions

.

.

.

.

.

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.

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.

.

.

.

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.

.

. 135

Set

left

margin

position

.

.

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.

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.

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.

.

. 136

Set

relative

position

.

.

.

.

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.

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.

.

.

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.

.

.

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. 136

Align

positions

.

.

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.

.

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.

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.

.

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.

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. 137

Set

error

recovery

function

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

.

.

.

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.

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.

.

. 137

Define

document

wait

time

.

.

.

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.

.

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.

. 138

Status

sent

to

system

.

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.

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.

. 139

Select

character

for

reprinted

lines

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

. 139

Reinitialize

the

printer

.

.

.

.

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.

.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

. 139

Enable

or

disable

the

feed

buttons

(Models

TI3,

TI4,

TI8,

TG3,

and

TG4

only)

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

.

. 140

Enable

or

disable

the

beeper

(Models

TF6

and

TM6

only)

.

.

.

.

.

.

. 141

Enable

or

disable

upside-down

printing

.

.

.

.

.

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.

. 142

Select

character

size

for

scalable

fonts

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

. 142

Fix

font

matrix

.

.

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. 143

Print

logo

inline

.

.

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. 143

Select

thermal

paper

.

.

.

.

.

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.

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.

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. 144

Bar

code

commands

.

.

.

.

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. 144

Print

bar

code

.

.

.

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.

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.

.

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. 145

Select

horizontal

size

of

bar

code

.

.

.

.

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.

.

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.

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.

.

. 148

Select

bar

code

height

.

.

.

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.

.

. 148

Select

printing

position

of

human

readable

information

(HRI)

.

.

.

.

.

. 148

Select

font

for

HRI

.

.

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.

.

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. 149

Print

PDF417

bar

code

.

.

.

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.

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.

.

.

. 149

Select

PDF417

ECC

(error

correction

codewords)

level

.

.

.

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.

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.

. 149

Select

aspect

ratio

PDF417

bar

code

.

.

.

.

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.

.

.

.

.

. 150

August

24,

2004

vi

SureMark

Printers

User’s

Guide

||

||

||

Enable

PDF417

truncation

.

.

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. 151

Print

character

commands

.

.

.

.

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.

.

.

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.

.

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.

. 151

Print

and

line

feed

.

.

.

.

.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 151

Print

and

line

feed

.

.

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. 151

Print,

form

feed,

and

cut

the

paper

(FF)

.

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. 151

Print

and

feed

paper

n

lines

.

.

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.

.

.

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.

.

.

.

. 152

Print

and

feed

paper

using

minimum

units

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

. 152

Print

graphic

messages

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

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.

.

. 152

Select

and

print

a

graphics

(logo)

command

.

.

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graphics

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home

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printhead

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drive

pulse

for

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storage

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size

of

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storage

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printer

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processing

commands

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TI2,

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TG4

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TI8

read

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Flip

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Asynchronous

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Real-time

requests

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Data

buffer

management

and

batch

printing

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Reset

line

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printing

until

buffer

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released

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handling

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Portrait

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Landscape

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summary

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Status

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Document

scanner

commands

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Start

scan

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Print

scanned

image

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Store

scanned

image

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Retrieve

scanned

image

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Scanner

calibration

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Retrieve

next

image

location

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Retrieve

first

unread

image

location

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Select

compression

format

and

scanned

image

threshold

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Page

mode

printing

commands

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Select

page

mode

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Select

standard

mode

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Select

printable

area

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Select

printing

direction/position

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Set

vertical

position

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. 180

Set

relative

vertical

position

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. 180

Set

left

margin

position

(standard

mode),

set

absolute

print

position

(page

mode)

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. 181

Set

relative

horizontal

position

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. 182

Set

printing

position

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. 182

Print

and

form

feed

and

cut

the

paper

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. 183

Print

page

in

page

mode

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. 183

Clear

print

data

in

page

mode

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Appendix

D.

Uploading

electronic

journal

data

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Enable

the

upload

of

EJ

data

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Disable

the

upload

of

EJ

data

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Upload

the

EJ

data

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Request

the

size

of

the

EJ

space

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. 186

Erase

the

EJ

data

in

the

printer

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Appendix

E.

Proportional

fonts

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. 187

Preparing

the

fonts

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. 187

Implementing

proportional

fonts

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Layout

using

align

commands

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Layout

using

set

tab

position

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Appendix

F.

Emulation

support

for

Epson

single-station

printer

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Commands

supported

in

emulation

mode

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Commands

with

limited

support

in

emulation

mode

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Commands

not

supported

in

emulation

mode

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Connectivity

differences

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Appendix

G.

Notices

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Electronic

emission

notices

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Federal

Communications

Commission

(FCC)

Statement

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Industry

Canada

Class

A

Emission

Compliance

Statement

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Avis

de

conformité

aux

normes

d’Industrie

Canada

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European

Union

(EU)

Mark

of

Conformity

Statement

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Japanese

Voluntary

Control

Council

for

Interference

(VCCI)

Statement

197

Korean

Communications

Statement

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. 197

Chinese

Class

A

warning

statement

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Taiwanese

Class

A

Warning

Statement

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. 197

Australia

/

New

Zealand

Compliance

Statement

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Trademarks

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Index

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