T480 Unicode and Fonts
T480
Programmer’s Guide
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EPIC 3000 Universal Color Graphics
The EPIC 3000 Printer Color
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firmware supports the ability to print two color graphics in
all emulations. This support is an enhancement to the original TM-U200, ESC/POS,
Star, and Citizen printer emulations.
The intent of Universal Color Graphic support is to allow the EPIC 3000 color graphics
capability to be used in existing applications that do not support color graphics.
There are several ways to add color graphics to an existing application. The easiest for
you will depend on how much control you have over your application. At a minimum, you
should be able to change the name printed on the top of a receipt. With the PJColor
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program you can store a named graphic into the printer an print it by changing the text
name to match the stored graphic. For example, if your receipt has a name like "Joe's
Market", you can save a graphic in the printer named "Joe's" and then change the "Joe's
Market" to "&%URJoe's&" When the EPIC 3000 finds "&%URJoe's&", it is replaced with
the stored graphic.
Some applications allow a graphic file to be sent to the printer. In this case PJColor can
generate the graphic file and then your application can send it to the printer. This file will
support two color print.
PJColor also has a feature that will allow you to generate a file that will define the
graphic to be stored into the printer. You can then use this file to setup any number of
printers with the same graphic.
If you are using a windows print driver (other than the Transact EPIC 3000 driver) to
support your printer, you will not be able to send color graphics to the printer through the
print driver. The print driver will not support universal color graphics. You can however,
store the graphic in the printer and use IPCL commands to print the stored graphic. (You
must select a printer resident font for this to work.)
The following is a short summary and how to description of these features.
Print File Graphics
PJColor can generate a print file that may be sent to the printer in any emulation and
produce a two color print graphic.
To generate a print file.
1) Start PJColor
2) Under Settings, Select the EPIC 3000 printer. Then select the emulation that
machines the printer.
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Color is supported with special color firmware option.
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The PJColor program has been enhanced to provide several ways to create color Logos and
Coupons and make them available to the T480 printer.
