TransAct EPIC 630, Programmer'S Manual

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2) Press the "Save to File" button. This will allow you to select a file where the stored
universal graphic information is saved.
3) This file contains an "erase any previous graphic with the same name" command, "a
save new graphic with this name" command and the graphics information.
4) This file can then be sent to the printer and the graphic will be saved in the printer.
Note: If the target printer does not have enough room for the graphic information to
be stored, the graphic will not be stored.
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The printer extends all the emulations to support two additional escape sequences and
adds limited IPCL support.
IPCL (TransAct Printer Control Language) is an ASCII method of sending printer
commands to the printer. In TransAct PcOS emulation, IPCL command support is
extensive. In other emulations, IPCL support is limited to the following commands.
&%CR Insert a [CR]
&%LF Insert a [LF]
&%UAxxx Feed xxx paper steps and cycle auto-cutter
&%CLx Select Color where x = 0 for Black or 1,2,3 for Color.
&%UBName& Begin defining universal graphic "Name"
&%UGName& End the definition of "Name"
&%URName& Run (print) universal graphic "Name"
&%UDName& Remove universal graphic "Name" from nonvolatile memory
&%USName& Flag universal graphic "Name" to be run when the printer is
turned on
&%UFALL& Erase all stored universal graphics. (Erases all User Store)
&%UQ& Prints a directory of the universal graphics currently stored in the
printer
&%UTx Changes the Name termination character from "&" to "x". "x" may
range from 21H to 255H
Note: The & used to flag the end of the Name string is not valid in PcOS
TransAct emulation mode. You should use <0> or define the terminator
with the &%UTx command.
The extended Escape sequences are [ESC][US]… and [ESC][FS]…
The [ESC][US] commands are the same as the PcOS emulation. The [ESC][FS]
commands are not intended to be used by the customer. They provide the universal
graphics support. Because graphics would be very difficult to generate and are not
supported by any graphics drives other than PJColor .
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If your software allows you to pass text strings to the printer, you should be able to use
the universal graphics commands. Most POS software allows user customization of the
text message printed at the beginning and the end of the receipt.