TransAct EPIC 630, Programmer'S Manual

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The standard control codes for the TransAct
®
EPIC 630 Printer are extensions and
subsets of the PcOS IBM emulation provided on other TransAct
®
products. In some
cases, an application designed for a Series 50 Printer with IBM code sets will function
with a TransAct
®
EPIC 630 Printer.
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TransAct
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Printer Control Language (IPCL) codes are part of PcOS and designed to
control a printer without using control characters (i.e. characters less than 20H). Only the
standard PcOS emulation supports IPCL.
In rare cases, an IPCL code will interfere with the text that is to be printed. The IPCL
translator can be disabled with an [ESC] y <4> command.
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ESC/POS
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is referred to here as EPOS. The TransAct
®
EPIC 630 Printer supports two
Epson emulations. One emulation is for the TM-T88, and the other is an enhanced TM-
T90 emulation. There is no Kiosk Specific Epson Emulation.
Specific EPSON compatibility features, such as its Automated Status Back
(ASB) feature, are available as an option from TransAct Technologies.
Command codes pertaining to these features are documented as
“licensed” within the command description.
It is intended that the standard TransAct
®
PcOS emulation be used for new
applications. Not all features of TransAct
®
EPIC 630 Printers are supported by
EPOS.
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To aid application development, several chapters in this manual are designed to help the
programmer understand the TransAct
®
EPIC 630 Printer. The next chapter provides a
detailed description of each of the commands. Subsequent chapters provide
explanations of how the printer works, including a description of the internal print buffer,
communications link, and interaction between the host computer and printer.
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Throughout this Programmer's Guide, charts and tables list commands and features. In
most cases, the charts cross-reference the page that describes the command. Code
summary charts, arranged by code and function, are provided to help quickly find
commands.
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The following section defines the TransAct
®
EPIC 630 TransAct
®
PcOS emulation. The
native, TransAct
®
PcOS emulation provides the most flexibility and control over the
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ESC/POS is a registered trademark of the Seiko Epson Corporation.