TransAct Ithaca 8000, Programmer'S Manual

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Ithaca
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8000 Color Graphics Ithaca
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8000 Programmer’s Guide
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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 Ithaca
®
8000 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 Ithaca
®
8000 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 Ithaca
®
8000 printer. Then select the emulation that
machines the printer.
3) Select the resolution you would like to have the printer use to print the graphics. Low
resolutions are faster, high resolutions produce better graphics.
4) Load the graphics Image you wish to print.
5) Select the communications port and configuration.
6) Adjust the image to produce the effect you would like. The lower graphic window
displays an approximation of the printed image.
7) When you are satisfied with the graphic, press the "Print to a File" button. PJColor
will ask what file you would like to receive the print data.
8) This file can be sent to the printer and the graphic will be printed.
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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 Ithaca
®
8000 printer.