TransAct Ithaca 8000, Programmer'S Manual

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Configuring Your Ithaca
®
8000 Printer Ithaca
®
8000 Programmer’s Guide
Page 50 Rev D 100-06908
Using Configuration Mode
The Feed button is used to select and change configuration setting. By pressing and
releasing the Feed button, the parameter to be changed can be selected. By pressing
and holding the Feed button, the value of the selected parameter will change.
The following chart lists some of the potential parameters and their options.
Parameter Definition Options Default
Emulation Mode Printers command set Ithaca PcOS, Epson TM-
TXX, ESC/POS,
Microline, Ithaca M50 Ithaca PcOS
Model Type of Epson Printer TM-T85, TM-T88II, TM-
T88III, TM-T90 TM-T88II
Paper Colors
Black Dot Eo This option allows the
Custom Black or Custom
Color paper Black
energy to be set. 10 to 40 24
Red Dot Eo This option allows the
Custom Color paper
Color energy to be set. 10 to 40 12
Color This option selects the
secondary paper color Monochrome, Red,
Green, or Blue None
Density Adjust This is a fine adjustment
for the print density. -50 to + 50 0
Baud Rate Serial Communications
Bit rate 300, 600, 1200, 2400,
4800, 9600, 19200,
38400, 57600,115200 19200
Mode Number of bits, parity
and stop bits. 7 bit or 8 bit
Even, Odd, No Parity
1 or 2 Stop Bits 8 Bit, No parity, 1 Stop
bit
Handshaking Flow control options Ready/Busy
Xon/Xoff
None Ready/Busy
Receive Error What happens when an
error is detected. Prints ?
Ignores the data. Prints ?
Windows PnP Flag for Windows Plug
and Play active. Enabled,
Disabled Enabled.
DTR/RTS Signal What RS232 signals are
used for flow control DTR, RTS, or Both DTR
and RST Both DTR and RTS
CTS/DSR Signal How CTS and DSR used None (Not used) None (Not used)
Multidrop Mode Flag for multidrop active Off, A, B, or C Address Off
Busy-to-ACK Relationship of Busy to
ACK on the IEEE1284
interface. ACK while Busy
ACK in Busy
ACK after Busy ACK in Busy
Select/Deselect Command used for
printer select and
deselect (Microline and
M50 only) DC3/DC1
DC1/DC3 DC3/DC1
Code Page or
Language Set What character set is
used for a default. See appendix 0 or 437
Zero Is the zero slashed, un-
slashed or defined by
the language set. Slashed
Un-Slashed
Follow Language set Defined by the language
set.
Font Sets the size of the
default font 9x24, 10x24, 13x24, or
15x24 12 x 24
CPI Sets the default
characters per inch Value may be form 10 to
24 characters per inch 15