Custom Audio Electronics TPT 60 User manual

TPT 60
TPT 60
User’s Manual
www.custom.it

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All rights reserved. The reproduction of this manual, either totally or partially, in any form
whatsoever, whether it be on paper or through computer processes, is strictly prohibited.
Custom Engineering s.r.l. and the resource teams employed in the making of this manual
will not be held responsible for any problems arising as a result of improper use of this
manual, as they guarantee that the information contained in it has been subjected to
careful inspection.
Any suggestions regarding errors in its contents or possible improvements will be
greatly appreciated. The products are continuously checked and improved. For this
reason Custom Engineering s.r.l. reserves the right to modify the information
contained in this manual without prior notice.
COD. DOME - TPT60 REV. 1.10
Copyright 1998 Custom Engineering s.r.l. – Italy
Custom Engineering
Str. Berettine 2 - 43010 Fontevivo (PARMA) - Italy
Tel. : [phone] - Fax : [phone]
http: www.custom.it Email : [email protected]

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GENERAL INFORMATION REGARDING SAFETY
•Readandkeepthefollowinginstructions.
•Observeallwarningsandfollowallinstructionsattachedtotheprinter.
•Beforecleaningtheprinter, disconnect the feed cable.
•Cleantheprinter with a damp cloth.Donot use liquid or sprayproducts.
•Donotoperate the printer near towater.
•Donotplacetheprinteronunsteadysurfaces.It could fall and get seriously damaged.
•Donotplacetheprinteronsoftsurfacesorinpoorlyventilatedenvironments.
•Positiontheprinter in such away as to ensure thatthe cables connected toitwill not be damaged.
•Usethetypeofelectricitysupplymarkedontheprinterlabel.Inthe event of uncertainty,contactthe
seller.
•Ensurethattheprinter’selectricitysupply is grounded and thatitisprotected by a differentialswitch.
•Iftheprinterisfed through an extension lead, ensure that the total absorption of the equipment
connectedtoitdoesnot exceed the maximum admissible current forthattypeofextension and that it
doesnot,inany event, exceed 15 amperes.
•Donot obstruct thevents.
•Donot put objects ofany kind inside theprinter as they couldcause a short circuitor damage parts
whichcouldaffectits performance.
•Donotspill liquids on theprinter.
•Donotcarryouttechnicaloperationsontheprinterwiththeexceptionofthescheduledmaintenance
operationsspecificallyindicated in the user’smanual.
•Disconnecttheprinterfrom the electricity supply andhaveit repaired by a specialized technician
shouldany of the following conditionsoccur:
A. Thefeedconnectorhas been damaged.
B. LIQUIDhaspenetratedtotheinsideoftheprinter;
C. Theprinterhas been exposed to rainorwater;
D. Theprinterisnotoperatingnormallydespitetheinstructionsintheuser’smanual having
beenfollowed.
E. The printer has been dropped and its case damaged.
F. Theperformance oftheprinteris poor.
G. Theprinterdoes not work.

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DESCRIPTION
GENERAL FEATURES
The TPT60 is an extremely versatile receipt dispensing printer.
It is equipped with a thermal printing mechanism with a dedicated cutter for cutting the tickets, and uses
rolls of 60 mm paper. It has a 4-Kbytes print buffer and uses a RS232 serial interface or CENTRONICS
parallel interface for communication. It can print in 18,28 or 56 columns and in various modes.
The TPT60 printer consists of a stainless steel frame which houses the control card, the printing
mechanism and the paper roll.The Form Feed (FF) and Line Feed (LF) keys and three signal LEDs are
located in the upper part.If the Line Feed key is pressed, the paper continues to feed forward until
pressure on the key is released.
If the Form Feed is pressed, the paper feeds forward until the photocell (optional) detects a nick in the
paper. If there is no photocell, the paper feeds for a number of steps programmed in EEPROM.
GREEN LED : When the led is turned on, it means that printer power is on.
YELLOW LED :When the led is on it means printer status ok.
When the led is blinking it means paper end
RED LED : When the led is on it means near paper end
With the use of Flash memory technology, is possible :
• Program 5 graphic pages, and print them quickly;
• Print 7 different kinds of barcode;
• Updating of fonts or release filmware with Custom Eng. Software.
Microsoft Windows driver is available on request.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
COLUMNS Font8x16 56 columns
Font16x24 28 columns
Font24x32 18 columns
GRAPHIC DOT 0.125mm
DOTS PER LINE 448
PRINTING SPEED 50mm/sec.
LINE BUFFER 56bytes
PRINT BUFFER 4096bytes
CHARACTER MATRIX 8x16,16x24or 24x32
PRINTING METHOD Thermal
CHARACTER SET ExtendedASCII
Arialstyle.Personalized fonts on request.
INTERFACE Serial RS232
ParallelCENTRONICS
POWER SUPPLY Single 24 Vdc
ABSORPTION
Mediumcurrent 1.25 A
Currentonstandby 38 mA
Peakcurrent 60 mA
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
Operatingtemperature 0°C - +50°C
Operatinghumidity 35% - 85%
Storagetemperature /humidity -35°C - +65°C / 10%-90%
Overall Dimensions
DESCRIPTION

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NEAR PAPER
END
LINE FEED
KEY
FAST FEED
KEY
GREEN LED
STATUS
POWER-ON
YELLOW LED
STEPPING MOTOR
CONNECTOR
RED LED PAPER CONTROL
CONNECTOR
CONNECTOR FOR RS232
SERIAL INTERFACE
POWER SUPPLY
CONNECTOR
CONNECTOR FOR
EXTERNAL SENSORS
CUTTER
CONNECTOR
PRINTING HEAD CONNECTOR
NEAR PAPER
END
LINE FEED
KEY
FAST FEED
KEY
GREEN LED
STATUS
POWER-ON
YELLOW LED
STEPPING MOTOR
CONNECTOR
RED LED PAPER CONTROL
CONNECTOR
CONNECTOR FOR
CENTRONICS PARALLEL
INTERFACE
POWER SUPPLY
CONNECTOR
CONNECTOR FOR
EXTERNAL SENSORS
CUTTER
CONNECTOR
PRINTING HEAD CONNECTOR
CONNECTIONS
CONNECTORS LAYOUT
N.B. The square pads indicate the pin 1 of connectors.
SERIAL VERSION PARALLEL VERSION

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REAR
N.B. The square pads indicate
the pin 1 of connectors.
SERIALPORT
N.B. The square pads indicate
the pin 1 of connectors.
PARALLEL PORT
J5POWER SUPPLY
NO. SIGNAL FUNCTION
1GND GND
2VCC Power 24 Vcc
J7SERIAL PORT
NO. SIGNAL FUNCTION
1
2TX RS-232 data output
3RX RS-232 data input
4
5GND GND
6
7
8RTS Request to send
9
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J7 PARALLEL PORT
NO. SIGNAL FUNCTION
1STROBE Strobe input
2D0 Data input bit 0
3D1 Data input bit 1
4D2 Data input bit 2
5D3 Data input bit 3
6D4 Data input bit 4
7D5 Data input bit 5
8D6 Data input bit 6
9D7 Data input bit 7
10 ACK Acknoledge
11 BUSY Busy
12 PE Paper End
13 VCC VCC
14
15 VCC VCC
16 RESET Printer reset
17 GND GND
18
19 GND GND
20 GND GND
21 GND GND
22 GND GND
23 GND GND
24 GND GND
25 GND GND
J1 HEAD CONNECTOR
NO. SIGNAL FUNCTION NO. SIGNAL FUNCTION
1COM Thermal head common 2COM Thermal head common
3COM Thermal head common 4GND GND
5GND GND 6GND GND
7SI Serial data input 8SO Serial data input
9CLOCK Synchronous data clock 10 GND GND
11 LATCH Data latch 12 GND GND
13 STR5 Strobe 5 14 VDD Thermal head power (+5v)
15 STR3 Strobe 3 16 STR4 Strobe 4
17 STR1 Strobe 1 18 STR2 Strobe 2
19 TM Thermistor 20 TM Thermistor
21 GND GND 22 GND GND
23 GND GND 24 COM Thermal head common
25 COM Thermalhead common 26 COM Thermal headcommon
CONNECTIONS

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J4 MOTOR CONNECTOR
NO. SIGNAL FUNCTION COLOUR
1Φ 1 Phase 1 Black
2Φ2 Phase 2 Yellow
3Φ3 Phase 3 Brown
4Φ4 Phase 4 Orange
5COM Common Red
6COM Common Red
J6 SENSOR CONNECTOR
NO. SIGNAL FUNCTION COLOUR
1Collector Paper end detection 1: Penetrative type Red
2Emitter Paper end detection 1: Penetrative type Yellow
3Anode Paper end detection 1: Penetrative type Blue
4Cathode Paper end detection 1: Penetrative type Green
5Emitter Paper end detection 2 Yellow
6Cathode Paper end detection 2 Green
7Anode Paper end detection 2 Blue
8Collector Paper end detection 2 Red
9Switch Head open detection switch White
10 Switch Head open detection switch White
11 Switch Head up detection switch White
12 Switch Head up detection switch White
J2 CUTTER CONNECTOR
NO. SIGNAL COLOUR
1MOTOR + RED
2MOTOR - BLACK
3SWITCH WHITE
4SWITCH WHITE
CONNECTIONS

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PROGRAMMING AND SELF-TEST
When the printer is switched on, the two keys LF and FF have SELF-TEST and PROGRAMMING
functions. If the Form Feed key is held down during reset, the printer prints any fonts examples, the
head temperature, an example of barcode (EAN8) and the 5 graphic pages programmed in flash.
This function continues until the printer is turned off.
Hold down the Line Feed key to enter into SETUP mode. A heading will be printed indicating the printer
model and firmware release, as well as a report on the current programming. At this point, press either
LF to quit setup mode or FF to enter into setup mode.
The FF key is used to confirm the data entered, while the LF key is used to select one of the entries of
anitem. The table belowshows all the availableoptions. The default valuesaremarked with anasterisk.
PROGRAMMING OPTION TABLE
BAUD RATE 19200 Baud Serial communication speed
9600 *
4800
2400
1200
600
PROTOCOL XON/XOFF* Mode by which the printer communicates to
CTS the PC that it is ready to receive
AUTOFEED OFF* If ON, the Carriage Return character
ON (0Dh) is read as Line Feed
PAPER END DISABLED* If enabled, the printer stops when the Paper
ENABLED Reserve photocell is not darkened
PAPER SENS. HIGH Selects paper sensitivity, that is, the duration of
NORM * the strobe pulse applied to the printing head.
MID
LOW
DOUBLE COPY PAPER
WIDTH NORMAL * Selects default printing width
DOUBLE
QUADRUPLE
HEIGHT NORMAL * Selects default printing height
DOUBLE
QUADRUPLE
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COMMAND SUMMARY TABLE
CR 0X0D CARRIAGE RETURN
LF 0X0A LINE FEED
FF 0X0C FORM FEED
VT 0X0B VERTICAL TAB
CAN 0X18 CANCELS LINE BUFFER
ESC + “!” +n 1Bh + 21h +n SELECTS PRINTING MODE
ESC + “i” 1Bh +69h CUTS PAPER COMPLETELY
ESC + “m” 1Bh + 6Dh CUTS PAPER PARTIALLY
ESC + “d” + n 1Bh + 64h + n FORWARD FEEDS “N” LINES
ESC + “@” 1Bh + 40h RESETS THE MACHINE
ESC +“A”+n1+n2 1Bh+41h+n1+n2 MOVES STEPPING MOTOR
ESC +”z”+n 1Bh+1Ah+n SETS V.TAB. VALUE
ESC +”Z”+n1+n2 1Bh+5Ah+n1+n2 SETS NUMBER OF STEPS PER FORM FEED
ESC + “c” + “4”+n 1Bh+63h+34h+n ENABLES PAPER ALMOST OUT
ESC +”*”+m+n1+n2 1Bh+2Ah+m+n1+n2 SETS BIT IMAGE MODE
ESC + “+”n1+n2 1Bh+2Bh+n1+n2 PRINTS IN SEMI-GRAPHIC MODE
ESC + “W” 1Bh+57h PRINTS A GRAPHIC DOTLINE
ESC +”{“ + n 1Bh+7Bh+n SETS REVERSE PRINT
ESC +”=“+n1 1Bh+3Dh+n1 ENABLES FORM FEED KEY
ESC + “#”+n1..n8 1Bh+23h+n1..n8 RECEIVES DATE IN GRAPHIC PAGE
ESC + “ | “1Bh+7Ch CANCEL GRAPHIC PAGE
ESC + ”V”+n 1Bh+56h+ n SETS PRINT MODE ROTATED BY 90°
ESC + ”%”+n1+n2 1Bh+25h+n1+n2 PRINTS GRAPHIC PAGE
ESC + ”>“+n1..n6+text1Bh+3Eh+n1...n6+text PRINTS A STRING IN GRAPHIC PAGE
ESC + ”$”+n1+n2 1Bh+24h+n1+n2 SETS BAR CODE PRINT POSITION
ESC +”?”+n 1Bh+3Fh+n REQUESTS PRINTER SETTING
(only serial interface)
ESC +”v” 1Bh+76h+n STATUS REQUEST (only serial interface)
ESC +“f”+n 1Bh+66h+n SETS DEFAULT FONT
ESC +”R”+n 1Bh+52h+n SETS FONT IN USE
ESC +“N”+n 1Bh+4Eh+n SETS NEGATIVE MODE
ESC +“U”+n 1Bh+55h+n SETS UNDERLINE MODE
ESC +”D”+n 1Bh+44h+n SETS DEFAULT PAPER SENSITIVITY
ESC +”S”+n 1Bh+53h+n SETS PAPER SENSITIVITY IN USE
ESC+”P” 1Bh+50h FILL RAM BANK FROM PO RT (16384 BYTES)
ESC +”r”+n 1Bh+72h+n COPY RAM BANK IN TO FLASH BANK
ESC +“F”+n 1Bh+46h+n COPY FLASH BANK IN TO RAM BANK
ESC +”s” 1Bh+73h SENDS RAM BANK TO PORT
(only serial interface)
GS + ”k”+n 1Dh+6Bh+n PRINTS A BAR CODE
GS +”w”+n 1Dh+77h+n SELECTS BAR CODE WIDTH
GS +”H”+n 1Dh+48h+n SELECTS HRI PRINT POSITION
GS +”h”+n 1Dh+68h+n SELECTS BAR CODE HEIGHT
GS +”I”+n 1Dh+46h+n TRANSMIT PRINTER ID (only serial interface)
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Ascii CR
Hex 0Dh
Descrizione Carriage Return
When the AUTOFEED option is ON, it has the same effect as character LF; when it is
OFF, it is ignored.
Ascii LF
Hex 0Ah
Description Line Feed
When the printer receives this character, all the data in the line buffer are printed. If the
buffer is empty, the paper simply forward feeds one line.
Ascii FF
Hex 0Ch
Description Form Feed
If the buffer contains any characters, these are printed and the paper forward feeds
until the detection of a reference mark on the paper, signalled by the NICK photocell.
Alternatively the paper forward feeds bythenumber of dotlines presetbythe command
“ESC Z”.
Ascii VT
Hex 0Bh
Description Vertical Tab
When this character is received, the paper forward feeds by “n” lines (default value: 4).
This value can be modified by using the command “ESC z”. When the printer is next
inizialized, the default value is reset.
Ascii CAN
Hex 18h
Description Cancel
This character cancels the line buffer.
Ascii ESC i
Hex 1Bh + 69h
Description Paper complete cut
This command enables cutter operation; if there is no cutter, a disabling flag is set and
any subsequent cut commands will be ignored. If the cutter is the partial cut version,
thiscommandmakes a partial cut. Iftheprinter receives two paper cutcommand,it
executesonlyonecut.
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Ascii ESC m
Hex 1Bh + 6Dh
Description Paper partial cut
This command enables cutter operation and the paper partial cut. If there is no cutter,
adisablingflagisset and any subsequent cut commandswillbeignored.This command
makes partial cut only if the cutter is the total cut version.
If the printer receives two paper cut command, it executes only one cut.
Ascii ESC ! n
Hex 1Bh + 21h + n
Description Selects print mode
This command sets the print mode. Each bit of “n” is read as follows:
Bit FUNCTION 0 1
0n.u.
1n.u.
2 Selects superscript or subscript Superscript Subscript
(only for 8x16)
3n.u.
4 Double height Cancel Set
5 Double width Cancel Set
6 Quadruple height Cancel Set
7 Quadruple width Cancel Set
Height and width commands set the mode for a whole line.
Ascii ESC d
Hex 1Bh + 64h + n
Description Forward feeds “n” lines
If the line buffer contains any characters, these are printed and the paper forward feeds
by “n” lines.
Ascii ESC @
Hex 1Bh + 40h
Description Resets the printer
When this command is received, the printer resets, restoring the default programming
and erasing the RAM.The machine requires approx. 2 seconds from reception of the
command to regain its fulloperatingcapacity.
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Ascii ESC A n1 n2
Hex 1Bh + 41h + n1 + n2
Description Moves the step motor
This moves the paper feeding step motor by a number of steps equal to (n1*256) + n2.
Ascii ESC z n
Hex 1Bh + 7Ah +n
Description Set the vertical tab value
Sets the number of feed lines when a vertical tab. character is received.
The default value on switching on the printer is 4.
The set value is valid until the printer is next initialized.
Ascii ESC Z n1 n2
Hex 1Bh + 5Ah + n1 + n2
Description Sets the number of steps for form feed
When the printer receives an FF (0Ch) character, or when the FF key is pressed, the
paper forward feeds until the photocell finds a reference point or up to the distance
preset in Eeprom. The default value, which is 240 (30 mm), can be modified by the
user. The number of steps is given by (n1*256) +n2.
The value limit is 8000 steps (1000 mm).
The set value is stored in Eeprom, and continues to be stored even when the printer is
switched off.
Ascii ESC c 4 n
Hex 1Bh + 64h + 34h + n
Description Paper reserve enable
The paper almost out check is fixed according to bit “0” of “n”.
bit 0 = 0 Check disabled
bit 0 = 1 Check enabled
Ascii ESC {n
Hex 1 Bh + 7Bh + n
Description Sets reverse print mode
Thissetsorcancels the reverse print flagaccordingto“n”.
n = 0 Normal printing
n <> 0 Reverse printing
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Ascii ESC * m n1 n2
Hex 1Bh + 2Ah + m + n1 + n2
Description Set bit image mode
With m = 21h puts n2*256+n1 bytes in printer buffer ; the bits are placed in vertical
mode, and new vertical column (total 448) is full every 3 bytes (24 dots).
Ascii ESC + n1 n2
Hex 1Bh + 2Bh + n1 +n2
Description Semi-graphic mode print
The number of characters to be received is (n1*256) + n2. In this mode, the bytes
received are input in the line buffer at the current position of the cursor and differently
with respect to the previous command. Let’s imagine that a print line consists of an
array of 24 rows containing 56 bytes each: the characters received after this command
will be input starting from the top line and proceeding towards the bottom line.
After 24 characters, the pointer increases and proceeds to the next position. At the
56th position the line is printed and filling continues on the next line. Thanks to this
procedure, text and graphics can be combined. In fact, if, for example, there were any
characters present in the print buffer, the bytes subsequent to this command would be
inputin the positionimmediatelyafter. Figure1showsalinebuffer:each box corresponds
to 8 dots, which on paper correspond to 1 mm, both horizontally and vertically.
To fill the memory completely, 1344 bytes are required. For example, to print a filled bar
448 dot long and 24 dot high, send the following command:
1Bh + 2Bh + 05h + 40h + (1344* FFh)
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x1,y1
x2,y2
Ascii ESC = n
Hex 1Bh + 3Dh + n
Description Form Feed key Enable/Disable
Thiscommandisused to control the FormFeedkey. Normally,whenthis key is pressed,
the paper forward feeds until a reference mark is detected or until the steps set by the
ESC + ‘Z’ command have been completed.
When the key is released, a character FF (0Ch) is transmitted. In this way a controller
can check the output of receipts with progressive number etc. directly.
n = 0 Disables the transmission - Enables the Form Feed key
n > 0 Enables the transmission when the Form Feed key is pressed.
Ascii ESC # n1..n8
Hex 1Bh + 23h + n1..n8
Description Receives data in graphic page
This receives an array of data and arranges them in a graphic page at the given
coordinates. The coordinates define the vertices of a window in which the data are
stored.
x1=(n1 * 256) + n2
y1=(n3 * 256) + n4
x2=(n5 * 256) + n6
y2=(n7 * 256) + n8
The values of coordinates x1 and x2 are aligned with the byte.
Ascii ESC |
Hex 1Bh + 7Ch
Description Cancels the graphic page
Thiscancelsthe graphic page.
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Ascii ESC V n
Hex 1Bh + 56h + n + n
Description Sets the print mode rotated by 90°
Sets or cancels the 90° rotation print flag according to “n”.
n = 0 Normal print
n <> 0 Rotated print
The direction of the rotation depends on the reverse bit.
Ascii ESC % n1 n2
Hex 1Bh + 25h + n1 + n2
Description Prints the graphic page
This prints the graphic page starting from the beginning for a number of lines equal to
(n1 * 256) + n2; if the number is higher than the lines available (292), it prints the entire
page.
Ascii ESC $ n1 n2
Hex 1Bh + 24h + n1 n2
Description Sets the print position of the Bar Code
The bar code is printed at position (n1*256) + n2.If the value exceeds 448, it is rejected.
Ascii ESC > n1..n6 text
Hex 1Bh + 3Eh + n1 + + n6 + text
Description Prints a string in graphic page
Itreceivesa string and arrangesitin graphic page at thecoordinatesand in the direction
given. The string must be completed by a NULL. If the string is too long, it is cut.
The font is 16x24.
(n1 * 256) + n2 = Horizontal position
(n3 * 256) + n4 = Vertical position
n5 = Printing direction
00h = Normal direction
01h = Print rotated by 90°
02h = Print rotated by 180°
03h = Print rotated by 270°
n6 = Printing dimension
00h =Normal dimension
01h = Double height
02h = Double width
03h = Double height+Doublewidth
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Ascii ESC R n
Hex 1Bh + 52h + n
Description Sets font
It sets the font currently being used. This setting is maintained until a new command is
given or the machine is reset.
n = 01h Font 8x16
n = 02h Font 16x24
n = 03h Font 24x32
Ascii ESC f n
Hex 1Bh + 66h + n
Description Sets the default font
This sets the default font. The font currently in use is also changed.
n = 01h Font 8x16
n = 02h Font 16x24
n = 03h Font 24x32
Ascii ESC W <56 bytes>
Hex 1Bh + 57h <56 bytes>
Description Prints a graphic dotline
This command prints a dotline after the 56 bytes and feeds.
Ascii ESC v
Hex 1Bh + 76h
Description Status request (only serial interface)
This transmits a byte, the bits of which indicate the status of the machine, to the serial
port.
Bit FUNCTION
0 Paper Almost Out Photocell
1 Nick photocell
2 Paper Presence
3 Line Feed key
4 Form Feed key
5 Over-Heat flag
6 Motor ON
7 Error due to Paper End, Head Up etc.
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Ascii ESC N n
Hex 1Bh + 4Eh + n
Description Sets negative mode
Sets or cancels negative mode printing.
n = 0 Normal print
n <> 0 Negative print
Ascii ESC U n
Hex 1Bh + 55h + n
Description Sets underline mode
Sets or cancels underline mode printing.
n = 0 Normal print
n <> 0 Underline mode
Ascii ESC F n
Hex 1Bh + 46h + n
Description Copy flash bank into ram bank (16kbytes)
The value of “n” determines the flash bank :
n = 1 1st bank (08000h-0BFFFh)
n = 2 2nd bank (0C000h-0FFFFh)
n = 3 3rd bank (10000h-13FFFh)
n = 4 4th bank (14000h-17FFFh)
n = 5 5th bank (18000h-1BFFFh)
If n = 0 or n > 5 the command is ignored.
Ascii ESC P
Hex 1Bh + 50h + 16384 bytes
Description Fill ram bank from port (serial or parallel)
Thiscommandcantransfer graphic page into ram.
56 bytes is an orizzontal dotline of 448 dots ; for 292 dotlines.
The number of bytes that make graphic page are 56x292 = 16352, the other 32 bytes
mustbesend,butdon’thaveimportance.
PRINTER FUNCTIONS