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Printer Commands (Non-Graphical Printing)

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To access, select the Printer Codes option in the Printing Devices screen. For example, HERE.

 

Subjects      

 

About     

 

What To Consider?      

 

When Is It Used?      

Used to configure printer commands when printing dockets and receipts in non-graphical (Esc/POS) printing mode. Printer commands are configured for each type of printer, to perform functions such as paper cuts, bold text, text alignment, etc.

Downloading Of Tickets And Logos      

Print the logo on an Epson TM88-IV Printer - \1d\28\4c\06\00\30\45\30\30\01\01

Tickets are normally 420 pixels wide and the height of the Voucher will determine the amount of memory that is used in the Printer. To install the logos in the printer's VRAM you must make them BMP files with 4bit greyscale. Normal 8bit graphics will not download to the VRAM.

 

Epson Printer Commands      

 

HEADER

\1B\61\01

\1B\21\20 Samford Bar & Grill \1B\21\00

135 Ferny Way

FERNY HILLS QLD 4055

Telephone +61-7-3351-8777

Facsimile +61-7-3351-8167

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\1B\61\00 TAX INVOICE.....

 

FOOTER

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Date: <DDMMMYY> Time: <HH:MM>

Terminal: <Term_ID> ~V

Clerk: <Clerk_ID> <Clerk_Name> ~E

Member: <Mem_ID> ~E

<Mem_Name>

\1B\61\01

\1B\21\20THANK YOU FOR YOUR CUSTOM\1B\21\00

\1D\68\64\1D\77\02\1D\66\01\1D\48\02

\1D\6B\04<Rct_#>\00

\1B\61\00

\1D\56\00

\1b\21\00

 

LEGEND

 

\1B\61\01 = Centre Justification

\1B\21\20 = Expand Print On

\1B\21\00 = Expand Print Off

\1B\61\00 = Left Justification

 

Barcode Setup

Height

\1D\68\n

[Description] Selects the height of the Barcode.

n specifies the number of dots in the vertical direction.

[Default] n = 162 (64 is a good size for Receipt)

 

Width

\1D\77\n

[Description] Set the horizontal size of the Barcode.

[Default] n = 3 (2 works well)

 

Select font for Human Readable Interpretation (HRI) characters

\1D\66\n

[Description] Selects a font for the HRI characters used when printing a Barcode.

n selects a font from the following table:

 

n

Font

0, 48

Font A (12 x 24)

1, 49

Font B (9 x 17)

 

[Details] HRI indicates Human Readable Interpretation. HRI characters are printed at the position specified by \1B\48\n.

[Default] n = 0

 

Select printing position for HRI characters

\1D\48\n

[Description] Selects the printing position of HRI characters when printing a Barcode. n selects the printing position as follows:

 

n

Printing position

0, 48

Not Printed

1, 49

Above the Barcode

2, 50

Below the Barcode

3, 51

Both above and below the Barcode

 

[Details] HRI indicates Human Readable Interpretation. HRI characters are printed using the font specified by \1D\66\n.

[Default] n = 0

 

Print Barcode

\1D\6B\n

n = 4 for Code39 Barcode

\00 after <Rct_#> tells the Epson Printer that this is the end of the Barcode data (NULL Char)

 

Printing Barcodes On Tickets Using Esc/POS Printing Commands      

Use these settings on any Epson compatible printer to print Code39 Barcode font;

Barcode prefix: \1D\6B\04\2A

Barcode suffix: \2A\00

Example for the Voucher : {BARCODE PREFIX}*1000*{BARCODE SUFFIX} Will print a scan able Barcode for ?1000? That could be a Product in a Family that is tied to a Mix n Match Promotion or could be a Member Number 1000 Once you use a Member you could tie it to a Member Campaign or a Mix and Max Promotion.

 

Star Printers      

It would depend if the printer is set to Star mode or Epson mode also. Check DIP switch settings to confirm that.

 

Use the following codes if your printer is in "Star" mode :

Expanded Print ON \OE

Expanded Print OFF \14

Bold ON \1B\45

Bold OFF \1B\46

Red Print (printer model dependent) \1B\34

End Red Print (printer model dependent) \1B\35

Feed Lines \1B\61

Cut Paper \1B\64\01

Centre Text \1B\1D\61\01

Left Justify \1B\1D\61\00

 

Use the following codes if your printer is in "ESC\POS Mode? :

Expanded Print ON \1B\21\20

Expanded Print OFF \1B\21\00

Bold ON \1B\21\08

Bold OFF \1B\21\00

Red Print (printer model dependent) \1D\42\01

End Red Print (printer model dependent) \1D\42\00

Feed Lines \1B\64\n*

Cut Paper \1D\56\01

Centre Text \1B\61\01

Left Justify \1B\6l\00

 

Screens      

 

Printer Commands      

 

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Sections      

 

Header Section      

 

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  • Command Group - Enter an appropriate name for the printer command group.
  • New - Select to add a printer command group which can be assigned to any printer.
  • Delete - Select to delete the selected printer command group.
  • Import/Export - Select to import/export a printer command group from/to an XML file.
  • >>/<< - Move forwards/backwards to view other Printer Command Groups.

 

Notes ...

 

Do not select Instructional Categories, as these automatically print after the item/Product is printed.

 

Tabs Section      

Tabs     

 

General Commands Tab     

 

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Custom Commands Tab     

 

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Footer Section      

 

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  • Do not synchronise from Back Office - Select to NOT synchronise Printer Commands settings with the Back Office.

 

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