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PN: 100-7959
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GUIDE
PROGRAMMER'S
SERIES 150 P OS
Receipt/Validation/Journal Printers
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PcOS Series 150 Change History Added Telpar emulation Added Redefine Character Set and Euro Character Commands 12/14/99 Page i Rev G Initial Release Rev. A Corrected warranty information Corrected physical specifications Update Rev. B Added bar code justification commands Added Code 93 to bar code section Added trademarks for OKIDATA and Star Removed all references to the cover (The Series 150 Printer does not have a switch on the cover.) Added section on Star emulation Added information about t
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Disclaimer PcOS Series 150 Information in this publication is subject to change without notice. However, as product improvements become available, Ithaca Peripherals will make every effort to provide updated information for the products described in this publication. Copyright Copyright 1997-1999 Ithaca Peripherals. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means
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PcOS Series 150 Table of Contents ................................ ................................ ................................ ............ 1 Warranty Information ................................ ................................ ................................ .................. 1 Warranty Options ................................ ................................ ................................ .......... 1 ................................ ................................ ................
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PcOS Series 150 International Character Sets and Code Pages ................................ ................................ ............. 24 Character Print Control ................................ ................................ ................................ ............. 30 Character Pitch ................................ ................................ ................................ .......................... 31 Character Attribute Commands ................................ ..........
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PcOS Series 150 Parallel Port ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................ 110 Parallel Port Protocol ................................ ................................ ................................ . 110 Printer Buffer Size ................................ ................................ ................................ ..... 111 Parallel Port Inquire IEEE 1284 ................................ ...............
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Figures and Tables PcOS Series 150 Table of Figures Figure 1 Single-wide character cell ................................ ................................ ................................ ........... 7 Figure 2 Character forming ................................ ................................ ................................ ....................... 7 Figure 3 Physical dimensions ................................ ................................ ................................ ...................
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PcOS Series 150 Table of Figures Table 20 ASCII chart ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................ 135 12/14/99 Page vii Rev G Programmer's Guide
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PcOS Series 150 Warranty Information All PcOS Series 150 Printers come with a standard 24-month warranty covering both parts and labor. An optional warranty, covering both parts and labor for an additional 12 months, may be purchased separately. For more information concerning the warranty options, please contact your dealer or the Sales Department at Ithaca Peripherals. See “Contacting Ithaca Peripherals” on page 2 . Ithaca Peripherals has a full service organization to meet your printer servic
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PcOS Series 150 An Operator's Guide is available that describes set up and use of the Series 150 Printer. It describes basic procedures such as changing the paper; printing on a form; and replacing the ribbon cassette. A Maintenance Manual is also available. It shows how to repair the Series 150 Printer and lists the replacement parts. The Maintenance Manual is intended for trained, service technicians. For information about ordering these books or programs, refer to the next section. In additio
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PcOS Series 150 Series 150 Models There are four basic models of the Series 150 Printer . They are: Model 151 Receipt Printer; Model 152 Receipt/Journal Printer; Model 153 Receipt/Journal/Validation Printer; and Model 154 Receipt/Validation Printer. Standard Features The following features are common to the entire family of printers: • 340 cps logic-seeking print speed; • 4.0 inches per second paper feed speed; • 2.40-inch (normal) or 2.83-inch (wide) print zone; • Snap on ribbon cassette; • Dua
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PcOS Series 150 Model 151: Receipt Printer The Model 151 receipt printer only provides receipt functions. The last line printed on the receipt is within one inch of the tear-off or cut-off edge. The receipt printing appears right-side up with the total at the bottom as the receipt appears from the top of the printer and is presented to the operator. The receipt printer handles one-, two-, or three-ply paper. The optional cutter is able to cut one- and The Model 151 printer does not have the abil
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PcOS Series 1 50 Printing Specifications Printing method impact dot matrix Head wire arrangement 9 pins in line Print wire diameter 0.34 mm (0.012 inch) Print wire pitch 0.35 mm (0.013 inch) Printing directions bidirectional, logic-seeking Print zone 60.96 mm (2.40 inch) or 71.97 mm (2.83 inch) Characters per inch . Characters per line . Characters per second . Print Pitch Capability Normal 2.40” Maximum (in characters per inch) Characters per Line 8 Table 1 Normal print zone character specifica
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PcOS Series 150 Print Pitch Capability Wide 2.83” Maximum (in characters per inch) Characters per Line 8 (180) (250) (275) (275) (275) (275) (275) (140) (140) (140) (140) (140) (140) Table 2 Wide print zone character specifications All the character sets and modes are based on one of two character cells, 10 wide by 9 high or 12 wide by 9 high. Double-wide mode is twice the width of normal mode, 20 wide by 9 high or 24 wide by 9 high. In utility print mode, the character cell consists of five ful
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PcOS Series 1 50 The following illustration shows a single-wide character cell. 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 1 Single-wide character cell The example above, which only holds true for the 12 cpi mode, shows the full dots as adjacent to each other in the character cell. The 10 cpi mode allows a gap between adjacent full rows; 17 and 24 cpi allow an overlap of full rows. The printer cannot print adjacent full and half dots in any single row. Some graphics (double-density, half-speed) allow a
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PcOS Series 150 Physical Specifications (168 mm) 3 Approximate weight 7.0 pounds (3.2 kg) Shipping weight 10.0 pounds (4.5 kg) Electrical Characteristics The Series 150 Printer is designed to be AC self-powered in domestic and international markets. The printer is equipped with a universal input power supply that is designed to operate Idle Current Printing (amps) Current (amps) (watts) 100 - 240 90 - 264 47 - 63 0.9 @ 120VAC 0.4 @ 240VAC Table 3 Page 8 G 12/14/99 Rev Power input requirements
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PcOS Series 1 50 The serial interface is a standard RS-232 interface on a 9-pin D-shell connector. It is defined as a standard DTE device. A null modem cable is required to interface the printer to another DTE device (i.e. a personal computer). See the serial port description later in this manual for more information. The parallel port is a standard 25-pin D-shell as defined in the IEEE 1284 -A standard. See the parallel port description later in this manual for more information. USB The USB int
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PcOS Series 150 Default - 0.13 inch (1/8 inch or 3.18 mm); can be set in units of 0.0046 inch (1/216 inch or 0.12 mm) by software command P aper width 2.75, 3.00, or 3.25 inches (69.85, 76.20, 82.55 mm) R oll diameter 3.50 inches (88.90 mm) Paper thickness at 25 ° C 0.006 - 0.007 inch (0.15 - 0.18 mm) 0.009 - 0.0105 inch (0.23 - 0.27 mm) R oll paper core Inside diameter 0.44 inch (7/16 inch or 11.11 mm) R Paper exhaust is sensed by software, and printing is prevented at the end of the roll. Prin
