Using configuration mode – TransAct Technologies ITHERM 280 User Manual

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Configuring Your ITherm

®

280 Printer

iTherm

®

280 Programmer’s Guide

Page 66

Rev C

28-07764

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

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