IBM SUREMARK TI8 - Manual (Page 217)

Commands with limited support in emulation mode
The commands listed in Table 29 are supported in a limited manner in Epson
emulation mode. The table describes the limitation on each command.
Table 29. Commands with limited support in Epson emulation mode
Command Description of Limitation
10 04 n Real-time status
transmission A status byte will be returned when the
command is sent. The following status
bits will not be supported.
v Offline status bit 6
v Error status bits 5 and 6
v Paper roll status bits 2 and 3 (near
end of paper) - Bit will be set when
out of paper
1B 2D n Turn underline mode on/off There is no thickness option available. A
value of n=1, 2, 49 or 50 will enable
underline mode.
1B 44 m1...nk 00 Set horizontal tab positions The number of tab positions is limited to
5.
1B 63 34 n Select paper sensor to stop
printing The command will be accepted, but it
has no function. There is no paper low
sensor on the SureMark. The printer will
only return out of paper status.
1B 74 n Select character code table All characters on all code pages are not
supported. The Katakana code page is
not supported.
1D 5E r t m Execute user-defined
message Does not support the mode where the
user-defined message is printed when
the paper advance button is pressed.
1D 77 n Set bar code width The maximum width is 4 dots on the
SureMark. Widths of 5 and 6 will be
forced to 4 dots.
1C 67 31 m a1 a2
a3 a4... Write to user NV memory If received during user-defined message
definition, this command will be
embedded in the NV memory. Epson
will stop the definition and store the
data in NV memory.
The user is required to erase the NV
memory before the address can be
overwritten.
1C 71 n [xL xH yL
yH... Define NV bit image The width is limited to 576 dots wide
and 255 rows high.
Updated April 2, 2009
Appendix G. Emulation support for Epson single-station printer 195