Document Outline

• Contents
• Figures
• Tables
• Preface
  • Who should read this manual
  • How this manual is organized
  • Related publications and diskettes
  • Where to find more information
  • Tell us what you think
• Summary of changes
  • GA27-4151-07 (April, 2009)
  • GA27-4151-07 (February/March, 2007 update)
  • GA27-4151-07 (May, 2006)
  • Web-only update GA27-4151-06 (December, 2005)
  • GA27-4151-06 (August, 2005)
  • Web-only update for corrections to GA27-4151-05 (August, 2004)
  • Web-only update for corrections to GA27-4151-05 (August, 2003)
  • Web-only update for Model TI8, GA27-4151-05 (April, 2003)
  • Web-only update for GA27-4151-04 (March, 2002)
  • Web update for GA27-4151-04 (June, 2001)
  • GA27-4151-04
  • GA27-4151-03
  • GA27-4151-02
• Part 1. General information
• Chapter 1. Introduction
  • Printer overview
  • Description of models
    • Features used with the SureMark printers
    • Comparison of the SureMark models
      • Differences among SureMark models
      • Differences between Models TI3, TI4, TI8, TI9, TG3, TG4, TG8, TG9, and Models TF6, TM6
  • Planning information
    • Your responsibilities
    • Limitations
    • Communication interfaces
    • Temperature and humidity limits
    • Physical dimensions
      • Models TI1, TI2, TI3, TI4, TG3, and TG4
      • Models TI8, TI9, TG8, TG9
      • Models TF6 and TM6
    • Power requirements
    • Hardware requirements
    • Software requirements
      • Operating system requirements
      • Application requirements
    • Resident code pages
    • Bar codes
• Chapter 2. Installation instructions
  • Unpacking the printer
  • Installing a SureMark printer
    • Installing for EIA-232/RS-485 communication
    • Installing SureMark for USB communication
  • Using the wall mounting feature
  • Installing the fillers
    • Installing fillers for EIA-232/RS-485 printers
    • Installing fillers for USB printers
  • EIA-232 communication mode selections (all models except TI8, TI9, TG8, TG9)
    • Baud rate selection
    • EIA-232 communications protocol selection
      • DTR/DSR control
      • XON/XOFF control
  • EIA-232 communication mode selections (Models TI8, TI9, TG8, TG9)
    • Baud rate selection
    • EIA-232 communications protocol selection
      • DTR/DSR control
      • XON/XOFF control
  • USB communication mode
  • USB selection
• Chapter 3. SureMark installation, service, and utility software
  • Software adjustments (Models TI1, TI2, TI3, TI4, TI8, TI9, TG3, TG4, TG8, and TG9)
    • Offline configurations for Models TI8, TI9, TG8, TG9
    • Using the IBM Diagnostics for the POS Systems and Peripherals (all models except Models TI1 and TI2)
    • Using the reference/service diskettes (Models TI1 and TI2)
  • 4610 fonts and logos utilities
    • Utility diskette
    • IBM Diagnostics for POS Systems and Peripherals package (all models except TI1 and TI2)
  • Proportional font conversion utility
  • Firmware update
    • Using a firmware update diskette (Models TI1 and TI2 only)
    • Using POSS for Windows to update SureMark printer firmware (RS-485 and USB only)
    • Using JavaPOS for Windows to update SureMark printer firmware (EIA-232, RS-485, and USB)
      • Automatic update
      • Command line utility (AipFlash46s)
    • Updating SureMark firmware using temporary EIA-232 attachment
    • Limitation on updating firmware
  • Emulating the IBM Model 3 or Model 4 printers
    • Limitations for emulation
    • Printing saved data
      • Printing buffer data on thermal/impact printers
      • Printing buffer data on single-station printers
  • Emulating an Epson single-station printer (single-station only)
    • Enabling Epson emulation
    • Limitations for Epson emulation
  • MICR data parser sample code (Models TI2, TI4, TI8, TI9, TG4, TG8, and TG9 only)
  • Resources on the Internet
• Part 2. Models TI1, TI2, TI3, TI4, TI8, TI9, TG3, TG4, TG8, TG9
• Chapter 4. Operation
  • Operating controls and indicators
  • Ribbon loading
  • Paper loading
  • Clearing jams in the check flipper area
  • MICR reader read head cleaning
  • Thermal print head cleaning
  • Document scanner cleaning (Model TI8, TI9, TG8, TG9)
  • Document scanner calibration (Models TI8, TI9, TG8, TG9)
• Chapter 5. Testing and problem analysis
  • Testing the printer
  • Offline tests
    • Customer receipt test
    • Document insert test
    • MICR reader and check flipper test (Models TI2, TI4, TI8, TI9, TG4, TG8, and TG9 only)
      • Scanned check printout (ModelsTI8, TI9, TG8, TG9)
    • EIA-232 hex dump
    • Resetting the printer - offline
    • Electronic journal dump
  • Problem determination
• Part 3. Models TF6 and TM6
• Chapter 6. Operation (Models TF6 and TM6)
  • Operating controls and indicators
  • Paper loading
  • Thermal print head cleaning
• Chapter 7. Testing and problem analysis (Models TF6 and TM6)
  • Testing the printer
  • Offline test
  • EIA-232 hex dump
  • Resetting the printer - offline
  • Problem determination
• Part 4. Appendixes
• Appendix A. Consumable supplies
  • Paper specifications
    • Thermal paper
    • Document insert forms (Models TI1, TI2, TI3, TI4, TI8, TI9, TG3, TG4, TG8, and TG9 only)
      • Single and multipart form specifications
      • Specifications for documents that can be flipped
  • Print ribbons (Models TI1, TI2, TI3, TI4, TI8, TI9, TG3, TG4, TG8, and TG9 only)
  • Expendable supplies
• Appendix B. Printer maintenance procedures
  • Product care procedures
  • Service provider system maintenance procedures
    • Models TI1, TI2, TI3, TI4, TI8, TI9, TG3, TG4, TG8, and TG9
    • Models TF6 and TM6
• Appendix C. Technical information
  • General description
  • Specifications
  • Memory units
  • Immediate commands
  • Voltage conversion circuitry
  • RS-485 serial I/O parameters
  • Cash drawer connector pin assignments
  • EIA-232 connector pin assignments
  • EIA-232 parameters
  • USB connector pin assignments
  • Code page definitions
    • Generic code page
    • Code page 437
    • Code page 858
    • Code page 860
    • Code page 863
    • Code page 865
  • Character fonts
    • Thermal printing font
    • Impact printing fonts (Models TI1, TI2, TI3, TI4, TI8, TI9, TG3, TG4, TG8, and TG9)
• Appendix D. EIA-232 programming information
  • EIA-232 commands summary by function
  • Alphabetized EIA-232 commands summary
  • System commands
    • Exercise program
    • Verify previous commands completed
    • Status request
    • Extended address command-request printer ID
  • Preset or Onetime-Set commands
    • All models
    • Models TI8 and TI9 only
    • Download graphics (logo) commands
    • Predefine messages
    • Download user-defined characters
    • Thermal code page
    • Proportional font
    • Impact code page
    • Flash storage write
    • Erase flash EPROM sector
    • Send checksum of flash EPROM sector
    • Microcode tolerance (MCT) information - loading
    • Microcode tolerance (MCT) information - request
  • Setup commands
    • Set print mode
    • Set or cancel double-wide mode
    • Set or cancel double-high mode
    • Set or cancel underline mode
    • Set or cancel overline mode
    • Set or cancel invert mode
    • Set or cancel emphasized printing
    • Select maximum print speed
    • Set or cancel unidirectional printing
    • Request document length for landscape print
    • Set document length for landscape print
    • Set print station
    • Select user-defined or resident character sets
    • Set code page
    • Set intercharacter spacing
    • Set or cancel rotated characters
    • Set print station parameters
    • Select 1/8-inch line spacing
    • Select 1/6-inch line spacing
    • Select color printing
    • Set line spacing using minimum units
    • Set sheet eject length
    • Set horizontal tab positions
    • Set left margin position
    • Set relative position
    • Align positions
    • Set error recovery function
    • Define document wait time
    • Status sent to system
    • Select character for reprinted lines
    • Re-initialize the printer
    • Enable or disable the feed buttons
    • Enable or disable the beeper (Models TF6 and TM6 only)
    • Enable or disable upside-down printing
    • Select character size for scalable fonts
    • Fix font matrix
    • Print logo inline
    • Select thermal paper
  • Bar code commands
    • Print bar code
      • Print bar code examples
    • Select horizontal size of bar code
    • Select bar code height
    • Select printing position of human readable information (HRI)
    • Select font for HRI
    • Print PDF417 bar code
    • Print PDF417 bar code using binary mode
    • Select PDF417 ECC (error correction codewords) level
    • Select aspect ratio PDF417 bar code
    • Enable PDF417 truncation
  • Print character commands
    • Print and line feed
    • Print and line feed
    • Print, form feed, and cut the paper (FF)
    • Print and feed paper n lines
    • Print and feed paper using minimum units
    • Print and feed paper in reverse using minimum units
  • Print graphic messages
    • Select and print a graphics (logo) command
    • Print predefined graphics (logo) command
    • Print predefined messages
  • Miscellaneous commands
    • Tab to next tab stop
    • Return home (select print head location)
    • Paper cut/DI eject
    • Generate drive pulse for cash drawer
    • Retrieve the flash storage
    • Retrieve size of user flash storage
    • Retrieve printer usage statistics
  • Check processing commands (Models TI2, TI4, TI8, TI9, TG4, TG8, and TG9 only)
    • Models TI8 and TI9 MICR read commands
    • MICR read
    • Flip check
  • Document scanner commands
    • Start scan
    • Print scanned image
    • Store scanned image and/or select partial image for retrieval
    • Retrieve scanned image
    • Scanner calibration
    • Retrieve next image location
    • Retrieve first unread image location
    • Select compression format and scanned image threshold
  • Asynchronous (real-time) commands
    • Real-time requests
  • Data buffer management and batch printing
    • Reset line count
    • Disable line count
    • Hold printing until buffer is released
  • Page mode printing commands
    • Select page mode
    • Select standard mode
    • Select printable area
    • Select printing direction/position
    • Set vertical position
    • Set relative vertical position
    • Set left margin position (standard mode), set absolute print position (page mode)
    • Set relative horizontal position
    • Set printing position
    • Print and form feed and cut the paper
    • Print page in page mode
    • Clear print data in page mode
  • Document handling
    • Portrait mode
    • Landscape mode
      • Landscape printing commands
    • Status summary
    • Message from the printer
    • Status byte 1
    • Status byte 2
    • Status byte 3
    • Status byte 4
    • Status byte 5
    • Status byte 6
    • Status byte 7
    • Status byte 8
• Appendix E. Uploading electronic journal data
  • Enable the upload of EJ data
  • Disable the upload of EJ data
  • Upload the EJ data
  • Request the size of the EJ space
  • Erase the EJ data in the printer
• Appendix F. Proportional fonts
  • Preparing the fonts
  • Implementing proportional fonts
    • Layout using align commands
    • Layout using set tab position
• Appendix G. Emulation support for Epson single-station printer
  • Commands supported in emulation mode
  • Commands with limited support in emulation mode
  • Commands not supported in emulation mode
  • Connectivity differences
  • Functional differences
• Appendix H. Safety information
• Appendix I. Notices
  • Electronic emission notices
    • Federal Communications Commission (FCC) statement
    • European Union EMC Directive conformance statement
    • Industry Canada Class A Emission Compliance statement
    • Avis de conformité aux normes d'Industrie Canada
    • Germany
    • Australia and New Zealand
    • Chinese Class A warning statement
    • Japanese power line harmonics compliance statement
    • Japanese Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) statement
    • Korean communications statement
    • Taiwanese Class A warning statement
  • Taiwan contact information
  • Cable ferrite requirement
  • Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)
  • Product Recycling and disposal
  • Battery return program
    • For Taiwan:
    • For the European Union:
    • For California:
  • Flat panel displays
  • Monitors and workstations
  • Trademarks
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