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7156 Thermal Receipt and ImpactSlip Printer (RS-232)Owner's Guide7156-D100-V001

About the 7156 Printer 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 19952The industry-standard RS-232C communication interface allows the 7156 to beconnected to any host

Commands 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 199592Journal TabAs there is no journal station on the 7156, this command is ignored as a tabcommand. However, it i

7156 Owner’s Guide CommandsOctober 1995 93Single-Wide CharactersPrints single-wide characters. Single-wide characters may be used in the sameline with

Commands 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 199594Hex Decimal ASCII Value of m Default1B 21 m 27 33 m ESC ! mSee Next Table 0Value of mBit Function 0 1Bit 01 P

7156 Owner’s Guide CommandsOctober 1995 95Define User-Defined Character Set (Receipt Station)Defines and enters downloaded characters (for the receipt

Commands 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 199596Define User-Defined Character Set (Slip Station)Defines and enters downloaded characters (for the slip statio

7156 Owner’s Guide CommandsOctober 1995 97 d1 d1 d2 d3 d4 d4 d d5 dnTop of CharacterTop of CharacterdndnMSBMSBLSBLSBReceipt Characters (1B 26 3)Sli

Commands 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 199598Disable Double Strike (Slip Station)Turns off the double strike mode on the slip station.Hex Decimal ASCII1B

7156 Owner’s Guide CommandsOctober 1995 99Summary of Rotated PrintingThe table shows the combinations of Set/Cancel Upside-Down Print, Set/CancelRotat

Commands 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 1995100Station Select CommandsThese commands decide which station any incoming data will be printed on.Select Recei

7156 Owner’s Guide CommandsOctober 1995 101Select Receipt StationSelects the Receipt Station for all functions. The receipt station is the defaultsett

7156 Owner’s Guide About the 7156 PrinterOctober 1995 3Slip Station• Bi-directional, impact printing• Standard pitch (host selectable): 13.9 character

Commands 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 1995102Graphics CommandsThese commands are used to enter and print graphics data.Set Absolute Starting PositionSets

7156 Owner’s Guide CommandsOctober 1995 103Set Bit Image ModeSets the print resolution and enters one line of graphics data into the print buffer.Exce

Commands 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 1995104Single-Density GraphicsThis NCR 7150™ command is not available. Use Set Bit Image Mode (1B 2A)described on t

7156 Owner’s Guide CommandsOctober 1995 105Double-Density GraphicsEnters one line of 8-dot double-density graphics into the print buffer. Excess datai

Commands 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 1995106Value of n1 Value of n2 Value of d1-56 (8 x n1 = Number ofHorizontal Dot Columns)1-48 (Number ofVertical Byt

7156 Owner’s Guide CommandsOctober 1995 107Printer Status CommandsThese commands enable the printer to communicate with the host systemfollowing the s

Commands 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 1995108Transmit Printer StatusSends status data to the host system.Hex Decimal ASCII1B 76 27 118 ESC vThe printer s

7156 Owner’s Guide CommandsOctober 1995 109Real Time CommandsThese commands correct difficulties with the original version of the 7156 RS-232Ccommunic

Commands 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 1995110An application using these DLE sequences must also send the second byte of thesequence within 100 millisecon

7156 Owner’s Guide CommandsOctober 1995 111Although the printer responds to real time commands when it is busy, it willplace them into the buffer behi

About the 7156 Printer 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 19954Options• Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR) Reader built into the slip stationfor verifyi

Commands 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 1995112Hex Decimal ASCII Value of n10 04 n 16 4 n DLE EOT n1 = Transmit printer status2 = Transmit RS-232C busy sta

7156 Owner’s Guide CommandsOctober 1995 1132 = Transmit RS-232C Busy StatusBit Status Hex Decimal Function0 Off 00 0 Fixed to Off1 On 02 2 Fixed to On

Commands 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 19951143 = Transmit Error StatusBit Status Hex Decimal Function0 Off 00 0 Fixed to Off1 On 02 2 Fixed to On2 OffOn0

7156 Owner’s Guide CommandsOctober 1995 1154 = Transmit Receipt Paper StatusBit Status Hex Decimal Function0 Off 00 0 Fixed to Off1 On 02 2 Fixed to O

Commands 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 1995116Real Time Request to PrinterThe printer responds to a request from the host specified by n. The operationspe

7156 Owner’s Guide CommandsOctober 1995 117If the slip is selected, this command will attempt recovery from a slip motor jamby rehoming the printhead

Commands 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 1995118Real Time Printer Status TransmissionTransmits one byte status of the printer in real time.Hex Decimal ASCII

7156 Owner’s Guide CommandsOctober 1995 119Recognizing Data from the PrinterAn application sending various real time and non-real time commands to whi

Commands 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 1995120Bar Code CommandsThese commands format and print bar codes on the receipt station.Select Printing Position o

7156 Owner’s Guide CommandsOctober 1995 121Print Bar Code (Receipt Station)Selects the bar code type and prints a bar code for the ASCII characters en

7156 Owner’s Guide About the 7156 PrinterOctober 1995 5Ordering Paper and SuppliesThermal receipt paper, ribbon cassettes, and forms can be ordered fr

Commands 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 1995122Print Code 128 Bar Code (Receipt Station)Selects and prints the Code 128 bar code.Hex Decimal ASCII Value of

7156 Owner’s Guide CommandsOctober 1995 123MICR Reader CommandsThese commands control the Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR) Reader,including h

Commands 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 1995124Hex Decimal ASCII1B 77 70 parameters 27 119 112 parameters ESC w p parametersMICR ParsingThis section descri

7156 Owner’s Guide CommandsOctober 1995 125Variable Length Field OptionalModifiers Selector CommentsZero fill to length 0 ASCII zero preceedingmaximum

Commands 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 1995126Field Separator 'xField separator preceded by a singlequote, so a field separator of the letterA would

7156 Owner’s Guide CommandsOctober 1995 127Sample Parsing FormatsThe following strings show various sample formats that you can use assumingthey meet

Commands 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 1995128ESC w p T 18 X A 04C <CR>• All characters in the transit number• All characters in the account number

7156 Owner’s Guide CommandsOctober 1995 129NotesAll parameters are ASCII characters, i.e. greater than or equal to 0x20, with theexception of a non-AS

Commands 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 1995130Once a parsing format is specified, the following values are returned:MICR Characters ASCII HexadecimalNumer

7156 Owner’s Guide CommandsOctober 1995 131If both of these searches fail to produce the check serial number, extract thewhole account number field fr

About the 7156 Printer 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 19956Kanzaki Specialty PapersImaging Products20 Cummings StreetWare, MA 01082-2002Voice: 1(413)736-3

Commands 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 1995132Loading the Exception TableThe exception table begins at word 20 in NVRAM. Each entry takes five words.There

7156 Owner’s Guide CommandsOctober 1995 133Example 1t123456780t12349876543210o 1234 is the check serial #9876543210 is the account #To load the second

Commands 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 19951340x1B 0x73 0x84 0x47 320x1B 0x73 0x82 0x24 330x1B 0x73 0x00 0x00 34.Maintaining the Exception TablePresent co

7156 Owner’s Guide Appendix A: SpecificationsOctober 1995 135Appendix A: SpecificationsPrinting SpecificationsThermal Receipt Station Impact Slip Stat

Appendix A: Specifications 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 1995136Power RequirementsThe 7156 printer receives power from a separate power supply. Here are t

7156 Owner’s Guide Appendix A: SpecificationsOctober 1995 137ReliabilityThe numbers in the table refer to the Mean Cycle Between Failure (MCBF) for th

Appendix A: Specifications 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 1995138Density of Receipt Print LinesWhen the receipt station prints high density print lines (te

7156 Owner’s Guide Appendix B: Print CharacteristicsOctober 1995 139Appendix B: Print CharacteristicsCharacter SizeThis section shows the dot pattern

Appendix B: Print Characteristics 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 1995140Compressed PitchSlip StationThe following illustrations show the dot patterns of sa

7156 Owner’s Guide Appendix B: Print CharacteristicsOctober 1995 141Row spacing is fixed and column spacing depends upon the character pitch asindicat

7156 Owner’s Guide About the 7156 PrinterOctober 1995 7Arjo-Wiggins Thermal Papers, Ltd.Whisby Road, North HykehamLincoln, Lincolnshire LN6 9AUEngland

Appendix B: Print Characteristics 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 1995142Note: Columns overlap within the format for each print row in half-dotincrements (

7156 Owner’s Guide Appendix B: Print CharacteristicsOctober 1995 143Rotated CharactersRotated characters are alternate characters in a 5x7 dot format

Appendix B: Print Characteristics 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 1995144Print ZonesThis section shows the printable area for the slip station and the recei

7156 Owner’s Guide Appendix B: Print CharacteristicsOctober 1995 145Slip StationThe slip station prints characters (standard pitch and compressed pitc

Appendix B: Print Characteristics 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 1995146Character SetsThe next two pages show the character sets for Code Page 437 and Code

7156 Owner’s Guide Appendix B: Print CharacteristicsOctober 1995 147

Appendix B: Print Characteristics 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 1995148

7156 Owner’s Guide IndexOctober 1995 149Index—7—7156 printerclearance, 15dimensions, 15, 16, 137environmental conditions, 136features, 2location, 15ma

Index 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 1995150Commands, print characteristicscopy character set from ROM to RAM, 72,97define user-defined character set, 72,

7156 Owner’s Guide IndexOctober 1995 151ordering, 9Communication interface. See RS-232 interfaceConnecting cablescommunication, 18power, 18Connectorca

About the 7156 Printer 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 19958Ordering FormsThe 7156 prints on single or multiple forms in the slip station (up to five-partfo

Index 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 1995152—I—Installationchoosing location, 15connecting cables, 18loading paper, 20setting switches, 16testing printer,

7156 Owner’s Guide IndexOctober 1995 153—M—MICRmisread, 38verifying, 52MICR parsing, 124check serial number, parsing, 130exception table entry format,

Index 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 1995154—R—Receipt stationcharacter dot patterns, 139print zones, 144Reliability, 137removing packing material, 12Repac

7156-D100-V001 189-9200126-A 1095 AXIOHM IPB is the name and mark ofDardel Technologies© 1995 AXIOHM IPBPrinted in U.S.A.

7156 Functional Specification 189-9102894 new RS232 industry standard commands02 RFC 17319 02 DR 45426February 5, 1997 Axiohm IPB company confidential

7156 Functional Specification 189-9102894 new RS232 industry standard commands02 RFC 17319 02 DR 45426February 5, 1997 Axiohm IPB company confidential

7156 Functional Specification 189-9102894 new RS232 industry standard commands02 RFC 17319 02 DR 45426February 5, 1997 Axiohm IPB company confidential

7156 Functional Specification 189-9102894 new RS232 industry standard commands02 RFC 17319 02 DR 45426February 5, 1997 Axiohm IPB company confidential

7156 Functional Specification 189-9102894 new RS232 industry standard commands02 RFC 17319 02 DR 45426February 5, 1997 Axiohm IPB company confidential

7156 Owner’s Guide About the 7156 PrinterOctober 1995 9Ordering the Power Supply and CablesContact your sales representative to order the supplies lis

7156 Functional Specification 189-9102894 new RS232 industry standard commands02 RFC 17319 02 DR 45426February 5, 1997 Axiohm IPB company confidential

7156 Functional Specification 189-9102894 new RS232 industry standard commands02 RFC 17319 02 DR 45426February 5, 1997 Axiohm IPB company confidential

7156 Functional Specification 189-9102894 new RS232 industry standard commands02 RFC 17319 02 DR 45426February 5, 1997 Axiohm IPB company confidential

7156 Functional Specification 189-9102894 new RS232 industry standard commands02 RFC 17319 02 DR 45426February 5, 1997 Axiohm IPB company confidential

7156 Functional Specification 189-9102894 new RS232 industry standard commands02 RFC 17319 02 DR 45426February 5, 1997 Axiohm IPB company confidential

7156 Functional Specification 189-9102894 new RS232 industry standard commands02 RFC 17319 02 DR 45426February 5, 1997 Axiohm IPB company confidential

7156 Functional Specification 189-9102894 new RS232 industry standard commands02 RFC 17319 02 DR 45426February 5, 1997 Axiohm IPB company confidential

8.2.3 Receipt ThroughputModels 7156-3xxx are the original models. Models 7156-4xxx have higher receipt printspeed and were introduced in 1997.Model 7

7156 FS Updates for A756-8xxx 189-9102894January 16, 1997 file name fs_a756.doc page 1 of 2Enhanced featuresFaster thermal print and knife cutThis tab

7156 FS Updates for A756-8xxx 189-9102894January 16, 1997 file name fs_a756.doc page 2 of 2Expanded dip switchesThere are now 10 dipswitches instead o

About the 7156 Printer 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 199510Maintaining and Cleaning the PrinterThere is no customer maintenance required for the 7156. How

A756- 8xxx new commands and featuresJanuary 14, 1998 file name 568xcmds.doc page 1 of 11Axiohm IPB company confidentialUser accessible flash memoryDes

A756- 8xxx new commands and featuresJanuary 14, 1998 file name 568xcmds.doc page 2 of 11Axiohm IPB company confidentialIdentification of flashThe exis

A756- 8xxx new commands and featuresJanuary 14, 1998 file name 568xcmds.doc page 3 of 11Axiohm IPB company confidentialErasing flashGS @ n Erase flash

A756- 8xxx new commands and featuresJanuary 14, 1998 file name 568xcmds.doc page 4 of 11Axiohm IPB company confidentialMultiple logosGS # n Select act

A756- 8xxx new commands and featuresJanuary 14, 1998 file name 568xcmds.doc page 5 of 11Axiohm IPB company confidentialWidth Height Memory req’dInches

A756- 8xxx new commands and featuresJanuary 14, 1998 file name 568xcmds.doc page 6 of 11Axiohm IPB company confidentialformat ASCII ESC ‘ m 3-byte add

A756- 8xxx new commands and featuresJanuary 14, 1998 file name 568xcmds.doc page 7 of 11Axiohm IPB company confidentialFlash statusOne of the existing

A756- 8xxx new commands and featuresJanuary 14, 1998 file name 568xcmds.doc page 8 of 11Axiohm IPB company confidentialThe flash memory status contain

A756- 8xxx new commands and featuresJanuary 14, 1998 file name 568xcmds.doc page 9 of 11Axiohm IPB company confidentialRemote DiagnosticsThe A756-8xxx

A756- 8xxx new commands and featuresJanuary 14, 1998 file name 568xcmds.doc page 10 of 11Axiohm IPB company confidentialGS I @ nnREMOTE DIAGNOSTICITEM

7156 Owner’s Guide Setting Up and Using the PrinterOctober 1995 11Setting Up and Using the PrinterWhat Is in the Box?The following items are packed in

A756- 8xxx new commands and featuresJanuary 14, 1998 file name 568xcmds.doc page 11 of 11Axiohm IPB company confidentialGS I @ nnREMOTE DIAGNOSTICITEM

It is the policy of Axiohm IPB to improve products as new technology, components,software, and firmware become available. Axiohm IPB, therefore, reser

Setting Up and Using the Printer 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 199512Removing the Packing Material1. Once the printer is removed from the foam pack and pl

7156 Owner’s Guide Setting Up and Using the PrinterOctober 1995 134. Open the front cover and remove the foam restraint.5. Remove the cardboard suppor

Setting Up and Using the Printer 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 199514Repacking the Printer1. Place a piece of receipt paper between the receipt cover and

7156 Owner’s Guide Setting Up and Using the PrinterOctober 1995 15Choosing a LocationThe 7156 printer takes up relatively little counter space and may

Setting Up and Using the Printer 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 199516Setting SwitchesThe DIP switches, located behind the front cover, are used for three

7156 Owner’s Guide Setting Up and Using the PrinterOctober 1995 17Use a paper clip or other pointed object to set the switches.1. Open the front cover

Setting Up and Using the Printer 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 199518Connecting the CablesThere are three different types of cables that connect to the pr

7156 Owner’s Guide Setting Up and Using the PrinterOctober 1995 19Note: The strain relief bushings and the cable clamp are shipped in the box andhelp

Setting Up and Using the Printer 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 199520Loading and Changing the Receipt PaperThe 7156 features extremely simple paper loadin

7156 Owner’s Guide Setting Up and Using the PrinterOctober 1995 21Removing the Paper Roll1. Open the receipt cover.2. Remove the used roll.

7156 Owner’s Guide Quick ReferenceAbout the 7156 PrinterOctober 1995 iQuick ReferenceThis Quick Reference will direct you to key areas of the Owner&ap

Setting Up and Using the Printer 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 199522Putting In the Paper RollNote: Tear off the end of the new roll so that the edge is

7156 Owner’s Guide Setting Up and Using the PrinterOctober 1995 23Advancing Paper1. Press the Paper Feed button on the operator panel to advance the p

Setting Up and Using the Printer 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 199524Putting In and Changing the Ribbon CassetteChange the ribbon cassette when the print

7156 Owner’s Guide Setting Up and Using the PrinterOctober 1995 25Putting In the Ribbon Cassette1. Tighten the ribbon by turning the knob in the direc

Setting Up and Using the Printer 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 199526Printing on Forms or ChecksThere are several types of transactions that require you t

7156 Owner’s Guide Setting Up and Using the PrinterOctober 1995 27

Setting Up and Using the Printer 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 199528Validating and Verifying ChecksNote: If the MICR Reader feature is present, checks a

7156 Owner’s Guide Setting Up and Using the PrinterOctober 1995 29

Setting Up and Using the Printer 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 199530Testing the PrinterTest the receipt station using the simple tests described in this

7156 Owner’s Guide Setting Up and Using the PrinterOctober 1995 31Sample Print Test

Quick Reference 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 1995iiHow to Use This BookUse this book as an installation guide for setting up and preparing the printer to

Setting Up and Using the Printer 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 199532Paper Low SensorNote: The paper low sensor is not available on 30XX models. See the

7156 Owner’s Guide Solving ProblemsOctober 1995 33Solving ProblemsThe 7156 printer is a simple, generally trouble-free printer, but from time to timem

Solving Problems 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 199534Green LED Does Not Come On/Printer Will Not PrintProblem What to Do Where to GoCables may notbe conne

7156 Owner’s Guide Solving ProblemsOctober 1995 35Red LED Is ConstantProblem What to Do Where to GoReceipt paper isoutChange the paper now. Do not run

Solving Problems 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 199536Slip or Forms Printing is LightProblem What to Do Where to GoRibbon cassette iswornReplace the ribbon

7156 Owner’s Guide Solving ProblemsOctober 1995 37LED (Slip Table) Does Not Come OnProblem What to Do Where to GoForm or check notinserted properlyLin

Solving Problems 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 199538MICR Not Reading ProperlyProblem What to Do Where to GoMICR (Magnetic InkCharacter Recognition)Reader

7156 Owner’s Guide Solving ProblemsOctober 1995 39Contacting a Service RepresentativeFor serious problems, such as the printer not printing, not commu

7156 Owner’s Guide DiagnosticsOctober 1995 41DiagnosticsThe following diagnostic tests are available for the 7156:• Level 0 DiagnosticsPerformed durin

7156 Owner’s Guide ContentsOctober 1995 iiiContentsAbout the 7156 Printer 1Features and Options...

Diagnostics 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 199542Level 0 DiagnosticsThe printer automatically performs level 0 diagnostics when the printer is put on-line.

7156 Owner’s Guide DiagnosticsOctober 1995 43Level 1 DiagnosticsLevel 1 diagnostics (setup mode) allow you to change the settings for variousprinter f

Diagnostics 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 199544Setting Printhead ResistanceThis function changes the setting for the thermal printhead resistance. The se

7156 Owner’s Guide DiagnosticsOctober 1995 45Setting Partial Cut DistanceThis function changes the length of the partial knife cut: the higher the num

Diagnostics 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 199546Setting Data Error and Data Buffer OptionsThis function allows you to select the handling of data receptio

7156 Owner’s Guide DiagnosticsOctober 1995 47Caution: The DIP switches are set at the factory to predetermined settings andshould generally not be ch

Diagnostics 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 199548Checking and Adjusting the MICR ReaderThe adjustment procedure described in this section cancels or sharpl

7156 Owner’s Guide DiagnosticsOctober 1995 496. Insert a blank slip into the slip station from the left side so that it covers theMICR read head, but

Diagnostics 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 199550Adjust the MICR ReaderThe procedures to adjust the MICR Reader involve setting the DIP switches andadjusti

7156 Owner’s Guide DiagnosticsOctober 1995 511. Remove the front cover from the hinge arm assembly.This will make it easier to perform the adjustment.

About the 7156 Printer 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 1995ivPutting In and Changing the Ribbon Cassette ...31R

Diagnostics 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 199552Verifying Read of MICR CharactersThis test reads the characters on a check and prints a Hex dump of the ch

7156 Owner’s Guide DiagnosticsOctober 1995 53Running the Data Scope ModeThis test prints a Hex dump of all data sent to the printer: “1” prints as Hex

Diagnostics 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 199554Exit the Data Scope Mode1. Open the front cover and set the DIP switches to the following settings:Switch

7156 Owner’s Guide DiagnosticsOctober 1995 55Testing the Slip and Receipt StationsThese functions allow you to select various tests to check slip and

Diagnostics 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 199556Print a Continuous SlipThis test prints several lines of data that show the settings for the functions set

7156 Owner’s Guide DiagnosticsOctober 1995 57Print a Sample Receipt (Single or Continuous)These tests print sample receipts, either once or continuous

Diagnostics 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 199558Level 2 DiagnosticsLevel 2 diagnostics run during normal printer operation. When the followingconditions o

7156 Owner’s Guide DiagnosticsOctober 1995 59Running the Print Test by Power Cycling the Printer1. Press and hold down the Paper Feed button on the to

Diagnostics 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 199560Sample Print Test

7156 Owner’s Guide CommunicationOctober 1995 61CommunicationCommunication OverviewIn order for a receipt or slip to be printed, a program must be in p

7156 Owner’s Guide ContentsOctober 1995 vPrint Test ...

Communication 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 199562Using DOS to Send CommandsOne way of getting commands to the printer is to send them directly from DOS.F

7156 Owner’s Guide CommunicationOctober 1995 63XON/XOFF ProtocolThe XON/XOFF characters coordinate the information transfer between theprinter and the

Communication 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 199564RS-232C Technical SpecificationsThis section describes the pin settings for the connectors and the RS-23

7156 Owner’s Guide CommunicationOctober 1995 65The following illustration shows the pin out designation for the cash drawerconnectors. The following t

Communication 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 199566Switch SettingsThe DIP switches are located on the PC board behind the front cover as shown inthe illust

7156 Owner’s Guide CommunicationOctober 1995 67DIP Switch Settings for RS-232C ParametersSwitch Settings Description1 OFF On-line Mode, Use to set RS-

7156 Owner’s Guide CommandsOctober 1995 69CommandsThe commands control all operations and functions of the 7156 printer, fromselecting the size and pl

Commands 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 199570Printer Function CommandsThese commands control the following basic printer functions and are listed innumeri

7156 Owner’s Guide CommandsOctober 1995 711B 3D nSelect Device (Not Implemented) 841B 40 Initialize Printer 851B 43 nSet Slip Eject Length 851B 44 etc

About the 7156 Printer 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 1995viAppendix A: Specifications 147Printing Specifications...

Commands 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 199572Print Characteristics CommandsThese commands control what the printed information looks like and are listed i

7156 Owner’s Guide CommandsOctober 1995 73Station Select CommandsThese commands control which station incoming data is printed on.Station Select Comma

Commands 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 199574Printer Status CommandsThese commands send printer status information to the host system and arelisted in num

7156 Owner’s Guide CommandsOctober 1995 75Bar Code CommandsThese commands print bar codes on the receipt station and are listed innumerical order of t

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7156 Owner’s Guide CommandsOctober 1995 77Command DescriptionsThis section lists the commands with their Hex, Decimal, and ASCII codes. Thecommands ar

Commands 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 199578Print and Eject SlipPrints data from the buffer to the slip station and reverses the slip out the front ofthe

7156 Owner’s Guide CommandsOctober 1995 79Close Form (Slip Station)Closes the feed roller and platen (forms compensation arm assembly) and retractsthe

Commands 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 199580Add n Extra Dot RowsAdds n extra dot rows to the character height to increase space between printlines or dec

7156 Owner’s Guide CommandsOctober 1995 81PrintPrints one line from the buffer and feeds paper one line.Hex Decimal ASCII17 23 ETBOpen Form (Slip Stat

7156 Owner’s Guide About the 7156 PrinterOctober 1995 1About the 7156 PrinterThe 7156 printer is a fast, quiet, relatively small and very reliable mul

Commands 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 199582Generate ToneActivates a short tone.Hex Decimal ASCII1B 07 27 7 ESC BELSet ColumnPrints the first character o

7156 Owner’s Guide CommandsOctober 1995 83Set Absolute Starting PositionSets the print starting position to the specified number of dots (up to the ri

Commands 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 199584Set Line Spacing to n Minimum UnitsSets the line spacing on the selected station:• Receipt station: n/360 of

7156 Owner’s Guide CommandsOctober 1995 85Initialize PrinterClears the buffer and resets printer to the default settings (startup configuration).• Rec

Commands 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 199586Print and Feed n Minimum UnitsPrints one line from the buffer and feeds the paper n/360 of an inch on the rec

7156 Owner’s Guide CommandsOctober 1995 87Set Relative Starting PositionMoves the print starting position the specified number of dots either right (u

Commands 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 199588Align Positions (Receipt Station)Specifies the alignment of the characters, graphics, logos, and bar codes on

7156 Owner’s Guide CommandsOctober 1995 89Enable or Disable On-Line ButtonThis command is not implemented and is ignored if received.Hex Decimal ASCII

Commands 7156 Owner’s GuideOctober 199590Read from Non-Volatile MemoryReads a two-byte word from location k in the history EEROM.Hex Decimal ASCII Val

7156 Owner’s Guide CommandsOctober 1995 91Set or Cancel Parallel Journal PrintingBecause there is no journal station on the 7156, this command is not