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Commands not supported in emulation mode
In Epson emulation mode, the SureMark printer supports all Epson commands
except the page mode commands and smoothing. Table 30 lists the commands that
are not supported.
Connectivity differences
The connectivity differences between an Epson single-station printer and the
SureMark printers are:
v The Epson printer offers a parallel interface that the SureMark printer does not
v The following EIA-232 modes of communication, which are supported by the
v To attach the printer to a standard PC serial port:
Functional differences
The following limitations must be considered when using a single-station SureMark
printer to emulate an Epson single-station printer:
v When applications switch from Epson printers to IBM printers, there is sometimes
v To provide a more seamless transition between OPOS-driven Epson and IBM
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Table 30. Commands not supported in Epson emulation mode
Hex Command
ASCII Command
18
CAN
1B 0C
ESC FF
1B 4C
ESC L
1B 54 n
ESC T n
1B 57 xL xH yL yH
ESC W xL xH yL yH...
...
1D 24 nL nH
GS $ nL nH
1D 5C nL nH
GS \ nL nH
1D 62 n
GS b n
support.
Epson single-station printer, are not supported by the SureMark printer:
– 2400 kbps and 4800 kbps baud
– 7 bits of data
– Parity
– More than one stop bit
– 25-pin D shell
– The Epson single-station printer requires a Null Modem cable.
– The SureMark requires a standard 9-pin D-shell EIA-232 cable.
a difference in the receipt line spacing. The receipt appears double spaced
because, by default, the SureMark printer treats carriage returns (CRs) the same
as line feeds (LFs). To change this behavior see "Mode Option" MCT #30 (1E
hex) in Table 17 on page 125.
printers, IBM now supports an OEM Printer Emulation setting in the OPOS
printer device configuration dialog. Enable this setting to produce behavior that is
more consistent with that of an Epson printer. (Refer to the Application
Programming Guide for your driver.)
Updated April 2, 2009
Description of Limitation
Cancel print data in page mode
Print data in page mode
Select page mode
Select print direction in page mode
Set printing area in page mode
Set absolute vertical print position in
page mode
Set relative vertical print position in
page mode
Turn smoothing mode on or off
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