printer

[Tom Palmquist]

Charlie,

Try embedding it in the form......

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Tom Palmquist


CDAY stated the following on 10/15/2006 2:30 PM:
> 
> Hi Tom,
> 
> Correct.  For this printer (which does only one point cuts),  the 
> numbers are 1 for immediate cut leaving one point of paper or 3 to move 
> to cut position, then cut, leaving one point.
> 
> I have left the dlips in Star mode rather than try the EXC mode.
> 
> Problem is the cutter does not respond to that command embedded in the 
> print format.
> 
> Charlie Day
> 
> 
> 
> Tom Palmquist wrote:
> 
>> Hi Charlie,
>>
>> I played with a Star Micronics thermal
>> printer a while back and if memory serves
>> me, the "n" should be a number that represents
>> either a full or partial cut by the blade. It
>> does both.
>>
>> That number should be found either in the tech
>> manual or on the web.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> ----------------------
>> Tom Palmquist
>>
>>
>> CDAY stated the following on 10/15/2006 12:59 PM:
>>
>>>
>>>  I have a customer who bought a thermal transfer Star receipt printer
>>>  with automatic paper cutter, running Windows XP, filepro 5.0.xx.
>>>
>>>  I am telling the printer to use the panasonic print codes in filePro
> 
> 
> 
>>>  same as does customer's old dot matrix Star printer.
>>>
>>>  The data output from filePro prints fine, but the cutter bar is not
>>>  being actuated.
>>>
>>>  Hex code for paper cutter is said to be $1B 64 n
>>>
>>>  I have inserted this into the panasonic printer maintenance codes and
>>>  inserted that code on the receipt output format
>>>
>>>  This does not actuate the paper cutter.......
>>>
>>>  Can anyone tell me what I should be doing to make the cutter bar 
>>> actuate?
>>>
>>>  Charles Day
>>>
>>>
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>>
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