printer

[CDAY]

George, Tom,

Thanks to all who offered.

I was putting the code at the bottom of the form and it would not cut. 
I found that the code had to be at the top of the first form to get the 
cutter going.

Because I have to print two copies and the second is slightly different, 
I put a cut code at the top and the bottom of the second form and all 
works well.

Also, because the form names are different, they would not print if on 
same processing code line.  I had to put each form on separate, 
consecutive processing code line to get the proper printing of each from.

Next have to learn how to load a logo image into the printer.

Charles Day


George Simon wrote:
> Charlie, try $1b6430
> 
> 
> George Simon Sr. Programmer
> Information Technologies
> American River International
> 
>  
> -----Original Message-----
> From: filepro-list-bounces+george=worldest.com at lists.celestial.com
> [mailto:filepro-list-bounces+george=worldest.com at lists.celestial.com] On
> Behalf Of CDAY
> Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2006 2:30 PM
> To: Tom Palmquist
> Cc: filePro mailing list
> Subject: Re: printer
> 
> 
> 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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