What were the available Series 60 Models?

Series 60 Models

There were four models in the Series 60 line of printers, all with the slip station and their own unique set of features. Models 62, 63, and 64 were multi-station printers.

Ithaca PcOS Model 61 Slip Printer

Ithaca PcOS Model 62 Slip and Receipt Printer

Ithaca PcOS Model 63 Slip, Receipt, and Journal Printer

Ithaca PcOS Model 64 Slip and Journal Printer

PcOS Model 61 Slip Printer

Prints (or validates) on a variety of forms, such as receipts, credit slips, and multi-part forms (up to four forms in a multi-part form)

Prints up to 60 characters at 17 characters per inch

Prints up to 80 characters at 24 characters per inch on single- or multi-part forms

Prints rotated characters in 90 degree increments

Senses the top and bottom of forms

Ejects forms from either the front or rear of the printer

PcOS Model 62 Slip and Receipt Printer

Adds receipt station to Model 61 Slip Printer

Prints receipts at 10, 12, 17, or 24 characters per inch

Prints receipts up to 48 columns at 17 characters per inch

Cuts receipt automatically

Prints rotated characters in 90 degree increments

PcOS Model 63 Slip, Receipt, and Journal Printer

Adds receipt and journal stations to Model 61 Slip Printer

Prints receipts at 10, 12, 17, or 24 characters per inch

Prints receipts up to 48 columns at 17 characters per inch

Cuts receipts automatically

Prints journal up to 40 columns at 17 characters per inch

Prints rotated characters in 90 degree increments

Includes standard automatic journal take-up

PcOS Model 64 Slip and Journal Printer

Adds journal function to Model 61 Slip Printer

Prints journal up to 40 columns at 17 characters per inch

Prints rotated characters in 90 degree increments

Includes standard automatic journal take-up

Standard Features

Interfaces

Centronics Parallel Interface, 2K buffer

RS-232 Serial Interface, 19.2K Baud, 2K buffer

Up to 7 lines printed per second

Dual cash drawer drivers with drawer OPEN/CLOSED status

Snap-on ribbon cassette

All points addressable graphics

IBM/Epson compatible

Self test

IBM character sets I and II

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What is the difference between parallel and serial communication?
Parallel and serial communications are two distinct ways of getting data from a PC to our printer. Serial communication transmits data on only 2 wires, one for sending and one for receiving one bit at a time. Parallel communication transmits data across multiple wires simultaneously. This provides a faster means of data transmission than serial. A parallel printer must be connected to a parallel port, commonly labeled as an LPT port on a PC. The LPT port should be set for bi-directional, standard, or SPP. A serial printer must be connected to a serial port, commonly labeled as a COM port on a PC. The COM port settings must match the printer serial settings to communicate properly. Please consult your PC’s literature to learn how to change these setting.
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Why won’t my cash drawer open that is connected to my printer?

This cash drawer port can be hard wired for Ithaca emulation. When purchasing a cash drawer, the correct cash drawer cable for this specified wiring configuration must be ordered. Cash drawer cables are not available from TransAct. Once you have the correct cable, you will still need to send the correct cash drawer command code to the printer to open the drawer. The cash drawer code is:

Cash Drawer 1 [ESC] x 1 27 120 1 1B 78 01

Cash Drawer 2 [ESC] x 2 27 120 2 1B 78 02

The printer will cut the paper when the printer receives the cut command from the system. This command code is:

Cut [ESC] v 27 118 1B 76

WhenHow do I interpret Error Codes?

How to Interpret Printer Error Codes

The series 60 printer indicates errors with various blinking patterns on the ALARM light. There are a number of errors that can be displayed. To simplify the codes they are organized into four basic classes:

1. Operator Alarms

2. Failure Alarms

3. Programming errors

4. Status and diagnostics indicators

Operator alarms are errors that can be recovered by the operator without power cycling the printer. If the error is cleared, operation of the printer can continue without information being re-transmitted to the printer by the host. Errors like out of paper or the form being out of position can be recovered without turning the printer off. These errors are the most common and are assigned blink patterns that are the easiest to decode.

Failure alarms are errors that will require the printer power to be turned off to correct. These are things like a print head or knife jam. These are all assigned to a single error code. These errors can be reset by a host reset request, however, in many cases the error will occur again unless the operator clears the obstruction.

Programming errors are errors that should never occur unless there is an application failure or the printer gets out of synchronization with the application. These are things like selecting the journal on a printer with no journal, or sending information to the printer without first selecting a print station. In some cases the host application can not control the presence of line terminators after printer setup sequences. In this case the print with slip clamp open error can be disabled. See the [ESC]y<6> command description.

In addition there are a number of status indicators that may be encountered during diagnostics and application development. These indicators are not error codes but status indications.

Operator Correctable Errors:

Receipt operations
Receipt paper out or rear path blocked.	Two short blinks	Once every 2 seconds
Receipt load failed or Front path blocked.	Three short blinks	Once every 3 seconds
Journal operations
Journal paper exhausted.	One long blink	Once every 2 seconds
Rear sensor detects a slip.	Two short blinks	Once every 2 seconds
Front sensor detects a slip.	Three short blinks	Once every 3 seconds
Slip operations
Rear sensor is not covered.	Two short blinks	Once every 2 seconds

Unrecoverable Printer Errors

Unrecoverable errors all signal with the same code.	Three short on blinks, three long on blinks, Three short on blinks. (SOS Pattern)	Once every 3 seconds
Head Jam
Knife Jam

Application Errors

Receipt mode error (Selecting the receipt when the printer has no receipt.)	Three short off blinks	Once every 2 seconds
Journal mode error (Selecting the journal when the printer has no journal.)	Two short off blinks	Once every 2 seconds
Station select error[1] (attempt to print before the slip clamp is closed.)	One short off blink	Once every 2 seconds

Diagnostic Indicators

Diagnostic Mode.	Select light blinks	Once every second
Journal paper exhausted.	One long blink	Once every 2 seconds
Rear sensor Error.	Two short blinks	Once every 2 seconds
Front sensor Error.	Three short blinks	Once every 3 seconds
Receipt paper out or rear path blocked.	Two short blinks	Once every 2 seconds
Primary Processor Fault. RAM Fault. Processor Link Failure.	Both Alarm and Select light on.	Continuous
Inter processor Fault.	Both lights blinking	The select light blinks twice for every alarm blink.
ROM Failure	Alarm light on	Continuous
EEPROM Failure	Alarm and Select light blinking	Lights blink alternately.
EEPROM Invalid or configuration invalid.	Alarm and Select lights blinking	The alarm light blinks twice for each select light blink.

[1]This Error condition has been removed. You can force the printer to print with the slip clamp open. This should be voided.

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