Instruction manual

A758 Owner’s Guide Chapter 1: About the Printer
September 1999 2
Introducing the A758 Printer
The A758 is an extremely fast, quiet, and reliable point-of-sale printer. It consists
of two specialized printers in one compact package: a thermal printer on top that
prints receipts, and an impact slip printer in front to print on forms and checks
that you insert. The thermal printer is optimized for ease-of-use in busy
environments. There is no ribbon or ink cartridge to change, and you load the
paper by simply dropping in a new roll. The impact printer provides the power
and flexibility necessary to print on checks or multi-part forms up to five plies, in
a wide variety of sizes and orientations.
The A758 easily fits in anywhere. It connects to any host computer that uses the
standard RS-232C interface. Other interfaces are also available. The printer’s
standard command set allows it to work with software written for Axiohm, or
other ESC/POS™ compliant printers. A variety of sensors enable the printer to
communicate its status, and the printer’s journal is kept electronically by the host
computer.
Several state-of-the-art check-handling options are also available. The Magnetic
Ink Character Recognition (MICR) option enables the printer to read the special
codes printed on checks and send this information to the host computer to verify
the check. The Check Flip option saves transaction time by making check
handling a one-step process—after reading the front of the check and printing on
the back, the printer is able to flip the check over and print on the front of the
check.
This section describes the printer’s features and options in more detail.