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... the TM-T88II printer, the PS-170, is described only for the purpose of document TM-T88II User's Manual TM-T88III User's Manual ESC/POS Application Programming Guide TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference Guide EPSON OPOS ADK Description Provides information to enable POS operators to the TM-T88II/TM-T88III are listed below. This manual is an OCX driver.* Rev. This manual also describes the TM-T88II, an...
... the TM-T88II printer, the PS-170, is described only for the purpose of document TM-T88II User's Manual TM-T88III User's Manual ESC/POS Application Programming Guide TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference Guide EPSON OPOS ADK Description Provides information to enable POS operators to the TM-T88II/TM-T88III are listed below. This manual is an OCX driver.* Rev. This manual also describes the TM-T88II, an...
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...TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference Guide Revision History i For Safety ii Key to Symbols ii Warnings iii Cautions iii Modular Connectors iv About this Manual v Aim of the Manual v Manual Content v Related Software and Documents v Chapter 1 Product Overview Product Structure 1-1 Model 1-1 Accessories 1-1 Options 1-1 Consumable products 1-1 TM-T88II/TM... the Drawer Kick-out Cable 2-16 Installing the Driver 2-16 Chapter 3 Application Development Information Introducing the Control Methods 3-1 Windows Driver (EPSON Advanced Printer Driver 3-1 EPSON OPOS ADK 3-3 Contents vii
...TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference Guide Revision History i For Safety ii Key to Symbols ii Warnings iii Cautions iii Modular Connectors iv About this Manual v Aim of the Manual v Manual Content v Related Software and Documents v Chapter 1 Product Overview Product Structure 1-1 Model 1-1 Accessories 1-1 Options 1-1 Consumable products 1-1 TM-T88II/TM... the Drawer Kick-out Cable 2-16 Installing the Driver 2-16 Chapter 3 Application Development Information Introducing the Control Methods 3-1 Windows Driver (EPSON Advanced Printer Driver 3-1 EPSON OPOS ADK 3-3 Contents vii
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... mode Approx. 150 mm/s (4.72") maximum 2. Driver (EPSON OPOS ADK, Advanced Printer Driver) 38400 is no longer being sold.) 1.1.4 Consumable products ❏ Specified paper: Thermal paper 1.1.5 TM-T88II/TM-88III Comparison Table Table 1-1 Differences between the TM-T88II and TM-T88III TM-T88III (current model) 1. Selecting a 2400 bps baud rate with the driver will cause garbled characters (the printer does not support a 2400 bps baud rate...
... mode Approx. 150 mm/s (4.72") maximum 2. Driver (EPSON OPOS ADK, Advanced Printer Driver) 38400 is no longer being sold.) 1.1.4 Consumable products ❏ Specified paper: Thermal paper 1.1.5 TM-T88II/TM-88III Comparison Table Table 1-1 Differences between the TM-T88II and TM-T88III TM-T88III (current model) 1. Selecting a 2400 bps baud rate with the driver will cause garbled characters (the printer does not support a 2400 bps baud rate...
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... sometimes can be omitted. 4. Install the driver (page 2-16) End Figure 2-1 Setup flowchart Rev. Set the DIP switches (page 2-2) 3. Connect the power supply and cash drawer (page 2-15) 6. Configure the printer appropriately depending on the environment. 1. A Setup 2-1 Chapter 2 Setup TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference Guide Before using the printer, you need to make various settings to...
... sometimes can be omitted. 4. Install the driver (page 2-16) End Figure 2-1 Setup flowchart Rev. Set the DIP switches (page 2-2) 3. Connect the power supply and cash drawer (page 2-15) 6. Configure the printer appropriately depending on the environment. 1. A Setup 2-1 Chapter 2 Setup TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference Guide Before using the printer, you need to make various settings to...
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...RTS/CTS (DOS, Windows driver, Visual C, Visual Basic MSComm) - - Type B Type B Figure 2-5 Configuration of pass-though connection Rev. Type A or B Type A or B RTS/CTS (DOS, Windows driver, Visual C, Visual Basic...directly via DM-D. Application control TM side control setting XON/XOFF (except OPOS) XON/XOFF 1 Type A or B 2 DM-D500: A, B Other DM-D: not possible DTR/DSR 1 - 2 - Application control TM side control setting XON/XOFF (except OPOS) XON/XOFF Not possible DTR/DSR 1 - 2 - A Setup 2-9 TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference Guide Stand alone Both the TM printer...
...RTS/CTS (DOS, Windows driver, Visual C, Visual Basic MSComm) - - Type B Type B Figure 2-5 Configuration of pass-though connection Rev. Type A or B Type A or B RTS/CTS (DOS, Windows driver, Visual C, Visual Basic...directly via DM-D. Application control TM side control setting XON/XOFF (except OPOS) XON/XOFF 1 Type A or B 2 DM-D500: A, B Other DM-D: not possible DTR/DSR 1 - 2 - Application control TM side control setting XON/XOFF (except OPOS) XON/XOFF Not possible DTR/DSR 1 - 2 - A Setup 2-9 TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference Guide Stand alone Both the TM printer...
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... via a network interface, a customer display (DM-D) cannot be connected, connect it to the TM printer. TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference Guide To use USB model TM printers, the TM printer driver (EPSON OPOS ADK or advanced printer driver) must be connected to the host computer's serial interface. Get the latest driver information from one of the following URLs: For customers from North America, go...
... via a network interface, a customer display (DM-D) cannot be connected, connect it to the TM printer. TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference Guide To use USB model TM printers, the TM printer driver (EPSON OPOS ADK or advanced printer driver) must be connected to the host computer's serial interface. Get the latest driver information from one of the following URLs: For customers from North America, go...
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...cause a fire. A Otherwise, the drawer kick-out solenoid or other parts in serial communications. Note: The TM-T88III also can be installed. For details on installation methods, refer to "Introducing the Control Methods" (page 3-1). Functions, however, are ... printer. Doing so may also cause the printer to the printer. Figure 2-16 Connecting the drawer-kick cable 2.6 Installing the Driver To use the TM printer, either the Advanced Printer Driver (APD) (Windows driver) or the EPSON OPOS ADK (OCX driver) must be operated using the driver for directly controlling the printer...
...cause a fire. A Otherwise, the drawer kick-out solenoid or other parts in serial communications. Note: The TM-T88III also can be installed. For details on installation methods, refer to "Introducing the Control Methods" (page 3-1). Functions, however, are ... printer. Doing so may also cause the printer to the printer. Figure 2-16 Connecting the drawer-kick cable 2.6 Installing the Driver To use the TM printer, either the Advanced Printer Driver (APD) (Windows driver) or the EPSON OPOS ADK (OCX driver) must be operated using the driver for directly controlling the printer...
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... standard printer driver operating environment. A Application Development Information 3-1 TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference Guide Chapter 3 Application Development Information This chapter describes how to control the printer and gives information useful for printer application development. 3.1 Introducing the Control Methods The TM printer can print using programming languages, such as Visual Basic (VB), via status API. Windows printer driver (EPSON Advanced Printer Driver or APD) 2. EPSON OPOS...
... standard printer driver operating environment. A Application Development Information 3-1 TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference Guide Chapter 3 Application Development Information This chapter describes how to control the printer and gives information useful for printer application development. 3.1 Introducing the Control Methods The TM printer can print using programming languages, such as Visual Basic (VB), via status API. Windows printer driver (EPSON Advanced Printer Driver or APD) 2. EPSON OPOS...
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... product name from here on . Printing with that case, use the APD for the TM-T88III serial model or the TM-T88II, using OPOS Control as described by EPSON-original Direct IO with the APD. Because of the restrictions of some customer applications, when the APD...may have had to supply the OPOS-compliant printer driver (OCX). Rev. When you use the printer-resident fonts. TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference Guide • EPSON customer display • EPSON cash drawer Note: A separate USB device driver is required for a USB model printer, and a separate IP setup utility is used...
... product name from here on . Printing with that case, use the APD for the TM-T88III serial model or the TM-T88II, using OPOS Control as described by EPSON-original Direct IO with the APD. Because of the restrictions of some customer applications, when the APD...may have had to supply the OPOS-compliant printer driver (OCX). Rev. When you use the printer-resident fonts. TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference Guide • EPSON customer display • EPSON cash drawer Note: A separate USB device driver is required for a USB model printer, and a separate IP setup utility is used...
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... commands from the "Select any product" pull-down menu. 3.1.3 ESC/POS Commands To directly control the TM printer using ESC/POS commands, EPSON proposes printing/ control via ESC/POS commands. TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference Guide • Sample programs Sample programs for the latest information. ❏ ...from other countries, go to the following web site: http://www.epson-pos.com/ Select the product name from an application to the release note of the driver for VB, VC++ can be installed. 3.1.2.3 EPSON OPOS ADK support environment ❏ Supported interfaces • Serial,...
... commands from the "Select any product" pull-down menu. 3.1.3 ESC/POS Commands To directly control the TM printer using ESC/POS commands, EPSON proposes printing/ control via ESC/POS commands. TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference Guide • Sample programs Sample programs for the latest information. ❏ ...from other countries, go to the following web site: http://www.epson-pos.com/ Select the product name from an application to the release note of the driver for VB, VC++ can be installed. 3.1.2.3 EPSON OPOS ADK support environment ❏ Supported interfaces • Serial,...
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... driver after the cause of the drive circuit is not required. Table 3-6 Unrecoverable errors Error Error description Error LED flash code Recovery measure Approx. 160 ms Memory R/W error After R/W checking, the printer does not work correctly. Impossible to recover High voltage error The power supply voltage is eliminated. The printer must be repaired. TM-T88II/T88III...
... driver after the cause of the drive circuit is not required. Table 3-6 Unrecoverable errors Error Error description Error LED flash code Recovery measure Approx. 160 ms Memory R/W error After R/W checking, the printer does not work correctly. Impossible to recover High voltage error The power supply voltage is eliminated. The printer must be repaired. TM-T88II/T88III...
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...to change this item when using the paper FEED button • When the printer stops printing due to a paper-end (if an empty paper supply is detected by the roll paper end sensor or if the driver has been set to stop printing when a roll paper near-end is ... BUSY BUSY BUSY Rev. During paper feed with the interface) to when the printer is ready to a paper-end (when printer has run . TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference Guide 3.4.3 Offline This printer is not equipped with the interface), while the printer is in the standby state waiting for receive buffer full, see "Setting the...
...to change this item when using the paper FEED button • When the printer stops printing due to a paper-end (if an empty paper supply is detected by the roll paper end sensor or if the driver has been set to stop printing when a roll paper near-end is ... BUSY BUSY BUSY Rev. During paper feed with the interface) to when the printer is ready to a paper-end (when printer has run . TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference Guide 3.4.3 Offline This printer is not equipped with the interface), while the printer is in the standby state waiting for receive buffer full, see "Setting the...
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.... High-speed print mode 2. Serial interface selectable baud rates 4. Driver (EPSON OPOS ADK, Advanced Printer Driver ) TM-T88III Approx. 150 mm/s {5.91"/s} (4.72") maximum Average approx. 1.8 A TM-T88II Approx. 120 mm/s {4.72"/s} (4.72") maximum Average approx. 1.7 A 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, (2400 discontinued; 38400 added). 38400 selected by the TM-T88II - A TM-T88II/TM-88III Comparison Table D-1 Selecting a 2400 bps baud rate with the...
.... High-speed print mode 2. Serial interface selectable baud rates 4. Driver (EPSON OPOS ADK, Advanced Printer Driver ) TM-T88III Approx. 150 mm/s {5.91"/s} (4.72") maximum Average approx. 1.8 A TM-T88II Approx. 120 mm/s {4.72"/s} (4.72") maximum Average approx. 1.7 A 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, (2400 discontinued; 38400 added). 38400 selected by the TM-T88II - A TM-T88II/TM-88III Comparison Table D-1 Selecting a 2400 bps baud rate with the...