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....* This is made up 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 obtain this Manual This manual describes the TM-T88III, a current EPSON thermal printer product. Contact us to use by the newer TM-T88III. The currently available power supply, the...
....* This is made up 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 obtain this Manual This manual describes the TM-T88III, a current EPSON thermal printer product. Contact us to use by the newer TM-T88III. The currently available power supply, the...
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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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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 TM-T88III. ❏ Power cable (model: AC-170) (*1) (*1) The power supply unit and power cable may not come packaged with the...
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 TM-T88III. ❏ Power cable (model: AC-170) (*1) (*1) The power supply unit and power cable may not come packaged with the...
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... be omitted. 4. Install the driver (page 2-16) End Figure 2-1 Setup flowchart Rev. Set the DIP switches (page 2-2) 3. Install the printer (page 2-2) Detailed setup 2. Configure the printer appropriately depending on the environment. 1. Connect the power supply and cash drawer (page 2-15) 6. A Setup 2-1 Connect the printer to increase the printer's functionality. Chapter 2 Setup TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference Guide Before...
... be omitted. 4. Install the driver (page 2-16) End Figure 2-1 Setup flowchart Rev. Set the DIP switches (page 2-2) 3. Install the printer (page 2-2) Detailed setup 2. Configure the printer appropriately depending on the environment. 1. Connect the power supply and cash drawer (page 2-15) 6. A Setup 2-1 Connect the printer to increase the printer's functionality. Chapter 2 Setup TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference Guide Before...
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... connected to the host computer directly via DM-D. A Setup 2-9 TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference Guide Stand alone Both the TM printer and DM-D are connected to the TM printer over the serial interface via the serial port. 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 MSComm...
... connected to the host computer directly via DM-D. A Setup 2-9 TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference Guide Stand alone Both the TM printer and DM-D are connected to the TM printer over the serial interface via the serial port. 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 MSComm...
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... from North America, go to the following web site: http://pos.epson.com/ For customers from the "Select any product" pull-down menu. 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 TM printer. A Setup 2-13 Rev. For details on the host computer. If a customer...
... from North America, go to the following web site: http://pos.epson.com/ For customers from the "Select any product" pull-down menu. 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 TM printer. A Setup 2-13 Rev. For details on the host computer. If a customer...
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... This may damage the telephone line or printer. Connect the connector of each driver, refer to 120 mm/s {4.72"/s} or less. • Some baud rates (38400, 2400 bps) are also available for directly controlling the printer without the user of the connector and ...driver. Note: The TM-T88III also can be installed. Otherwise, the drawer kick-out solenoid or other parts in serial communications. 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...
... This may damage the telephone line or printer. Connect the connector of each driver, refer to 120 mm/s {4.72"/s} or less. • Some baud rates (38400, 2400 bps) are also available for directly controlling the printer without the user of the connector and ...driver. Note: The TM-T88III also can be installed. Otherwise, the drawer kick-out solenoid or other parts in serial communications. 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...
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... cutting paper and opening a drawer. ❏ Can print printer-resident fonts by EPSON. Windows printer driver (EPSON Advanced Printer Driver or APD) 2. 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 be controlled and can be used , the IP...
... cutting paper and opening a drawer. ❏ Can print printer-resident fonts by EPSON. Windows printer driver (EPSON Advanced Printer Driver or APD) 2. 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 be controlled and can be used , the IP...
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... and setup utilities to develop OPOS-compliant applications. 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 required ...driver information from other interfaces may slow printing down menu. 3.1.2 EPSON OPOS ADK The EPSON OPOS ADK supports the development environment required for OPOS application development using TrueType fonts may have had to the "Application Programmers Guide Specification" provided by EPSON-original Direct...
... and setup utilities to develop OPOS-compliant applications. 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 required ...driver information from other interfaces may slow printing down menu. 3.1.2 EPSON OPOS ADK The EPSON OPOS ADK supports the development environment required for OPOS application development using TrueType fonts may have had to the "Application Programmers Guide Specification" provided by EPSON-original Direct...
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...ESC/POS Commands To directly control the TM printer using ESC/POS commands, EPSON proposes printing/ control via ESC/POS commands. Rev. For detailed information about ESC/POS commands, please contact EPSON or your dealer. A Application Development Information 3-5 TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference Guide •...Professional Refer to the release note of the driver for the latest information. ❏ Supported development languages • Visual Basic • Visual C++ 3.1.2.4 Driver information and download destination Get the latest driver information from one of the following URLs: For...
...ESC/POS Commands To directly control the TM printer using ESC/POS commands, EPSON proposes printing/ control via ESC/POS commands. Rev. For detailed information about ESC/POS commands, please contact EPSON or your dealer. A Application Development Information 3-5 TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference Guide •...Professional Refer to the release note of the driver for the latest information. ❏ Supported development languages • Visual Basic • Visual C++ 3.1.2.4 Driver information and download destination Get the latest driver information from one of the following URLs: For...
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...: When an unrecoverable error occurs, turn off and on is eliminated. Unrecoverable errors Normal printer operation is valid only if a recoverable error (excluding automatically recoverable errors) occurs. TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference Guide Note: The error recovery command is no longer possible when unrecoverable errors...error The CPU is extremely low. Turning the printer's power off the power supply immediately. If a recoverable error occurs, the printer recovers from the error upon receipt of an error recovery command from the driver after the cause of the drive circuit is ...
...: When an unrecoverable error occurs, turn off and on is eliminated. Unrecoverable errors Normal printer operation is valid only if a recoverable error (excluding automatically recoverable errors) occurs. TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference Guide Note: The error recovery command is no longer possible when unrecoverable errors...error The CPU is extremely low. Turning the printer's power off the power supply immediately. If a recoverable error occurs, the printer recovers from the error upon receipt of an error recovery command from the driver after the cause of the drive circuit is ...
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...Printer Driver. When the cover is full DIP SW2-1 status ON OFF BUSY BUSY BUSY - - - During paper feed with an online/offline switch. During the self-test. When an error has occurred. A Application Development Information 3-11 TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference Guide 3.4.3 Offline This printer... is not equipped with the paper FEED button. When the printer stops printing due to change this item when using the paper FEED button...
...Printer Driver. When the cover is full DIP SW2-1 status ON OFF BUSY BUSY BUSY - - - During paper feed with an online/offline switch. During the self-test. When an error has occurred. A Application Development Information 3-11 TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference Guide 3.4.3 Offline This printer... is not equipped with the paper FEED button. When the printer stops printing due to change this item when using the paper FEED button...
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... #2], PC852 [Latin2]) 8 pages Also can be used in serial communications (38400 bps, 2400 bps). TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference Guide Appendix D TM-T88II/TM-88III Comparison Table 1. Supported character sets (extended graphics) * 6. 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...
... #2], PC852 [Latin2]) 8 pages Also can be used in serial communications (38400 bps, 2400 bps). TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference Guide Appendix D TM-T88II/TM-88III Comparison Table 1. Supported character sets (extended graphics) * 6. 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...