Users Manual
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... on . hold down to feed slip paper in illustration 1. ERROR LED Lights to indicate that you must remove 1 before shipping. 6 TM-U590/U590P User's Manual English Control Panel FORWARD button Press to feed slip paper forward one line; POWER LED Lights when the printer is ejecting a slip. Flashes to release slip paper. SLIP LED Lights after power on .
... on . hold down to feed slip paper in illustration 1. ERROR LED Lights to indicate that you must remove 1 before shipping. 6 TM-U590/U590P User's Manual English Control Panel FORWARD button Press to feed slip paper forward one line; POWER LED Lights when the printer is ejecting a slip. Flashes to release slip paper. SLIP LED Lights after power on .
Users Manual
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... the cassette knob 2 or 3 more times, as shown on the label inside the printer. otherwise the ribbon cassette may cause EPSON fire. FORWARD PO ER R WE RELORERASE SLIP RELEASE REVERSE 6. Make sure the ribbon has no wrinkles or creases and is installed below...TM-U590/U590P User's Manual 7 Using the Power Switch Cover English WARNING: If an accident occurs with the power switch cover attached, unplug the power cord 2 immediately. Continued use the cover, install it from being pressed accidentally. The use of the arrow marked on , and open the front cover by Epson...
... the cassette knob 2 or 3 more times, as shown on the label inside the printer. otherwise the ribbon cassette may cause EPSON fire. FORWARD PO ER R WE RELORERASE SLIP RELEASE REVERSE 6. Make sure the ribbon has no wrinkles or creases and is installed below...TM-U590/U590P User's Manual 7 Using the Power Switch Cover English WARNING: If an accident occurs with the power switch cover attached, unplug the power cord 2 immediately. Continued use the cover, install it from being pressed accidentally. The use of the arrow marked on , and open the front cover by Epson...
Users Manual
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... insert the slip into the printer, the power unit, and power outlet correctly. If there is printing Turn the printer off , and after 10 seconds, turn it back on. Replace the ribbon cassette. If the printer has been printing for repair. 8 TM-U590/U590P User's Manual Turn the printer off , and...sensor detects the slip, the SLIP LED 2 changes from flashing to on the control panel Check that power supply cables are plugged into the inlet as far as a EPSON guide (see illustration 4). 2. Do not use wrinkled or curled paper. 1. When the SLIP LED flashes, insert slip paper, using ...
... insert the slip into the printer, the power unit, and power outlet correctly. If there is printing Turn the printer off , and after 10 seconds, turn it back on. Replace the ribbon cassette. If the printer has been printing for repair. 8 TM-U590/U590P User's Manual Turn the printer off , and...sensor detects the slip, the SLIP LED 2 changes from flashing to on the control panel Check that power supply cables are plugged into the inlet as far as a EPSON guide (see illustration 4). 2. Do not use wrinkled or curled paper. 1. When the SLIP LED flashes, insert slip paper, using ...
Product Data Sheet
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... not only offers a much smaller footprint than Epson's TM-U590. For total compatibility, just Connect-It™ With Epson's exclusive Connect-It interface options, the TM-U590 is compatible with an extended table, so larger slips are inserted flat and fed straight into the printer. Because, like all smoothly. High Performance Multifunction Slip Printer Epson TM-U590 Slip Printer • High performance printing for a wide...
... not only offers a much smaller footprint than Epson's TM-U590. For total compatibility, just Connect-It™ With Epson's exclusive Connect-It interface options, the TM-U590 is compatible with an extended table, so larger slips are inserted flat and fed straight into the printer. Because, like all smoothly. High Performance Multifunction Slip Printer Epson TM-U590 Slip Printer • High performance printing for a wide...
Product Data Sheet
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...8226; (562) 290-5304 • http://pos.epson.com ©2012 Epson America, Inc. Epson is a member of Epson America. All other trademarks are subject to your Epson Sales Representative. function Reliability MTBF MCBF Overall dimensions Mass ...ribbon Ribbon life Power Power consumption D.K.D. Epson is a registered trademark of their respective owners. High Performance Multifunction Slip Printer Epson TM-U590 Slip Printer Printer Specifications General Print method Print font Font Column capacity Character size Character set Printer Control Board Characters per second 9-pin...
...8226; (562) 290-5304 • http://pos.epson.com ©2012 Epson America, Inc. Epson is a member of Epson America. All other trademarks are subject to your Epson Sales Representative. function Reliability MTBF MCBF Overall dimensions Mass ...ribbon Ribbon life Power Power consumption D.K.D. Epson is a registered trademark of their respective owners. High Performance Multifunction Slip Printer Epson TM-U590 Slip Printer Printer Specifications General Print method Print font Font Column capacity Character size Character set Printer Control Board Characters per second 9-pin...
TM-U590 Product Information Guide
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...Standby Mean: Approximately 1.9 A Peak: Approximately 8 A Mean: Approximately 0.3 A Inserting Paper Control Panel 1. EPSON TM-U590 EPSON 2 3. RELEASE Press to indicate that you can insert a slip. The sensor detects the slip, and the LED goes from flashing to on . Hold down to feed paper in reverse one line. ..., contact a dealer or qualified service person. 2 - Off while the printer is an error. Buttons FORWARD Press to feed slip paper in reverse continuously. REVERSE Press to feed slip paper forward one line. Buffer Sizes Receive User-defined 4KB or 69 bytes...
...Standby Mean: Approximately 1.9 A Peak: Approximately 8 A Mean: Approximately 0.3 A Inserting Paper Control Panel 1. EPSON TM-U590 EPSON 2 3. RELEASE Press to indicate that you can insert a slip. The sensor detects the slip, and the LED goes from flashing to on . Hold down to feed paper in reverse one line. ..., contact a dealer or qualified service person. 2 - Off while the printer is an error. Buttons FORWARD Press to feed slip paper in reverse continuously. REVERSE Press to feed slip paper forward one line. Buffer Sizes Receive User-defined 4KB or 69 bytes...
TM-U590 Product Information Guide
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... , and open the front cover by EPSON may damage the printer and will void the warranty. 2. Insert slip paper into the unit. 3. Testing the Printer 1. The printer is already installed, remove it completes the self-test. Clearing a Slip Paper Jam 1. The use of the printer. 4. EPSON TM-U590 Installing the Ribbon Cassette Use only the EPSON ERC-31 ribbon. Insert the...
... , and open the front cover by EPSON may damage the printer and will void the warranty. 2. Insert slip paper into the unit. 3. Testing the Printer 1. The printer is already installed, remove it completes the self-test. Clearing a Slip Paper Jam 1. The use of the printer. 4. EPSON TM-U590 Installing the Ribbon Cassette Use only the EPSON ERC-31 ribbon. Insert the...
Technical Reference Guide
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...Supply Unit ...34 ■ Connecting the Cash Drawer 35 Connecting the Drawer Kick-out Cable 35 Application Development Information 37 ■ How to Control the Printer 37 Selecting a Driver ...37 ESC/POS Command ...38 ■ Software and Manuals ...41 Download...41 ■ Setting Check Modes ...42 Self-test Mode... ...42 Hexadecimal Dumping Mode...43 Handling 45 ■ Installing the Ribbon Cassette 45 ■ Inserting Slip Paper ...47 ■ Removing the Paper Guide 48 ■ Removing Jammed Paper 50 ■ Preparing for Transport...50 8
...Supply Unit ...34 ■ Connecting the Cash Drawer 35 Connecting the Drawer Kick-out Cable 35 Application Development Information 37 ■ How to Control the Printer 37 Selecting a Driver ...37 ESC/POS Command ...38 ■ Software and Manuals ...41 Download...41 ■ Setting Check Modes ...42 Self-test Mode... ...42 Hexadecimal Dumping Mode...43 Handling 45 ■ Installing the Ribbon Cassette 45 ■ Inserting Slip Paper ...47 ■ Removing the Paper Guide 48 ■ Removing Jammed Paper 50 ■ Preparing for Transport...50 8
Technical Reference Guide
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... The TM-U590 is a POS printer that can print on slip paper. • Copy printing is possible (original + 4 sheets maximum) • Maximum characters per line: 88 with 7 × 9 font. • High throughput using bidirectional, minimum distance printing. • EPSON customer... Status Back (ASB) function that automatically transmits changes in the printer status. Product Configuration Interface • Serial interface model (RS-232C) • Parallel interface model (IEEE1284) Color • ECW (Epson Cool White) Accessories Attachments • Exclusive cassette ribbon (Model:...
... The TM-U590 is a POS printer that can print on slip paper. • Copy printing is possible (original + 4 sheets maximum) • Maximum characters per line: 88 with 7 × 9 font. • High throughput using bidirectional, minimum distance printing. • EPSON customer... Status Back (ASB) function that automatically transmits changes in the printer status. Product Configuration Interface • Serial interface model (RS-232C) • Parallel interface model (IEEE1284) Color • ECW (Epson Cool White) Accessories Attachments • Exclusive cassette ribbon (Model:...
Technical Reference Guide
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... offline. • Lights after the power is turned on or after a while to indicate that the printer is turned off. Holding this button down reverses the slip paper continuously. • Turning on the power switch while pressing this button starts the self-test. (For details ...Mode" on page 42.) RELEASE button Pressing this button releases the slip paper. Chapter 1 Product Overview Control Panel FORWARD button REVERSE button FORWARD REVERSE POWER ERROR RELEASE SLIP RELEASE (POWER) LED ERROR LED RELEASE LED SLIP LED RLEASE button Buttons 1 FORWARD button Pressing this button once ...
... offline. • Lights after the power is turned on or after a while to indicate that the printer is turned off. Holding this button down reverses the slip paper continuously. • Turning on the power switch while pressing this button starts the self-test. (For details ...Mode" on page 42.) RELEASE button Pressing this button releases the slip paper. Chapter 1 Product Overview Control Panel FORWARD button REVERSE button FORWARD REVERSE POWER ERROR RELEASE SLIP RELEASE (POWER) LED ERROR LED RELEASE LED SLIP LED RLEASE button Buttons 1 FORWARD button Pressing this button once ...
Technical Reference Guide
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... connect the power supply connector and cash drawer, see "Connecting the Printer to the connector panel on page 35. 14 The picture above shows a serial interface model. RELEASE LED (green) • Lights when the slip paper can be inserted. • Flashes during waiting for continuous self...-test printing. Connectors All cables are connected to the Host Computer" on page 31 and "Connecting the Cash Drawer" on the lower rear of the printer. SLIP LED (green) • Lights...
... connect the power supply connector and cash drawer, see "Connecting the Printer to the connector panel on page 35. 14 The picture above shows a serial interface model. RELEASE LED (green) • Lights when the slip paper can be inserted. • Flashes during waiting for continuous self...-test printing. Connectors All cables are connected to the Host Computer" on page 31 and "Connecting the Cash Drawer" on the lower rear of the printer. SLIP LED (green) • Lights...
Technical Reference Guide
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...due to recover. Carriage detection error Front cover open error The carriage is not ejected when the printer feeds a specified amount of the error. Slip ejection error The slip is malfunctioning due to a paper jam. Send the error recover command to recover. Send the ...error recover command to recover. Chapter 1 Product Overview Offline The printer automatically goes offline under the following conditions: •...
...due to recover. Carriage detection error Front cover open error The carriage is not ejected when the printer feeds a specified amount of the error. Slip ejection error The slip is malfunctioning due to a paper jam. Send the error recover command to recover. Send the ...error recover command to recover. Chapter 1 Product Overview Offline The printer automatically goes offline under the following conditions: •...
Technical Reference Guide
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... feed paper Print and reverse feed Print and feed n lines Print and reverse feed n lines Set slip paper wait time Release Enable/disable operation of commands is the Epson original printer command system. See the ESC/POS Application Programing Guide for more details. ESC/POS Command ESC/POS... Commands for details. To use ESC/POS commands, you can directly control all the TM printer functions, but detailed knowledge of printer specifications or combination of feed to the print starting position for slip paper Print data in page mode Print and return to make a nondisclosure contract first ...
... feed paper Print and reverse feed Print and feed n lines Print and reverse feed n lines Set slip paper wait time Release Enable/disable operation of commands is the Epson original printer command system. See the ESC/POS Application Programing Guide for more details. ESC/POS Command ESC/POS... Commands for details. To use ESC/POS commands, you can directly control all the TM printer functions, but detailed knowledge of printer specifications or combination of feed to the print starting position for slip paper Print data in page mode Print and return to make a nondisclosure contract first ...
Technical Reference Guide
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...42 Setting Check Modes Besides the ordinary print mode, the printer has a self-test mode and hexadecimal dumping mode to check settings of the printer on the printer. 3 When the SLIP LED flashes, insert the slip paper. Self-test Mode You can confirm the following message,... manually, press the REVERSE button. When the printer finishes printing the printer status, the printer ejects the slip paper, and the SLIP LED flashes. 4 Insert another slip paper. When the printer finishes printing the test pattern, the printer prints the following printer functions by running the self-test. •...
...42 Setting Check Modes Besides the ordinary print mode, the printer has a self-test mode and hexadecimal dumping mode to check settings of the printer on the printer. 3 When the SLIP LED flashes, insert the slip paper. Self-test Mode You can confirm the following message,... manually, press the REVERSE button. When the printer finishes printing the printer status, the printer ejects the slip paper, and the SLIP LED flashes. 4 Insert another slip paper. When the printer finishes printing the test pattern, the printer prints the following printer functions by running the self-test. •...
Technical Reference Guide
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... stops flashing but stays on . 2 When the SLIP LED flashes, insert the slip paper, using the right edge of its top edge. When the slip paper is automatically drawn into the printer and printing begins. EPSON 2 FORWARD POEWRERRROELSRELAIPRSEELEASE REVERSE 1 After the slip paper is detected, the printer moves the slip paper back and forth to detect the position...
... stops flashing but stays on . 2 When the SLIP LED flashes, insert the slip paper, using the right edge of its top edge. When the slip paper is automatically drawn into the printer and printing begins. EPSON 2 FORWARD POEWRERRROELSRELAIPRSEELEASE REVERSE 1 After the slip paper is detected, the printer moves the slip paper back and forth to detect the position...
Technical Reference Guide
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Removing Jammed Paper Do not touch the print head because it can be very hot after printing. Print head FORWARD PO ER R WE RELORERASE SLIP RELEASE REVERSE 3 Remove the jammed paper. 4 Close the front cover. CAUTION 1 Turn off . 3 Remove the power supply connector. 4 Pack the printer upright. 50 Preparing for Transport Follow the steps below to transport the printer. 1 Turn off the printer. 2 Confirm that POWER LED is off the printer. 2 Open the front cover by pulling up the tab on the front cover.
Removing Jammed Paper Do not touch the print head because it can be very hot after printing. Print head FORWARD PO ER R WE RELORERASE SLIP RELEASE REVERSE 3 Remove the jammed paper. 4 Close the front cover. CAUTION 1 Turn off . 3 Remove the power supply connector. 4 Pack the printer upright. 50 Preparing for Transport Follow the steps below to transport the printer. 1 Turn off the printer. 2 Confirm that POWER LED is off the printer. 2 Open the front cover by pulling up the tab on the front cover.