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... connecting the printer. Installing the Printer Horizontally or Vertically You can be included with the standard specification printer. Downloading Drivers, Utilities, and Manuals Drivers, utilities, and manuals can install the printer horizontally on a flat surface (with the paper exit on top) or...switch cover ❑ Connector cover * ❏ AC adapter * * May not be downloaded from one of the following web site: http://www.epson-pos.com/ Select the product name from the "Select any item is on -screen instructions. If any product" pulldown menu. For customers in...
... connecting the printer. Installing the Printer Horizontally or Vertically You can be included with the standard specification printer. Downloading Drivers, Utilities, and Manuals Drivers, utilities, and manuals can install the printer horizontally on a flat surface (with the paper exit on top) or...switch cover ❑ Connector cover * ❏ AC adapter * * May not be downloaded from one of the following web site: http://www.epson-pos.com/ Select the product name from the "Select any item is on -screen instructions. If any product" pulldown menu. For customers in...
Technical Reference
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...TMT88IV safely and correctly. Name of document TM-T88IV User's Manual ESC/POS Application Programming Guide TM-T88IV Technical Reference Guide EPSON OPOS ADK Description Provides information to enable POS operators to provide all the information necessary for system planning, design, installation, ...T88IV/TM-88III Comparison Table Related Software and Documents Documents relating to obtain this Manual This manual describes the TM-T88IV, a current EPSON thermal printer product. About this guide. Contact us to the TM-T88IV are listed below. A This guide.* This is made ...
...TMT88IV safely and correctly. Name of document TM-T88IV User's Manual ESC/POS Application Programming Guide TM-T88IV Technical Reference Guide EPSON OPOS ADK Description Provides information to enable POS operators to provide all the information necessary for system planning, design, installation, ...T88IV/TM-88III Comparison Table Related Software and Documents Documents relating to obtain this Manual This manual describes the TM-T88IV, a current EPSON thermal printer product. About this guide. Contact us to the TM-T88IV are listed below. A This guide.* This is made ...
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... is programming using OPOS. This is included in the EPSON Advanced Printer Driver.* * You can obtain these items from one of document EPSON OPOS ADK Manual EPSON Advanced Printer Driver EPSON Advanced Printer Driver Manual Description Provides information for anyone who is programming using the APD (EPSON Advanced Printer Driver). A vii Rev. TM-T88IV Technical Reference Guide Name of...
... is programming using OPOS. This is included in the EPSON Advanced Printer Driver.* * You can obtain these items from one of document EPSON OPOS ADK Manual EPSON Advanced Printer Driver EPSON Advanced Printer Driver Manual Description Provides information for anyone who is programming using the APD (EPSON Advanced Printer Driver). A vii Rev. TM-T88IV Technical Reference Guide Name of...
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... Connection 2-15 Connecting Power Supply Unit and Cash Drawer 2-15 Connecting the Power Supply Unit 2-15 Connecting the Drawer Kick-out Cable 2-16 Installing the Driver 2-16 Contents vii
... Connection 2-15 Connecting Power Supply Unit and Cash Drawer 2-15 Connecting the Power Supply Unit 2-15 Connecting the Drawer Kick-out Cable 2-16 Installing the Driver 2-16 Contents vii
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...-232 Serial Interface A-1 Interface Board Specifications (RS-232-compliant A-1 Functions of Page 0 in Visual Basic. Chapter 3 Application Development Information Introducing the Control Methods 3-1 Windows Driver (EPSON Advanced Printer Driver 3-1 EPSON OPOS ADK 3-3 ESC/POS Commands 3-6 Various Utilities 3-6 Switches and Buttons 3-6 FEED Button 3-7 Panel LEDs and Error Status 3-7 (POWER) LED 3-7 PAPER OUT LED 3-7 Error LED...
...-232 Serial Interface A-1 Interface Board Specifications (RS-232-compliant A-1 Functions of Page 0 in Visual Basic. Chapter 3 Application Development Information Introducing the Control Methods 3-1 Windows Driver (EPSON Advanced Printer Driver 3-1 EPSON OPOS ADK 3-3 ESC/POS Commands 3-6 Various Utilities 3-6 Switches and Buttons 3-6 FEED Button 3-7 Panel LEDs and Error Status 3-7 (POWER) LED 3-7 PAPER OUT LED 3-7 Error LED...
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It is currently available from EPSON. Chapter 1 Product Overview TM-T88IV Technical Reference Guide The TM-T88IV thermal printer product is ... Software • Command protocol is based on the ESC/POS® Proprietary Command System. • OPOS ADK and Windows® printer drivers are available. • In addition to supporting several kinds of bar code printing, two-dimensional code (PDF417, QR code) printing is... Rev. In addition, the PS170, the power supply, is supported. ❏ General • Various interface boards (EPSON UB series) can be used. A Product Overview 1-1
It is currently available from EPSON. Chapter 1 Product Overview TM-T88IV Technical Reference Guide The TM-T88IV thermal printer product is ... Software • Command protocol is based on the ESC/POS® Proprietary Command System. • OPOS ADK and Windows® printer drivers are available. • In addition to supporting several kinds of bar code printing, two-dimensional code (PDF417, QR code) printing is... Rev. In addition, the PS170, the power supply, is supported. ❏ General • Various interface boards (EPSON UB series) can be used. A Product Overview 1-1
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Supported character sets (extended graphics) 6. Note: The driver cannot set a 38400 bps baud rate. * For details on the conditions for canceling the receive buffer BUSY state, refer to "DIP Switch Functions" (page 2-3). 1.3... Figure 1-1 Printer part names * For details on DIP switch settings, refer to "DIP Switch Positions and Steps for canceling receive buffer BUSY state * 5. Driver (EPSON OPOS ADK, Advanced Printer Driver) Settable baud rate with commands: 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600,115200 Set with DIP switches 1-7/1-8: 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400 4. A Product Overview ...
Supported character sets (extended graphics) 6. Note: The driver cannot set a 38400 bps baud rate. * For details on the conditions for canceling the receive buffer BUSY state, refer to "DIP Switch Functions" (page 2-3). 1.3... Figure 1-1 Printer part names * For details on DIP switch settings, refer to "DIP Switch Positions and Steps for canceling receive buffer BUSY state * 5. Driver (EPSON OPOS ADK, Advanced Printer Driver) Settable baud rate with commands: 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600,115200 Set with DIP switches 1-7/1-8: 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400 4. A Product Overview ...
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... setup sometimes can be omitted. 4. Connect the power supply and cash drawer (page 2-15) 6. A Setup 2-1 Connect the printer to increase the printer's functionality. Install the driver (page 2-16) End Figure 2-8 Setup flowchart Rev. Configure the printer appropriately depending on the environment. 1. Set the DIP switches (page 2-2) 3. Install the printer (page 2-2) Detailed...
... setup sometimes can be omitted. 4. Connect the power supply and cash drawer (page 2-15) 6. A Setup 2-1 Connect the printer to increase the printer's functionality. Install the driver (page 2-16) End Figure 2-8 Setup flowchart Rev. Configure the printer appropriately depending on the environment. 1. Set the DIP switches (page 2-2) 3. Install the printer (page 2-2) Detailed...
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... diagrams The cable needed depends on available cables for available serial cross cables are as handshake controls. You can operate the TM printer with a Windows driver, OPOS, or ESC/POS commands. For details on printer control and handshake method. 2.5 Connecting the Printer to the Host Computer 2.5.1 Serial Interface Connection 2.5.1.1 Cross cable...
... diagrams The cable needed depends on available cables for available serial cross cables are as handshake controls. You can operate the TM printer with a Windows driver, OPOS, or ESC/POS commands. For details on printer control and handshake method. 2.5 Connecting the Printer to the Host Computer 2.5.1 Serial Interface Connection 2.5.1.1 Cross cable...
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... to the host computer directly via DM-D. A Setup 2-9 Type A or B Type A or B RTS/CTS (DOS, Windows driver, Visual C, Visual Basic MSComm) - - DTR/DSR (DOS, OPOS, Visual C) - Type A or B Type A or B RTS/CTS (DOS, Windows driver, Visual C, Visual Basic MSComm) - Application control TM side control setting XON/XOFF (except OPOS) XON/XOFF 1 Type...
... to the host computer directly via DM-D. A Setup 2-9 Type A or B Type A or B RTS/CTS (DOS, Windows driver, Visual C, Visual Basic MSComm) - - DTR/DSR (DOS, OPOS, Visual C) - Type A or B Type A or B RTS/CTS (DOS, Windows driver, Visual C, Visual Basic MSComm) - Application control TM side control setting XON/XOFF (except OPOS) XON/XOFF 1 Type...
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...T88IV Technical Reference Guide To use USB model TM printers, the TM printer driver (EPSON OPOS ADK or advanced printer driver) must be connected, connect it to the host computer's serial interface. Rev. For details on EPSON OPOS ADK or advanced printer driver, refer to "Introducing the Control Methods" (page 3-1). 2.5.4 Ethernet Interface ...a customer display (DM-D) cannot be installed on the host computer. If a customer display must be connected to the following web site: http://www.epson-pos.com/ Select the product name from other countries, go to the following web site: http://pos...
...T88IV Technical Reference Guide To use USB model TM printers, the TM printer driver (EPSON OPOS ADK or advanced printer driver) must be connected, connect it to the host computer's serial interface. Rev. For details on EPSON OPOS ADK or advanced printer driver, refer to "Introducing the Control Methods" (page 3-1). 2.5.4 Ethernet Interface ...a customer display (DM-D) cannot be installed on the host computer. If a customer display must be connected to the following web site: http://www.epson-pos.com/ Select the product name from other countries, go to the following web site: http://pos...
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...Connecting the Drawer Kick-out Cable WARNING: Prepare a drawer that does not meet the rated voltage requirements of a driver. Note: Before removing the DC cable connector from the EPSON PS-180 (current model power supply), make sure the power supply cable has been removed from the wall socket...malfunction at the same time. Figure 2-21 Connecting the drawer-kick cable 2.7 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 installed. Doing so may result in damage to the power supply unit or...
...Connecting the Drawer Kick-out Cable WARNING: Prepare a drawer that does not meet the rated voltage requirements of a driver. Note: Before removing the DC cable connector from the EPSON PS-180 (current model power supply), make sure the power supply cable has been removed from the wall socket...malfunction at the same time. Figure 2-21 Connecting the drawer-kick cable 2.7 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 installed. Doing so may result in damage to the power supply unit or...
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... printer to get the printer status using any product" pull-down menu. 3.1.1 Windows Driver (EPSON Advanced Printer Driver) The EPSON Advanced Printer Driver provides the TM printer with satisfactory control as a Windows driver. 3.1.1.1 EPSON Advanced Printer Driver overview EPSON Advanced Printer Driver has the following 3 methods. 1. Rev. EPSON OPOS ADK 3. Note: The status API is a printer control API originally supplied by...
... printer to get the printer status using any product" pull-down menu. 3.1.1 Windows Driver (EPSON Advanced Printer Driver) The EPSON Advanced Printer Driver provides the TM printer with satisfactory control as a Windows driver. 3.1.1.1 EPSON Advanced Printer Driver overview EPSON Advanced Printer Driver has the following 3 methods. 1. Rev. EPSON OPOS ADK 3. Note: The status API is a printer control API originally supplied by...
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... manuals can be installed: • User's manual (for developers) • Engineering data for each status • Main function control methods (for WordPad and VB) 3.1.1.3 EPSON Advanced Printer Driver support environment ❏ Supported interfaces • Serial, parallel, USB, Ethernet ❏ Supported operating systems (with confirmation of system operation) • Microsoft Windows NT4.0 SP6a...
... manuals can be installed: • User's manual (for developers) • Engineering data for each status • Main function control methods (for WordPad and VB) 3.1.1.3 EPSON Advanced Printer Driver support environment ❏ Supported interfaces • Serial, parallel, USB, Ethernet ❏ Supported operating systems (with confirmation of system operation) • Microsoft Windows NT4.0 SP6a...
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.... Rev. TM-T88IV Technical Reference Guide ❏ Supported devices Refer to the release note for the driver for details on available equipment. • EPSON receipt printer • 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 for Retail POS...
.... Rev. TM-T88IV Technical Reference Guide ❏ Supported devices Refer to the release note for the driver for details on available equipment. • EPSON receipt printer • 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 for Retail POS...
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...file to the printer or customer display, for example. • USB device driver This driver is necessary to connect a USB model printer. • Sample programs Sample programs for VB, VC++ can be installed. 3.1.2.3 EPSON OPOS ADK support environment ❏ Supported interfaces • Serial, parallel, USB,... • 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 customers from North America, go to the following web site: http://pos.epson.com/ For customers from other countries, go to ...
...file to the printer or customer display, for example. • USB device driver This driver is necessary to connect a USB model printer. • Sample programs Sample programs for VB, VC++ can be installed. 3.1.2.3 EPSON OPOS ADK support environment ❏ Supported interfaces • Serial, parallel, USB,... • 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 customers from North America, go to the following web site: http://pos.epson.com/ For customers from other countries, go to ...
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... or enabled, refer to NVRAM (non-volatile RAM). 3.1.3 ESC/POS Commands To directly control the TM printer using ESC/POS commands, EPSON proposes printing/ control via ESC/POS commands. The printer can be increased. 3.2 Switches and Buttons On this utility. 3.1.4.3 Electronic logo ...customized values and serial communication condition). 3.1.4.2 IP address setup utility for UB-E02 This utility and its detailed manual for OPOS Advanced Printer Driver and ESC/ POS commands, respectively. 3-6 Application Development Information Rev. By storing shop logos to NVRAM, the print speed can be ...
... or enabled, refer to NVRAM (non-volatile RAM). 3.1.3 ESC/POS Commands To directly control the TM printer using ESC/POS commands, EPSON proposes printing/ control via ESC/POS commands. The printer can be increased. 3.2 Switches and Buttons On this utility. 3.1.4.3 Electronic logo ...customized values and serial communication condition). 3.1.4.2 IP address setup utility for UB-E02 This utility and its detailed manual for OPOS Advanced Printer Driver and ESC/ POS commands, respectively. 3-6 Application Development Information Rev. By storing shop logos to NVRAM, the print speed can be ...
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... detected. TM-T88IV Technical Reference Guide 3.2.1 FEED Button The printer feeds paper based on the line spacing set by the control method (OPOS, Advanced Printer Driver, ESC/POS commands).
... detected. TM-T88IV Technical Reference Guide 3.2.1 FEED Button The printer feeds paper based on the line spacing set by the control method (OPOS, Advanced Printer Driver, ESC/POS commands).
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... take any action. Recovers automatically when the roll paper cover is closed . ❏ A recoverable error recovers by resetting the printer or sending a command from the driver after the cause of the error is correctly closed . On Offline (excluding self-test with the FEED button). Automatically recoverable errors Although normal printer operation...
... take any action. Recovers automatically when the roll paper cover is closed . ❏ A recoverable error recovers by resetting the printer or sending a command from the driver after the cause of the error is correctly closed . On Offline (excluding self-test with the FEED button). Automatically recoverable errors Although normal printer operation...
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The printer must be recovered easily by turning the power on again or sending an error recovery command from the driver after the cause of the error. Note: The error recovery command is eliminated. Internal circuit connection error Internal circuits ...Application Development Information 3-9 If a recoverable error occurs, the printer recovers from the error upon receipt of an error recovery command from the driver after eliminating the cause of the error is valid only if a recoverable error (excluding automatically recoverable errors) occurs. UIB Error An abnormal ...
The printer must be recovered easily by turning the power on again or sending an error recovery command from the driver after the cause of the error. Note: The error recovery command is eliminated. Internal circuit connection error Internal circuits ...Application Development Information 3-9 If a recoverable error occurs, the printer recovers from the error upon receipt of an error recovery command from the driver after eliminating the cause of the error is valid only if a recoverable error (excluding automatically recoverable errors) occurs. UIB Error An abnormal ...