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vi Rev. This is included in the EPSON OPOS ADK.* This is a Windows driver.* Provides information for anyone who is programming using OPOS. A This is included in the EPSON Advanced Printer Driver.* * You can obtain these items from the "Select any product" pull-down menu. Name of the following URLs: For customers from North America...
vi Rev. This is included in the EPSON OPOS ADK.* This is a Windows driver.* Provides information for anyone who is programming using OPOS. A This is included in the EPSON Advanced Printer Driver.* * You can obtain these items from the "Select any product" pull-down menu. Name of the following URLs: For customers from North America...
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... 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-88III Comparison Table 1-2 Part Names and Basic Operation 1-3 Part Names 1-3 Control Panel 1-3 Power Switch 1-4 Connectors 1-5 Handling the Printer 1-5 Installing and Replacing Roll Paper 1-6 Power Switch Cover 1-7 Shipping Procedures 1-8 Chapter 2 Setup ... 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
... 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-88III Comparison Table 1-2 Part Names and Basic Operation 1-3 Part Names 1-3 Control Panel 1-3 Power Switch 1-4 Connectors 1-5 Handling the Printer 1-5 Installing and Replacing Roll Paper 1-6 Power Switch Cover 1-7 Shipping Procedures 1-8 Chapter 2 Setup ... 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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... computer by the serial interface, the following two connection forms are possible: • Stand alone • Pass-through connection 2-8 Setup Rev. You can operate the TM printer with a Windows driver, OPOS, or ESC/POS commands. For details on available cables for each connection form, refer to "Section 2.4.1.2, Serial interface connection diagrams." 2.4.1.2 Serial interface...
... computer by the serial interface, the following two connection forms are possible: • Stand alone • Pass-through connection 2-8 Setup Rev. You can operate the TM printer with a Windows driver, OPOS, or ESC/POS commands. For details on available cables for each connection form, refer to "Section 2.4.1.2, Serial interface connection diagrams." 2.4.1.2 Serial interface...
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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. DTR/DSR (DOS, OPOS, Visual C) - - Type A or B Type A or B RTS/CTS (DOS, Windows driver, Visual C, Visual Basic MSComm) - - Type B Type B Figure 2-5 Configuration of pass-though connection Rev. Application control TM side...
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. DTR/DSR (DOS, OPOS, Visual C) - - Type A or B Type A or B RTS/CTS (DOS, Windows driver, Visual C, Visual Basic MSComm) - - Type B Type B Figure 2-5 Configuration of pass-though connection Rev. Application control TM side...
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... 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) must be operated using the driver for directly controlling the printer without the user of the drawer kick-out cable to malfunction at the same time...
... 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) must be operated using the driver for directly controlling the printer without the user of the drawer kick-out cable to malfunction at the same time...
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... printing from the "Select 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. Windows printer driver (EPSON Advanced Printer Driver or APD) 2. EPSON OPOS ADK 3. This uses the printer's bidirectional communication capability in the Windows standard printer driver operating environment.
... printing from the "Select 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. Windows printer driver (EPSON Advanced Printer Driver or APD) 2. EPSON OPOS ADK 3. This uses the printer's bidirectional communication capability in the Windows standard printer driver operating environment.
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... 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) • Windows 95 Standard, OSR 2.5 • Windows 98 Second Edition • Windows NT Ver. 4.0 SP5, SP6 • Windows 2000 Professional • Windows XP Professional Refer to the release...
... 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) • Windows 95 Standard, OSR 2.5 • Windows 98 Second Edition • Windows NT Ver. 4.0 SP5, SP6 • Windows 2000 Professional • Windows XP Professional Refer to the release...
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... "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. A Application Development Information 3-5 For detailed information about ESC/POS commands, please contact EPSON or your dealer. Rev. TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference Guide • Sample programs Sample programs for VB...
... "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. A Application Development Information 3-5 For detailed information about ESC/POS commands, please contact EPSON or your dealer. Rev. TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference Guide • Sample programs Sample programs for VB...