Epson TM-T81 Specifications

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viii Contents Rev. AESC/POS Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Contents ixTM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference GuideAppendix C Character Code TablesPage 0 (PC437: USA, Standard Europe) . . . . . . . . . . .

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Rev. A Product Overview 1-1TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference GuideChapter 1Product OverviewThe TM-T88III thermal printer product is currently avai

1-2 Product Overview Rev. A❏ Power cable (model: AC-170) (*1)(*1) The power supply unit and power cable may not come packaged with the TM-T88III. Pu

Rev. A Product Overview 1-3TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference Guide1.2 Part Names and Basic Operation1.2.1 Part Names Figure 1-1 Printer part nam

1-4 Product Overview Rev. A1.2.2.1 LEDPOWER LED (green)❏ Lights when the power supply is on.❏ Goes out when the power supply is turned off.ERROR LE

Rev. A Product Overview 1-5TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference Guide1.2.4 ConnectorsAll cables are connected to the connector panel on the lower re

1-6 Product Overview Rev. A1.3.2 Installing and Replacing Roll PaperNote:Be sure to use roll paper that meets printer specifications. See Appendix

Rev. A Product Overview 1-7TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference Guide3. Pull out the roll paper toward you.4. Close the printer cover. Figure 1-8 Clo

1-8 Product Overview Rev. A1.3.4 Shipping ProceduresDo the following before shipping the printer.1. Press the power switch to turn the power off.2.

Rev. A Setup 2-1TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference GuideChapter 2SetupBefore using the printer, you need to make various settings to increase the p

2-2 Setup Rev. A2.1 Installing the PrinterIn addition to regular horizontal installation, the printer can be hung on a wall using the optional WH-1

Rev. A Setup 2-3TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference Guide2. Unscrew the screw to remove the DIP switch cover from the base of the printer. Figure 2-

2-4 Setup Rev. AFor details on DIP SW2-1: BUSY conditions, also refer to “Busy State” (page 3-11).Table 2-2 Baud rate selection (DIP SW1-7, 1-8)TM-

Rev. A Setup 2-5TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference Guide Note:With the TM-T88III, the DIP SW2-5 setting is enabled only when DIP SW1-2 is set to O

2-6 Setup Rev. A Note:With the TM-T88III, the DIP SW2-5 setting is enabled only when DIP SW1-2 is set to OFF and the receive buffer is set to 4KB.W

Rev. A Setup 2-7TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference Guide2.3 Adjusting the Roll Paper Near-End DetectorBelow are two situations where a roll paper

2-8 Setup Rev. A2.4 Connecting the Printer to the Host Computer2.4.1 Serial Interface Connection2.4.1.1 Cross cable wiring diagramsThe wiring sel

Rev. A Setup 2-9TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference GuideStand aloneBoth the TM printer and DM-D are connected to the host computer directly via the

Rev. A iTM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference GuideCautions❏ No part of this document may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in

2-10 Setup Rev. A2.4.1.3 Connecting the serial interface (RS-232) cableWARNING:Be sure to turn off the power supply for both the printer and host c

Rev. A Setup 2-11TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference Guide2.4.2 Parallel Interface ConnectionThe parallel interface model TM printer is connected t

2-12 Setup Rev. A2.4.3.1 USB Interface Connection Diagram Figure 2-11 USB connection2.4.3.2 Connecting the USB interface cable1. Attach the locki

Rev. A Setup 2-13TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference GuideTo use USB model TM printers, the TM printer driver (EPSON OPOS ADK or advanced printer dr

2-14 Setup Rev. A2.4.4.2 Connecting the Ethernet Interface Cable1. Make sure the power supplies for both the printer and host computer have been tu

Rev. A Setup 2-15TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference Guide2.5 Connecting Power Supply Unit and Cash DrawerAlways use one of the following power sup

2-16 Setup Rev. ANote:Before removing the DC cable connector from the EPSON PS-180 (current model power supply) or the PS-170 (legacy model), make s

Rev. A Application Development Information 3-1TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference GuideChapter 3Application Development InformationThis chapter desc

3-2 Application Development Information Rev. A3.1.1.2 EPSON Advanced Printer Driver contentsThe installer automatically evaluates the target PC env

Rev. A Application Development Information 3-3TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference Guide• EPSON customer display•EPSON cash drawerNote:A separate USB

ii Rev. AFor Safety Key to SymbolsThe symbols in this manual are identified by their level of importance, as defined below. Read the following care

3-4 Application Development Information Rev. A3.1.2.1 EPSON OPOS ADK (OPOS Control) overviewOPOS Control included with the EPSON OPOS ADK has the f

Rev. A Application Development Information 3-5TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference Guide• Sample programsSample programs for VB, VC++ can be installe

3-6 Application Development Information Rev. A3.1.4 Various UtilitiesWe provide the utilities described below for developers of TM printer applicat

Rev. A Application Development Information 3-7TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference Guide3.3 Panel LEDs and Error Status3.3.1 Power LED3.3.2 No Rol

3-8 Application Development Information Rev. A3.3.3.1 Error CodesThere are three possible error types: automatically recoverable errors, recoverabl

Rev. A Application Development Information 3-9TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference GuideNote:The error recovery command is valid only if a recoverabl

3-10 Application Development Information Rev. A3.4 Sensors3.4.1 Paper SensorsThe printer has two paper sensors. 3.4.1.1 Roll paper near-end senso

Rev. A Application Development Information 3-11TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference Guide3.4.3 OfflineThis printer is not equipped with an online/of

3-12 Application Development Information Rev. ANote:When DIP SW2-1 is ON, the printer will not become BUSY even if printer hardware stops operating.

Rev. A Application Development Information 3-13TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference Guide3.7 Operating Mode (Switch Panel Operation)The printer has

Rev. A iiiTM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference GuideWarningsWARNING:❏ Shut down your equipment immediately if it produces smoke, a strange odor, or unu

3-14 Application Development Information Rev. A3.8 FAQ ListListed here are the most-asked questions (Q) and answers (A).1. Look for information rel

Rev. A Application Development Information 3-15TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference Guide3.8.2 Q: Why does the drawer kick-out not operate properly?

3-16 Application Development Information Rev. A

Rev. A ESC/POS Command-related Information 4-1TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference GuideChapter 4ESC/POS Command-related InformationThis chapter intr

4-2 ESC/POS Command-related Information Rev. ANote:For details on NV graphics and NV bit images, see the “ESC/POS Application Programming Guide.” 4.

Rev. A Product Specifications 5-1TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference GuideChapter 5Product Specifications5.1 Product Specifications (TM-T88II/TM-T8

5-2 Product Specifications Rev. A5.2 Print Specifications (TM-T88II/TM-T88III)lps: lines per second*1: During printing (at 24 V, 28°C {82.4°F}, den

Rev. A Product Specifications 5-3TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference Guide5.3 Character Specifications (TM-T88II/TM-T88III)Notes: 1. Spaces between

5-4 Product Specifications Rev. A5.5 Printable Area (TM-T88II/TM-T88III) Figure 5-1 Printable area* Units: mmTable 5-7 Dimensionsa (roll paper wi

Rev. A Product Specifications 5-5TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference Guide5.6 Print Position versus Cutter Position (TM-88II/TM88III)The following

iv Rev. A❏ Do not place heavy objects on top of this equipment. Never stand or lean on this equipment. Equipment may fall or collapse, causing brea

5-6 Product Specifications Rev. A5.7 Overview of External Dimensions (TM-T88II/TM-T88III)5.7.1 External DimensionsThe dimensions in the figure bel

Rev. A Product Specifications 5-7TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference Guide5.8 Operating Specifications (TM-T88II/TM-T88III) Figure 5-4 Table 5-8

5-8 Product Specifications Rev. A

Rev. A Interfaces and Connectors A-1TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference GuideAppendix AInterfaces and ConnectorsA.1 RS-232 Serial Interface A.1.1

A-2 Interfaces and Connectors Rev. AA.1.2 Functions of each Connector PinA.1.3 XON/XOFFWhen XON/XOFF control is selected, the printer transmits th

Rev. A Interfaces and Connectors A-3TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference GuideA.1.4 CodeThe hexadecimal numbers corresponding to the XON/XOFF codes

A-4 Interfaces and Connectors Rev. AReverse modeThe transfer of status data from the printer to the host proceeds in the nibble or byte mode.This mo

Rev. A Interfaces and Connectors A-5TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference GuideA.2.2 Interface Signals* NC: Not Connected ND: Not Defined Table A-5

A-6 Interfaces and Connectors Rev. ANote:A signal name with a rule above it indicates an “L” active signal.Bidirectional communications cannot take

Rev. A Options and Consumables B-1TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference GuideAppendix BOptions and ConsumablesB.1 Roll PaperThe table below shows the

Rev. A vTM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference GuideAbout this ManualThis manual describes the TM-T88III, a current EPSON thermal printer product.This ma

B-2 Options and Consumables Rev. A Figure B-1 Case specificationsB.2.1.3 MaterialNo specific brominated flame retardants, such as PBBE and PBB, ar

Rev. A Options and Consumables B-3TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference Guide❏ Output conditionsOutput voltage (rating): 24 VDC ± 5%Output current (ra

B-4 Options and Consumables Rev. A

Rev. B Character Code Tables C-1TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference GuideAppendix CCharacter Code TablesC.1 Page 0 (PC437: USA, Standard Europe)(In

C-2 Character Code Tables Rev. BC.2 Page 1 (Katakana)

Rev. B Character Code Tables C-3TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference GuideC.3 Page 2 (PC850: Multilingual)

C-4 Character Code Tables Rev. BC.4 Page 3 (PC860: Portuguese)

Rev. B Character Code Tables C-5TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference GuideC.5 Page 4 (PC863: Canadian-French)

C-6 Character Code Tables Rev. BC.6 Page 5 (PC865: Nordic)

Rev. B Character Code Tables C-7TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference GuideC.7 Page 16 (WPC1252) (TM-T88III only)

vi Rev. A* You can obtain these items from one of the following URLs:For customers from North America: http://pos.epson.com/For customers from othe

C-8 Character Code Tables Rev. BC.8 Page 17 (PC866: Cyrillic #2) (TM-T88III only)

Rev. B Character Code Tables C-9TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference GuideC.9 Page 18 (PC852: Latin2) (TM-T88III only)

C-10 Character Code Tables Rev. BC.10 Page 19 (PC858: Euro)

Rev. B Character Code Tables C-11TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference GuideC.11 Page 255 (Blank Page)UD: undefined

C-12 Character Code Tables Rev. BC.12 International Character SetASCII codes (base 16)KoreaLatin AmericaSpain IIDenmark IINorwayJapanSpain IItalySw

Rev. A TM-T88II/TM-88III Comparison Table D-1TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference GuideAppendix DTM-T88II/TM-88III Comparison Table* For details on t

D-2 TM-T88II/TM-88III Comparison Table Rev. A

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