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Confidential

EPSON

Receipt Printer

TM-T81

Specification

STANDARD

Rev. No.

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SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION

MATSUMOTO MINAMI PLANT
2070 KOTOBUKI KOAKA, MATSUMOTO-SHI, NAGANO, 399-8702 JAPAN
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Summary of Contents for TM-T81

Page 1: ...ceipt Printer TM T81 Specification STANDARD Rev No A Notes Copied Date Copied by SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION MATSUMOTO MINAMI PLANT 2070 KOTOBUKI KOAKA MATSUMOTO SHI NAGANO 399 8702 JAPAN PHONE 81 263 86 5353 FAX 81 263 86 9925 ...

Page 2: ... I A 17 A 42 A II A 18 A 43 A III A 19 A 44 A IV A 20 A 45 A V A 21 A 46 A VI A 22 A 47 A 23 A 48 A 24 A 49 A 25 A 50 A 1 A 26 A 51 A 2 A 27 A 52 A 3 A 28 A 53 A 4 A 29 A 54 A 5 A 30 A 55 A 6 A 31 A 56 A 7 A 32 A 57 A 8 A 33 A 58 A 9 A 34 A 59 A 10 A 35 A 60 A 11 A 36 A 61 A 12 A 37 A 62 A 13 A 38 A 63 A 14 A 39 A 64 A 15 A 40 A 65 A 16 A 41 A 66 A Front Part Cover Rev Sheet Confidentiality Agreem...

Page 3: ...pp 1 A 68 A 93 A App 2 A 69 A 94 A App 3 A 70 A 95 A App 4 A 71 A 96 A App 5 A 72 A 97 A App 6 A 73 A 98 A App 7 A 74 A 99 A App 8 A 75 A 100 A App 9 A 76 A 101 A App 10 A 77 A 102 A App 11 A 78 A 103 A App 12 A 79 A 104 A App 13 A 80 A 105 A 81 A 106 A 82 A 107 A 83 A 108 A 84 A 109 A 85 A 110 A 86 A 111 A 87 A 112 A 88 A 113 A 89 A 114 A 90 A 91 A Front Part Cover Rev Sheet Confidentiality Agree...

Page 4: ...Confidential REVISION SHEET Sheet 3 of 3 REV SHEET CHANGED CONTENTS A All Newly enacted TITLE TM T81 Specification STANDARD ...

Page 5: ...he product s identified herein 2 No part of this document may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of Seiko Epson Corporation 3 The contents of this document are subject to change without notice Please contact us for the latest information 4 While every pr...

Page 6: ...n Programming Guide that is separately issued 2 Features The TM T81 printer has the following features Printing High speed printing 130 mm s 5 12 s maximum which enables issuing of batch receipts Printer Handling Easy drop in paper loading Application Software Command protocol is based on the ESC POS standard OPOS ADK and Windows printer drivers are available In addition to several kinds of bar co...

Page 7: ...awer Kick out Connector Modular Connector 18 3 FUNCTIONS 20 3 1 List of Commands 20 3 2 Character Code Tables 24 3 2 1 Common to all pages International Character Set USA 24 3 2 2 Page 0 PC437 USA Standard Europe 25 3 2 3 Page 1 Katakana 26 3 2 4 Page 2 PC850 Multilingual 27 3 2 5 Page 3 PC860 Portuguese 28 3 2 6 Page 4 PC863 Canadian French 29 3 2 7 Page 5 PC865 Nordic 30 3 2 8 Page 16 WPC1252 31...

Page 8: ...3 Consumables 50 6 COMMANDS 51 6 1 Command Notation 51 XXXX 51 6 2 Explanation of Terms 51 6 3 Control Commands 53 HT 53 LF 53 FF In page mode 53 CR 53 CAN 54 DLE EOT n 54 DLE ENQ n 57 DLE DC4 fn m t fn 1 58 DLE DC4 fn a b fn 2 59 DLE DC4 fn d1 d7 fn 8 60 ESC FF 60 ESC SP n 60 ESC n 61 ESC nL nH 62 ESC n 62 ESC y c1 c2 x1 d1 d y x1 xk d1 d y xk 62 ESC m nL nH d1 dk 63 ESC n 63 ESC 2 63 ESC 3 n 64 ...

Page 9: ... GS L pL pH m fn fn 3 51 85 Function 64 GS L pL pH m fn d1 d2 fn 64 85 Function 65 GS L pL pH m fn d1 d2 d3 fn 65 85 Function 66 GS L pL pH m fn kc1 kc2 fn 66 86 Function 67 GS L pL pH m fn a kc1 kc2 b xL xH yL yH c d1 dk 1 c d1 dk b fn 67 86 Function 69 GS L pL pH m fn kc1 kc2 x y fn 69 87 Function 112 GS L pL pH m fn a bx by c xL xH yL yH d1 dk fn 112 88 GS k pL pH cn fn parameters 89 Function 0...

Page 10: ...13 GS v 0 m xL xH yL yH d1 dk obsolete command 114 APPENDIX A MISCELLANEOUS NOTES App 1 A 1 Notes on Printing and Paper Feeding App 1 A 2 Notes on Supplying the Power to the Printer App 2 A 3 Notes on use environment App 2 A 4 Other Notes App 3 APPENDIX B PAPER ROLL SETUP App 4 B 1 Replacing the Paper Roll App 4 APPENDIX C RECOVERY FROM THE AUTO CUTTER ERROR App 5 APPENDIX D ADJUSTING THE PAPER RO...

Page 11: ...inting speed Normal 130 mm s 5 1 s Approximately 30 7 lps 4 23 mm 1 6 feed Page mode printing 130 mm s 5 1 s Bit image printing 130 mm s 5 1 s Raster bit image printing 130 mm s 5 1 s Ladder bar code 2 dimensional code printing 100 mm s 3 9 s NOTES 1 The print speed listed above is the value when the printer prints with the standard print density level at 24 V and 25 C 77 F The print speed may cha...

Page 12: ...ght W H mm cpl W H mm cpl W H mm cpl W H mm cpl Font A 12 24 1 41 3 39 42 1 41 6 77 42 2 82 3 39 21 2 82 6 77 21 Font B 9 17 0 99 2 40 56 0 99 4 80 56 1 98 2 40 28 1 98 4 80 28 Space between characters is not included Characters can be scaled up to 64 times as large as the standard sizes cpl characters per line 4 Supporting character on each model type See Table 1 2 2 1 3 Autocutter 1 Cutting meth...

Page 13: ...y changing the position of the adjusting screw Fixed position 1 approximately 23 mm 0 9 2 approximately 27 mm 1 06 NOTE If roll paper whose paper spool is out of the specified range is used the roll paper near end detection may not work correctly 1 5 Paper Specification 1 Paper type Specified thermal paper 2 Form and size Roll paper a Roll paper diameter 83 mm 3 27 maximum b Roll paper spool Insid...

Page 14: ...keep the print quality The print density can be set with the DIP switch Table 1 5 3 Original Paper No Density Level TF50KS E PD150R PD160R F5041 Standard TF60KS E P220AGB 1 P300 P310 P350 Medium AF50KS E Medium PD190R Medium The print density can also be set with the GS E command Table 1 5 4 Original Paper No Density Level TF50KS E PD150R PD160R F5041 7 TF60KS E P220AGB 1 P300 P310 P350 8 AF50KS E...

Page 15: ...er position 14 8 26 3 Figure 1 7 1 Printing and Cutting Positions NOTE Numeric values used here are typical values the values may vary slightly as a result of paper slack or variations in the paper Take this into account when setting the cutting position of the auto cutter 1 8 Internal Buffer 1 Receive buffer selectable as 45 bytes or 4 KB using the DIP switch 2 User defined buffer both for user d...

Page 16: ...tely 0 1 A NOTE Maximum 1 A for drawer kick out driving Table 1 9 1 Current Consumption Operating Print ratio Approximately 18 with the print pattern below Font A 42 columns ANK rolling pattern for 100 lines repeats 20H 7FH 50 Printing length 20 mm 100 Printing length 20 mm Print example Current consumption Mean Approximately 1 4A Peak Approximately 5 1A Mean Approximately 3 3A Peak Approximately ...

Page 17: ... 100 Print example Print length 30 mm or less 20 mm or less If the overcurrent limitation is operated when printing is continuously performed with a high print ratio uneven print density or a low voltage error may occur 2 Notes on using the power supply unit other than the Epson specified one PS 180 The current consumption of this printer is as shown in Figure 1 9 1 User must consider these values...

Page 18: ...SA C22 2 No 950 Sub clause 2 9 which would cover the component itself if submitted for Listing 2 This unit is intended to be supplied by a SELV circuit only 3 The terminals and connectors have not been evaluated for field wiring 1 11 Reliability 1 Life Mechanism 15 000 000 lines NOTE Assumed in the condition that printing repeats for 10 lines feeding for 15 lines with 4 23 mm line spacing Thermal ...

Page 19: ...r If the printer is not used for a long time with paper installed be sure to feed paper approximately 40 mm 1 57 before printing 3 Vibration resistance When Packed Frequency 5 to 55 Hz Acceleration Approximately 19 6 m s 2 2 G Sweep 10 minutes half cycle Duration 1 hour Directions x y and z No external or internal damage should be found after the vibration test and the unit should operate normally...

Page 20: ...in the Epson evaluation condition The acoustic noise differs depending on the paper used printing contents or the setting values such as print speed or print density 1 13 Installation The TM T81 printer must be installed horizontally Vibration during paper cutting and using a drawer should be considered Take measures to prevent the printer from moving Affixing tapes are provided as an option ...

Page 21: ...ector NOTES 1 The data word length baud rate and parity depend on the DIP switch settings See Section 3 3 3 2 The stop bit for the printer side is fixed to 1 2 1 1 2 Switching between online and offline The printer does not have an online offline switch The printer goes offline 1 Between when the power is turned on including reset using the interface and when the printer is ready to receive data 2...

Page 22: ...oes not check this signal Changing the DIP switch setting enables this signal to be used as a reset signal for the printer See Section 3 3 3 The printer is reset when the signal remains MARK for 1 ms or more See Section 2 1 1 7 7 SG Signal ground 20 DTR Output 1 When DTR DSR control is selected this signal indicates whether the printer is busy SPACE indicates that the printer is ready to receive d...

Page 23: ... remains buffer full until the space in the receive buffer increases to 138 bytes When the receive buffer capacity is specified to 45 bytes DIP SW1 2 is On Regardless of the DIP SW2 5 setting when the remaining space in the receive buffer drops to 16 bytes the printer status becomes buffer full and it remains buffer full until the space in the receive buffer increases to 26 bytes The printer ignor...

Page 24: ...er status using the GS a command and the ASB function In this setting the default value of n for GS a is 2 The printer automatically transmits the printer status depending on online offline changes 3 When using DLE EOT DLE ENQ and DLE DC4 be sure that the receive buffer does not become full When using a host that cannot transmit data when the printer is busy If an error has occurred DLE EOT DLE EN...

Page 25: ...active current IA 5 3 mA maximum 1 mA maximum Reset negative current IN 5 0 mA maximum 2 mA maximum Input impedance RIN 3 kΩ minimum AC characteristics Minimum reset pulse width TRS 1 ms minimum When using pin 6 DSR DIP switch 2 7 is ON TRS H L Figure 2 1 1 Minimum Reset Pulse Width pin 6 When using pin 25 INIT DIP switch 2 8 is ON TRS H L Figure 2 1 2 Minimum Reset Pulse Width pin 25 NOTES 1 When...

Page 26: ...by USB bus 0 mA provided entirely from the unit USB packet size With Full Speed connection USB bulk OUT TM 64 bytes USB bulk IN TM 64 bytes 2 Status transmission from printer with USB interface With this interface the status of the printer is transmitted to the host computer via the USB bulk transmission method The USB bulk transmission method is a host controlled transmission method Unlike RS232 ...

Page 27: ...n external power source 1 Pin assignments See Table 2 2 1 Table 2 2 1 Power Supply Connector Pin Assignments Pin Number Signal Name 1 24 V 2 GND 3 N C SHELL F G SHELL Figure 2 2 1 Power Supply Connector NOTE Be sure to ground the metal of the interface using the hole for the frame ground 2 Connector model Printer side Hosiden TCS7960 532010 or equivalent User side Hosiden TCP8927 631100 or equival...

Page 28: ...nal 2 Output 6 Signal GND 24 V is output through pin 4 when the power is turned on However pin 4 must be used only for the drawer 1 6 Figure 2 2 2 Drawer Kick out Connector 2 Connector model Printer side MOLEX 52065 6615 or equivalent User side 6 position 6 contact RJ12 telephone jack 3 Drawer kick out drive signal Output signal Output voltage Approximately 24 V Output current 1 A or less CAUTION ...

Page 29: ...close switch Figure 2 2 4 Drawer Circuitry NOTES 1 Use a shielded cable for the drawer connector cable 2 Two driver transistors cannot be energized simultaneously 3 The drawer drive duty must be as shown below ON time ON time OFF time 0 2 4 Be sure to use the printer power supply connector pin 4 for the drawer power source 5 The resistance of the drawer kick out solenoid must not be less than the ...

Page 30: ...elect print mode s ESC Set absolute print position ESC Select cancel user defined character set ESC Define user defined characters ESC Select bit image mode ESC Turn underline mode on off ESC 2 Select default line spacing ESC 3 Set line spacing ESC Select peripheral device ESC Cancel user defined characters ESC Initialize printer ESC D Set horizontal tab positions ESC E Turn emphasized mode on off...

Page 31: ...the customized setting values Function 11 Set the configuration item for the serial interface Function 12 Transmit the configuration item for the serial interface GS H Request transmission of response or status Function 48 Set the process ID response GS K Select print control method s Function 50 Select the print speed Function 97 Select the number of parts for the thermal head energizing GS L GS ...

Page 32: ...ule Function 169 QR Code Select the error correction level Function 180 QR Code Store the data in the symbol storage area Function 181 QR Code Print the symbol data in the symbol storage area Function 182 QR Code Transmit the size information of the symbol data in the symbol storage area GS Define downloaded bit image GS Print downloaded bit image GS B Turn white black reverse print mode on off GS...

Page 33: ...e command Upward compatible command ESC i Partial cut one point left uncut GS V ESC m Partial cut three points left uncut GS V ESC u Transmit peripheral device status GS r ESC v Transmit paper sensor status GS r FS p Print NV bit image GS L Function 69 FS q Define NV bit image GS L Function 67 GS v 0 Print raster bit image GS L Function 112 50 NOTE Obsolete commands are commands that are supported...

Page 34: ...33 1 49 A 65 Q 81 a 97 q 113 2 02 18 34 2 50 B 66 R 82 b 98 r 114 3 XOFF 03 19 35 3 51 C 67 S 83 c 99 s 115 4 EOT DC4 04 20 36 4 52 D 68 T 84 d 100 t 116 5 ENQ NAK 05 21 37 5 53 E 69 U 85 e 101 u 117 6 ACK 06 22 38 6 54 F 70 V 86 f 102 v 118 7 07 23 39 7 55 G 71 W 87 g 103 w 119 8 CAN 08 24 40 8 56 H 72 X 88 h 104 x 120 9 HT 09 25 41 9 57 I 73 Y 89 i 105 y 121 A LF 10 26 42 58 J 74 Z 90 j 106 z 12...

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Page 36: ...Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT 27 26 TM T81 Specification STANDARD A 3 2 3 Page 1 Katakana ...

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Page 45: ...5 SP 133 SP 149 SP 165 SP 181 SP 197 SP 213 SP 229 SP 245 6 SP 134 SP 150 SP 166 SP 182 SP 198 SP 214 SP 230 SP 246 7 SP 135 SP 151 SP 167 SP 183 SP 199 SP 215 SP 231 SP 247 8 SP 136 SP 152 SP 168 SP 184 SP 200 SP 216 SP 232 SP 248 9 SP 137 SP 153 SP 169 SP 185 SP 201 SP 217 SP 233 SP 249 A SP 138 SP 154 SP 170 SP 186 SP 202 SP 218 SP 234 SP 250 B SP 139 SP 155 SP 171 SP 187 SP 203 SP 219 SP 235 S...

Page 46: ... Country 23 24 40 5B 5C 5D 5E 60 7B 7C 7D 7E USA France à ç é ù è Germany Ä Ö Ü ä ö ü β U K Denmark I Æ Ø Å æ ø å Sweden É Ä Ö Å Ü é ä ö å ü Italy é ù à ò è ì Spain I Pt Ñ ñ Japan Norway É Æ Ø Å Ü é æ ø å ü Denmark II É Æ Ø Å Ü é æ ø å ü Spain II á Ñ é í ñ ó ú Latin America á Ñ é ü í ñ ó ú Korea W Slovenia Croatia Ž Š Đ Ć Č ž š đ ć č China Ұ ...

Page 47: ...s turned off 3 If the power is turned off without the execution of the DLE DC4 fn 2 command the values of the maintenance counter are not updated correctly To use the maintenance counter correctly see Appendix G 3 3 2 Panel Buttons 1 FEED button Non locking push button Function If you push this button once and release it the printer feeds paper for one line based on the line spacing set by ESC 2 a...

Page 48: ...d selection See Table 3 3 2 ON 8 OFF Table 3 3 2 Transmission Speed Transmission Speed bps SW 1 7 SW 1 8 38400 See 1 ON ON 4800 OFF ON 9600 ON OFF 19200 OFF OFF bps bits per second NOTES 1 The default value of the transmission speed is 9600 bps 2 1 The transmission speed can be selected by setting the transmission condition of the serial interface 3 The setting of the communication condition of th...

Page 49: ...emaining capacity of the receive buffer reaches 256 bytes OFF 6 Reserved Do not change settings Fixed to Off OFF 7 I F pin 6 reset signal 1 Enabled Disabled OFF 8 IF pin 25 reset signal 2 Enabled Disabled OFF Table 3 3 4 DIP Switch 2 3 and 2 4 Switch No 3 4 Function OFF OFF Print density Standard ON OFF Print density Medium OFF ON Print density Dark ON ON Print density Standard NOTES 1 Change the ...

Page 50: ...ceive buffer is set to 4 KB Releases the BUSY state when the remaining capacity of the receive buffer reaches 138 bytes Releases the BUSY state when the remaining capacity of the receive buffer reaches 256 bytes OFF 6 Reserved Do not change settings Fixed to Off OFF 7 Reserved Do not change settings Fixed to Off OFF 8 Reserved Do not change settings Fixed to On OFF Table 3 3 7 DIP Switch 2 3 and 2...

Page 51: ...tion STANDARD A 3 3 4 Customized value The customized value is set with GS E command See GS E for details Table 3 3 8 Types of the Customized Value Function Value Selection of print density 13 levels in the print density level 1 to 13 Selection of print speed Level 1 9 9 levels ...

Page 52: ...Green On Power is stable Off Power is not stable 2 Error ERROR LED Orange On Offline except during paper feeding using the FEED button and during test printing and the error state See Section 2 1 1 2 Switching between online and offline Flashing Error See Section 3 7 Off Normal condition Figure 3 4 1 Panel Switches and Indicators ...

Page 53: ...ms Print quality Control software version DIP switch settings 2 Starting the self test To start a self test on a roll paper hold down the FEED button and turn on the printer with the cover closed then the current printer status 1 is printed 1 Control software version DIP switch settings 4 Ending the self test After a number of lines are printed the printer indicates the end of the self test by pri...

Page 54: ... print data in hexadecimal numbers and in its corresponding characters NOTES 1 If no characters correspond to the data received the printer prints 2 During hexadecimal dumping any commands other than DLE EOT do not function 3 Insufficient print data to fill the last line can be printed by setting the printer offline 3 Ending hexadecimal dumping Hexadecimal dumping ends by turning the power off pre...

Page 55: ...e NV graphics Number of the NV graphics that are registered Key code number of dots in X direction number of dots in Y direction number of color to be defined NV graphics data 2 Mode start cOpen the paper roll cover and turn the power on while pressing the paper FEED button then press the paper FEED button once and close the paper roll cover dThe instructions for printing the NV graphics are print...

Page 56: ...y when the print head cools Roll paper cover open error Printing on the roll paper is not performed correctly due to a cover open Recovers automatically when cover is closed The printer restarts printing with the line being printed when the cover was opened NOTE Print head temperature error is not an abnormality 2 Errors that have the possibility of recovery Table 3 8 2 Errors That Can Possibly Re...

Page 57: ... UIB error An abnormal operation occurs in UIB Impossible to recover Internal circuit connection error Internal circuits are not connected correctly Approximately 2 56 s Impossible to recover NOTE When any error shown above occurs turn off the power as soon as possible 3 8 2 Printer Operation When an Error Occurs The printer executes the following operations when detecting an error Stops all print...

Page 58: ...e printer recovers when the cover is closed NOTE Whether the cover is open or not does not affect the status reported by the roll paper end sensor 3 10 Print Buffer full Printing When printing in standard mode When subsequent data is received after the printer processes one line of data in the print buffer the printer automatically prints the processed line and feeds the paper by one line in stand...

Page 59: ...xternal Dimensions and Mass Height Approximately 145 mm 5 71 Width Approximately 144 mm 5 67 Depth Approximately 189 mm 7 44 Mass Approximately 1 7 kg 3 74 lb roll paper excluded 4 2 Color EPSON standard color ECW EDG 4 3 External Appearance Figure 4 3 1 External Appearance Material for the exterior parts 94V 0 Units mm ...

Page 60: ...Portuguese Italian Dutch Power switch cover External power supply Model PS 180 5 2 Options Affixing tapes Model DF 10 5 3 Consumables Specified paper Thermal roll paper NTP080 80 for 80 mm paper width model Original paper TF50KS E Nippon Paper Industries Co Ltd In Japan Nakagawa Manufacturing Co Ltd In U S A Nakagawa Mfg USA Inc In Europe Nakagawa Mfg Europe GmbH In Southeast Asia N A K Mfg Malays...

Page 61: ...utes these commands as soon as they are received 2 Obsolete command Obsolete commands are commands that will not be supported by future printer models Therefore we recommend replacing them with more recent upward compatible commands that have the same functions 3 NV memory write command NV memory write commands delete or store data in the NV memory flash ROM GS E some functions GS L GS 8 L some fu...

Page 62: ...acter s to be developed and also the print position to be moved when nL nH 256 0 is specified with ESC In standard mode the left edge of the print area is the position of the left margin In page mode the left edge of the print area is the position of the left edge when the starting position specified with ESC T is viewed as the left top of the print area 10 Column format Raster format Column forma...

Page 63: ...ds one line based on the current line spacing FF In page mode Name Print and return to standard mode in page mode Format ASCII FF Hex 0C Decimal 12 Description Prints all the data in the print buffer collectively and switches from page mode to standard mode CR Name Print and carriage return Format ASCII CR Hex 0D Decimal 13 Description Executes one of the following operations Condition Function Wh...

Page 64: ...cimal 16 4 n Range 1 n 4 Description Transmits the real time status n Function 1 Transmits printer status 2 Transmits offline cause status 3 Transmits error cause status 4 Transmits roll paper sensor status This printer transmits the following status in real time Printer status n 1 Bit Off On Hex Decimal Status 0 Off 00 0 Fixed 1 On 02 2 Fixed 2 Off 00 0 Drawer kick out connector pin 3 is LOW On 0...

Page 65: ...per FEED button 4 On 10 16 Fixed 5 Off 00 0 No paper end stop On 20 32 Printing stopped by paper end 6 Off 00 0 No error On 40 64 Error occurred 7 Off 00 0 Fixed Error cause status n 3 Bit Off On Hex Decimal Status 0 Off 00 0 Fixed 1 On 02 2 Fixed 2 Reserved 3 Off 00 0 No autocutter error On 08 8 Autocutter error occurred 4 On 10 16 Fixed 5 Off 00 0 No unrecoverable error On 20 32 Unrecoverable er...

Page 66: ... If the received data includes a data string matching this command the printer performs this command Users must consider this For example Graphic data might accidentally include a data string matching this command Do not embed this command within another command For example Graphic data might include this command Transmit this command using the following method When this command is transmitted the...

Page 67: ...s a recoverable error has occurred 2 Recovers from a recoverable error after clearing the receive and print buffers This command is ignored unless a recoverable error has occurred Notes Use this command after removing the cause of the error Take the following into consideration If the received data includes a data string matching this command the printer performs the command Users must consider th...

Page 68: ...ctor pin m m Connector pin 0 Drawer kick out connector pin 2 1 Drawer kick out connector pin 5 t specifies the pulse on time or off time as t 100 ms Notes Take the following into consideration If the received data includes a data string with this command the printer performs the command Users must consider this For example Graphic data might accidentally include a data string matching this command...

Page 69: ...consideration If the received data includes a data string matching this command the printer performs the command Users must consider this For example Graphic data might accidentally include a data string matching this command Do not embed this command within another command For example Graphic data might include this command This command does not shut the power off The operator must turn off the p...

Page 70: ...d data includes a data string matching this command the printer performs the command Users must consider this For example Graphic data might accidentally include a data string matching this command Do not embed this command within another command For example Graphic data might include this command When this command is transmitted the data following must not be transmitted until the status is recei...

Page 71: ...le width and underlined together n Bit Off On Hex Decimal Function 0 Off 00 0 Character font A 12 24 selected On 01 1 Character font B 9 17 selected 1 2 Off 00 0 Reserved 3 Off 00 0 Emphasized mode is turned off On 08 8 Emphasized mode is turned on 4 Off 00 0 Double height canceled On 10 16 Double height selected 5 Off 00 0 Double width canceled On 20 32 Double width selected 6 Off 00 0 Reserved 7...

Page 72: ...et is selected ESC y c1 c2 x1 d1 d y x1 xk d1 d y xk Name Define user defined characters Format ASCII ESC y c1 c2 x1 d1 d y x1 xk d1 d y xk Hex 1B 26 y c1 c2 x1 d1 d y x1 xk d1 d y xk Decimal 27 38 y c1 c2 x1 d1 d y x1 xk d1 d y xk Range y 3 32 c1 c2 126 0 x 12 when Font A 12 24 is selected 0 x 9 when Font B 9 17 is selected 0 d 255 k c2 c1 1 Description Defines the user defined character pattern ...

Page 73: ...density 60 dpi 90 dpi 1 8 dot double density 60 dpi 180 dpi 32 24 dot single density 180 dpi 90 dpi 33 24 dot double density 180 dpi 180 dpi nL nH specify the number of dots in the horizontal direction as nL nH 256 d specifies the bit image data column format ESC n Name Turn underline mode on off Format ASCII ESC n Hex 1B 2D n Decimal 27 45 n Range 0 n 2 48 n 50 Default n 0 Description Turns under...

Page 74: ...016 mm 40 ESC n Name Select peripheral device Format ASCII ESC n Hex 1B 3D n Decimal 27 61 n Range 1 n 3 Default n 1 Description Selects the device to which the host computer transmits data n Function 1 3 Enables printer 2 Disables printer When the printer is disabled n 2 all data except this command and the real time commands are ignored ESC n Name Cancel user defined characters Format ASCII ESC ...

Page 75: ...nk NUL Name Set horizontal tab positions Format ASCII ESC D n1 nk NUL Hex 1B 44 n1 nk 00 Decimal 27 68 n1 nk 0 Range 1 n1 n2 nk 255 0 k 32 Default n 8 16 24 32 40 232 240 248 for Font A 12 24 in a standard character size width Description Sets horizontal tab positions n specifies the number of digits from the setting position to the left edge of the print area k is used to indicate the number of b...

Page 76: ...of n is 0 double strike mode is turned off When the LSB of n is 1 double strike mode is turned on ESC J n Name Print and feed paper Format ASCII ESC J n Hex 1B 4A n Decimal 27 74 n Range 0 n 255 Description Prints the data in the print buffer and feeds the paper n vertical or horizontal motion unit Note The maximum paper feed amount is 1016 mm 40 ESC L Name Select page mode Format ASCII ESC L Hex ...

Page 77: ...aracter font A 12 24 1 49 Character font B 9 17 ESC R n Name Select an international character set Format ASCII ESC R n Hex 1B 52 n Decimal 27 82 n Range 0 n 15 Default n 0 Description Selects an international character set n International character set 0 U S A 1 France 2 Germany 3 U K 4 Denmark I 5 Sweden 6 Italy 7 Spain I 8 Japan 9 Norway 10 Denmark II 11 Spain II 12 Latin America 13 Korea 14 Sl...

Page 78: ...Description In page mode selects the print direction and starting position n Print direction Starting position 0 48 Left to right Upper left 1 49 Bottom to top Lower left 2 50 Right to left Lower right 3 51 Top to bottom Upper right ESC V n Name Turn 90 clockwise rotation mode on off Format ASCII ESC V n Hex 1B 56 n Decimal 27 86 n Range 0 n 2 48 n 50 Default n 0 Description In standard mode turns...

Page 79: ...e print area xL xH specify the horizontal logical origin as xL xH 256 horizontal motion unit from absolute origin yL yH specify the vertical logical origin as yL yH 256 vertical motion unit from absolute origin dxL dxH specify the horizontal dimension of print area as dxL dxH 256 horizontal motion unit dyL dyH specify the vertical dimension of print area as dyL dyH 256 vertical motion unit Note Th...

Page 80: ...s the paper sensor s to use to stop printing when a paper end is detected n Bit Off On Hex Decimal Function 0 Off 00 0 Roll paper near end sensor disabled On 01 1 Roll paper near end sensor enabled 1 Off 00 0 Roll paper near end sensor disabled On 02 2 Roll paper near end sensor enabled 2 7 Off 00 0 Reserved ESC c 5 n Name Enable disable panel buttons Format ASCII ESC c 5 n Hex 1B 63 35 n Decimal ...

Page 81: ...imum paper feed amount is 1016 mm 40 ESC p m t1 t2 Name Generate pulse Format ASCII ESC p m t1 t2 Hex 1B 70 m t1 t2 Decimal 27 112 m t1 t2 Range m 0 1 48 49 0 t1 255 0 t2 255 Description Outputs the pulse specified by t1 and t2 to connector pin m m Connector pin 0 48 Drawer kick out connector pin 2 1 49 Drawer kick out connector pin 5 t1 specifies the pulse on time as t1 2 ms t2 specifies the puls...

Page 82: ...PC850 Multilingual 3 Page 3 PC860 Portuguese 4 Page 4 PC863 Canadian French 5 Page 5 PC865 Nordic 16 Page 16 WPC1252 17 Page 17 PC866 Cyrillic 2 18 Page 18 PC852 Latin 2 19 Page 19 PC858 Euro 255 Page 255 User defined page Reference 3 2 Character Code Tables ESC n Name Turn upside down print mode on off Format ASCII ESC n Hex 1B 7B n Decimal 27 123 n Range 0 n 255 Default n 0 Description In standa...

Page 83: ...ed off or the printer is reset via an interface while this command is being executed the printer may go into an abnormal condition Be careful not to turn the power off or let the printer be reset via an interface while this command is being executed While processing this command the printer is BUSY while writing data to the NV memory and stops receiving data Therefore be sure not to transmit data ...

Page 84: ...See table Enlarged in horizontal direction Selects the times enlarged in the horizontal direction 7 Off 00 0 Reserved Enlarged in vertical direction Enlarged in horizontal direction Hex Decimal Enlargement Hex Decimal Enlargement 00 0 1 time standard 00 0 1 time standard 01 1 2 times 10 16 2 times 02 2 3 times 20 32 3 times 03 3 4 times 30 48 4 times 04 4 5 times 40 64 5 times 05 5 6 times 50 80 6...

Page 85: ...as the number of bytes after pH n and m n specifies the paper used for the test print n Paper source 0 48 Basic sheet roll paper 1 49 2 50 Roll paper m specifies a test pattern m Test pattern 1 49 Hexadecimal dump print 2 50 Printer status print 3 51 Rolling pattern print Notes The printer executes a software reset after processing this command Clears the receive and print buffers Resets all setti...

Page 86: ...Default b 1 when a 1 b 0 when a 2 Description Enables or disables the real time command specified by a pL pH specify pL pH 256 as the number of bytes after pH m and a1 b1 ak bk a b Function 1 0 48 DLE DC4 fn m t fn 1 Not processed disabled 1 49 DLE DC4 fn m t fn 1 Processed enabled 2 0 48 DLE DC4 fn a b fn 2 Not processed disabled 1 49 DLE DC4 fn a b fn 2 Processed enabled Note If graphics data in...

Page 87: ...ons by an NV memory write command may damage the NV memory Therefore it is recommended to write to the NV memory less than 10 times a day If the power is turned off or the printer is reset via an interface while this command is being executed the printer may go into an abnormal condition Be careful not to turn the power off or let the printer be reset via an interface while this command is being e...

Page 88: ...e in effect at power on The data in the NV memory are not reset Function 5 GS E pL pH fn a1 n1L n1H ak nkL nkH fn 5 Name Set the customized setting values Format ASCII GS E pL pH fn a1 n1L n1H ak nkL nkH Hex 1D 28 45 pL pH fn a1 n1L n1H ak nkL nkH Decimal 29 40 69 pL pH fn a1 n1L n1H ak nkL nkH Range 4 pL pH 256 65533 0 pL 255 0 pH 255 fn 5 a 5 6 0 nL nH 256 6 nL nH 256 100 65530 nL nH 256 65535 0...

Page 89: ...ty level 4 65534 Print density level 5 65535 Print density level 6 0 Print density level 7 standard 1 Print density level 8 2 Print density level 9 3 Print density level 10 4 Print density level 11 5 Print density level 12 6 Print density level 13 dark Print speed setting a 6 nL nH 256 Print speed 1 Print speed level 1 slow 2 Print speed level 2 3 Print speed level 3 4 Print speed level 4 5 Print ...

Page 90: ...CII GS E pL pH fn a d1 dk Hex 1D 28 45 pL pH fn a d1 dk Decimal 29 40 69 pL pH fn a d1 dk Range 3 pL pH 256 65535 0 pL 255 0 pH 255 fn 11 a 1 48 d 57 Default upon shipment d1 dk 38400 Description Sets the configuration item for the serial interface specified by a to the values specified by d a Configuration item 1 Transmission speed Transmission speed setting a 1 d1 dk Transmission speed 2400 2400...

Page 91: ...or the response pL pH specify pL pH 256 as the number of bytes after pH fn and parameters fn specifies the function parameters specify the process of each function fn Format Function No Function name 48 GS H pL pH fn m d1 d2 d3 d4 48 Set the process ID response Note Do not use this command in a system that uses the printer with the OPOS driver or the JavaPOS driver provided by Seiko Epson Corporat...

Page 92: ...n m 50 Select the print speed Function 50 GS K pL pH fn m fn 50 Name Select the print speed Format ASCII GS K pL pH fn m Hex 1D 28 4B pL pH fn m Decimal 29 40 75 pL pH fn m Range pL pH 256 2 pL 2 pH 0 fn 50 0 m 9 48 m 57 Default m 0 setting values of GS E Function 5 a 6 Description Selects the print speed m Print speed 0 48 Setting values of GS E Function 5 a 6 1 49 Print speed level 1 slow 2 50 P...

Page 93: ...ifying the number of parameters after pH or p4 Command Parameters Structure Maximum value GS L pL pH 2 bytes 65 535 GS 8 L p1 p2 p3 p4 4 bytes 4 294 967 295 Description Processes graphics data pL pH specify pL pH 256 as the number of bytes after pH m fn and parameters fn specifies the function parameters specify the process of each function fn Format Function No Function name 0 48 GS L pL pH m fn ...

Page 94: ... data including the real time commands while the printer is BUSY When Function 48 51 or 64 is transmitted the data following must not be transmitted until the status is received And it will be necessary to perform the ESC POS Handshaking Protocol procedures when using Function 64 Function 48 GS L pL pH m fn fn 0 48 Name Transmit the NV graphics memory capacity Format ASCII GS L pL pH m fn Hex 1D 2...

Page 95: ...raphics area Function 64 GS L pL pH m fn d1 d2 fn 64 Name Transmit the key code list for defined NV graphics Format ASCII GS L pL pH m fn d1 d2 Hex 1D 28 4C pL pH m fn d1 d2 Decimal 29 40 76 pL pH m fn d1 d2 Range pL pH 256 4 pL 4 pH 0 m 48 fn 64 d1 75 d2 67 Description Transmits the defined NV graphics key code list Function 65 GS L pL pH m fn d1 d2 d3 fn 65 Name Delete all NV graphics data Forma...

Page 96: ...yH c d1 dk 1 c d1 dk b fn 67 Name Define the NV graphics data raster format Format ASCII GS L pL pH m fn a kc1 kc2 b xL xH yL yH c d1 dk 1 c d1 dk b Hex 1D 28 4C pL pH m fn a kc1 kc2 b xL xH yL yH c d1 dk 1 c d1 dk b Decimal 29 40 76 pL pH m fn a kc1 kc2 b xL xH yL yH c d1 dk 1 c d1 dk b Range pL pH for GS L 12 pL pH 256 65535 0 pL 255 0 pH 255 p1 p2 p3 p4 for GS 8 L 12 p1 p2 256 p3 65536 p4 16777...

Page 97: ...rten the execution time of this function The execution time is 60 seconds or less when the number of items registered is within 50 The execution time for 100 items is 120 seconds or less The data value k control information data value 24 bytes area of the NV graphics data domain is used when this function is executed NV graphics and NV bit image FS q cannot be defined simultaneously When this func...

Page 98: ...5 0 p4 255 Common parameters for GS L and GS 8 L m 48 fn 112 a 48 bx 1 2 by 1 2 c 49 1 xL xH 256 2047 0 xL 255 0 xH 7 1 yL yH 256 1662 0 yL 255 0 yH 6 when by 1 1 yL yH 256 831 0 yL 255 0 yH 3 when by 2 0 d 255 k int xL xH 256 7 8 yL yH 256 Description Stores the graphics data raster format in the print buffer The graphics data is enlarged by bx and by in the horizontal and vertical directions bx ...

Page 99: ...n level 70 GS k pL pH cn fn m 070 PDF417 Select the options 80 GS k pL pH cn fn m d1 dk 080 PDF417 Store the data in the symbol storage area 81 GS k pL pH cn fn m 081 PDF417 Print the symbol data in the symbol storage area 48 82 GS k pL pH cn fn m 082 PDF417 Transmit the size information of the symbol data in the symbol storage area 65 GS k pL pH cn fn n1 n2 165 QR Code Select the model 67 GS k pL...

Page 100: ...case the number of columns in the data region is calculated with the number of codewords or the range of print area When n 0 sets the number of columns in the data region to n codewords Notes The following data are not included in the number of columns Start pattern and stop pattern Left row indicator codewords and right row indicator codewords Function 066 GS k pL pH cn fn n cn 48 fn 66 Name PDF4...

Page 101: ...al 29 40 107 pL pH cn fn n Range pL pH 256 3 pL 3 pH 0 cn 48 fn 67 2 n 8 Default n 3 Description Sets the width of the module for PDF417 to n dots Function 068 GS k pL pH cn fn n cn 48 fn 68 Name PDF417 Set the row height Format ASCII GS k pL pH cn fn n Hex 1D 28 6B pL pH cn fn n Decimal 29 40 107 pL pH cn fn n Range pL pH 256 3 pL 3 pH 0 cn 48 fn 68 2 n 8 Default n 3 Description Sets the row heig...

Page 102: ...lect error correction level 3 16 52 Select error correction level 4 32 53 Select error correction level 5 64 54 Select error correction level 6 128 55 Select error correction level 7 256 56 Select error correction level 8 512 When m 49 the error correction level is set by the Ratio Setting to the level indicated by the number for encoded data and the Level Setting is canceled The rate is set to n ...

Page 103: ... 0 1 Default m 0 Description Selects the options for PDF417 m Function 0 Selects the standard PDF417 1 Selects the truncated PDF417 Function 080 GS k pL pH cn fn m d1 dk cn 48 fn 80 Name PDF417 Store the data in the symbol storage area Format ASCII GS k pL pH cn fn m d1 dk Hex 1D 28 6B pL pH cn fn m d1 dk Decimal 29 40 107 pL pH cn fn m d1 dk Range 4 pL pH 256 65535 0 pL 255 0 pH 255 cn 48 fn 80 m...

Page 104: ...on the PDF417 symbol specifications must be ensured for PDF417 printing In standard mode a symbol higher than 831 dots cannot be printed with this printer Function 082 GS k pL pH cn fn m cn 48 fn 82 Name PDF417 Transmit the size information of the symbol data in the symbol storage area Format ASCII GS k pL pH cn fn m Hex 1D 28 6B pL pH cn fn m Decimal 29 40 107 pL pH cn fn m Range pL pH 256 3 pL 3...

Page 105: ...56 4 pL 4 pH 0 cn 49 fn 65 n1 49 50 n2 0 Default n1 50 n2 0 Description Selects the model for QR Code n1 Function 49 Selects model 1 conversion processing 50 Selects model 2 conversion processing Function 167 GS k pL pH cn fn n cn 49 fn 67 Name QR Code Set the size of module Format ASCII GS k pL pH cn fn n Hex 1D 28 6B pL pH cn fn n Decimal 29 40 107 pL pH cn fn n Range pL pH 256 3 pL 3 pH 0 cn 49...

Page 106: ...for QR Code n Function Reference Approximate figure for recovery 48 Select error correction level L 7 49 Select error correction level M 15 50 Select error correction level Q 25 51 Select error correction level H 30 Function 180 GS k pL pH cn fn m d1 dk cn 49 fn 80 Name QR Code Store the data in the symbol storage area Format ASCII GS k pL pH cn fn m d1 dk Hex 1D 28 6B pL pH cn fn m d1 dk Decimal ...

Page 107: ...ard and downward space areas depending on the QR Code symbol specifications must be ensured for QR Code printing Function 182 GS k pL pH cn fn m cn 49 fn 82 Name QR Code Transmit the size information of the symbol data in the symbol storage area Format ASCII GS k pL pH cn fn m Hex 1D 28 6B pL pH cn fn m Decimal 29 40 107 pL pH cn fn m Range pL pH 256 3 pL 3 pH 0 cn 49 fn 82 m 48 Description Transm...

Page 108: ...mber of bytes in the vertical direction as y bytes d specifies the defined data column format Note A downloaded bit image and user defined characters ESC cannot be defined simultaneously When this command is executed all user defined characters are deleted GS m obsolete command Name Print downloaded bit image Format ASCII GS m Hex 1D 2F m Decimal 29 47 m Range 0 m 3 48 m 51 Description Prints down...

Page 109: ... n Decimal 29 66 n Range 0 n 255 Default n 0 Description Turns white black reverse print mode on or off When the LSB of n is 0 white black reverse mode is turned off When the LSB of n is 1 white black reverse mode is turned on GS H n Name Select print position of HRI characters Format ASCII GS H n Hex 1D 48 n Decimal 29 72 n Range 0 n 3 48 n 51 Default n 0 Description Selects the print position of...

Page 110: ...l ID Hexadecimal 20 Decimal 32 2 50 Type ID See table Type ID Type ID Bit Off On Hex Decimal Contents 0 Off 00 0 Multi byte code characters not supported On 01 1 Multi byte code characters supported 1 3 Reserved 4 Off 00 0 Fixed 5 6 Reserved 7 Off 00 0 Fixed Transmits the printer information B specified n Type of printer information Contents 65 Firmware version Depends on firmware version 66 Manuf...

Page 111: ...0 y 360 Description Sets the horizontal and vertical motion units to approximately 25 4 x mm 1 x and approximately 25 4 y mm 1 y respectively When x 0 the default value of the horizontal motion unit is used When y 0 the default value of the vertical motion unit is used A GS V m B GS V m n Name Select cut mode and cut paper Format A ASCII GS V m Hex 1D 56 m Decimal 29 86 m B ASCII GS V m n Hex 1D 5...

Page 112: ...767 Description In page mode moves the vertical print position to nL nH 256 vertical or horizontal motion unit from the current position A positive number specifies downward movement and a negative number specifies upward movement GS r t m Name Execute macro Format ASCII GS r t m Hex 1D 5E r t m Decimal 29 94 r t m Range 1 r 255 0 t 255 m 0 1 Description Executes the macro that was defined with GS...

Page 113: ...abled 2 Off 00 0 Error status disabled On 04 4 Error status enabled 3 Off 00 0 Roll paper sensor status disabled On 08 8 Roll paper sensor status enabled 4 7 Off 00 0 Reserved While basic ASB is active the selected enabled basic ASB status is transmitted whenever the status changes The basic ASB status to be transmitted is the four bytes that follow First byte printer information Bit Off On Hex De...

Page 114: ... near end sensor paper adequate On 03 3 Roll paper near end sensor paper near end 2 3 Off 00 0 Roll paper end sensor paper present On 0C 12 Roll paper end sensor paper not present 4 Off 00 0 Fixed 5 6 Reserved 7 Off 00 0 Fixed Bits 2 and 3 While the cover is opening this shows the state when the cover was still closed Fourth byte paper sensor information Bit Off On Hex Decimal Status 0 3 Reserved ...

Page 115: ...intenance counter Units 14 20 Number of line feeds Lines 15 21 Number of times head is energized Times 32 50 Number of autocutter operations Times 46 70 Printer operation time Hours Notes Frequent write command executions by an NV memory write command may damage the NV memory Therefore it is recommended to write to the NV memory less than 10 times a day If the power is turned off or the printer is...

Page 116: ...ergized Times can be reset 32 50 Number of autocutter operations Times 46 70 Printer operation time Hours 94 148 Number of line feeds Lines Cumulative 95 149 Number of times head is energized Times B2 178 Number of autocutter operations Times C6 198 Printer operation time Hours Notes The maintenance counter values are measurements therefore their values will be affected by the timing of errors and...

Page 117: ...ee Description Description Prints the bar code using the bar code system specified by m For Function A m Bar code system Range of k Range of d 0 UPC A k 11 12 48 d 57 1 UPC E k 11 12 48 d 57 where d1 48 2 JAN13 EAN13 k 12 13 48 d 57 3 JAN8 EAN8 k 7 8 48 d 57 4 CODE39 1 k 48 d 57 65 d 90 d 32 36 37 42 43 45 46 47 5 ITF 2 k even number 48 d 57 6 CODABAR NW 7 2 k 48 d 57 65 d 68 97 d 100 d 36 43 45 4...

Page 118: ...36 37 42 43 45 46 47 70 ITF 2 n 254 even number 48 d 57 71 CODABAR NW 7 2 n 255 48 d 57 65 d 68 97 d 100 d 36 43 45 46 47 58 where 65 d1 68 65 dn 68 97 d1 100 97 dn 100 72 CODE93 1 n 255 0 d 127 73 CODE128 2 n 255 0 d 127 where d1 123 65 d2 67 n of Function B specifies the number of bytes of bar code data d specifies the bar code data Note Consider that a quiet zone left or right side space area d...

Page 119: ...dequate On 03 3 Roll paper near end sensor paper near end 2 3 Off 00 0 Roll paper end sensor paper present On 0C 12 Roll paper end sensor paper not present 4 Off 00 0 Fixed 5 6 Reserved 7 Off 00 0 Fixed Bits 2 and 3 While the cover is opening this shows the state when the cover was still closed this command cannot be executed Drawer kick out connector status n 2 50 Bit Off On Hex Decimal Status 0 ...

Page 120: ...iption Sets the horizontal size of the bar code Multi level bar code Binary level bar code n Module width mm Thin element width mm Thick element width mm 2 0 282 0 282 0 706 3 0 423 0 423 1 129 4 0 564 0 564 1 411 5 0 706 0 706 1 834 6 0 847 0 847 2 258 Multi level bar codes are as follows UPC A UPC E JAN13 EAN13 JAN8 EAN8 CODE93 and CODE128 Binary level bar codes are as follows CODE39 ITF and COD...

Page 121: ...rmat ASCII ESC i Hex 1B 69 Decimal 27 105 Description Executes a partial cut of the roll paper Note This printer executes a partial cut one point left uncut ESC m obsolete command GS V which is the upward compatible command replacing ESC m is recommended for use since ESC m is an obsolete command in the ESC POS command system Name Partial cut three points left uncut Format ASCII ESC m Hex 1B 6DF D...

Page 122: ...must not be transmitted until the status is received ESC v obsolete command GS r which is the upward compatible command replacing ESC v is recommended for use since ESC v is an obsolete command in the ESC POS command system Name Transmit paper sensor status Format ASCII ESC v Hex 1B 76 Decimal 27 118 Description Transmits the status of paper sensor s as 1 byte of data as follows Bit Off On Hex Dec...

Page 123: ...q n xL xH yL yH d1 dk 1 xL xH yL yH d1 dk n obsolete command GS L Function 67 which is the upward compatible command replacing FS q is recommended for use since FS q is an obsolete command in the ESC POS command system Name Define NV bit image Format ASCII FS q n xL xH yL yH d1 dk 1 xL xH yL yH d1 dk n Hex 1C 71 n xL xH yL yH d1 dk 1 xL xH yL yH d1 dk n Decimal 28 113 n xL xH yL yH d1 dk 1 xL xH y...

Page 124: ...defined characters and others that were in effect at power on The data in the NV memory are not reset NV bit image and NV graphics GS L GS 8 L cannot be defined simultaneously When this command is executed all NV graphics are deleted GS v 0 m xL xH yL yH d1 dk obsolete command GS L Function 112 and 50 which is the upward compatible command replacing GS v 0 is recommended for use since GS v 0 is an...

Page 125: ...ne line paper feeding is executed as shown in Table A 1 Table A 1 Paper Feeding Amount Required Paper Feeding Amount dots Font A 24 number of times enlarged in vertical Normal Characters Font B 17 number of times enlarged in vertical Font A 12 number of times enlarged in vertical Rotated Characters Font B 9 number of times enlarged in vertical Bit image ESC 24 2 When the printer goes to the standb...

Page 126: ... above during printing the printer stops printing and waits until the voltage returns to normal and then automatically begins printing again Therefore printing speed may slow the print pitch may not be correct and some dots in some characters may not be printed Both high and low voltage errors are shown in table 3 7 3 The flashing patterns are shown in the table When either a high or low voltage e...

Page 127: ...y cause discoloration or faded printing d If thermal paper touches anything which includes phthalic acid ester plasticizer for a long time it can reduce the image formation ability of the paper and can cause the printed image to fade Therefore when storing thermal paper in a card case or sample notebook be sure to use only products made from polyethylene polypropylene or polyester e If thermal pap...

Page 128: ...NDIX B PAPER ROLL SETUP B 1 Replacing the Paper Roll 1 Open the printer cover Put your fingers in the dints indicated by A and lift the cover 2 Install a paper roll and pull out paper a little 3 Close the printer cover プリンタカバーカッタカバー A A Figure B 1 Printer Upper Side Overview Cutter cover Printer cover ...

Page 129: ...by itself follow the steps below to correct the problem 1 Pull the cutter cover toward you and remove it so that you can rotate the cutter motor knob 2 Rotate the cutter motor knob to the direction indicated by an arrow on the autocutter unit 3 Following the instructions on the caution label rotate the knob until the indicator appears in the hole If the motor knob cannot be rotated rotate it in th...

Page 130: ...g screw that holds the paper near end sensor and set the top of the positioning plate to the appropriate adjustment value and tighten the adjusting screw Adjust the positioning plate to 1 if the outside diameter of a roll paper to be used is 18mm Adjust the positioning plate to 2 if the outside diameter of a roll paper to be used is more than 18 mm Table D 1 Adjustment Positions Adjustment Positio...

Page 131: ...rmal elements 2 Do not scratch the print head 3 Insert a roll paper and close the print head NOTE The print head becomes very hot just after printing and is very dangerous Be sure to allow the print head to cool down after printing before cleaning it Also be sure to turn off the printer power before cleaning the print head Print head Thermal element Radiation plate Figure E 1 Print Head Thermal El...

Page 132: ...n drawer kick out connector pins 3 and 6 2 The resistance of the load such as a drawer kick out solenoid must be 24 Ω or more or the input current must be 1A or less 3 Make sure to use the 24 V power output on drawer kick out connector pin 4 for driving the equipment Never connect any other power supply to the drawer kick out connector 4 The peak current is 1 A See item 2 below for drive signal du...

Page 133: ...eet the conditions of Formulas F 1 and F 2 see the following section 3 Using a drawer that does not meet the conditions in 2 ESC p DLE DC4 i For ESC p Setting the values of t1 and t2 according to the conditions in 2 results in a maximum ON time of 126 ms 0 t1 63 since the setting ranges of t1 and t2 are 0 to 255 To use a drawer that requires an ON time exceeding 126 ms the following conditions mus...

Page 134: ...250 GOSUB WAIT300MS ON time 200 ms OFF time 500 ms WAIT300MS 300 ms wait routine RETURN Corresponds to α of Formula F 3 Set the value so that it satisfies Formula F 3 or include an internal processing time that is equal to or longer than this wait routine The drive signal waveform generated when the drawer is driven according to the above conditions is shown in Figure F 2 Figure F 2 Drawer Drive S...

Page 135: ... process when the printer is turned off using the DLE DC4 fn 2 command 1 The host transmits the following continuous procedure before the system is turned off cExecutes GS D pL pH m a b pL 3 pH 0 m 20 a 2 b 1 dExecutes GS r n n 1 2 The host waits for the paper sensor status sent from the printer in response to the GS r n command 3 The host transmits DLE DC4 fn a b fn 2 a 1 b 8 4 The host waits for...

Page 136: ...he recognition rate in advance so that the limitations of the reader can be considered APPENDIX I NOTES ON SCANNING THE PRINT RESULT ON THE RECEIPT Take a consideration as described below to determine whether the ability of the reader scanner can be satisfied when the print result on the receipt such as bar code 2 dimensional code or characters 1 Print density The print density may vary depending ...

Page 137: ...ened and then the roll paper cover is closed the following pieces of data are accumulated First Status Second Status Third Status Fourth Status c 0011 1100 0000 0000 0000 0011 0000 1111 The printer cover is opened d 0001 1100 0000 0000 0000 0011 0000 1111 The printer cover is closed e 0011 1100 0000 0000 0000 0011 0000 1111 The printer cover is opened f 0001 1100 0000 0000 0000 0011 0000 1111 The ...

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