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Page 1: ... bookmark to instantly jump to its topic If you wish you can increase the size of the bookmark area by dragging the dividing bar to the right Use the zoom tools to magnify or reduce the page display Click the Find button if you want to search for a particular term However using the bookmarks is usually quicker Complete online documentation for Acrobat Reader is located in the Help directory for Ac...

Page 2: ...thermal line printer TM T85 T85P Operator s Manual 400471502 ...

Page 3: ...r 2 Power connector 3 Interface connector 4 Drawer kick out connector 5 DIP switches 6 POWER light 7 ERROR light 8 PAPER light 9 POWER button 10 PAPER FEED button Control Panel 1 2 3 4 5 DIP Switch 1 DIP Switch 2 2 3 4 5 DIP Switch 1 6 7 9 8 10 ...

Page 4: ...le to the purchaser of this product or third parties for damages losses costs or expenses incurred by purchaser or third parties as a result of accident misuse or abuse of this product or unauthorized modifications repairs or alterations to this product or excluding the U S failure to strictly comply with Seiko Epson Corporation s operating and maintenance instructions Seiko Epson Corporation shal...

Page 5: ...SA C22 2 No 950 Japan EMI VCCI Class A Oceania EMC AS NZS 3548 WARNING The connection of a non shielded printer interface cable to this printer will invalidate the EMC standards of this device You are cautioned that changes or modifications not expressly approved by SEIKO EPSON could void your authority to operate the equipment CE Marking The printer conforms to the following Directives and Norms ...

Page 6: ...ance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense FOR CANADIAN USERS This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil numérique de la classe A est conforme à ...

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Page 8: ...ich can be extended up to 64 times as large as the standard size selecting possible and smoothing also possible Four different print densities selecting possible by changing DIP switch settings Four way routing of the interface cable drawer control cable and power cable on either side underneath or out the back of the case Power switch on the front of the printer for easy access access to sides an...

Page 9: ...vi Bidirectional parallel interface in accordance with the IEEE 1284 Nibble Byte Modes Please be sure to read the instructions in this manual carefully before using your new EPSON printer ...

Page 10: ...ing the printer Chapter 3 contains troubleshooting information Reference Chapter 4 contains specifications and character code tables Notes Cautions and Warnings Note Notes have important information and useful tips on the operation of your printer CAUTION Cautions must be observed to avoid minor injury to yourself or damage to your equipment WARNING Warnings must be followed carefully to avoid ser...

Page 11: ...etector 1 19 Affixing the Fastening Tape Optional 1 21 Chapter 2 Using the Printer Buttons 2 1 Indicator Lights 2 1 Replacing the Roll Paper 2 2 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Power problems 3 1 Printing problems 3 1 Paper handling problems 3 3 Hexadecimal Dump 3 7 Chapter 4 Reference Information Printing Specifications 4 1 Character Specifications 4 2 Paper Specifications 4 3 Electrical Specifications...

Page 12: ... the items included for the standard specification printer If any item is missing or damaged please contact your dealer for assistance Note See the Note on page 1 4 for information about the screws Paper roll 1 pc Printer Hexagonal lock screws 2 pcs only for the serial interface ...

Page 13: ... a spacer that must be removed before you turn on the printer 1 First open the printer cover next push the auto cutter holder back and open the auto cutter then open the head open lever as shown by the arrows below Printer cover Auto cutter holder Auto cutter Transportation spacer Head open lever ...

Page 14: ...on the printer as shown by the white arrow Note Put the transportation spacer back in its original position if you ever ship or store your printer 3 Close the head open lever and the auto cutter When you close the auto cutter press firmly until it clicks Note To prevent paper jams make sure that the auto cutter tab is underneath the auto cutter holder as shown on the auto cutter label ...

Page 15: ... printer as shown Note Your printer comes with inch type hexagonal lock screws installed If you plan to use an interface cable that requires millimeter type lock screws replace the inch type screws with the enclosed millimeter type screws by using a hex screwdriver 5 mm To distinguish the two types of screws see the illustration below 2 Connect the other end of the cable to the connector on your c...

Page 16: ...rinter 1 Make sure that the printer and the computer are turned off Then plug the cable into the connector on the printer as shown Note Squeeze the wire clips on the printer together until they lock in place on both sides of the connector 2 Connect the other end of the cable to the connector on your computer ...

Page 17: ...rinter to the Drawer Plug the drawer cable into the drawer kick out connector on the bottom of the printer next to the computer interface connector CAUTION Do not connect a telephone line to the drawer kick out connector TM T85 TM T85P ...

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Page 19: ...printer Recommended wire is described below Thickness of wire AWG 18 or equivalent Diameter of terminal to be attached 3 2 1 Make sure that the printer is turned off 2 Connect the ground wire to the printer using the FG screw on the bottom of the printer as shown TM T85 TM T85P ...

Page 20: ...ecommended CAUTION Using an incorrect power supply can cause serious damage to the printer 1 Make sure that the power supply is turned off 2 Plug the power supply s cable into the printer s connector as shown below Note that the flat side of the connector faces down 3 Plug the power supply s cord into an outlet TM T85 TM T85P ...

Page 21: ...s keep the cable securely fastened Installing the Paper Roll The procedure describes how to install a paper roll for the first time If you are replacing a used up paper roll see page 2 2 Note Be sure to use roll paper that meets the specifications 1 Open the printer cover Do not open the auto cutter Note To prevent paper jams make sure that the auto cutter tab is underneath the auto cutter holder ...

Page 22: ... as shown 3 Be sure to note the correct direction that the paper comes off the roll 4 Hold both edges of the paper and insert it straight into the paper slot Push the paper into the paper slot until the printer feeds the paper automatically and it comes out of the paper exit ...

Page 23: ...1 12 Installation Note The paper is cut by the auto cutter Note If paper is inserted incorrectly it may wrinkle If it wrinkles feed the paper with the PAPER FEED button until it is smooth ...

Page 24: ...ow This shows whether your printer is working correctly It is independent of any other equipment or software 1 To perform the self test close the printer cover if it is open and hold down the PAPER FEED button while you turn on the printer with the POWER button 2 The printer prints the current printer settings and then the following message Self test printing Please press the PAPER FEED button ...

Page 25: ...set It also performs several partial cuts and prints the following completed 4 Then it performs a full cut and enters the normal mode Part of a sample self test is shown below Setting the DIP Switches You can change the print density or any of your interface settings by changing the DIP switch settings 1 Make sure that the printer is off TM T85 TM T85P ...

Page 26: ...1 15 2 Turn the printer over and remove the DIP switch access cover as shown below 3 Notice that ON is marked on the switches Use tweezers or another narrow tool to move the switches DSW 1 DSW 2 DSW 1 TM T85 TM T85P ...

Page 27: ...ceive buffer capacity 45 bytes 4K bytes 1 3 Handshaking XON XOFF DTR DSR 1 4 Word length 7 bits 8 bits 1 5 Parity check Yes No 1 6 Parity selection Even Odd 1 7 See Transmission Speeds table below 1 8 Transmission Speeds Speed in Bits per Second SW 1 7 SW 1 8 2400 ON ON 4800 OFF ON 9600 ON OFF 19200 OFF OFF DIP Switch Set 2 Switch Function ON OFF 2 1 Handshaking BUSY condition Receive buffer full ...

Page 28: ... Light ON ON 2 OFF OFF 3 ON OFF 4 Dark OFF ON DIP Switch Set 1 Switch Function ON OFF 1 1 Auto line feed Enabled Disabled 1 2 Receive buffer capacity 45 byte 4K bytes 1 3 Handshaking BUSY condition Receive buffer full or reading data Off line receive buffer full or reading data 1 4 Select print density See Print Density Table below 1 5 1 6 Reserved Setting must not be changed Normally OFF 1 7 Norm...

Page 29: ... is turned on the new settings will not take effect until you turn the printer off and back on or reset it except for the DIP switches 2 7 and 2 8 of the TM T85 5 Replace the DIP switch cover and secure it with the screw Switch Function Switch 4 5 1 Light ON ON 2 OFF OFF 3 ON OFF 4 Dark OFF ON ...

Page 30: ...ount of paper remaining when the printer stops printing follow the steps below to adjust the paper near end detector Note The printer also has a paper end detector that stops the printer at the very end of a roll This detector cannot be turned off by software 1 Open the printer cover and remove the paper roll 2 Locate the adjusting screw and the positioning plate shown in the illustration below 3 ...

Page 31: ...elow shows the approximate amount of adjustment of the diameter for each position 5 Be sure that the detecting lever moves freely after you finish the adjustment 6 Re install the paper roll as described earlier in this chapter Adjustment Position Number Adjustment amount 1 Approx 0 mm 0 in 2 Approx 2 mm 0 08 in 3 Approx 4 mm 0 16 in 4 Approx 6 mm 0 24 in 5 Approx 8 mm 0 32 in 6 Approx 10 mm 0 39 i...

Page 32: ...elow 1 Clean the countertop or other surface where the printer will be installed 2 Peel the green backing paper off of one side of each of the two sets of tape and affix them to the bottom of the printer as shown below 3 Peel the other green backing paper off of the sets of tape 4 Press the printer onto the countertop it will be held firmly in place by the fastening tape ...

Page 33: ...aper continuously Note You also use this button to execute a macro and to print the second part of the self test The POWER and PAPER FEED buttons also can be used to start the self test or the hexadecimal dump The self test is described in Chapter 1 and the hex dump is described in Chapter 3 Indicator Lights POWER This light is on whenever power is supplied to the printer PAPER This light is on wh...

Page 34: ...indicates a paper jam in the auto cutter If the printer stops working and the error light is blinking turn the printer off check for jammed paper and remove it if necessary Then turn the printer back on If the printer still does not work it probably requires service Contact a qualified service person Replacing the Roll Paper When the printer stops printing and the PAPER light comes on it is time t...

Page 35: ...Using the Printer 2 3 2 Pull up on the paper and cut it with scissors Then press the PAPER FEED button to remove the cut paper 3 Spread the roll paper holder and remove the paper roll as shown Cut ...

Page 36: ... as shown 5 Be sure to note the correct direction that the paper comes off the roll 6 Hold both edges of the paper and insert it straight into the paper slot Push the paper into the paper slot until the printer feeds the paper automatically and it comes out of the paper exit ...

Page 37: ...Using the Printer 2 5 Note The paper is cut by the auto cutter Note If paper is inserted incorrectly it may wrinkle ...

Page 38: ...2 6 Using the Printer 7 Remove the cut paper and close the printer cover ...

Page 39: ... problems The ERROR light is on not flashing and nothing is printed If the PAPER light is also on the paper is not loaded or is near the end of the roll Install a new roll of paper If the PAPER light is not on probably the printer cover is open Close the printer cover The ERROR light is flashing and the printer does not print There may be a paper jam in the auto cutter If there is a paper jam clea...

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Page 41: ...e you can damage it 4 Close the head open lever and the auto cutter When you close the auto cutter press firmly until it clicks Note To prevent paper jams make sure that the auto cutter tab is underneath the auto cutter holder as shown on the auto cutter label Paper handling problems The paper is jammed inside the printer Follow these steps to clear a paper jam ...

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Page 43: ...ully in the paper feeding direction CAUTION Do not touch the print head You can damage it 4 Close the head open lever 5 Close the auto cutter When you close it press firmly until it clicks Note To prevent paper jams make sure that the auto cutter tab is underneath the auto cutter holder as shown on the auto cutter label 6 Re load the paper Cut ...

Page 44: ...the wrong position See the illustration below for the correct position If the blade is not in this position insert a cross head screwdriver in the hole on the right side of the auto cutter unit and turn the gear inside to return the cutter blade to its normal position See the illustration below ...

Page 45: ... data in hexadecimal format along with a guide section to help you find specific commands To use the hex dump feature follow these steps 1 Make sure that the printer is off 2 Open the cover 3 Hold down the PAPER FEED button while you turn on the printer by pressing the POWER button 4 Close the cover The printer prints Hexadecimal Dump 5 Run any software program that sends data to the printer All t...

Page 46: ...Control codes are printed in bold for emphasis During the hex dump all commands except DLE EOT and DLE ENQ are disabled 6 Open the cover to set the printer off line so that it will print the last line 7 Close the cover and turn off the printer or reset it to turn off the hex dump mode ...

Page 47: ...ers line default Font A 42 Font B 56 Character spacing default Fonts A and B 2 dots 0 28mm 01 Programmable by control command Printing speed Approx 12 lines second 1 6 feed Approx 50 mm 2 second continuous feed Approx 28 mm 1 1 second when printing a ladder bar code Actual speed may be lower depending on data transmission speed and control commands Paper feed speed Approx 50 mm 2 second Line spaci...

Page 48: ...e 12 x 24 Font A incl 2 dot spacing in horizontal 9 x 24 Font B incl 2 dot spacing in horizontal Font A is the default Character size Font A 1 41mm 06 x 3 39mm 13 WxH Font B 0 99mm 04 x 3 39mm 13 WxH Character Sizes Standard Double height Double width Dbl Width Height W x H mm CPL W x H mm CPL W x H mm CPL W xH mm CPL Font A 12 x 24 1 41 x 3 39 06 x 13 42 1 41x 6 77 06 x 27 42 2 82 x 3 39 11 x 13 ...

Page 49: ... 83mm max Core dia Inside 12mm Outside 18mm Paper must not be pasted to the core paper NTP080 80 Nakagawa Seisakujo Original paper Nippon Paper Industries Co Ltd TF50KS E Operating voltage 24 VDC 7 with optional power supply PS 150 Current consumption at 24 V excluding driving drawer kickout Operating Mean approx 1 5A Peak approx 6 0A Standby Mean approx 0 1A 0 1 0 0 04 ...

Page 50: ...ial or parallel is already installed Note Refer to the EPSON TM T85 T85P Specification for details Temperature Operating Storage 5 to 40 C 41 to 104 F 10 to 50 C 14 to 122 F except for paper Humidity Operating Storage 30 to 85 RH 30 to 90 RH except for paper Serial interface RS 232 compatible Parallel interface IEEE 1284 compatible Nibble Byte Modes ...

Page 51: ...Reference Information 4 5 Character Code Tables Page 0 PC437 U S A Standard Europe International character set U S A ...

Page 52: ...4 6 Reference Information Page 1 Katakana ...

Page 53: ...Reference Information 4 7 Page 2 PC850 Multilingual ...

Page 54: ...4 8 Reference Information Page 3 PC860 Portuguese ...

Page 55: ...Reference Information 4 9 Page 4 PC863 Canadian French ...

Page 56: ...4 10 Reference Information Page 5 PC865 Nordic ...

Page 57: ...Reference Information 4 11 Page 255 Space Page ...

Page 58: ...x 23 24 40 5B 5C 5D 5E 60 7B 7C 7D 7E Dec 35 36 64 91 92 93 94 96 123 124 125 126 U S A France à ç é ù è Germany Ä Ö Ü ä ö ü ß 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 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 Country ...

Page 59: ...ides important information on setting and using the printer command if necessary Default Gives the default values if any for the command parameters Reference Lists related commands Example Provides examples using the command The numbers denoted by H are hexadecimal The numbers denoted by B are binary The numbers denoted by are decimal NOTE The phrase beginning of a line in command descriptions ass...

Page 60: ...ssing from the beginning of the next line Reference ESC D LF Name Print and line feed Format ASCII LF Hex 0A Decimal 10 Description Prints the data in the print buffer and feeds one line based on the current line spacing Note This command sets the print position to the beginning of the line Reference ESC 2 ESC 3 FF Name Print and return to standard mode in page mode Format ASCII FF Hex 0C Decimal ...

Page 61: ... status n 4 Transmit paper roll sensor status Notes The printer transmits the current status Each status is represented by one byte data The printer transmits the status without confirming whether the host computer can receive data This command is executed even when the printer is in the off line receive buffer is full or error staus The printer executes this command upon receiving it The status i...

Page 62: ... 0 Drawer open close signal is LOW connector pin 3 On 04 4 Drawer open close signal is HIGH connector pin 3 3 Off 00 0 On line On 08 8 Off line 4 On 10 16 Not used Fixed to On 5 6 Undefined 7 Off 00 0 Not used Fixed to Off Bit Off On Hex Decimal Function 0 Off 00 0 Not used Fixed to Off 1 On 02 2 Not used Fixed to On 2 Off 00 0 Cover is closed On 04 4 Cover is open 3 Off 00 0 Paper is not being fe...

Page 63: ... head temperature drops sufficiently n 4 Continuous paper sensor status 6 Off 00 0 No error On 40 64 Error occurs 7 Off 00 0 Not used Fixed to Off Bit Off On Hex Decimal Function 0 Off 00 0 Not used Fixed to Off 1 On 02 2 Not used Fixed to On 2 Undefined 3 Off 00 0 No auto cutter error On 08 8 Auto cutter error occurs 4 On 10 16 Not used Fixed to On 5 Off 00 0 No unrecoverable error On 20 32 Unrec...

Page 64: ...executed when the receive buffer is full The status is transmitted whenever the data sequence of 10H 16 05H 5 n 1 n 2 is received Example In ESC m nL nH d K d1 10H 16 d2 05H 5 d3 01H 1 This command should not be used within the data sequence of another command that consists of two or more bytes Example If you attempt to transmit ESC 3 n to the printer but DTR DSR for the host computer goes to MARK...

Page 65: ...ormat ASCII ESC FF Hex 1B 0C Decimal 27 12 Description In page mode prints all buffered data in the printing area collectively Notes This command is enabled only in page mode After printing the printer does not clear the buffered data setting values for ESC T and ESC W and the position for buffering character data Reference FF ESC L ESC S ESC SP n Name Set right side character spacing Format ASCII...

Page 66: ...page mode depending on starting position of the printable area as follows 1 When the starting position is set to the upper left or lower right of the printable area using ESC T the horizontal motion unit x is used 2 When the starting position is set to the upper right or lower left of the printable area using ESC T the vertical motion unit y is used The maximum right side spacing is 255 180 inches...

Page 67: ...ng of the last received command is effective ESC can also turn on or off underline mode However the setting of the last received command is effective GS can also select character size However the setting of the last received command is effective Default n 0 Reference ESC ESC E GS ESC nL nH Name Set absolute print position Format ASCII ESC nL nH Hex 1B 24 nL nH Decimal 27 36 nL nH Range 0 nL 255 0 ...

Page 68: ... horizontal movement amount and it must be in even units of the minimum horizontal movement amount In standard mode the horizontal motion unit x is used In page mode horizontal or vertical motion unit differs depending on the starting position of the printable area as follows 1 When the starting position is set to the upper left or lower right of the printable area using ESC T the horizontal motio...

Page 69: ... 12 Font A 12 24 0 x 9 Font B 9 24 0 d1 dy xk 255 k c2 c1 1 Description Defines user defined characters y specifies the number of bytes in the vertical direction c1 specifies the beginning character code for the definition and c2 specifies the final code x specifies the number of dots in the horizontal direction d is the dot data for the characters The dot pattern is in the horizontal direction fr...

Page 70: ...xecuted ESC is executed The printer is reset or the power is turnde off Default The internal character set Reference ESC ESC Example When font A is selected d1 0F H d4 30 H d7 40 H d2 03 H d5 80 H d8 40 H d3 00 H d6 00 H d9 20 H When font B is selected d1 03 H d4 01 H d7 02 H d2 FF H d5 00 H d8 00 H d3 FF H d6 20 H d9 10 H 12 dots d1 d4 d7 d 34 MSB d2 d5 d 35 24 dots d3 d6 d 36 LSB 9 dots d1 d4 d7...

Page 71: ...ng area set by GS L and GS W less than the width required by the data sent with the ESC command the following will be performed on the line in question but the printing cannot exceed the maximum printable area The width of the printing area is extended to the right to accommodate the amount of data If step does not provide sufficient width for the data the left margin is reduced to accommodate the...

Page 72: ...5 14 Commands After printing a bit image the printer returns to normal data processing mode This command is not affected by print modes emphasized double strike and underline etc except upside down mode ...

Page 73: ...ts to be printed is as follows 8 dot bit image 24 dot bit image Print data 1 dot Bit image data d1 d2 d3 d1 d2 d3 MSB LSB Bit image data Print data d2 d4d5 d7d8 Print data 1 dot d1 d2 d3 MSB LSB Bit image data Double density Single density d1 d3 d6 d9 Bit image data ...

Page 74: ...e underline thickness set before the mode is turned off does not change The default underline thickness is 1 dot Changing the character size does not affect the current underline thickness Underline mode can also be turned on or off by using ESC Note however that the last received command is effective Default n 0 Reference ESC ESC 2 Name Select 1 6 inch line spacing Format ASCII ESC 2 Hex 1B 32 De...

Page 75: ... command functions as follows depending on the starting position of the printable area When the starting position is set to the upper left or lower right of the printable area using ESC T the vertical motion unit y is used When the starting position is set to the upper right or lower left of the print able area using ESC T the horizontal motion unit x is used The maximum line spacing is 40 inches ...

Page 76: ...nding pattern for the internal character is printed This command deletes the pattern defined for the specified code in the font selected by ESC If a user defined character has not been defined for the specified character code the printer ignores this command Reference ESC ESC ESC Name Initialize printer Format ASCII ESC Hex 1B 40 Decimal 27 64 Description Clears the data in the print buffer and re...

Page 77: ... setting n 8 the print position is moved to column 9 by sending HT Up to 32 tab positions k 32 can be set Data exceeding 32 tab positions is processed as normal data Transmit n k in ascending order and place a NUL code 0 at the end When n k is less than or equal to the preceding value n k 1 tab setting is finished and the following data is processed as normal data ESC D NUL cancels all horizontal ...

Page 78: ...ode and in emphasized mode Double strike mode can not be used for the bit image downloaded bit image and bar code Default n 0 Reference ESC E 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 x vertical or horizontal motion unit inches Notes After printing is completed this command ...

Page 79: ...ndard mode to page mode Notes This command is enabled only when input at the beginning of a line This command has no affect in page mode After printing by FF is completed or by using ESC S the printer returns to standard mode This command sets the position where data is buffered to the position specified by ESC T within the printing area defined by ESC W This command switches the settings for the ...

Page 80: ...nce Character Code Tables ESC S Name Select standard mode Format ASCII ESC S Hex 1B 53 Decimal 27 83 Description Switches from page mode to standard mode Notes This command is effective only in page mode Data buffered in page mode are cleared This command sets the print position to the beginning of the line The printing area set by ESC W are initialized n Character set 0 U S A 1 France 2 Germany 3...

Page 81: ...ly internal flag operation This command does not affect printing in standard mode This command sets the position where data is buffered within the printing area set by ESC W Parameters for horizontal or vertical motion units X or y differ as follows depending on the starting position of the printing area If the starting position is the upper left or lower right of the printing area data is buffere...

Page 82: ...90 rotation mode enlarge characters in the opposite directions as from double height and double width commands in normal mode This command has no effect in page mode If this command is input in page mode the printer performs only internal flag operations Default n 0 Reference ESC ESC ESC W xL xH yL yH dxL dxH dyL dyH Name Set printing area in page mode Format ASC II ESC W xL xH yL yH dxL dxH dyL d...

Page 83: ...T within the printing area If horizontal starting position printing area width exceeds the printable area the printing area width is automatically set to horizontal printable area horizontal starting position If vertical starting position printing area height exceeds the printable area the printing area height is automatically set to vertical printable area vertical starting position The horizonta...

Page 84: ...elative print position Format ASCII ESC nL nH Hex 1B 5C nL nH Decimal 27 92 nL nH Range 0 nL 255 0 nH 255 Description Sets the print starting position based on the current position by using the horizontal or vertical motion unit This command sets the distance from the current position to nL nH 256 horizontal or vertical motion unit Notes Any setting that exceeds the printable area is ignored When ...

Page 85: ...table area using ESC T the horizontal motion unit x is used When the starting position is set to the upper right or lower left of the printable area using ESC T the vertical motion unit y is used Reference ESC GS P ESC a n Name Select justification Format ASCII ESC a n Hex 1B 61 n Decimal 27 97 n Range 0 n 2 48 n 50 Description Aligns all the data in one line to the specified position n selects th...

Page 86: ...Bit Off On Hex Decimal Function 0 Off 00 0 Paper roll near end sensor disabled On 01 1 Paper roll near end sensor enabled 1 Off 00 0 Paper roll near end sensor disabled On 02 2 Paper roll near end sensor enabled 2 Off 00 0 Paper roll end sensor disabled On 04 4 Paper roll sensor enabled 3 Off 00 0 Paper roll end sensor disabled On 08 8 Paper roll end sensor enabled 4 Off 00 0 Undefined On 10 16 Un...

Page 87: ...ors detects a paper end the paper end signal is output This command is available only with a parallel interface and is ignored with a serial interface Sensor is switched when executing this command Because of this the paper out signal switching may delay depending on the receive buffer state Default n 15 ...

Page 88: ...r end sensor is enabled when either bit 0 or 1 is 1 Default n 0 ESC c 5 n Name Enable disable panel buttons Format ASCII ESC c 5 n Hex 1B 63 35 n Decimal 27 99 53 n Range 0 n 255 Description Enables or disables the panel buttons When the LSB of n is 0 the panel buttons are enabled When the LSB of n is 1 the panel buttons are disabled Bit Off On Hex Decimal Function 0 Off 00 0 Paper roll near end s...

Page 89: ...he print buffer and feeds n lines Notes This command sets the print starting position to the beginning of the line This command does not affect the line spacing set by ESC 2 or ESC 3 The maximum paper feed amount is 40 inches If the paper feed amount nx line spacing of more than 40 inches is specified the printer feeds the paper only 40 inches ESC i Name Execute partial cut one point left uncut Fo...

Page 90: ...al 27 116 n Range 0 n 5 n 255 Description Selects a page n from the character code table Default n 0 Reference Character Code Tables ESC u n Name Transmit peripheral device status Format ASCII ESC u n Hex 1B 75 n Decimal 27 117 n Range n 0 48 m Connector pin 0 48 Drawer kick out connector pin 2 1 49 Drawer kick out connector pin 5 n Page 0 0 PC437 U S A Standard Europe 1 1 Katakana 2 2 PC850 Multi...

Page 91: ...receiving the command and transmitting the status depending on the receive buffer status When Auto Status Back ASB is enabled using GS a the status transmitted by ESC u and the ASB status must be differentiated When the connector is not used the value of bit 0 is always 1 The status to be transmitted is shown in the table below Reference DLE EOT GS a GS r ESC v Name Transmit paper sensor status Fo...

Page 92: ... transmitted by ESC v and the ASB status must be differentiated The status to be transmitted is shown in the table below Bits 2and 3 When the paper roll end sensor detects a paper end the printer goes off line and does not execute this command Therefore bits 2 and 3 do not transmit the status of paper end Reference DLE EOT GS a GS r ESC n Name Turns on off upside down printing mode Format ASCII ES...

Page 93: ...ne to be printed by 180 and then prints it Default n 0 Example GS n Name Select character size Format ASCII GS n Hex 1D 21 n Decimal 29 33 n Range 0 n 255 1 vertical number of times 8 1 horizontal number of times 8 Description Selects the character height using bits 0 to 2 and selects the character width using bits 4 to 7 as follows Bit Off On Hex Decimal Function 0 Character height selection See ...

Page 94: ... aligned at the baseline The ESC command can also turn double width and double height modes on or off However the setting of the last received command is effective Default n 0 Reference ESC G S nL nH Name Set absolute vertical print position in page mode Format ASCII GS nL nH Hex 1D 24 nL nH Decimal 29 36 nL nH Range 0 nL nH 255 Description Sets the absolute vertical print starting position for bu...

Page 95: ...rizontal movement amount Reference ESC ESC T ESC W ESC GS P GS GS x y d x y 8 Name Define downloaded bit image Format ASCII GS x y d x y 8 Hex 1D 2A x y d x y 8 Decimal 29 42 x y d x y 8 Range 1 x 255 1 y 48 x y 1536 0 d 255 Description Defines a downloaded bit image using the dots specified by x and y x indicates the number of dots in the horizontal direction y indicates the number of dots in the...

Page 96: ... been defined In standard mode this command is effective only when the no data exists in the print buffer This command is not affected by print modes emphasized double strike underline or character size white black reverse printing except for upsidedown mode If a downloaded bit image exceeds the printing area the excess data is not printed m Mode Dot density in vertical Dot density in horizontal 0...

Page 97: ...Macro definition starts when this command is received during normal operation Macro definition ends when this command is received during macro definition When GS is received during macro definition the priter ends macro definition and clears the definition Macro is not defined when the power is turned on The defined contents of the macro are not cleared by ESC Therefore ESC can be included in the ...

Page 98: ...s White black reverse mode has a higher priority than underline mode Even if underline mode is on it is disabled but not canceled when white black reverse mode is selected Default n 0 GS H n Name Select printing position for HRI characters Format ASCII GS H n Hex 1D 48 n Decimal 29 72 n Range 0 n 3 48 n 51 Description Selects the printing position of HRI characters when printing a bar code n selec...

Page 99: ... is developed Therefore there may be a time lag between receiving this command and transmitting the status depending on the receive buffer status The ROM version may be changed When Auto Status Back ASB is enabled using GS a the status transmitted by GS I and the ASB status must be differentiated GS L nL nH Name Set left margin Format ASCII GS L nL nH Hex 1D 4C nL nH Decimal 29 76 nL nH n Printer ...

Page 100: ...tical motion unit However the value cannot be less than the minimum horizontal movement amount and it must be in even units of the minimum horizontal movement amount Default nL 0 nH 0 Reference GS P GS W GS P x y Name Set horizontal and vertical motion units Format ASCII GS P x y Hex 1D 50 x y Decimal 29 80 x y Range 0 x 255 0 y 255 Description Sets the horizontal and vertical motion units to 1 x ...

Page 101: ...usly specified values The calculated result from combining this command with others is turncated to the minimum value of the mechanical pitch or an exact multiple of that value Default x 180 y 360 Reference ESC SP ESC ESC 3 ESC J ESC W ESC GS GS L GS W GS GS V m GS V m n Name Select cut mode and cut paper Format 1ASCII GS V m Hex 1D 56 m Decimal 29 86 m 2ASCII GS V m n Hex 1D 56 m n Decimal 29 86 ...

Page 102: ...5 Description Sets the printing area width to the area specified by nL and nH The printing area width is set to nL nH 256 horizontal motion unit inches Notes This command is effective only at the beginning of a line In page mode the printer performs only internal flag operations This command does not affect the printing in page mode The maximum possible setting for the print range is the same as t...

Page 103: ...idth required by the data sent with the ESC or GS command The printing area width is extended to the right to accommodate the data If the printing area is still insufficient at the left margin is reduced to accommodate the data Default Thermal paper mode nL 128 nH 1 Thermal label mode nL 112 nH 2 Reference GSL GS P GS nL nH Name Set relative vertical print position in page mode Format ASCII GS nL ...

Page 104: ...e vertical motion unit y is used 2 When the starting position is set to the upper right or lower left of the printing area the horizontal motion unit x is used The horizontal and vertical motion unit are specifide by GS P The GS P command can change the horizontal and vertical motion unit However the value cannot be less than the minimum horizontal movement amount and it must be in even units of t...

Page 105: ...tton m 1 paper can not be fed by using the PAPER FEED button Reference GS GS a n Name Enable Disable Automatic Status Back Format ASCII GS a n Hex 1D 61 n Decimal 29 97 n Range 0 n 255 Description Enables or disables ASB and specifies the status items to include using n as follows Bit Off On Hex Decimal Status for ASB 0 Off 00 0 Drawer kick out connector pin 3 status disabled On 01 1 Drawer kick o...

Page 106: ...ed in the receive buffer there may be a time lag between data reception and status transmission When the printer is disabled by ESC this command is disabled but ASB is not disabled When using DLE EOT ESC u ESC v GS I or GS r the status transmitted by these commands and ASB status must be differentiated The status to be transmitted are as follows First byte printer information Bit Off On Hex Decima...

Page 107: ...Unrecoverable error 6 Off 00 0 No automatically recoverable error On 40 64 Automatically recoverable error occurs 7 Off 00 0 Not used Fixed to Off Bi t Off On Hex Decimal Status for ASB 0 Off 00 0 Paper roll near end sensor Paper adequate 1 On 03 3 Paper roll near end sensor detects a paper near end 2 Off 00 0 Paper roll end sensor Paper present 3 On 0C 12 Paper roll end sensor detects a paper end...

Page 108: ...ng mode is turned off When LSB of n is 1 smoothing mode is turned on Notes Smoothing mode is available for built in user defined characters Even if smoothing mode is turned on smoothing is not performed when either of character width or character height id the normal size Default n 0 Reference ESC GS GS f n Name Select font for Human Readable Interpretation HRI characters Format ASCII GS f n Hex 1...

Page 109: ...104 n Range 0 n 255 Description Selects the height of the bar code n specifies the number of dots in the vertical direction Default n 162 Reference GS K GS k m d1 dk NUL GS k m n d1 dn Name Print bar code Format ASCII GS k m d1 dk NUL Hex 1D 6B m d1 dk 00 Decimal 29 107 m d1 dk 0 ASCII GS k m n d1 dn Hex 1D 6B m n d1 dn Decimal 29 107 m n d1 dn Range 0 m 6 k and d depends on the bar code system us...

Page 110: ...de m Bar Code System Number of Characters Remarks 0 UPC A 11 k 12 48 d 57 1 UPC E 11 k 12 48 d 57 2 JAN13 EAN 12 k 13 48 d 57 3 JAN 8 EAN 7 k 8 48 d 57 4 CODE39 1 k 48 d 57 65 d 90 32 36 37 43 45 46 47 5 ITF 1 k even number 48 d 57 6 CODABAR 1 k 48 d 57 65 d 68 36 43 45 46 47 58 65 UPC A 11 n 12 48 d 57 66 UPC E 11 n 12 48 d 57 67 JAN13 EAN 12 n 13 48 d 57 68 JAN 8 EAN 7 n 8 48 d 57 69 CODE39 1 n ...

Page 111: ...aper This command feeds as much paper as is required to print the bar code regardless of the line spacing specified by ESC 2 or ESC 3 This command is enabled only when no data exists in the print buffer When data exists in the print buffer the printer processes the data following m as normal data After printing bar code this command sets the print position to the beginning of the line This command...

Page 112: ...us When Auto Status Back ASB is enabled using GS a the status transmitted by GS r and the ASB status must be differentiated The status types to be transmitted are shown below Paper sensor status n 1 49 Bits 2 and 3 When the paper roll end sensor detects a paper end the printer goes off line and does not execute this command Therefore bits 2 and 3 do not transmit the status of paper end n Function ...

Page 113: ...JNA8 CODE93 CODE128 Binary level bar codes are as follows Bi t Off On Hex Decimal Status for ASB 0 Off 00 0 Drawer kick out connector pin 3 is LOW On 01 1 Drawer kick out connector pin 3 is HIGH 1 Undefined 2 Undefined 3 Undefined 4 Off 00 0 Not used Fixed to Off 5 Undefined 6 Undefined 7 Off 00 0 Not used Fixed to Off n Module Width mm for Multi level Bar Code Binary level Bsar Code Thin element ...

Page 114: ...5 56 Commands CODE39 ITF CODABAR Default n 3 Reference GS k ...

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