EPSON OPOS ADK MANUAL
APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT
GUIDE
POSPrinter (TM-U230)
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Notes
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(2) The contents of this documentation are subject to change without notice.
(3) Comments and notification of any mistakes in this documentation are gratefully
accepted.
(4) This software cannot be used with other equipment that the specified.
(5) EPSON will not be responsible for any consequences resulting from the use of any
information in this documentation.
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countries.
EPSON® and ESC/POS® are registered trademarks of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION.
Other product and company names used herein are for identification purposes only and
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Copyright © 2000-2008 SEIKO EPSON CORPO RATI ON
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Contents
SECTION 1. INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................1
SECTION 2. DETAILS ON SETTINGS.........................................................................2
2.1 References of Firmware Versions ..............................................................................2
2.2 Settings of DIP Switches ............................................................................................2
2.3 Port Information..........................................................................................................4
2.4 Device Settings ............................................................................................................6
2.4.1 Usable Device Specific Settings ..........................................................................6
SECTION 3. FUNCTION DETAILS ..............................................................................7
3.1 Property Set Values and Default Values ..................................................................7
3.1.1 Capability Set Values...........................................................................................7
3.1.2 List Properties ......................................................................................................9
3.1.3 Width and Height Properties ............................................................................10
3.1.4 Common Property Strings .................................................................................10
3.2 Methods......................................................................................................................11
3.3 Escape Sequences......................................................................................................12
3.4 Power Condition Reports..........................................................................................13
3.5 Synchronous Processing ...........................................................................................13
3.6 Printing Positions .....................................................................................................13
3.7 Electronic Logo Function (NVRAM)........................................................................13
3.8 Printable Bitmap Types and Sizes ..........................................................................13
3.9 Automatic Recovery Function ..................................................................................14
3.10 Output without Flow Control on the USB/Ethernet Interfaces ..........................14
3.11 Delayed Cut Function.............................................................................................14
SECTION 4. WARNINGS .............................................................................................15
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Section 1. Introduction
This manual describes the method of use and related items, as well as machine-specific
precautions, when the EPSON TM-U230 Series POS Printers are used with the EPSON
OPOS ADK program.
This manual applies to the following devices.
Device List
Serial Parallel USB Ethernet
TM-U230 TM-U230P TM-U230U TM-U230E
TM-U230M TM-U230PM TM-U230MU TM-U230ME
Before reading the manual, see the following explanation about the characteristic of the
TM-U230 models.
Station: Receipt (Serial impact dot matrix)
Delayed Cut function
2-Color Printing
Throughout the manual, the various model names will be referr ed t o as TM-U230.
Compatibility mode
The compatibility mode for upward compatibility was added in OPOS Ver2.60.
For the details of the compatibility mode, please refer to “EPSON OPOS ADK MANUAL
APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT GUIDE Compatibility Mode”.
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Section 2. Details on Settings
This section describes connection configurations and how to make the settings for the
TM-U230 printers.
2.1 References of Firmware Versions
Refer to the release notes (Relnote.txt).
2.2 Settings of DIP Switches
Confirm that the following settings have been made correctly.
1) Serial port
DIP-SW1 DIP-SW2
No. Setting No. Setting
1 OFF Recommended 1 OFF Fixed at OFF
2 OFF Recommended 2 ON Fixed at ON
3 OFF Fixed at OFF 3 OFF Fixed at OFF
4 OFF Fixed at OFF 4 OFF Fixed at OFF
5 OFF Settable 5 ON Settable
6 OFF Settable 6 OFF Fixed at OFF
7 OFF Settable 7 OFF Fixed at OFF
8 OFF Settable 8 OFF Settable
It is possible to change the settings of DIP-SW1-1 and 2, but it is recommended
to leave them OFF.
Set DIP-SW1-3 (Handshake) to DTR/DSR.
Set DIP-SW1-4 (Bit length) to 8 bits.
Set DIP-SW1-5 to DIP-SW1-8 accordance with the port information.
The described set values are the default values. For the details, refer to the
product manual of the POSPrinter. Also, if these settings are changed, make
sure to change the port information using the SetupPOS utilit y.
Set DIP-SW2-5 (PAPER OUT LED blinking pattern) and DIP-SW2-8 (Internal
buzzer) to match the environment of use.
Make other settings in accordance with the settings described above.
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2) Parallel Port
DIP-SW1 DIP-SW2
No. Setting No. Setting
1 OFF Recommended 1 OFF Fixed at OFF
2 OFF Recommended 2 ON Fixed at ON
3 OFF Fixed at OFF 3 OFF Fixed at OFF
4 OFF Fixed at OFF 4 ON Fixed at ON
5 OFF Fixed at OFF 5 ON Settable
6 OFF Fixed at OFF 6 OFF Fixed at OFF
7 OFF Fixed at OFF 7 OFF Fixed at OFF
8 OFF Recommended 8 OFF Settable
It is possible to change the settings of DIP-SW1-1, 2 and 8, but it is
recommended to leave them OFF.
Set DIP-SW2-5 (PAPER OUT LED blinking pattern) and DIP-SW2-8 (Internal
buzzer) to match the environment of use.
When parallel I/F is used with W indows 2000, Windows XP or Windows Vista,
please set Busy Condition of DIP-SW1-8 to ON (Buffer full).
Make other settings in accordance with the settings described above.
3) USB Port
DIP-SW1 DIP-SW2
No. Setting No. Setting
1 OFF Recommended 1 OFF Fixed at OFF
2 OFF Recommended 2 ON Fixed at O N
3 OFF Fixed at OFF 3 OFF Fixed at OFF
4 OFF Fixed at OFF 4 ON Fixed at ON
5 OFF Fixed at OFF 5 ON Settable
6 OFF Fixed at OFF 6 OFF Fixed at OFF
7 OFF Fixed at OFF 7 OFF Fixed at OFF
8 OFF Recommended 8 OFF Settable
It is possible to change the settings of DIP-SW1-1, 2 and 8, but it is
recommended to leave them OFF.
Set DIP-SW2-5 (PAPER OUT LED blinking pattern) and DIP-SW2-8 (Internal
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