EPSON OPOS ADK MANUAL
APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT
GUIDE
POSPrinter
(TM-T88IV)
Version 2.65 Jul. 2009
Notes
(1) Reproduction of any part of this documentation by any means is prohibited.
(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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Other product and company names used herein are for identification purposes only and
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Copyright © 2000-2009 SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
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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 ....................................................................................................... 6
2.4 Device
Settings .........................................................................................................8
2.4.1 Usable Device Specific Settings......................................................................... 8
2.4.2 Paper Type Setting.............................................................................................8
SECTION 3. FUNCTION DETAILS ...............................................................................9
3.1 Property Set Values and Default Values.................................................................9
3.1.1 Capability Set Values.........................................................................................9
3.1.2 List Properties..................................................................................................11
3.1.3 Width and Height Properties ..........................................................................12
3.1.4 Common Property Strings ...............................................................................13
3.1.5 PageMode Print Properties.............................................................................. 13
3.2 Methods...................................................................................................................14
3.3 Escape Sequences ................................................................................................... 15
3.4 Printable Barcode Type .......................................................................................... 16
3.5 Power Condit
ion Reports........................................................................................ 16
3.6 Synchronous Processing ......................................................................................... 16
3.7 Printing Positions ................................................................................................... 17
3.8 Electronic Logo Function (NVRAM) ...................................................................... 17
3.9 Printable bitmap
types and sizes...........................................................................18
3.10 Color Bitmap Printing .......................................................................................... 18
3.11 Maintenance Counter ........................................................................................... 19
3.12 Automatic Recovery Function .............................................................................. 19
3.13 Output without Flow Control on the USB/Ethernet Interfaces ......................... 19
SECTION 4. WARNINGS..............................................................................................20
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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-T88IV 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-T88IV TM-T88IVP TM-T88IVU TM-T88IVE
TM-T88IVM TM-T88IVPM TM-T88IVMU TM-T88IVME
Before reading the manual, see the following explanation about the characteristic of the
TM-T88IV models.
• TM-T88IV
Station: Receipt (Line Thermal 180 dpi X 180 dpi)
Color printing: 2-Color Printing
Throughout the manual, the various model names will be referred to as TM-T88IV.
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-T88IV Series 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 Settable
2 OFF Recommended 2 OFF Settable
3 OFF Fixed at OFF 3 OFF Settable
4 OFF Fixed at OFF 4 OFF Settable
5 OFF Settable 5 OFF Fixed at OFF
6 OFF Settable 6 OFF Fixed at OFF
7 ON Settable 7 OFF Fixed at OFF
8 OFF Settable 8 OFF Fixed at OFF
It is possible to change the settings of DIP-SW1-1 (Processing of the data input
error) and DIP-SW1-2 (Specification of the received buffer capacity), 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 in 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 utility.
Set DIP-SW2-2 in accordance with whether or not a customer display is
connected. If connected, set to ON. If not, set to OFF.
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Set DIP-SW2-3 and DIP-SW2-4 (Specification of the print density) to match the
environment of use.
Make other settings in accordance with the settings described above.
When using with the power saving mode, set DIP-SW2-3 and DIP-SW2-4 to ON.
2) Parallel Port
DIP-SW 1 DIP-SW 2
No. Setting No. Setting
1 OFF Recommended 1 OFF Settable
2 OFF Recommended 2 OFF Fixed at OFF
3 OFF Fixed at OFF 3 OFF Settable
4 OFF Fixed at OFF 4 OFF Settable
5 OFF Fixed at OFF 5 OFF Fixed at OFF
6 OFF Fixed at OFF 6 OFF Fixed at OFF
7 OFF Fixed at OFF 7 OFF Fixed at OFF
8 OFF Fixed at OFF 8 ON Fixed at ON
It is possible to change the settings of DIP-SW1-1 (Auto line feed) and
DIP-SW1-2 (Specification of the received buffer capacity), but it is recommended
to leave them OFF.
Set DIP-SW2-3 and DIP-SW2-4 (Specification of the print density) to match the
environment of use.
Make other settings in accordance with the settings described above.
When using with the power saving mode, set DIP-SW2-3 and DIP-SW2-4 to ON.
When parallel I/F is used with Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows Vista,
please set DIP-SW2-1 (BUSY condition) to ON (Receive buffer full).
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3) USB Port
DIP-SW1 DIP-SW2
No. Setting No. Setting
1 OFF Recommended 1 OFF Recommended
2 OFF Recommended 2 OFF Fixed at OFF
3 OFF Fixed at OFF 3 OFF Settable
4 OFF Fixed at OFF 4 OFF Settable
5 OFF Fixed at OFF 5 OFF Fixed at OFF
6 OFF Fixed at OFF 6 OFF Fixed at OFF
7 OFF Fixed at OFF 7 OFF Fixed at OFF
8 OFF Fixed at OFF 8 ON Fixed at ON
It is possible to change the settings of DIP-SW1-1 (Auto line feed) and
DIP-SW1-2 (Specification of the received buffer capacity), but it is recommended
to leave them OFF.
Set DIP-SW2-3 and DIP-SW2-4 (Specification of the print density) to match the
environment of use.
Make other settings in accordance with the settings described above.
When using with the power saving mode, set DIP-SW2-3 and DIP-SW2-4 to ON.
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