Epson TM-C100 User Manual

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TM-C100

Technical Reference

Guide

EPSON

English

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TM-C100 Technical Reference Guide

CAUTIONS

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❏ The contents of this document are subject to change without notice. Please contact Seiko Epson for the latest

information.

❏ While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this document, Seiko Epson Corporation assumes no

responsibility for errors or omissions.

❏ Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein.

❏ Neither Seiko Epson Corporation nor its affiliates shall be liable to the purchaser of this product or third parties

for damages, losses, costs, or expenses incurred by the 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 shall not be liable against any damages or problems arising from the use of any options

or any consumable products other than those designated as Original EPSON Products or EPSON Approved Products by Seiko Epson Corporation.

TRADEMARKS

EPSON® is a registered trademarks of Seiko Epson Corporation.

Microsoft

Other product and company names used herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective companies.

Windows® and Windows NT® are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

Revision Information

Rev. Page Changes

Rev. A All pages Newly authorized

Rev. B All pages Single color ink cartridge added

Rev. C iv Note on restriction of use added

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Important Safety Information

Key to Symbols

The following symbols are used in this document. Please check the meaning of the symbols before using the printer.

WARNING:

Warnings must be followed carefully to avoid serious bodily injury or death.

CAUTION:

Cautions must be observed to avoid the following kinds of damage.

• Physical injury

• Damage to property

• Loss of data and the like

Note:

Notes provide useful information about maintaining the performance of your printer and its operation.

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Warnings

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Turn off the printer and unplug it immediately if it produces smoke, a strange odor, or unusual noise. Continued use may lead to fire or electric shock.

❏

Do not disassemble or modify the printer. Doing so may result in injury, fire, or electric shock.

❏

To avoid the danger of electric shock, do not set up the printer or attach cables to it when there is lightning.

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Always use the specified power source. Using a different power source may result in fire or electric shock.

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Do not connect or disconnect the power plug with wet hands. Doing so may result in electric shock.

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Do not allow foreign objects to get into the printer. Doing so may result in fire or electric shock.

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WARNING:

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If water or other liquid is spilled inside the printer, turn off the POWER switch immediately and disconnect the power cable. Continuing to use the printer may result in fire or electric shock.

❏

Do not plug in several power cables to the same power outlet. Doing so may result in fire. Take the power directly from a standard domestic power outlet.

❏

Handle the power cable with care. Using it improperly may result in fire or electric shock.

• Do not modify the power cable.

• Do not place heavy objects on the power cable.

• Avoid excessive bending, twisting, and pulling.

• Do not place the power cable near heating equipment.

• Check that the power plug is clean before plugging it in.

• Push the prongs of the power plug all the way in.

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Cautions

CAUTION:

❏

Do not attach any equipment not shown in this guide. Doing so may result in failure, fire, and the like.

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Do not place the printer on an unstable or tilted surface. Doing so may cause it to fall, resulting in injury.

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Do not place the printer in a humid or dusty location. Doing so may result in failure, fire or electric shock.

❏

Do not stand on the printer or place heavy objects on it. Doing so may break the printer or cause you to fall, leading to injury.

❏

To ensure safety, always unplug the printer from the outlet when you will not be using it for a long time.

❏

Do not use aerosol sprayers containing flammable gas inside or around this product. Doing so may cause fire.

Restriction of Use

When this product is used for applications requiring high reliability/safety such as transportation devices related to aviation, rail, marine, automotive etc.; disaster prevention

devices; various safety device etc; or functional/ precision device etc., you should use this product only after giving consideration to inclusion of fail-safes and redundancies into your

design to maintain safety and total system reliability.

Modular connectors

The printer uses dedicated modular connectors for connecting the options. Do not connect these connectors to general public lines. Some connectors look the same as telephone connectors. Be sure not to connect a telephone line to them.

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About This Manual

Aim of the Manual

The purpose of this manual is to provide all necessary information to development engineers who are developing, designing or installing commercial systems using the TM-C100 printer, or who are developing or designing applications for the printer.

Contents of the Manual

Chapter 1 "Product Outline" An outline of the features and specifications

Chapter 2 "Setup" Information on such matters as DIP switches,

memory switches, error processing for using TMC100

Chapter 3 "Using the Printer" Information required for using the printer

Chapter 4 "Application Development Information"

Appendix A "Product Specifications of the TM-C100"

Appendix B "System Design" Introduction of control methods and

Information required for programming

Detailed specifications of the TM-C100

connection types

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Chapter 1 Product Outline

1.1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

1.2 Product Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

1.2.1 Printer types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

1.2.2 Standard Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

1.2.3 TM-C100 related products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

1.3 Consumables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

1.3.1 Ink cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

1.3.2 Roll paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

1.3.3 Standard size paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

Chapter 2 Setup

2.1 Part Names and Basic Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

2.1.1 Part names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

2.1.2 Control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

2.2 Setup Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

2.3 Printer Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

2.3.1 Installing options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

2.3.1.1 Installing the ASF (auto sheet feeder) unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

2.3.1.2 Installing the roll paper holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8

2.3.2 Connecting the power unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8

2.3.2.1 Connection procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8

2.3.3 Installing the ink cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9

2.3.4 Connecting the printer to the host PC / POS terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11

2.4 Installing a Printer Driver in the Host PC / POS Terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12

2.4.1 Advanced Printer Driver (APD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12

2.4.1.1 Install and Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12

2.4.2 OPOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12

2.4.2.1 Installation and setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12

2.4.2.2 Contents of the EPSON OPOS-X ADK package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15

Chapter 3 Using the Printer

3.1 How to Set, Replace, and Print on the Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

3.1.1 With the auto sheet feeder (ASF) specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

3.1.1.1 How to set and replace the paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

3.1.1.2 Printing method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

3.1.2 With the roll paper specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

3.1.2.1 How to install and replace paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

3.1.2.2 Printing method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4

3.1.3 Feeding and printing paper by hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4

3.2 Replacing the Ink Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5

3.3 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7

3.3.1 Ink head cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7

3.3.1.1 Using the switch on the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7

3.3.1.2 Using the maintenance utility of the driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7

3.3.2 Cautions when transporting the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7

3.4 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8

3.4.1 Flashing LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8

3.4.2 The paper being printed does not come out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9

3.4.3 A paper jam occurred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9

3.4.4 Paper is not supplied from the ASF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9

3.4.5 Hand fed printing is not possible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10

3.4.6 Eliminating excessive bottom margins (roll paper specification) . . . . . 3-10

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3.4.7 The paper is not cut (roll paper specification) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10

3.5 FAQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11

3.5.1 Printing on long paper (roll paper specification) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11

3.5.2 Cutting the paper at a fixed length (roll paper specification) . . . . . . . . . 3-11

3.5.3 Making fine color adjustments such as color matching . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11

3.6 Self Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11

3.6.1 Self Test Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11

3.6.1.1 With the ASF specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11

3.6.1.2 With the roll paper specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12

3.6.1.3 Feeding paper by hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13

Chapter 4 Application Development Information

4.1 Bar Code Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

4.1.1 Using the Windows Advanced Printer Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

4.1.2 Using OPOS-X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

4.2 Precautions When Using OPOS-X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

4.2.1 Distinguishing between the ASF and roll paper specifications . . . . . . . 4-2

4.2.2 Selecting the feed type (ASF specification) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

4.2.3 Paper size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

4.2.4 Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

Appendix A Product Specifications of the TM-C100

A.1 Product Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

A.2 Printing Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3

A.3 Roll Paper Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4

A.3.1 Print area and cutter position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5

A.3.1.1 Plain paper/special paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5

A.3.1.2 Plain borderless label paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-6

A.4 ASF Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-7

A.4.1 Print area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-8

A.4.1.1 For standard printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-8

A.5 Hand Fed Paper Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-9

A.5.1 Print area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-10

A.5.1.1 For standard printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-10

A.6 Case Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-10

A.6.1 External Dimensions and Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-10

A.6.2 Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-10

A.6.3 Outline drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-11

A.6.3.1 Roll paper specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-11

A.6.3.2 ASF specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-12

Appendix B System Design

B.1 Control Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1

B.1.1 Windows Driver (Epson Advanced Printer Driver) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1

B.1.1.1 Epson Advanced Printer Driver Outline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1

B.1.1.2 Epson Advanced Printer Driver components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1

B.1.1.3 Epson Advanced Printer Driver support environment . . . . . . . . B-2

B.1.2 EPSON OPOS ADK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2

B.1.2.1 EPSON OPOS ADK Outline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3

B.1.2.2 EPSON OPOS ADK components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3

B.1.2.3 EPSON OPOS ADK support environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-4

B.1.3 How to Obtain the Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-4

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Chapter 1

Product Outline

1.1 Features

The TM-C100 is a compact inkjet printer, newly designed for commercial applications. Besides printing product photographs and POP items, the printer has the following features.

❏ Since it is small and light-weight, it can be used effectively on limited counter space.

❏ Thanks to its high reliability and durable design, it can be used every day for commercial

applications.

❏ Since an autocutter is provided as standard, the printer can be used efficiently for ticketing

applications using the roll paper.

❏ You can print on a range of print media such as label sheets, business card size paper, and so

on.

❏ Besides a Windows driver, the printer is provided with a driver for control of POS

peripheral equipment compatible with the OPOS specification established by the UnifiedPOS Committees.

❏ The printer uses pigment ink for excellent lightfastness and water resistance.

1.2 Product Specification

1.2.1 Printer types

TM-C100 has following two model types, depending on the paper feed methods.

❏ TM-C100 Roll paper specification

❏ TM-C100 ASF (auto sheet feeder) specification

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1.2.2 Standard Accessories

The printer comes with the following accessories.

❏ User's Manual

❏ Exclusive ink cartridge

❏ Power unit

❏ Power cable (not included for some models)

❏ Roll paper: 1 roll (roll paper specification only)

Note:

Since the packaged ink cartridge is for trial use, it may not last as long as a normal cartridge.

The printer does not come with a USB cable. Please provide this yourself.

1.2.3 TM-C100 related products

The table below shows the TM-C100 related products.

Category Name Description

Options ASF unit Similar to the unit packaged with the TM-C100 ASF

specification. By removing the roll paper holder unit from the roll paper specification TM-C100, you can print using the ASF unit by attaching this option.

Roll paper holder unit Similar to the unit packaged with the TM-C100 roll paper

specification. By removing the ASF unit from the ASF specification TM-C100, you can print on roll paper by attaching this option.

Consumables Exclusive TM-C100

ink cartridge

This is necessary for printing with the TM-C100. (Note: The TM-C100 uses an exclusive ink cartridge. Note that you cannot install other types of ink cartridge.)

Roll paper This is necessary for printing with the roll paper specification

TM-C100. See "Roll paper" on page 1-3.

Standard size paper This is necessary for printing with the ASF specification TM-

Manuals User's Manual This manual is packaged with the printer.

Technical Reference Guide This manual.

Drivers (WIndows)

OPOS-X ADK An OCX driver compliant with the OPOS-X specification is

Advanced printer driver This is a Windows driver. This includes a manual on how to use

C100. See "Standard size paper" on page 1-4.

provided. A manual and sample programs are included.

the driver.

To obtain these items, please contact your dealer. For drivers and manuals, you can obtain from one of the following URLs:

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For customers from North America: http://pos.epson.com/

For customers from other countries: http://www.epson-pos.com/ Select the product from the “Select any product” pull-down menu.

1.3 Consumables

1.3.1 Ink cartridges

Ink cartridges are necessary for printing.

❏ Part number: four-color model: SJIC9P, single color model: SJIC10P(K)

Note:

The TM-C100 uses an exclusive ink cartridge. You cannot install other type of ink cartridge.

We recommend that you use genuine Epson ink cartridges to ensure that your printer gives maximum performance.

1.3.2 Roll paper

The following types of roll paper are available for use with the TM-C100 (roll paper specification). These can be purchased from your dealer.

Paper

Part number

ENP105-090 105 mm 90 mm Plain paper -- 3 rolls

ENP076-090 76 mm 90 mm Plain paper -- 3 rolls

ENL105-090 105 mm 90 mm Plain label paper (borderless

ENL090-090 90 mm 90 mm Plain label paper (borderless

ENL076-090 76 mm 90 mm Plain label paper (borderless

EFP105-090 105 mm 90 mm Special fine paper -- 3 rolls

EFP076-090 76 mm 90 mm Special fine paper -- 3 rolls

EAP105-090 105 mm 90 mm Special matte paper -- 3 rolls

EAP076-090 76 mm 90 mm Special matte paper -- 3 rolls

Width

Note:

We recommend that you use genuine Epson paper to ensure that your printer gives maximum performance.

Outside diameter Paper type Label width

labels)

103 mm (width)

88 mm (width) 3 rolls

76 mm (width) 3 rolls

Number of sheets

3 rolls

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1.3.3 Standard size paper

The following types of paper are available for use with the TM-C100 (ASF specification). These can be purchased from your dealer.

Number of

Part number Paper size Paper type

ENS105-148 A6 Plain paper 500 sheets

EFS105-148 A6 Special fine paper 250 sheets

Note:

We recommend that you use genuine Epson paper to ensure that your printer gives maximum performance.

sheets

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Chapter 2

Setup

2.1 Part Names and Basic Operations

2.1.1 Part names

Roll paper specification

release lever

TM-C100 Technical Reference Guide

❏ Release lever

printer cover

tab

control panel

paper tray

roll paper holder

locking clip

roll paper edge guide

Enlarged view of the

control panel

INK LED & CLEANING switch

POWER LED & POWER switch

PAPER LED & PAPER switch

Pressing this lever switches between the paper clamp status (preparing to print) and paper release status (ready for insertion of paper).

• Release lever raised: paper clamped status (ready to print)

• Release lever lowered: paper released status (not ready to print)

Note:

See "Control panel" on page 2-3 for how to use the control panel.

For details of how to use the products, see "How to Set, Replace, and Print on the Paper" on page 3-1.

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ASF (auto sheet feeder) specification

Enlarged view of the control panel

POWER LED &

POWER switch

release lever

edge guide

auto sheet feeder (ASF)

printer cover

tab

control panel

paper tray

INK LED &

CLEANING switch

PAPER LED &

PAPER switch

❏ Release lever

Pressing this lever switches between the paper clamped status (preparing to print) and paper released status (ready for insertion of paper).

• Release lever raised: paper clamped status (ready to print)

• Release lever lowered: paper released status (not ready to print)

Note:

When supplying paper from the auto sheet feeder (ASF), it is not necessary to operate the release lever. It is only used when feeding paper by hand.

See "Control panel" on page 2-3 for how to use the control panel.

For details of how to use the products, see "How to Set, Replace, and Print on the Paper" on page 3-1.

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2.1.2 Control panel

The following shows the functions of the control panel.

❏ POWER switch

This switches the power on and off. The POWER LED indicates whether the power is on or off.

• POWER LED: Indicates whether the power is on or off.

On: The power is on. (power on)

Off: The power is off. (power off)

Flashing: The power is performing an operation.

(cleaning, power-on process, power-off process, voiding remaining print data and so on.)

CAUTION:

When turning the printer off, always use the POWER switch. If the power is turned off by unplugging the power cable instead of using the POWER switch and the printer is left for 2 weeks or more, the ink head nozzles become blocked and no longer work because the printer was unable to perform the power-off process.

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Note:

When the POWER LED is flashing, do not open the printer cover or turn off the printer.

If the POWER LED and another LED are flashing at the same time, it indicates that an error has occurred. For details, see "Troubleshooting" on page 3-8.

❏ PAPER switch

Pressing this feeds the paper. Normally it is not necessary to press it.

Note:

With the ASF (auto sheet feeder) specification printer, paper placed in the ASF cannot be fed.

• PAPER LED: Indicates the status of the printer.

On: The printer cover is open.

Off: Normal status.

Flashing: The power is performing paper control.

(waiting for insertion of paper, feeding, ejecting, or positioning the paper)

Note:

If the PAPER LED and another LED are flashing at the same time, it indicates that an error has occurred. For details, see "Troubleshooting" on page 3-8.

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❏ CLEANING switch

The printer performs head cleaning if the switch is pressed for 3 seconds or more. For information about head cleaning, see "Ink head cleaning" on page 3-7.

Note:

Head cleaning consumes ink. Note that performing head cleaning more than necessary shortens the product lifetime of the ink cartridge.

• INK LED: Indicates the status of ink remaining.

On: An ink cartridge is not installed, or it is out of ink. It is necessary to replace the ink

cartridge.

Off: Normal status. (An ink cartridge is installed, and it is has sufficient ink.)

Flashing: Indicates that the ink is low. Prepare to replace the ink cartridge.

Note:

If another LED is flashing at the same time, irrespective of the status of the INK LED, it indicates that an error has occurred. For details, see "Troubleshooting" on page 3-8.

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2.2 Setup Procedure

To get the best performance from your printer, it is necessary to make various settings before you use it. Set up the printer as required.

The procedure for preparing the printer for use is as follows.

1. Printer setup (See "Printer Setup" on page 2-6.)

❏ Install the options

• Roll paper unit, paper tray, roll paper

• ASF unit, paper tray, standard size paper

❏ Connect the printer to the power supply

❏ Install the ink cartridge

2. Driver settings

❏ Install the driver

❏ Set the port

❏ Set the options to use

❏ Set the paper (paper type, size, mode and so on)

❏ Set the autocutter action

3. Setup is complete

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2.3 Printer Setup

2.3.1 Installing options

❏ When using the ASF (auto sheet feeder) specification printer, see "Installing the ASF (auto

sheet feeder) unit" on page 2-6.

❏ When using the roll paper specification printer, see "Installing the roll paper holder" on page

2-8.

2.3.1.1 Installing the ASF (auto sheet feeder) unit

1. Check that the printer is not connected to the AC adapter. If the printer is on, turn it off and remove the AC adapter.

2. Pass the cable of the auto sheet feeder through the groove in the auto sheet feeder.

groove

3. Insert the hooks of the auto sheet feeder into the slots in the top of the printer at the back.

insert the hook in the slot

Note:

Take care not to catch the cable of the auto sheet feeder between the printer and the auto sheet feeder.

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About This Manual

Aim of the Manual

Contents of the Manual

Related Software and Documents

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Chapter 1

Product Outline

1.1 Features

1.2 Product Specification

1.2.1 Printer types

1.2.2 Standard Accessories

1.2.3 TM-C100 related products

1.3 Consumables

1.3.1 Ink cartridges

1.3.2 Roll paper

1.3.3 Standard size paper

Chapter 2

Setup

2.1 Part Names and Basic Operations

2.1.1 Part names

2.2 Setup Procedure

2.3 Printer Setup

2.3.1 Installing options

2.3.1.1 Installing the ASF (auto sheet feeder) unit