EPSON TM-T81 User Guide

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User’s Manual

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Important Safety Information

This section presents important information intended to ensure safe and effective use of this product. Read this section carefully and store it in an accessible location.

Key to Symbols

The symbols in this manual are identified by their level of importance, as defined below. Read the following carefully before handling the product.

WARNING:

Warnings must be observed carefully to avoid serious bodily injury.

CAUTION:

Cautions must be observed to avoid minor injury to yourself, damage to your equipment, or loss of data.

Safety Precautions

This section describes the warnings and cautions intended to ensure safe and effective use of the TM-T81. Other warnings and cautions on handling of this product for its safe and effective use are described in other sections of the manual.

WARNING:

If the TM-T81 produces smoke, a strange odor, or unusual noise, shut down the TMT81, unplug the power cable immediately, and then contact your dealer or an Epson service center for advice. Continued use may lead to fire or electric shock.

Never attempt to repair this product yourself. Improper repair work can be dangerous.

Never disassemble or modify this product. Tampering with this product may result in injury or fire.

Be sure to use the specified power source. Connection to an improper power source may cause fire.

Use the specified AC Adapter [Epson Model M159A/M159B (PS-180)] only. Connection to an improper power source may cause fire.

Do not allow foreign matter to fall into the equipment. Penetration by foreign objects may lead to fire.

If water or other liquid spills into this equipment, shut down the TM-T81, unplug the power cable of the TM-T81 immediately, and then contact your dealer or an Epson service center for advice. Continued use may lead to fire or shock.

If you open the DIP switch cover, be sure to close the cover and tighten the screw after adjusting the DIP switch. Using this product with the cover open may cause fire or electric shock.

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

Do not connect a telephone line to the drawer kick-out connector; otherwise, the printer and the telephone line may be damaged.

CAUTION:

Do not connect cables in ways other than those mentioned in this manual. Different connections may cause equipment damage or fire.

Be sure to set this equipment on a firm, stable, horizontal surface. The product may break or cause injury if it falls.

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Do not use this product in locations subject to high humidity or dust levels. Excessive humidity and dust may cause equipment damage or fire.

Do not place heavy objects on top of this product. Never stand or lean on this product. Equipment may fall or collapse, causing breakage and possible injury.

To ensure safety, unplug this product before leaving it unused for an extended period.

Before moving this product, be sure to unplug it and all the cables connected to it.

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 devices, etc.; or functional/precision devices, etc.; you should use this product only after giving consideration to including fail-safes and redundancies into your design to maintain safety and total system reliability. Because this product was not intended for use in applications requiring extremely high reliability/safety, such as aerospace equipment, main communication equipment, nuclear power control equipment, or medical equipment related to direct medical care, etc., please make your own judgment on this product’s suitability after a full evaluation.

Caution Labels

The caution labels on the product indicate the following precautions.

CAUTION:

The thermal head can be very hot during printing and immediately after printing. Touching it may cause burns. Be sure to do cleaning and other work after the thermal head cools down. And be careful of the autocutter blade located close to the thermal head. For the location of the thermal head and the autocutter blade, see the illustration in “Cleaning the Thermal Head” on page 9.

CAUTION:

Take care not to injure your fingers on the manual cutter

When you remove printed paper

When you perform other operations such as loading/replacing roll paper

Purpose of This Manual

This manual provides information to operators of the TM-T81 printer to describe basic operations to enable safe and correct use of the printer.

Unpacking

The following items are included with the standard specification printer. If any item is damaged, contact your dealer.

 

Printer

 

Roll Paper (for operation check)

 

AC adapter

 

Power switch cover

Locking wire saddle (for USB interface models)

CD-ROM

User’s Manual (this manual)

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