Epson Receipt Printer TM T81- Manuals

10 Inquiries Drivers   and   manuals   for   using   the   TM ‐ T81   are   not   packed   with   it,   so   inquire   to   your   dealer   as   for   them. ESC/POS commands ESC/POS   commands   are   not   open   to   the   public.   Ask   your   sales   representative   for   details.   APD4 Featu...

Chapter 1 APD Overview 11 1 Convenience • Allows   you   to   make   horizontally   long   printings   by   rotated   printing,   for   example   landscape   format   receipt.   When   using   the   TM   printer   oriented   vertically   (wall   mount),   it   can   print   backward   to   make   it...

12 Printing Example Printing a Logo Character Printing (Device Font) Printing a Barcode Paper Feed and Paper Cut

Chapter 2 Using the APD 13 2 Using the APD This   chapter   explains   how   to   use   the   functions   contained   in   the   APD.   Application Printer Settings The   following   explains   the   initial   printer   settings   from   the   Windows   application   to   the   TM   printer.   Set  ...

Chapter 2 Using the APD 15 2 Character Printing (Device Font) Device   Font   is   the   font   set   built   into   the   TM   printer.   You   can   obtain   text   quality   in   line   with   the   performance   of   the   TM   printer.   You   can   print   text   at   a   higher   speed   than...

16 The   Device   Font   Point   varies   with   the   TM   printer.   Also,   Point   is   determined   for   every   Device   Font.   Check   with   the   Printer   Settings  ‐  [Font]   tab   of   the   printer   driver.   Printing Method Specify   Device   Font,   specified   Point   (check   wi...

Chapter 2 Using the APD 17 2 Program The   following   is   an   example   program   for   reference. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Printer.Font.Charset = 0 `Font Printer.Font.Name = "FontA44" `Size Printer.Font.Size = 38.5 `Printing text Printer.Print "...

18 Printing a Barcode APD   has   Barcode   font   built   in.   Therefore,   you   can   print   Barcode   even   if   you   have   not   created   Barcode   on   the   application   side.   Barcode   font   lets   you   register   the   barcode   type   and   size   as   properties.   Up   to   ei...

Chapter 2 Using the APD 21 2 Printing a 2D-Code APD   has   a   2D ‐ Code   font.   Therefore,   you   can   print   2D ‐ Code   without   creating   2D ‐ Code   on   the   application   side.   The   2D ‐ Code   font   allows   registration   of   2D ‐ Code   type   and   size   properties.   Up   ...

24 Device Font Printing in a .NET Environment .NET   Framework   supports   only   TrueType   and   OpenType   fonts.   Therefore,   the   printer ’s   device   fonts   cannot   be   used.   In   the   APD,   therefore,   a   font   substitution   function   is   provided   to   allow   you   to   u...

26 Printing Using a Device Font Select   the   TrueType   font   to   be   substituted. Font   Substitution   Settings For   the   print   data,   specify   a   TrueType   font   and   size. That   TrueType   font   for   which   substitution   has   been   specified   will   always   be   output   ...

28 Controlling the TM Printer: Control Font/Control A Font Select   the   TrueType   font   to   be   substituted Font   Substitution   Settings For   the   print   data,   specify   a   TrueType   font   and   size. • Select   a   TrueType   font   to   be   used   as   a   control   font. • That  ...

Chapter 2 Using the APD 29 2 Rotated Printing You   can   rotate   data   for   printing.   When   using   a   TM   printer   oriented   vertically,   printing   with   180×   rotation   (inverted   printing)   enables   printing   with   an   orientation   that   is   easy   for   customers   to   ...

30 Rotated Printed Settings Select   the   Layout   tab   from   Printing   Preferences.   Make   the   following   settings.   See   ʺ Layout ʺ  on   page   59   for   details.   Setting Description Rotate Select the printing orientation you want. With settings other than N o r m a l , a l l t e x ...

Chapter 2 Using the APD 31 2 Background printing Use   Water   Mark   to   print   background.   A   bit   map   file   is   necessary   for   Water   Mark   setting.   Water Mark setting Select   the   Water   Mark   tab   from   Printing   Preferences.   Make   the   following   settings.   See   ...

32 Printing a Logo Use   the   following   method   to   print   graphics.   The   following   explains   how   to   register   a   bit   map   in   the   TM   printer   and   print.   Method   that   applies   the   bit   map   of   a   fixed   format   such   as   a   store   logo.   Bit map data ...

Chapter 2 Using the APD 33 2 Setting by printer driver for printing Select   the   Document   Settings   tab   from   Printing   Preferences.   Make   the   following   settings.   See   ʺ Logo   Printing ʺ  on   page   75   for   details.   * The Key code and graphic in the NV memory for printing a...

34 Specify Control Font to print Bit   map   is   printed   using   Control   Font.   Program The   following   is   an   example   program   for   reference. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Printer.Font.Charset = 0 `Font Printer.Font.Name = "control" `Size P...

Chapter 2 Using the APD 35 2 Paper Feed and Paper Cut There   are   two   methods   for   controlling   the   paper   cut. • Configure   the   APD   to   feed   and   cut   the   paper   automatically   at   the   end   of   each   printing. This   method   is   valid   even   when   [Print   all   ...

36 Specifying Control Font and performing paper cut in programming. The   following   is   an   example   program   for   reference. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Printer.Font.Charset = 0 `Font Printer.Font.Name = "control" `Size Printer.Font.Size = 1 `Prin...

Chapter 2 Using the APD 37 2 Drawer Control The   methods   for   controlling   the   drawer   are   as   follows. • Make   the   drawer   open   automatically   by   configuring   the   printer   driver. • Open   the   drawer   from   the   application   using   the   Open   Drawer   Control   Font...

38 Opening Drawer by Control Font Use   the   Open   drawer   Control   Font   to   open   Drawer.   Program The   following   is   an   example   program   for   reference. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Printer.Font.Charset = 0 `Font Printer.Font.Name = "contr...

Chapter 2 Using the APD 39 2 How to Use ControlA Font With   the   ControlA   Font,   ESC/POS   commands   can   be   assigned   to   the   selected   characters,   and   on   printing   the   assigned   characters   can   be   executed   as   defined   ESC/POS   commands.   Setting ControlA Font Se...

40 Define   ESC/POS   commands   in   the   record   you   want   to   define.   Using ControlA Font Use   the   defined   ControlA   Font.   3.ESC/POS   command   definition Enter   ESC/POS   command   in   Command.   Press   the   [OK]   after   entering.   Up   to   255   bytes   characters   can...

Chapter 3 Reference 43 3 Reference This   chapter   describes   the   APD   settings. To   open   the   setting   screen   of   the   printer   driver   Properties,   right   click   the   printer   driver   from   [Start]  ‐  [Control   Panel]  ‐  [Printers]   and   select   [Properties].   Select ...

Chapter 3 Reference 45 3 General Allows   you   to   check/change   the   printer   name,   check   the   print   settings,   and   make   a   test   print   (Print   Test   Page). Setting Description Printer Name Displays the printer driver name. Location Accepts the printer location to be input. C...

46 Sharing Allows   you   to   configure   the   settings   for   sharing   the   printer. Printer sharing through a print server is not supported. In Windows VIsta, elevation of UAC is required. Setting Description Change sharing options Check this box when a printer is to be shared. Share this pri...

Chapter 3 Reference 47 3 Ports Allows   you   to   configure   Epson   Port   settings. Setting Description Add Port... Creates a new Epson Port. Delete Port Deletes an Epson Port. Configure Port... Configures an Epson Port. Enable bidirectional support Do not uncheck. The APD will become unusable. ...

48 Advanced Allows   you   to   configure   the   detailed   settings   for   printing.   Basically,   use   as   they   are   configured   by   default. Setting Description Always available Makes the printer always available. Available from Configures the printer for limited availability. If you se...

52 Utility Allows   you   to   use   EPSON   Log   File   Settings,   Edit   CotrolA   Font   Character   Translation   Table,   and   other   utilities. Setting Description EPSON Logo Settings The TM Flash logo registration screen appears. For more details, see "TM Flash Logo Setup Utility"...

Chapter 3 Reference 53 3 EPSON Log File Setting Allows   you   to   create   a   log   file   which   can   help   you   to   troubleshoot   a   problem   quickly.   See   the   Status   API   Manual   for   more   details   about   the   log   file.   Setting Description Logging Enable (Default) En...

Chapter 3 Reference 55 3 Edit controlA font character translation table Allows   you   to   edit   EPSON   controlA   Font   settings.   You   can   assign   ESC/POS   commands   to   the   selected   controlA   Font   characters.   When   the   assigned   characters   are   printed,   the   corresp...

56 controlA Editor screen An   ESC/POS   command   to   be   assigned   to   the   selected   character   can   be   entered. Version Displays   the   printer   driver   version   information. Setting Description Char Displays the selected ASCII code as characters. The content cannot be changed. Hex...

Chapter 3 Reference 57 3 Printing Preferences The   Printing   Preferences   screen   is   displayed   by   selecting   the   Properties  ‐  [General]   tab   and   clicking   the   [Printing   Preferences...]. You   can   configure   the   following   settings   in   the   Printing   Preferences   ...

58 Main Allows   you   to   configure   the   print   resolution,   color   mode,   and   the   number   of   copies. Setting Description Resolution The resolution of the TM printer is specified. Color Select whether to print in color or monochrome. Select the [Color] for making color print (two-col...

Chapter 3 Reference 61 3 User defined paper size. Allows   the   users   to   define   custom   paper   sizes.   Up   to   30   sizes   can   be   saved   as   the   User   Defined   Paper   Sizes.   In   the   Printing   Preferences   ñ   [Layout]   tab,   select   [User   Defined   Paper   Size]  ...

62 Water Mark Allows   you   to   set   a   bitmap   file   to   be   used   as   a   Water   Mark.   The   preview   window   shows   the   specified   Water   Mark   image   reflecting   the   selected   Print   Position,   Size,   and   Density.   Setting Description Water Mark Tick the checkbox ...

64 Document Settings The   Document   Settings   allows   you   to   configure   the   document   property.   In   the   upper   area   of   the   window,   the   setting   items   are   displayed   in   a   tree   view   format,   and   the   current   settings   of   each   setting   items   are  ...

Chapter 3 Reference 65 3 Paper Conservation You   can   save   paper   by   skipping   page   margins.   Printing   in   the   Windows   environment   is   made   based   on   standard   paper   sizes,   such   as   A4,   A5   size.   Therefore,   regardless   of   whether   print   data   has   bee...

66 Print all text as graphic images All   the   data   will   be   printed   as   a   graphic   images. * When this setting is changed to "Yes" because of other settings, a message appears to notify you of the change. Related APD settings. The   following   settings   automatically   change ...

Chapter 3 Reference 67 3 Input Unit The   unit   to   express   a   length   in   the   Property   screen   can   be   changed.   Paper   size   or   any   other   length   settings   are   expressed   in   the   selected   unit   in   the   user   interface. Related APD settings. Setting Descriptio...

68 Paper Source This   setting   allows   you   to   select   operations   of   the   autocutter   and   paper   feed   between   pages,   and   between   print   jobs.   Setting Description Document[Feed,Cut] The paper is advanced and cut each time a print job is finished. Document[Feed,No Cut] The...

70 Custom When  ʺ Custom ʺ  is   selected   from   the   Paper   Source   list   for   printing   on   black ‐ mark   papers,   labels   or   cut   sheets   of   paper,   the   Custom   setting   screen   appears. Setting Description Feed paper to the print starting position Specifies whether to adv...

Chapter 3 Reference 71 3 Printing Speed You   can   change   the   print   speed   (paper   feed   speed),   if   that   of   your   TM   Printer   is   changeable.    When   a   large   bitmap   is   printed   using   a   thermal   printer   with   the   print   speed   set   to   higher,   the   d...

72 Large device font smoothing Large   device   fonts   can   be   clearly   and   neatly   printed.   Setting Description Enable (Default) Performs smoothing of the large Device fonts to print them neatly. Disable The corners of large device fonts may be printed with jaggies.

Chapter 3 Reference 73 3 Cash drawer You   can   configure   the   setting   for   opening   the   Cash   drawer.   A   command   for   opening   the   Cash   drawer   is   sent   to   the   drawer   connected   to   the   TM   Printer   through   the   DK   connector.   See   the   Cash   drawer   ...

74 Send command ESC/POS   commands   can   be   sent   to   the   TM   printer   directly.   ESC/POS commands are not open to the public. Ask your sales representative for more information. Setting Description Start of Document End of Document Start of Page End of Page Send command Check this box to...

Chapter 3 Reference 75 3 Logo Printing A   desired   logo   can   be   specified   to   be   printed.   Setting Description Start of Document End of Document Start of Page End of Page Do not print logo (Do not send command) Does not print a logo. Select Image file for use Prints a logo using an imag...

76 Halftone Settings You   do   not   set   the   Halftone   Settings.

Chapter 3 Reference 77 3 Printer Settings Allows   you   to   make   settings   of   the   printer.   The   setting   items   are   displayed   in   the   upper   box   of   the   Printer   Settings   screen.   If   you   select   a   setting   item,   the   setting   options   for   the   selected ...

78 TrueType Font Substitution Allows   you   to   replace   TrueType   Font   with   Device   font,   Barcode   font,   2D ‐ Code   font,   control   font,   or   controlA   font.    Setting Description Substitute (Default) Replaces TrueType font with Device font, Barcode font, 2D-Code font, control...

Chapter 3 Reference 79 3 TrueType Font Substitution settings Allows   you   to   configure   TrueType   substitution   settings.   In   the   case   that   Device   fonts   cannot   be   used,   the   substitution   setting   is   ignored   and   TrueType   fonts   are   printed   as   they   are.  ...

Chapter 3 Reference 81 3 Barcode advanced setting The   barcode   advanced   setting   screen   is   displayed   by   clicking   the   Advanced   settings   button.   This   allows   you   to   select   the   barcode   size,   HRI   characters   and   so   on.   Setting Description Element Width Spe...

84 2D-Code advanced settings The   2D ‐ Code   advanced   setting   screen   is   displayed   by   clicking   the   Advanced   settings   button.   PDF417 Setting Description Column Specifies the number of columns of PDF417 to be printed. The setting can be changed within the range of 0 to 30. Steps...

86 QR Code Setting Description Model Specifies a QR Code model (Model 11 or Model 12). Module Width Configures the cell (module) of QR Code to be printed. The setting can be changed within the range of 1 to 16. Version Specifies the QR Code version. Depending on the QR Code version, the number of ch...

88 Font The   list   of   Device   fonts   and   Points   supported   by   the   TM   printer   is   displayed.   When   using   a   Device   font,   make   sure   to   specify   the   corresponding   point   indicated   in   the   list.   When   programming,   also   specify   the   font   and   po...

Chapter 4 TM Flash Logo Setup Utility 89 4 TM Flash Logo Setup Utility This   chapter   explains   how   to   save   your   logo   and   how   to   use   TM   Flash   Logo   Setup   Utility.   The   TM   Flash   Logo   Setup   Utility   allows   you   to   save   a   bitmapped   image   (logo   file...

90 3 The TM Flash Logo Setup screen is displayed. Select the [Setup] tab. After specifying the printer name, click the [Comm.Test] button. 4 Select the [Bitmap Selection] tab and make the following settings. Setting Description Printer Name Specify the printer to save a logo. Comm Test Checks whethe...

Chapter 4 TM Flash Logo Setup Utility 91 4 5 Select the [Preview] tab. Make the following settings on the tab. 6 Select the [Logo Upload] tab. Make the following settings and start to upload the logo file to the TM printer. Setting Description Selection Logo Files Displays a list of logo files selec...

Chapter 4 TM Flash Logo Setup Utility 93 4 Reference This   section   explains   about   the   settings   of   TMF   Logo   Tool.   Selection Logo Files Setting Description Selection Logo Files A list of selected logo files is displayed. Open file Specify a logo file (*.bmp) to be newly added to the...

94 Preview Setting Description Selection Logo Files Displays a list of logo files selected in the [Bitmap Selection] tab. Select a logo file in the list to preview the bitmapped image in the preview window on the right. Preview Previews a bitmapped image selected in the "Selection Logo Files"...

96 Logo Upload Setting Description Selection Logo Files Displays a list of logo files selected in the [Bitmap Selection] tab. The logo file selected here is saved to the TM printer. Upload Starts to upload the selected logo file to the device or output as a file. Device Starts to upload the selected...

98 Setup Setting Description Device Class Select the device type to be displayed in the [Printer Name] box. POS Printer Displays TM printer model names in the [Printer Name]. LineDisplay Displays Customer Display model names in the [Printer Name]. Printer Name Select a device to where the logo file ...

Chapter 5 Restrictions 99 5 Restrictions This   chapter   describes   the   restrictions   that   apply   to   the   APD. OS Settings 1. When   connecting   Windows   XP/Vista   to   a   printer   using   serial   I/F,   printing   may   not   operate   correctly   depending   on   the   computer   ...

100 Printing 1. Print   data   outside   of   the   printable   area   will   not   be   printed.   2. When   printing   on   receipt   paper,   blank   space   appears   at   the   top   of   the   paper   which   is   greater   than   the   top   margin   setting   value.   This   is   caused   by...

Appendix Printer Specification 103 Printer Specification This   chapter   explains   the   specifications   of   the   Device   Font,   the   Control   Font,   the   Control   A   Font,   the   Resolution,   the   Paper   Size,   the   Rotate,   the   Reduce   and   the   Water   Mark   of   the   T...