Epson TM-T85P- Manuals

Rev. A i Introduction ESC/POS The market for store automation equipment is changing rapidly with the widespread introduction of POS (point of sale) terminals. These terminals are now appearing even in small retail stores and specialty shops. They occupy a secure position in the range of applications...

ii Rev. A Features The TM-T88 and TM-T88P (TM-T85/T85P) can be used as one-station printers for ECR and POS, as ticket-issuing devices, and as output devices for weighing and measuring. The printers have the following features: ❏ Light weight and ultra-compact size. ❏ High speed printing: 16.5 lines...

Rev. A iii Specifications ❏ Printing specifications Printing method: Thermal line printing Printing speed: Approximately 16.5 lines/second (1/6-inch feed)(Approximately 12 lines/second for TM-T85/T85P) Paper feed speed: Approximately 70 mm/sApproximately 50 mm/s for TM-T85/T85P) Dot density: 180 dpi...

iv Rev. A Contents Chapter 1 Command Descriptions Using Bit Value Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3Print Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

Rev. A Command Descriptions 1-1 TM-T88/T88P (TM-T85/T85P) Information Manual Chapter 1 Command Descriptions Following this table are all the commands organized by function and described with program examples and print samples. The print samples are images of the printing results of the program examp...

Rev. A Command Descriptions 1-3 TM-T88/T88P (TM-T85/T85P) Information Manual ❏ ESC i , ESC u, and ESC v are supported only by TM-T85/T85P. These commands are not recommended. (There are other commands which support the same functions of the above commands.) For the TM-T88/T88P, GS V and GS r can be ...

1-4 Command Descriptions Rev. A Note that the program examples throughout this chapter use decimal numbers, but binary, decimal, and hexadecimal numbers all have the same printing results. Print Commands The TM-T88/T88P (TM-T85/T85P) supports the following commands for printing characters and advanc...

Rev. A Command Descriptions 1-5 TM-T88/T88P (TM-T85/T85P) Information Manual CR functions in the same way as LF when auto line feed is enabled. Auto line feed can be disabled or enabled by DIP switch 1-1. This command sets the print position to the beginning of the line. When auto line feed is disab...

Rev. A Command Descriptions 1-7 TM-T88/T88P (TM-T85/T85P) Information Manual Line Spacing Commands The TM-T88/T88P (TM-T85/T85P) supports the following commands for setting line spacing. These commands only set the line spacing; they do not actually advance the paper. The line spacing can be set ind...

1-8 Command Descriptions Rev. A Character Commands The TM-T88/T88P (TM-T85/T85P) supports the following commands for setting character font and size: Command Name ESC SP Set right-side character spacing ESC % Select/cancel user-defined character set ESC & Define user-defined characters ESC ? Can...

Rev. A Command Descriptions 1-9 TM-T88/T88P (TM-T85/T85P) Information Manual The right-side character spacing can be set independently in standard mode and in page mode. ESC % n [Name] Select/cancel user-defined character set [Format] ASCII ESC % n Hex 1B 25 n Decimal 27 37 n [Range] 0 ≤ n ≤ 255 ESC...

Rev. A Command Descriptions 1-11 TM-T88/T88P (TM-T85/T85P) Information Manual ESC R n [Name] Select an international character set [Format] ASCII ESC R n Hex 1B 52 n Decimal 27 82 n [Range] 0 ≤ n ≤ 10 ESC R n selects an international character set n as follows. The default value is U.S.A. (n=0). n C...

1-12 Command Descriptions Rev. A ESC t n [Name] Select character code table [Format] ASCII ESC t n Hex 1B 74 n Decimal 27 116 n [Range] 0 ≤ n ≤ 5 n = 255 ESC t n selects a page n from the character code table as follows. The default setting is page 0 (n=0). The alphanumeric characters (20H (decimal ...

1-14 Command Descriptions Rev. A ESC – n [Name] Turn underline mode on/off [Format] ASCII ESC – n Hex 1B 2D n Decimal 27 45 n [Range] 0 ≤ n ≤ 2 48 ≤ n ≤ 50 ESC – n turns underline mode on or off. When n=1 or 49, underline mode (one-dot width) is turned on; when n=2 or 50, underline mode (two-dot wid...

Rev. A Command Descriptions 1-15 TM-T88/T88P (TM-T85/T85P) Information Manual ESC G n [Name] Turn double-strike mode on/off [Format] ASCII ESC G n Hex 1B 47 n Decimal 27 71 n [Range] 0 ≤ n ≤ 255 ESC G n turns double-strike mode on or off. When the LSB (least significant bit) of n is 1, double- strik...

Rev. A Command Descriptions 1-17 TM-T88/T88P (TM-T85/T85P) Information Manual Character Width Selection Character Height Selection . GS B n [Name] Turn white/black reverse printing mode on/off [Format] ASCII GS B n Hex 1D 42 n Decimal 29 66 n [Range] 0 ≤ n ≤ 255 GS B n turns white/black reverse prin...

1-18 Command Descriptions Rev. A GS b n [Name] Turn smoothing mode on/off [Format] ASCII GS b n Hex 1D 62 n Decimal 29 98 n [Range] 0 ≤ n ≤ 255 GS b n turns smoothing mode on or off. When the LSB (least significant bit) of n is 1, smoothing mode is turned on; when it is 0, smoothing mode is turned o...

Rev. A Command Descriptions 1-19 TM-T88/T88P (TM-T85/T85P) Information Manual Panel Button Command TheTM-T88/T88P ( TM-T85/T85P) supports the following command for enabling and disabling the panel button ( FEED ): Command Name ESC c 5 Enable/disable panel buttons ESC c 5 n [Name] Enable/disable pane...

1-20 Command Descriptions Rev. A [Range] 0 ≤ n ≤ 255 ESC c 4 n selects whether to stop printing or not when the paper near end is detected. The paper roll near-end sensor is enabled when either bit 0 or bit 1 is on. When a paper near-end is detected, printing stops after printing the current line. T...

Rev. A Command Descriptions 1-21 TM-T88/T88P (TM-T85/T85P) Information Manual Print Position Commands The TM-T88/T88P ( TM-T85/T85P) supports the following commands for setting the print position: Command Name ESC $ Set absolute print position ESC \ Set relative print position ESC a Select justifica...

1-22 Command Descriptions Rev. A ESC \ n L n H [Name] Set relative print position [Format} ASCII ESC \ n L n H Hex 1B 5C n L n H Decimal 27 92 n L n H [Range] 0 ≤ n L ≤ 255 0 ≤ n H ≤ 255 ESC $ n L n H sets the print starting position to ( n L + n H × 256) × (horizontal or vertical motion unit) from ...

Rev. A Command Descriptions 1-23 TM-T88/T88P (TM-T85/T85P) Information Manual ESC a n aligns all the data in one line to a specified position. Left justification is selected when n=0 or 48, centering is selected when n=1 or 49, and right justification is selected when n=2 or 50. The default setting ...

1-24 Command Descriptions Rev. A GS L n L n H [Name] Set left margin [Format] ASCII GS L n L n H Hex 1D 4C n L n H Decimal 29 76 n L n H [Range] 0 ≤ n L ≤ 255 0 ≤ n H ≤ 255 GS W n L n H [Name] Set printing area width [Format] ASCII GS W n L n H Hex 1D 57 n L n H Decimal 29 87 n L n H [Range] 0 ≤ n L...

Rev. A Command Descriptions 1-25 TM-T88/T88P (TM-T85/T85P) Information Manual If the above commands set the printing area width to less than the width of one character, the printing area width is extended to accommodate one character for the line. The horizontal motion unit uses the horizontal value...

1-26 Command Descriptions Rev. A ESC T n [Name] Select print direction in page mode [Format] ASCII ESC T n Hex 1B 54 n Decimal 27 84 n [Range] 0 ≤ n ≤ 3 48 ≤ n ≤ 51 ESC T n sets the print direction and starting position in page mode specified by n as shown below. The default setting is n=0. This com...

Rev. A Command Descriptions 1-27 TM-T88/T88P (TM-T85/T85P) Information Manual If the starting position is the lower left or upper right of the printing area (n = 1, 3, 49, or 51): ❏ These commands use horizontal motion units: ESC 3, ESC J, GS $, GS \ ❏ These commands use vertical motion units: ESC S...

1-28 Command Descriptions Rev. A The horizontal and vertical motion units set by GS P is used for the print direction set by ESC T. If the excessive printing area is selected, it is ignored. Bit-Image Commands The TM-T88/T88P (TM-T85/T85P) supports the following bit-image commands: Command Name ESC ...

Rev. A Command Descriptions 1-29 TM-T88/T88P (TM-T85/T85P) Information Manual ESC ✻ m n L n H d1 ... dk selects a bit-image mode using m for the number of dots specified by ( n L + n H × 256). Set a bit to 1 to print a dot, or set a bit to 0 to not print a dot. d indicates the bit image data. The mo...

1-30 Command Descriptions Rev. A GS / m [Name] Print downloaded bit image [Format] ASCII GS / m Hex 1D 2F m Decimal 29 47 m [Range] 0 ≤ m ≤ 3 48 ≤ m ≤ 51 GS ✻ x y d1 ... d(x × y × 8) defines a downloaded bit image using x × 8 dots in the horizontal direction and y × 8 dots in the vertical direction....

Rev. A Command Descriptions 1-31 TM-T88/T88P (TM-T85/T85P) Information Manual Program Example Program Example (continued) x=16: y=5 PRINT #1, CHR$(&H1D);"*";CHR$(x);CHR$(y); FOR i=1 TO x*y*8 READ a$: d=VAL("&H"+a$) PRINT #1, CHR$(d); NEXT i PRINT #1, CHR$(&H1D);"/"...

1-32 Command Descriptions Rev. A Status Commands The TM-T88/T88P (TM-T85/T85P) supports the following status transmission commands. These commands can be used to determine the status of the printer, paper sensors, and peripheral devices connected to the printer. ESC u and ESC v are supported only by...

Rev. A Command Descriptions 1-33 TM-T88/T88P (TM-T85/T85P) Information Manual First byte (printer information) Second byte (printer information) * For TM-T88/T88P, bit 6 is on when a head temperature error occurs and the cover is open during printing. For TM-T85/T85P, bit 6 is on when a head tempera...

1-34 Command Descriptions Rev. A Third byte (paper sensor information) * For TM-T88/T88P, when the cover is open, paper detection may be incorrect. Fourth byte (paper sensor information) GS r n [Name] Transmit status [Format] ASCII GS r n Hex 1D 72 n Decimal 29 114 n [Range] n = 1, 2, 49, 50 GS r n ...

Rev. A Command Descriptions 1-35 TM-T88/T88P (TM-T85/T85P) Information Manual * For TM-T88/T88P, when the cover is open, paper detection may be incorrect. Drawer kick-out connector status (n=2, 50). DLE EOT n [Name] Real-time status transmission [Format] ASCII DLE EOT n Hex 10 04 n Decimal 16 4 n [R...

Rev. A Command Descriptions 1-37 TM-T88/T88P (TM-T85/T85P) Information Manual Error status (n=3) * For TM-T88/T88P, bit 6 is on when a head temperature error occurs and the cover is open during printing. For TM-T85/T85P, bit 6 is on when a head temperature error occurs. Paper roll sensor status (n=4...

1-38 Command Descriptions Rev. A ESC u n [Name] Transmit peripheral device status [Format] ASCII ESC u n Hex 1B 75 n Decimal 27 117 n [Range] n = 0, 48 ESC u n transmits the status of drawer kick-out connector pin 3 as 1 byte of data when n=0 or 48. This command allows the host to determine the stat...

Rev. A Command Descriptions 1-39 TM-T88/T88P (TM-T85/T85P) Information Manual Paper sensor status Bar Code Commands The TM-T88/T88P (TM-T85/T85P) supports the following bar code commands: Command Name GS h Set bar code height GS w Set bar code width GS k Print bar code GS H Select printing position ...

1-40 Command Descriptions Rev. A GS w n [Name] Set bar code width [Format] ASCII GS w n Hex 1D 77 n Decimal 29 119 n [Range] 2 ≤ n ≤ 6 GS w n selects the horizontal size of a bar code. n specifies the bar code width as shown below. The multilevel bar codes are UPC-A, UPC-E, JAN13 (EAN13), JAN8 (EAN8...

Rev. A Command Descriptions 1-41 TM-T88/T88P (TM-T85/T85P) Information Manual Program Example Print Sample PRINT #1, CHR$(&H1D);"w";CHR$(3); ← Set width size to 3 PRINT #1, CHR$(&H1D);"k";CHR$(2); ← Print bar code PRINT #1, "496595707379";CHR$(0); PRINT #1, CHR$(&...

1-42 Command Descriptions Rev. A ➀ GS k m d1 ... dk NUL ➁ GS k m n d1 ... dn [Name] Print bar code [Format] ➀ ASCII GS k m d1 ... dk NUL Hex 1D 6B m d1 ... dk 00 Decimal 29 107 m d1 ... dk 0 ➁ ASCII GS k m n d1 ... dn Hex 1D 6B m n d1 ... dn Decimal 29 107 m n d1 ... dn [Range] ➀ 0 ≤ m ≤ 6 (k and d ...

Rev. A Command Descriptions 1-43 TM-T88/T88P (TM-T85/T85P) Information Manual GS H n [Name] Select printing position of HRI characters [Format] ASCII GS H n Hex 1D 48 n Decimal 29 72 n [Range] 0 ≤ n ≤ 3 48 ≤ n ≤ 51 GS f n [Name] Select font for HRI characters [Format] ASCII GS f n Hex 1D 66 n Decima...

1-44 Command Descriptions Rev. A GS f n selects a font for the HRI characters used when printing a bar code. When n=0 or 48, the font A (12 × 24) is selected. When n=1 or 49, the font B (9 × 24) is selected. The default setting is n=0. HRI characters are printed at the position specified by GS H. Ma...

Rev. A Command Descriptions 1-45 TM-T88/T88P (TM-T85/T85P) Information Manual GS : starts or ends macro definition. Macro definition starts when this command is received during normal operation and ends when it is received during macro definition. If the printer receives this command again immediate...

1-46 Command Descriptions Rev. A Mechanism Control Commands TheTM-T88/T88P (TM-T85/T85P) supports the following mechanism control commands. Cutting is diffferent for TM-T88/T88P and TM-T85/T85P. A full cut of GS V and ESC i are supported only by TM-T85/T85P. Command Name GS V Select cut mode and cut...

Rev. A Command Descriptions 1-47 TM-T88/T88P (TM-T85/T85P) Information Manual When m=66 in GS V m n, the printer feeds the paper to (cutting position + n × vertical motion unit) and executes a partial cut (one point left uncut). For TM-T85/T85P, when m=65, the printer feeds the paper to (cutting pos...

1-48 Command Descriptions Rev. A GS P x y [Name] Set horizontal and vertical motion units [Format] ASCII GS P x y Hex 1D 50 x y Decimal 29 80 x y [Range] 0 ≤ x ≤ 255 0 ≤ y ≤ 255 GS P x y sets the horizontal and vertical motion units to 1/x and 1/y inches, respectively. The horizontal and vertical mo...

Rev. A Command Descriptions 1-49 TM-T88/T88P (TM-T85/T85P) Information Manual ESC @ initializes the printer. All settings, including character font and line spacing settings, are canceled. The data in the print buffer is cleared and the printer mode is reset to the mode that was in effect when the p...

1-50 Command Descriptions Rev. A ESC p m t1 t2 [Name] Generate pulse [Format] ASCII ESC p m t1 t2 Hex 1B 70 m t1 t2 Decimal 27 112 m t1 t2 [Range] m = 0, 1, 48, 49 0 ≤ t1 ≤ 255 0 ≤ t2 ≤ 255 ESC p m t1 t2 sends a pulse (on time= t1 × 2 msec / off time= t2 × 2 msec) to the specified connector pin. Whe...

Rev. A Command Descriptions 1-51 TM-T88/T88P (TM-T85/T85P) Information Manual When the printer is disabled, it ignores all received data with the exception of DLE ENQ 1 and DLE ENQ 2. The default setting is n =1 . If ASB is enabled when the printer is disabled by ESC =, the printer transmits a 4-byt...

1-52 Command Descriptions Rev. A DLE ENQ n [Name] Real-time request to printer [Format] ASCII DLE ENQ n Hex 10 05 n Decimal 16 5 n [Range] n = 1, 2 DLE ENQ n responds to a request in real time from the host computer, specified by n as shown below. When an auto-cutter error occurs, after removing a c...

1-54 Command Descriptions Rev. A Character Code Tables SP in a table represents space. Refer to page 1-58 for information on how to read these tables. Page 0 (PC437: U.S.A., Standard Europe) (International character set: U.S.A)

Rev. A Command Descriptions 1-55 TM-T88/T88P (TM-T85/T85P) Information Manual Page 1 (Katakana) Page 2 (PC850: Multilingual)

1-56 Command Descriptions Rev. A Page 3 (PC860: Portuguese) Page 4 (PC863: Canadian-French)

Rev. A Command Descriptions 1-57 TM-T88/T88P (TM–T85/T85P) Information Manual Page 5 (PC865: Nordic)

1-58 Command Descriptions Rev. A Using the Character Code Tables The example below uses Page 0 (PC437) (see page 1-54) to illustrate the use of the character code tables. You can find the character “A” in Page 0 as follows: The decimal value for the character “A” is 65. Follow its column straight up...

Rev. A Application 2-1 TM-T88/T88P (TM–T85/T85P) Information Manual Chapter 2 Application This chapter presents an example illustrating ESC/POS command functions and printing results. The example shows how to issue a coupon containing bar codes with the TM-T88. Coupon Issuing Print Sample Procedure ...

Rev. A Command Reference 3-1 TM–T88/T88P (TM–T85/T85P) Information Manual Chapter 3 Command Reference Command Classification ESC/POS printer commands in this chapter are classified by function and by sheet and grade. The sheet and grade classification is called matrix classification. The sheet class...

3-2 Command Reference Rev. A Function Type Function Type Command Name Matrix Category Supported Command T88 T88M T85 Print commands LF Print and line feed Basic single ● ● ● FF 1. Print and eject cut sheet (in standard mode) Mechanical extension 2. Print and return to standard mode (in page mode) Me...

Rev. A Command Reference 3-3 TM–T88/T88P (TM–T85/T85P) Information Manual Character commands (continued) ESC z Turn parallel printing mode on/off for receipt and journal paper Mechanical extension ESC { Turn upside-down printing mode on/off Basic single ● ● ● GS ! Select character size Software exte...

Rev. A Command Reference 3-5 TM–T88/T88P (TM–T85/T85P) Information Manual Kanji control commands FS ! Select print mode(s) for Kanji characters Software extension ● FS & Select Kanji character mode Software extension ● FS – Turn underline mode on/off for Kanji characters Software extension ● FS ...

3- 6 Reference Table Command Name Function Supported Command TM- T85 TM- T88/ T88M TM- L60II TM-300/300M TM-U200 TM- U375/ U375M TM- H5000/ H5000M TM- U925 TM- U950/ U950M TM- 295 TM- 215S A B C D B D HT Horizontal tab Moves the printing position to the next horizontal tab position. ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ...

iii FCC Compliance StatementFor American Users This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated...

v Introduction The TM-T85 and TM-T85P are one-station printers for issuing coupons, ECR and POS use which can be used for printing the results of weighing or measuring. The main features of the TM-T85 and TM-T85P printers are the following: ❏ Light weight and ultra-compact size ❏ High-speed printing...

vii About This Manual Setting Up and Using ❏ Chapter 1 contains information on unpacking the printer, setting it up, setting the DIP switches, and adjusting the paper near end detector. ❏ Chapter 2 contains information on using the printer. ❏ Chapter 3 contains troubleshooting information. Reference...

viii Contents Chapter 1 Installation Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1Removing the Transportation Spacer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2Connecting the Pri...

Installation 1-1 Chapter 1 Installation Unpacking The illustration below shows the items included for the standard specification printer. If any item is missing or damaged, please contact your dealer for assistance. Note: See the Note on page 1-4 for information about the screws. Paper roll (1 pc) P...

1-2 Installation Removing the Transportation Spacer The printer is protected during shipping by a spacer that must be removed before you turn on the printer. 1. First, open the printer cover; next, push the auto cutter holder back and open the auto cutter; then open the head open lever, as shown by ...

1-4 Installation Connecting the Printer to the Computer You need an appropriate serial interface cable to connect your computer to the printer. TM-T85 1. Make sure that the printer and the computer are turned off. Then plug the cable into the connector on the printer, as shown. Note: Your printer co...

1-6 Installation Connecting the Printer to the Drawer Plug the drawer cable into the drawer kick-out connector on the bottom of the printer next to the computer interface connector. CAUTION: Do not connect a telephone line to the drawer kick out connector. TM-T85 TM-T85P

Installation 1-7 Den Drucker an die Lade anschließen Das Kabel der Lade an die Schnappsteckerbuchse (neben der Schnittstellenbuchse) an der Uinterseite des Druckers anschließen. ACHTUNG: Kein Telefonkabel an die Schnappsteckerbuchse anschließen. TM-T85 TM-T85P

1-8 Installation Grounding the Printer You need a ground wire to ground your printer. Recommended wire is described below. Thickness of wire: AWG 18 or equivalent Diameter of terminal to be attached: 3.2 1. Make sure that the printer is turned off. 2. Connect the ground wire to the printer using the...

Installation 1-9 Connecting the Power Supply This printer requires an external power supply. The Epson Power Supply PS-150 is recommended. CAUTION: Using an incorrect power supply can cause serious damage to the printer. 1. Make sure that the power supply is turned off. 2. Plug the power supply’s ca...

1-10 Installation Arranging the Interface Cable After you have plugged in all the cables, put the interface cable between the feet on the bottom of the printer and the cable-holding posts, as shown in the illustration below. This helps keep the cable securely fastened. Installing the Paper Roll The ...

Installation 1-13 5. Remove the cut paper and close the printer cover. Running the Self Test Any time that you want to check the performance of your printer you can run the self test described below. This shows whether your printer is working correctly. It is independent of any other equipment or so...

1-14 Installation 3. Press the PAPER FEED button to start the second part of the test, in which the printer prints a pattern using the built-in character set. It also performs several partial cuts and prints the following: *** completed *** 4. Then it performs a full cut and enters the normal mode. ...

Installation 1-19 Adjusting the Paper Near End Detector The paper near end detector detects when the paper is almost gone by measuring the diameter of the paper roll. Software programs can use the ESC c 4 command to stop printing when the paper is almost gone. If you want to change the amount of pap...

Using the Printer 2-1 Chapter 2 Using the Printer The control panel has two buttons and three lights. Buttons POWER This button turns the printer on and off. PAPER FEED This button can be disabled by the ESC c 5 command. Press this button once to advance the paper one line. Press and hold this butto...

2-2 Using the Printer ❏ In the macro ready mode. ERROR This light is on when the printer is off line. It blinks to indicate an error condition. The blinking pattern shown below indicates that the temperature of the print head is too high. The printer recovers automatically and resumes printing when ...

Troubleshooting 3-1 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting This chapter gives the solutions to some of the more common printer problems. Power problems The POWER light does not come on. Make sure that the power supply cables are correctly plugged into the printer, the power unit, and the power outlet. Make sure ...

Troubleshooting 3-3 3. Clean the print head with a cotton swab moistened with alcohol. CAUTION: Be sure that you do not touch the print head with your fingers because you can damage it. 4. Close the head open lever and the auto cutter. When you close the auto cutter, press firmly until it clicks. No...

Troubleshooting 3-5 3. Pull up on the paper roll and cut the paper with scissors so that is straight as shown below. Remove the jammed paper carefully in the paper feeding direction. CAUTION: Do not touch the print head. You can damage it. 4. Close the head open lever. 5. Close the auto cutter. When...

Troubleshooting 3-7 The remaining amount of roll paper is not detected correctly. A microswitch attached to the paper roll near end detector lever detects when the roll paper is almost gone. You can adjust the detector lever if necessary. See Chapter 1 for instructions. Hexadecimal Dump This feature...

Reference Information 4-1 Chapter 4 Reference Information Printing Specifications Printing Method: Thermal line printing Dot Density: 180 x 180 dpi Printing Direction: Unidirectional with friction feed Printing width: 72mm (2.83"), 512 dot positions Characters/line (default): Font A: 42, Font B:...

4-2 Reference Information Character Specifications CPL = Characters per line Space between characters is not included Characters can be extended up to 64 times the standard size Number of characters Alphanumeric characters: 95Extended graphics: 128 x 7 pages, including 1 space pageInternational char...

Reference Information 4-3 Paper Specifications Electrical Specifications Paper type: Specified thermal paper roll Paper width 80 mm (3.15” ) Roll paper specifications Total dia: 83mm maxCore dia: Inside: 12mm Outside: 18mmPaper must not be pasted to the core paper NTP080-80 (Nakagawa Seisakujo)[Orig...

4-4 Reference Information Environmental Conditions Interface Specifications Note: The interface is a factory installed option. One of the interfaces (serial or parallel) is already installed. Note: Refer to the EPSON TM-T85/T85P Specification for details. Temperature Operating Storage 5 to 40 ° C (4...

Reference Information 4-5 Character Code Tables Page 0 (PC437: U.S.A., Standard Europe)(International character set: U.S.A.)

4-12 Reference Information International character sett ASCII code (hexadecimal) Hex 23 24 40 5B 5C 5D 5E 60 7B 7C 7D 7E Dec 35 36 64 91 92 93 94 96 123 124 125 126 U.S.A. # $ @ [ \ ] ^ ` { ¦ } ~ France # $ à ° ç § ^ ` é ù è ¨ Germany # $ § Ä Ö Ü ^ ` ä ö ü ß U.K. £ $ @ [ \ ] ^ ` { ¦ } ~ Denmark I # ...

Commands 5-1 Chapter 5 Commands Command Notation [Name] The name of the command. [Format] The code sequence.ASCII indicates the ASCII equivalents.Hex indicates the hexadecimal equivalents.Decimal indicates the decimal equivalents.[ ]k indicates the contents of the [ ] should be repeated k times. [Ra...

5-2 Commands Control Commands HT [Name] Horizontal tab [Format] ASCII HT Hex 09 Decimal 9 [Description] Moves the print position to the next horizontal tab position.[Notes] • This command is ignored unless the next horizontal tab position has been set. • If the next horizontal tab position exceeds t...

Commands 5-3 CR [Name] Print and carriage return [Format] ASCII CR Hex 0D Decimal 13 [Description] When auto-line feed is enabled, this command functions in the same way as LF. When auto-line feed is disabled, this command is ignored. [Notes] • This command sets the print position to the beginning o...

5-4 Commands • When Auto Status Back (ASB) is enabled using the GS a command, the status transmitted by the DLE EOT command and the ASB status must be differentiated. • If the value of n is out of the specified range, the printer ignores this command. n = 1: Printer status n = 2: Off-line status Bit...

5-6 Commands [Reference] DLE ENQ , ESC u, ESC v, GS a, GS r DLE ENQ n [Name] Real-time request to printer [Format] ASCII DLE ENQ n Hex 10 05 n Decimal 16 5 n [Range] 1 ≤ n ≤ 2 [Description] The printer responds to a request from the host specified by n. The operations performed depend on the value o...

Commands 5-7 • Even if DLE ENQ 2 is executed, the printer retains the settings (by ESC ! , ESC 3, etc.) that were in effect when the error occurred. The printer can be initialized completely by using DLE ENQ and ESC @ . [Reference] DLE EOT CAN [Name] Cancel print data in page mode [Format] ASCII CAN...

5-8 Commands • The horizontal and vertical motion unit are specified by GS P. Changing the horizontal or vertical motion unit does not affect the current right-side spacing. • The horizontal and vertical motion unit are specified by GS P. Changing the horizontal or vertical motion unit does not affe...

5-16 Commands ESC - n [Name] Turn underline mode on/off [Format] ASCII ESC - n Hex 1B 2D n Decimal 27 45 n [Range] 0 ≤ n ≤ 2, 48 ≤ n ≤ 50 [Description] Turns underline mode on or off, based on the following values of n. [Notes] • The printer can underline all characters (including right-side charact...

Commands 5-17 Decimal 27 51 n [Range] 0 ≤ n ≤ 255 [Description] Sets the line spacing to [ n x vertical or horizontal motion unit] inches. [Notes] • The line spacing can be set independently in standard mode and in page mode. • The horizontal and vertical motion unit are specified by GS P. Changing ...

Commands 5-19 • The macro definition is not cleared. ESC D [n] k NUL [Name] Set horizontal tab positions [Format] ASCII ESC D [ n] k NUL Hex 1B 44 [ n] k 00 Decimal 27 68 [n] k 0 [Range] 1 ≤ n ≤ 255 0 ≤ k ≤ 32 [Description] Sets horizontal tab positions. • n specifies the column number for setting a...

5-20 Commands • When the LSB of n is 0, emphasized mode is turned off. • When the LSB of n is 1, emphasized mode is turned on. [Notes] • Bit image and downloaded bit image , and bar code cannot be emphasized. • ESC ! also turns on and off emphasized mode. However, the last received command is effect...

Commands 5-21 • In standard mode, the printer uses the vertical motion unit ( y). • When this command is used in page mode, the command functions as follows, depending on the starting position of the printable area. ➀ When the starting position is set to the upper left or lower right of the printabl...

5-22 Commands [Reference] FF, CAN,ESC, FF, ESC S, ESC T, ESC W, GS $, GS\ ESC R n [Name] Select an international character set [Format] ASCII ESC R n Hex 1B 52 n Decimal 27 82 n [Range] 0 ≤ n ≤ 10 [Description] Selects an international character set n from the following table: [Default] n = 0 [Refer...

Commands 5-23 • This command switches the settings for the following commands (in which the values can be set independently in standard mode and page mode) to those for standard mode: ➀ Set right-side character spacing: ESC SP ➁ Select 1/6-inch line spacing: ESC 2 ➂ Set line spacing: ESC 3 [Referenc...

5-24 Commands ➁ If the starting position is the upper right or lower left of the printing area, data is buffered in the paper feed direction:Commands using horizontal motion units: ESC 3, ESC J, GS $, GS \Cmmands using vertical motion units: ESC SP, ESC $, ESC \ [Default] n = 0 [Reference] ESC $, ES...

Commands 5-27 • The print starting position moves from the current position to [ N ✕ horizontal or vertical motion unit] • The horizontal and vertical motion unit are specified by GS P.• The GS P command can change the horizontal (and vertical) motion unit. However, the value cannot be less than the...

5-28 Commands Left justification Centering Right justification ESC c 3 n [Name] Select paper sensor(s) to output paper end signals [Format] ASCII ESC c 3 n Hex 1B 63 33 n Decimal 27 99 51 n [Range] 0 ≤ n ≤ 255 [Description] selects paper sensor(s) to output paper end signals, using n as follows: ABC...

5-30 Commands ESC c 4 n [Name] Select paper sensor(s) to stop printing [Format] ASCII ESC c 4 n Hex 1B 63 34 n Decimal 27 99 52 n [Range] 0 ≤ n ≤ 255 [Description] Selects the paper sensor(s) used to stop printing when a paper-end is detected, using n as follows: [Notes] • When a paper end is detect...

Commands 5-31 [Notes] • When the panel buttons are disabled, none of them are usable when the printer cover is closed. • In this printer, the panel button is the PAPER FEED button. • When the printer cover is open, the PAPER FEED button is enabled regardless of the settings of this command. • In the...

5-32 Commands 0 ≤ t1 ≤ t2 ≤ 255 [Description] Outputs the pulse specified by t1 and t2 to connector pin m as follows: [Notes] • The pulse ON time is [ t1 ✕ 2 ms] and the OFF time is [ t2 ✕ 2 ms]. • If t2 < t1, the OFF time is [t1 ✕ 2 ms] ESC t n [Name] Select character code table [Format] ASCII E...

Commands 5-33 [Description] Transmits the status of connector pin n, using n as follows: [Notes] • When DTR/DSR control is selected, the printer transmits only 1 byte after confirming that the host is ready to receive data (DSR signal is SPACE). If the host computer is not ready to receive data (DSR...

Commands 5-37 • The horizontal starting buffer position does not move. ‘ • The reference starting position is that specified by ESC T.• This command operates as follows, depending on the starting position of the printing area specified by ESC T: ➀ When the starting position is set to the upper left ...

Commands 5-39 • If the width of the printing area set by GS L and GS W less than the width required by the data sent with the GS / command, the following will be performed on the line in question (but the printing cannot exceed the maximum printable area): ➀ The width of the printing area is extende...

5-40 Commands • When the LSB of n is 1, white/black reverse mode is turned on. [Notes] • In white/black reverse printing mode, print dots and non-print dots are reversed. (Characters are printed in white on a black background.) • This command is available for built-in characters and user-defined cha...

Commands 5-41 Decimal 29 73 n [Range] 1 ≤ n ≤ 3, 49 ≤ n ≤ 51 [Function] Transmits the printer ID specified by n as follows: n = 2, Type ID [Notes] • When DTR/DSR control is selected, the printer transmits only 1 byte after confirming that the host is ready to receive data (DSR signal is SPACE). If t...

Commands 5-43 ➁ Command using y: ESC 3, ESC J • In page mode, the following commands use x or y, depending on character orientation: ➀ When the print starting position is set to the upper left or lower right of the printing area using ESC T (data is buffered in the direction perpendicular to the pap...

5-44 Commands • In standard mode, this command is effective only at the beginning of a line. [Note for ➀ ] • When m = 1 or 49, this command operates the same way as ESC i. [Notes for ➁ ] • When n= 0, the printer feeds the paper to the cutting position and cuts it. • When n ≠ 0, the printer feeds the...

Commands 5-47 After waiting for the period specified by t, the LED indicator blinks and the printer waits for the PAPER FEED button to be pressed. After the button is pressed, the printer executes the macro once. The printer repeats the operation r times. [Notes] • If this command is received while ...

5-48 Commands [Notes] • If any of the status items in the table above are enabled, the printer transmits the status when this command is executed. The printer automatically transmits the status whenever the enabled status item changes. The disabled status items may change, in this case, because each...

5-50 Commands Forth byte (paper sensor information) [Default] n = 0 when DIP SW 2-1 (serial interface) or DIP SW 1-3 (parallel interface) is off, n = 2 when DIP SW 2-1 (serial interface) or DIP SW 1-3 (parallel interface) is on. [Reference] DLE EOT , ESC u, ESC v, GS r GS b n [Name] Turns smoothing ...

Commands 5-51 [Description] Selects a font for the HRI characters used when printing a bar code. n selects a font from the following table: • HRI indicates Human Readable Interpretation. [Note] • HRI characters are printed at the position specified by GS H. [Default] n = 0 [Reference] GS H, GS K GS ...

Commands 5-53 • When the bar code system used is UPC-A or UPC-E, the printer prints the bar code data after receiving 12 bytes bar code data and processes the following data as normal data. • When the bar code system used is JAN13, the printer prints the bar code after receiving 13 bytes bar code da...

Commands 5-55 Drawer kick-out connector status ( n = 2, 50): [Reference] DLE EOT , ESC u, ESC v, GS a GS w n [Name] Set bar code width [Format] ASCII GS w n Hex 1D 77 n Decimal 29 119 n [Range] 2 ≤ n ≤ 6 [Description] Set the horizontal size of the bar code. n specified the bar code width as follows...