Page 2 - Confidential; REVISION SHEET; Revisions; A Enactment; TITLE; Specification
Confidential REVISION SHEET Sheet 1 of 3 The table below indicates which pages in this specification have been revised. Before reading this specification, be sure you have the correct version of each page. Revisions Design Section Sheet Rev. No. Rev. Document WRT CHK APL Sheet Rev. Sheet Rev. Sheet ...
Page 5 - CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT; PLEASE RETURN; Cautions; Trademarks; II
Confidential TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT A TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) EPSON CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT BY USING THIS DOCUMENT, YOU AGREE TO ABIDE BY THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT. PLEASE RETURN THIS DOCUMENT IMMEDIATELY IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS. 1. This document contains confident...
Page 6 - GENERAL FEATURES
Confidential TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT A TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) EPSON GENERAL FEATURES 1) This specification applies to the TM-T81 printer. * This specification describes only the outline of the general functions and the model-dependent functions of the commands. For detailed speci...
Page 7 - Table of Contents; III
Confidential TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT A TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) EPSON Table of Contents 1. GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS ........................................................................................................1 1.1 Printing Specifications .....................................
Page 8 - IV
Confidential TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT A TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) EPSON 3.8.3 Data Receive Error (only in the serial interface specification) .........................................47 3.9 Cover Open Sensor ...............................................................................
Page 9 - VI V
Confidential TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT A TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) EPSON ESC a n .........................................................................................................................70 ESC c 4 n .........................................................................
Page 11 - GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS; Printing Specifications
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT 2 1 TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) A 1. GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS 1.1 Printing Specifications 1) Printing method: Thermal line printing 2) Dot density: 180 dpi × 180 dpi [dpi: dots per 25.4 mm {1"}] 3) Printing direction: Unidirectional with fr...
Page 12 - Character Specifications
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT 3 2 TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) A 1.2 Character Specifications 1) Number of characters: Alphanumeric characters: 95 Extended graphics: 128 × 11 pages (including one space page) International characters: 48 2) Character structure: Font A: 12 ×...
Page 13 - Paper Roll Supply Device; ESC c 4; Paper Specification
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT 4 3 TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) A 1.4 Paper Roll Supply Device 1) Supply method: Drop-in paper roll 2) Roll paper end sensor: Detects whether paper is present or not. W hen the sensor detects a paper-end, the printer stops printing. Printing ...
Page 15 - Figure 1.6.1 Paper Roll Printable Area; Printing and Cutting Positions; Figure 1.7.1 Printing and Cutting Positions; selectable as 45 bytes or 4 KB using the DIP switch.
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT 6 5 TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) A 1.6 Printable Area 1) Paper roll The printable area of a paper with width of 79.5 ± 0.5 mm {3.13 ± 0.02"} is 72.2 ± 0.2 mm {2.84 ± 0.008"} (512 dots) and the space on the right and left sides are appr...
Page 16 - Electrical Characteristics; Mean Approximately 0.1 A
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT 7 6 TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) A 1.9 Electrical Characteristics 1) Supply v oltage: +24 VDC ± 7% 2) Current consumption (at 24V, 25 ° C, normal print density): Operating: See Table 1.9.1 Standby: Mean Approximately 0.1 A NOTE: Maximum 1 A fo...
Page 17 - Table 1.9.2 Limitation of the Printing Length on Print Ratio
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT 8 7 TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) A NOTES: 1. Notes on using the Epson PS-180 power supply unit If the printing is continuously performed with the high print ratio, the ov ercurrent limitation might be operated. Therefore, the printing length m...
Page 18 - EMI and Safety Standards Applied
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT 9 8 TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) A 1.10 EMI and Safety Standards Applied EMC is measured using Seiko Epson’s AC adapter. 1) Europe CE marking: Directiv e: 89/336/EEC EN55022 Class B EN55024 IEC61000-4-2 IEC61000-4-3 IEC61000-4-4 IEC61000-4-5 I...
Page 19 - Environmental Conditions; Figure 1.12.1 Operating Temperature and Humidity Range; hour
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT 10 9 TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) A 1.12 Environmental Conditions 1) Temperature: Operating: 5 to 45 ° C {41 to 113 ° F} Storage: -10 to 50 ° C {14 to 122 ° F} (except for paper) 2) Humidity: Operating: 10 to 90% RH Storage: 10 to 90% RH (exce...
Page 20 - NOTE: The v alues abov e are measured in the Epson ev aluation
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT 11 10 TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) A 5) Acoustic noise (Operating): Approximately 51 dB (Bystander position) NOTE: The v alues abov e are measured in the Epson ev aluation condition. The acoustic noise differs depending on the paper used, prin...
Page 22 - DLE EOT
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT 13 12 TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) A 2.1.1.3 Interface connector terminal assignments and signal functions Interface connector terminal assignments and signal functions are described in Table 2.1.1. Table 2.1.1 TM-T81 Printer Status and Signal...
Page 23 - DLE ENQ 1
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT 14 13 TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) A Table 2.1.1 TM-T81 Printer Status and Signals (Continued) Pin number Signal name Signal direction Function 2) W hen XON/XOFF control is selected: The signal indicates whether the printer is correctly connec...
Page 27 - Table 2.2.1 Power Supply Connector Pin Assignments; Pin Number
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT 18 17 TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) A 2.2 Connectors 2.2.1 Interface Connectors See Section 2.1, Interface. 2.2.2 Power Supply Connector This connector is used to connect the printer to an external power source. 1) Pin assignments: See Table 2....
Page 29 - Two driv er transistors cannot be energized simultaneously.
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT 20 19 TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) A 4) Drawer open/close signal Input signal lev el (connector pin 3): "L" = 0 to 0.8 V "H" = 2 to 5 V Drawer kick-out connector 1 2 3 4 5 6 F. G P-GND P-GND A B Printer side User side (Drawer k...
Page 30 - List of Commands; fn
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT 21 20 TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) A 3. FUNCTIONS 3.1 List of Commands Command Name HT Horizontal tab LF Print and line feed FF Print and return to standard mode (in page mode) CR Print and carriage return CAN Cancel print data in page mode DL...
Page 34 - Character Code Tables
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT 25 24 TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) A 3.2 Character Code Tables • The character code tables show only character configurations. They do not show the actual print pattern. • "SP" in the table shows space. 3.2.1 Common to all pages (Inter...
Page 47 - Switches and Buttons; DLE DC4; ESC c 5
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT 38 37 TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) A 3.3 Switches and Buttons 3.3.1 Power Button The power button (a rocker switch) located on the lower right front of the printer turns the power on or off. NOTES: 1. Turn on the power only after connecting th...
Page 48 - GS
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT 39 38 TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) A 3.3.3 DIP Switches 3.3.3.1 Serial interface specification 1) DIP switch 1: 8 switches Table 3.3.1 DIP Switch 1 SW 1 Function ON OFF Factory setting 1 Data reception error Ignored Prints '?' OFF 2 Receive bu...
Page 51 - Table 3.3.8 Types of the Customized Value
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT 42 41 TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) A 3.3.4 Customized value The customized value is set with GS ( E command. See GS ( E for details. Table 3.3.8 Types of the Customized Value Function Value Selection of print density 13 levels in the print den...
Page 52 - Panel LED Indicators; Power is not stable.; Figure 3.4.1 Panel Switches and Indicators
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT 43 42 TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) A 3.4 Panel LED Indicators 1) Power LED: Green On: Power is stable. Off: Power is not stable. 2) Error (ERROR) LED: Orange On: Offline (except during paper feeding using the FEED button and during test printi...
Page 54 - Hexadecimal Dumping
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT 45 44 TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) A 3.6 Hexadecimal Dumping 1) Hexadecimal dumping function This function prints the data transmitted from the host computer in hexadecimal numbers and in its corresponding characters. 2) Starting hexadecimal d...
Page 55 - NV Graphics Print Mode
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT 46 45 TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) A 3.7 NV Graphics Print Mode 1) NV graphics print function This function prints the NV graphics that are registered in the printer. The printer prints: • Capacity of the NV graphics • Occupied capacity of the...
Page 56 - Error Processing; Table 3.8.1 Errors That Automatically Recover
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT 47 46 TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) A 3.8 Error Processing 3.8.1 Error Types 1) Errors that automatically recover Table 3.8.1 Errors That Automatically Recover Error Description ERROR LED Flashing Pattern 160 m s Recovery Print head temperature...
Page 57 - Printer Operation When an Error Occurs
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT 48 47 TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) A 3) Errors that are impossible to recover Table 3.8.3 Unrecoverable Errors Error Description ERROR LED Flashing Pattern 160 m s Recovery R/W error in memory or gate array After R/W checking, the printer does...
Page 58 - Cover Open Sensor; W hen printing in standard mode
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT 49 48 TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) A 3.9 Cover Open Sensor The cover open sensor monitors the printer cover. W hen the sensor detects a cover open during printing, the error LED flashes and the printer stops printing. The printer recovers when...
Page 59 - CASE SPECIFICATIONS; External Dimensions and Mass
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT 50 49 TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) A 4. CASE SPECIFICATIONS 4.1 External Dimensions and Mass Height: Approximately 145 mm {5.71"} W idth: Approximately 144 mm {5.67"} Depth: Approximately 189 mm {7.44"} Mass: Approximately 1.7 kg {...
Page 60 - OPTIONS AND CONSUMABLES; Standard Accessories; Roll paper
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT 51 50 TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) A 5. OPTIONS AND CONSUMABLES 5.1 Standard Accessories • Roll paper • User's Manual (Languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch) • Power switch cover • External power supply Model:...
Page 61 - Command Notation; XXXX; Explanation of Terms
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT 51 52 A TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) 6. COMMANDS 6.1 Command Notation XXXX [Name] The name of the command. [Format] The code sequence. [ ]k indicates the contents in brackets [ ] should be repeated k times. [Range] Giv es the allowable ranges,...
Page 62 - GS P
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT 52 53 A TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) 7) Maximum printable area The maximum printable area of this printer is as follows: • Standard Mode (Horizontal direction): 72.25 mm {512/180"} • Page Mode (Horizontal direction): 72.25 mm {512/180"...
Page 63 - Control Commands; HT; LF
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT 53 54 A TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) 6.3 Control Commands HT [Name] Horizontal tab [Format] ASCII HT Hex 09 Decimal 9 [Description] • Mov es the print position to the next horizontal tab position. LF [Name] Print and line feed [Format] ASCII L...
Page 64 - CAN
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT 54 55 A TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) CAN [Name] Cancel print data in page mode [Format] ASCII CAN Hex 18 Decimal 24 [Description] • In page mode, deletes all the print data in the current print area. DLE EOT n [Name] Transmit real-time status ...
Page 67 - DLE ENQ
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT 57 58 A TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) DLE ENQ n [Name] Send real-time request to printer [Format] ASCII DLE ENQ n Hex 10 05 n Decimal 16 5 n [Range] n = 1, 2 [Description] • Responds to a request in real-time from the host computer. n Function ...
Page 68 - fn m t
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT 58 59 A TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) DLE DC4 fn m t ( fn = 1) [Name] Generate pulse in real-time [Format] ASCII DLE DC4 fn m t Hex 10 14 fn m t Decimal 16 20 fn m t [Range] fn = 1 m = 0, 1 1 ≤ t ≤ 8 [Description] • Outputs the pulse specified ...
Page 69 - fn a b
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT 59 60 A TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) DLE DC4 fn a b ( fn = 2) [Name] Execute power-off sequence [Format] ASCII DLE DC4 fn a b Hex 10 14 fn a b Decimal 16 20 fn a b [Range] fn = 2 a = 1 b = 8 [Description] • Executes the printer power-off seque...
Page 70 - ESC FF
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT 60 61 A TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) DLE DC4 fn d1…d7 ( fn = 8) [Name] Clear buffer(s) [Format] ASCII DLE DC4 fn d1…d7 Hex 10 14 fn d1…d7 Decimal 16 20 fn d1…d7 [Range] fn = 8 d1 = 1 , d2 = 3 , d3 = 20 , d4 = 1 , d5 = 6 , d6 = 2 , d7 = 8 [Desc...
Page 73 - m n; ESC
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT 63 64 A TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) ESC ∗ m n L n H d1...dk [Name] Select bit-image mode [Format] ASCII ESC ∗ m n L n H d1...dk Hex 1B 2A m n L n H d1...dk Decimal 27 42 m n L n H d1...dk [Range] m = 0, 1, 32, 33 1 ≤ ( n L + n H × 256) ≤ 2047...
Page 75 - ESC D; nk; ESC E
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT 65 66 A TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) ESC @ [Name] Initialize printer [Format] ASCII ESC @ Hex 1B 40 Decimal 27 64 [Description] • Clears the data in the print buffer and resets the printer modes to the modes that were in effect when the power ...
Page 76 - ESC G
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT 66 67 A TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) 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 [Default] n = 0 [Description] • Turns double-strike mode on or off. • W hen the LSB of n ...
Page 77 - ESC M
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT 67 68 A TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) ESC M n [Name] Select character font [Format] ASCII ESC M n Hex 1B 4D n Decimal 27 77 n [Range] n = 0, 1, 48, 49 [Default] n = 0 [Description] • Selects a character font. n Character font 0, 48 Character fo...
Page 78 - ESC S
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT 68 69 A TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) ESC S [Name] Select standard mode [Format] ASCII ESC S Hex 1B 53 Decimal 27 83 [Description] • Switches from page mode to standard mode. ESC T n [Name] Select print direction in page mode [Format] ASCII ESC...
Page 79 - ESC W; dx
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT 69 70 A TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) ESC W x L x H y L y H dx L dx H dy L dy H [Name] Set print area in page mode [Format] ASCII ESC W x L x H y L y H dx L dx H dy L dy H Hex 1B 57 x L x H y L y H dx L dx H dy L dy H Decimal 27 87 x L x H y L ...
Page 80 - ESC a
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT 70 71 A TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) ESC a n [Name] Select justification [Format] ASCII ESC a n Hex 1B 61 n Decimal 27 97 n [Range] 0 ≤ n ≤ 2 , 48 ≤ n ≤ 50 [Default] n = 0 [Description] • In standard mode, aligns all the data in one line to th...
Page 81 - ESC d
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT 71 72 A TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) ESC d n [Name] Print and feed n lines [Format] ASCII ESC d n Hex 1B 64 n Decimal 27 100 n [Range] 0 ≤ n ≤ 255 [Description] • Prints the data in the print buffer and feeds the paper [ n × (current line spac...
Page 82 - ESC t
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT 72 73 A TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) 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 , 16 ≤ n ≤ 19 , n = 255 [Default] n = 0 [Description] • Selects page n from the character cod...
Page 83 - FS g 1
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT 73 74 A TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) FS g 1 m a1 a2 a3 a4 n L n H d1...dk [obsolete command] [Name] W rite to NV user memory [Format] ASCII FS g 1 m a1 a2 a3 a4 n L n H d1...dk Hex 1C 67 31 m a1 a2 a3 a4 n L n H d1...dk Decimal 28 103 49 m a1 ...
Page 84 - ESC T
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT 74 75 A TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) GS ! n [Name] Select character size [Format] ASCII GS ! n Hex 1D 21 n Decimal 29 33 n [Range] 0 ≤ n ≤ 7 , 16 ≤ n ≤ 23 , 32 ≤ n ≤ 39 , 48 ≤ n ≤ 55 , 64 ≤ n ≤ 71 , 80 ≤ n ≤ 87 , 96 ≤ n ≤ 103 , 112 ≤ n ≤ 119 (...
Page 85 - n m
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT 75 76 A TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) GS ( A p L p H n m [Name] Execute test print [Format] ASCII GS ( A p L p H n m Hex 1D 28 41 p L p H n m Decimal 29 40 65 p L p H n m [Range] ( p L + p H × 256) = 2 ( p L = 2 , p H = 0) 0 ≤ n ≤ 2 , 48 ≤ n ≤ ...
Page 90 - fn a
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT 80 81 A TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) <Function 6> GS ( E p L p H fn a ( fn = 6) [Name] Transmit the customized setting v alues [Format] ASCII GS ( E p L p H fn a Hex 1D 28 45 p L p H fn a Decimal 29 40 69 p L p H fn a [Range] ( p L + p H...
Page 92 - fn m
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT 82 83 A TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) GS ( K p L p H fn [parameters] [Name] Select print control method(s) [Description] • Selects the print control methods. • p L , p H specify ( p L + p H × 256) as the number of bytes after p H ( fn and [para...
Page 93 - GS 8 L
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT 83 84 A TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) GS ( L p L p H m fn [parameters] GS 8 L p1 p2 p3 p4 m fn [parameters] [Name] Set graphics data [Format] ASCII GS ( L p L p H m fn [parameters] Hex 1D 28 4C p L p H m fn [parameters] Decimal 29 40 76 p L p H...
Page 94 - Transmit the NV graphics memory capacity; m fn; Print the graphics data in the print buffer
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT 84 85 A TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) [Notes] • Frequent write command executions by an NV memory write command may damage the NV memory. Therefore, it is recommended to write to the NV memory less than 10 times a day. • If the power is turned ...
Page 97 - FS q; m fn kc1 kc2 x y
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT 87 88 A TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) [Description] • Defines the NV graphics data (raster format) as a record specified by the key codes ( kc1 , kc2 ) in the NV graphics area. • b specifies the number of the color of the defined data. • x L , ...
Page 102 - cn fn m n
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT 92 93 A TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) <Function 069> GS ( k p L p H cn fn m n ( cn = 48 , fn = 69) [Name] PDF417: Set the error correction lev el [Format] ASCII GS ( k p L p H cn fn m n Hex 1D 28 6B p L p H cn fn m n Decimal 29 40 107 p L...
Page 109 - GS B
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT 99 100 A TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) GS : [Name] Start/end macro definition [Format] ASCII GS : Hex 1D 3A Decimal 29 58 [Description] • Starts or ends macro definition. [Note] • The contents of the macro can be defined up to 2048 bytes. GS B ...
Page 111 - GS L; x y
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT 101 102 A TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) 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 + n H × 256) ≤ 65535 (0 ≤ n L ≤ 255 , 0 ≤ n H ≤ 255) [Default] ( n L + n H × 256) ...
Page 112 - GS W; r t m
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT 102 103 A TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) GS W n L n H [Name] Set print 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 + n H × 256) ≤ 65535 (0 ≤ n L ≤ 255 , 0 ≤ n H ≤ 255) [Default] ( n L + n H × ...
Page 113 - GS a
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT 103 104 A TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) GS a n [Name] Enable/disable Automatic Status Back (ASB) [Format] ASCII GS a n Hex 1D 61 n Decimal 29 97 n [Range] 0 ≤ n ≤ 255 [Default] n = 0 [when DIP switch [SW 2-1] is off.] n = 2 [when DIP switch [SW...
Page 114 - GS b
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT 104 105 A TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) • Second byte (printer information) Bit Off/On Hex Decimal Status 0 - 2 -- -- -- Reserv ed. 3 Off 00 0 No autocutter error. On 08 8 Autocutter error occurred. 4 Off 00 0 Fixed. 5 Off 00 0 No unrecov erabl...
Page 115 - GS f
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT 105 106 A TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) GS f n [Name] Select font for HRI characters [Format] ASCII GS f n Hex 1D 66 n Decimal 29 102 n [Range] n = 0, 1, 48, 49 [Default] n = 0 [Description] • Selects a font for the HRI characters when printing...
Page 116 - GS h
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT 106 107 A TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) GS g 2 m n L n H [Name] Transmit maintenance counter [Format] ASCII GS g 2 m n L n H Hex 1D 67 32 m n L n H Decimal 29 103 50 m n L n H [Range] m = 0 ( n L + n H × 256) = 20, 21, 50, 70, 148, 149, 178, 19...
Page 118 - dn
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT 108 109 A TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) For <Function B> m Bar code system Range of n Range of d 65 UPC-A n = 11, 12 48 ≤ d ≤ 57 66 UPC-E n = 11, 12 48 ≤ d ≤ 57 [where d1 = 48] 67 JAN13 / EAN13 n = 12, 13 48 ≤ d ≤ 57 68 JAN8 / EAN8 n = 7,...
Page 119 - GS r
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT 109 110 A TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) 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 [Description] • Transmits the status. n Function 1, 49 Transmits paper sensor status. 2, 50 Transm...
Page 120 - GS w
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT 110 111 A TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) 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 [Default] n = 3 [Description] • Sets the horizontal size of the bar code. Multi-lev el bar code Binary...
Page 121 - Obsolete Commands; ESC i
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT 111 112 A TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) 6.4 Obsolete Commands ESC i [obsolete command] GS V , which is the upward-compatible command replacing ESC i , is recommended for use, since ESC i is an obsolete command in the ESC/POS ® command system. [...
Page 122 - ESC u
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT 112 113 A TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) ESC u n [obsolete command] GS r , which is the upward-compatible command replacing ESC u , is recommended for use, since ESC u is an obsolete command in the ESC/POS ® command system. [Name] Transmit perip...
Page 123 - n m; n m
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT 113 114 A TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) FS p n m [obsolete command] GS ( L <Function 69>, which is the upward-compatible command replacing FS p , is recommended for use, since FS p is an obsolete command in the ESC/POS ® command system. [...
Page 124 - GS v 0 m; m x
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT 114 App.1 A TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) [Notes] • Frequent write command executions by an NV memory write command may damage the NV memory. Therefore, it is recommended to write to the NV memory less than 10 times a day. • If the power is tur...
Page 125 - APPENDIX A: MISCELLANEOUS NOTES; A.1 Notes on Printing and Paper Feeding; Table A.1 Paper Feeding Amount
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT A App.2 App.1 TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) APPENDIX A: MISCELLANEOUS NOTES A.1 Notes on Printing and Paper Feeding 1) Because the TM-T81 printer is a line printer, it automatically feeds paper after printing the data. Therefore, when the line ...
Page 126 - A.2 Notes on Supplying the Power to the Printer; The power supply voltage is within the range of 24 V; A.3 Notes on use environment
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT A App.3 App.2 TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) A.2 Notes on Supplying the Power to the Printer • Connect the external power supply to the power supply connector of the printer. Then plug in the external power supply and turn it on if necessary. Be...
Page 128 - APPENDIX B: PAPER ROLL SETUP; B.1 Replacing the Paper Roll; プリンタカバー; Figure B.1 Printer Upper Side Overview; Cutter cover
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT A App.5 App.4 TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) APPENDIX B: PAPER ROLL SETUP B.1 Replacing the Paper Roll 1) Open the printer cover. (Put your fingers in the dints indicated by A and lift the cover.) 2) Install a paper roll and pull out paper a lit...
Page 129 - APPENDIX C: RECOVERY FROM THE AUTO CUTTER ERROR; appears in the hole.
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT A App.6 App.5 TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) APPENDIX C: RECOVERY FROM THE AUTO CUTTER ERROR • If a foreign object such as a push pin or paper clip drops in the auto cutter and causes the auto cutter to lock up, the printer enters an error state...
Page 130 - APPENDIX D: ADJUSTING THE PAPER ROLL NEAR-END SENSOR; Table D.1 Adjustment Positions; Adjustment Position Number; Figure D.1 Near-end Adjusting Position; depending on the printer.
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT A App.7 App.6 TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) APPENDIX D: ADJUSTING THE PAPER ROLL NEAR-END SENSOR LOCATION The remaining detectable amount of paper on the roll paper varies with the inside and outside diameters of the paper core. The minimum det...
Page 131 - APPENDIX E: PRINT HEAD CLEANING; ) Insert a roll paper and close the print head.; Figure E.1 Print Head Thermal Elements
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT A App.8 App.7 TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) APPENDIX E: PRINT HEAD CLEANING Paper dust on the heating elements may lower the print quality. In this case, clean the print head as follows: 1) Open the printer cover. 2) Clean the thermal elements ...
Page 132 - APPENDIX F: NOTES ON USING THE DRAWER KICK-OUT; ESC p; ON time
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT A App.9 App.8 TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) APPENDIX F: NOTES ON USING THE DRAWER KICK-OUT CONNECTOR 1) Drawer specifications (see Section 2.2.3, Drawer kick-out connector) Drawer specifications differ significantly depending on manufacturer an...
Page 133 - OFF
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT A App.10 App.9 TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) The drive signal waveform generated when the drawer is driven according to the above conditions is shown in Figure F-1. OFF ON t1 × 2ms t2 ≥ ( t1 × 4) × 2 ms Figure F-1 Drawer Drive Signal Waveform (...
Page 134 - RETURN
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT A App.11 App.10 TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) An example program in which the drawer connected to drive signal 1 is driven with an ON time of 200 ms is shown below. PRINT #1,CHR$(&H1B);"p";CHR$(0);CHR$(100);CHR$(250); GOSUB ∗ W AIT3...
Page 135 - APPENDIX G: NOTES ON UPDATING THE MAINTENANCE COUNTER; G.1 About updating the maintenance counter
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT A App.12 App.11 TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) APPENDIX G: NOTES ON UPDATING THE MAINTENANCE COUNTER AND TURNING THE PRINTER’S POWER OFF G.1 About updating the maintenance counter • This printer has a maintenance counter function, as described i...
Page 136 - APPENDIX H: NOTES ON PRINTING 2-DIMENSIONAL CODE; ) Slant of the print result; Figure I-1 Slant of the Print
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT A App.13 App.12 TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) APPENDIX H: NOTES ON PRINTING 2-DIMENSIONAL CODE The TM-T81 supports 2-dimensional code printing. Be sure to follow the notes below when printing 2-dimensional codes. • W hen printing PDF417 (2-dime...
Page 137 - APPENDIX J: NOTES ON USING THE ASB STATUS; W hen
Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT A App.2 App.1 TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD) APPENDIX J: NOTES ON USING THE ASB STATUS Any accumulated ASB status signals left for transmission from the last to the newest ASB status transmission shall be transmitted together at a time as one AS...