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EPSON OPOS ADK MANUAL APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT GUIDE POSPrinter (TM-T88VI) Version 3.00 Feb. 2019...
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Section 1. Introduction This manual describes the method of use and related items, as well as machine-specific precautions, when the EPSON TM-T88VI Series POS Printers are used with the EPSON OPOS ADK program. This manual applies to the following devices.
Version 3.00 Feb. 2019 Section 2. Details on Settings This section describes connection configurations and how to make the settings for the TM-T88VI Series printers. 2.1 References of Firmware Versions Refer to the release notes (Relnote.txt). 2.2 Settings of DIP Switches Confirm that the following settings have been made correctly.
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Version 3.00 Feb. 2019 Set DIP-SW2-3 and DIP-SW2-4 (Specification of the print density) to match the environment of use. Make other settings in accordance with the settings described above. When using with the power saving mode, set DIP-SW2-3 and DIP-SW2-4 to ON. 2) Parallel Port DIP-SW 1 DIP-SW 2...
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Version 3.00 Feb. 2019 3) USB Port DIP-SW1 DIP-SW2 Setting Setting Recommended Recommended Recommended Fixed at OFF Fixed at OFF Settable Fixed at OFF Settable Fixed at OFF Fixed at OFF Fixed at OFF Fixed at OFF Fixed at OFF Fixed at OFF Fixed at OFF Fixed at ON...
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Version 3.00 Feb. 2019 4) Ethernet Port DIP-SW1 DIP-SW2 Setting Setting Recommended Recommended Recommended Fixed at OFF Fixed at OFF Settable Fixed at OFF Settable Fixed at OFF Fixed at OFF Fixed at OFF Fixed at OFF Fixed at OFF Fixed at OFF Fixed at OFF Fixed at ON...
Version 3.00 Feb. 2019 When using with the power saving mode, set DIP-SW2-3 and DIP-SW2-4 to ON. 2.3 Port Information 1) Port information when serial port is used The port information that can be set with the SetupPOS utility is as follows. Item Setting range Baud rate [bps]...
For the TM-T88VI models, the following device specific settings are settable by the SetupPOS utility. For the detail, please refer to the corresponding part of the Section 2 of “EPSON OPOS ADK MANUAL APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT GUIDE POSPrinter (TM Series)” Settings...
Version 3.00 Feb. 2019 Section 3. Function Details This section describes the functions of the TM-T88VI models printers in details. Supplementary explanation of the parts not described in detail in the "UPOS" is also given here. 3.1 Property Set Values and Default Values The following explanation is about the property set values and the default values.
Version 3.00 Feb. 2019 If CHINA GB18030 character model or TAIWAN BIG-5 character model or Thai 1 Pass character model, “FALSE” is set. 3.1.2 List Properties The List Properties are explained in the following. List Property Settings *1*5 CharacterSetList (TM-T88VI, TM-T88VIM ”120, 121, 126, 130, 131, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 255, 437, 720, 737, 775, 850, 851, 852, 853, 855, 857, 858, 860, 861, 862, 863,...
Version 3.00 Feb. 2019 3.1.3 Width and Height Properties The width and height properties are described below. Settings Property Default Maximum Minimum Value value [dot] value [dot] RecLineSpacing JrnLineSpacing SlpLineSpacing SlpLineHeight [dot] (Font A) 24 RecLineHeight [dot] (Font B) 17 JrnLineHeight [dot] SlpLineWidth [dot] RecLineWidth [dot]...
Version 3.00 Feb. 2019 3.2 Methods The following explanation is about supported/unsupported Methods, and the detailed information. Method Supported/Unsupported Compatibility with the PageMode printing PrintNormal PrintTwoNormal PrintImmediate PrintBarCode PrintBitmap PrintMemoryBitmap CutPaper (1~100: Cutting with one point of the bottom left corner uncut) MarkFeed ChangePrintSide ValidateData...
Version 3.00 Feb. 2019 3.3 Escape Sequences The following figure is about supported/unsupported Escape Sequences. Compatibility with the Escape Sequence Supported/Unsupported PageMode printing 0~100 0~100 [*]#R 0~9999 #uF Base Pitch [inch] 0~ equiv. 50 cm #rF Maximum [inch] [*]#E 0~65535 !rvC !tbC !tpC...
Version 3.00 Feb. 2019 correction level is lowered for printing.) PTR_BCS_OTHER + 2 : Print using MAXI mode 6. 3.5.2 Printing Size Because the size of MAXI CODE is fixed, printing is done at a fixed size that is unaffected by the Width and Height parameters. An error occurs only when the Width and Height parameters fall below zero.
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Version 3.00 Feb. 2019 error occurs. (For the secondary message, an error occurs if the data length is more than 70 bytes.) 3.5.4.2 Mode 3 In the case of mode 3, except for the format of the primary message, it is same as mode 2.
Version 3.00 Feb. 2019 3.6 QR CODE Printing 3.6.1 QR CODE Printing When printing QR CODE, set the Symbology parameter to one of the following value PTR_BCS_QRCODE: Print using QR CODE model 2. PTR_BCS_OTHER + 3 : Print using QR CODE model 1 (old specification, used for maintaining compatibility).
Version 3.00 Feb. 2019 3.7 GS1 Printing (two dimension) 3.7.1 Symbology Parameter When printing GS1, set the Symbology parameter to one of the following value. PTR_BCS_GS1DATABAR_S :Print using GS1 DataBar Stacked Omnidirectional PTR_BCS_GS1DATABAR_E_S: Print using GS1 DataBar Expanded Stacked PTR_BCS_OTHER + 7 : Print using GS1 DataBar Stacked.
Version 3.00 Feb. 2019 [Special characters of GS1 DataBar 128] Special characters ASCII FNC1 ‘(’ ‘)’ 3.8 COMPOSITE Printing 3.8.1 Symbology Parameter When printing COMPOSITE, set the Symbology parameter to the following value. HIWORD : The constant value of PDF417 LOWORD : The constant value of the barcode that will combine the value of PDF417.
Version 3.00 Feb. 2019 3.8.3 Printing Position Like the one dimensional barcode, the print position of the two dimensional barcode is the specified position. 3.8.4 Data Format The range designation of the HIWORD data is as follows. Symbology Length (byte) Characters that can be specified PDF417 3 to 2361...
Version 3.00 Feb. 2019 [Special characters of Barcodes (GS1 DataBar 128, GS1 DataBar Expanded and GS1 DataBar Expanded Stacked)] Special characters ASCII FNC1 FNC3 ‘{’ ‘(’ ‘)’ ‘*’ 3.9 Power Condition Reports The TM-T88VI models support Power Condition Reports as follows. Powered on reporting: Supported Powered off reporting: Unsupported 3.10 Synchronous Processing...
To print image files registered with NVRAM, please use the either of the following DirectIO: PTR_DI_FLASH_BITMAP PTR_DI_FLASH_BITMAP2. Please refer to the corresponding part of the Section 4 of “EPSON OPOS ADK MANUAL APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT GUIDE POSPrinter (TM Series)” for detail. The available NVRAM sizes are as follows: TM-T88VI : 262144 bytes 3.13 Printable bitmap types and sizes...
Version 3.00 Feb. 2019 3.14 Maintenance Counter The TM-T88VI models feature a maintenance counter function for retaining an operation log of the printer. The following chart shows the available maintenance counters for the TM-T88VI models. Counter Counter Counter Unit Max. Value number Type Hexadecimal...
When using the network connection, always use a build-in Ethernet Interface or OT-WL02/05, UB-R04 interface board. If a device is connected via other interface board, Epson will not be responsible for any consequences. Thai1 Pass mode printing: If print data remains in the printer buffer when printing is executed (i.e. The line feed for the print data was not completed), it is possible that the result will not be printed correctly.