Epson TM-T85P manual Introduction

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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: 12 lines per second

Low noise thermal printing

High reliability due to few moving parts

Easy maintenance

Easy paper insertion due to semi-auto loading

Command protocol based on ESC/POS, a widely used standard

Various layouts possible using page mode

Font selecting (12 × 24 or 9 × 24) possible using a command

Characters which can be extended up to 64 times as large as the standard size selecting possible and smoothing also possible

Four different print densities selecting possible by changing DIP switch settings

Four-way routing of the interface cable, drawer control cable, and power cable: on either side, underneath, or out the back of the case

Power switch on the front of the printer for easy access; access to sides and back not necessary

No water entering in the printer by touching the panel switches with a wet hand

Bar code printing both in the vertical direction (fence bar code) and in the horizontal direction (ladder bar code (1)) possible using a bar code command

Repeated operation and copy printing possible through a macro definition

Drawer control possible using the drawer kick out interface

(1) Effective only in page mode

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Contents TM-T85/T85P TM-T85/T85P Printer parts Control PanelPage EMC and Safety Standards Applied CE MarkingFCC Compliance Statement For American Users IiiPage Introduction Page About This Manual ViiContents Installation Unpacking2Installation Removing the Transportation SpacerPage TM-T85 Connecting the Printer to the Computer4Installation TM-T85P Connecting the Printer to the Drawer 6InstallationAchtung Den Drucker an die Lade anschließen8Installation Grounding the PrinterConnecting the Power Supply Arranging the Interface Cable Installing the Paper RollBe sure to use roll paper that meets the specifications Installation Page Running the Self Test Self-test printing Please press the Paper Feed buttonSetting the DIP Switches 14InstallationDSW TM-T85 DIP-Switch Functions 16InstallationTM-T85P DIP-Switch Functions 18Installation Adjusting the Paper Near End Detector 20Installation Affixing the Fastening Tape Optional Buttons Indicator LightsUsing the Printer 2Using the Printer Replacing the Roll PaperCut 4Using the Printer Page 6Using the Printer Troubleshooting Power problemsPrinting problems Page Paper handling problems Paper is jammed inside the printerPage Do not touch the print head. You can damage it 6Troubleshooting Hexadecimal Dump Sample8Troubleshooting Printing Specifications Reference InformationCharacter Specifications 2Reference InformationPaper Specifications Electrical SpecificationsInterface Specifications Environmental ConditionsCharacter Code Tables 1 Katakana 6Reference Information2 PC850 Multilingual 3 PC860 Portuguese 8Reference Information4 PC863 Canadian-French 5 PC865 Nordic 10Reference Information255 Space International character sett 12Reference InformationCommand Notation CommandsControl Commands 2CommandsDLE EOT n Ascii DLE EOT4Commands ESC c 6Commands DLE ENQ nCan ESC SP n8Commands ESC ! nESC $ nL nH 10Commands ESC % n ESC & y c1 c2 x1 d1...dy x1...xk d1...dy xk12Commands When font B is selectedESC m nL n H dk 14Commands LSB ESC 3 n 16CommandsESC n ESC = n 18Commands ESC ? nESC D n k NUL ESC E nESC J n 20CommandsESC G n ESC L 22Commands ESC R nESC T n Paper feed direction24Commands ESC V nX0 = xL + xH 256 horizontal motion unit 26Commands ESC \ nL nHESC a n 28Commands ESC c 3 nOutput ESC c 5 n 30CommandsESC c 4 n ESC d n ESC32Commands ESC u nName Transmit paper sensor status Format 34Commands Default Example GS ! n36Commands $ nL nHGS x y d xy8 Ascii38Commands GS / mGS B n 40Commands GS H nGS L nL nH 42Commands GS P x y➀ GS V m ➁ GS V m n 2ASCII44Commands GS W nL nHGS \ nL nH 46Commands GS r t mGS a n 48Commands When using DLE EOT, ESC u, ESC v, GS I, or GS r, the statusBit Off/On Hex Decimal Status for ASB Undefined 50Commands GS f n➀ GS k m d1...dk NUL ➁ GS k m n d1...dn 52Commands CODE128GS r n 54Commands GS w n 56Commands