When using USB/Ethernet/Wireless LAN Interface

DIP Switch Bank 1

SW

Function

 

ON

OFF

 

 

 

 

 

1-1

Auto line feed

 

Always

Always disabled

 

 

 

enabled

 

 

 

 

 

 

1-2

Receive buffer

 

45 bytes

4KB

 

capacity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1-3~

 

Undefined

 

1-8*1

 

 

 

 

*1: When using the USB interface on a model with a serial or parallel interface, the function of DIP switch 1-8 is as follows.

SW

Function

ON

OFF

 

 

 

 

1-8

Power saving function

Disabled

Enabled

 

for USB

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIP Switch Bank 2

SW

Function

ON

 

OFF

 

 

 

 

 

2-1

Handshaking

Receive buffer

 

Offline or

 

(BUSY condition)

full

 

Receive buffer

 

 

 

 

full

 

 

 

 

2-2

Do not change

Fixed to OFF

 

settings

 

 

 

 

 

 

2-3

Print density

See Table B

2-4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2-5

Release condition of

Releases BUSY

 

Releases BUSY

 

receive buffer BUSY

when remaining

when remaining

 

(If receive buffer

receive buffer

 

receive buffer

 

capacity set to 4KB.)

capacity

 

capacity

 

 

reaches

 

reaches

 

 

138 bytes.

 

256 bytes.

 

 

 

 

2-6

Do not change

Fixed to OFF

2-7

setting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2-8

Do not change

 

*2

 

setting.

 

 

 

*2: Whether DIP switch 2-8 is set to ON or OFF is dependent on the printer model.

Table B

Print density/low power

SW2-3

SW2-4

 

 

 

Print density “Normal”

OFF

OFF

 

 

 

Print density “Medium”

ON

OFF

 

 

 

Print density “Dark”

OFF

ON

 

 

 

Do not set

ON

ON

 

 

 

Specifications

 

80 mm paper width

58 mm paper width*1

Printing method

Thermal line printing

 

 

 

Dot density

180 dpi ×180 dpi [dots per 25.4 mm {1"}]

 

 

 

Printing direction

Unidirectional with friction feed

 

 

 

 

Printing width

72 mm {2.83"}, 512 dot positions

50.8 mm {2.0"}, 360 dot positions

 

 

 

Characters per line

Font A: 42; Font B: 56

Font A: 30; Font B: 40

(default)

 

 

 

 

 

Character spacing

Font A: 0.28 mm {.01"} (2 dots), Font B: 0.28 mm {.01"} (2 dots)

(default)

 

 

 

 

Character size

Standard/Double-height/Double-width/Double-width and Double-height

 

Font A: 1.41 × 3.39/1.41 × 6.77/2.82 × 3.39/2.82 × 6.77 mm

 

Font B: 0.99 × 2.40/0.99 × 4.80/1.98 × 2.40/1.98 × 4.80 mm

 

 

Character structure

Font A (default): 12 × 24; Font B: 9 × 17 (including 2-dot horizontal spacing)

 

 

Number of characters

Alphanumeric characters: 95; International character sets: 18 sets

 

Extended graphics: 128 × 43 pages (including user-defined page)

 

 

Printing speed

300 mm/s {11.8"/s} max.; 70.9 lps (4.23 mm {1/6"} feed)

 

Ladder bar code and 2D code: 100 mm/s {2.4"/s}

 

 

 

The above speed values are approximate.

 

The values are when the printer prints with density “Normal” at 24 V and 25°C {77°F}

 

Speed is adjusted automatically depending on the voltage applied and head

 

temperature.

 

 

 

 

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Epson TM-T88V, 2131885 user manual Specifications, When using USB/Ethernet/Wireless LAN Interface

TM-T88V, 2131885 specifications

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