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TM-T81
Specification
REVISION SHEET
Specification (STANDARD)
REVISION SHEET
Specification (STANDARD)
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A
CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT
Cautions
Trademarks
III
GENERAL FEATURES
Table of Contents
TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD)
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1. GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS
1.1 Printing Specifications
1.2 Character Specifications
1.5 Paper Specification
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1.7 Printing and Cutting Positions
1.8 Internal Buffer
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1.11 Reliability
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1.13 Installation
2. CONFIGURATION
2.1 Interface 2.1.1 RS-232 serial interface
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2.2 Connectors 2.2.1 Interface Connectors
2.2.2 Power Supply Connector
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3. FUNCTIONS
3.1 List of Commands
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3.2.12 Page 255 [User-defined page]
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3.3.1 Power Button
3.3.2 Panel Buttons
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3.3.4 Customized value
3.4 Panel LED Indicators
3.5 Self-test
3.6 Hexadecimal Dumping
3.7 NV Graphics Print Mode
3.8 Error Processing 3.8.1 Error Types
3.8.2 Printer Operation When an Erro r Occurs
3.8.3 Data Receive Error (only in the seri al interface specification)
3.9 Cover Open Sensor
3.10 Print Buffer-full Printing
4. CASE SPECIFICATIONS
4.1 External Dimensions and Mass
4.2 Color
4.3 External Appearance
5. OPTIONS AND CONSUMABLES
5.1 Standard Accessories
5.2 Options
5.3 Consumables
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6. COMMANDS
6.1 Command Notation
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6.2 Explanation of Terms
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TM-T81 Specification (STANDARD)
HT
LF
FF (In page mode)
CR
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DLE EOT n
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ESC FF
ESC SP n
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ESC % n
x1)]...[xk d1...d(y
ESC & y c1 c2 [x1 d1...d(y
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ESC n
ESC 2
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ESC = n
ESC ? n
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ESC D n1...nk NUL
ESC E n
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ESC J n
ESC L
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ESC R n
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ESC T n
ESC V n
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ESC \ nL nH
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ESC c 4 n
ESC c 5 n
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ESC p m t1 t2
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ESC { n
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FS g 2 m a1 a2 a3 a4 nL nH [obsolete command]
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GS $ nL nH
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<Function 1> GS ( E pL pH fn d1 d2 (fn = 1)
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<Function 5> GS ( E pL pH fn [a1 n1L n1H]...[ak nkL nkH] (fn = 5)
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<Function 6> GS ( E pL pH fn a (fn = 6)
<Function 11> GS ( E pL pH fn a d1...dk (fn = 11)
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GS ( H pL pH fn [parameters]
<Function 48> GS ( H pL pH fn m d1 d2 d3 d4 (fn = 48)
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<Function 50> GS ( K pL pH fn m (fn = 50)
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GS 8 L p1 p2 p3 p4 m fn [parameters]
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<Function 48> GS ( L pL pH m fn (fn = 0, 48)
<Function 50> GS ( L pL pH m fn (fn = 2, 50)
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<Function 64> GS ( L pL pH m fn d1 d2 (fn = 64)
<Function 65> GS ( L pL pH m fn d1 d2 d3 (fn = 65)
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<Function 67> GS ( L pL pH m fn a kc1 kc2 b xL xH yL yH [c d1dk]1[c d1....dk]b (fn = 67)
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<Function 69> GS ( L pL pH m fn kc1 kc2 x y (fn = 69)
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<Function 065> GS ( k pL pH cn fn n (cn = 48 , fn = 65)
<Function 066> GS ( k pL pH cn fn n (cn = 48 , fn = 66)
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<Function 068> GS ( k pL pH cn fn n (cn = 48 , fn = 68)
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<Function 080> GS ( k pL pH cn fn m d1
dk (cn = 48 , fn = 80)
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<Function 082> GS ( k pL pH cn fn m (cn = 48 , fn = 82)
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<Function 167> GS ( k pL pH cn fn n (cn = 49 , fn = 67)
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<Function 180> GS ( k pL pH cn fn m d1
dk (cn = 49 , fn = 80)
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<Function 182> GS ( k pL pH cn fn m (cn = 49 , fn = 82)
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GS / m [obsolete command]
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GS B n
GS H n
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GS P x y
<A> GS V m <B> GS V m n
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GS \ nL nH
GS ^ r t m
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GS b n
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GS g 0 m nL nH
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GS h n
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<B> GS k m n d1...dn
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ESC i [obsolete command]
ESC m [obsolete command]
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ESC v [obsolete command]
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FS q n [xL xH yL yH d1...dk]1 ... [xL xH yL yH d1...dk]n [obsolete command]
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GS v 0 m xL xH yL yH d1...dk [obsolete command]
APPENDIX A: MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
A.1 Notes on Printing and Paper Feeding
A.3 Notes on use environment
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APPENDIX B: PAPER ROLL SETUP
B.1 Replacing the Paper Roll
APPENDIX C: RECOVERY FROM THE AUTO CUTTER ERROR
APPENDIX D: ADJUSTING THE PAPER ROLL NEAR-END SENSOR LOCATION
APPENDIX E: PRINT HEAD CLEANING
APPENDIX F: NOTES ON USING THE DRAWER KICK-OUT CONNECTOR
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APPENDIX G: NOTES ON UPDATING THE MAINTENANCE COUNTER AND TURNING THE PRINTERS POWER OFF
G.1 About updating the maintenance counter
G.2 Power off procedure by the host
APPENDIX H: NOTES ON PRINTING 2-DIMENSIONAL CODE
APPENDIX I: NOTES ON SCANNING THE PRINT RESULT ON THE RECEIPT
APPENDIX J: NOTES ON USING THE ASB STATUS
