Name Start/end macro definition Format | Epson T88III specification

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GS :

[Name]	Start/end macro definition
[Format]	ASCII	GS	:
	Hex	1D	3A
	Decimal	29	58
[Description]	Starts or ends macro definition.
[Details]	• Macro definition starts when this command is received during normal operation. Macro
	definition ends when this command is received during macro definition.

•When GS ^ is received during macro definition, the printer ends macro definition and clears the definition.

•Macro is not defined when the power is turned on.

•The defined contents of the macro are not cleared by ESC @. Therefore, ESC @ can be included in the contents of the macro definition.

•If the printer receives GS : again immediately after previously receiving GS : the printer remains in the macro undefined state.

•The contents of the macro can be defined up to 2048 bytes. If the macro definition exceed 2048 bytes, excess data is not stored.

[Reference] GS ^

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Contents

TM-T88IIIseries Matsumoto Minami Plant Revision Sheet TM-T88 III seriesRevisions Design Section Sheet Rev. No Document Sheet Rev Confidential Rev Sheet REV Sheet Changed Contents General FeaturesTM-T88IIIseries III Confidentiality Agreement Trademarks General Features Table of Contents Case Specifications CommandsOptions and Consumables FS q n xL xH yL yH d1 Appendix F Notes on Using the Drawer KICK-OUT Connector Appendix K Comparison Table Between TM-T88 III and TM-T88 General Specifications Printing Specifications Character Specifications Character Size 2 Supporting Character on Each Model Type Paper Specification AutocutterPaper Roll Supply Device Printable Area 1 Paper Roll Printable Area Printing and Cutting Positions Internal Buffer Electrical Characteristics EMI and Safety Standards AppliedEMI Reliability Environmental Conditions Installation Configuration SpecificationsSwitching between online and offline Interface 1 RS-232 serial interface 1 TM-T88IIIPrinter Status and Signals GS a DLE ENQ 1 or DLE ENQ 2 commands 1.4 XON/XOFF transmit timing2 XON/XOFF Transmit Timing Reset Switching Serial interface connection example 4 Reset DC Characteristics 1 Minimum Reset Pulse Width pin Compatibility Mode Reverse Mode Data Transmission from Printer to HostIeee 1284 Bidirectional Parallel Interface Interface Pin Assignments for Each Mode GNDDkstatus Logic-H Signal Sender Characteristics +5 V Signal Sender Characteristics Data Receiving Timing Compatibility Mode Data TRS Near end detection Specifications RS-485 compatible 3 RS-485 Serial InterfaceCS1 CS2 DR1 DR2 Confidential SD1 SD2 RD1RD2 DR1 CS1 Other Interfaces Connectors Interface Connectors Power Supply Connector1 Power Supply Connector Pin Assignments Shell Drawer Kick-out Connector Modular Connector 2 Drawer Kick-out Connector Pin Assignments 4 Drawer Circuitry List of commands FunctionsESC ∗ ESC a ESC cESC d ESC p GS h GS kGS r GS v DC4 Can 1 Katakana 2 PC850 Multilingual 3 PC860 Portuguese 4 PC863 Canadian-French 5 PC865 Nordic 16 WPC1252 17 PC866 Cyrillic#2 18 PC852 Latin2 19 PC858 20 Thai character code 21 Thai character code 22 Thai character code 23 Thai character code 24 Thai character code 25 Thai character code 26 Thai character code 255 Space International Character Set Switches and Buttons Power Button Panel Buttons DIP Switches XON/XOFF DTR/DSR2 Transmission Speed DIP Switch 4 DIP Switch 2-3 Parallel interface specification DIP Switch 6 DIP Switch7 DIP Switch 2-3 Panel LED Indicators 1 Standby State Indication Self-test Hexadecimal Dumping C D E F G H I J Error Processing Error Types 1 Errors That Automatically Recover2 Errors That Can Possibly Recover Printer Operation When an Error Occurs Unrecoverable ErrorsCPU Paper Sensors Cover Open ButtonCover Open Sensor Print Buffer-full Printing Mode General Description Setting Values in Standard and Page Modes Formatting of Print Data in the Printable Area ESC T n 12.2 Character Data Developing Position 12.3 Print Data Developing Position Case Specifications External Dimensions and MassColor External Appearance Standard Accessories Options and ConsumablesOptions Consumables Commands Command NotationExplanation of Terms When font B Dots is selected, this Control Commands Ascii ESC FF, ESC L, ESC S Ascii Can DLE EOT n Ascii DLE EOT Confidential Confidential DLE ENQ n Ascii DLE ENQ DLE DC4 n m t Ascii DLE DC4 ESC SP n Ascii ESC ESC ! n ESC − ESC $ nL nH ESC % n ESC &, ESC ? ESC & y c1 c2 x1 d1 Dy ⋅ Xk d1 Dy ⋅ xk ESC %, ESC ? When font B 9 ⋅ 17 is selected dots ESC ∗ NL nH d1...dk MSB When 24-dot bit image is selected ESC n ESC ESC 3 n ESC 2 , GS P ESC = n ESC ? nESC ESC & , ESC % ESC @ ESC D n1...nk NUL ESC E n ESC G n ESC J n ESC L ESC M n ESC R n ESC S ESC T n ESC $ , ESC L , ESC W , ESC \ , GS $ , GS P , GS \ ESC V n ESC !, ESC − ESC W xL xH yL yH dxL dxH dyL dyH ASC ESC Paper ESC \ nL nH ESC a n ABC Abcd Abcde ESC c 3 n ESC c 4 n ESC c 5 n ESC d nESC 2 , ESC ESC p m t1 t2 Character Code Tables , Appendix H Name Turns on/off upside-down printing mode Format FS g 1 m a1 a2 a3 a4 nL nH d1...dk FS g 2 m a1 a2 a3 a4 nL nH NUL Bytes or more space is required in the receive buffer FS p n m FS q n xL xH yL yH d1...dk1...xL xH yL yH d1...dkn 114 113 Dots = 768 dots 256 ⋅ GS ! n 117 116 GS $ nL nH GS ∗ x y d1...dx ⋅ GS a pL pH n m GS / m Name Start/end macro definition Format GS B n GS H nGS f , GS k GS I n EpsonTM-T88 Kanji Japanese 125 124 GS L nL nH GS P x y ① GS V m ② GS V m n ① Ascii② Ascii GS W nL nH 130 129 GS \ nL nH GS r t m GS a n 134 133 135 134 GS f n ESC ! , GS ① GS k m d1...dk NUL ② GS k m n d1...dn UPC-A 139 138 140 139 Shift Code aCode B Code C Transmits drawer kick-out connector status GS r n 143 142 GS v 0 m xL xH yL yH d1....dk GS w n CODE39, ITF, Codabar Kanji Control Commands FS ! nBit Off/On Hex Decimal Function FS − , FS W , GS Name Select Kanji character mode Format FS − n FS & , FS C 150 149 FS C n Kanji System FS S n1 n2 N2 ≤ FS W n FS ! , GS Appendix a Miscellaneous Notes Table A.1 Paper Feeding Amount Other Notes App.4 App.3 Appendix B Paper Roll Setup Replacing the Paper Roll Table C.1 Adjustment Positions Figure C.1 Near-end Adjusting Position Figure C.2 Changing the Near-end Adjusting Position Appendix D Recovery from the Auto Cutter Error Appendix E Print Head Cleaning Figure E.1 Print Head Thermal Elements Appendix F Notes on Using the Drawer KICK-OUT Connector Appendix G Transmission Status Identification Table G.1 Transmission Status Identification Appendix H Configuring the Space Table H.1 Space Page Top AddressFCA480H FCBC80H Figure H.2 9 ⋅ 17 Font Appendix I Example Printing in page Mode Figure I.1 Page Mode Example Figure I.2 Page Mode Example Print #1,ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRST1234567890 Figure I.3 Page Mode Example Appendix J CODE128 BAR Code Description of the CODE128 Bar Code Code Tables 7B,41 123,66 7B,41 123,65 Appendix K Comparison Table Between TM-T88IIIAND TM-T88II