When font B Dots is selected, this | Epson T88III guide

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(5)Printable area

The maximum range within which printing is possible under the printer specifications. The printable area for this printer is as follows:

①The length of the horizontal direction in standard mode: approximately 72.2 mm {512/180"}

②The length of the horizontal direction in page mode: approximately 72.2 mm {512/180"}

③The length of the vertical direction in page mode: approximately 117.3 mm {1662/360"}

(6)Printing area

Printing range is set by the command. It must be printing area ≤ printable area.

(7)Ignore

The state in which all codes, including parameters, are read in and discarded, and nothing happens.

(8)Inch

A unit of length. One inch is 25.4 mm.

(9)MSB

Most Significant Bit

(10)LSB

Least Significant Bit

(11)Base line

Standard position when character data is stored in the print buffer. Normal character in standard mode and page mode:

			∗ 1.When font A (12⋅ 24 dots) is selected,
			this height is for	21 dots.
A y	21∗ 1dots
			When font B (9	17 dots) is selected, this
		Base line	⋅
			height is for 16 dots.

Rotated character in standard mode (only when font A is selected):

10 dots

Base line

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TM-T88IIIseries

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Epson T88III specifications When font B Dots is selected, this

Contents

Matsumoto Minami Plant TM-T88IIIseries Sheet Rev Revision SheetTM-T88 III series Revisions Design Section Sheet Rev. No Document Confidential Rev Sheet III REV Sheet Changed ContentsGeneral Features TM-T88IIIseries Trademarks Confidentiality Agreement General Features Table of Contents Commands Case SpecificationsOptions and Consumables FS q n xL xH yL yH d1 Appendix K Comparison Table Between TM-T88 III and TM-T88 Appendix F Notes on Using the Drawer KICK-OUT Connector Printing Specifications General Specifications Character Specifications 2 Supporting Character on Each Model Type Character Size Autocutter Paper SpecificationPaper Roll Supply Device 1 Paper Roll Printable Area Printable Area Internal Buffer Printing and Cutting Positions EMI and Safety Standards Applied Electrical CharacteristicsEMI Environmental Conditions Reliability Installation Interface 1 RS-232 serial interface ConfigurationSpecifications Switching between online and offline GS a 1 TM-T88IIIPrinter Status and Signals 1.4 XON/XOFF transmit timing DLE ENQ 1 or DLE ENQ 2 commands2 XON/XOFF Transmit Timing Serial interface connection example Reset Switching 1 Minimum Reset Pulse Width pin 4 Reset DC Characteristics Reverse Mode Data Transmission from Printer to Host Compatibility ModeIeee 1284 Bidirectional Parallel Interface GND Interface Pin Assignments for Each ModeDkstatus +5 V Signal Sender Characteristics Logic-H Signal Sender Characteristics Data Data Receiving Timing Compatibility Mode TRS Near end detection DR1 DR2 Specifications RS-485 compatible3 RS-485 Serial Interface CS1 CS2 Confidential DR1 SD1SD2 RD1 RD2 CS1 Other Interfaces Shell Connectors Interface ConnectorsPower Supply Connector 1 Power Supply Connector Pin Assignments 2 Drawer Kick-out Connector Pin Assignments Drawer Kick-out Connector Modular Connector 4 Drawer Circuitry Functions List of commandsESC ∗ ESC p ESC aESC c ESC d GS v GS hGS k GS r 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 Panel Buttons Switches and Buttons Power Button XON/XOFF DTR/DSR DIP Switches2 Transmission Speed 4 DIP Switch 2-3 DIP Switch 6 DIP Switch Parallel interface specification DIP Switch7 DIP Switch 2-3 1 Standby State Indication Panel LED Indicators Self-test C D E F G H I J Hexadecimal Dumping 1 Errors That Automatically Recover Error Processing Error Types2 Errors That Can Possibly Recover Unrecoverable Errors Printer Operation When an Error OccursCPU Print Buffer-full Printing Paper SensorsCover Open Button Cover Open Sensor Setting Values in Standard and Page Modes Mode General Description Formatting of Print Data in the Printable Area 12.2 Character Data Developing Position ESC T n 12.3 Print Data Developing Position External Appearance Case SpecificationsExternal Dimensions and Mass Color Consumables Standard AccessoriesOptions and Consumables Options Command Notation CommandsExplanation of Terms When font B Dots is selected, this Ascii Control Commands Ascii Can ESC FF, ESC L, ESC S Ascii DLE EOT DLE EOT n Confidential Confidential Ascii DLE ENQ DLE ENQ n Ascii DLE DC4 DLE DC4 n m t Ascii ESC ESC SP n ESC − ESC ! n ESC $ nL nH ESC &, ESC ? ESC % n ESC & y c1 c2 x1 d1 Dy ⋅ Xk d1 Dy ⋅ xk ESC %, ESC ? When font B 9 ⋅ 17 is selected dots NL nH d1...dk ESC ∗ MSB When 24-dot bit image is selected ESC ESC n ESC 2 , GS P ESC 3 n ESC & , ESC % ESC = nESC ? n ESC ESC @ ESC D n1...nk NUL ESC G n ESC E n ESC J n ESC L ESC R n ESC M n ESC S ESC $ , ESC L , ESC W , ESC \ , GS $ , GS P , GS \ ESC T n ESC !, ESC − ESC V n ASC ESC ESC W xL xH yL yH dxL dxH dyL dyH Paper ESC \ nL nH ABC Abcd Abcde ESC a n ESC c 3 n ESC c 4 n ESC d n ESC c 5 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 NUL FS g 2 m a1 a2 a3 a4 nL nH 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 H n GS B nGS f , GS k Kanji Japanese GS I nEpson TM-T88 125 124 GS L nL nH GS P x y ① Ascii ① GS V m ② GS V m n② Ascii GS W nL nH 130 129 GS \ nL nH GS r t m GS a n 134 133 135 134 ESC ! , GS GS f n ① GS k m d1...dk NUL ② GS k m n d1...dn UPC-A 139 138 140 139 Code C ShiftCode a Code B GS r n Transmits drawer kick-out connector status 143 142 GS v 0 m xL xH yL yH d1....dk CODE39, ITF, Codabar GS w n FS − , FS W , GS Kanji Control CommandsFS ! n Bit Off/On Hex Decimal Function Name Select Kanji character mode Format FS − n FS & , FS C 150 149 Kanji System FS C n N2 ≤ FS S n1 n2 FS ! , GS FS W n Table A.1 Paper Feeding Amount Appendix a Miscellaneous Notes Other Notes App.4 App.3 Replacing the Paper Roll Appendix B Paper Roll Setup Figure C.1 Near-end Adjusting Position Table C.1 Adjustment Positions Figure C.2 Changing the Near-end Adjusting Position Appendix D Recovery from the Auto Cutter Error Figure E.1 Print Head Thermal Elements Appendix E Print Head Cleaning Appendix F Notes on Using the Drawer KICK-OUT Connector Table G.1 Transmission Status Identification Appendix G Transmission Status Identification Table H.1 Space Page Top Address Appendix H Configuring the SpaceFCA480H FCBC80H Figure H.2 9 ⋅ 17 Font Figure I.1 Page Mode Example Appendix I Example Printing in page Mode Print #1,ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRST1234567890 Figure I.2 Page Mode Example Figure I.3 Page Mode Example Description of the CODE128 Bar Code Appendix J CODE128 BAR Code Code Tables 7B,41 123,66 7B,41 123,65 Appendix K Comparison Table Between TM-T88IIIAND TM-T88II