Matsumoto Minami Plant
TM-T88IIIseries
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Revision Sheet
TM-T88 III series
Revisions Design Section Sheet Rev. No Document
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General Features
TM-T88IIIseries
 Trademarks
Confidentiality Agreement
 General Features
 Table of Contents
 Case Specifications
Commands
Options 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
 Paper Specification
Autocutter
Paper Roll Supply Device
 1 Paper Roll Printable Area
Printable Area
 Internal Buffer
Printing and Cutting Positions
 EMC
Electrical Characteristics
EMI and Safety Standards Applied
EMI
 Environmental Conditions
Reliability
 Installation
 Interface 1 RS-232 serial interface
Configuration
Specifications
Switching between online and offline
 GS a
1 TM-T88IIIPrinter Status and Signals
 DLE ENQ 1 or DLE ENQ 2 commands
1.4 XON/XOFF transmit timing
2 XON/XOFF Transmit Timing
 Serial interface connection example
Reset Switching
 1 Minimum Reset Pulse Width pin
4 Reset DC Characteristics
 Compatibility Mode
Reverse Mode Data Transmission from Printer to Host
Ieee 1284 Bidirectional Parallel Interface
 Interface Pin Assignments for Each Mode
GND
Dkstatus
 +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 compatible
3 RS-485 Serial Interface
CS1 CS2
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 DR1
SD1
SD2 RD1
RD2
 CS1
 Other Interfaces
 Shell
Connectors Interface Connectors
Power Supply Connector
1 Power Supply Connector Pin Assignments
 2 Drawer Kick-out Connector Pin Assignments
Drawer Kick-out Connector Modular Connector
 4 Drawer Circuitry
 List of commands
Functions
ESC ∗
 ESC p
ESC a
ESC c
ESC d
 GS v
GS h
GS 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
 DIP Switches
XON/XOFF DTR/DSR
2 Transmission Speed
 4 DIP Switch 2-3
DIP Switch
 Parallel interface specification DIP Switch
6 DIP Switch
7 DIP Switch 2-3
 1 Standby State Indication
Panel LED Indicators
 Self-test
 C D E F G H I J
Hexadecimal Dumping
 Error Processing Error Types
1 Errors That Automatically Recover
2 Errors That Can Possibly Recover
 Printer Operation When an Error Occurs
Unrecoverable Errors
CPU
 Print Buffer-full Printing
Paper Sensors
Cover 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 Specifications
External Dimensions and Mass
Color
 Consumables
Standard Accessories
Options and Consumables
Options
 Commands
Command Notation
Explanation 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
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 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 = n
ESC ? 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 c 5 n
ESC d n
ESC 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 B n
GS H n
GS f , GS k
 Kanji Japanese
GS I n
Epson
TM-T88
 125 124
 GS L nL nH
 GS P x y
 ① GS V m ② GS V m n
① Ascii
② 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
Shift
Code 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 Commands
FS ! 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
 Appendix H Configuring the Space
Table H.1 Space Page Top Address
FCA480H 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