400179501
Operator’s Manual
thermal line printer
T M - L 6
Page
FOR CANADIAN USERS
CC CLASS A FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT FOR AMERICAN USERS
INTRODUCTION
CONTENTS
About this manual
APPENDIX
5-2 Printable Area and Label Paper Conditions
5-1 Panel Switches and Commands
APPENDIX A General Specifications
APPENDIX D Character Code Tables APPENDIX E Command Summary
1. SETTING UP
g Checking the parts
1-1 Checking the Contents of the Box
Chapter 1 Unpacking the Printer
n Maintenance
1-3 Removing the Protective Material
1-2 Choosing a Place for the Printer
1-4 Names and Functions of Parts
À Â Ã Ä
n Part names
ERROR red
Panel switches
POWER
POWER green
CAUTIONS
Chapter 2 Before Setting Up
2-1 Connecting the Power Supply to the Printer
n Plugging in AC adapter
2-2 Connecting the Host Computer to the Printer
Serial Interface Cable Drawer Kick-out Connector
n Connecting the interface cable
Chapter 3 Installing the Parts
3-1 Installing the Roll Paper
n Installing the roll paper
Tear-off -Edge
Paper Slot
Adjustment
3-2 Adjusting the Paper-end Detector
n How to adjust the paper-end detector
Table 3-l. Adjustment Values of the Paper-end Detector
After adjusting, ensure that the detector operates smoothly
3-3 Setting the DIP Switches
n Locating the DIP switches
n Setting the DIP switches
DIP SW
n DIP-Switch Functions Table 3-2. DIP-switch Functions
Table 3-3. Baud Rate Selection
Table 3-4. Print Density Selection
n The self test checks the following
Chapter 4 The Self Test
4-1 Checking Operation with the Self Test
n The purpose of the self test
II. REFERENCE
2 Paper-feed switch
Chapter 5 Cautions while Using the Printer
5-1 Panel Switches and Commands
n Switches 1 Power switch
Label paper
5-2 Printable Area and Label Paper Conditions
Hole dimensions
n Printable area
Table 5-2. Required Paper Feed Amount Dots
5-3 Miscellaneous Notes
When all the characters on one line are rotated
n Notes on printing and paper feeding
n Notes on the power supply
n Notes on handling the printer mechanism
n Notes on handling thermal paper and label paper
n ERROR LED red
5-4 Error Correction
Table 5-3. Error Display
be inspected
inserting paper
Table 5-4. Command Standby State Display
n Cleaning the head
5-5 Cleaning the Head
5-6 The Cover-open Detector
5-7 Removing Jammed Paper
n The cover-open detector
6-1 Printer Control
Chapter 6 Software Control
n Controlling the printer with commands
n How to use this table
n Command descriptions XXX Command
6-2 Command Descriptions
6-3 Commands HT
Range
Range
ESC SP n
ESC ! n
Range
ESC ¥
ESC $ n1 n2
Range
ESC E, ESC F, ESC
n =
ESC % n
ESC & s n m ap s Xam-n+l
Range
k = n 7 + 2 5 6 X n 2 X 3 m = 3 2 , 3
ESC * m n1 n2 d k
m = 0, 1, 32
k = n 1 + 2 5 6 X n 2 m = 0
l The bit image modes selectable by m are as follows
Range
ESC 3 n
ESC = n
Range
Range
ESC @
ESC D nkNUL
Clears the data in the print buffer and resets the printer mode to
Range
ESC E n
Range
ESC G n
ESC J n
Range
Range
ESC R n
ESC V n
Range
Range
ESC ¥ n1 n2
ESC - n
ESC a n
ESC c 4 n
Range
Position
Range
ESC p m n1 n2
ESC c 5 n
ESC d n
Range
ESC t n
ESC u n
Connector pin
Undefined
ESC n
Range
V a l u e
GS FF
GS*n1n2dn1xn2x8
Range
Range
GS/m
Range
GS A m n
0 ≤ n ≤
GS C 0 m n
Range
FF, GS FF
m=3, n=1
GS C1 n1 n2 n3 n4 n5 n6
Range
m = 3 , n = O
Stops counting if n1 + n2 x 256 = n3 + n4 x 256, n5 = 0, or n6 =
GS C2 n1 n2
Range
T o s t o p c o u n t i n g
W i t h c o u n t i n g u p
GSC N1 N2 N3 N4 N5
Range
n1 + n2 x 256 =
With counting down
GS H n
GS c
Range
Range
GS f n
GS h n
Range
Range
GS w n
GS k n d k NUL
Code
If this command is received while defining the macro, the macro
GS n1 n2 n3
After waiting the period specified by n2, the error LED
blinks and the printer waits for the paper feed switch to
2. Before printing
6-4 Program Descriptions
3. How to write program 3-1. Printing on the roll paper
1. Introduction
characters per line
120 PRINT #1, “ABCDEF” CHR$
150 PRINT #l , CHR$27 “! CHR$48 160 PRINT #l , “ABCDEFGHIJK” CHR$
170 PRINT #l, CHR$27 “! CHR$0 180 PRINT #l , “ABCDEFGHIJK” CHR$
GS H n
The 12 characters, “012345678901” are print data
g Sample Program onto thermal paper
3-2. Printing on label paper
n Sample Program onto thermal label paper
180 PRINT #1, CHR$29 ”c”
230 CLOSE #1
2. Characters specifications
APPENDIX A General Specifications
APPENDIX
1. Printing specifications
12 x 24 includes the horizontal
Default
Character structure
Font A
4.2 Thermal label paper
8. Reliability
6. Electrical characteristics
7. EMI by using Epson PS-130
10. External dimensions and weight
3. Power supply connector
APPENDIX B Connectors
1. Connectors
2. Interface connectors
Electrical characteristics
1. Specifications RS-232C compatible
APPENDIX C Interfaces
Figure B-1. Drawer Kick-out Drive Signal
Figure B-2. Drawer Kick-out Signal Interface Circuit
3. Serial interface timing
2. Interface connector terminal assignments and signal functions
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International character set
APPENDIX E Command Summary
Command
Name
GS C2
Command
Name
GS C