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