Epson TM-T88V Series User's Manual

Software User's Manual

M00023005 EN

TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual

Cautions and Trademarks

Cautions and Trademarks

Cautions

❏

No part of this document may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of

Seiko Epson Corporation.

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The contents of this document are subject to change without notice. Please contact us for the latest information.

❏

While every precaution has taken in the preparation of this document, Seiko Epson Corporation assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions.

❏

Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein.

❏

Neither Seiko Epson Corporation nor its affiliates shall be liable to the purchaser of this product or third parties for damages, losses, costs, or expenses incurred by the purchaser or third parties as a result of: accident, misuse, or abuse of this product or unauthorized modifications, repairs, or alterations to this product, or (excluding the U.S.) failure to strictly comply with Seiko Epson Corporation's operating and maintenance instructions.

❏

Seiko Epson Corporation shall not be liable against any damages or problems arising from the use of any options or any consumable products other than those designated as Original EPSON Products or EPSON Approved

Products by Seiko Epson Corporation.

Trademarks

EPSON

®

and ESC/POS

®

are registered trademarks of Seiko Epson Corporation in the U.S. and other countries.

MS-DOS

Visual C#

®

are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries.

®

, Microsoft

®

, Win32

®

, Windows

®

, Windows Vista

®

, Visual Studio

®

, Visual Basic

®

, Visual C++

®

, and

ESC/POS Command System

EPSON ESC/POS is a proprietary POS printer command system that includes patented or patent-pending commands. ESC/POS is compatible with all types of EPSON POS printers and displays (excluding the TM-C100 printer). ESC/POS is designed to reduce the processing load on the host computer in POS environments. It comprises a set of highly functional and efficient commands and also offers the flexibility to easily make future upgrades.

Copyright © 2010-2013 Seiko Epson Corporation. All rights reserved.

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Cautions and Trademarks

For Safety

Key to Symbols

The symbols in this manual are identified by their level of importance, as defined below. Read the following carefully before handling the product.

!

Caution:

Provides information that must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment or a malfunction.

Note:

Provides important information and useful tips.

Restriction of Use

When this product is used for applications requiring high reliability/safety such as transportation devices related to aviation, rail, marine, automotive etc.; disaster prevention devices; various safety devices etc; or functional/precision devices etc, you should use this product only after giving consideration to including fail-safes and redundancies into your design to maintain safety and total system reliability. Because this product was not intended for use in applications requiring extremely high reliability/safety such as aerospace equipment, main communication equipment, nuclear power control equipment, or medical equipment related to direct medical care etc, please make your own judgment on this product's suitability after a full evaluation.

Aim of the Manual

This manual provides information on how to use TM-T88V Software & Documents Disc for the product users or development engineers who use the software.

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Contents

Contents

Cautions and Trademarks

Cautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Trademarks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

ESC/POS Command System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

For Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Key to Symbols. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Restriction of Use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Aim of the Manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Overview

TM-T88V Software Installer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Drivers and Utilities to be Installed. . . . . . . . . . . 6

Support OS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Restrictions on Using Multiple Drivers on the

Same System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

How to Access the Manuals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Differences Depending on the OS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Viewing the User's Manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Getting the URL of Epson Support Website. . . . . . 11

Installation

Installation Types. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Easy Install. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Network Address Setting for Ethernet Printer

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Printer's Network Setting for Wireless LAN

Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Installing Advanced Printer Driver Ver5

Manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Installing Advanced Printer Driver Ver. 3.04

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Configuring IP Address of the Printer Driver

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Custom Install. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Displaying the Select Software Screen. . . . . . . . . 30

Installing the Printer Driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Installing the OPOS ADK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Installing the OPOS ADK for .NET. . . . . . . . . . 36

Installing the JavaPOS ADK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Installing the Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Update Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Uninstallation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Uninstalling the Windows Printer Driver. . . . . . 44

Uninstalling the TM-T88V Utility. . . . . . . . . . . 45

Uninstall the EpsonNet Config. . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Uninstalling the Epson TM Virtual Port

Driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Uninstalling the EpsonNet Simple Viewer. . . . . 46

Uninstalling the OPOS ADK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Uninstalling the OPOS ADK for .NET. . . . . . . . 47

Uninstalling the JavaPOS ADK. . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Using the Printer Driver

Printer Driver Access Methods and the

Application Range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Accessing from the Printer Driver's Print menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Accessing from the Printer Driver's Properties

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Accessing from the Application's Print Setting

Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Language for Displaying Properties. . . . . . . . . . . . 50

How to Use the Basic Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Paper Feed and Cut Setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Peripheral Device's Action Settings. . . . . . . . . . 53

Logo Printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Advanced Method. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

User Defined Paper Setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Barcode Printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

2 dimensional symbol Printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Coupon Printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Buzzer Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Other Convenient Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

TM-T88V Utility

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Starting the TM-T88V Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Starting the TM-T88V Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Adding a Communication Port and Starting the TM-T88V Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Current Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Details. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Operation Check. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Storing Logos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Adding a Logo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Paper Reduction Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Automatic Paper Cut Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Printing Control Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Font Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

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Contents

Optional Buzzer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Communication I/F Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Serial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

USB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Ethernet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Setting Backup/Restore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Saving the Printer Settings to a File. . . . . . . . . . 90

Restore the Settings to the Printer. . . . . . . . . . . 91

Acknowledgements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Application Development Information

How to Control the Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

ESC/POS Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Storing Logos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Download. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

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Overview

Overview

This chapter describes the specifications of TM-T88V Software & Documents Disc.

TM-T88V Software Installer

TM-T88V Software Installer allows you to install various drivers and utilities for the TM-T88V printer.

Drivers and Utilities to be Installed

Drivers

❏

Advanced Printer Driver Ver5

Windows printer driver. The following versions are provided.

❏

Advanced Printer Driver Ver.5.xx

❏

Advanced Printer Driver Ver.3.04 (For Windows 2000)

❏

UPOS

Stands for

Unified Point of Service

. This is the standard specification of POS market, which defines drivers for controlling POS peripheral devices in various operation environments. The following drivers are provided.

❏

OPOS ADK

❏

OPOS ADK for .NET

❏

JavaPOS ADK for Windows

Utilities

❏

TM-T88V Utility

Allows you to check and configure the TM-T88V settings.

❏

EpsonNet Config

This utility is for configuring network settings, such as IP address, of the printer connected to an Ethernet.

❏

EpsonNet Simple Viewer

This allows you to monitor the status of the printer connected to a network printer or client computer (POS or

KIOSK terminal). Using this with TM-T88V Utility makes it possible to change the settings of TM-T88V connected to a client computer.

❏

Epson TM Virtual Port Driver

This allows you to convert TM-T88V from serial / parallel to USB / Ethernet. When your POS application has a serial / parallel port of TM-T88V, and you want to connect TM-T88V via USB / Ethernet, you can use the USB /

Ethernet-connected printer from the application as though the printer is serial printer. Because the tool performs the conversion automatically, you do not need to change the application's ESC/POS commands that controls the printer connected via serial / parallel port.

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Overview

Support OS

The following lists the supported operating systems for running the TM-T88V drivers and utilities.

❏

Windows 8 (32 bit / 64 bit

*1

)

❏

Windows 7 SP1 (32 bit / 64 bit

*1

)

❏

Windows Vista SP2 (32 bit / 64 bit

*1

)

❏

Windows XP SP3 (32 bit)

❏

Windows 2000 SP4

*2

❏

Windows Server 2012 (64 bit

*1

)

❏

Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

*1

❏

Windows Server 2008 SP2 (32 bit / 64 bit

*1

)

❏

Windows Embedded for Point of Service

*3

❏

Windows Embedded POSReady 2009

*3

*1

The OPOS ADK can be used under 64-bit OS as long as the system meets the operating requirements. For more details, see the release note before installing the OPOS ADK.

*2

The printer driver for Windows 2000 is Advanced Printer Driver Ver.3.04. The OPOS ADK for .NET and the Epson

TM Virtual Port Driver cannot be used under Windows 2000. TM-T88V Utility does not support the USB printer class

TM-T88V.

*3

EpsonNet Simple Viewer is not supported.

Restrictions on Using Multiple Drivers on the Same

System

TM-T88V Software Installer may not install the driver, or if the driver can be installed, the combination of the existing driver and the newly installed driver may not be supported. Refer to the following table.

Before TM-T88V driver is installed

Advanced Printer Driver Ver.3

Advanced Printer Driver Ver.4.00 to 4.08

Advanced Printer Driver Ver4.09 or 4.17

Advanced Printer Driver Ver4.50 to 4.53

Advanced Printer Driver Ver4.54 or later

-

-

-


!

A

✓

-

B

-

C

-

-

-

✓

-*

-

✓

✓

-*

-

✓

✓

-

D

-*

-

✓

✓

-

E

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Overview

Before TM-T88V driver is installed

OPOS ADK Ver.2.67 former

OPOS ADK Ver.2.68 or later current OPOS ADK for .NET Ver.1.11.8 former

OPOS ADK for .NET Ver.1.11.20 or later

JavaPOS ADK Ver.1.11.18 former

JavaPOS ADK Ver.1.11.20 or later

TM-S1000 Driver

TM-S9000/2000 Driver

TM-J9000 OPOS ADK

TM-J9000 Advanced Printer Driver

TM-J9000 Status API

TMCOMUSB Ver.2

TMCOMUSB Ver.3 and Ver.4. or Epson TM Virtual Port Driver Ver.5 to

Ver.7.00

Epson TM Virtual Port Driver Ver.7.10a or later

Epson InkJet Printer Driver

-

✓

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

✓

-

-


A B C

!

!

-

-

✓

-

✓

-

-

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

-

✓

-

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

-

-

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

-

!

-

✓

-

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

D

!

-

✓

✓

✓

A : Advanced Printer Driver Ver.3.04

B : Advanced Printer Driver Ver.5

C : OPOS ADK Ver.2.7x (TM-T88V)

D : OPOS ADK for .NET Ver.1.12.x (TM-T88V)

E : JavaPOS ADK for Windows Ver.1.13.x (TM-T88V)

✓

: Supported

- : Not supported

* : Can not be installed.

! : TM-T88V Software Installer starts in update mode. The installer shows the version of driver already installed on the computer and allows you to select whether to update the driver or not.

-

-

!

!

-

-

-

-

E

-

-

✓

-

-

How to Access the Manuals

The manuals of the drivers and utilities are also installed.

To see the manuals, access the manual data as follows.

❏


Start

-

All Programs

/

All apps

(Windows 8) -

EPSON

-

EPSON Advanced Printer Driver 5

-

EPSON APD5

TM-Txx Manual

The Easy Install does not install the manuals. Install the manuals separately after finishing the Easy Install.

U

See “Installing Advanced Printer Driver Ver5 Manual” on page 26

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Overview

❏

Advanced Printer Driver Ver.3.04

This is saved in the following folder.

C:\EPSON Advanced Printer Driver\Manual

❏

OPOS ADK

Start

-

All Programs

/

All apps

(Windows 8) -

OPOS

-

Manual

❏

OPOS ADK for .NET

Start

-

All Programs

/

All apps

(Windows 8) -

EPSON OPOS for .NET

-

Manual

❏

JavaPOS ADK for Windows

Start

-

All Programs

/

All apps

(Windows 8) -

Epson JavaPOS ADK

-

Documentation

❏

TM-T88V Utility

Except Windows 8:

Start

-

All Programs

-

EPSON

-

TM-T88V Software

-

TM-T88V Utility User's Manual

Windows 8:

Start

-

All apps

-

EPSON TM-T88V

-

EPSON TM-T88V Utility User's Manual

❏


Start

-

All Programs

/

All apps

(Windows 8) -

EpsonNet

-

EpsonNet Simple Viewer

-

User's Manual

Differences Depending on the OS

The content of the descriptions of some operations in this book may be different depending on the OS. See the following.

Item

Screens shown

Confirmation and setting of the printer driver

Starting the TM-T88V Utility

Description

Screens in Windows 7 are used for the descriptions in this manual.

Windows 8

Desktop

- Sidebar

Settings

-

Control Panel

-

Hardware and Sound

-

Devices and Printers

Windows 7

Start

-

Control Panel

-


-

Devices and Printers

Right click the printer driver, and select the

Printer properties

.

Windows Vista

Start

-

Control Panel

-


-

Printers


Properties

.

Windows XP

Start

-

Control Panel

-

Printers and Faxes


Properties

.

Windows 2000

Start

-

Settings

-

Control Panel

-

Printers


Properties

.

Windows 8

Start

-

All apps

-

EPSON TM-T88V

-

EPSON TM-T88V Utility

Windows 7

Start

-

All Programs

-

EPSON

-


-

TM-T88V Utility

Windows Vista

Start

-

All Programs

-

EPSON

-


-

TM-T88V Utility

Windows XP

Start

-

All Programs

-

EPSON

-


-

TM-T88V Utility

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Overview

Item

Uninstall a program

Description

Windows 8

Desktop

- Sidebar

Settings

-

Control Panel

-

Uninstall a program

Windows 7

Start

-

Control Panel

-


Windows Vista

Start

-

Control Panel

-


Windows XP

Start

-

Control Panel

-

Add or Remove Programs

Windows 2000

Start

-

Settings

-

Control Panel

-

Add/Remove Programs

Viewing the User's Manual

❏

Software User's Manual (this manual):

Explains about TM-T88V Software & Documents Disc, how to install the driver, how to use the utilities, and so on.

❏

User's Manual:

Describes how to set up TM-T88V hardware, what are included in the box, how to handle the hardware, compliant safety standards, safety precautions, and so on.

❏

Technical Reference Guide:

Provides all information necessary to develop, design, and/or install a system that uses TM-T88V, or to develop or design a printer application for TM-T88V.

The following is how to view the manuals.

A

Insert the TM-T88V Software & Documents Disc to the computer. The TM-T88V Software Installer is automatically read and the

EPSON TM-T88V Software Installer

screen appears. Click the

Manuals

button.

When the TM-T88V Software Installer is not automatically read, double click the

TMInstallNavi.exe

icon in the TM-T88V Software & Documents Disc.

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Overview

B

The

Manuals

screen appears. Click the manual button you want to see.

Getting the URL of Epson Support Website

The website provides a variety of product information and the latest driver download service.

A

Insert the TM-T88V Software & Documents Disc to the computer. The TM-T88V Software Installer is automatically read and the



Support

button.




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Overview

B

The

Support Information

screen appears. Click the button of your area. The URL of Epson support website is displayed.

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Installation

Installation

This chapter describes how to install the printer drivers and conduct a test print after the installation. The uninstallation procedure is also provided.

U

See “Uninstallation” on page 44

!

Caution:

❏

Install with administrator privileges.

❏

Close all running applications before the installation.

Installation Types

You can select the installation type from the following.

❏

Easy Install:

U

See “Easy Install” on page 13

This is a standard installation, which installs the TM-T88V printer driver and TM-T88V Utility. If you are using an Ethernet / Wireless LAN connection, EpsonNet Config and EpsonNet Simple Viewer are also installed.

❏

Custom Install:

U

See “Custom Install” on page 29

You can select printer drivers and utilities you want to install. Select this installation type if you want to install the

OPOS driver, JavaPOS driver, the printer driver manual, and sample programs and tools for developing programs.

❏

Update mode:

U

See

“Update Mode” on page 42

If the printer driver and/or UPOS is already installed, the driver version is displayed and you can select whether to update the driver or not.

Easy Install

!

Caution:

❏

When installing, connect just one printer to the computer. Do not connect multiple printers.

❏

Turn off the printer and then start the installation.

A

Insert the TM-T88V Software & Documents Disc into the computer. The TM-T88V Software Installer is automatically read and the



Install Now

button.

Note:

The displayed language can be changed from

Select language

.

13


Installation




B

C

The

License Agreement

screen appears. Read the content and select the

I accept the terms in the license agreement

. Then click the

Next

button.

The

Select Installation Type


Easy Install

button.

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Installation

D

The

Connect Printer

screen appears. Connect the computer to the printer, and turn the printer on.

When the USB connection between the computer and printer is established, a pop-up message;

Installing device driver software

appears on the task tray, and the setup is automatically started. Proceed to Step 10 when the setting is finished.

When you connect the printer using an interface other than USB, or when installing the driver without connecting the printer, click the

Next

button.

E

The

Select Printer Language (Resident Character)

screen appears. Select the language of your printer and click the

Next

button.

Note:

The language can be checked in

Resident Character

that is printed in the self test. To start the self test, turn on the power button while holding down the FEED button with the paper roll cover closed. Continue holding down the FEED button until printing starts.

If you are using a Windows 2000 computer, proceed to Step 10.

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Installation

F

The

Communication Port Settings

screen appears. The setting varies depending on the connection method.

Select the port to connect the printer.

Serial connection

Parallel connection

USB connection

Ethernet connection

Proceed to Step 7.

Click the Parallel port button. Select the LPT port and click the Next button.

Proceed to Step 10.

Click the USB port button, and then click the Next button. Proceed to Step 10.

Proceed to Step 8.

G

Click the

Serial port

button. Configure the communication settings, then click the

Next

button. Proceed to

Step 10.

Select the COM port, Bits per second, Data bits, Parity and Stop bits.

Note:

The driver's serial communication setting should be the same as that of the printer.

H

Click the

Ethernet

button.

When printer is already networked

When using Ethernet

When using Wireless LAN

Proceed to Step 7.

Click the Run

EpsonNet Config

button and configure the printer's network setting using the EpsonNet Config.

U

See

“Network Address Setting for Ethernet Printer” on page 19

Click the Run

EpsonNet Config

button and configure the printer's network setting using the EpsonNet Config.

U

See

“Printer's Network Setting for Wireless LAN Connection” on page 20

Proceed to Step 7.

When configuring the network setting after installing the driver.

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Installation

Note:

When the EpsonNet Config is not installed, the

Cannot start EpsonNet Config. Do you want to install it now?

message appears. Click the

Yes

button to install it.

I

Configure the IP address of the printer on

IP Address

and then click the

Next

button. Proceed to Step 10.

When configuring the network setting after installing the driver, assign the printer driver port IP address you configure here to the printer, or change the printer driver port IP address to the one that will be set to the printer.

J

The Start Installation screen appears. The driver and utility to be installed are listed.

❏

Advanced Printer Driver Ver.5.xx

❏

TM-T88V Utility Ver. x.xx

❏

EpsonNet Config Ver. x.xx (Only for Ethernet connection)

❏

EpsonNet Simple Viewer (Only for Ethernet connection)

Click the

Install

button to start the installation.

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Installation

If you are using a Windows 2000 computer, installation of Advanced Printer Driver Ver. 3.04 automatically starts after TM-T88V Utility is installed.

U

See

“Installing Advanced Printer Driver Ver. 3.04” on page 27

K

When the installation is completed, the

Installation Finished

screen appears.

When conducting test print

Click the

PrintingTest

button. When the test print is finished, click the

Finish

button to end the installation.

When exiting the installation

When setting the printer using TM-T88V Utility continuously

Uncheck the

Run TM-T88V Utility

. Then click the

Finish


Check the


checkbox (the box is checked by default). Click the

Finish

button to end the installation. The

TM-T88V Utility starts to run.

U

See

“TM-T88V Utility” on page 63

This is the end of the printer driver installation. For information on how to print using the printer driver.

U

See

“Using the Printer Driver” on page 49

18


Installation

Network Address Setting for Ethernet Printer

If you are using an Ethernet connection, configure the IP address using the EpsonNet Config.

A

Start the EpsonNet Config.

When the EpsonNet Config is already installed, start it by clicking

Start

-

All Programs

-

EpsonNet

-

EpsonNet

Config Vx

-

EpsonNet Config

.

B

The

EpsonNet Config

screen appears.

Check that the target printer is listed in the screen.

C

Select the printer you want to configure, then click the

Configuration

button.

When the printer does not appear, click the

Refresh

button.

D

The

Device Properties

screen appears. Select the

Network Interface

-

TCP/IP

-

Basic

.

19


Installation

E

Configure the printer IP address. Then click the

Transmit

button.

Select the

Manual

and

Set using PING

. Then configure the IP Address, Subnet Mask and Default Gateway.

F

G

The confirmation screen appears. Click the

Yes

button.

The configured settings are sent to the printer. After approx. 30 seconds, the completion screen appears.

Click the

OK

button.

H

I

Confirm the settings on the

EpsonNet Config

screen.

Quit the EpsonNet Config.

Printer's Network Setting for Wireless LAN Connection

When using a Wireless LAN connection, use the EpsonNet Config to configure the network setting.

!

Caution:

Connect the printer to the computer using the printer's UB-R03 USB connector.

A

Start the EpsonNet Config.

When the EpsonNet Config is already installed, start it by clicking

Start

-

All Programs

-

EpsonNet

-

EpsonNet

Config Vx

-

EpsonNet Config

.

20


Installation

B

The

EpsonNet Config

screen appears.

Check that the target printer is listed in the screen.

C

Select the printer you want to configure, then click the

Configuration

button.

When the printer does not appear, click the

Refresh

button.

D

E

The

Device Properties

screen appears. Select the


-

Network

-

Basic(Wireless)

.

Set the wireless LAN.

If the communication mode is Ad Hoc.

Proceed to Step 6.

If the communication mode is Infrastructure.

Proceed to Step 7.

F

When the communication mode is Ad Hoc, the wireless LAN settings are as follows. When finished configuring the settings, go to step 8.

21


Installation

Setting

Communication Mode:

SSID:

Channel:

Transmission Rate:

Security Level:

Description

Select

Ad Hoc

.

Set the SSID.

The maximum is 32 alphanumeric characters.

Select the channel.

Select the transmission rate.

Select the security level.

If the Security Level is

WEP-64bit(40bit)

or


:

Setting

Input using hex

WEP Key:

Description

Check the checkbox choosing the WEP Key to be input as a hexadecimal number.

The WEP Key length varies depending on the Security Level.

For WEP-64bit(40bit), ASCII 5 characters

For Hex WEP-64bit(40bit), 10 places



Select the key index.

Key Index:

G

When the communication mode is Infrastructure, the wireless LAN settings are as follows. When finished configuring the settings, go to step 8.

22


Installation

Setting

Communication Mode:

SSID:

Transmission Rate:

Security Level:

Description

Select

Infrastructure

.

Set the SSID.

The maximum is 32 alphanumeric characters.

Select the transmission rate.

Select the security level.



or


:

Setting

Input using hex

WEP Key:

Key Index:

Detailed

Description

Check the checkbox choosing the WEP Key to be input as a hexadecimal number.

The WEP Key length varies depending on the Security Level.





Select the key index.

Display the Detailed Security Settings screen.

Select the AP Authentication Method from

Open System

or

Shared Key

in the Detailed Security Settings screen.


WPA/WPA2-PSK

:

23


Installation

Setting

PSK (Pre-shared Key):

Reenter PSK (Pre-shared Key):

Description

Input the Pre-shared Key. ASCII 8 to 63 characters

Input the Pre-shared Key again.

H

I

Select the


-

TCP/IP

-

Basic

.

TCP/IP settings such as the IP Address.

The setting items are different for Manual and Automatic. Record the IP Address to use for confirming the setting. When you set the IP Address yourself, select

Manual

. When using the IP Address allocated from the router by DHCP, select

Automatic

.

For setting the IP Address Manually

For setting the IP Address Automatically

Proceed to Step 10.

Proceed to Step 11.

J

Set the IP Address, the Subnet Mask and the Default Gateway. When finished, go to step 12.

Setting

Automatic/Manual

Set using PING

IP Address

Subnet Mask

Default Gateway

Description

Select

Manual

.

When setting the IP Address using the PING command from the network computer, check the

Set using PING

checkbox.

Set the IP Address.

Set the Subnet Mask.

Set the Default Gateway.

24


Installation

K

Set the TCP/IP. When finished, go to step 12.

Setting

Automatic/Manual

Description

Select

Automatic

. Acquire the IP Address, the Subnet Mask and the Default Gateway from the DHCP server. Even if you set the Subnet Mask and the Default Gateway, the value acquired from the DHCP is set.

Set using Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA) If the value cannot be acquired from the DHCP server, the IP

Address is set automatically by checking the Set using

Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA) check box. The

Subnet Mask and the Default Gateway is set the setting value.

Set using PING When setting the IP Address using the PING command from the computer of the network, check the

Set using PING

checkbox.

L

M

N

After setting the TCP/IP, click the

Transmit

button.

The confirmation screen appears. Click the

Yes

button.

The configured settings are sent to the printer. After approx. 10 seconds, the completion screen appears. Click the

OK

button.

The

EpsonNet Config

screen appears again.

O

Click the

Refresh

button and confirm the settings.

25


Installation

P

Quit the EpsonNet Config.

Installing Advanced Printer Driver Ver5 Manual

The Easy Install does not install the Advanced Printer Driver manual. To see the manual, install it separately.

A




Install Now

button.

When the


is not automatically read, double click the



B

C

D

The




. Then click the

Next

button.

The

Update Software


Next

button.

The

Select Software

screen appears. Check the

Sample and Manual

checkbox and click the

Next

button.

Clear the checkbox for the drivers or utilities that you do not install here.

H

I

E

F

G

The

Start Installation


Install

button.

The

EPSON APD5 Sample&Manual - InstallShield Wizard

screen appears, click the

Next

button.

The




. Then click the

Next

button.

The

Ready to Install the Program


Install

to install the sample programs and manual of Advanced Printer Driver.

The

InstallShield Wizard Complete


Finish

button.

26


Installation

J

The



Finish

button to finish the installation.

This is the end of the installation of the Advanced Printer Driver manual.

Installing Advanced Printer Driver Ver. 3.04

A

B

C

D

The




. Then click the

Next

button.

The

Location to Save Files

screen appears. Specify the location and click the

Next

button. The file will be extracted.

The

Select OS

screen appears. Your OS and language are automatically detected and selected. Confirm that the selection is correct, and click the

Next

button.

The

Select Module

screen appears. Check the checkbox for

EPSON TM-T88V Receipt

and click the

Printer

Port Setting, e.t.c....

button.

E

The

Printer Port Setting, e.t.c

screen appears. In

Port Type

, Select the port to connect the printer and configure the port setting. Then click the

OK

button.

27


Installation

Setting

Parallel

Serial

USB

TCP/IP

BaudRate

DataBits

Parity

StopBits

FlowControl

Description

Select the parallel port to be used.

Select the serial port to be used.

Sets the BaudRate. (The default is

38400

.)

Sets the DataBits. (The default is

8

.)

Sets the Parity. (The default is

None

.)

Sets the StopBits. (The default is 1.)

Sets the data flow control type to be used between the computer and serial device. (The default is

DTR/DSR

.)

There are no items to configure.

Enter the printer IP address.

IP Address

F

G

The

Select Module

screen appears again. Click the

Finish

button. The installation will start.

When the installation is finished, you will be prompted whether to restart the computer. Click the

No

button.

H

I

The



Finish

button to finish the installation.

Restart the computer.

This is the end of the installation of Advanced Printer Driver Ver. 3.04.

Configuring IP Address of the Printer Driver

The following explains how to configure the printer's IP address for the installed printer driver. This will change the

Epson port setting.

A

Select from

Start

-

Control Panel

-


and open

Printers

and then right click the target printer driver and select

Properties

.

U

See

“Differences Depending on the OS” on page 9

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Installation

B

The property screen of the printer appears. Select the

Ports

tab and then click the

Configure Port...

button.

C

The

Configure Port

screen appears. Set a configure port while referring to the screen and click the

OK

button.

D

The display returns to the Properties screen. When you click the

OK

button, the changes you made become effective.

Custom Install

!

Caution:

❏

When installing, connect just one printer. Do not connect multiple printers.

❏

When you are prompted whether to restart the computer during the installation, select

No

and continue the installation. Restart the computer and the printer after all the installation is finished. If you select

Yes

and restart the computer during the installation, the rest of the drivers will not be installed.

❏

If you select more than one drivers to install them under Windows 2000, you will be prompted that this may cause the printer to malfunction. Under Windows 2000, you can install only one driver.

The following items can be installed with the Custom Install. The TM-T88V Software & Documents Disc is required for Custom Install

❏


29


Installation

❏

Sample and Manual

❏

OPOS ADK

❏

OPOS ADK for .NET

❏

JavaPOS ADK

❏

TM-T88V Utility

❏

Coupon Generator

❏

EpsonNet Config

❏


❏

Epson TM Virtual Port Driver

Displaying the Select Software Screen

The TM-T88V Software & Documents Disc is required for Custom Install. You can select items you want to install in

Select Software

screen. Follow the steps below to display the

Select Software

screen.

A




Install Now

button.

Note:



.



icon in the printer driver CD.

B

C

The




. Then click the

Next

button.

The

Select Installation Type


Custom Install

button.

30


Installation

D

The

Select Software

screen appears. Check the items you want to install from the list.

After this step, follow the installation procedure for each item.

Installing the Printer Driver

The printer driver can also be installed with Easy Install in the TM-T88V Software & Documents Disc. Easy Install installs all items of the printer driver, and Custom Install allows you to select items you want to install from the following.

❏


❏

Sample and Manual

Under Windows 2000, the

Sample

is not available. Only the

Manual

is available.

Follow the steps below to execute the printer driver installation.

A

B

C

Insert the TM-T88V Software & Documents Disc into the computer and follow the steps.

U

See

“Displaying the Select Software Screen” on page 30

Select the

Advanced Printer Driver Ver.5 .xx

. Clear the check box for the items you do not want to install. Click the

Next

button.

The

Check Install

screen appears. Check the

Warning

.

Check the computer environment and click

Next

to continue the installation.

Note:

In the

Warning

, the versions of Epson driver/tool that can coexist with the APD5 are listed.

D

The


screen is displayed. After checking the contents and selecting

Agree

, click

Install

.

Installation of Advanced Printer Driver Ver.5 begins.

31


Installation

E

The

Printer Registration

screen appears.

Here, connect the printer to the computer and turn the printer's power on. Click

Next

.

F

The

Register, Change and Delete EPSON TM Printer

screen is displayed.

From

1. Select Printer

, select

<New Printer>

.

G

Set the followings from

2. Printer

.

Item

Name

Description

Specify the printer driver name.

Do not use Unicode/2-byte characters for the name.

H

Select a port to use (Serial/USB/Ethernet) from

Port Type

under

3.Communication Settings

. Necessary settings are done according to the interface.

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Installation

Port type

COM

Parallel

USB

Ethernet

Item

Port

Baud Rate

Parity

Stop Bits

Flow Control

Data Bits

LPT Port

USB Port

Ethernet Port

IP Address

Set to Printer

Description

Communicate with serial port. Set the following communication setting.

Specify the number of serial port used for connecting the printer.

Specify the baud rate.

Specify the parity.

Specify the stop bits.

Specify the method of data flow between the computer and the printer.

Specify the data bits.

Communicate with parallel port. Set the following communication setting.

Specify the number of parallel port used for connecting the printer. Usually, the port number is automatically displayed and no setting is required.

Communicate with USB port. Set the following communication setting.

Specify the USB port used for connecting the printer. Usually, no setting is required.

Communicate with Ethernet port. Set the following communication setting.

Specify the Ethernet port used for connecting the printer. Usually, no setting is required.

Set the IP address of Ethernet port the TM printer is connected.

Setup the IP address to the printer itself.

U

See

“Network Address Setting for Ethernet Printer” on page 19

Note:

When path through connection is used by the driver of APD4 customer display, adjust the TM printer's communication settings with the communication settings of customer display driver set by APD4.

I

Set the followings from

4. Apply

and click

Save Setting

.

Item

Set as Default Printer

Description

Check when configuring the printer as that normally used from the Windows applications.

33


Installation

J

When the printer is registered, the screen comes up as shown below.

Click

Yes

. Test page printing of Windows is carried out.

K

After confirming the test page printing of Windows, click

Next

under

5. Complete

.

L

The

Installation Complete

screen appears.

Click

Close

to finish the installation.

M



screen appears.

When conducting test print:

Click the

Printing Test

button. When the test print is finished, click the

Finish


This is the end of the printer driver installation.

34


Installation

Installing the OPOS ADK

A

D

E

F

G

H

B

C


U

See


Check the

OPOS ADK Ver. x.xx


Next

button.

The


screen appears. The driver and utility to be installed are listed. Click the

Install


The

Choose Setup Language

appears. Select your language, and click the

Next

button.

The

EPSON OPOS ADK for TM-T88V Version x.xx xxx

appears. Click the

Next

button.

The

Software License Agreement



. Then click the

Next

button.

The

Select Registry File


Next

button.

The

Setup Type

screen appears. Select

Developer

and then click the

Next

button.

Click the

Browse

button to change the default installation location.

I

J

K

The

Start Copying Files


Next

button.

The

Port selection

screen appears. Select the port. Click the

Next


The



Finish

button.

35


Installation

L



screen appears. Then click the

Finish


This is the end of the OPOS ADK installation.

Installing the OPOS ADK for .NET

Note:

To install the OPOS ADK for .NET, Microsoft .NET Framework and Microsoft POS for .NET are required.

Install Microsoft .NET Framework and Microsoft POS for .NET Ver.1.11 beforehand.

A

B

C

D


U

See


Select the

OPOS ADK for .NET Ver. x.xx.x


Next

button.

The



Install


Install the EPSON OPOS ADK for .NET.

The

EPSON OPOS ADK for .NET x.xx.x - InstallShield Wizard

screen appears.

Select the language, and then click the

Next

button.

E

F

G

The

Welcome to the InstallShield EPSON OPOS ADK for .NET


Next

button.

The




. Click the

Next

button.

The

Setup Type


Developer

and then click the

Next

button.

Click the

Browse

button to change the default installation location.

36


Installation

H

I

J

K

The

Setup Type

screen appears. Select the port and click the

Next

button.

The

Start Copying Files


Next


The



Finish

button.




Finish


This is the end of the OPOS ADK for .NET installation.

Installing the JavaPOS ADK

Note:

To install the JavaPOS ADK, Java Runtime Environment and Java Advanced Imaging API are required.

Make sure to install the above software before installing JavaPOS ADK.

A

B

C


U

See


Select the

JavaPOS ADK Ver. x.xx.x


Next

button.

The



Install


37


Installation

D

The

EPSON JavaPOS ADK x.xx.x

screen appears. Select the language and then click the

OK

button.

K

L

M

G

H

I

J

E

F

The

Introduction


Next

button.

The



I accept the terms in the License

Agreement

. Click the

Next

button.

The

Choose JVM


Next

button.

The

Choose Install Set


Developer

and then click the

Next

button.

The

Choose Folder Location


Next

button.

The

Choose your communication

screen appears. Select the port and click the

Next

button.

The

Location for jpos.xml


Next

button.

The

Pre-Installation Summary


Install


The

Installation Complete


Done

button.

If a message to ask you to restart the computer appears, select

No, I will restart my system myself

.

38


Installation

N




Finish


This is the end of the JavaPOS ADK installation.

Installing the Utility

The utility can also be installed with Easy Install on the TM-T88V Software & Documents Disc.

Easy Install installs TM-T88V Utility for a serial, parallel or USB connection, and for an Ethernet / Wireless LAN connection, it installs TM-T88V Utility, EpsonNet Config and EpsonNet Simple Viewer.

Custom Install allows you to select utilities you want to install from the following.

❏

TM-T88V Utility Ver. x.xx

❏

Coupon Generator

❏

EpsonNet Config Ver. x.xx

❏

EpsonNet Simple Viewer Ver.x.xx

❏

Epson TM Virtual Port Driver Ver. x.xx

Follow the steps below to execute the utility installation.

A

B

C


U

See


Select the utilities you want to install from the list. Clear the check box for the items you do not want to install.

Click the

Next

button.

The


screen appears. The drivers and utilities to be installed are listed. Click the

Install


39


Installation

D

TM-T88V Utility is installed.

Proceed to Step 12 if you do not install any other utility or driver.

The installation is started without displaying any other screens.

E

EpsonNet Config is installed.


F

EpsonNet Simple Viewer is installed.

Proceed to Step 12 if you do not install any other utility or driver.


G

Install the Epson TM Virtual Port Driver.

The

EPSON TM Virtual Port Driver Ver. x.xx - InstallShield Wizard

screen appears. Select the language used for installation and click the

OK

button.

H

I

J

K

The

Welcome to the EPSON TM Virtual Port Driver Ver. x.xx Setup Wizard


Next

button.

The




. Then click the

Next

button.

The

Ready to Install the Program


Install

button.

When the following screen appears, click the

Restart Later

button.

Note:

If you restart your PC at this point, the installation process may not be completely performed. Be sure to select the

Restart Later

button.

L

The



Finish

button.

If the restart of your PC is requested, select

Yes, I want to restart my computer now.

and click the

Finish

button.

40


Installation

If you restarted the computer, there's no need to proceed to Step 12, but the installation is complete.

!

Caution

If the restart of your PC is requested on the

InstallShield Wizard Complete

screen, be sure to select

Yes, I want to restart my computer now

.

M



screen appears.

When exiting the installation:

Uncheck the


(the box is unchecked by default). Then click the

Finish


When setting the printer using TM-T88V Utility continuously:

Check the


checkbox. Click the

Finish

button to end the installation. The TM-T88V

Utility starts to run.

U

See

“TM-T88V Utility” on page 63

This is the end of the utility installation.

41


Installation

Update Mode

!

Caution:

❏

When installing, connect just one printer. Do not connect multiple printers.

❏

When you are prompted whether to restart the computer during the installation, select

No

and continue the installation. Restart the computer and the printer after all the installation is finished. If you select

Yes

and restart the computer during the installation, the rest of the drivers will not be installed.

The update mode allows you to update the printer driver already existing on the system, or check to see if the selected newer version of printer driver can exist with the existing printer driver on the same system.

When the Advanced Printer Driver, OPOS ADK, OPOS ADK for .NET, JavaPOS ADK, and Epson TM Virtual Port

Driver are already installed, the driver installation is carried out in the update mode.

Under Windows 2000, you will be just notified that installing the new driver may cause the printer to malfunction due to the incompatibility with the existing one.

A




Install Now

button.

Note:



.




B

C

The




. Then click the

Next

button.

The

Update Software

screen appears. The system is checked and existing driver and its version are displayed.

Click the

Next

button.

D

The

Select Printer Language (Resident Character)

screen appears. Select the language of your printer and click the

Next

button.

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Installation

E

The

Select Software

screen appears. Check the checkbox for the drivers and utilities you want to install and uncheck the checkbox for those you do not need.

Items that require updating are automatically selected.

F

The installer checks the validity of the update or the combination of the drivers. A warning message is displayed if the combination can cause the printer to malfunction. Check the screen for the warning message, and click the

Next

button.

When you click the

Next

button with the warning message displayed, a warning screen appears. Click the

OK

button to proceed to Step 6.

Note:

If you select more than one drivers to install them under Windows 2000, you will be prompted that this may cause the printer to malfunction. Under Windows 2000, you can install only one driver.

G

H

The


screen appears. Check that the listed items to be installed are correct, and click the

Install

button.

When the installation is finished, the



Finish


43


Installation

Uninstallation

❏

Uninstall the printer driver

❏

Uninstall the TM-T88V Utility

❏

Uninstall the EpsonNet Config

❏

Uninstall the Epson TM Virtual Port Driver

❏

Uninstall the EpsonNet Simple Viewer

❏

Uninstall the OPOS ADK

❏

Uninstall the OPOS ADK for .NET

❏

Uninstall the JavaPOS ADK

Uninstalling the Windows Printer Driver

!

Caution:

Do not delete the printer driver in

Start

-

Control Panel

-

Hardware and Sound

-

Printers

.

U

See “Differences Depending on the OS” on page 9

Even though the icon (the printer driver) disappears from the screen, the printer driver is not uninstalled.

A

B

C

Quit all applications running on the computer.

Select

Start

-

Control Panel

-


-

EPSON Advanced Printer Driver for TM-T88V Ver.5

and click

Uninstall

.

The uninstallation confirmation screen appears. Click the

Yes

button.

The Advanced Printer Driver Ver.5 is uninstalled.

D

The uninstallation confirmation screen for model specific utility is displayed. Click

Yes

when not using the model specific utility with other drivers and applications. Click

No

when not uninstalling.

The Advanced Printer Driver Ver.5 utility is uninstalled.

44


Installation

E

The

Uninstallation Complete

screen is displayed. Uninstallation is complete after clicking

Finish

.

Uninstalling the TM-T88V Utility

A

B


Select

Start

-

Control Panel

-


-

EPSON TM-T88V Utility

. Click

Uninstall

.

For information of the differences in screen selections based on the OS versions.

U

See


When the

User Account Control


Continue

button.

C

D

E

The TM-T88V Utility uninstallation confirmation screen appears. Click the

Yes

button.

The uninstallation of the TM-T88V Utility starts.

The

Uninstall Complete


Finish

button to finish the uninstallation.

Uninstall the EpsonNet Config

A

Select

Start

-

Control Panel

-


-

EpsonNet Config

. Click

Uninstall

.


U

See


When the



Continue

button.

B

C

D

The EpsonNet Config uninstallation confirmation screen appears. Click the

Yes

button.

The uninstallation of the EpsonNet Config starts.

The



Finish


Uninstalling the Epson TM Virtual Port Driver

A

Select

Start

-

Control Panel

-


-

EPSON TM Virtual Port Driver

. Click

Uninstall

.


U

See


When the



Continue

button.

45


Installation

B

C

D

The Epson TM Virtual Port Driver uninstallation confirmation screen appears. Click the

Yes

button.

The uninstallation of the Epson TM Virtual Port Driver starts.

When uninstallation is complete, the window automatically closes.

Uninstalling the EpsonNet Simple Viewer

When uninstalling this tool, also uninstall EpsonNet SDK for Windows, unless you are using it with another application. Follow the steps below to uninstall this tool.

A

Select

Start

-

Control Panel

-


-

EpsonNet Simple Viewer

. Click

Uninstall

.


U

See


When the



Continue

button.

B

C

The

Uninstall Confirmation

window appears. Click on the

Yes

button. This tool will be uninstalled.

The


window appears. click on the

Finish

button.

If EpsonNet SDK for Windows is not been used with any another application, perform Step 4 through Step

6.

D

E

F

The

Uninstall or change a program

window appears. Double-click on

EpsonNet SDK for Windows

.

The

Uninstall Confirmation


Yes

button. The EpsonNet SDK for Windows will be uninstalled.

The



Finish

button.

When


is selected, the computer will restart.

Uninstalling the OPOS ADK

A

B


Select

Start

-

Control Panel

-


-

EPSON OPOS ADK Version x.xx

. Click

Uninstall

.


U

See


When the



Continue

button.

C

The EPSON OPOS ADK uninstallation confirmation screen appears. Click the

Yes

button.

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Installation

F

G

H

D

E

The

Information


Yes

button.

The

ADK Selection


Next

button.

The

Confirm Deletion


Start

button.

The uninstallation of the EPSON OPOS ADK starts.

The



Finish

button.

When


is selected, the computer will restart.

Uninstalling the OPOS ADK for .NET

A

B


Select

Start

-

Control Panel

-


-

EPSON OPOS ADK for .NET x.x.x

. Click

Uninstall

.


U

See


When the



Continue

button.

C

D

E

The EPSON OPOS ADK for .NET uninstallation confirmation screen appears. Click the

Yes

button.

The uninstallation of the EPSON OPOS ADK for .NET starts.

The completion screen appears. Click the

Finish

button to complete the uninstallation.

Uninstalling the JavaPOS ADK

A

B


Select

Start

-

Control Panel

-


-

EPSON JavaPOS ADK

. Click

Uninstall

.


U

See


When the



Continue

button.

C

The

Uninstall Epson JavaPOS ADK


Uninstall

button.

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Installation

D

E

The uninstallation of the EPSON JavaPOS ADK starts.

The completion screen appears. Click the

Done


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Using the Printer Driver


This chapter explains how to use the major functions of the printer driver.

Printer Driver Access Methods and the Application

Range

Depending on how you access the printer driver, the application range of the settings you make on the printer driver varies.

❏

Accessing the printer driver from the printer driver's Print menu

The print settings you made on the printer driver are applied to the print settings of the all users configured on the computer. You must have administrative privileges to make the settings.

❏

Accessing the printer driver from the printer driver's Properties

The print settings you made on the printer driver are applied to your print settings only. They are not applied to the settings of other users. This method is recommended.

❏

Accessing the printer driver from the application's print setting menu

The print settings you made on the application are applied to the application only. The settings are canceled when you quit the application. When you start the application again, the print settings configured in the printer driver's properties are applied.

Accessing from the Printer Driver's Print menu

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Accessing from the Printer Driver's Properties

Accessing from the Application's Print Setting Menu

Language for Displaying Properties

The language used in the Advanced Printer Driver screen and Help can be selected from 24 languages. Selecting the language that is easiest for you to understand will help you correctly configure the settings in the Advanced Printer

Driver. The language that initially appears is set based on the language information in your operating system.

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A

Select the

Language

tab from Printing Preferences.

B

Select the language that you wish to use in the screens and Help from the

Select language

pull-down list. When finished, click the

OK

button.

The languages that can be selected are shown below.

Selectable languages

Chinese-Hongkon

Czech

Finnish

Italian

Portuguese

Swedish

Chinese-Simplified

Danish

French

Japanese

Russian

Thai

Chinese-Traditional

Dutch

German

Korean

Slovenian

Turkish

Croatian

English

Hungarian

Norwegian

Spanish

Vietnamese

How to Use the Basic Functions

U

“Paper Feed and Cut Setting” on page 51

U

“Peripheral Device's Action Settings” on page 53

U

“Logo Printing” on page 55

Paper Feed and Cut Setting

It sets the timing of auto-cut and paper feed before and after the printing.

A

Select

Feed and Cut

tab from printing preferences.

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B

Select a cut and paper feed method displayed in the

Preset option

list and click

OK

.

Select using the illustration of paper feed and cut displayed in

Illustration

for your reference.

Note:

❏

Feed: Paper is fed to the auto-cutter's cutting position after printing a document.

❏

No Feed: Paper is not fed after printing a document.

Customization of Paper Feed and Cut

Customization is possible, when no preset function is desired, such as specifying the amount of paper feed and modifying the timing control.

Follow the steps below.

A

Select

Custom

from the list of

Preset option

.

B

Select the control timing from

Detail option

tab to setup the action.

Settings are described below.

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Item

Timing

Action

Start of Document

Start of Page

End of Page

End of Document

Feed to cut position before cutting

Cutting method

Feeding amount

Feed paper to the print starting position

Eject single-cut sheets

Description

At the beginning of document printing

At the beginning of each page in the document

At the end of each page in the document

At the end of document printing

When checked, paper is fed to the cutting position of auto-cutter.

Auto-cutter will not act when No cut is selected.

The amount of paper feed can be specified by inches.

When checked, paper is fed to the head position.

When checked, single cut sheets are printed.

C

Click

OK

.

Peripheral Device's Action Settings

It sets peripheral device's actions such as the cash drawer and buzzer.

!

Caution

Option buzzer can be operated only with the APD5 utility.

U

See “Buzzer” on page 54

How to Setup

Follow the steps below.

A

Select

Peripherals

tab from Printing Preferences.

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B

From the

Peripherals

pull down list, select the combination of peripheral device to be connected to the printer.

C

Select the timing to set the peripheral device settings.

U

See

“Setting of Peripheral Device” on page 54

D

Confirm

Current settings

and click

OK

.

Setting of Peripheral Device

Settings may be different depending on peripheral devices.

Note:

Cash drawer and external buzzer cannot be used simultaneously.

Cash Drawer

Settings of cash drawer are shown below.

Peripherals

Cash Drawer #1 (2 Pins)

Cash Drawer #2 (5 Pins)

Setting Value

Do not open

Open

Do not open

Open

Buzzer

Settings of buzzer are described below.

Description

Drawer #1 (2 pins) does not open.

Drawer #1 (2 pins) opens.

Drawer #2 (5 pins) does not open.

Drawer #2 (5 pins) opens.

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Peripherals

Built-in Buzzer

External Buzzer

Setting Value

Turn off

Turn on

Turn off

Turn on

Pattern

Count

Description

Built-in buzzer does not sound.

Built-in buzzer sounds.

External buzzer does not sound.

External buzzer sounds.

Specify buzzer sound pattern.

Specify buzzer sound frequency.

Logo Printing

Logo can be printed at the beginning and the end of printing.

There are 2 printing methods.

❏

Print by Registering Logo to Printer Driver

U

See “Print by Registering Logo to Printer Driver” on page 55

❏

Print by Registering Logo to Printer

For detail, see Advanced Printer Driver Ver.5 Printer Manual.

Note:

❏

The file formats that can be registered are BMP, JPEG, GIF and PNG.

❏

The maximum file size that can be registered is 2047 x 831 dots (width x height). Number of dots is calculated as follow. Calculation formula: Number of dots = length (cm) / 2.54 (1 inch) x resolution level of TM printer (DPI)

Print by Registering Logo to Printer Driver

Note:

When using a serial interface, it is recommended to register a logo to the printer. For detail, see Advanced Printer Driver

Ver.5 Printer Manual.

Follow the steps below to register a logo and print.

A

B

Launch the APD5 utility.

Select

Logo

.

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C

Select the position where the logo is printed.

Select the printing position from

Start of Document

/

End of Document

/

Start of Page

/

End of Page

.

D

E

Click

Select Image

to specify the logo to print.

The

Logo Edit

screen is displayed. Refer to the preview at the upper part of the screen and edit the image data for logo.When editing is done, click

OK

.

Settings are described below.

Item

Resize

Image width

Half toning

Description

When checked, the image can be resized.

If the image size is bigger than the paper width and its size is not changed, any part that doesn't fit the paper is cut off.

Setup the image size after resizing. (Unit : mm)

Setup the half-toning type.

Select from

Dither

/

Error Diffusion

/

None

.

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Item

Brightness

Density

Description

Setup the brightness. Select from 5 levels.

Setup the printing density.

F

Click Set.

The logo is registered to the driver.

G

When printing, the logo is printed at the position set in the APD5 utility.

Epson M@RT

Advanced Method

❏

U

“User Defined Paper Setting” on page 57

❏

U

“Barcode Printing” on page 59

❏

U

“2 dimensional symbol Printing” on page 59

❏

U

“Coupon Printing” on page 60

❏

U

“Buzzer Settings” on page 61

❏

U

“Other Convenient Functions” on page 62

User Defined Paper Setting

Regular paper size can be printed using the user defined paper setting. It cannot expand/reduce according to the printer's paper width.

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A

Select

User Defined Paper

of the APD5 utility to setup user defined paper.

Item

Paper Name

Unit

Paper Size

Margin

Description

Name of the user defined paper.

This name is displayed in Printing

Preferences

-

Layout

.

Specify the unit for the paper width setting.

Specify the user defined paper size (width, height).

Specify the user defined paper size space (top, bottom, left, right).

B

C

Reopen

Printing Preferences

and select the

Layout

tab. Click

Advanced

and detail document setting of the printer appears.

From the paper size, select the user defined paper you defined. Click

OK

.

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Barcode Printing

Set a barcode font to the Advanced Printer Driver. Barcode can be printed without having barcode encoder in an application or preparing graphic data of barcode. High precision reading of barcode can be printed comparing to when the barcode data is set in an application.

A

Barcode font can be setup from

Barcode

of the APD5 utility.


B

C

Specify a barcode font to barcode data using the application.

Barcode is printed based on the settings of the APD5 utility.

2 dimensional symbol Printing

It sets a 2 dimensional symbol font to APD5. The 2 dimensional symbol printing is possible for the customer without implementing the 2 dimensional symbol encoder or preparing a 2 dimensional graphic data in an application.

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A

2 dimensional font can be set from

2-dimensional symbol

of the APD5 utility.


B

C

Specify a 2 dimensional font to 2 dimensional data using the application.

2 dimensional symbol is printed based on the settings of the APD5 utility.

Coupon Printing

APD5 provides the coupon printing function.

Coupons can be printed with various settings without modifying the customer's POS application.

Application

ABCD

Printing data

Printer Driver

10%OFF

Coupon settings

Note:

For detail, see

Advanced Printer Driver Ver.5 Printer Manual

.

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Buzzer Settings

Allows you to configure whether an external optional buzzer is used and the buzzer pattern settings. Configure as follows.

A

B

Click the

Optional Buzzer

menu.

Select whether or not the buzzer is used.

Disable Buzzer

Enable Buzzer

Do not use the external buzzer. Go to step 4.

Use the external buzzer. Go to step 3.

C

Specify when the external buzzer sounds and the buzzer pattern.

Setting

When an error occurs:

Description

Configure the buzzer setting when an error occurs.

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Setting

When automatic paper cut activates:

Description

Configure the buzzer setting when automatic paper cutting takes place.

To test the buzzer sound, click the

Test

button.

When specified pulse 1 (2 pin) occurs: Configure the buzzer setting when the specified pulse is generated. To test the buzzer sound, click the

Test

button.


Test

button.

D

Click the

Set

button. The settings are reflected in the printer.

Other Convenient Functions

Printer driver can be also used the ways shown below.

❏

Print by Registering Logo to Printer

❏

Sending Commands

❏

Print Device Font in .NET Environment

❏

Printing start position setting

❏

Print the 80mm width layout with 58mm width

❏

Alias name setting to font

❏

Creation of emulation font

❏

Replacing function of device font

❏

Printing Control Settings

Note:

For detail, see

Advanced Printer Driver Ver.5 Printer Manual

.

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TM-T88V Utility

TM-T88V Utility

This chapter explains how to use the TM-T88V Utility that configures this printer.

Overview

!

Caution:

While saving the settings, do not turn off the printer or terminate the connection with the printer.

TM-T88V Utility provides the following functions.

For general users

❏

Operation Check:

U

See

“Operation Check” on page 71

❏

Electronic Journal

*1 *2 *3

❏

Storing Logos:

U

See

“Storing Logos” on page 73

❏

Coupon Settings

*1 *2 *3

❏

Paper Reduction:

U

See

“Paper Reduction Settings” on page 79

❏

Automatic Paper Cut:

U

See “Automatic Paper Cut Settings” on page 80

For printer administrators

❏

Printing Control:

U

See

“Printing Control Settings” on page 82

❏

Font:

U

See “Font Settings” on page 83

❏

Optional Buzzer:

U

See

“Optional Buzzer” on page 84

❏

Communication I/F:

U

See

“Communication I/F Settings” on page 86

❏

Setting Backup/Restore:

U

See

“Setting Backup/Restore” on page 89

*1

Cannot be used on Windows 2000.

*2

If the coupon driver or Epson TM Virtual Port DriverVer.8 is not installed, this is disabled.

*3

For details, refer to the TM-T88V Utility User's Manual.

Starting the TM-T88V Utility

Starting the TM-T88V Utility

Activate the TM-T88V Utility as follows.

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TM-T88V Utility

If you have checked


at Step 10 of Easy Install procedure, start from Step 2.

A

B

Select

Start

-

All Programs

-

EPSON

-


-

TM-T88V Utility

.

The following screen appears. Select the printer to use and click the

OK

button.

If you wish to change the language that appears in the TM-T88V Utility, click the

Select Language

button.

If the printer is not displayed, click the

Add Port

button. Then go to the following section;

U

See

“Adding a

Communication Port and Starting the TM-T88V Utility” on page 65 .

Note:

❏

Click the

Add Port

button when you want to newly configure a port of the printer.

U

See

“Adding a Communication Port and Starting the TM-T88V Utility” on page 65

❏

To delete a port, select the port and click the

Delete Port

button.

C

The TM-T88V Utility is started. When the communication with the printer is established, the printer settings obtained from the printer are displayed in the

Printer settings

screen.

To recognize the connected printer when connected via USB, run the

Test Printing

after running TM-T88V

Utility, or check the serial number on one of the sides of the printer and the serial number of TM-T88V Utility.

When executing TM-T88V Utility for the first time, it does not boot if the communication with the printer cannot be established. Once the communication is established, the utility can boot using the previous printer setting information even if it is offline.

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TM-T88V Utility

Adding a Communication Port and Starting the TM-T88V Utility

Add a communication port as follows:

A

B

Select

Start

-

All Programs

-

EPSON

-


-

TM-T88V Utility

.

The following screen appears. Click the

Add Port

button.

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TM-T88V Utility

C

The

Add Port

screen appears. Configure the port to be added. Then, click the

OK

button.

Note:

❏

If the communication with the port failed, an error message appears. In such case, you cannot add the port.

Make sure the printer is connected properly and check your communication settings.

❏

Clicking the

Communication test

button displays the communication result on the screen. It does not conduct a test print.

❏

Serial

Setting

Port:

Search:

Communication speed:

Parity:

Data Bit:

Stop Bit:

Virtual Port Settings

Communication test

❏

Parallel

Description

Selects the serial port of the computer you use.

Searches for available serial ports.

Configures the communication speed.

Configures the parity.

Configures the bit length.

Configures the stop bit.

Starts the Virtual Port Settings tool. For details, see the manual for the

Virtual Port Settings tool.

Runs a communication test.

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TM-T88V Utility

Setting

Port:

Search:

Virtual Port Settings

Communication test

❏

USB

Setting

Port:

Search

Communication test

Description

Selects the parallel port of the computer you use.

Searches for available parallel ports.

Starts the Virtual Port Settings tool. For details, see the manual for the

Virtual Port Settings tool.


Description

Selects the USB port you use.

Searches for the available USB port(s).


Note:

If connected via USB, printers cannot be added under the environment where both Printer Class printers and

Vendor Class printers exist. In such a case, first turn off the existing printers, and then start the utility.

❏

Ethernet

Setting

IP Address:

Description

Configures the IP address of the printer you use.

Search Searches for the TM-T88V printers on the network and displays their IP addresses.

Advanced settings (EpsonNet Config) Activates the EpsonNet Config. Make the network settings of the printer using the EpsonNet Config.

Communication test Runs a communication test.

Note:

If no TM-T88V with its IP address configured is displayed even after clicking the

Search

button, enter the IP address of TM-T88V directly to

IP Address:

.

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TM-T88V Utility

D

The following screen appears again. Select the added port and click the

OK

button.

E

The TM-T88V Utility is started.

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TM-T88V Utility

Current Settings

Allows you to check the printer settings and the maintenance counter.

Setting

Storing Logos:

Coupon Settings:

*1

Description

Displays the number of stored logos and their sizes.

Displays the coupon settings.

Paper Reduction Settings:

Automatic Paper Cut Settings:

Printing Control Settings:

Font Settings:

Buzzer Settings:

Displays the paper reduction Enable/Disable setting.

Displays the settings of the automatic paper cut function.

Displays the paper width and the print density settings.

Displays code page of the printer font, and international character set.

Displays the buzzer settings.

Communication I/F: Displays the communication setting of the port.

Details Displays information of interface, and maintenance counters.

U

See

“Details” on page 69

*1

If the coupon driver or Epson TM Virtual Port Driver Ver. 8 is not installed, this won't be displayed.

Details

Interface Information

Note:

When a serial or parallel connection is used, interface information does not appear; only the maintenance counter appears.

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TM-T88V Utility

❏

USB I/F

Setting

USB Device:

USB Device Version:

USB ID:

USB Information:

❏

Ethernet I/F

Setting

Ethernet I/F:

MAC address:

Hardware version:

Software version:

Description

Displays the product name.

Displays the product version.

Displays the serial number.

Displays the character string configured to the interface for identification purpose.

Description

Displays the product name.

Displays the MAC address setting of the interface.

Displays the hardware version of the interface.

Displays the software version of the interface.

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TM-T88V Utility

Maintenance counter

Allows you to check the following counters and to reset some of them.

The cumulative counter cannot be reset.

❏

Length of paper feed [km]

❏

Number of autocutter operations Times

DIP Switch 1, 2

Allows you to check DIP Switch 1 and 2 settings obtained from the printer.

The images of the dip switches whose setting could not be obtained are grayed out. DIP Switch 2-7 and 2-8 images are always grayed out because their settings cannot be obtained from the printer. When the printer is offline, the settings previously obtained from the printer are displayed.

Operation Check

Allows you to check the printer operation and communication between the printer and the driver.

Configure as follows.

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TM-T88V Utility

A

B

Click the

Operation Check

menu.

Click the button of the item you want to check.

You can check the followings.

❏

Unit Test

Setting

Communication Test

Test Printing

Print Logo

Print Font

Open Drawer

Test Buzzer

❏

Driver Test

Setting

Select the driver to test

Test Printing

Description

Checks if the communication between the computer and the printer is normal.

Makes a test print. To see if the printer prints correctly.

Prints the logo stored on the printer.

Prints the fonts installed on the printer.

Opens the drawer connected to the printer.

Sounds an external optional buzzer that is connected to the printer.

Description

Selects the driver you want to check.

Makes a test print. To see if the printer prints correctly.

Note:

For Windows 2000, the Test Printing is not available.

❏

Electronic Journal

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TM-T88V Utility

Setting

Enable electronic journal

Open

Description

Sets electronic journal Enable/Disable. (This is activated when ticked)

Displays the electronic journal screen.

Storing Logos

Allows you to configure the logos to be stored on the printer.

This section describes how to configure logos to be stored on the printer. The utility allows you to print your logo already stored on the printer, but you cannot edit and restore it as a file. When using the OPOS to store your logo,

U see


.

Storing Logos

has the following functions.

Setting

Key Code List

Add

Edit

Delete

Test print

Change Logo Mode

Key-code Management

Preview

Description

Displays the logos registered in the printer and the logos to be added in the printer. The logos registered in the printer have at the beginning of the

Key-code.

Adds logo data on the list.

Edits the halftone and brightness settings of the selected logo data.

Deletes the selected logo data from the list or deletes logos stored on the printer.

Prints the selected logos.

Displays

Select Mode for Storing Logo

screen.

Displays

Key-code Management

screen.

Displays the logo image to be stored on the printer. Logo images stored on the printer are not displayed.

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TM-T88V Utility

Setting

Logo Indicator

Save to File

Description

Indicator: Registerable memory size in the printer for logos

Additional logo data: Size of logos displayed on the list

Used amount: Size of registered logos

Saves the configured logo data as a file to store it to the printer. The data can also be stored as a bmp file.

Stores the configured logo data to the printer.

Store to Printer

Select Mode for Storing Logo

has the following functions. The current setting is displayed below

Storing Logos

.

Setting

First Key-code Selection Mode

Automatically set the key-code for the logo to be stored.

Advanced Printer Driver Control Font Setting Mode

Key-code Nonuse Mode (not recommended)

Description

Specifies the logo identifying code.

If this is turned on, automatically sets Key-codes to the logos to be registered. If turned off, sets Key-codes when adding or editing logos.

The Advanced Printer Driver allows you to assign a control font (h to l) to your logo instead of using a key code.

Not recommended.

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TM-T88V Utility

Key-code Management

has the following functions. You can check the Key-code of the logo stored in the printer, or delete the logos.

Setting

Get KeyCode

Adding a Logo

Add a logo as follows.

A

Click the

Add

button.

Description

Obtains registered Key-code numbers.

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B

Specify the image data to be used as a logo.

A file size of 2047 (W) x 831 (H) pixels (dots) or less can be specified, and the format can be bmp, jpeg, gif, or png.

If the logo width is greater than the paper width, a warning message will appear. Click the

OK

button and reduce the logo size in the

Logo Edit

screen of step 3.

C

The

Logo Edit


Monochrome

or

Multi-tone

button to select the format of the image to be printed.

The

Multi-tone

button does not appear when the mode for storing logo is set to

Key-code Nonuse Mode (not recommended)

. Colors are reduced to 2 colors with

Monochrome

selected and to 16 colors (shades) in grayscale with

Multi-tone

selected.

D

Edit the logo image while checking the image previewed on the upper portion of the screen. When finished, click the

OK

button.

You can edit the followings.

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TM-T88V Utility

Setting

Image width

Resize

Half toning

Brightness

Density

Description

Specifies the width to which the image is resized (in mm).

Specifies whether or not the image is resized. If the image width is greater than the paper width and resizing is not specified, the part of the image that exceeds the paper width will be cut off.

Configures the halftone setting of the image.

Configures the brightness of the image.

Configures the printing concentration.

E

If the logo mode is

First Key-code Selection Mode

and

Automatically set the keycode for the logo to be stored.

is not turned on, the

Key-code Settings

screen is displayed. Set a Key-code and click the

OK

button.

If the logo mode other than

First Key-code Selection Mode

is selected or

Automatically set the keycode for the logo to be stored.

is turned on, the

Key-code Settings

screen is not displayed.

F

G

The logo data is added on the list. When storing multiple logo data, repeat Step 1 through 5.

After storing all the logo data to be added to the printer, check the indicator on the right side of the screen to see if the data size is acceptable to be stored on the printer, and then click the

Store to Printer

button.

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H

The logo data is stored to the printer. The logo data are also saved in the logo store file (TLG file). This file is used when creating the printer setting file.

Logo Store File

Because the logo store file (TLG file) is automatically saved when adding logos to the printer, the logo store file only contains the logo data last added to the printer. When saving multiple logo data in the printer setting file, add all the logo data to the printer altogether at once. When saving the data already stored on the printer, follow the procedure below.

A

B

Prepare all the logo data to add to the printer.

Delete all the logo already stored on the printer.

U

See


C

Store all the logos and add them to the printer altogether at once. In this way, the logo store file (TLG file) containing all the logo data is created.

U

See

“Adding a Logo” on page 75

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TM-T88V Utility

Paper Reduction Settings

!

Caution:

The paper reduction settings may not reduce paper usage as specified when you print images such as logos or coupon tickets, or print in page mode. The followings are examples that the paper reduction settings are not reflected.

❏

Windows printer driver:

Printing with the settings that enable

Print all text as graphic images

, such as rotation setting, watermark setting, and barcode rotation setting.*

❏

Mac printer driver:

All printing using the Mac printer driver.*

❏

Linux printer driver:

All printing from the Linux printer driver.*

❏

UPOS:

Printing in page mode, printing with rotation setting, printing with bitmap Images/Barcode/Characters horizontally aligned, and so on.

❏

ESC/POS command:

Printing images such as logos or coupon tickets, printing in page mode, printing with rotation setting, and so on.

* The printer drivers have a function that allows you to reduce the top and bottom margins. Use the function if you want to save paper. For more details, see the manual of the printer driver.

Allows you to configure the paper reduction settings. Configure as follows.

A

B

Click the

Paper Reduction

menu.

Configure the following items referring to the preview on the right portion of the screen.

Note:

Settings other than

Extra Upper Space Reduction

and

Extra Lower Space Reduction

are disabled due to the

Advanced Printer Driver being in graphics mode.

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TM-T88V Utility

Setting

Extra Upper Space Reduction

Extra Lower Space Reduction

Line Space Reduction Rate

Line Feed Reduction Rate

Barcode Height Reduction Rate

Description

Selects whether to reduce the upper margin or not. Enable this to cut out the extra upper margin that is created before the first print data is printed.

Selects whether to reduce the lower margin or not. Enable this to cut out the lower margin that is created from the time the last line is printed until the paper is automatically cut.

Selects a reduction ratio of line spacing during printing. The minimum pitch is two dots. If reduction results in a line spacing of less than 2 dots, the line spacing will be reset to 2 dots.

Selects a reduction ratio of line spacing of blank lines. This setting is ignored for the portion set to be cut out by the Extra Upper Space Reduction setting. When you advance the paper by inserting line feeds in order to cut the paper manually, you may not be able to advance the paper until the last line reaches the cut position because of this reduction setting.

Selects a reduction ratio of barcode height. The barcode height cannot be reduced to less than 30-dots height. This setting can cause the barcode size to fall outside the barcode standards.

C

Click the

Set

button. The settings are reflected to the printer.

Automatic Paper Cut Settings

Allows you to configure whether to cut paper and print a logo when the cover is closed.

!

Caution:

❏

If you set a logo here, the logo will be printed when you print coupons too.

❏

If you don't want to print the logo on coupons, set the logo printing during auto cut in coupon printing. (For details, refer to the TM-T88V Utility User's Manual.)

Configure as follows.

A

Click the

Automatic Paper Cut

menu.

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B

Click the item you want to check.

Not use this function

Cut paper when the cover is closed.

Print logo when paper is cut.

Disables the automatic paper cut function. Go to Step 4.

Executes automatic paper cut when the cover is closed. Go to Step 4.

Prints the logo when executing the automatic paper cut. Go to Step 3.

C

Configure the

Print logo when paper is cut

.

Setting

Top Logo

Description

Sets the logo that is printed at the top of the paper.

❏

Key-code: Selects the Key-code of the logo to be printed.

❏

Alignment: Selects the logo print position.

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Setting

Bottom Logo

Condition

Extra Upper Space Reduction:

Description

Sets the logo that is printed at the bottom of the paper.

❏

Key-code: Selects the Key-code of the logo to be printed.

❏

Alignment: Selects the logo print position.

Sets the condition for top logo printing.

❏

When paper is cut by command: The checkmark cannot be removed from this checkbox.

❏

When cover is closed: Sets whether the top logo is printed when the cover is closed.

❏

When printer is powered on: When you select this, the printer is reset every time the printer setting is changed, paper is automatically cut and

Top Logo

is printed.

Selects whether to reduce the top margin when printing the logo configured at

Top Logo

. You can select this function only when

Top Logo

is selected.

Selecting this may cause a white line to appear on the logo (13 mm away from the top of the logo). Make sure to conduct a test print to see if the print result is acceptable for you.

D

Click the

Set


Printing Control Settings

Allows you to configure the printing control settings of the printer. Configure as follows.

A

B

Click the

Printing Control

menu.

Configure the following printing control items.

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Setting

Paper width:

Print density:

Multi-tone print density:

Print speed:

Power Supply Unit Capacity:

Description

Selects the paper width.

Selects the print density.

Selects the multi-tone print density level.

Selects the print speed.

Selects the capacity level of the power supply unit connected to the printer.

!

Caution

❏

When you change the paper width

When changing the paper width from 80 mm to 58 mm, attach the Roll Paper Guide to the printer.

Changing the paper width from 58 mm to 80 mm may produce unexpected printout results. Make sure you test print after changing the width.

❏

If a power-related trouble occurs, such as a sudden power shutoff during printing, lower the

Power

Supply Unit Capacity

level. If the trouble still occurs, lower the

Print speed

.

Note:

If you make any of the following settings different from that of the printer driver, the printer driver setting is used.

❏

Paper width

❏

Print density

❏

Print speed

C

Click the

Set


Font Settings

Allows you to configure the printer font and international character set. Configure as follows.

Note:

❏

When using the Advanced Printer Driver Ver. 5.xx,

Code-page:

and

International character set:

settings become disabled.

❏

When using the OPOS ADK, the code page configured in OPOS becomes enabled.

A

Click the

Font

menu.

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B

Configure the following.

Setting

Code-page:

International character set:

Font A Replacement:

Description

Selects the Code Page of the printer font.

Selects an international character set.

Font A can be replaced with Font B. When the paper width is changed, this enables the layout to be maintained without making changes in your application.

C

Click the

Set


Click the

Test print

button to print the configured printer font pattern.

Optional Buzzer

Allows you to configure whether an external optional buzzer is used and the buzzer pattern settings. Configure as follows.

A

Click the

Optional Buzzer

menu.

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B

Select whether or not the buzzer is used.

Disable Buzzer

Enable Buzzer

Do not use the external buzzer. Go to step 4.

Use the external buzzer. Go to step 3.

C

Specify when the external buzzer sounds and the buzzer pattern.

Setting

When an error occurs:

Description

Configure the buzzer setting when an error occurs.

When automatic paper cut activates: Configure the buzzer setting when automatic paper cutting takes place.

To test the buzzer sound, click the

Test

button.


Test

button.

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Setting Description


Test

button.

D

Click the

Set

button. The settings are reflected in the printer.

Communication I/F Settings

This utility allows you to make printer communication settings. The port setting of the computer is not made, so making the printer settings may cause a communication error with the printer. In such case, change the printer driver settings or any other necessary settings on the computer so that they match with the settings made on the printer.

A

B

Click the

Communication I/F

menu. The type of port currently used for communicating with the printer is automatically detected and displayed on the

Communication I/F Settings

screen.

Make the communication settings.

Serial Configures the serial communication.

U

See

“Serial” on page 86

USB

Ethernet

Configures the USB communication.

U

See “USB” on page 87

Configures the IP address.

U

See

“Ethernet” on page 89

C

Click the

Set


Serial

Configures the serial communication.

❏

When the Communication speed is 38400 bps or lower

Referring to the preview on the right of the screen, change the DIP switch setting on the printer. Turn off the printer power when changing DIP switch settings.

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❏

When the Communication speed is 38400 bps or higher

Turn off the printer power. After turning on the printer DIP switches 1 - 7 and 1 - 8, turn the printer back on. Then start TM-T88V Utility.

Setting

Communication speed:

Depend on DIP Switch

Parity:

Data Bit:

Stop Bit:

Description

Selects the communication speed.

Selects which communication speed setting to use between DIP switch setting and memory switch setting. Place a checkmark to use the DIP switch setting.

Deselect it to use the memory switch setting.

Configures the parity.

Configures the data bit.

Configures the stop bit.

USB

Configures the USB class.

Note:

❏

When using the UPOS or Advanced Printer Driver Ver. 3.04, select

Vender Class

.

❏

When you do not need to use the

Printer Class

, using

Vender Class

is recommended.

❏

To change to

Printer Class

, the Built-in USB and USB Plus Power must have been installed.

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Printer Class: Configures the printer to the printer class.

❏

Vender Class: Configures the printer to the vender class.

If you change the USB class from

Vender Class

to

Printer Class

, the printer becomes a Printer Class device. The computer detects the printer as a new Printer Class device and creates a new port.

Using the newly created port, you can print but cannot use the EPSON Status API. The existing port still allows you to both print and use the EPSON Status API, so you can delete the newly created queue and use the existing queue instead.

How to distinguish the EPSON Status API available port

Select

Properties

-

Ports

and check the

Port

and

Description

.

❏

Printer Class

Port: USBxxx

Description: Virtual printer port for USB

❏

Vender Class

Port: ESDPRTxxx

Description: USB TM-T88V

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Ethernet

Starts EpsonNet Config, and configures network addresses.

Setting

Advanced settings

Description

Starts EpsonNet Config when the

Advanced settings

button is clicked.

Setting Backup/Restore

Allows you to save the printer settings to a file and to restore the stored settings to the printer.

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Caution:

❏

On the environment with no Advanced Printer Driver, OPOS, OPOS for .NET, or JavaPOS installed,

Automatic Restore Settings

is disabled.

❏

Automatic Restore Settings cannot be saved or restored. If you want to copy coupon settings on another printer, refer to TM-T88V Utility User's Manual.

Saving the Printer Settings to a File

Save the settings as follows:

A

B

Click the

Backup/Restore

menu.

Select the setting items to be saved as a file from the

Option

.

❏

Stored logo data: Saves the logo data stored on the printer. In this step, data is not acquired from the printer, but the data in the logo store file (TLG file) is saved.

U

See

“Logo Store File” on page 78

❏

Printer settings: Saves all the set values of the printer.

Paper reduction settings

Font settings (font replacement, code page, and international character set settings)

Print control settings (paper width, print speed, density, etc.)

Automatic paper cut setting

Optional buzzer settings

C

Click the

Backup

button. A backup confirmation message will appear. Click the

Yes

button.

Go to step 4.

If

Stored logo data

was selected in step 2.

Go to step 5.

If

Stored logo data

was not selected in step 2.

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D

The

Select Logo File

screen appears. The most recently saved logo filename will appear. Click the

OK

button.

If you wish to change the file to be saved, click the

Browse

button.

E

Specify the filename and backup location in the next screen and save the file.

Restore the Settings to the Printer

Restore the settings as follows:

A

B

Click the

Backup/Restore

.

Click the

Browse

button, and specify the printer setting file to be restored.

C

D

Click the

Restore

button. A restore confirmation message will appear. Click the

Yes

button.

If the restore is successful, a success message is displayed.

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Automatic Restore Settings

Configures the automatic restore settings.

Setting

Automatically restore the settings when replaced with a new printer.

Display confirmation message befor executing automatic restore

Display the restoration result.

Description

To have printer settings automatically restored using the previously created backup file when the printer fails and is replaced with a new printer.

To display the confirmation message asking if you want to restore the settings before execution of automatic restoration.

To display the success/failure result on the screen when automatic restore is executed.

Acknowledgements

TM-T88V Utility incorporate compression code from the Info-ZIP group.

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Application Development Information


This chapter explains how to control this printer and gives information useful for printer application development.

How to Control the Printer

The printer is controlled by the drivers or ESC/POS commands.

Driver

Printer Driver

This is an Windows driver (APD = EPSON Advanced Printer Driver) which allows you to control POS operations, such as printing logos and barcodes, controlling paper cutting function and cash drawer. See this manual for more details about the printer driver. The driver includes Status API which allows you to monitor the printer status, and to send the ESC/POS commands.

See the following manuals and sample programs provided with EPSON Advanced Printer Driver Ver.5 for further details on using the driver and how to develop an application using the Status API functions.

❏

Install Manual

❏

Printer Manual

❏

Printer Specification for TM-T88V

❏

Status API Manual

UPOS

This stands for

Unified Point of Service

. It is the standard specification of POS market, which defines drivers for controlling POS peripheral devices in various operation environments. Using the driver, you can develop POS system efficiently because you do not need to newly create commands. The following TM-T88V drivers that conform to

UPOS are provided. Use one of them in accordance with your system environment.

❏

EPSON OPOS ADK

Suitable for an application that operates the printer under 32-bit version of Windows.

❏

EPSON OPOS ADK for .NET

Suitable for an application that operates the printer under Windows .NET environment.

❏

EPSON JavaPOS ADK for Windows

Suitable for an application that operates the printer under Windows Java environment.

See the following document for the information about how to create an environment and develop an application.

EPSON OPOS ADK

❏

OPOS Installation Manual

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❏

User's Manual

❏

Application Development Guide

❏

UnifiedPOS Retail Peripheral Architecture*

❏

Sample Program Guide

EPSON OPOS ADK for .NET

❏

OPOS ADK for .NET Installation Guide

❏

UnifiedPOS Retail Peripheral Architecture*

❏

User's Reference (SetupPOS)

❏

Application Development Guide (POSPrinter TM-T88V)

EPSON JavaPOS ADK for Windows

❏

JavaPOS ADK Installation Guide

* This guide describes general information on how to control printers using the OPOS ADK (in the chapter

POS

Printer

and

Appendix-A

). It does not describe Epson's specific functions.

ESC/POS Commands

The ESC/POS command is the printer command system developed by EPSON. This allows you to directly control the all functions of the printer. Using the commands with the driver, you can use a function that is not provided by the driver.

Compared to using the drivers, using the commands is difficult because you need to have knowledge about the detailed printer specifications and how to combine the commands.

In order to use the ESC/POS commands, you must sign our non-disclosure contract and get ESC/POS application programming guide. For more details, please contact your dealer.

Storing Logos

!

Caution:

❏

You cannot store UPOS SetBitmap logos and logos configured using TM-T88V Utility in the same printer.

❏

When a SetBitmap logo is stored, it overwrites and deletes an existing TM-T88V Utility logo.

The procedure to store logos differs by your system configuration as follows.

❏

When using the Advanced Printer Driver only

Use TM-T88V Utility to store logos.

❏

When using the OPOS and Advanced Printer Driver on the same system

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❏

OPOS setting

Using the OPOS SetupPOS, select

Bitmap

tab on the

Device Specific Settings

screen, and uncheck the checkbox for

NVRAM

.

❏

Storing logos in the printer

Use TM-T88V Utility to store logos in the printer.

Download

Drivers, utilities, and manuals can be downloaded from one of the following URLs.

For customers in North America, go to the following web site: http://www.epsonexpert.com/ and follow the on-screen instructions.

For customers in other countries, go to the following web site: https://download.epson-biz.com/?service=pos

Select the product name from the "Select any product" pulldown menu.

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