Utility User's Manual Overview Descriptions of the TM-T20 Utility features, operating environment, and installation/uninstallation Using the Utility Descriptions of how to use the TM-T20 Utility M00022903 Rev.
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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. Provides information that must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment or a malfunction. 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.
About this Manual Aim of the Manual This manual presents information that is necessary information for using the TM-T20 Utility.
Contents ■ For Safety...............................................................................................................................3 Key to Symbols ....................................................................................................................................... 3 ■ Restriction of Use ..................................................................................................................3 ■ About this Manual ...................................................
■ Setting Backup/Restore ..................................................................................................... 39 Saving the Printer Settings to a File.....................................................................................................39 Restore the Settings to the Printer ......................................................................................................40 ■ Acknowledgements ................................................................................
Chapter 1 Overview Overview This chapter describes the specifications of TM-T20 Utility. Overview TM-T20 Utility is a dedicated utility for the TM-T20 printer to check and configure the TM-T20’s parameters. It also allows you to configure the IP address of a printer through the Ethernet connection.
Installation Execute the Setup.exe of this product. Install it with the administrator authority. Uninstallation Uninstall the utility as follows. 1 2 3 Select [Start]-[Control Panel]-[Uninstall a program]. (Reference page of other OS.) "Uninstall or change a program" window appears. Doubleclick "Install Assistant." "Uninstall Confirmation" window appears. click the [Yes] button. The TM-T20 Utility will be uninstalled. 4 "Uninstall Complete" window appears. click the [Finish] button.
Chapter 2 Using the Utility Using the Utility This chapter explains how to use the TM-T20 Utility. While saving the settings, do not turn off the printer or terminate the connection with the printer. Starting the TM-T20 Utility Starting the TM-T20 Utility Activate the TM-T20 Utility as follows. 1 2 Select [Start] - [All Programs] - [EPSON] - [TM-T20 Software] - [TM-T20 Utility]. The following screen appears. Select the printer to use and click the [OK] button.
3 The TM-T20 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 TMT20 Utility, or check the serial number on one of the sides of the printer and the serial number of TMT20 Utility.
Chapter 2 Using the Utility Adding a Communication Port and Starting the TM-T20 Utility Add a communication port as follows: 1 2 3 Select [Start] - [All Programs] - [EPSON] - [TM-T20 Software] - [TM-T20 Utility]. The following screen appears. Click the [Add Port] button. The [Add Port] screen appears. Configure the port to be added. Then, click the [OK] button. 2 • If the communication with the port failed, an error message appears. In such case, you cannot add the port.
❏ Serial Setting Description Port: Selects the serial port of the computer you use. Search Searches for available serial ports. Communication speed: Configures the communication speed. Parity: Configures the parity. Data Bit: Configures the bit length. Stop Bit: Configures the stop bit. Virtual Port Settings Starts the Virtual Port Settings tool. For details, see the manual for the Virtual Port Settings tool. Communication test Runs a communication test.
Chapter 2 Using the Utility 4 5 The following screen appears again. Select the added port and click the [OK] button. The TM-T20 Utility is started.
Current Settings Allows you to check the printer settings and the maintenance counter. Setting 14 Description Storing Logos Displays the number of stored logos and their sizes. Automatic Paper Cut Settings Displays the settings of the automatic paper cut function. Printing Control Displays the paper width and the print density settings. Font Displays code page of the printer font, and international character set. Optional Buzzer Displays the buzzer settings.
Chapter 2 Using the Utility Details Interface Information When a serial or parallel connection is used, interface information does not appear; only the maintenance counter appears. ❏ USB I/F Setting Description USB Device: Displays the product name. USB Device Version: Displays the product version. USB ID: Displays the serial number. USB Information: Displays the character string configured to the interface for identification purpose.
Maintenance counter Allows you to check the following counters and to reset some of them. The cumulative counter cannot be reset.
Chapter 2 Using the Utility Operation Check Allows you to check the printer operation and communication between the printer and the driver. Configure as follows. 1 Click the [Operation Check] menu. 2 Click the button of the item you want to check. You can check the followings. 2 ❏ Unit Test Setting Description Communication Test Checks if the communication between the computer and the printer is normal. Test Printing Makes a test print. To see if the printer prints correctly.
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 or delete a logo stored on the printer, but you cannot edit it or restore it as a file though. [Storing Logos] has the following functions. Setting Key Code List 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.
Chapter 2 Using the Utility Setting Description Advanced Printer Driver Control Font Setting Mode The Advanced Printer Driver allows you to assign a control font (h to l) to your logo instead of using a key code. Key-code Nonuse Mode (not recommended) Not recommended. Key-code Management Get KeyCode You can check the Key-code of the logo stored in the printer, or delete the logos. Obtains registered Key-code numbers. Preview Displays the logo image to be stored on the printer.
Adding a Logo When storing multiple logos, it is recommended to add them to the printer altogether at once. When saving the logo to be stored to the printer setting file, see Setting Backup/Restore (p.39). Add a logo as follows. 1 Click the [Add] button. 2 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.
Chapter 2 Using the Utility 3 The [Logo Edit] screen appears. 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. Setting 4 Description Image width Specifies the width to which the image is resized (in mm). Resize Specifies whether or not the image is resized.
5 6 7 22 The logo data is added on the list. When storing multiple logo data, repeat Step 1 through 4. 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. 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.
Chapter 2 Using the Utility 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. 1 2 3 Prepare all the logo data to add to the printer.
Coupon Settings After printing the last part of the document, registered coupons can be printed; coupon data are registered using this utility and coupons are printed using the TM-T20 printer driver. Registration of up to 100 coupons is possible. And you can select whether to print coupons in the order specified in advance or to print them arranged in random order. If The TM-T20 printer driver is not installed, you cannot set the coupon function or print coupons.
Chapter 2 Using the Utility Registering coupon data Set the coupon data to register. 1 Click the [Add]. 2 Specify the image data to register as a coupon. 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, it is resized to fit the paper width.
3 The [Logo Edit] screen appears. Edit the image data while checking the image previewed on the upper portion of the screen. When finished, click the [OK] button. Set the following: 4 5 6 26 Setting Description Image width With [Resize] being checked, set the print width for the image (in mm). If [Resize] is not checked, the image will be printed in its original size. If the image width is greater than the paper width, the part of the image that exceeds the paper width will not be printed.
Chapter 2 Using the Utility Configuring the coupon print settings Configure the print settings for the registered coupons. You can set such items as print order and number of times to print. Selecting a coupon print method In Method of selection, choose a selection method regarding print order. Option Description Sequential Prints as specified in the list. Random Registers coupon data arranged in random order into the printer driver and prints in that order.
Registering the coupons into the printer driver When the print settings for the coupons have been completely made, the coupons are registered into the printer driver. 1 2 Click the [Set] button to set the coupons to the printer driver. When the setting process is complete, click the [OK] button. When the coupons have been set, the printer driver prints the coupons after printing the last part of the document according to the settings. Coupon printing log function Create a coupon issuance log file.
Chapter 2 Using the Utility Automatic Paper Cut Settings Allows you to configure whether to cut paper and print a logo when the cover is closed. Configure as follows. 1 Click the [Automatic Paper Cut] menu. 2 Click the item you want to check. Not use this function Disables the automatic paper cut function. Go to Step 4. Cut paper when the cover is closed. Executes automatic paper cut when the cover is closed. Go to Step 4. Print logo when paper is cut.
3 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. Bottom Logo 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. Condition Sets the condition for top logo printing.
Chapter 2 Using the Utility Printing Control Settings Allows you to configure the printing control settings of the printer. Configure as follows. 1 Click the [Printing Control] menu. 2 Configure the following printing control items. Setting Description Paper width Selects the paper width. Logo 180 dpi Emulation Mode Enables or disables [Logo 180 dpi Emulation Mode].
Font Settings Allows you to configure the printer font and international character set. Configure as follows. • When using the Advanced Printer Driver Ver. 4.xx, [Code-page:] and [International character set:] settings become disabled. • When using the OPOS ADK, the code page configured in OPOS becomes enabled. 1 Click the [Font] menu. 2 Configure the following. Setting 3 32 Description Code-page: Selects the Code Page of the printer font.
Chapter 2 Using the Utility Optional Buzzer Allows you to configure whether an external optional buzzer is used and the buzzer pattern settings. Configure as follows. 1 Click the [Optional Buzzer] menu. 2 Select whether or not the external buzzer is used. Disable Buzzer Do not use the external buzzer. Go to step 4. Enable Buzzer Use the external buzzer. Go to step 3.
3 Specify when the external buzzer sounds and the buzzer pattern. Setting 4 34 Description When an error occurs: 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. 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.
Chapter 2 Using the Utility 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. 1 2 3 Click the [Communication I/F] menu.
Serial Configures the serial communication. Setting Communication speed: 36 Description Selects the communication speed. The available settings vary depending on whether [Depend on DIP Switch] is selected or not. Parity: Configures the parity. Data Bit: Configures the data bit. Stop Bit: Configures the stop bit. Flow control Configures the flow control.
Chapter 2 Using the Utility USB Configures the USB class. • When using the UPOS select [Vender Class]. • When you do not need to use the [Printer Class], using [Vender Class] is recommended. ❏ Printer Class: Configures the printer to the printer class. ❏ Vender Class (Default Setting): 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.
Ethernet Changes the printer's IP address. ❏ IP Address: Type a new IP address to be set to the printer. Changing the printer IP address causes a communication error between the printer and the computer. After the setting, change the setting of the printer driver and UPOS to the same as that you made on the printer.
Chapter 2 Using the Utility Setting Backup/Restore Allows you to save the printer settings to a file and to restore the stored settings to the printer. Saving the Printer Settings to a File Save the settings as follows: 1 Click the [Backup/Restore] menu. 2 2 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.
4 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. 5 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: 1 2 3 4 40 Click the [Backup/Restore]. Click the [Browse] button, and specify the printer setting file to be restored. Click the [Restore] button.
Chapter 2 Using the Utility Automatic Restore Settings Configures the automatic restore settings. Setting Description Automatically restore the settings when replaced with a new printer. To have printer settings automatically restored using the previously created backup file when the printer fails and is replaced with a new printer. Display the restoration result. To display the success/failure result on the screen when automatic restore is executed.
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