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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. ❏ The contents of this document are subject to change without notice. Please contact us for the latest information.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual 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.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual Contents Contents Uninstall the EpsonNet Config. . . . . . . . . . . . Uninstalling the Epson TM Virtual Port Driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Uninstalling the EpsonNet Simple Viewer. . . . Uninstalling the OPOS ADK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Uninstalling the OPOS ADK for .NET. . . . . . . Uninstalling the JavaPOS ADK. . . . . . . . . . . . Cautions and Trademarks Cautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual Contents Optional Buzzer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Communication I/F Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Serial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . USB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ethernet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting Backup/Restore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saving the Printer Settings to a File. . . . . . . . .
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual 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.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual Overview Support OS The following lists the supported operating systems for running the TM-T88V drivers and utilities.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual Overview Before TM-T88V driver is installed TM-T88V Software Installer A B C D E 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.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual 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 .
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual Overview Item Description Uninstall a program Windows 8 Desktop - Sidebar Settings - Control Panel - Uninstall a program Windows 7 Start - Control Panel - Uninstall a program Windows Vista Start - Control Panel - Uninstall a program 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
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual 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 EPSON TM-T88V Software Installer screen appears. Click the Support button.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual Overview B The Support Information screen appears. Click the button of your area. The URL of Epson support website is displayed.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual 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.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual Installation When the TM-T88V Software Installer is not automatically read, double click the TMInstallNavi.exe icon in the TM-T88V Software & Documents Disc. B The License Agreement screen appears. Read the content and select the I accept the terms in the license agreement. Then click the Next button. C The Select Installation Type screen appears. Click the Easy Install button.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual 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.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual Installation F G The Communication Port Settings screen appears. The setting varies depending on the connection method. Select the port to connect the printer. Serial connection Proceed to Step 7. Parallel connection Click the Parallel port button. Select the LPT port and click the Next button. Proceed to Step 10. USB connection Click the USB port button, and then click the Next button. Proceed to Step 10. Ethernet connection Proceed to Step 8.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual 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 J Configure the IP address of the printer on IP Address and then click the Next button. Proceed to Step 10.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual 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.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual 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. C Select the printer you want to configure, then click the Configuration button.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual Installation E Configure the printer IP address. Then click the Transmit button. F The confirmation screen appears. Click the Yes button. G The configured settings are sent to the printer. After approx. 30 seconds, the completion screen appears. Select the Manual and Set using PING. Then configure the IP Address, Subnet Mask and Default Gateway. Click the OK button. H Confirm the settings on the EpsonNet Config screen.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual Installation B The EpsonNet Config screen appears. C Select the printer you want to configure, then click the Configuration button. Check that the target printer is listed in the screen. When the printer does not appear, click the Refresh button. D The Device Properties screen appears. Select the Network Interface - Network - Basic(Wireless). E Set the wireless LAN. F If the communication mode is Ad Hoc. Proceed to Step 6.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual Installation Setting Description Communication Mode: Select Ad Hoc. SSID: Set the SSID. The maximum is 32 alphanumeric characters. Channel: Select the channel. Transmission Rate: Select the transmission rate. Security Level: Select the security level. If the Security Level is WEP-64bit(40bit) or WEP-128bit(104bit): G Setting Description Input using hex Check the checkbox choosing the WEP Key to be input as a hexadecimal number.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual Installation Setting Description Communication Mode: Select Infrastructure. SSID: Set the SSID. The maximum is 32 alphanumeric characters. Transmission Rate: Select the transmission rate. Security Level: Select the security level. If the Security Level is WEP-64bit(40bit) or WEP-128bit(104bit): Setting Description Input using hex Check the checkbox choosing the WEP Key to be input as a hexadecimal number.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual Installation Setting Description PSK (Pre-shared Key): Input the Pre-shared Key. ASCII 8 to 63 characters Reenter PSK (Pre-shared Key): Input the Pre-shared Key again. H Select the Network Interface - TCP/IP - Basic. I TCP/IP settings such as the IP Address. J 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.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual Installation K Set the TCP/IP. When finished, go to step 12. Setting Description Automatic/Manual 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.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual 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 Insert the TM-T88V Software & Documents Disc into the computer. The TM-T88V Software Installer is automatically read and the EPSON TM-T88V Software Installer screen appears. Click the Install Now button.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual Installation J The Installation Finished screen appears. Click 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 The License Agreement screen appears. Read the content and select the I accept the terms in the license agreement. Then click the Next button. B The Location to Save Files screen appears.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual Installation Setting Description Parallel Select the parallel port to be used. Serial Select the serial port to be used. BaudRate Sets the BaudRate. (The default is 38400.) DataBits Sets the DataBits. (The default is 8.) Parity Sets the Parity. (The default is None.) StopBits Sets the StopBits. (The default is 1.) FlowControl Sets the data flow control type to be used between the computer and serial device. (The default is DTR/DSR.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual 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.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual Installation ❏ Sample and Manual ❏ OPOS ADK ❏ OPOS ADK for .NET ❏ JavaPOS ADK ❏ TM-T88V Utility ❏ Coupon Generator ❏ EpsonNet Config ❏ EpsonNet Simple Viewer ❏ 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.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual 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.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual Installation E The Printer Registration screen appears. F The Register, Change and Delete EPSON TM Printer screen is displayed. G Set the followings from 2. Printer. Here, connect the printer to the computer and turn the printer's power on. Click Next. From 1. Select Printer, select . Item Description Name Specify the printer driver name. Do not use Unicode/2-byte characters for the name.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual Installation Port type Item COM Description Communicate with serial port. Set the following communication setting. Port Specify the number of serial port used for connecting the printer. Baud Rate Specify the baud rate. Parity Specify the parity. Stop Bits Specify the stop bits. Flow Control Specify the method of data flow between the computer and the printer. Data Bits Specify the data bits. Parallel Communicate with parallel port.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual Installation J When the printer is registered, the screen comes up as shown below. K After confirming the test page printing of Windows, click Next under 5. Complete. L The Installation Complete screen appears. M When the installation is completed, the Installation Finished screen appears. Click Yes. Test page printing of Windows is carried out. Click Close to finish the installation. When conducting test print: Click the Printing Test button.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual Installation Installing the OPOS ADK A Insert the TM-T88V Software & Documents Disc into the computer and follow the steps. U See “Displaying the Select Software Screen” on page 30 B Check the OPOS ADK Ver. x.xx. Clear the check box for the items you do not want to install. Click the Next button. C The Start Installation screen appears. The driver and utility to be installed are listed. Click the Install button to start the installation.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual Installation L When the installation is completed, the Installation Finished screen appears. Then click the Finish button to end the installation. 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.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual Installation H The Setup Type screen appears. Select the port and click the Next button. I The Start Copying Files screen appears. Click the Next button to start the installation. J The InstallShield Wizard Complete screen appears. Click the Finish button. K When the installation is completed, the Installation Finished screen appears. Then click the Finish button to end the installation. This is the end of the OPOS ADK for .NET installation.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual Installation D The EPSON JavaPOS ADK x.xx.x screen appears. Select the language and then click the OK button. E The Introduction screen appears. Click the Next button. F The License Agreement screen appears. Read the content and select the I accept the terms in the License Agreement. Click the Next button. G The Choose JVM screen appears. Click the Next button. H The Choose Install Set screen appears.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual Installation N When the installation is completed, the Installation Finished screen appears. Then click the Finish button to end the installation. 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.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual 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. The installation is started without displaying any other screens. Proceed to Step 12 if you do not install any other utility or driver. The installation is started without displaying any other screens.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual 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 When the installation is completed, the Installation Finished screen appears. When exiting the installation: Uncheck the Run TM-T88V Utility (the box is unchecked by default).
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual 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.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual 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.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual 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.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual Installation E The Uninstallation Complete screen is displayed. Uninstallation is complete after clicking Finish. Uninstalling the TM-T88V Utility A Quit all applications running on the computer. B Select Start - Control Panel - Uninstall a program - EPSON TM-T88V Utility. Click Uninstall. For information of the differences in screen selections based on the OS versions.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual Installation B The Epson TM Virtual Port Driver uninstallation confirmation screen appears. Click the Yes button. C The uninstallation of the Epson TM Virtual Port Driver starts. D 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.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual Installation D The Information screen appears. Click the Yes button. E The ADK Selection screen appears. Click the Next button. F The Confirm Deletion screen appears. Click the Start button. G The uninstallation of the EPSON OPOS ADK starts. H The Uninstall Complete screen appears. Click the Finish button. When Yes, I want to restart my computer now. is selected, the computer will restart. Uninstalling the OPOS ADK for .
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual Installation D The uninstallation of the EPSON JavaPOS ADK starts. E The completion screen appears. Click the Done button to finish the uninstallation.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual Using the Printer Driver 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.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual Using the Printer Driver 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.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual Using the Printer Driver 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.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual Using the Printer Driver 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.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual Using the Printer Driver Item Timing Action C Description Start of Document At the beginning of document printing Start of Page At the beginning of each page in the document End of Page At the end of each page in the document End of Document At the end of document printing Feed to cut position before cutting When checked, paper is fed to the cutting position of auto-cutter. Cutting method Auto-cutter will not act when No cut is selected.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual Using the Printer Driver 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.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual Using the Printer Driver Peripherals Setting Value Description Built-in Buzzer Turn off Built-in buzzer does not sound. Turn on Built-in buzzer sounds. Turn off External buzzer does not sound. Turn on External buzzer sounds. Pattern Specify buzzer sound pattern. Count Specify buzzer sound frequency. External Buzzer Logo Printing Logo can be printed at the beginning and the end of printing. There are 2 printing methods.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual Using the Printer Driver C Select the position where the logo is printed. D Click Select Image to specify the logo to print. E 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. Select the printing position from Start of Document / End of Document / Start of Page / End of Page. Settings are described below.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual Using the Printer Driver Item Description Brightness Setup the brightness. Select from 5 levels. Density Setup the printing density. F Click Set. G When printing, the logo is printed at the position set in the APD5 utility. The logo is registered to the driver.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual Using the Printer Driver A Select User Defined Paper of the APD5 utility to setup user defined paper. Item Description Paper Name Name of the user defined paper. This name is displayed in Printing Preferences - Layout. Unit Specify the unit for the paper width setting. Paper Size Specify the user defined paper size (width, height). Margin Specify the user defined paper size space (top, bottom, left, right).
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual Using the Printer Driver 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 Specify a barcode font to barcode data using the application.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual Using the Printer Driver A 2 dimensional font can be set from 2-dimensional symbol of the APD5 utility. B Specify a 2 dimensional font to 2 dimensional data using the application. C 2 dimensional symbol is printed based on the settings of the APD5 utility. For detail, see Advanced Printer Driver Ver.5 Printer Manual. Coupon Printing APD5 provides the coupon printing function.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual Using the Printer Driver Buzzer Settings 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. B Select whether or not the buzzer is used. C Disable Buzzer Do not use the external buzzer. Go to step 4. Enable Buzzer Use the external buzzer. Go to step 3. Specify when the external buzzer sounds and the buzzer pattern.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual Using the Printer Driver D Setting Description 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.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual 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.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual TM-T88V Utility If you have checked Run TM-T88V Utility at Step 10 of Easy Install procedure, start from Step 2. A Select Start - All Programs - EPSON - TM-T88V Software - TM-T88V Utility. B 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.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual TM-T88V Utility Adding a Communication Port and Starting the TM-T88V Utility Add a communication port as follows: A Select Start - All Programs - EPSON - TM-T88V Software - TM-T88V Utility. B The following screen appears. Click the Add Port button.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual 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.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual TM-T88V Utility Setting Description Port: Selects the parallel port of the computer you use. Search: Searches for available parallel ports. 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. ❏ USB Setting Description Port: Selects the USB port you use. Search Searches for the available USB port(s).
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual 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.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual TM-T88V Utility Current Settings Allows you to check the printer settings and the maintenance counter. Setting Description Storing Logos: Displays the number of stored logos and their sizes. Coupon Settings: *1 Displays the coupon settings. Paper Reduction Settings: Displays the paper reduction Enable/Disable setting. Automatic Paper Cut Settings: Displays the settings of the automatic paper cut function.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual TM-T88V Utility ❏ 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. ❏ Ethernet I/F Setting Description Ethernet I/F: Displays the product name. MAC address: Displays the MAC address setting of the interface.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual 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.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual TM-T88V Utility A Click the Operation Check menu. B Click the button of the item you want to check. You can check the followings. ❏ 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. Print Logo Prints the logo stored on the printer. Print Font Prints the fonts installed on the printer.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual TM-T88V Utility Setting Description Enable electronic journal Sets electronic journal Enable/Disable. (This is activated when ticked) Open 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.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual TM-T88V Utility Setting Description Logo Indicator 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 Save to File Saves the configured logo data as a file to store it to the printer. The data can also be stored as a bmp file. Store to Printer Stores the configured logo data to the printer.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual 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 Description Get KeyCode Obtains registered Key-code numbers. Adding a Logo Add a logo as follows. A Click the Add button.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual TM-T88V Utility B Specify the image data to be used as a logo. C The Logo Edit screen appears. Click the Monochrome or Multi-tone button to select the format of the image to be printed. 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.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual TM-T88V Utility E Setting Description Image width Specifies the width to which the image is resized (in mm). Resize 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. Half toning Configures the halftone setting of the image. Brightness Configures the brightness of the image.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual TM-T88V Utility 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.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual 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.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual TM-T88V Utility C Setting Description Extra Upper Space Reduction 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. Extra Lower Space Reduction 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.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual TM-T88V Utility B C 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. Prints the logo when executing the automatic paper cut. Go to Step 3. Configure the Print logo when paper is cut.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual TM-T88V Utility Setting Description Bottom Logo Sets the logo that is printed at the bottom of the paper. Condition Extra Upper Space Reduction: ❏ 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.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual TM-T88V Utility Setting Description Paper width: Selects the paper width. Print density: Selects the print density. Multi-tone print density: Selects the multi-tone print density level. Print speed: Selects the print speed. Power Supply Unit Capacity: Selects the capacity level of the power supply unit connected to the printer.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual TM-T88V Utility B C Configure the following. Setting Description Code-page: Selects the Code Page of the printer font. International character set: Selects an international character set. Font A Replacement: 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. Click the Set button. The settings are reflected to the printer.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual TM-T88V Utility B C Select whether or not the 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. Specify when the external buzzer sounds and the buzzer pattern. Setting 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.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual TM-T88V Utility D Setting Description When specified pulse 2 (5 pin) occurs: Configure the buzzer setting when the specified pulse is generated. To test the buzzer sound, click the Test button. Click the Set button. The settings are reflected in the printer. Communication I/F Settings This utility allows you to make printer communication settings.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual TM-T88V Utility ❏ 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 Description Communication speed: Selects the communication speed. Depend on DIP Switch Selects which communication speed setting to use between DIP switch setting and memory switch setting.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual TM-T88V Utility ❏ 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.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual TM-T88V Utility Ethernet Starts EpsonNet Config, and configures network addresses. Setting Description Advanced settings 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.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual TM-T88V Utility !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 Click the Backup/Restore menu.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual TM-T88V Utility D E 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. 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 Click the Backup/Restore.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual TM-T88V 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.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual TM-T88V Utility This software is provided "as is," without warranty of any kind, express or implied. In no event shall Info-ZIP or its contributors be held liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages arising out of the use of or inability to use this software.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual Application Development Information 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.
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual Application Development Information ❏ User's Manual ❏ Application Development Guide ❏ UnifiedPOS Retail Peripheral Architecture* ❏ Sample Program Guide EPSON OPOS ADK for .NET ❏ OPOS ADK for .
TM-T88V Software Installer Software User's Manual Application Development Information ❏ 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.