Epson TM-T88V manual

TM-T88V User’s Manual 1 English User’s Manual M00023801EN[...]

2 TM-T88V User’s Manual English All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduc ed, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electr onic, mechanical, phot ocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Seiko Ep son Corporation. No patent liability is assumed with respec[...]

TM-T88V User’s Manual 3 English Important Safety Information This section presents important informatio n intended to ensure safe and effective use of this product. Read this section carefully and store it in an accessible location. Key to Symbols The symbols in this manual are identified by their level of importance, as defined below. Read the f[...]

4 TM-T88V User’s Manual English Do not place heavy objects on top of this product. Never stand or lean on this product. Equipment may fall or collapse, causing breakage and possible injury. Take care not to injure your fingers on the manual cutter • When you remove printed paper • When you perform other operations such as loading/replacing ro[...]

TM-T88V User’s Manual 5 English Downloading Drivers, Utilities, and Manuals The latest versions of 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 fo llow the on-screen instructions. For customers in other countries, go [...]

6 TM-T88V User’s Manual English Installing the Printer Horizontally or Vertically You can install the pr inter horizontally on a flat su rface (with the paper exit on top) or vertically (with the paper exit at the front) by hanging it on a wall, using the optional WH-10 hanging bracket set. WARNING: When hanging the printer on the wall with the h[...]

TM-T88V User’s Manual 7 English Attaching the Connector Cover Follow the steps below to attach the co nnector cover to protect the cables. 1. Turn over the printer. 2. Position the two hooks on both sides of the connector cover so that they hook the printer case. 3. Push the connector cover down to click onto the printer case. To remove the conne[...]

8 TM-T88V User’s Manual English Arranging the Cables Pass the cables through cable exits in the connector cover. The connector cover has cable exits on the back and both sides. You can also route the serial, USB, or po wer cables out the front by passing them through the notch in the printer bottom. If you want to pass the USB cable through the c[...]

TM-T88V User’s Manual 9 English Installing Roll Paper Follow the steps below to inst all the roll paper. If you want to change the paper width by using the roll pape r guide, see “Chang ing th e Paper Width” on page 11. 1. Press the cover open button to open the roll paper cover. 2. Remove the used roll paper core if any, and insert the roll [...]

10 TM-T88V User’s Manual English 4. Tear off the paper. Attaching the Power Switch Cover The enclosed power switch cover ensures that the power swit ch is not pressed accidentally. You ca n turn on and off the power swit ch by inserting a sharp- pointed object in the holes in the power switch cover. To detach the cover, use a sharp-pointed object[...]

TM-T88V User’s Manual 11 English Changing the Paper Width If a roll paper guide is included with your printer, you can change the paper width from 80 mm to 58 mm by installing the roll paper guide. Follow the steps below to change the paper width. CAUTION: If you once change the paper width from 80 mm to 58 mm, you cannot change it back to 80 mm.[...]

12 TM-T88V User’s Manual English 4. Paste the enclosed 2 strips along the ro ll paper guide on the bottom of the roll paper holder. Make sure the space betw een the top edge of strip and the line of the groove in the roll paper guide (indicated as a in the illustration) is 0.5 mm or less. 5. Install the roll paper correctly. 6. Close the roll pap[...]

TM-T88V User’s Manual 13 English Removing Jammed Paper When a paper jam occurs, ne ver pull out the paper forc ibly. Open the roll paper cover and remove the j ammed paper. CAUTION: Do not touch the thermal head and the frame on its side (indicated in the circle in the illustration below) because it can be very hot after printing. If the roll pap[...]

14 TM-T88V User’s Manual English Cleaning Cleaning the Printer Case Be sure to turn off the printer, and wipe the dirt off the printer case with a dry cloth or a damp cloth. CAUTION: Never clean the product with alcohol, benzine, thinner, or other such solvents. Doing so may damage or break the parts made of plastic and rubber. Cleaning the Therm[...]

TM-T88V User’s Manual 15 English Setting the DIP Switches CAUTION: Be sure to turn off the printer before removing the cover of the DIP switches. Removing it while the printer is turned on may cause problems such as an electric short, which leads to a malfunction of the printer. 1. Turn off the printer. 2. Turn over the printer. 3. Remove the DIP[...]

16 TM-T88V User’s Manual English DIP Switch Tables When using Serial Interface *1: When DIP switch es 1-7 and 1-8 are on, the transmission speed can be selected from one of seven speeds: 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57 600, and 1152 00 bps by control commands. When using Paral lel Interface DIP Switch Bank 1 SW Function ON OFF 1-1 Data receive[...]

TM-T88V User’s Manual 17 English When using USB/Ethernet /Wireless LAN Interface *1: When using the USB interfac e on a model with a serial or parallel interface, the functi on of DIP switch 1-8 is as follows. *2: Whether DIP switch 2-8 is set to ON or OFF is dependent on the print er model. Specifications DIP Switch Bank 1 SW Function ON OFF 1-1[...]

18 TM-T88V User’s Manual English lps: lines per second dpi: dots per 25.4 mm (dots per inch) *1: The values are those when the pa per width is changed to 58 mm by installing the roll pape r guide and making the pa per width setting with utility s o ftware for the TM-T88V. The roll paper guide may not be included depending on the printer model. *2[...]