5-2 Product Specifications Rev. A
5.2 Print Specifications (TM-T88II/TM-T88III)
lps: lines per second
*1: During printing (at 24 V, 28°C {82.4°F}, density level 2). Note, however, the print speed automatically changes
with the voltage applied to the printer and with the head temperature conditions.
Note:
The print speed sometimes slows down, depending on the data transfer speed and other settings.
A slow baud rate is a probable cause of intermittent printing. We recommend using a faster baud rate.
Table 5-2 Print characteristics
Characteristics Specifications
Print method Thermal line printing
Paper feed method Unidirectional with friction feed
Print width ❐ 72 mm {2.84"}
❐ 50.8 mm {2.28"} (factory option with paper spacer)
Characters per line See table titled “Print width/characters per line,” below.
Print speed See table titled “Print speed,” below.
Paper feed speed TM-T88II: Approx. 120 mm/s {4.72"/s} during continuous paper feed
TM-T88III: Approx. 150 mm/s {5.91"/s} during continuous paper feed
Carriage return width 4.23 mm or 1/6"
Table 5-3 Print width/characters per line
Paper width (mm) Roll paper width (mm)
80 (standard) 58 (factory option)
Number of print dots 512 360
Print width (mm) 72 {2.84"} 50.8 {2.28"}
Font A (12 × 24) number of columns 42 30
Font B (9 × 17) number of columns 56 40
Kanji font (24 × 24) number of columns 21 15
Table 5-4 Print speed
Print control mode Unit Setting Print speed (max.)
TM-T88II TM-T88III
High-speed mode (*1) mm/sec — 120 {4.72"/s} 150 {5.91"/s}
lps Line space setting: 3.18 mm {1/8"} 38 47.2
lps Line space setting: 4.23 mm {1/6"} 28.4 35.5
Low-power mode mm/sec — 70 {2.76"/s} 70 {2.76"/s}
lps Line space setting: 4.23 mm {1/6"} 16.5 16.5
Printing ladder bar codes mm/sec Line space setting: 4.23 mm {1/6"} 42 {1.65"/s} 42 {1.65"/s}