Epson TM T88V Technical Reference Guide

Chapter 3 Application Development Information
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Setting/Checking Modes
Besides the ordinary print mode, the printer has the following modes to set or check settings of
the printer.
•Self-test Mode
• Hexadecimal Dumping Mode
•NV Graphics Print Mode
•Receipt Enhancement Information Print Mode
•Memory Switch Setting Mode
Self-test Mode
You can confirm the following information by running the self-test mode. You can also set the
interface mode.
•Control circuit functions
•Printer mechanism
•Print quality
•ROM version
•Maintenance Information
•DIP switch settings
Follow the steps below to run this mode.
1
Close the roll paper cover.
2
While pressing the Feed button, turn on the printer. (Keep pressing the
Feed button until the printer starts printing.)
The printer starts printing current status of the printer.
When the printer finishes printing the printer status, the following message is printed and
the Paper LED flashes. (The printer is now in the self-test wait mode.):
“Select Modes by pressing Feed button.
Continue SELF-TEST: Less than 1 second
Mode Selection : 1 second or more”
With the LAN interface, before printing starts, it takes 6 seconds if the IP address is fixed
and 13 seconds if the IP address is obtained with the automatic setting. (It may take longer
depending on the response time from the host.)

Epson TM T88V Specifications

General

Dimensions (WxDxH)	145 x 195 x 148 mm
USB port	Yes
Standard interfaces	RS-232, USB 2.0
Serial interface type	RS-232
Serial ports quantity	1
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
Connectivity technology	Wired
Type	POS printer
Print speed	11.8 ips
Print technology	Thermal
Maximum resolution	180 x 180 DPI
Safety	UL1950/CSA C22.2 No. 950
Certification	FCC/ICES-003
Built-in barcodes	2D, CODABAR (NW-7), Code 128 (A/B/C), Code 39, Code 93, EAN13, EAN8, ITF-14, MaxiCode, PDF417, QR Code, UPC-A, UPC-E
Country of origin	China
Autocutter durability	2 million cuts
Mean time between failures (MTBF)	360000 h
Product color	Black
Maximum roll diameter	83 mm
Supported paper width	80, 58 mm
Printing media thickness	55 - 80 µm
Storage temperature (T-T)	-10 - 50 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 45 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90 %
Ethernet LAN	No
Input current	1.8 A
Power supply type	DC
Pallet width	800 mm
Pallet height	2550 mm
Pallet length	1200 mm
Pallet width (UK)	1000 mm
Quantity per pallet	128 pc(s)
Quantity per pallet (UK)	192 pc(s)
Master (outer) case width	400 mm
Quantity per pallet layer	16 pc(s)
Master (outer) case height	255 mm
Master (outer) case length	490 mm
Quantity per pallet layer (UK)	24 pc(s)
Quantity per master (outer) case	4 pc(s)
Package depth	257 mm
Package width	193 mm
Package height	241 mm
Package weight	2660 g
Quantity per pack	1 pc(s)