Epson TM
U220 Reference Guide

5-4 Application Development Information Rev. E
5.2 Cash Drawer Control
5.2.1 Advanced Printer Driver
5.2.1.1 Drawer Open
When you control a drawer which is connected to this printer using APD, you have 2 methods
to open the drawer. The first method is using “Control font,” second is using “Status API.“
Below is as example of a program (Visual Basic) to open a cash drawer using Control font.
Below is as example of a program (Visual Basic) to open a cash drawer using Status API.
'Execute open cash drawer1.
Printer.Font.Name = "control"
Printer.Print "A" ’This”A” means “open the drawer1 with 50msec pulse.“
'call api to open the drawer1
rtn = BiOpenDrawer(m_hApi, EPS_BI_DRAWER_1, EPS_BI_PULSE_100)
’This calling means “open the drawer1 with 100msec pulse.“
Note: Program needs to call “BiOpenMonPrinter“ before calling “BiOpenDraewer.“

Epson TM
U220 Specifications

General

Print speed	4.7 lps
Character size	1.6 x 3.1 mm
Print technology	Dot matrix
Paper dimensions	57.5±0.5/69.5±0.5/76±0.5 x 83.0
Dimensions (WxDxH)	160 x 286 x 157.5 mm
Certification	WEEE/RoHS
Mean time between failures (MTBF)	180000 h
Parallel connector	Yes
Standard interfaces	Parallel