Epson TM
U220 Reference Guide

Rev. E Application Development Information 5-11
TM-U220 Technical Reference Guide
5.6.2 Q. Unable to print a part of Page 0 in Visual Basic.
Unable to print a part of Page 0 (for example ) ) in Visual Basic.
5.6.2.1 A. Follow the procedure
When programming with Visual Basic, limitations prevent data from 81h through 9Fh and from
E0h through FEh from being sent as characters. However, you can use the following procedure
to send this data.
Dim Send_ data(0) As Byte
Send_data(0) = &h81 ’1 byte of sending data
MSComm1.Output = Send_data

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