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Technical Note
Epson TM-T88IV printer
This document is intended as a guide for application developers and describes how to implement a
Epson TM-T99IV printer application with MultiQ Media player 4, 5 and Media monitor 4, 5, 6 and 7.
The reader is presumed to have prior knowledge of software development and it is desired to also
have knowledge of Linux and Linux systems in general.
This guide applies to products with firmware version 2.10.X or higher.
Important!
MultiQ Products AB provides no guarantee that any of the examples shown in this
document will work for any particular application or that the descriptions will be valid for
future firmware or product versions.
MultiQ Products AB cannot and will not be held liable for any damage inflicted to any
product as a result of the examples or instructions mentioned in this document.
MultiQ Products AB reserves the right to make changes to this document and to product
specifications without prior notice.
MultiQ Products AB provides NO support for application development of any kind. The information here is provided "as
is", and there is no guarantee that any of the examples shown will work in your particular application.

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  • Page 1 This document is intended as a guide for application developers and describes how to implement a Epson TM-T99IV printer application with MultiQ Media player 4, 5 and Media monitor 4, 5, 6 and 7. The reader is presumed to have prior knowledge of software development and it is desired to also have knowledge of Linux and Linux systems in general.
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Revision history ........................3 Introduction ......................... 4 Connect the Epson TM-T88IV printer ................5 Further information for developers ................7 For printing the following is used ..................... 7 Hardware ............................... 7 4.2.1...
  • Page 3: Revision History

    A description of those changes with revision number will be noted in the revision log below: Version Date Comments 1.00 2010-02-10 Initial version 1.10 2010-06-30 Updated for release of firmware version 2.10 for media monitors and media players. Technical Note – Epson TM-T88IV printer...
  • Page 4: Introduction

    2 Introduction The MultiQ media monitors and media player can be used with a range of external equipment such as printers, scanners and card readers. In this technical note the use of the Epson TM-T88IV printer is described. Figure 1. The Epson TM-T88IV printer used with MultiQ media monitors and media players.
  • Page 5: Connect The Epson Tm-T88Iv Printer

    3 Connect the Epson TM-T88IV printer Connect the TM-T88IV printer to the media player/monitor using the USB cable. The printer should be ready for use.
  • Page 6 How this is done is described on pages 79-86 in the DSMS3 Users manual that can be downloaded from the download page of the service & support section of the MultiQ website. Technical Note – Epson TM-T88IV printer...
  • Page 7: Further Information For Developers

    They are placed in /usr/lib/cups/filter/ Add a PPD file: PPD files are created by vendors to describe the entire set of features and capabilities available for their PostScript printers. They are placed in /usr/share/cups/model/ Technical Note – Epson TM-T88IV printer...
  • Page 8: Example

    Add it to CUPS: run /usr/bin/lpadmin (see example below) Example To get support for the default Epson printer, the following was added: /usr/share/cups/model/eptmt88iv.ppd /usr/lib/cups/filter/rastertotm /usr/lib/cups/filter/tmtoprinter and executed /usr/bin/lpadmin -p t88iv -m eptmt88iv.ppd -v file:/dev/usb/lp0 -E -d t88iv...

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