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  • Page 1 TM-L60II/L60IIP Operator’s Manual Using this online operator’s guide The words on the left side of this screen are bookmarks for all the topics in this guide. Use the scroll bar next to the bookmarks to find any topic you want. Click a bookmark to instantly jump to its topic. (If you wish, you can increase the size of the bookmark area by dragging the dividing bar to the right.)
  • Page 2 TM-L60II/L60IIP Operator’s Manual 400507202...
  • Page 3 Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein. Neither Seiko Epson Corporation nor its affiliates shall be liable to the purchaser of this product or third parties for damages, losses, costs, or expenses incurred by...
  • Page 4 FCC CLASS A FCC Compliance Statement For American Users This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
  • Page 5 DECLARATION of CONFORMITY for CE MARKING Product Name: Printer Type Name: M67LA The printer conforms to the following Directives and Norms Directive 89/336/EEC EN 55022 (1986 and 1994) class B EN 50082-1 (1992) IEC 801-2 (1991) IEC 801-3 (1984) IEC 801-4 (1991) Directive 90/384/EEC EN45501: (1992)
  • Page 6 DECLARATION of CONFORMITY for CE MARKING Product Name: Printer Type Name: M121A The printer conforms to the following Directives and Norms Directive 89/336/EEC EN 55022 (1986 and 1994) class B EN 50082-1 (1992) IEC 801-2 (1991) IEC 801-3 (1984) IEC 801-4 (1991) Directive 90/384/EEC EN45501: (1992)
  • Page 7 Introduction The TM-L60II and TM-L60IIP are compact, easy-to-use printers that can be employed in the following applications. As a one-station printer with an ECR or POS system Output device for scaling or measuring As a ticket issuing device The TM-L60II and TM-L60IIP have the following features:...

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    About This Manual I. Setting Up Chapter 1 contains information on unpacking the printer, choosing the place for the printer, and names and functions of parts. Chapter 2 and Chapter 3 contain information on connecting and setting up the printer. Chapter 4 contains information on testing the printer.
  • Page 9 Chapter 4 The Self Test ......... . . 17 4-1 Checking Operation with the Self Test .

  • Page 11: Chapter 1 Unpacking The Printer

    Chapter 1 Unpacking the Printer 1-1 Checking the Contents of the Box Remove the printer and other parts from the box. Roll paper Printer Operator’s Manual Make sure no parts are missing or damaged. If you find any damaged or missing parts, please contact your dealer for assis- tance.

  • Page 12: Choosing A Place For The Printer

    1-2 Choosing a Place for the Printer Avoid locations that are subject to direct sunlight or excessive heat (near heaters). Avoid using or storing the printer in places subject to excessive temperatures or moisture. Avoid using or storing the printer in locations subject to dust or dirt. Locate the printer on a flat, stable surface.

  • Page 13: General Guide

    1-4 General Guide Part names printer.
  • Page 14 Operation panel PAPER FEED Panel buttons Press the POWER button to turn the printer ON and OFF. When the button is pushed down, power is on. When pressed again, the button returns to its origi- nal position, turning power off. Do not turn power off during printing.

  • Page 15: Chapter 2 Before Setting Up

    Use an interface cable that matches the specifications of both the printer and host machine (ECR or computer). Use the following procedure to connect the printer to a host machine. TM-L60II to secure the cable in place with its screws, as shown. TM-L60IIP Make sure that the printer and the computer are turned off.

  • Page 16: Connecting The Printer To The Drawer

    Connecting the Printer to the Drawer Plug the drawer cable into the drawer kick-out connector on the bottom of the printer next to the computer interface connector. TM-L60II TM-L60IIP CAUTION: Do not connect a telephone line to the Drawer kick-out connector.

  • Page 17: Grounding The Printer

    2-3 Grounding the Printer You need a ground wire to ground your printer. Make sure that the wire meets the specification below. Thickness of wire: AWG 18 or equivalent Diameter of terminal to be attached: printer, as shown. TM-L60II TM-L60IIP...

  • Page 18: Connecting The Power Supply

    Using an incorrect power supply can seriously damage your printer. Use the following procedure to connect the power supply. that the arrow mark of the connector is facing towards the bottom of the printer. TM-L60II TM-L60IIP When unplugging the power cable from the printer, make sure you grasp the...

  • Page 19: Chapter 3 Installing The Parts

    Chapter 3 Installing the Parts 3-1 Installing the Roll Paper Installing the roll paper Be sure to use roll paper that matches the printer's specifications. feed direction. Make sure to pull the release lever out until the paper slot of the printer mecha- nism is facing up.
  • Page 20 beyond the tear-off edge. and pull the paper towards the roll to take up any slack. pulling the paper toward you.

  • Page 21: Adjusting The Paper-End Detector

    3-2 Adjusting the Paper-end Detector The printer has two paper detectors. A paper near-end detector detects that a roll of paper is nearing its end, which causes the PAPER LED lamp to light on the printer’s control panel. In addition, a paper-end detector causes printer operation to stop automatically whenever it runs out of paper.
  • Page 22 the top of the positioning plate to the appropriate adjustment position, and tighten the adjusting screw. NOTES: The T dimensions corresponding to the adjustment values in the table are calculated from standard measurements. There may be some variations in the actual mechanism.

  • Page 23: Setting The Dip Switches

    3-3 Setting the DIP Switches Setting the DIP switches Follow these steps when changing DIP switch settings. Always make sure that power is turned off whenever you change DIP switch settings. low. TM-L60II TM-L60IIP to move the switches.
  • Page 24 2 are in the second (only for TM-L60II). TM-L60II DIP-Switch Functions DIP Switch Set 1 Function SW Number Ignored Prints “?” Data receive error 45 bytes 4K bytes Receive buffer capacity XON/XOFF DTR/DSR...
  • Page 25 If you change any DIP switch settings while the printer is turned on, the new settings will not take effect until you turn the printer off and back on or reset it (except for the DIP switches 2-7 and 2-8 of the TM-L60II).

  • Page 26: Chapter 4 The Self Test

    Chapter 4 The Self Test 4-1 Checking Operation with the Self Test The purpose of the self test The self test checks whether the printer has any problems. When the printer does not function properly, please contact the dealer. The self test checks the following Control circuit functions Control ROM version Printer mechanism...
  • Page 27 Il. REFERENCE...

  • Page 28: Chapter 5 Cautions While Using The Printer

    Chapter 5 Cautions while Using the Printer 5-1 Panel Buttons and Commands Buttons PAPER FEED button POWER button (1) POWER button [Function] Turns the power supply on/off. [Note] Do not touch the power button during printing. When label paper is used, the printer automatically sets the la- bel at the starting position for printing just after turning on the power.

  • Page 29: Printable Area And Label Paper Conditions

    5-2 Printable Area and Label Paper Conditions Printable area The print area must be within the range indicated below. Roll paper 4.5mm Figure 5-1. Roll Paper Printable Area Label paper 51 .9nYn(2.04’) 4 . 5 m m Figure 5-2. Label Paper Printable Area...
  • Page 30 n Label paper hole conditions Figure 5-3. Label Paper Hole Conditions Figure 5-4. Label Paper Marker Conditions Markers are printed on back of labels. NOTE OD value of the marker must be 1.2 mm (0.047") or more (reflectivity must be 7% or less). Do not use anything other than label rolls with the dimensions shown above.

  • Page 31: Miscellaneous Notes

    5-3 Miscellaneous Notes Notes on printing and paper feeding (1) Because the TM-L60II is a line printer, it automatically feeds paper after printing the data. When the line spacing is set to a small value, the paper may be fed more than the set amount to print the data.
  • Page 32 (2) When the printer goes to the standby (data-waiting) state during printing, the printer stops printing and feeding paper temporarily. When the printer restarts, the paper may shift 1 to 3 dots at the start of printing. Graphics printing is especially affected by this.

  • Page 33: Error Correction

    If thermal paper touches anything which includes phthalic acid ester plasticizer for a long period, it can reduce the image formation ability of the paper and can cause the printed image to fade. When storing thermal paper in a card case or sample notebook, be sure to use only products made from polyethylene, polypropylene, or polyester.
  • Page 34 Table 5-3 Error Display →| |← Approximately 160 msec Print head temperature error Recovers automatically when the print head cools. |←Approximately 2.56 sec→| |←Approximately 2.56 sec →| Label detection error Recovers by using a specified label. →| |← Approximately 160 msec →| |←...

  • Page 35: Cleaning The Head

    5-5 Cleaning the Head Cleaning the head Clean the head according to the following procedure. CAUTION: Do not clean the head immediately after printing; the head maybe hot. it from the head area. The release lever should be down at this time. cohol solvent (ethanol, methanol, or IPA).

  • Page 36: The Cover-Open Detector

    5-6 The Cover-open Detector The cover-open detector This unit has a cover-open detector located inside the printer cover. Data is not printed when the printer cover is open. Opening the cover sets the printer OFF-LINE; data cannot be received when the printer &...

  • Page 37: Chapter 6 Software Control

    Chapter 6 Software Control 6-1 Printer Control Controlling the printer with commands The printer is controlled by “commands” that can change the size of the charac- ters, and perform other functions. There are two types of commands. LF Print and line feed ESC SP Set character right-side spacing Set line spacing using minimum units...

  • Page 38: Command Descriptions

    6-2 Command Descriptions Command descriptions Command Notation [Name] The name of the command. [Format] The code sequence. In this description, < >H denotes hexadecimal numbers, < > denotes decimal numbers and < >B denotes binary numbers. [ ]k indicates the contents of the [ ] should be repeated k times. [Range] The allowable range for the arguments.

  • Page 39: Commands

    6-3 Commands [Name] Horizontal tab [Format] ASCII Decimal 9 [Description] Moves the print position to the next horizontal tab position. This command is ignored unless the next horizontal tab position has been set. [Notes] Horizontal tab positions are set using ESC D. If this command is received when the printing position is at [printing area width + 1], the printer executes print buffer-full printing of the current line and horizontal tab processing from the...
  • Page 40 This command is available only with a parallel interface and is ignored with a serial interface. [Name] Print and return to standard mode (in page mode) Print and feed label to print starting position (on label) [Format] ASCII Decimal 12 mode is selected: [Description] Prints the data in the print buffer and returns to standard mode.
  • Page 41 When transmitting status, the printer transmits only 1 byte with- out confirming the condition of DSR signal. This command is executed even when the printer is off-line, the receive buffer is full, or an error occurs. This status is transmitted whenever the data sequence of 10H (16) 04H (4) n (1 <...
  • Page 42 n = 2: Off-line status Off/On Decimal Function Not used. Fixed to Off. Not used. Fixed to On. Cover is closed. Cover is open. Paper is not being fed by the PAPER FEED button. Paper is being fed by the PAPER FEED button. Not used.
  • Page 43 n=4: Paper roll sensor status Off/On Function Decimal Not used. Fixed to Off. Not used. Fixed to On. Paper near-end sensor. Paper adequate. Paper near-end is detected by the paper near-end sensor. Undefined. Not used. Fixed to On. Paper-end sensor. Paper adequate. Paper-end is detected by the paper-end sensor.
  • Page 44 After printing, the printer does not clear the buffered data, set- ting values for ESC T and ESC W, and the position for buffering character data. [Reference] FF, ESC L, ESC S ESC SP n [Name] Set right-side character spacing [Format] ASCII SP n...
  • Page 45 ESC ! n [Name] Select print mode(s) [Format] ASCII ESC ! 21 n Decimal 27 [Range] [Description] Selects print mode(s) using as follows: Function O f f / O n H e x D e c i m a l Character font A (12 x 24) selected.
  • Page 46 GS ! can also select character size. However, the setting of the last received command is effective. [Default] n = 0 [Reference] ESC E, ESC -, GS ! ESC $ nL nH Set absolute print position [Name] [Format] ASCII ESC $ nL 24 nL 36 nL Decimal 27...
  • Page 47 [Description] Selects or cancels the user-defined character set. When n = < 1>B, the user-defined character set * * * * * * * is selected. When n = < 0>B, the user-defined character set * * * * * * * is canceled.
  • Page 48 After user-defined characters are defined, they are available until another definition is made; ESC @ , GS , or ESC ? is ex- ecuted; the printer is reset; or the power is turned off. [Default] The internal character set. [Reference] ESC % ESC ? [Example]...
  • Page 49 When font B (9 X 24) is selected. . ’ 24 dot d 1 =<03>H d 4=<01 >H d7=<02>H --- d 2=<FF>H d 5=<OO>H d 3=<FF>H d 6=<20>H...
  • Page 50 nL nH [d1...dk] [Name] Select bit-image mode [Format] ASCII nL nH [d1... dk] 2A m nL nH [d1..dk] Decimal 27 42 nL nH [d1.. .dk] [Range] m = 0,1, 32, 33 0 ≤ nL ≤ 255 0 ≤ nH ≤ 3 0 ≤...
  • Page 51 After printing a bit image, the printer returns to normal data pro- cessing mode. This command is not affected by print modes (emphasized, double-strike, and underline etc.), except upside-down mode. The relationship between the image data and the dots to be printed is as follows: Bit-image data Single density Double...
  • Page 52 ESC - n Turn underline mode on/off [Name] [Format] ASCII Decimal 27 [Range] Turns underline mode on or off, based on the following values of [Description] The printer can underline all characters (including right-side [Notes] character spacing), but cannot underline the space set by HT. The printer cannot underline 90°...
  • Page 53 ESC 3 n [Name] Set line spacing [Format] ASCII 33 n Decimal 27 51 n [Range] Sets the line spacing to [ n x (vertical or horizontal motion unit)] [Description] inches. The line spacing can be set independently in standard mode [Notes] and in page mode.
  • Page 54 Selects a device to receive data from the host computer. [Description] If the printer is not selected, the printer ignores all received data (the data is lost) until it is selected by this command. Each bit of is used as follows: When the printer is disabled, it ignores all data except for error- [Notes] recovery commands until it is enabled by this command.
  • Page 55 ESC @ Initialize printer [Name] ASCII [Format] Decimal [Description] Clears the data in the print buffer and resets the printer mode (to the same state as when the power is turned on). The DIP switches are not read again. [Notes] The data in the receive buffer is not cleared.
  • Page 56 When [n]k exceeds the number of characters printable on one line, the tab position set is equal to the maximum printable col- umn plus 1. The previously specified horizontal tab positions do not change, even if the character width changes. [Default] The default tab positions are at intervals of 8 characters (columns 9, 17, 25,...) for the font A (12 X 24).
  • Page 57 ESC G n [Name] Select/cancel double-strike mode [Format] ASCII Decimal 0 < n < 255 [Range] [Description] Selects or cancels double-strike mode. This command is available for all character types. Only the lowest bit of is valid. When n= < 1>B, the double-strike mode is ******* selected.
  • Page 58 When the starting position is set to the upper left or lower right of the printable area using ESC T, the vertical motion unit (y) is used. When the starting position is set to the upper right or lower left of the printable area using ESC T, the horizontal motion unit (x) is used.
  • Page 59 The printer returns to standard mode by using the ESC @. [Reference] FF, CAN, ESC FF, ESC S, ESC T, ESC W, GS $, GS \ ESC R n [Name] Select international character set [Format] ASCII Decimal 0 < n < 10 [Range] [Description] n selects an international character set from the following table.
  • Page 60 Set line spacing: ESC 3 Settings for the following Commands are effective only in stan- dard mode: This command is enabled only in page mode. This command sets the print position to the beginning of the line. FF, ESC FF, ESC L [Reference] ESC T n [Name]...
  • Page 61 [Notes] When the command is input in standard mode, the printer ex- ecutes only internal flag operation. This command does not af- fect printing in standard mode. This command sets the position where data is buffered within the printing area set by ESC W. Parameters for horizontal or vertical motion units (x or y) differ as follows, depending on the starting position of the printing area:...
  • Page 62 [Default] n= 0 [Reference] ESC !, ESC - ESC W dxL dxH dyL dyH XL XH [Name] Set printing area in page mode [Format] ASCII xL xH yL yH dXL dxH dyL dyH 57 xL xH yL yH dXL dxH dyL dyH Decimal 27 dxL dxH dyL dyH 0 ≤...
  • Page 63 Use the horizontal motion unit (x) for setting the horizontal start- ing position and printing area width, and use the vertical motion unit (y) for setting the vertical starting position and printing area height. When the horizontal starting position, vertical starting position, printing area width, and printing area height are defined as X, Y, Dx, and Dy respectively, the printing area is set as shown in the figure below.
  • Page 64 x (horizontal or vertical motion unit)]. The horizontal and vertical motion unit are specified by GS P. The GS P command can change the horizontal (and vertical) motion unit. However, the value cannot be less than the mini- mum horizontal movement amount, and it must be in even units of the minimum horizontal movement amount.
  • Page 65 [Default] n = 0 [Example] Left justification Centering Right justification [Name] Select paper sensor(s) to output paper end signals [Format] ASCII ESC c Decimal 27 99 51 0 ≤n < 255 [Range] [Description] Selects paper sensor(s) to output paper end signals, using follows: Bit Off/On Hex Decimal Function...
  • Page 66 It is possible to select multiple sensors to output signals. Then, [Notes] if any of the sensors detects a paper end, the paper end signal is output. This command is available only with a parallel interface and is ignored with a serial interface. n = 3 [Default] ESC c 4 n...
  • Page 67 ESC c 5 n Enable/disable panel buttons [Format] ASCII ESC c 63 35 n Decimal 27 99 53 n [Range] [Description] Enables or disables the panel buttons. Only the lowest bit of n is valid. When n = < 0>B, the panel buttons are enabled. * * * * * * * When n = <...
  • Page 68 ESC p m t1 t2 [Name] Generate pulse [Format] ASCII m t1 t2 Decimal 27 [Range] 0 ≤ t1, t2 ≤ 255 Outputs the pulse specified by and t2 to connector pin m as [Description] follows: Drawer kick-out connector pin 5 The pulse ON time is [ x 2 ms] and the OFF time is [ t2 x 2 ms].
  • Page 69 [Default] n = 0 [Reference] Character Code Tables ESC u n [Name] Transmit printer status [Format] ASCII Decimal 27 117 n [Range] [Description] Transmit the current status of connector pin. n is specified as follows: Connector pin 0, 48 Drawer kick-out connector pin 3 When the connector is not used, the value of bit 0 is always 1.
  • Page 70 DLE EOT, GS a, GS r [Reference] ESC v Transmit printer status [Name] [Format] ASCII Decimal 27 The current printer status is transmitted to the host computer. [Description] When using the serial interface RS-232: [Notes] When DTR/DSR control is selected, the printer transmits only 1 byte after confirming that the host is ready to receive data (DSR signal is SPACE).
  • Page 71 The status to be transmitted is shown in the table below. Decimal Function Bit Off/On Hex Paper roll near-end sensor. Paper is present. Paper roll near-end sensor. Paper is not present. Paper roll end sensor. Paper is present. Paper roll end sensor. (OC) (12) Paper is not present.
  • Page 72 When this command is input in page mode, the printer performs only internal flag operations. This command is disabled in page mode; settings in page mode are not affected. [Default] n = 0 [Example] When upside-down character When upside-down printing is canceled. character printing is set.
  • Page 73 [Description] Selects the character height using bits 0 to 3 and selects the char- acter width using bits 4 to 7, as follows: Off/On I Hex I Decimal I Function Character height selection. See Table 1 below. Character width selection. See Table 2 below. Table 2.
  • Page 74 ESC ! [Reference] GS $ nL nH [Name] Set absolute vertical print position in page mode [Format] ASCII GS Decimal 29 nL nH 0 ≤ nL, nH ≤ 255 [Range] Sets the absolute vertical print starting position for buffer charac- [Description] ter data in page mode.
  • Page 75 1 ≤ x ≤ 255 [Range] 1 ≤ y ≤ 48 x × y ≤ 1536 0 ≤ d ≤ 255 [Description] Defines a down-loaded bit image with the number of dots speci- fied by x and y. x indicates the number of dots in the horizontal direction. y indicates the number of dots in the vertical direction.
  • Page 76 GS / m [Name] Print down-loaded bit image [Format] ASCII GS / 1D 2F m Decimal 29 47 m 0 ≤ m ≤ 3, 48 ≤ m ≤ 51 [Range] mode m. [Description] Prints a down-loaded bit image in m selects the mode from the following table.
  • Page 77 GS : [Name] Start/end macro definition [Format] ASCII GS : 1D 3A Decimal 29 58 [Description] Starts or ends macro definition. Macro definition starts when this command is received during [Notes] normal operation. Macro definition ends when this command is received during macro definition.
  • Page 78 0 ≤ m ≤ 255 [Range] 0 ≤ n ≤ 255 [Description] Sets the label position in terms of adjustment amount against default position. “m” indicates adjusting direction. When m =< 0>B, positioning is adjusted in the ******* normal direction. When m =<...
  • Page 79 [Default] m = 0, n = 0 [Reference] FF, GS FF, GS P, 3-3 Setting the DIP Switches GS B n [Name] Turn white/black reverse printing mode [Format] ASCII GS B Decimal 29 0 < n < 255 [Range] [Description] Turns on or off white/black reverse printing mode.
  • Page 80 GS C 0 n m [Name] Select counter print mode [Format] ASCII Decimal 0 < n < 5 [Range] 0 < m < 2, 48 < m < 50 [Description] Selects a print mode for the serial number counter. n specifies the number of digits to be printed as follows: When n = 0, the printer prints the actual digits indicated by the number value.
  • Page 81 GS C 1 aL aH bL bH n r [Name] Select count mode (A) [Format] ASCII G S C 1 Decimal 29 67 49 aL aH bL bH n r 0 ≤ aL ≤ 255 [Range] 0 ≤ aH ≤ 255 0 ≤...
  • Page 82 GS C 2 nL nH [Name] Set counter (in label mode) [Format] ASCII GS C Decimal 29 0 < nL < 255 [Range] 0 < nH < 255 [Description] Sets the serial number value. nL + nH determine the value of the serial number counter is set by [nL + nH x 256].
  • Page 83 Count-up mode is specified when: sa < ab and sn ≠ 0 and sr ≠ 0 Count-down mode is specified when: sa > sb and sn ≠ 0 and sr ≠ 0 sa = ab or sn = 0 or sr = 0 [Notes] value and sb is the maximum counter value.
  • Page 84 [Range] [Function] Transmits the printer ID specified by n as follows: lD (hexadecimal) I 1, 49 Printer model ID TM-L60II/L60IIP Refer to table below. 2, 50 Type ID I 3, 51 I ROM version ID I Depends on ROM version.
  • Page 85 When using the serial interface RS-232: [Notes] When DTR/DSR control is selected, the printer transmits only 1 byte after confirming that the host is ready to receive data (DSR signal is SPACE). If the host computer is not ready to re- ceive data (DSR signal is MARK), the printer waits until the host is ready.
  • Page 86 The horizontal and vertical motion unit are specified by GS P. Changing the horizontal or vertical motion unit does not affect the current left margin. The GS P command can change the horizontal (and vertical) motion units. However, the value cannot be less than the mini- mum horizontal movement amount, and it must be in even units of the minimum horizontal movement amount.
  • Page 87 This command does not affect the previously specified values. is truncated to the minimum value of the mechanical pitch or an exact multiple of that value. [Default] x = 180, y =360 [Reference] ESC SP, ESC $, ESC 3, ESC J, ESC W, ESC \, GS &, GS A, GS L, GS W, GS \ GS W nL [Name]...
  • Page 88 If the width set for the printing area is less than the width of one character, when the character data is developed, the following processing is performed: commodate one character. Printable area Extended to right left margin is reduced to accommodate one character. Printable area right Left margin...
  • Page 89 GS \ nL nH [Name] Set relative vertical print position in page mode [Format] ASCII 5C nL Decimal 92 nL 0 < nL < 255 [Range] 0 < nH < 255 This command sets the distance from the current position to [(nL [Description] + nH x 256) x (vertical or horizontal motion unit)] inches.
  • Page 90 r specifies the number of times to execute the macro. The waiting time is t x 100 msec for every macro execution. m specifies macro executing mode. The macro executes r times continuously at the interval speci- fied by t. When the LSB of m = 1: After waiting for the period specified by t, the LED indicator blinks and the printer waits for the PAPER FEED button to be...
  • Page 91 Status for ASB Decimal Off/On Drawer kick-out connector pin 3 status disabled. Drawer kick-out connector pin 3 status enabled. Off-line status disabled. Off l 0 0 Off-line status enabled. Error status disabled. Error status enabled. Paper roll sensor status disabled. Paper roll sensor status enabled.
  • Page 92 First byte (printer information): Decimal I Status for ASB Off I 00 I Not used. Fixed to Off. Not used. Fixed to Off. Drawer kick-out connector pin 3 is Low. Drawer kick-out connector pin 3 is High. On-line Off-line Cover is closed. Cover is open.
  • Page 93 Third byte (paper sensor information): Decimal Status for ASB Off/On Paper roll near-end sensor. Paper roll near-end sensor detects a pa- per near-end. Paper roll end sensor. Paper present. Paper roll end sensor detects a paper- end. Not used. Fixed to Off. Undefined.
  • Page 94 GS b n [Name] Turn smoothing mode on/off [Format] ASCII GS b n 1D 62 n Decimal 29 98 n 0 < n < 255 [Range] [Description] Turns smoothing mode on or off. When the LSB of n is 0, smoothing mode is turned off. When the LSB of n is 1, smoothing mode is turned on.
  • Page 95 GS f n [Name] Select font for HRI characters. [Format] ASCII GS f 1D 66 Decimal 29 102 n [Range] n = 0, 1, 48, 49 [Description] Selects a font for the HRI characters used when printing a bar code. n selects the font from the following table.
  • Page 96 selects a bar code system as follows: • [Description for ] d indicates the character code to be printed and k indicates the number of characters to be printed. • [Description for ] n indicates the number of bar code data, and the printer pro- cesses n bytes from the next character data as bar code data.
  • Page 97 When the bar code system used is JAN13, the printer prints the bar code after receiving 13 bytes bar code data and pro- cesses the following data as normal data. When the bar code system used is JAN8, the printer prints the bar code after receiving 8 bytes bar code data and processes the following data as normal data.
  • Page 98 GS r n [Name] Transmit status [Format] ASCII Decimal 29 1 ≤ n ≤ 2, 49 ≤ n ≤ 50 [Range] [Description] Transmits the status specified by n, as follows: Function 2, 50 ESC u 0) [Notes] When using the serial interface RS-232: When DTR/DSR control is selected, the printer transmits only 1 byte after confirming that the host is ready to receive data (DSR signal is SPACE).
  • Page 99 Paper sensor status (n = 1, 49): Bits 2 and 3: When the paper roll end sensor detects a paper end, the printer goes off-line and does not execute this command. Therefore, bits 2 and 3 do not transmit the status of paper end. Drawer kick-out connector status (n = 2, 50): off I 00 I Drawer kick-out connector pin 3 is Low.
  • Page 100 1.129 0.423 0.423 1.411 0.564 0.564 1.834 0.706 0.706 2.258 0.847 0.847 UPC-A, UPC-E, JAN13, JAN8, CODE93, CODE128 CODE39, ITF, CODABAR [Default] n = 3 [Reference] GS k Ignored Commands The TM-L60II ignores the following commands: ESC c 3 n...

  • Page 101: Appendix

    APPENDIX APPENDIX A GeneraI Specifications 1. Printing specifications Printing method: Thermal line printing Dot density: 180 dpi x 180 dp Uni-directional with friction feed Printing direction: When the GS FF command or an initializing operation in label mode is executed, printing is performed in the reverse direction.
  • Page 102 2. Characters specifications Character sets: Alphanumeric: Enlarged graphics: 128 X 7 pages (including one space page) International: Font A: 12 x 24 (includes the horizontal 2- Character structure: dot space) Font B: 9 x 24 (includes the horizontal 2- dot space) Default: Font A Character size: 1.41 mm (W) X 3.39 mm (H) (Font A)
  • Page 103 4. Paper 4.1 Thermal paper Specified thermal paper: Nakagawa Seisakujo, NTP060-80 Paper type: (Original paper: Nippon paper Industries co., Ltd.,TF50KS-E) 65±5 µm Paper thickness: Roll paper Form: Paper width: 60±0/1 mm (2.36" ± 0"/0.04") Max. 83 mm (3.27") Roll diameter Roll size: Ø...
  • Page 104 5. Receive buffer Either 4K or 45 bytes is selectable by a DIP switch. 6. Electrical characteristics 24 VDC (Optional power supply: EPSON PS-150) Supply voltage: ± 7% Mean: Approx. 1.5A Operating: Current consumption: Peak: Approx. 5.0A Mean: Approx. 0.1A Standby: 7.
  • Page 105 8. Reliability Thermal paper: 12,000,000 lines Life: Thermal labels: 5,000,000 lines (equivalent to printing of 800,000 1-inch long labels) is defined as the point at which the printer End of Life reaches the beginning of the Wearout Period. 180,000 hours MTBF: Failure is defined as Random Failure occurring at the time of the Random failure Period.

  • Page 106: Appendix B Character Code Tables

    APPENDIX B Character Code Tables Page 0 (PC437: USA, Standard Europe) (International character set: U.S.A.)
  • Page 107 (Continued) Page 0 (PC437: USA, Standard Europe) (International character set: U.S.A.)
  • Page 108 Page 1 (Katakana)
  • Page 109 Page 2 (PC850: Multilingual)
  • Page 110 Page 3 (PC860: Portuguese)
  • Page 111 Page 4 (PC863: Canadian-French)
  • Page 112 Page 5 (PC865: Nordic)
  • Page 113 Page 255 (Space)
  • Page 114 International character set ASCII code Country U.S.A. ¦ France à ° ç § é ù è ¨ Germany § Ä Ö Ü ä ö ü ß U.K. £ ¦ Denmark I Æ Ø Å æ ø å Sweden ¤ É Ä...

  • Page 115: Appendix C Command Summary

    APPENDIX C Command Summary Command Name Reference Page Horizontal tab Print and line feed Print and carriage return Print and return to standard mode (in page mode) Print and position label to start printing DLE EOT Real-time status transmission Cancel print data in page mode ESC FF Print data in page mode ESC SP...
  • Page 116 Command Name Reference Page ESC S Select standard mode ESC T Select print direction in page mode ESC V Set/cancel 90° cw rotated characters ESC W Set printing area in page mode ESC \ Set relative position ESC a Align positions ESC c 3 Select paper sensor(s) to output paper and signals ESC c 4...
  • Page 117 Command Name Reference Page GS C; Select count mode (B) GS H Select printing position of HRI characters GS I Transmit printer ID GS L Set left margin GS P Set horizontal and vertical motion units GS W Set printing area width GS \ Set relative vertical print position in page mode GS ^...

  • Page 118: Affixing The Fastening Tape (Optional)

    Affixing the Fastening Tape (Optional) Two sets of tape are included as an option to fasten your printer to a countertop or other surface. Follow the steps below: 1. Clean the countertop or other surface where the printer will be installed. 2.

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