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Mac Printer Driver User's Manual Overview Descriptions of the TM-m30 Software Installer features. Installation Descriptions of install and uninstall. Using the Printer Driver Descriptions of simple printing and useful functions. M00093500 Rev. A...
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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 the purchaser or third parties as a result of: accident, misuse, or abuse of this product or unauthorized modifications, repairs, or alterations to this product, or (excluding the U.S.) failure to strictly comply with Seiko Epson Corporation’s operating and...
For Safety Key to Symbols The symbols in this manual are identified by their level of importance, as defined below. Read the following carefully before handling the product. Provides information that must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment or a malfunction.
Contents ■ For Safety..........................3 Key to Symbols..................................3 ■ Restriction of Use ........................3 ■ Contents............................4 Overview......................5 ■ System Overview........................5 ■ Package Components ......................5 ■ Operating Environment......................5 ■ Restrictions..........................6 ■ Differences Depending on the OS ..................7 Installation .......................8 ■ Installing the Printer Driver....................8 Installing....................................
This chapter explains the components of the TM-m30 printer driver package and the operating environment. System Overview The TM-m30 printer driver is a printer driver for the EPSON TM printer. TM Print Support Library is also available as a print settings support library. For information on TM Print Support Library, see TM Printer Print Support Library Manual.
Chapter 1 Overview Restrictions When TextEdit is used to print, the left and right margins cannot be set to less than 1 inch (2.54 cm). If you need to change the IP address of the printer or other communication settings, delete the existing print queue from [Printers &...
Chapter 1 Overview Differences Depending on the OS The content of the descriptions of some operations in this book may be different depending on the OS. See the following. Item Description Screens shown Screens in OS X 10.10 are used for the descriptions in this manual. "Add"...
Chapter 2 Installation Installation This chapter explains the procedures for installing and uninstalling the TM-m30 printer driver. Close [Printers & Scanners] in [System Preferences] before installing or uninstalling the printer driver. While settings are being saved, do not turn off the printer power or disconnect the printer.
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Chapter 2 Installation The "Software License Agreement" screen appears. Check the contents and click the [Continue] button. The license agreement confirmation message appears. Click the "Agree" button.
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Chapter 2 Installation The "Select a Destination" screen optionally appears. Click the [Continue] button. The "Standard Install on "Macintosh HD"" screen appears. Click the [Install] button. The OS administrator authentication screen appears. Enter a [Name] and [Password] and click the [OK] button. Start the install.
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Chapter 2 Installation The "TM USB Class Setting Tool" screen appears. Select the [Connect printer via net- work] checkbox and click the [Continue] button. The "The Installation was completed successfully." screen appears. Click the [Close] button. This completes the printer driver installation. To use the printer driver to print, a print queue must be added. "Adding the Print Queue"...
Chapter 2 Installation Adding the Print Queue Follow the steps below to add the print queue. Make sure the printer power is on while you add the print queue. Select [System Preferences] - [Printers & Scanners] to open the "Printers & Scanners" screen.
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[Location], and [Use]. When finished, click the [Add] button. Set [EPSON TM-m30] for [Use]. If you want to add multiple printers, add the printers one by one. The "Printers & Scanners" screen appears again. The print queue is registered in the printer list.
Chapter 2 Installation Changing the USB Class Follow the steps below to change the USB class to vendor class or printer class. Make sure the printer power is on while you change the USB class. This modification is unnecessary when the initial setting is USB printer class. Select [System Preferences] - [Printers &...
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Chapter 2 Installation The "TM Launcher" screen appears. Select [TM USB Class Setting Tool]. The "TM USB Class Setting Tool" screen appears. Select the checkbox of the printer for which you want to change the USB class and click the [Continue] button. If the USB class is changed successfully, the following screen will appear.
Chapter 2 Installation Uninstalling the Printer Driver Uninstalling Click TM-m30_xxx.dmg in the location where you saved it. Double-click TM-m30_xxx_Uninstall to start the uninstaller. The "Uninstalling the Printer Driver" screen appears. Click the [Uninstall] button. The operating system's administrator authentication screen appears. Enter a [Name] and [Password], and click the [OK] button.
Chapter 2 Installation Following screen appears. Click [OK]. This completes the procedure for uninstalling the printer driver. To delete the print queue, see "Deleting the Print Queue" on page Deleting the Print Queue The print queue remains even after the print driver is uninstalled. Follow the steps below to delete the print queue.
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Chapter 2 Installation The confirmation message appears. Click the [Delete Printer] button. The print queue is deleted from the printer list in the "Printers & Scanners" screen. This completes the print queue deletion procedure.
EpsonNet Config. IP address: http://(IP address)/ The screen for inputting your [Name] and [Password] appears. Input these items, then click [Log in]. The initial setting of "Name" and "Password" for EpsonNet Config are following. Name: epson Password: epson...
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Chapter 2 Installation The "Basic Information" screen appears. Click [TCP/IP] under [Configuration]. The "TCP/IP-IPv4 Address" screen appears. Configure the network settings. When finished, click the [Send] button. Item Description Acquiring the IP Address Select [Manual]. IP Address Set the IP Address. Subnet Mask Set the Subnet Mask.
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Chapter 2 Installation When the network settings of the printer are changed, the following screen appears. Turn off the printer power and then turn it back on. In the address bar of your Web browser, enter the IP address that you set. If EpsonNet Config starts, the procedure is finished.
Chapter 2 Installation Adding a Printer This section explains the procedure for adding a printer when the printer driver has already been installed. The procedure varies depending on whether a USB connection or an Ethernet/wireless connection is used. Adding a Printer (USB Connection) Connect the printer to your computer and turn on the printer power.
Chapter 2 Installation Replacing a Printer This section explains the procedure to replace an existing "Printer A" with "Printer B". The procedure varies depending on whether a USB connection or an Ethernet/wireless connection is used. Replacing a Printer (USB Connection) Select [System Preferences] - [Printers &...
Chapter 2 Installation Click the [+] button in the "Printers & Scanners" screen. The "Add" screen appears. Select the new "Printer B" and change the [Name] to "Printer A". Select the same [Use] setting as "Printer A" and click the [Add] button. By typing "command + V"...
TextEdit as an example. Start TextEdit. Select [File] - [Page Setup]. Set [EPSON TM-m30] in [Format For], and set the [Paper Size] to [US Letter] or [A4]. Click the [OK] button. The left and right margins cannot be set to less than 1 inch (25.4 mm) in TextEdit. Therefore "Roll Paper"...
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Chapter 3 Using the Printer Driver Select [Format] - [Wrap to Page]. The paper width of TextEdit is set to the paper width selected in the page attributes.
Print Settings Configure the print settings. Select [File] - [Print] to open the print screen. Set [EPSON TM-m30] for [Printer]. Click the [Show Details] button if the details are hidden. (In Mac OS X 10.6, click the " " button.) Printer Settings To configure the printer settings, set the item to [Printer Settings].
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28% reduced printing. (A4 to 58mm) When printing with TextEdit, a reduced printing option setting is recommended because the left margin is fixed to 1 inch in TextEdit and the printable area width is not wide enough in the TM-m30. Print Speed: Sets the print speed....
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Chapter 3 Using the Printer Driver Paper Reduction: Sets paper reduction. You can save blank parts of paper that have no print data. Printing takes place based on standard page sizes (A4, A5, etc.). For this reason, when a receipt is printed, a fixed length of paper is fed regardless of whether there is print data, and paper may be wasted.
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The open setting for the cash drawer can be set. An open signal is sent to the cash drawer connected to the DK connector of the printer. For the door open connector number, see the specifications of the cash drawer. The EPSON cash drawer is pin 2 open. Cash Drawer...
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Chapter 3 Using the Printer Driver Buzzer Setting Select the [Buzzer Setting] tab. Whether or not the buzzer is used, the buzzer pattern, and the number of times the buzzer sounds can be set. Buzzer Setting Description Not used (Default) Does not sound the buzzer.
Chapter 3 Using the Printer Driver TM Logo Utility TM Logo Utility is an application that is used to convert a logo image to halftone and save or print it as a user defined file. Images that can be used are JPEG, PNG, BMP, TIFF, GIF, and PDF images. Starting TM Logo Utility Select [System Preferences] - [Printers &...
Chapter 3 Using the Printer Driver Procedure for Registering a Logo Make sure the printer power is on while you register a logo. Start the TM Logo Utility. Set the logo insertion position. Set [Logo Position] to [Top of Printable Area], [Bottom of Printable Area], [Top of Page], or [Bottom of Page].
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Chapter 3 Using the Printer Driver Click the [Load] button and select the logo image. When finished, click the [Open] button. Change the size of the logo image. The size can be changed by dragging the knobs on the four corners of the logo image in the preview screen.
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Chapter 3 Using the Printer Driver Edit the logo image. Setting Description Layout Specifies [Left], [Center], or [Right] for the logo position. Rotate by 180 Degrees When this is selected, the logo is rotated 180 degrees. Only the image is rotated, the logo insertion position does not change.
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