Epson TM-T88III Programming Manual page 474

C O N F I D E N T I A L
There are two types of maintenance counters: resettable counters and accumulation counters. A resettable
counter is a maintenance counter that can be initialized, and an accumulation counter indicates the
counter value from when the printer starts operation. An accumulation counter cannot be initialized (see
GS g 2 for details of the accumulation counter.)
Featuring counters differ, depending on the printer model. See GS g 2 for details.
Take the following into account when writing data to a non-volatile memory.
• The printer may be in BUSY state when processing this command. In this case, be sure not to send a
• Excessive use of this function may destroy the non-volatile memory. As a guideline, do not use any
The maintenance counter value can be transmitted by GS g 2.
Note the rules below for the operating NV memory (store data / cancel data):
• Paper feeding is disabled by the paper feed button.
• The printer does not process real-time commands.
• Even if "ASB is enabled" is specified, the printer does not send ASB status.
The maintenance counter value can be used for establishing the time for replacing consumed parts or
cleaning.
Types of counters differ, depending on the printer models (see the model-dependent information of
GS g 2).
[Model-dependent variations]
PRINT #1, CHR$(&H1D);"g0";CHR$(0);CHR$(11);CHR$(0);
Paper roll Miscellaneous commands
command from the host to the printer, because the printer will not receive the command.
combination of the following commands more than 10 times per day for writing data to the non-
volatile memory: FS q, GS ( A (part of functions), GS ( C (part of functions), GS ( E (part of
functions), GS ( L / GS 8 L (part of functions), GS ( M (part of functions), GS g 0, or FS g 1.
None
Program Example
← Initializes print character counter
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