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Application Development Information, How to Control the Printer, Using label printing application

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Chapter 4 Application Development Information Application Development Information This chapter describes the product's control method and necessary information for application development using the product. How to Control the Printer Printer control methods vary depending on the customer's environment. Specifications of application Controlling method Page Use the label printing application and the printer driver provided by the label printing application manufacturer. Use the label printing application and the printer driver of the label printing application manufacturer. page 173 Print using the printer driver installed in the setting up flow in Chapter 2. Uses the Printer driver. page 115 Print from the customer's application developed referring to the Epson Inkjet Label Printer SDK. Uses the Epson Inkjet Label Printer SDK. page 174 The customer develops an application to directly control ESC/Label command and print. Uses the ESC/Label commands. page 174 Replace from the printer using ZPL II commands Changes the printer settings and page 175 without changing the existing applications or driv- replaces the printer. ers. Change from a pre-print system to an ondemand print system. 4 Using label printing application Prints with a commercially available label printing application. Use a driver provided by the application, and the Epson printer driver is not used. The following label printing applications are supported. • BarTender • NiceLabel • CODESOFT How to get the application Please contact the sales agent of each label printing application. 173

Section	Page
Cover	1
For Safety	3
Key to Symbols	3
Cautions on Installation	3
Cautions on Power Supply	4
Cautions on Handling	5
Cautions on the Ink Cartridge / Maintenance box	6
Caution Label	8
Restriction of Use	9
About this Manual	9
Aim of the Manual	9
Manual Content	9
Contents	10
Product Overview	15
Features	15
Printing	15
Operability	16
Reliability	16
Easy setup	16
How to Print	16
Other Features	17
Part Names and Functions	18
Front Side	18
Operation Panel	19
Rear Side	21
Nozzle Verification Technology	22
Setting the Nozzle Verification Technology	22
Dot substitution	24
Periodic auto cleaning	25
Status/Error Indications	26
Ink Cartridge and Maintenance Box Status	31
Beeper	32
Setup	33
Install Navi	34
Work flow to set up this product without using the Install Navi	36
Checking the Items Included in the Package	37
Installing the Printer	38
Location Appropriate for Installation	39
Connecting the Power Cable	40
Connecting the Interface Cable	41
Turning On/Off	42
Turning On	42
Turning Off	42
Installing the Ink Cartridge	43
Installing the Maintenance box	47
REWINDER	50
How to install the REWINDER	50
Removing the rewinder	51
Attaching the paper leading edge to the rewinder	52
Setting the Paper	54
Setting the Roll Paper	54
Setting the Fanfold Paper	62
How to eject paper for paper replacement	63
Ejection Angle of Printed Paper	64
Printer settings	65
Language Setting	65
Time Setting	66
Network settings	67
Paper settings	69
Set using a printer driver	69
Setting using the PrinterSetting	72
Setting with the operation panel	75
Test printing	76
Test Printing	77
How to Display the Printer Driver	78
Handling	79
List of printer setting items	79
Setting panel switch	82
Printing the status sheet (Network settings)	86
Favorite	87
PrinterSetting	89
Starting the PrinterSetting	90
Apply settings	92
Media settings	93
Layout settings	94
Position adjustment	96
Print results adjustment	98
Store data in the printer	99
Background image settings	100
Print head maintenance	102
Printer settings	103
Panel settings	104
Nozzle check settings	105
Advanced settings	106
Initialize printer	110
Printer information	111
Settings save and restore	113
Option	114
Setting the Printer Driver	115
Favorite Setting	115
User Defined Information	118
Exporting/ Importing Printer Driver Settings	118
Barcode Printing	121
2D symbol Printing	131
Barcode and 2D Symbol Font Printing on .NET Environment	138
Banding Reduction	140
Start the PrinterSetting from the printer driver.	141
Setting EPSON Status Monitor 3	142
Restricted items of printer drivers	148
USB Printer Class Device Replacement Service	149
Uninstallation of USB Printer Class Device Replacement Service	149
Restrictions in USB Printer Class Device Replacement Service	150
Reprint	151
Setting the Dip Switches	152
Setting Procedure	152
Cleaning	153
Cleaning the autocutter	153
How to Clean the Case	153
Long-term Storage of the Product After Ink Charging	154
Storing the product	154
Restart the printer after long-term storage	155
Precautions when transporting	156
Troubleshooting	157
Error Processing	157
Warning Processing	162
Printer Driver	163
Poor print quality	164
Unclean media	167
Printable area	167
Detection failure	168
External supply	168
Paper is jammed	169
Application Development Information	173
How to Control the Printer	173
Using label printing application	173
Using the Epson Inkjet Label Printer SDK	174
Using the ESC/Label commands	174
Changing Printer Settings and Replacing the Printer	175
Software and Manuals	180
Installing software	182
Software installation procedures	182
Appendix	185
Product Specifications	185
Operating Environment	187
Printing Specifications	188
Paper Specifications	189
Paper detection method	196
Print Area and Cutting Position	197
Electrical Characteristics	205
Reliability	206
Environmental Conditions	207
External Dimensions	208
Consumable Product Specifications	211
Ink Cartridge	211
Maintenance Box	211
Option Specifications	212
Rewinder (TU-RC7508)	212
LCD Display Specifications for the Number of Printed Copies	213
Display While Printing	213
Error Display While Printing	213
Display When the Number of Printed Copies is Carried Up to 8 digits	213
Downloading Drivers, Utilities, and Manuals	214
Media detector and paper path settings when using label printing applications	215
Changing the media detector settings in BarTender	216
Changing the paper path settings in BarTender	218
Changing the media detector settings in NiceLabel	219
Changing the paper path settings in NiceLabel	221
Changing the media detector settings in CODESOFT	222
Changing the paper path settings in CODESOFT	223

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Use the label printing application

and the printer driver of the label

printing application manufacturer.

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Print using the printer driver installed in the setting

up flow in Chapter 2.

Uses the Printer driver.

page 115

Print from the customer's application developed

referring to the Epson Inkjet Label Printer SDK.

Uses the Epson Inkjet Label Printer

SDK.

page 174

The customer develops an application to directly

control ESC/Label command and print.

Uses the ESC/Label commands.

page 174

Replace from the printer using ZPL II commands

without changing the existing applications or driv-

ers. Change from a pre-print system to an on-

demand print system.

Changes the printer settings and

replaces the printer.

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