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TM-H6000II Technical Reference Guide 3.6 Self Tests The self tests let you know if your printer is operating properly. There are self tests for both roll paper and slip paper. They check the control circuits, printer mechanisms, print quality, control software version, and DIP switch settings. These tests are independent of any other equipment or software, so it is a good idea to run them when you first set up the printer and if you have any trouble. If the self tests work correctly, the problem is in the other equipment or the software, not the printer. 3.6.1 Running the Self Test on Roll Paper 1. Make sure the printer is turned off and the printer cover is closed properly. 2. While holding down the FEED button, turn on the printer using the switch on the front of the printer. The self test prints the printer settings and then prints the following, cuts the paper, and pauses. (The PAPER OUT light blinks.) If you want to continue SELF-TEST printing, Please press the FEED button. 3. Press the FEED button to continue printing. The printer prints a pattern using the built-in character set. 4. The self test automatically ends and cuts the paper after printing the following: *** completed *** The printer is ready to receive data as soon as it completes the self test. Note: If you want to pause the self test manually, press the FEED button. Press the FEED button again to continue the self test. 3.6.2 Running the Self Test with Slip Paper 1. Make sure the printer is turned off and the printer cover is closed properly. 2. While holding down the RELEASE button, turn on the printer using the switch on the front of the printer. (The SLIP light blinks.) 3. Feed a sheet of slip paper into the printer. The printer loads the paper automatically, prints the printer settings, and then ejects the paper. (The SLIP light blinks.) 4. Remove the paper from the printer and feed another sheet of slip paper into the printer to print characters from the character table. Continue to feed slip paper into the printer until the self test prints the following: ***completed*** The printer is ready to receive data as soon as it completes the self test. Rev. A Setup 3-31

Section	Page
TM-H6000II	1
Technical Reference guide	1
Revision Information	3
About This Manual	4
Aim of the Manual	4
Contents of the Manual	4
Related Software and Documents	5
Safety Precautions	7
EMC and Safety Standards Applied	7
CE Marking	7
FCC Compliance Statement For American Users	8
For Canadian Users	8
GEREÄUSCHPEGEL	8
Key to Symbols	8
Safety Precautions	9
Chapter 1	15
General Information	15
1.1 Features	15
1.1.1 Slip Section	15
1.1.2 Receipt Section	15
1.1.3 Both Receipt and Slip	15
1.1.4 About control method	16
1.2 Product Structure	16
1.2.1 Standard Parts Included with the Printer	16
1.2.2 Options	16
1.3 Consumables	17
1.3.1 Ribbons	17
1.3.2 Roll paper	17
1.4 Product Specifications	18
1.5 Printing and paper Specifications	19
1.5.1 Slip Section	19
1.5.1.1 Paper Specifications	20
1.5.1.2 Printable Area	23
1.5.1.3 Ribbon Cassette	24
1.5.2 Endorsement Section (Factory Option)	24
1.5.2.1 Paper Specifications	24
1.5.2.2 Printable Area	25
1.5.2.3 Ribbon Cassette	25
1.5.2.4 Notes on Using the Endorsement Print Mechanism	26
1.5.3 MICR Reader (When the Printer is Used with the MICR Reader)	26
1.5.3.1 Reading method	26
1.5.3.2 Recognition rating	26
1.5.3.3 Inserting direction and endorsement printing	26
1.5.3.4 Notes on using the MICR reader (only when the printer is used with MICR)	28
1.5.4 Receipt Section	29
1.5.4.1 Autocutter	30
1.5.4.2 Paper Roll Supply Device Section	31
1.5.4.3 Paper Specifications	32
1.5.4.4 Printable Area	33
1.5.4.5 Printing and Cutting Positions	33
1.6 Sensors	34
1.6.1 Paper Sensors	34
1.6.1.1 Receipt section	34
1.6.1.2 Slip section	34
1.6.2 Printer Cover Sensors	35
1.6.2.1 Receipt section	35
1.6.2.2 Slip section	35
1.7 Other Specifications	36
1.7.1 Internal Buffer	36
1.7.2 Electrical Characteristics	36
1.7.3 EMI and Safety Standards Applied	37
1.7.4 Reliability	38
1.7.4.1 Slip printer section:	38
1.7.4.2 Endorsement print mechanism section:	38
1.7.4.3 Receipt printer section:	38
1.7.5 Environmental Conditions	39
1.7.6 Installation	40
1.8 External Dimensions and Weight	41
1.9 Maintenance Area	42
1.10 Comparison Table	42
Chapter 2	45
System Planning	45
2.1 Control Method	45
2.1.1 Windows Driver (EPSON Advanced Printer Driver)	45
2.1.1.1 General Features of the EPSON Advanced Printer Driver	45
2.1.1.2 EPSON Advanced Printer Driver Components	46
2.1.1.3 EPSON Advanced Printer Driver Support Environment	46
2.1.2 EPSON OPOS ADK	47
2.1.2.1 General Features of EPSON OPOS ADK (OPOS Control)	47
2.1.2.2 EPSON OPOS ADK Contents	48
2.1.2.3 EPSON OPOS ADK Supported Environment	49
2.1.3 ESC/POS Command	49
2.1.4 How to Get a Driver	49
2.2 Connection Form and Cables	49
2.2.1 USB	49
2.3 Serial Connection	50
2.3.1 Stand alone	52
2.3.2 Y-connection	52
2.3.3 Pass-through connections	53
2.4 Parallel Connection	53
2.5 Ethernet	54
Chapter 3	55
Setup	55
3.1 Part Name and Basic Operation	55
3.1.1 part name	55
3.1.1.1 Connectors	55
3.1.2 The Control Panel	56
3.1.2.1 LED	56
3.1.2.2 Control Panel Buttons	57
3.2 Setup Flow	58
3.3 Printer setup	59
3.3.1 Installing or Replacing the Ribbon Cassette	60
3.3.2 Installing or Replacing the Optional Endorsement Ribbon Cassette	63
3.3.3 Installing or Replacing the Paper Roll	64
3.3.4 Connecting the Printer to the Host PC / POS Terminal	66
3.3.4.1 Serial interface model	66
3.3.4.2 Parallel Interface Models	67
3.3.4.3 USB Interface Models	67
3.3.4.4 Connecting a Drawer	69
3.3.5 Connecting the Power Supply Unit (PS-180/ 170)	69
3.4 Customizing	70
3.4.1 How to Confirm Current Settings	71
3.4.2 Adjusting the Roll Paper Width	71
3.4.3 Adjusting the Roll Paper Near End Detector	72
3.4.4 Adjusting the DIP Switches	73
3.4.4.1 Changing the DIP Switch Settings	73
3.4.4.2 Serial interface model	75
3.4.4.3 Parallel / Ethernet interface model	76
3.4.4.4 USB interface model	77
3.4.4.5 When Using Original Paper	78
3.4.5 Memory Switches	78
3.4.6 How to Use Two-Color Printing	79
3.5 Install a Printer Driver in the Host PC / POS Terminal	79
3.5.1 OPOS	79
3.5.1.1 Installing and Setting Up	79
3.5.1.2 Package contents of EPSON OPOS ADK.	82
3.5.2 Advanced Printer Driver (APD)	83
3.5.2.1 Installing and Setting Up	83
3.6 Self Tests	85
3.6.1 Running the Self Test on Roll Paper	85
3.6.2 Running the Self Test with Slip Paper	85
3.6.3 Running the Self Test with the Optional Endorsement Function	86
Chapter 4	87
Maintenance & Troubleshooting	87
4.1 Maintenance	87
4.1.1 Cleaning the Thermal Print Head	87
4.1.2 Cleaning the MICR Mechanism	87
4.1.2.1 Cleaning frequency	87
4.1.2.2 Cleaning sheet	88
4.1.2.3 Cleaning procedure	88
4.1.2.4 Self mode	88
4.1.2.5 Command mode	88
4.2 Troubleshooting	89
4.2.1 Removing a Paper Jam	89
4.2.2 Autocutter Jam	90
4.2.3 LED Blinking Pattern	90
4.2.3.1 Error Types	90
4.2.4 Printer prints “?“ or Incorrect Data With S	92
4.2.5 Hexadecimal Dump	92
4.3 Thermal Paper	94
4.3.1 Specified Monochrome Thermal Paper: NTP080-80	94
4.3.2 Other Qualified Suppliers for Thermal Paper	94
4.3.3 Specified Two-color Thermal Paper: ENTPB080080	95
Chapter 5	97
Application Development Information for OPOS	97
5.1 Bitmap Printing	97
5.1.1 Explanation of Bitmap Printing	97
5.1.2 Supplementary Explanation of Function	98
5.1.2.1 LetterQuality	98
5.1.2.2 Setting of printing position by escape sequence	98
5.1.2.3 Color bitmap printing	99
5.1.3 Printable bitmap format	99
5.2 Slip & MICR Combination	99
5.2.1 Recommended Flow	100
5.2.2 Sample Program	101
5.3 Cash Drawer	102
5.3.1 Drawer Open/Close	102
5.3.2 Checking Drawer Status	102
Chapter 6	103
Application Development Information for APD	103
6.1 Slip & MICR Combination	103
6.1.1 Recommended procedure	103
6.2 Bitmap Printing	104
6.2.1 Explanation of Bitmap Printing	104
6.2.2 Color bitmap printing	105
6.2.3 Printable bitmap format	105
6.3 Two-Dimensional Code	105
6.4 Drawer Control	105
6.4.1 Drawer Open	105
6.4.2 Checking Drawer Status	106
Appendix A	107
Character Code Tables	107
A.1 Page 0 (PC437: USA, Standard Europe)	107
A.2 Page 1 (Katakana)	108
A.3 Page 2 (PC850: Multilingual)	109
A.4 Page 3 (PC860: Portuguese)	110
A.5 Page 4 (PC863: Canadian-French)	111
A.6 Page 5 (PC865: Nordic)	112
A.7 Page 16 (WPC1252)	113
A.8 Page 17 (PC866: Cyrillic2)	114
A.9 Page 18 (PC852: Latin2)	115
A.10 Page 19 (PC858: Euro)	116
A.11 Page 254 (Space Page)	117
A.12 Page 255 (Space Page)	118

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3.6

elf Tests

The self tests let you know if your printer is operating properly. There are self tests for both roll

paper and slip paper. They check the control circuits, printer mechanisms, print quality, control

software version, and DIP switch settings.

These tests are independent of any other equipment or software, so it is a good idea to run them

when you first set up the printer and if you have any trouble. If the self tests work correctly, the

problem is in the other equipment or the software, not the printer.

3.6.1

Running the Self Test on Roll Paper

Make sure the printer is turned off and the printer cover is closed properly.

While holding down the

FEED

button, turn on the printer using the switch on the front of the

printer. The self test prints the printer settings and then prints the following, cuts the paper,

and pauses. (The

PAPER OUT

light blinks.)

If you want to continue SELF-TEST printing, Please press the

FEED button.

Press the

FEED

button to continue printing. The printer prints a pattern using the built-in

character set.

The self test automatically ends and cuts the paper after printing the following:

*** completed ***

The printer is ready to receive data as soon as it completes the self test.

Note:

If you want to pause the self test manually, press the

FEED

button. Press the

FEED

button again to

continue the self test.

3.6.2

Running the Self Test with Slip Paper

Make sure the printer is turned off and the printer cover is closed properly.

While holding down the

RELEASE

button, turn on the printer using the switch on the front of

the printer. (The

SLIP

light blinks.)

Feed a sheet of slip paper into the printer. The printer loads the paper automatically, prints

the printer settings, and then ejects the paper. (The

SLIP

light blinks.)

Remove the paper from the printer and feed another sheet of slip paper into the printer to

print characters from the character table. Continue to feed slip paper into the printer until

the self test prints the following:

***completed***

The printer is ready to receive data as soon as it completes the self test.