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English User’s Manual M00023801EN TM-T88V User’s Manual
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English All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, o...
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English Important Safety Information This section presents important information intended to ensure safe and effective use of this product. Read this section carefully and store it in an accessible lo...
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English Do not place heavy objects on top of this product. Never stand or lean on this product. Equipment may fall or collapse, causing breakage and possible injury. Take care not to injure your finge...
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English Downloading Drivers, Utilities, and Manuals The latest versions of drivers, utilities, and manuals can be downloaded from one of the following URLs. For customers in North America, go to the f...
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English Installing the Printer Horizontally or Vertically You can install the printer horizontally on a flat surface (with the paper exit on top) or vertically (with the paper exit at the front) by ha...
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English Attaching the Connector Cover Follow the steps below to attach the connector cover to protect the cables. 1. Turn over the printer. 2. Position the two hooks on both sides of the connector cov...
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English Arranging the Cables Pass the cables through cable exits in the connector cover. The connector cover has cable exits on the back and both sides. You can also route the serial, USB, or power ca...
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English Installing Roll Paper Follow the steps below to install the roll paper. If you want to change the paper width by using the roll paper guide, see “Changing the Paper Width” on page 11. 1. Press...
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English 4. Tear off the paper. Attaching the Power Switch Cover The enclosed power switch cover ensures that the power switch is not pressed accidentally. You can turn on and off the power switch by i...
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English Changing the Paper Width If a roll paper guide is included with your printer, you can change the paper width from 80 mm to 58 mm by installing the roll paper guide. Follow the steps below to c...
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English 4. Paste the enclosed 2 strips along the roll paper guide on the bottom of the roll paper holder. Make sure the space between the top edge of strip and the line of the groove in the roll paper...
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English Removing Jammed Paper When a paper jam occurs, never pull out the paper forcibly. Open the roll paper cover and remove the jammed paper. CAUTION: Do not touch the thermal head and the frame on...
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English Cleaning Cleaning the Printer Case Be sure to turn off the printer, and wipe the dirt off the printer case with a dry cloth or a damp cloth. CAUTION: Never clean the product with alcohol, benz...
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English Setting the DIP Switches CAUTION: Be sure to turn off the printer before removing the cover of the DIP switches. Removing it while the printer is turned on may cause problems such as an electr...
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English DIP Switch Tables When using Serial Interface When using Parallel Interface DIP Switch Bank 1 DIP Switch Bank 1 SW Function ON OFF SW Function ON OFF 1-1 Data receive error Ignored Prints “?” ...
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English When using USB/Ethernet/Wireless LAN Interface DIP Switch Bank 1 DIP Switch Bank 2 SW Function ON OFF SW Function ON OFF 1-1 Auto line feed Always Always disabled 2-1 Handshaking Receive buffe...
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English 80 mm paper width 58 mm paper width*1 Paper feed speed Approx. 200 mm/s {approx. 7.9"/s} (continuous paper feed with the Feed button.) Line spacing (default) 4.23 mm {1/6"} Roll pape...