Epson Mobilink TM-P60 Assembly instructions

EPSON TM-P60 WIRELESS PRINTER
Installation and Setup Guide

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Epson TM P60 Wireless Printer Guide
Record of Revisions
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Reference:
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Squirrel
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12/12 Initial Release
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7/13 Appendix A: Changing the Auto Power Off Time 1

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1Overview................................................................................................................................................. 1
1.1 Required Files............................................................................................................................. 1
2Configuring the Epson TM-P60 Wireless Printer.................................................................................... 1
3Installing the Epson TM-P60 Windows Printer Driver ............................................................................ 5
3.1 Speeding up Printing................................................................................................................... 9
4Squirrel Printer Setup ........................................................................................................................... 11
5Appendix A - Changing the Auto Power Off Time ................................................................................ 13
5.1 Required Files........................................................................................................................... 13

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1OVERVIEW
The Epson TM-P60 is a wireless Windows printer that can be used with Squirrel Mobility or Squirrel
mPOS. The printer should be configured to use the customer’s existing wireless network, and will
connect to the Squirrel POS system using the Windows Printer Driver Support in Squirrel Printer Setup.
1.1 Required Files
There are two files that you will need in order to connect and configure the printer to work with the
Squirrel POS system.
These files are located here:
•https://pos.epson.com/developers/techresdetails.htm?productpk=492
You will need the following:
•Roadrunner V Network Configuration Tool (Downloads as the NetConfig.zip)
This is the configuration file that allows you to set up the wireless network and the network
address.
•Advanced Printer Driver (Downloads as the APD_454EWM.zip)
This is the Windows printer driver
Once you have downloaded these files you will need to follow the steps below.
2CONFIGURING THE EPSON TM-P60 WIRELESS PRINTER
You will need the following:
•Epson TM-P60 printer
•Epson TM-P60 configuration cable
•Epson TM-P60 power supply
TO CONFIGURE THE EPSON TM-P60 PRINTER,ROADRUNNER VNETWORK CONFIGURATION TOOL
(DOWNLOADS AS THE NETCONFIG.ZIP):
1. Ensure that the printer is powered off
2. Connect the TM-P60 to the configuration cable
3. Connect the configuration cable to the serial com port on the Squirrel Host PC

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4. Unzip the NetConfig.zip file and run NetConfig088d.exe
5. Once the NetConfig088d.exe is loaded you will see the Epson Configuration Tool screen.
Select Tools and then Options.
6. From the Options list, select the COM and click OK.

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7. Once you are back on the main Configuration screen, select View and then Refresh. The
printer should now be listed.
8. Double click on the printer in the list to display the Network Card Property screen.
9. Select the TCP/IP tab and enter the IP address for the printer. Ensure that the “Get IP
address” is set to Manual.

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10. Select the Wireless tab and enter the wireless information including the SSID and WPA2
PassKey.
11. Once you have added the Wireless information click Apply and OK. The configuration
changes will be sent to the printer; this will take a few seconds.
12. Once complete you will be returned to the Configuration screen. Go to Tools and
Refresh the screen.
13. Once you see the new printer IP address appear you can disconnect the printer and
reboot the printer. Once the Printer comes back online it will beep and the green power
light will blink until the printer connects to the wireless network.

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3INSTALLING THE EPSON TM-P60 WINDOWS PRINTER DRIVER
Once the printer is connected to the wireless network you will need to install the Windows driver so that
Squirrel can access the printer.
TO INSTALL THE WINDOWS DRIVER:
1. Select the Advanced Printer Driver (downloads as the APD_454EWM.zip) and unzip it.
2. Run the APD_454EWM.exe
3. The Welcome screen appears, click Next>
4. Read and accept the terms of the License Agreement and click Next>

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5. Select a Custom installation and click Next>
6. Click the Add button to add a new printer.
7. In the Select driver dropdown box, select the EPSON TM-P60 Receipt printer. You can
give it a different Printer Name. In the Port Type dropdown box, select ‘Create an
Ethernet Port’. Click Next>

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8. Enter the IP address that you entered during the printer configuration. Click Next>.
9. The printer is now listed in the Printer Configuration screen. Click Next>.
10. In the Select Features screen, click Next>

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11. In the Start Copying Files screen, click Next>.
•The driver will now finish the installation.
12. When complete, click Finish

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3.1 Speeding up Printing
Once the Driver is installed you will need to make a modification to make the printer operate faster. If you
do not make this change the printer will operate considerably slower.
TO SPEED UP PRINTING:
1. Select the Windows Start button, and choose Devices and Printers.
2. Right click on the Epson TM-P60 Receipt printer and select the Printer Properties

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3. Select the Advanced tab and select the “Print directly to the printer” option.
4. Click Apply and then OK.
5. Right click the Epson printer again and select Printer Properties.
6. Click the Print Test Page button.
•Once the printer successfully prints the test page, you are finished setting up the
printers in Windows and you can assign them in Squirrel Printer Setup.

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4SQUIRREL PRINTER SETUP
Now that the Epson TM-P60 printer and its driver are configured, you can assign it to a Squirrel printer in
order to print checks wirelessly.
1. Open the Squirrel Browser and select Advanced Setup.
2. Select Printer Setup.

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3. In Printer Setup, change the Communication to Windows, and click the …beside the Windows
Printer Name field.
4. Choose the Epson TM-P60 printer from the dialog box
5. Exit and Save Printer Setup.
Your Epson TM-P60 Printer is now set up as a Squirrel POS Printer and can be used to print checks
wirelessly.

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5APPENDIX A-CHANGING THE AUTO POWER OFF TIME
The Epson TM-P60 is configured, by default, to power off automatically after 20 minutes of
inactivity. You can increase this time to a maximum of 60 minutes.
5.1 Required Files
•MSWUTL_V24900E.msi (contained in the zip file attached to this document)
TO INCREASE THIS AUTO POWER OFF TIME:
1. Connect the P60 printer to a COM port using the serial cable that came with the printer (also
works when using a Systech hub).
2. Run a printer self-test to confirm the following:
•Current Baud rate
•Current Auto Power off time
3. Unzip the attached MSSU.zip file (Memory Switch Setting Utility) on the same PC.
4. Double click on the mswutl_V24900E.msi file that you just unzipped, which will run the
Memory Switch Setting Utility Setup Wizard – follow the prompts to install the utility.
5. Once installed, launch the MSWUTL through Window’s All Programs menu.
6. Select the correct Device type, COM port & Baud rate.
NOTE: Ensure that the baud rate setting in this program matches the baud rate on the printer
self-test; if it doesn’t match, the utility won’t communicate with the printer.
7. Click “Communication Test”.
•If you get an error about the “printer being busy” ensure that the self-test you ran earlier
is completed by pressing the feed button & the printer has no other flashing lights.

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8. Click Retry.
9. Click OK once. You should get the following message “Communication Condition coincides
with the connected printer”, click OK.
10. Click Printer status
11. Select the Customize value tab
12. Click Get status

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13. This should bring you to the screen with “Auto Power Time Off”.
14. Change the “Auto power off time” setting from 20 minutes to the desired amount of time –
the maximum is 60 minutes.
15. Click Set status and then Save status.
16. Reboot the printer & perform another self-test.
17. Confirm the Auto Power off time now says the revised time.