Epson TM-P80 Use and care manual

iOS Bluetooth Model
Technical Reference Guide
Describes how to connect iOS devices.
Describes the development and distribution of iOS
application.
Describes the precautions on using this printer and iOS
devices.
Describes the specications on transmission.
M00073700
Rev. A
Transmission Specifications
Notes on Usage
Application Development Information
Connecting to iOS Devices

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Cautions
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sion of Seiko Epson Corporation.
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tion.
While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this document, Seiko Epson Corporation
assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions.
Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein.
Neither Seiko Epson Corporation nor its affiliates shall be liable to the purchaser of this product or third par-
ties for damages, losses, costs, or expenses incurred by the purchaser or third parties as a result of: accident,
misuse, or abuse of this product or unauthorized modifications, repairs, or alterations to this product, or
(excluding the U.S.) failure to strictly comply with Seiko Epson Corporation’s operating and maintenance
instructions.
Seiko Epson Corporation shall not be liable against any damages or problems arising from the use of any
options or any consumable products other than those designated as Original EPSON Products or EPSON
Approved Products by Seiko Epson Corporation.
Trademarks
EPSON is a registered trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation.
Exceed Your Vision is a registered trademark or trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation.
The Bluetooth® word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of
such marks by Seiko Epson Corporation is under license.
iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad are the trademarks of Apple Inc.
IOS is a trademark or registered trademark of Cisco in the U.S. and other countries and is used under license.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners and used for identification purpose only.
© Seiko Epson Corporation 2014 . All rights reserved.

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Restriction of Use
When this product is used for applications requiring high reliability/safety, such as transportation devices
related to aviation, rail, marine, automotive; disaster prevention devices; various safety devices; or functional/
precision devices, etc., you should use this product only after giving consideration to including fail-safes and
redundancies into your design to maintain safety and total system reliability. Because this product was not
intended for use in applications requiring extremely high reliability/safety, such as aerospace equipment, main
communication equipment, nuclear power control equipment, or medical equipment related to direct medical
care, etc., please make your own judgement on this product's suitability after a full evaluation.
Note about interference
The Radio Frequency module that can be installed in this product generates, uses, and can radiate radio fre-
quency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications.
If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined
by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more
of the following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
Consult your dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Never disassemble or modify this product or the installed Radio Frequency module.
Seiko Epson Corporation shall not be liable for interference to radio/TV resulting from changes or modifica-
tions to this product or the installed Radio Frequency module not expressly approved by Seiko Epson Corpo-
ration.

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About this Manual
Aim of the Manual
This manual aims to provide developers with operational information about functions for TM-P80 iOS Blue-
tooth models and TM-P60II iOS Bluetooth models.
This manual describes additional items for the TM-P80 Bluetooth interface models or the TM-P60II Blue-
tooth interface models, and provides information on the differences between TM-P80 Bluetooth interface
models, TM-P60II Bluetooth interface models, and iOS Bluetooth models.
When this manual contains the same items as the manuals for the TM-P80 Bluetooth interface models or the
TM-P60II Bluetooth interface models, priority is given to the contents of this manual.
Manual Content
The manual is made up of the following sections:
Chapter 1 Connecting to iOS Devices
Chapter 2 Application Development Information
Chapter 3 Notes on Usage
Chapter 4 Transmission Specifications

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Contents
■Restriction of Use ....................................................................................................................3
■Note about interference ........................................................................................................3
■About this Manual ..................................................................................................................4
Aim of the Manual ............................................................................................................................................................. 4
Manual Content .................................................................................................................................................................. 4
■Contents....................................................................................................................................5
Connecting to iOS Devices..............................................................................7
■Supported Operating Systems and Devices ......................................................................7
Supported OS...................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Supported devices............................................................................................................................................................. 7
■Connecting from iOS Devices ...............................................................................................8
■Auto Reconnect .................................................................................................................... 10
What is the Auto Reconnect Feature?.......................................................................................................................10
Setting the Auto Reconnect Feature.........................................................................................................................11
■Initial Bluetooth Settings.................................................................................................... 12
Application Development Information.......................................................13
■About ePOS-Print SDK ........................................................................................................ 13
■Application Development and Distribution ................................................................... 13
Notes on Usage ..............................................................................................15
■Disconnection Timing ......................................................................................................... 15
■Notes on Using the Printer with an iOS Device .............................................................. 15
Print data deletion and Bluetooth disconnections occur..................................................................................15
The iOS application receives the same data from the printer multiple times............................................16
The iOS application cannot receive the data sent from the printer ..............................................................17
Transmission Specifications .........................................................................19

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Chapter 1 Connecting to iOS Devices
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Connecting to iOS Devices
Supported Operating Systems and Devices
Supported OS
iOS Ver.5.0.1 to 5.1.1
iOS Ver.6.0 to 6.1.4
iOS Ver.7.0 to 7.1.1
Supported devices
iPhone 5s
iPhone 5c
iPhone 5
iPhone 4s
iPhone 4
iPhone 3GS
iPad Air
iPad mini with Retina display
iPad (4th generation)
iPad mini
iPad (3rd generation)
iPad 2
iPad
iPod touch (5th generation)
iPod touch (4th generation)
See "Notes on Using the Printer with an iOS Device" on page 15

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Connecting from iOS Devices
Follow the steps below to establish a Bluetooth connection from an iOS device.
1On the "Settings" screen, tap [Bluetooth].
2Turn on the printer, and then on the iOS device, set Bluetooth to [On].
The printer is displayed in the list of devices.
If the printer is connected to another computer, smart device, and so on, it may not be displayed in
the list of devices. Disconnect the printer from the operating system of the device that is currently
connected, and then try again.

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Chapter 1 Connecting to iOS Devices
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3Tap the printer you want to use from the list of devices.
4Check that the printer is connected to the iOS device.

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Auto Reconnect
What is the Auto Reconnect Feature?
The auto reconnect feature allows the printer to automatically restore a connection if the Bluetooth connection
to the iOS device is lost.
When this feature is enabled, in the following situations the printer automatically reconnects to the iOS device
to which it was last connected.
When the printer is turned on
When the signal is dropped and then restored
When this feature is disabled, you need to reconnect from the Bluetooth settings screen on the iOS device every
time.
Disable this feature when using the printer from devices that are not running iOS. Otherwise, it may take some time to connect.
In the following situations, even if the feature is enabled, the same operations are performed as when it is disabled.
- When pairing is canceled from the connected iOS device.
- When the last Bluetooth device connected was not an iOS device.
- When wireless communication settings are initialized from the printer.
For either setting, you need to turn off the Bluetooth setting on the connected iOS device to connect to another device.
You can make auto reconnect settings in "Setting the Wireless Module Setup Mode" on the next page.
Auto Reconnect
Feature Settings Usage Feature
Enabled
(Default)
This is the recommended
setting when using a com-
bination of one iOS device
and the printer.
When the Bluetooth connection is lost, the printer runs the fol-
lowing reconnection sequence.
[Reconnection sequence]
1. The printer tries to connect to the iOS device to which it was
last connected.
2. When step 1 fails, the printer waits for connections from other
iOS devices.
3. If connection is not established in step 2 after a fixed time has
passed, the printer tries again to connect to the iOS device to
which it last connected. Steps 2 and 3 are repeated until a con-
nection is established.
Disabled This is the recommended
setting when sharing one
printer with multiple iOS
devices.
The printer waits for a connection from the iOS device.

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Chapter 1 Connecting to iOS Devices
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Setting the Auto Reconnect Feature
Setting the Wireless Module Setup Mode
1Load the roll paper, and then close the cover.
2While pressing the Feed button, turn on the printer. (Keep pressing the button until
the printer starts printing.)
The printer starts printing the current status of the printer.
3After the printer status has been printed, press the Feed button. (Keep pressing the
button until the printer starts printing.)
The printer starts printing instructions.
4After the instructions have been printed, briefly press the Feed button four times.
5Press the Feed button again. (Keep pressing the button until the printer starts print-
ing.)
The printer starts printing Wireless Module Setup instructions.
6Briefly press the Feed button twice.
7Press the Feed button again. (Keep pressing the button until the printer starts print-
ing.)
The printer starts printing Bluetooth Setting instructions.
8Briefly press the Feed button once.
9Press the Feed button again. (Keep pressing the button until the printer starts print-
ing.)
The printer starts printing Auto Re-Connect iOS instructions.
10<To enable> Press the Feed button once.
<To disable> Press the Feed button twice.
When the following printer firmware versions are being used:
TM-P60II (5.12 ESC/POS or later), TM-P60II Peeler (6.12 ESC/POS or later), TM-P80 (1.01
ESC/POS or later)
11Press the Feed button again. (Keep pressing the button until the printer starts print-
ing.)
The selected setting value (Enable/Disable) is printed.

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12The printer starts printing Wireless Module Setup instructions.
Changing the settings is complete. You can turn off the printer.
When the following printer firmware versions are being used:
TM-P60II (5.11 ESC/POS or earlier), TM-P60II Peeler (6.11 ESC/POS or earlier), TM-P80 (1.00
ESC/POS or earlier)
11Press the Feed button again. (Keep pressing the button until the following message
is printed.)
"Please release the Feed button."
12The printer restarts.
Initial Bluetooth Settings
Setting Contents Setting Items Initial Settings
Bluetooth communication
settings
Bluetooth passkey "0000"
Bluetooth device name TM-P80 : "TM-P80_xxxxxx"
TM-P60II : "TM-P60II_xxxxxx"
(Where xxxxxx is the last six digits in the serial
number)
Bundle Seed ID "TXAEAV5RN4"
Enable/Disable auto reconnect to
iOS device
"1" (Enable)

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Chapter 2 Application Development Information
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Application Development Information
About ePOS-Print SDK
The ePOS-Print SDK for iOS Bluetooth is provided for application development.
Please contact us for the necessary kit.
Application Development and Distribution
Follow the steps below to distribute an iOS application that communicates with a printer over Bluetooth
through Apple's App Store.
1Register with the Apple iOS Developer Program.
2Obtain the Epson ePOS-Print SDK for iOS Bluetooth and the Application Information
Sheet.
3When the application has been developed, send the Application Information Sheet
to Epson.
Epson will provide Apple with the information on the application.
Once Apple has given their approval, Epson will send the Application Submitting Guide to you (the
developer).
4Follow the steps in the Application Submitting Guide to register the application to
the App Store.

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Chapter 3 Notes on Usage
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Notes on Usage
Disconnection Timing
Even when data communication has been completed from the host computer's application, data may remain in
the Bluetooth module's buffer. Since data in the buffer may be lost when a connection is disconnected, use a sta-
tus check and so on to confirm that transmitted data has definitely been printed before disconnecting.
Notes on Using the Printer with an iOS Device
Print data deletion and Bluetooth disconnections occur
Situation
Depending on the specifications of the iOS device, print data sent to the printer may be deleted. When this
occurs, the Bluetooth connection between the printer and the iOS device is disconnected.
Conditions
This occurs when the printer is not ready to print, and 64 KB or more of print data is sent to the printer.
<Status in which the printer cannot print>
When the roll paper cover is open
When the paper is out
When waiting for printed labels to detach (Peeler models only)
Solution
Do not send data to the printer if the printer is not ready to print.
For developers using the SDK from Epson, see the User's Manual - Chapter 3 Programming Guide - "Printing
After Checking the Printer Status".
Since Bluetooth is disconnected when this occurs, if the auto reconnect feature is not enabled, you need to
reconnect from the Bluetooth settings screen on the iOS device.
When using the SDK from Epson, this connection process is not necessary.

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The iOS application receives the same data from the printer multiple times
Situation
Although the printer only sends data (such as the status) once to the iOS device, the application on the iOS
device may receive the data multiple times.
Conditions
If no data is sent between the printer and the iOS device for at least 30 seconds during Bluetooth connection,
the iOS device switches to power-saving mode. This problem occurs if the printer sends data to the iOS device
while it is in power-saving mode.
The following are examples of when this occurs.
When the printer performs status communication with a command (DLE EOT, GS I, and so on)
When the printer sends an ASB
In the following situations, this does not occur.
When the iOS device sends data to the printer
When data is sent to the iOS device before it switches to power-saving mode (less than approx. 30 seconds)
after the printer has received data from the iOS device
When using the SDK from Epson (however, this may occur when receiving data from a printer using a com-
mand transmission/reception API)
Solution
If no data is sent between the printer and the iOS device for at least 30 seconds, use the following steps to send
data.
1) Before sending data, send 100 bytes of dummy data to the printer. As long as it is not related to printing or
commands, anything can be used as the dummy data, however we recommend using 00h.
2) Set a waiting time of 100 milliseconds.
3) Send the data.

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Chapter 3 Notes on Usage
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The iOS application cannot receive the data sent from the printer
Situation
Although the printer sends data to the iOS device and the data is received by the iOS device, depending on the
combination of the iOS version and the iOS device, the iOS application may not be able to receive the data.
Conditions
This may occur in combinations of the following conditions.
iOS version: 7.1, 7.1.1
iOS device: iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c, iPhone 5, iPad Air, iPad mini with Retina display, iPad (4th generation),
iPad mini, iPod touch (5th generation), iPhone 4s, iPhone 4, iPad (3rd generation), iPad 2
Printer firmware version: TM-P60II (5.11 ESC/POS or earlier), TM-P60II Peeler (6.11 ESC/POS or earlier)
Application processing: If the Bluetooth port is closed and then reopened while the application is running.
Solution
The solution differs depending on the iOS device being used. See the following table.
iOS Device Solution
iPhone 5s
iPhone 5c
iPhone 5
iPad Air
iPad mini with Retina display
iPad (4th generation)
iPad mini
iPod touch (5th generation)
This situation can be avoided by using one of the fol-
lowing methods.
Use a product with the following firmware.
TM-P60II: 5.12 ESC/POS or later
TM-P60II Peeler: 6.12 ESC/POS or later
Use the ePOS-Print SDK for iOS which is included in
the ePOS-Print SDK Release 14.06.30E or later pack-
age.
This problem does not occur in the TM-P80.
iPhone 4s
iPhone 4
iPad (3rd generation)
iPad 2
This situation can be avoided by using the ePOS-Print
SDK for iOS which is included in the ePOS-Print SDK
Release 14.06.30E or later package.

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Chapter 4 Transmission Specifications
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Transmission Specifications
Conforms to Bluetooth Specification Version 2.1 + EDR
Built-in Serial Port Profile (SPP)
Built-in iAP protocol
Bluetooth Power Class 2 specifications
Built-in antenna

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