Epson TM-T70 User manual

One Blue Hill Plaza, 16th Floor, PO Box 1546
Pearl River, NY 10965
1-800-PC-AMERICA, 1-800-722-6374
(Voice) 845-920-0800 (Fax) 845-920-0880
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EPSON TM-T70 Series Receipt Printers
Installation for Windows Vista

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Installing and Replacing Roll Paper
1. Press the cover open lever down to open the roll
paper cover.
2. Remove the used roll paper core (if applicable).
3. In the correct direction (pictured left) install the roll
paper.
4. Pull the paper out through the Paper guides.
5. Close the roll paper cover.
6. Tear off any excess roll paper.

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Hardware Installation
Diagram of how the printer will be interfaced with the computer
1. Using the above image to correctly plug in all of the cables that came with the TM-T70 series receipt printer.
Note: The printer may have a different interface than the one pictured above (e.g. parallel, serial, etc…).
2. Plug the other end of the interface cable into the back
of the computer.
3. Plug the other end of the cash drawer cable into the
back of the cash drawer.
4. Plug the power cable into an outlet.

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Driver Installation
Before you begin please download and extract the installation files from:
http://download2.pcamerica.com/drivers/APD_402E.zip
1. Run the install file (APD_402E.exe).
2. Select Next to begin the installer.
3. Select I accept the terms in the license agreement
and select Next.
4. Select Standard and then select Next.

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5. If no printers are listed select Add.
6. Select the correct printer that you have under Select
Driver: (e.g. EPSON TM-T70 Receipt).
7. Optionally you can give a name to the printer other
than the one that is there by default (e.g. Bar
Receipt).
8. Select the correct type of port under Port Type: (e.g.
if the printer connects via a USB port select Create a
USB port).
9. Optionally you can set the receipt printer as the
default printer in windows.
10. Select Next.
11. At the next screen (if you selected to create a Parallel
or serial port) you will be prompted to select a port
number to install this with (e.g. if your device is
installed via a parallel port select LPT1 under LPT
Port:).
12. Select Next.

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13. The printer that you have configured should now
show under Printer Configuration.
14. Select Next.
15. Review the files to be installed and select Next.
The files will automatically install on your computer.
16. Select Yes, I want to restart my computer now.
17. Select Finish.
**You can now turn the printer back on.**

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Driver Configuration
Once your computer has restarted and you’re back at the Windows Desktop, you’re ready to set
up the properties for your printer.
1. Select Start | Control Panel | Printers and Faxes.
2. Right-click on the EPSON Receipt printer (Epson
TM-T70) and select Properties.
3. Select the Ports tab.
4. Select the port your EPSON Receipt printer is
connected to (e.g. ESDPRT001, LPT1, COM1, USB
T70) and select Apply.
Note: If the printer is already selected and the Apply
button is disabled, just continue to the next step.
Now you can print a test page to ensure that your
printer is set up correctly.
1. Select the General tab.
2. Select Print Test Page.
Note: If your test page fails to print, see the Printer
Troubleshooting section below.

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Next, you’ll adjust how the receipt paper is cut. From
the same Printer Properties window, General tab:
1. Select Printing Preferences.
2. Select the Document Settings tab.
3. At the bottom of the window select Paper
Conservation. Then select Top & Bottom.
4. Select Paper Source.
5. At the bottom of the window select
Document[NoFeed,NoCut].

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Finally, you need to set the properties for the Barcode
font.
1. Select the Barcode tab.
2. Select Barcode4 from the Font Name drop-down
list the Type should be Code39.
3. Select the Advanced settings button.
4. Element Width to 2.
5. Set the Element Height to 80.
6. Select OK three times to finish configuring the
printer.

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CRE/RPE Configuration
1. Select the Manager or Options button.
2. Enter the administrator password (default: admin)
where applicable.
Now you’re ready to set up your printer in RPE/CRE.
3. Select [4] Setup | [L] Friendly Printer Setup and re-enter your password if necessary.
4. Select Receipt in the Select Friendly Printer list on the left.
5. Select the EPSON TM-T70 Receipt printer in the Select local Windows printer list on the right.
6. Select Epson Thermal Receipt Printer as the Printer Type.
7. Select Cut Receipt at this Station.
8. Select Print logo on receipts at this station then select the logo file you would like to print on receipts (if
applicable).
Note: The Pixel aspect ratio for the logo must be 1:3 (i.e. if the image has a 100px height then the width must be
300px). If the image you are using is not in that aspect ratio then it will be distorted.
9. Select Save & Exit.

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Cash Drawer Configuration
1. Select the Manager or Options button.
2. Enter the administrator password (default: admin)
where applicable.
3. Select Setup then, Setup Screen.
4. Select the Hardware tab.
5. Select Page1.
6. Under Cash Drawer select the radio button that says Open Default Drawer.
7. Under Default Cash Drawer Port select the appropriate port that your receipt printer is connected to (USB Receipt
Printer).
Note: If the port that your printer is connected to is selected and the cash drawer is not opening, try setting the port as
the USB Receipt Printer.
8. Select Update.

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Printing Barcodes on Receipts
1. Select the Manager or Options button.
2. Enter the administrator password (default: admin)
where applicable.
3. Select Setup then, Setup Screen.
4. Select the Receipt tab.
5. Check Print Bar Code On “On-Hold” Receipts.
6. Check Print Bar Code On “Complete” Receipts.
7. Select Update to save your changes.

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EPSON Receipt Printer Troubleshooting
If your test page fails to print, you most likely have one or more conflicting ports configured.
Please follow the steps below:
1. Select Start | Control Panel | Printers and
Faxes.
2. Right-click on the EPSON Receipt Printer and
select Properties.
Note: If you have more than one of the same
receipt printer listed (e.g. EPSON TM-T70 Receipt
and EPSON TM-T70 Receipt(1), delete all except
the unnumbered listing. Right-click on the
duplicate printer name(s) and select Delete.
3. Select the Ports tab
4. Check the first corresponding port for the
printer that you have (e.g. LPT1, COM1,
ESDPRT001).
5. Select the General tab.
Select Print Test Page if the test page prints
correctly, you can return to the CRE/RPE
software and configure the printer there.
If the test page still does not print correctly,
return to the Ports tab and continue from Step 4
above with the next unchecked corresponding
printer port.