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EPSON
Guide to
TM-U200/U200P
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
®
400549800

The programming examples in this manual are provided for the sole purpose of illustrating the
functions of the products. Seiko Epson Corporation makes no warranty, either expressed or implied,
as to their reliability and appropriateness for other uses.
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, or
otherwise, without the prior written permission of Seiko Epson Corporation. No patent liability is
assumed with respect to the use of the information contained herein. While every precaution has been
taken in the preparation of this book, 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 parties for damages, losses, costs, or expenses incurred by 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.
EPSON is a registered trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation.
ESC/POS is a trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation.
NOTICE: The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice.
Copyright© 1996 by Seiko Epson Corporation, Nagano, Japan.
ESC/POS™ Information Manual
Guide to TM–U200/U200P
9602-00
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
SYSTEM DEVICE DIVISION
2070 Kotobuki Koaka, Matsumoto-shi, Nagano-ken 399, Japan

SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
SYSTEM DEVICE DIVISION
2070 Kotobuki Koaka, Matsumoto-shi, Nagano-ken 399, Japan

Rev. A i
Introduction
ESC/POS
The market for store automation equipment is changing rapidly with the widespread
introduction of POS (point of sale) terminals. These terminals are now appearing even in small
retail stores and specialty shops. They occupy a secure position in the range of applications
available for personal computers.
As more personal computers come to be used as POS terminals, the demand for matching
standardized peripheral devices is expected to rise. At present, however, many of the competing
POS terminal printer displays on the market employ mutually incompatible command sets. This
imposes limits on the expandability and range of applications possible with PC-based systems.
There is a need for a new command set designed to provide the expandability and universal
applicability demanded by the market.
To meet this need, Seiko Epson Corporation proposes the adoption of a newly developed
command set to standardize POS terminal peripheral devices: ESC/POS (Epson Standard Code
for Point of Sale).
The aim when developing ESC/POS was to create a set of control codes that could be used to
operate any output device connected to a POS terminal. These new codes are intended to replace
the mutually incompatible command sets previously in use.
TM/DM series models already support ESC/POS, and they have been evaluated highly in the
marketplace.
Seiko Epson Corporation plans to produce new models in the TM/DM series offering ESC/POS
support and to continue to work for the standardization of the entire POS environment to
promote the dissemination of ESC/POS.
About This Manual
❏Chapter 1 contains a table of supported commands, descriptions of all the commands
arranged by function with program examples and print samples, and character code tables.
❏Chapter 2 contains an example showing several commands used in a program for receipt
printing.
❏Chapter 3 contains a table of the commands listed by function type and a table showing
which commands are supported by various EPSON printers.

ii Rev. A
Features
The TM-U200/U200P series of high-quality POS printers print on roll paper. The printers have
the following features:
❏Compact and lightweight.
❏High throughput using bidirectional, minimum distance printing.
❏Semi-automatic paper loading capability.
❏ASB (Automatic Status Back) function that automatically transmits changes in printer status.
❏Wide selections for the user’s purposes by the different features of the TM-U200/U200P
printers, as follows:
Options and Accessories
❏Paper roll near-end sensor
❏Direct connection display modules, DM-D102 and DM-D203.
❏EPSON power supply unit, PS-150.
❏EPSON ribbon cassette, ERC-38 (P) and ERC-38 (B).
Printer Features
TM-U200B/PB The auto-cutter unit is standard equipment.
TM-U200D/PD Does not include the auto-cutter or take-up units.

Rev. A iii
Specifications
❏Printing specifications
Printing method: 9-pin, serial impact dot matrix
Printing speed: Approximately 3.5 LPS (when printing 40 columns using the
the 7 ×9 font with 3-half dot spacing)
Number of printable columns: 33/40 (when using 3-half dot spacing)
35/42 (when using 2-half dot spacing)
❏Character specifications
Character fonts: 9 ×9/7 ×9
Character pitch: 13.3/16 CPI (when using 3-half dot spacing)
14.5/17.8 CPI (when using 2-half dot spacing)
Character size: 1.2 (W) ×3.1 (H) mm
1.6 (W) x 3.1 (H) mm
Character sets:
ASCII: 95 characters
International: 32 characters
Extended graphics: 128 characters ×6 pages
❏Paper specifications
Paper size: Paper roll: 76 mm +/- 0.5 (W) mm × 83.0 mm diameter
Thickness: Normal Paper: 0.06 mm – 0.085 mm
Pressure-sensitive paper: 0.05 mm – 0.08 mm
(Total Thickness: 0.2 mm or less)
❏Interface: RS-232 (TM-U200B/D serial interface)
or
IEEE 1284 (TM-U200PB/PD parallel interface)
❏Data buffer: Maximum approximately 1k bytes

iv Rev. A
TM-U200D/U200PD
TM-U200B/U200PB