Epson POS Thermal Receipt Printer TM-T88II
Printing method
Thermal line printing
Dot density
180 dpi× 180 dpi [dots per 25.4 mm {1"}]
Printing direction
Unidirectional with friction feed
Printing width
80mm paper width model: 72 mm {2.83"}, 512 dot positions
58 mm paper width model: 50.8 mm {2"}, 360 dot positions
Characters per line
(default)
80mm paper width model: Font A: 42; Font B: 56
58 mm paper width model: Font A: 30; Font B: 40
Character spacing
(default)
Font A: 0.28 mm {.01"} (2 dots); Font B: 0.28 mm {.01"} (2 dots)
Character size
Standard/Double-height/Double-width/Double-width and Double-height
Font A: 1.41× 3.39mm/1.41× 6.77mm/2.82× 3.39mm/2.82× 6.77mm
Font B: 0.99× 2.40mm/0.99× 4.80mm/1.98× 2.40mm/1.98× 4.80mm
Number of characters
Alphanumeric characters: 95; International characters: 37
Extended graphics: 128 × 11 pages (including one space page)
Print speed
High-speed:
Approx. 150mm/s {5.9"/s} max.; 47.2 lps, max. (3.18 mm {1/8"} feed);
35.5 lps, max. (4.23mm {1/6"} feed, at 24 V, 28°C {82°F}, density level 1).
Speed is adjusted automatically depending on the voltage applied and
head temperature.
Low-power: Approx. 16.5 lps (4.23mm feed {1/6"}); 70mm/s {2.76"/s}
Ladder bar code: Approx. 42 mm/s {approx. 1.7"/s}
Paper feed speed
Approx. 150mm/s {approx. 5.9"/s} continuous paper feed
Line spacing (default)
4.23mm {1/6"}
Character structure
Font A: 12× 24; Font B: 9× 17 (including 2-dot horizontal spacing)
Font A is the default.
Paper roll (single-ply)
Size:80mm paper width model: 79.5 mm ± 0.5 mm {3.13" ± 0.02"},
58 mm paper width model: 57.5 mm ± 0.5 mm {2.26" ± 0.02"}
Maximum outside diameter:83mm {3.26"}
Paper roll spool diameter:
Inside: 12 mm {0.47"}; Outside: 18 mm {0.71"}
Thermal paper type
Specified: Nakagawa Seisakujo, NTP080-80, NTP058-80
(Original: Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.,TF50KS-E)
Packaged paper roll: original: Oji Paper Mfg. Co., Ltd., PD160R
Interface(compatible)
RS-232C/Bi-directional parallel
Dealer option: RS-485, USB, 10 Base T I/F
Receive buffer
4KB/45bytes
DKD Function
2 drives
Power supply
+ 24 VDC ± 7%
Current consumption (at 24V)
High-speed mode:Mean: Approx. 1.8A Peak: Approximately 7.7A
Low-power mode:Mean: Approx. 1.2A Peak: Approximately 6.6A
Life
Mechanism:
15,000,000 lines
Thermal head:100million pulses, 100 km
Autocutter:1,500,000 cuts
MTBF
360,000 hours
MCBF
52,000,000 lines
(Average failure interval based on failures relating to wearout and random
failures up to the life of 15 million lines.)
Temperature
Operating:
5 to 45°C {41 to 113°F}
Storage:
–10 to 50°C {14 to 122°F}, except for paper
Humidity
Operating:
10 to 90% RH
Storage:
10 to 90% RH, except for paper
Overall dimensions
148× 145× 195 mm {5.83×5.71 × 7.68"} (H ×W ×D)
Weight (mass)
Approximately 1.8 kg {3.96 lb}