How To Set Up Thermal Receipt Printer

Before You Begin

Make certain you lot've downloaded the proper driver. If you acquired the commuter from somewhere else (fifty-fifty the disc that came in the box), nosotros cannot guarantee it will work. So, before you waste matter a bunch of your time, only download the correct commuter for your model (log into world wide web.ascendrms.com):
a. Epson TM-T88V driver
b. Epson TM-T88VI driver
Uninstall any older Epson drivers. If y'all've ever had an Epson receipt printer installed on the computer - no matter how long ago or how former the model - you'll demand to make sure everything'due south been cleaned upwardly. Newer drivers may non exist able to but run an update.

Connect Your Hardware

Connect the blackness power cord from the back of the printer (circular with prongs inside) and plug the other terminate into the wall.
Make sure the Ability Switch in the front of the printer is in the off position. That means it is toggled so the the cease with the dot is not pressed down.
Plug in the advisable connection type(south).
a. For a direct connectedness to a single reckoner in the store, plug the USB cable's square end into the dorsum of the printer, and the other apartment and rectangular finish into the back of the computer.
Sherpa Tip: While other USB ports on your computer (e.g. front or monitor ports) may work, they don't receive a consistent connection, which may cause your printer to terminate working or simply work sporadically.
b. For a printer that will be shared amongst multiple computers in the shop over the network, plug one stop of a CAT-v cable into the back of the printer and the other into your network router or switch.
Sherpa Tip: While a printer can be connected via USB and shared beyond the network using Windows®, updates to Windows® can change settings and make this connection unreliable. If you'll exist sharing a receipt printer between multiple computers, we recommend upgrading to the Ethernet-capable Epson TM-T88VI ("Epson 6") model.
c.If this workstation likewise has a cash drawer, hook that up. The end that looks like an old schoolhouse phone cable (smaller connector) goes into the back of the printer. The end that looks like an Ethernet cable (larger connector) goes into the bottom of the cash drawer.
Sherpa Tip: Don't share cash drawers between multiple computers. While it can be accomplished past using a printer shared across the network, this setup makes your cash reconciliation process less reliable, makes cash discrepancies impossible to investigate, and prevents accurate reporting.
Put in a roll of paper. The paper must feed from under the roll, with the less shiny side of the paper facing the backof the printer.
Turn the printer on.
a. If the printer is connected to a unmarried computer in the shop, but push button the dot side of the switch down.

b. If the printer is connected to the network, concord downwards the feed (circle) button so plough the printer on (above). A configuration page prints - go on this slip handy for the unabridged setup process.

Install the Printer Commuter

Run the Epson TM-T88 Driver installer you downloaded above.
If you can't find it, check your Downloads folder.
At the Check Installation prompt, click Adjacent.
At the License Agreement prompt, choose Concur and click Install.
At the Printer Registration prompt click Adjacent.
At the Register, Alter and Delete Epson TM Printer prompt:
a. Select the appropriate Port Type.
i. If the printer is straight connected to a calculator, select Port TypeUSB and Port Auto setup.

ii. If the printer is shared betwixt multiple computers on the network, select Port Blazon Ethernet, Port Auto setup, and enter the IP Accost from the configuration slip that printed when you lot turned on the printer. Click Set to Printer.
Sherpa Tip: Lose this slip of paper? But turn the printer off for a few seconds and hold the feed button while you turn it dorsum on!

b. Go out Gear up as Default Printer unchecked.
c. Click Save Settings.
At the PrinterReg prompt, click Aye to perform a exam print. And so click OK. Confirm a Windows® test page prints.
Sherpa Tip: This test folio won't look like a normal Ascend receipt. That's ok - nosotros're just looking for anything to print at this point!
At the Annals, Alter and Delete Epson TM Printer prompt, click Next.
At the Installation Complete prompt, click Close.

Configure the Driver

Navigate to Devices and Printers.
Pro Tip: Printing the Windows central on your keyboard and blazon "Devices and Printers" to get there equally rapidly as possible.
Right-click on the Driver and choose Printing Preferences.
On the Feed and Cut tab, select the Document[No feed, No cut] Preset option..
Click Applyto save your changes.

Configure Ascend

Navigate to Options.
In Options -> Receipts, select a Type of Epson TM Series and Epson TM-T88V Receipt (for the "Epson five" model) or Epson TM-T88VI Receipt (for the "Epson half-dozen" model) as your Commuter.
a. If you don't run into the correct driver, click the Refresh icon.
b. Check Partial Cut.
Click the Defaults push button.
Check the Small Receipts bank check box and select the number of Copies you'd like to impress by default. Click OK.
If you lot're using a cash drawer, head to Options -> Sales and Returns and check Workstation has Cash Drawer.
Click OK to close Options and return to the Ascend Desktop. Yous're ready to kickoff press!
Sherpa Tip: Create a blank auction (with no products) and take a Cash payment of $0.00 to examination that everything's working as expected.