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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 issuing a

coupon containing bar codes.

❏Chapter 3 contains a table of the commands listed by function type and a table showing

which commands are supported by various EPSON printers.

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ii Rev. A

Features

The TM-U590/U590P is a high-quality POS printer that can print on slip paper. This

specification applies the following models of the TM-U590 series printer.

The printer has the following features:

❏Wide slip paper capability (maximum characters per line: 88 with 7 ×9 font).

❏Copy printing is possible.

❏Optional Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR) reader that enables the printer to

perform consecutive reading and processing of MICR characters and printing

endorsements.

❏High throughput using bidirectional, minimum distance printing.

❏EPSON customer display series connection (DM-D).

❏Command protocol based on the ESC/POSTM standard.

❏Automatic Status Back (ASB) function that automatically transmits changes in the printer

status.

❏Selectable receive buffer size (69 bytes or 4K bytes).

Options

❏EPSON power supply unit, PS-170.

❏MICR reader (factory-installed option).

❏Direct connection customer display (DM-D102/DM-D203).

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Specifications

❏Printing specifications

Printing method: Serial impact dot matrix

Head wire configuration: 9-pin vertical line, wire pitch 1/72 inch

Head wire diameter: 0.29 mm (.01”)

Printing direction: Bidirectional, minimum distance printing

Printing speed: Up to 233 characters per second [Font A (9x9)]

Up to 311 characters per second [Font B (7x9)]

❏Character specifications

Number of characters: Alphanumeric characters: 95

International characters: 32

Extended graphics: 128 ×7 pages (including one space page)

Character structure: Font A: 9 ×9 3-dot spacing (in half dot units)

Font B: 7 ×9 2-dot spacing (in half dot units)

Larger spacing can be changed by using ESC SP.

Characters per line: 66 [Font A (9x9)] / 88 [Font B (7x9)]

Characters per inch: 12.5 [Font A (9x9)] / 16.7 [Font B(7x9)]

Character size: 1.6 (W) x 3.1 (H) mm [Font A (9x9)]

1.3 (W) x 3.1 (H) mm [Font B (7x9)]

❏Paper size: 70 mm x 70 mm to 210 mm x 297 mm (A4)

❏Interface: RS-232 (serial interface)

IEEE 1284 (parallel interface)

RS-485 (dealer option)

❏Receive buffer: 4k or 69 byte (selectable by DIP switch)

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TM–U590/U590P Information Manual

Chapter 1

Command Descriptions

Following this table are all the commands organized by function and described with program

examples and print samples. The print samples are images of the printing results of the program

examples; they do not represent actual printing.

Supported Commands

Command Name Function Type Page

Number

HT Horizontal tab Print position 1-23

LF Print and line feed Print 1-4

FF Print and eject cut sheet Print 1-7

CR Print and carriage return Print 1-4

DLE EOT Real-time status transmission Status 1-32

DLE ENQ Real-time request to printer Miscellaneous function 1-45

ESC SP Set right-side character spacing Character 1-10

ESC ! Select print mode(s) Character 1-15

ESC $ Set absolute print position Print position 1-22

ESC % Select/cancel user-defined character set Character 1-11

ESC & Define user-defined characters Character 1-11

ESC ✻Select bit-image mode Bit image 1-25

ESC – Turn underline mode on/off Character 1-16

ESC 2 Select default line spacing Line spacing 1-8

ESC 3 Set line spacing Line spacing 1-8

ESC < Return home Mechanism control 1-36

ESC = Select peripheral device Miscellaneous function 1-44

ESC ? Cancel user-defined characters Character 1-12

ESC @ Initialize printer Miscellaneous function 1-42

ESC C Set cut sheet eject length Line spacing 1-9

ESC D Set horizontal tab positions Print position 1-23

ESC E Turn emphasized mode on/off Character 1-16

ESC F Set/cancel cut sheet reverse eject Mechanism control 1-37

ESC G Turn double-strike mode on/off Character 1-17

ESC J Print and feed paper Print 1-5

ESC K Print and reverse feed Print 1-5

ESC R Select an international character set Character 1-13

ESC U Turn unidirectional printing mode on/off Mechanism control 1-36

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1-2 Command Descriptions Rev. A

The following commands are supported only by the TM-U590/U590P with the optional Magnetic Ink

Character Recognition (MICR) reader. (The MICR reader is a factory-installed option.)

ESC \ Set relative print position Print position 1-22

ESC a Select justification Print position 1-23

ESC c 3 Select paper sensor(s) to output paper-end

signals Paper sensor 1-20

ESC c 4 Select paper sensor(s) to stop printing Paper sensor 1-20

ESC c 5 Enable/disable panel buttons Panel button 1-19

ESC d Print and feed nlines Print 1-6

ESC e Print and reverse feed nlines Print 1-7

ESC f Set cut sheet wait time Printing paper 1-18

ESC p Generate pulse Miscellaneous function 1-44

ESC q Paper release Mechanism control 1-37

ESC t Select character code table Character 1-14

ESC { Turn upside-down printing mode on/off Character 1-18

GS ! Select character size Character 1-17

GS ✻Define downloaded bit image Bit image 1-26

GS / Print downloaded bit image Bit image 1-27

GS I Transmit printer ID Miscellaneous function 1-43

GS L Set left margin Print position 1-24

GS P Set horizontal and vertical motion units Miscellaneous function 1-41

GS W Set printing area width Print position 1-24

GS a Enable/disable Automatic Status Back (ASB) Status 1-29

GS r Transmit status Status 1-31

Command Name Function Type Page

Number

DLE EOT BS Real-time MICR status transmission Status 1-35

FS a 0 Read check paper MICR 1-38

FS a 1 Load check paper to print starting position MICR 1-40

FS a 2 Eject check paper MICR 1-40

FS b Request retransmission of check paper reading

result MICR 1-39

FS c MICR mechanism cleaning MICR 1-38

Command Name Function Type Page

Number

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Using Bit Value Tables

For each command that has a complex method of determining the variable n, there is a table showing

how to calculate the variable in three numbering systems: binary, hexadecimal, and decimal.

When you look at the table, first find the value of each component of the variable. Then add the

values of the components together to determine the value of the variable n.

For example, here is how you would use the table below, which selects the print mode, to combine

double height, double width, and underline. In the table, you see that bit 4 on (or hex 10 or decimal

16) turns on double height, bit 5 on (or hex 20 or decimal 32) turns on double width, and bit 7 on (or

hex 80 or decimal 128) turns on underline mode.

To combine all three, turn on bits 4, 5, and 7, which is 10110000 in binary. Or you can add the hex

values 10, 20, and 80 for the hex sum of B0, or you can add the decimal values 16, 32, and 128 for the

decimal value of 176.

Therefore, you send the following to turn on double height, double width, and underline, depending

on the numbering system used:

ASCII ESC ! n

Hex 1B 21 B0

Decimal 28 33 176

Note that the program examples throughout this chapter use decimal numbers, but binary, decimal,

and hexadecimal numbers all have the same printing results.

Bit Off/On Hex Decimal Function

0Off 00 0 Character font A selected.

On 01 1 Character font B selected.

1, 2 — — — Undefined.

3Off 00 0 Emphasized mode not selected.

On 08 8 Emphasized mode selected.

4Off 00 0 Double-height mode not selected.

On 10 16 Double-height mode selected.

5Off 00 0 Double-width mode not selected.

On 20 32 Double-width mode selected.

6 — — — Undefined.

7Off 00 0 Underline mode not selected.

On 80 128 Underline mode selected.

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