Epson TM88III receipt printer not printing

wizard-fred October 9, 2011 at 05:47:14

Which printer interface do you have parallel, serial, usb, or ethernet? What interface does your computer have?

Hi mate, Its a serial interface, i have the printer connected to 21pin - 9pin converter attached to a 9pin serial cable connected to a Comm1 port on the pack of my pc. my motherboard ia a asus p5sd2-vm thanks.

wizard-fred October 9, 2011 at 10:48:41

com port enabled in bios? no drivers are needed. print text mode to port. check printer test for comm parameters.

I have enabled the comm port in bios how do i print text mode to port? and how do i check printer test comm parameters? thanks

wizard-fred October 9, 2011 at 14:38:39

the printer status or test page usually has the comm parameters, the printer and computer ports have to be set the same. note tm88 iv manual mentions the use of a null modem cable.

Yeah mate i have matched up the parramaters of the printer with those parameters with i installed the epson printer drivers (i.e 9600, etc...) still not communicating I am also using a null modem cable. still no luck! i was reading on this link http://www.computing.net/answers/ha... about the dipswitch 2-1 switch should i turn this on? thanks

wizard-fred October 10, 2011 at 00:11:16

2-1 off for most normal operation

still not getting any joy with this printer, i think ill get a star printer! thanks anyway

wizard-fred October 11, 2011 at 08:27:45

I would try another computer first.