Epson Tm-t88vi Windows 10 Driver

[Trisha Quercioli]

Werecently purchased a new HP Pavilion Slimline with Windows 7 (64 bit?) and have transferred our Microsoft Dynamics RMS & all our hardware to the new computer...except we cannot get the receipt printer to work.

I tried copying the old OPOS driver files over from the previous computer & that did not work. I have tried downloading several different drivers none of which have worked & tried to run the installation set-up for the printer as well as assigning ports (though as I said really don't know what I am doing so have probably made it worse!).

We have tried using a parallel to usb cable & the current set up, if you can imagine, is from the old computer which goes parallel to ethernet to serial to which we added serial to usb cable & now at least the computer recgonizes that the printer is there...though it still will not print & still gives the OPOS driver not found error.

If it doesn't pass check health you may have bad cable, hardware or configuration talk with Epson before moving on to RMS configuration.*** If you used a factory supplied disk to install this printer uninstall it before doing any of the steps listed above please.*** I'm unsure if adapters are even supported you may want to invest in a expansion card that matches your printers cable.

I had a similar issue when setting up that printer this week. First, I had to go into the printers properties and make sure the printer was using the correct port. Then, go into the RMS Manager and make sure your registers printer has the Windows driver box ticked instead of the OPOS driver option.

ok...well, I completely uninstalled everything, removed all the old drivers etc & reinstalled the printer with the windows driver from above...but it still will not work. The test print page does not work & when I try to print a receipt from the POS I get "run-time error '380': Invalid Property Value

Thank you Jeff...interesting I was on epsons site trying to find these but could not? Even in there support area? The other links I found for windows drivers on other sites etc did not have windows 7! I will try this thank you!

I found another reference that appears to be more complete. It seems the APG (Application Program Guide) is no longer being published as of v10.05 (which is the one I have), and it does not appear to contain references to the 88V (it mentions 88IV however).

Tried digging around the Epson drivers themselves, and found that the Advance Printer Driver 5 displays the feature more prominently in the second tab, whilst in APD version 4, the buzzer is hidden under some settings. In both versions of the driver you can get them to work though, through a regular windows print job, however not from POS.

Have you tried browsing for the driver when you update the driver in device manager, instead of searching automatically? How about checking the cable connection between the printer and the till? Or try to change the driver TM-T88IV - Software & Document - Thermal line Printer - Download - POS - Epson

Once you downloaded the driver from the epson website, the Driver may be in a zip file format. You can extract that zip file to any locations you want. Have you also tried to ask your POS software vendor if they can tell you which driver version of your printer is compatible with their POS software?

I wish i could use OPOS for ADK .Net, but haven't had luck setting it up on windows 7. Does anyone know how to be a part of epson developer network. I have gone through the information available at www.epson-pos.com but there is no information available on POS/ESC codes.

According to documentation from epson (rather, according to my understanding of it), 0 represents drawer open and 4 represents drawer closed status. So while monitoring printer status you need to check for this bit.

That seems to be the place to get technical info about Epson POS products. I can't say if they specifically have what you want. I signed up just now, but now I have to wait for them to get back to me:

I have a different problem. I also have the same printer (TM-T88IV) and a standard cash drawer. I have them set up in SetupPos and CheckHealthTest application works fine for both printer and drawer (the printer prints and the drawer opens). But once I try to run the Epson cash drawer .net sample it throws PosControlException and says "The information is not described in XML". Having spent a couple of days trying to find the solution I came nowhere but pulled a couple of thoughts on the issue from several forums. They say that the error is related to the fact that the cash drawer service object is not fully defined in Configuration.xml (Microsoft POS for .net). Also the epson documentation on setting up cash drawers states that if OPOS fails to create the communication class instance it throws an exception. I am pretty sure that me being not along in getting across with this problem and would appreciate any useful feedback!Thanks!

The Epson TM 88 Bon printer stops time and again when the receipt or receipt is printed. The Epson also jerky and sometimes the bon goes out but often not.

I first thought it is because of the printer and have exchanged the model TM81, but without Result, anyone an idea what that can be? I use the softare 3.70.

this is my 2nd question, i can easily update this version to a higher like 4.x, so that all data and attitudes are taken over? Thank you for help.

I've already tried that, uninstalled the epson driver and then discontinued as you recommended. But then some nonsense was printed and the cash drawer did not open. I need a detailed guide, which driver do I have to install, which attitude, thank you very much.

can it also be the version of unicenta? Regardless, can I install a higher version over the older one, and all settings and product entries are preserved? how should I proceed, which version do you recommend?

I do have pretty like the same problem but my printer is USB

Ok uninstall windows driver and use OPOS

OK select Epson > ok select file > which port should I select for USB printer?

Thanx in advance

First make sure that no printer drivers listed under Control Panel Printers that have their port set to the same port as your receipt printer (ex. COM1: USB001, etc.,).

1. Download the recommended Epson OPOS drivers attached to this article, or visit www.epsonexpert.com for the latest version. (2.30E is our recommended driver for XP. 2.64E is our recommended driver for Windows 7 Pro.)

Unzip and run setup.exe from Disk 1.

2. During the installation, you can click next through each window except when it asks for Epson CO or Common Control Object. MAKE SURE TO CHOOSE Common Control Objectif prompted.

3. Once installed, go to Start Programs OPOS Setup.

4. Right click on POSPrinter and add new device.

5. Select TM-T88III (works for all Epson printer models) or TM-T88IV if you have that model.

6. Select the model number ending in P if using a parallel model, such as TM-T88IIP, U for USB. Click next. This will register the name of the printer as shown oryuu shouldassign an LDN name to the device, such as "Receipt" or "receipt_printer1". Click Next.

Note: The printer name must match the name of the OPOS device as defined under Manager Databases Registers Register X Receipt Printer 1 tab.

7. If serial, the printer will defaul to COM1. If parallel select the LPT port that this printer is connected to.

Note: If USB, select the U option and make sure the printer is listed in Hardware Devices as a USB device and not as a unknown printer device.

8. Click the Check Health Interactive button. You should receive a test receipt if the printer drivers are configured correctly. This must pass successfully before it will work in Store Operations. Click Finish to complete the OPOS installation for the printer

Note: If you receive an error, make sure no other printer driver is assigned to the port you want to use.

If you have a cash drawer connected to the Epson Printer, follow the steps below to setup the drawer:

9. Right click where it says CashDrawer & choose add new device.

10. Select default or Standard as the model (if default does not work). You should next assign an LDN name to the device, such as "Drawer" or "cash_drawer1". Click next.

Note: The drawer name must match the name of the OPOS device as defined under Manager Databases Registers Register X Drawer X.

11. Select StandardP as the detailed model if Parallel or U for USB. Click Next.

12. Select the same port that the cash drawer is on. (This should be the same port as you selected for step 7.) If serial, the COM port should already be selected for you.

13. Click on Check Health Interactive for the cash drawer & the drawer should pop open.

14. Go into Store Operations Manager and open the register properties (Database Registers Register List). Enter "Receipt" for the OPOe LDNS device name in Receipt Printer 1 if you defined this as LDN in Step 6. Enter "Drawer" as the OPOS device name for the cash drawer if you defined this as the LDN. Make sure you have a receipt format selected for the Receipt Printer.

15. Test the printer & the cash drawer by performing a sales transaction in POS.

If you receive any errors configuring the driver, Epson provides phone support for Point Of Sale products from 7am-5pm, M-F, PST. Call (562) 276-1314 and select option 1 (Installation and Configuration). You can also contact DRS Support for online assistance and setup.

If you have problems running the latest OPOS driver with your hardware we suggest trying an older OPOS driver. See attachments below.

If your parallel port is not recognized, try changing the BIOS setting for that port to ECP, EPP or bi-directional, until the port is recognized by the OPOS driver.

TIP: Set the CPL (characters per line) to 42 from 44 under Receipt Format, Properties, Properties and Epson printers will print using a larger font size (without using more paper). This needs to be set in two places on the form.

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