This software is distributed under a non-free proprietary license. Refer to the attached EULA.en.txt for the license details.
Copyright of all source code composing binary files of this software is held by SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, and binary files are distributed under the SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT (refer to EULA.en.txt).
This software is a printer driver for printing on a BA-T500II thermal printer from Linux using CUPS.
Features:
The package (tmt-cups-1.2.1.1.tar.gz) includes the following.
| manual | The manual storage directory. This directory contains the "Epson BA-T500II Thermal Printer Driver Users Manual" (this manual), "BA-T500II Thermal Printer Driver Manual", and "Epson BA-T500II Customized Thermal Printer Backend Manual". |
|---|---|
| install.sh | The installation script file. A program to install the printer driver. |
| ppd | The PPD file storage directory. The directory stores PPD files. |
| tmt-cups | The printer driver package storage directory. |
| backend | The back-end and communication module storage directory. |
This software supports the following environments. Operations in an unsupported environment are not guaranteed.
Note)
! You cannot use this product with other TM series printers, and also you cannot upgrade them using this product.
You need the cups package 1.3.9-17ubuntu3.9 or later.
$ dpkg-query -l libusb-1.0-0
$ dpkg-query -l cups
# apt-get install libusb-1.0-0=2:1.0.0-1
# apt-get install cups
Note)
! You need root privilege to install the package.
! If the necessary package is not installed by the above procedure, run the following command and reinstall the package.
# apt-get update
Run install.sh by either clicking the install.sh icon, or typing the following in the command line prompt.
# ./install.sh
Note)
! You need root privilege to install the software. If you do not have root privilege, install.sh will execute the sudo command. Type the password.
! Switch the printer off before installing the driver.
Example) For Ubuntu9.04 (i586)
# Install Ubuntu9.04 (i586) [y/n]? <- Message
Please select your distribution. 1.Ubuntu 9.04 i586 DEB Select number [1]?
You need to set a port when not using a USB port. Run /opt/epson/epuras/EPPortConfig.
Refer to the "Epson BA-T500II Customized Thermal Printer Backend Manual" for details. The "Epson BA-T500II Customized Thermal Printer Backend Manual" is stored in the manual directory in this package.
Note)
! Turn the printer off while setting the port.
Turn the printer on before registering the printer to CUPS.
Open CUPS WebAdmin (http://localhost:631/) on a web browser to register the printer to CUPS.
Refer to CUPS information using the following URLs.
http://localhost:631/help/
http://www.cups.org/
Select "Epson TM/BA/EU Printer" in the printer device selection screen.
Example) For USB BA-T500II
Epson TM/BA/EU Printer (USB BA-T500II)
Select the PPD file directly in the printer model selection screen.
The PPD file is stored in the ppd directory in this package.
Note)
! Cancel the automatic recognition screen if it is displayed by the printer setting tool included in the distribution.
Refer to the "BA-T500II Thermal Printer Driver Manual" stored in the manual directory for the available print settings.
An ESC/POS command file created by a user is called a user-definition file. Placing a user-defined file at the designated location enables the user to transmit command data in the file to the printer at a fixed timing for each page or job.
File storage folder: /var/lib/tmt-cups/
| Naming convention | Transmission timing |
|---|---|
| {printer_name}_StartJob.prn | When starting to print (after initializing the printer) |
| {printer_name}_EndJob.prn | After printing (before cutting the document) |
| {printer_name}_StartPage.prn | When starting to print each page (after initializing the page) |
| {printer_name}_EndPage.prn | After printing a page (before cutting the page) |
The printer_name indicates the registered printer name to CUPS.
Example) When the registered printer name is "bat500IIprinter" and you want to output a logo at the beginning, register the following file.
/var/lib/tmt-cups/bat500IIprinter_StartJob.prn
Note)
! You need root privilege to store the user-defined file in /var/lib/tmt-cups/.
! Grant the appropriate permissions to the user-defined file according to its function. Transmission is not carried out if the printing user does not have read permission to the user-defined file.
! The printer may malfunction if the user-defined file contains any graphic commands whose pattern matches real-time commands.
! If a user-defined file is stored in any of the subordinate directories, uninstallation of this package does not delete the directory which contains the file.
You can print the text data if the user-defined file under /var/lib/ contains text data.
Example) When bat500IIprinter_StartJob.prn contains the following line of text data.
Welcome!
Note)
! The text data may not be printed correctly if the specified character code is other than ASCII.
! Use "LF" (0x0A) for a line feed. Printing operations are not guaranteed if "CR" (0x0D) is used.
! The text data may not be printed correctly if a line feed "LF" is not present at the end of a line.
! The printing result is not guaranteed if the user-defined file is edited or deleted while printing. Do not change the user-defined file until printing is complete.
The above line is printed each time you print from "bat500IIprinter" at the top of the page.
This installer installs multiple binary packages. Use the dpkg command when you want to uninstall. Some of the packages may have already been installed even if the installation is canceled for some reason.
The following describes how to uninstall this software.
# dpkg -P tmt-cups # dpkg -P epson-cups-escpos # dpkg -P ep-escpos # dpkg -P ep-core # dpkg -P ep-client
Note)
! Uninstallation with dpkg -P may fail if you specify multiple packages.
! Uninstall packages in the following order.
1. tmt-cups
2. epson-cups-escpos
3. ep-escpos
4. ep-core
5. ep-client
If an error is returned to the rpm or dpkg command, read the error message carefully and try again.
! You need root privilege to uninstall the software.
! The /var/lib/tmt-cups directory is not deleted if there are any user data under this directory.
! Delete the CUPS printer definition which is using this driver before uninstalling the software.
Uninstall the old driver before the new driver is installed.
Jobs which the printer has once started printing cannot be canceled immediately. Do not turn off the printer or remove the printer cable before the printer has completed printing after canceling a job.
Do not turn the printer off and do not remove the communication cable while printing. If printing is canceled due to a communication error etc., delete the failed print job and restart the printer.
Do not allow the printer to enter the suspension or hibernation state.
Register the printer using CUPS WebAdmin.
http://www.epson-pos.com/
From this web site, you can download the latest printer driver.
http://www.pos.epson.com/
If you are a customer from North, Central or South America, please visit the Epson America Inc. site.
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CUPS and the CUPS logo are trademarks of Apple Inc. registered in the U.S.A. and other countries.
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Other product names in this document are trademarks or registered trademarks of respective companies.