Rice Lake Epson TM-U220 Series: TM-U220 Printers

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TM-U220 Printers

User’s Manual

DIP Switches and Specifications

The technical specifications and the information about the DIP switches are at the beginning of this

manual.

Illustrations

All of the illustrations are at the beginning of this manual. They are identified by letters (A, B, C . . .). In the

text the illustrations are referred to by these letters. (“See illustration A,” for example.) Some of these

illustrations have numbered arrows or lines pointing to parts of the illustration. See the list below for the

meaning of the numbers.

Illustration A

1. Roll paper cover

2. Ribbon cassette cover

3. Control panel

4. Power supply switch

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8. Insert the end of the bottom paper (journal paper) into the paper

take-up spool, as shown in illustration M.

9. Insert the paper take-up spool in the printer. Be sure that the paper

is aligned with the spool’s flange, as shown in illustration N.

10. Feed the paper with the FEED button so that the paper is taken up

by the spool.

11. Close the roll paper cover and tear off the roll paper with the

manual cutter, as shown in illustration O.

Note:

Do not open the roll paper cover during printing or paper feeding.

When using the printer, be sure to cut the roll paper with the manual cutter

after paper feeding is complete.

Replacing Roll Paper

1. Open the roll paper cover by using the tab, as shown in illustration H.

2. Types B and D: Remove the used roll paper core.

3. Type A only: Remove the take-up spool, and open the unit by

using the unit open lever, as shown in illustration I; then remove

the used roll paper core.

4. Insert new roll paper. See the section “Inserting Roll Paper”.

Troubleshooting

Printing stops before all the lines are printed or the printer prints the same

line repeatedly

If the correct power supply unit is not used, the printer cannot operate

correctly. Make sure the correct power supply unit is connected to the

printer, referring to the table below:

The power supply unit that can be used with the

The power supply unit that can be used with the

TM-U220 alphanumeric model (types A, B, and D)

TM-U220 multilingual* model (types A, B, and D)

“AC adapter, C” (packed with the alphanumeric

“PS-180” (packed with the multilingual* model)

model) or “PS-180” (option)

*Multilingual means the printer model that can print any one of the following: Japanese Kanji,

Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Thai characters, or Korean characters.

No lights on the control panel

❏ Check the power supply cable connections and the power outlet.

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ERROR LED is flashing or lit

❏ The print head temperature may be too high or low. Wait until the

print head cools or warms and the printer resumes printing

automatically.

❏ Make sure that the roll paper cover is properly closed.

❏ Types A and B: The autocutter blade is not in the normal position

and the autocutter is locked up. If it is a simple lock-up, the error is

corrected automatically. If not, see the instructions below to return

the blade to the normal position manually.

❏ A paper jam has occurred. To remove the jammed paper, see the

instructions below.

❏ Be sure to check if the specified power source is used. PA-6xxx

and PB-6xxx cannot be used with this printer.

❏ Turn off the power, wait several seconds, and then turn it on

again. If the error remains, contact your supervisor or a qualified

service person.

Returning the autocutter blade to the normal position

1. Open the roll paper cover by using the tab, as shown in

illustration H.

2. Use a ballpoint pen or tweezers to turn the knob of the autocutter

in the direction indicated by the arrow until you see a round shaft

in the hole, as shown in illustration P.

Removing jammed paper

CAUTION:

The print head becomes very hot during printing. Allow it to cool before

you reach into the printer.

1. Open the roll paper cover by using the tab, as shown in

illustration H.

2. If you have a

Type A printer, remove the take-up spool and open

the unit by using the unit open lever, as shown in illustration I.

3. Remove the jammed paper.

4. Re-insert the roll paper and close the roll paper cover.

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EPSON Ecology Label

This product is in compliance with the EPSON ecology label

requirements. Please see the following link for detailed information

on label criteria. (http://www.epson.co.jp/e/)

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