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ezPower / Re: stock update
« on: September 18, 2010, 09:16:13 PM »
Thanks Ronald.
I'll have the one "scan = 1 count" unchecked (as it's easier to scan once
and manually alter the count to suit). But I see that it will still refer to the new list
and present it for amendment (of the previous scan). Great! :)

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ezPower / Re: stock update
« on: September 16, 2010, 07:43:56 PM »
I'm just about to do this and just wondering what happens when (without realising it) you again scan an already scanned (and counted) item. I imagine that it will refer again to the database rather than bring up where it already appears in the list?

Ummm . . . I guess I could test this rather than ask the question. :o)

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ezPower / Re: Printer & Cashdrawers
« on: July 10, 2010, 10:36:31 PM »
Re TM-T88III Printing Speed.

I changed mine over from Serial to Parallel Port (with an optional EPSON Interface)
and found it is still much slower than the TM-88IV Parallel I have on the other register.

With dip switches set to the optimum settings and printing a JPG logo at the top
it takes 8 seconds to print a 5" long receipt. Changing to 90x90 resolution makes
the logo look terrible and with a small increase in speed so I've made it "all text"
(without logo) and 90x90 then is much faster at a barely acceptable 3 or 4 seconds.

I'll next try fooling with the paper cut & draw opening settings mentioned.

If you have a choice I'd recommend the models IV or V as much better options.

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ezPower / Re: Printer & Cashdrawers
« on: June 12, 2010, 04:52:24 AM »
Just setting up a TM88-III (Parallel) printer and while the character line length (sent to the printer is 40 characters) it is not printing beyond 37-1/2 characters on the right side. (So the cents are missing).  :-\

If I print an example to an A4 sheet printer all is well.

In the driver, there is no margin setting (other than than the incremental movement of the whole  left/right/up/down). But if I shift the lot left it loses part of the leftmost as well as part of the the rightmost characters.

I have tried 90x90 rather than 180x180 (no difference to what prints) and if I print all text as graphics and scale it down, the r.h.s. is still missing even though the lot is now smaller and the rhs margin is wider but no more characters print than before.


Tried a True Type substitution but need to stay with the fixed width fonts.

Have run out of ideas..  ???
Driver (which took a bit of finding) is Install Version APD Ver4.06
Which is "EPSON TM-T88III ReceiptE4" Version 5, 0, 7, 0
(EPSON Status API Version 4, 2, 7, 0)

P.S. - Didn't get a book with the (new but totally unused for years) printer.

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