Specifications

Chapter 4 TM Flash Logo Setup Utility
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TM Flash Logo Setup Utility
ThischapterexplainshowtosaveyourlogoandhowtouseTMFlashLogoSetupUtility.
TheTMFlashLogoSetupUtilityallowsyoutosaveabitmappedimage(logofile)totheNV
memoryoftheTMprinterandmakeatestprintoftheimage.Themainfeatures
areasfollows.
•Oncealogofileissavedtothememory,youcanprintthelogofileonlybyspecifyingtodo so
usingAPD.Youdonotneedtosendthelogofilefromyourapplicationeachtimeyouneedto
printit.
•Because the logo file (bitmapped image) is saved on the printer and does not need to be
transmitted,you can printit faster even whenusing serial connection,whose data
transmissionspeedisrelativelyslow.
Saving a Logo File
FollowtheprocedurebelowtosaveyourlogofiletotheNVmemory.Formoredetailsaboutthe
settings,seeʺReferenceʺonpage93.
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Prepare your logo file (bitmapped image). For information about
allowable file size of the logo file, refer to the resolution and paper size
provided in the "Print Specification".
Example:whenprintinga60mm(W)x20mm(H)logoon80mm‐widthpaper
usingtheTM‐T81,calculatethelogofilesizeusingthefollowingformula.
Formula:No.ofdots=Length(cm)2.54(oneinch)xTMprinterresolution
(dpi)
Width: 6.02.54x180=425dots
Height: 2.02.54
x180=142dots
In this case, your logo file (bitmapped image) should be 425 x 142‐dot
image.
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Select [TM Flash Logo Setup Utility] from [Start] - [All Programs] - [EPSON] -
[EPSON Advanced Printer Driver 4].
• 24-bit bitmap files can not be saved.
• You can use the TMF Logo Tool to change a full-color bitmapped image to a two-color or
single-color image.
• See "Printer Specification" of your TM printer to check the printer resolution.