# Having trouble initializing printer

**URL:** <https://forum.sambapos.com/t/having-trouble-initializing-printer/8227>\
**Category:** V5 Question\
**Created:** [November 21, 2015, 11:21pm UTC](https://forum.sambapos.com/t/having-trouble-initializing-printer/8227 "2015-11-21T23:21:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![TBP](https://forum.sambapos.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/c6cbf5/32.png) [@TBP](https://forum.sambapos.com/u/TBP)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2015, 11:21pm UTC](https://forum.sambapos.com/t/having-trouble-initializing-printer/8227/1 "2015-11-21T23:21:01Z")

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I’m using windows professional 32 byt and have an Epson TM-U220 printer. How do I initialize printing? I’m Sure its an easy fix! Any ideas?

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**Author:** ![JTRTech](https://forum.sambapos.com/user_avatar/forum.sambapos.com/jtrtech/32/21270_2.png) [@JTRTech](https://forum.sambapos.com/u/JTRTech)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2015, 11:56pm UTC](https://forum.sambapos.com/t/having-trouble-initializing-printer/8227/2 "2015-11-21T23:56:07Z")

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Epson has a ‘cover all driver’ which lists pretty much all their epos type printers. Believe the file is called something starting APD, it’s easily found on their website.  
Once you have it installed on widows just sleet the printer from the drop down in the kitchen printer options.

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**Author:** ![Jesse](https://forum.sambapos.com/user_avatar/forum.sambapos.com/jesse/32/61493_2.png) [@Jesse](https://forum.sambapos.com/u/Jesse)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2015, 12:45am UTC](https://forum.sambapos.com/t/having-trouble-initializing-printer/8227/3 "2015-11-22T00:45:49Z")

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> [@Printing Tutorial in Detail](http://forum.sambapos.com/t/printing-tutorial-in-detail/994):
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> Hello. In this tutorial I’ll show you how printing works and how to configure it for most common cases. #How it works? In this section I’ll show you how SambaPOS printing system works. ##Printers These are the printers that are used on your system. To configure your printer start by adding a printer here. For this example I’ll add a Bar Printer Enter a name for your printer and select your printer from drop down list. If it is a network printer you can also type it’s n…

And this explains the template tags etc.

> [@Printer Template Formatting Tags](http://forum.sambapos.com/t/printer-template-formatting-tags/328):
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> ##General \<T\> (Title) : When used it will format line as a title. \<F\> (Fill) : For example \<F\>- creates a line with - chars or \<F\>= creates a line with = chars. \<EB\> (Enable Bold) Prints everything Bold until \<DB\> command. \<DB\> (Disable Bold) Ends \<EB\> command \<Jxy\> (Justified) Justifies a line from pipe char. \<J00\>Total:|0.00 separates line from pipe (|) char. It aligns Total: part left and 0.00 part right. When used on a ESC/POS compatible ticket printer numeric parts sets font size. Fi…