>I am trying to make a pole display working. I am not very good in this. The
>way I understand it, it seems to work with some EPSON or compatible receipts
>printers. I will have a STAR SP200 available. THis pole is sitting between
>the printer and the pc.
>Any clue ? I guess I have to send an escape code or something...

Check out http://pos.epson.com/pointofsale/opos.shtml. You can download the OLE for POS ActiveX controls from Epson that allow you to control the DM-D101, among other POS equipment.