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3 Configuring Receipt Printers
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6 The following instructions are for specific receipt printers, but can
7 probably be used to help with setup of other brands as well.
9 .. _for-epson-tm-t88iii-(3)-&-tm-t88iv-(4)-printers-label:
11 For Epson TM-T88III (3) & TM-T88IV (4) Printers
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14 .. _in-the-print-driver-label:
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19 For these instructions, we are using version 5,0,3,0 of the Epson
20 TM-T88III print driver; the EPSON TM-T88IV version is ReceiptE4.
21 Register at the `EpsonExpert Technical Resource Center
22 website <https://www.epsonexpert.com/login>`__ to gain access to the
23 drivers; go to Technical Resources, then choose the printer model from
24 the Printers drop-down list.
26 Click Start > Printers and Faxes > Right click the receipt printer >
29 - Advanced Tab, click Printing Defaults button
31 - Layout Tab: Paper size: Roll Paper 80 x 297mm
33 - TM-T88III: Layout Tab: Check Reduce Printing and Fit to Printable
36 - TM-T88IV: Check Reduced Size Print; Click OK on the popup window that
37 appears. Fit to Printable Width should be automatically selected.
39 - OK your way out of there.
41 .. _in-firefox-1-label:
44 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
46 Under File > Page Setup:
48 - Shrink to fit page on Format & Options tab
50 - 0,0,0,0 for Margins on Margins & Header/Footer Tab. This makes the
51 receipts use all available space on the paper roll.
53 - Set all Headers/Footers to -blank-. This removes all of the gunk you
54 might normally find on a print from Firefox, such as the URL, number
59 Set the default printer settings in Firefox so you don't see a "Print"
64 - Set the Printer to the receipt printer.
66 - Click the Advanced (or Properties) button
68 - Layout Tab: Paper size: Roll Paper 80 x 297mm
70 - TM-T88III: Layout Tab: Check Reduce Printing and Fit to Printable
73 - TM-T88IV: Check Reduced Size Print; click OK on the popup window that
74 appears. Fit to Printable Width should be automatically selected.
76 - OK your way out, go ahead and print whatever page you are on.
78 - Type about:config, in the address bar. Click "I'll be careful, I
79 promise!" on the warning message.
81 - Type, print.always in Filter.
83 - Look for print.always\_print\_silent.
85 - If the preference is there then set the value to true.
87 - If the preference is not there (and it shouldn't be in most browsers)
88 you have to add the preference.
90 - Right click the preference area and select New > Boolean
92 - Type print.always\_print\_silent in the dialog box and set the
93 value to True. This sets the print settings in Firefox to always
94 use the same settings and print without showing a dialog box.
98 Setting the print.always\_print\_silent setting in about:config
99 DISABLES the ability to choose a printer in Firefox.
101 .. _for-epson-tm-t88ii-(2)-printers-label:
103 For Epson TM-T88II (2) Printers
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106 Register at the `EpsonExpert Technical Resource Center
107 website <https://www.epsonexpert.com/login>`__ to gain access to the
108 drivers; go to Technical Resources, then choose the printer model from
109 the Printers drop-down list.
111 .. _in-firefox-2-label:
114 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
116 Under File > Page Setup:
118 - Shrink to fit page on Format & Options tab
120 - 0,0,0,0 for Margins on Margins & Header/Footer Tab. This makes the
121 receipts use all available space on the paper roll.
123 - Set all Headers/Footers to -blank-. This removes all of the gunk you
124 might normally find on a print from Firefox, such as the URL, number
129 Set the default printer settings in Firefox so you don't see a "Print"
134 - Set the Printer to the receipt printer.
136 - Print whatever page you are on.
138 - Type about:config, in the address bar. Click "I'll be careful, I
139 promise!" on the warning message.
141 - Type, print.always in Filter.
143 - Look for, print.always\_print\_silent.
145 - If the preference is there then set the value to true.
147 - If the preference is not there (and it shouldn't be in most browsers)
148 you have to add the preference.
150 - Right click the preference area and select New > Boolean
152 - Type, print.always\_print\_silent in the dialog box and set the
153 value to True. This sets the print settings in Firefox to always
154 use the same settings and print without showing a dialog box.
158 Setting the print.always\_print\_silent setting in about:config
159 DISABLES the ability to choose a printer in Firefox.
161 .. _for-star-sp542-printers-label:
163 For Star SP542 Printers
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166 .. _installing-the-printer-label:
168 Installing the Printer
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171 While the following comments are based on the Star SP542 receipt
172 printer, they probably apply to all printers in the SP5xx series.
174 The Star SP542 receipt printer works well with Koha and **Firefox on
175 Windows XP SP3**. This printer, with either the parallel or USB
176 interface, is fairly easy to install and configure. You will need the
177 following executable file which is available from numerous places on the
180 linemode\_2k-xp\_20030205.exe
182 This executable actually does all of the installation; you will not need
183 to use the Microsoft Windows "Add Printer" program. We recommend that
184 when installing, the option for the software monitor not be selected; we
185 have experienced significant pauses and delays in printing with it.
186 Instead, simply choose to install the receipt printer without the
189 Additionally, the install program may not put the printer on the correct
190 port, especially if using the USB interface. This is easily corrected by
191 going to "Start -> Printers and Faxes -> Properties for the SP542
192 printer -> Ports", then check the appropriate port.
194 A reboot may be required, even if not indicated by the installation
195 software or the operating system.
197 **Windows 7** users should refer to this page:
198 http://www.starmicronics.com/supports/win7.aspx.
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202 Configuring Firefox to Print to Receipt Printer
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205 - Open File > Page Setup
207 - Make all the headers and footers blank
209 - Set the margins to 0 (zero)
211 - In the address bar of Firefox, type about:config
213 - Search for print.always\_print\_silent and double click it
215 - Change it from false to true
217 - This lets you skip the Print pop up box that comes up, as well as
218 skipping the step where you have to click OK, automatically
219 printing the right sized slip.
221 - If print.always\_print\_silent does not come up
223 - Right click on a blank area of the preference window
225 - Select new > Boolean
227 - Enter "print.always\_print\_silent" as the name (without quotes)
231 - Select true for the value
233 - You may also want to check what is listed for print.print\_printer
235 - You may have to choose Generic/Text Only (or whatever your receipt
236 printer might be named)