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  • Page 1 Hybrid Printer HSP7000 Software Manual – for Printer Driver – Rev.2.0...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Uninstalling ........................15 1.3.1 Windows 2000/XP ........................15 1.3.2 Windows Vista 32-Bit Edition ..................... 16 1.3.3 Windows Vista 64-Bit Edition ..................... 18 2. Features ....................... 22 2.1 HSP7000 Windows Drivers ....................22 2.2 JavaPOS Driver ........................23 2.3 Star HSP7000 Configuration Utility .................. 23 2.4 Virtual Port Emulator ......................23 2.5 Printer-Status Setting Tool ....................23 3. Windows 2000/XP/Vista Printer Driver Settings..........24 3.1...
  • Page 3 Entering the Barcode Font ......................65 3.9.3 Using the Barcode Font ....................... 67 3.10 Two-dimensional Code Printing Function (two-dimensional code font) ......69 3.10.1 Two-dimensional Code Command Setting Font ................70 3.10.2 Two-dimensional Code Data Setting Font (DATA1, DATA2, DATA3, ESC_FONT) ....72 3.10.3 Using the Two-dimensional Code Font ..................75 4. Star Configuration Utility (Windows 2000 SP3 or Later/XP/Vista 32-Bit Edition) ..80 4.1 Printer Settings ........................85 4.1.1 Memory SW Settings ........................87 4.1.2 NVLogo ............................89 4.1.3 Printer Tests ..........................92 4.1.4 Ethernet I/F Setup ........................

  • Page 4: Installing/Uninstalling

    Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver Introduction The HSP7000 provides an OPOS driver and printer drivers to support various types of usage. This document explains how to install and use the printer drivers. For information about using the OPOS driver, refer to the OPOS-driver soft- ware manual. 1. Installing/Uninstalling Before using the HSP7000 with Windows 2000, XP, or Vista, you must first install the printer drivers. If you have already installed an HSP7000 printer using CD1.0, you must first uninstall it before proceeding with installation of the driver software described here. Refer to the software manual in HSP7000 CD1.0 for information about how to uninstall. Important: Administrator privilege is required to run the installation. The installation procedure depends on the system that you are using. If installing on Windows 2000, XP, or 32-bit Vista: Go to Section 1.1. If installing on 64-bit Vista: Go to Section 1.2. 1.1 Installing (Windows 2000/XP Vista 32-Bit Edition) To install the driver, proceed as follows. Important: If you are connecting to the printer by USB, please do not turn the printer power on until instructed to do so in Section 1.1.2, “Adding Printer Drivers.” 1.1.1 Installing from CD Insert the included CD-ROM into your PC’s CD-ROM drive. If an Autorun confirmation dialog appears, click Run 1� Autorun.exe. When the following window appears, click Installation—Printer Driver. Important: This procedure will not install the user manual onto your disk. If you wish to install the manual onto your disk, click Installation—Manual. —  —...
  • Page 5 Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver Read the license agreement. If you agree with the terms and conditions of the agreement, click I Accept. 2� If you are using Vista, the User Account Control dialog appears. Click Continue. 3� The following window appears, and the wizard prepares to start the installation. The time required for installation may be longer than usual depending on the environment used. Click the Next> button to proceed. 4� —  —...
  • Page 6 Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver Type your user information. 5� After typing your user name and the name of your organization and selecting whether the installed program is to be available to all users of this computer or only to you, click the Next> button. Select the type of setup. 6� Select Complete to install all of the program’s features, and then click the Next> button. For Windows versions prior to Windows 2000 SP2, only the driver functions will be installed. —  —...
  • Page 7 Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver Click the Install button to begin the installation. 7� If you are using 32-bit Vista, a confirmation dialog appears. Click Install. The wizard has completed installation of the program. 8� Click the Finish button to close the wizard. 9 Click Exit to close the following dialog box. Continue with the next section and add a printer. 0 Next, install the printer drivers in accordance with the procedure in Section 1.1.2, “Adding Printer Drivers.” —  —...

  • Page 8: Adding Printer Drivers

    Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver 1.1.2 Adding Printer Drivers Follow the procedure below to add the desired printer drivers. At the Windows Start menu, select Programs — StarMicronics — HSP7000 — Utility — HSP7000 Printer 1� Driver Installer. If you are using 32-bit Vista, the User Account Control dialog appears. Click Continue. 2� When the following dialog appears, select the interface you are going to use. If you select Parallel or Serial, pro- ceed to click Next. If you select a USB interface or the Ethernet interface, carry out the instructions shown on the screen. When you have finished, click Next. —  —...
  • Page 9 Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver ■ USB Interface 1) I f installing the USB (Printer class) driver, set DIP switch bit 1-5 on the printer to OFF. For details about the DIP switches, refer to the hardware manual. If installing the USB (Vendor class) driver, leave DIP switch 1-5 set to ON (its factory default). If it is necessary to change the setting, refer to the hardware manual for information about the DIP switches. 2) C onnect the printer to the computer with a USB cable, and turn the printer’s power ON. The computer’s Plug and Play feature will automatically detect the new hardware and install the receipt printer driver. When installation is completed successfully, the following indication will appear in the task bar (at the bottom right of the screen). ■ Ethernet Interface 1) I f you have not yet set an IP address for the printer you are connecting, please do so now as explained in Section 4.1.4, “Ethernet I/F Setup.” When you click Set IP Address, the Star Configuration Utility’s Ethernet I/F Setup dialog will appear. 2) I f you have not yet created a TCP/IP port for the printer you are connecting, please add the standard Windows TCP/IP port. Click Add Port to start the Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port wizard. The following window appears. 3� Enter the appropriate settings, and click Install.
  • Page 10 Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver When installation is completed, the following window appears. 4� At the Windows Start menu, select Printers and Faxes (if using 2000 or XP), or select Settings — Printers (if 5� using Vista). If all of the printer drivers you installed are now listed, installation has completed successfully. —  —...

  • Page 11: Installing (On Windows Vista 64-Bit Editions)

    Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver 1.2 Installing (on Windows Vista 64-Bit Editions) If connecting the printer by USB, please carry out the following setup work first. If connecting the printer by a interface other than USB, please jump ahead to Section 1.2.1, “Adding Printer Drivers.” ■ If Connecting By USB Interface If you are installing a USB interface, you must first allow the computer’s Plug and Play feature to make appropriate set- tings. If you are installing the USB (Printer Class) driver, Plug and Play will automatically install the receipt driver. If you are using the USB (Vendor Class) driver, Plug and Play will set the USB port. If installing the USB (Printer Class) driver, please set DIP switch 1-5 on the printer to OFF. For details about the DIP switches, refer to the hardware manual. If installing the USB (Vendor Class) driver, leave DIP switch 1-5 set to ON (its factory default). If it is necessary to change the setting, refer to the hardware manual for information about the DIP switches. Connect the printer to the computer with a USB cable, and turn the printer’s power ON. 1� The computer’s Plug and Play feature will automatically detect the new hardware and display the dialog shown below. Click Locate and install driver software. The User Account Control dialog appears. Click Continue. 2� If the following window appears, click Don’t search online. 3� —  —...
  • Page 12 Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver When the following window appears, insert the CD-ROM that came with your HSP7000 into the computer’s CD- 4� ROM drive. Installation begins automatically. When installation completes successfully, the following window appears. Click Close. 5� If you installed the USB vendor-class drive, the window will display “SMJ USB Device” instead. If you are installing the USB printer class for use with a driver other than the Receipt driver, or if you are installing 6� the USB vendor class, please proceed to Section 1.2.1, “Adding Printer Drivers.” —  —...

  • Page 13: Adding Printer Drivers

    Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver 1.2.1 Adding Printer Drivers Please proceed as follows to install each required printer driver. Note that the procedure must be repeated for each driver you wish to install (Receipt, Slip, and Validation). When using a TCP/IP interface, the port must be configured beforehand. From the Windows Start menu, select Settings – Printers. 1� Right-click over an empty area of the Printers folder to open the drop-down menu. At the menu, select Run as 2� administrator – Add Printer. The User Account Control dialog appears. Click Continue. 3� Click Add a local printer. 4� — 0 —...
  • Page 14 Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver In the Choose a printer port dialog box, select the port to use, and then click the Next button. 5� Important: If using a USB interface, be sure to select the USB port that was created when installing the receipt printer driver. In the Install the printer driver dialog box, click the Have Disk... button. 6� —  —...
  • Page 15 Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver At the Install from Disk dialog, click Browse. At the Locate File dialog, select the folder corresponding to the 7� printer driver you are installing, as indicated below. Then click Open. Receipt CD-drive\Win2K_XP_Vista\Driver\PrinterDriver_Vista_XP_ 2K\ Receipt\smjh7kr.inf Slip CD-drive\Win2K_XP_Vista\Driver\PrinterDriver_Vista_XP_ 2K\Slip\smjh7ks.inf Validation CD-drive\Win2K_XP_Vista\Driver\PrinterDriver_Vista_XP_ 2K\ Validation\smjh7kv.inf USB Vender-Class Driver CD-drive\Win2K_XP_Vista\Driver\USB_VenderClassDriver_Vista_XP_2K\ SMJUSBCOM.inf Click the OK button. 8� In the Install the printer driver dialog box, select the printer to use, and then click the Next button. 9� —  —...
  • Page 16 Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver 0 Specify the printer name that will be used after installation in Windows-based programs. Type the printer name if you wish to change it. Additionally, you may set the printer currently being installed as the default printer. Click the Next button to begin the installation. A In the User Account Control dialog box, click the Continue or Allow button. The printer is installed. B Select whether or not you want the printer to be shared, and click Next. —  —...
  • Page 17 Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver C If installation was completed successfully, the following dialog box will appear. To print a test page, click the Print a test page button. Click the Finish button to complete the installation. If installing multiple printer drivers, return to Step 2 above and repeat until all desired drivers are installed. Important: When using a serial port, do not print the test page. Confirm the printer and computer printer port settings when printing via a se- rial port. For details, refer to “5.1 Notes for Printing via a Serial Interface” at the end of the manual. D From the Windows Start menu, select Settings – Printers to display the printer setting dialog box. Confirm that Star HSP7000 Receipt, Star HSP7000 Slip or Star HSP7000 Validation appears in the folder. If the appropriate printer appears there, installation was completed successfully. —  —...

  • Page 18: Uninstalling

    Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver 1.3 Uninstalling This section explains how to uninstall all HSP7000 printer driver software. The procedure varies according to the OS you are using. Please refer to the subsection that corresponds to your environment. 1.3.1 Windows 2000/XP To uninstall the driver, proceed as follows. When using a USB vendor class driver, read the “Readme_En.txt” file located in the CD-ROM. Turn off the power switch of the HSP7000. 1� From the Windows Start menu, select Programs – StarMicronics – HSP7000 – Uninstall. 2� When the following confirmation dialog box appears, click the Yes button to continue. 3� The uninstaller launches to remove all of the HSP7000 software from your computer. 4� —  —...

  • Page 19: Windows Vista 32-Bit Edition

    Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver 1.3.2 Windows Vista 32-Bit Edition To uninstall the driver, proceed as follows. When using a USB vendor class driver, read the “Readme_En.txt” file located in the CD-ROM. Turn off the power switch of the HSP7000. 1� From the Windows Start menu, select Programs – StarMicronics – HSP7000, right-click Uninstall, and then 2� select Run as administrator. I n the User Account Control dialog box, click the Continue or Allow button. 3� When the following confirmation dialog box appears, click the Yes button to continue. —  —...
  • Page 20 Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver If the print spooler confirmation dialog box appears, select Do not close applications, and then click the OK but- 4� ton. (Although A reboot will be required is indicated, the computer will not restart.) The uninstaller launches to remove all of the HSP7000 software from your computer. 5� —  —...

  • Page 21: Windows Vista 64-Bit Edition

    Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver 1.3.3 Windows Vista 64-Bit Edition To uninstall the driver, proceed as follows. Turn off the power switch of the HSP7000. 1� From the Windows Start menu, select Settings – Printers to open the printers folder. Right-click the printer queue 2� for the printer driver you want to uninstall (Star HSP7000 Receipt, Star HSP7000 Slip, or Star HSP7000 Vali- dation), and select Run as Administrator – Delete. I n the User Account Control dialog box, click the Continue or Allow button. 3� When the following confirmation dialog box appears, click the Yes button to continue. 4� —  —...
  • Page 22 Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver Right-click a blank area in the printers folder, and then select Run as administrator – Server Properties. 5� I n the User Account Control dialog box, click the Continue or Allow button. 6� In the Print Server Properties dialog box, click the Drivers tab. 7� From the list of installed drivers, select the driver(s) you wish to uninstall (Star HSP7000 Receipt, Star HSP7000 Slip, and/or Star HSP7000 Validation), and click Delete. (If you wish, you can select multiple drivers at the same time.) —  —...
  • Page 23 Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver The dialog box to select the deletion method will appear. 8� Select Remove driver and driver package, and then click the OK button. 9 When the following confirmation dialog box appears, click the Yes button to continue. 0 The following dialog box will appear. Click the Delete button to continue. Important: If the dialog box shown in step A does not appear after performing step 0, the driver(s) and driver package(s) were not deleted successfully. Restart the com- puter, and then perform the uninstalling procedure again from step 5. — 0 —...
  • Page 24 Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver A If the driver(s) and driver package(s) were deleted, the following dialog box will appear. Click the OK button. B Check that the driver(s) you have uninstalled (Star HSP7000 Receipt, Star HSP7000 Slip, and/or Star HSP7000 Validation) have now disappeared from the list of drivers in the print server Properties sheet. If the drivers are no longer listed, the uninstall has completed successfully. Click the Close button to close the dialog box. —  —...

  • Page 25: Features

    Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver 2. Features HSP7000 Windows Drivers The HSP7000 comes with separate drivers for receipt printing, slip printing, and validation printing. These drivers en- able the printer to operate on Windows 2000, XP, and Vista systems. Each driver is set up separately. On each driver, you can set basic print settings such as print mode and paper size, together with advanced settings such as graphic logos and the operation of peripheral buzzers or cash drawers. The following example shows settings for an optional buzzer. Example of driver settings: Buzzer Peripheral Unit Type Document Bottom Peripheral Unit 1 No Use Peripheral Unit 2 500 milliseconds Buzzer 1: On Time 2000 milliseconds Buzzer 1: Off Time Buzzer 1: Cycles Document printing nishes 0.5 seconds on 0.5 seconds on 0.5 seconds on...

  • Page 26: Javapos Driver

    -Dsmj.dllpath=“C:\Program Files\StarMicronics\HSP7000\Software\JavaPOS” application.class 2.3 Star HSP7000 Configuration Utility The Star Configuration Utility provides an easy way to set the printer’s memory switches, to register graphic logos, and to make other such hard print settings. It also offers an easy way to set up an Ethernet interface card.

  • Page 27: Windows 2000/Xp/Vista Printer Driver Settings

    Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver 3. Windows 2000/XP/Vista Printer Driver Settings The HSP7000 comes with separate printer drivers for receipt printing, slip printing, and validation printing. These drivers enable the printer to operate on Windows 2000, XP, and Vista systems. Make settings at each of these drivers as necessary to set up receipt, slip, and validation printing. Note that the Receipt driver supports two print modes: Raster mode (the default) and Line mode. If you are using a USB connection, it is recommended that you leave the mode set to Raster. If using a serial interface, it is recommended that you set the mode to Line. Notable differences between these two modes are as follows. ■ Raster mode: • Prints graphics at high speed. • Suitable for reverse printing (wall-mount mode). ■ Line mode: • Supports device fonts. • Suitable for printing barcode device fonts. The operations that can be set up from each driver are as follows. Re cei pt ■ Raster ■ Line...

  • Page 28: Printer-Status Setting Tool

    Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver Printer-Status Setting Tool This software allows you to set the system so that you can get printer status. To open the setting tool’s dialog, proceed as follows. At the Windows Start menu, select Printers and Faxes (if using 2000 or XP), or select Settings — Printers (if 1� using Vista). 2 Right-click on the printer driver you want to make the settings for. If running Windows 2000 or XP, select Properties from the drop-down menu. If running Vista, select Run as administrator — Properties. 3 If you are using Vista, the User Account Control dialog appears. Click Continue. 4 At the Properties dialog, click the HSP7000 Config tab, and click Launch Printer Status Setting Tool. —  —...
  • Page 29 Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver ■ Background Status Check the Enable box to enable acquisition of status information (“cover open”, “offline”, etc.). Note that this setting applies in common to all printer queues (Receipt, Slip, and Validation); if you change the setting, the change applies to every queue.

  • Page 30: Setting The Printer

    Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver Setting the Printer Using the printer’s Properties dialog box, you can set various functions of this driver. Begin by opening the Properties dialog box, as follows. On Windows 2000 and XP, go to the Start menu and open Printers and Faxes. On Windows Vista, go to the Start 1� menu and select Settings – Printers. In the folder that opens, right-click the Star HSP7000 printer icon. From the drop-down menu, select Properties (if 2� Windows 2000 or XP) or select Run as administrator – Properties (if Windows Vista). If you are using Windows Vista, the User Account Control dialog appears. Click Continue. 3� At the Properties dialog, click the Device Settings tab. 4� Available settings vary for each driver. On the Receipt driver, available settings also vary according to whether you are using Raster mode or Line mode. In the explanations below, the following symbols appear at the top right of each page to indicate the drivers (and modes) for which the described setting is available: —  —...

  • Page 31: Print Mode

    Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver 3.2.1 Print Mode Sets the print mode. For details of each mode, refer to page 24. Available settings are as follows. Setting Default Meaning Raster ○ Sets Raster mode. Line Sets Line mode. Setting the print mode: —  —...

  • Page 32: Setting The Paper Type

    Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver 3.2.2 Setting the Paper Type Set this to the appropriate paper type. Available settings are as follows. Setting Default Meaning Variable length: the printer does not output white-space padding at the end Receipt ○ of the page data. Fixed length: the printer outputs white-space padding up to the end of the Ticket fixed-length page. Fixed length: the printer outputs white-space padding up to the next black Black Mark mark. *1 Receipt driver only Setting the paper type: If you wish to use journal-type printing (with no page breaks), set the paper type to Receipt (variable-length control), and set the page size to the receipt length (for example “72 mm × Receipt”) by appropriately setting the feed method and paper allocation (see Section 3.4.1). —  —...

  • Page 33: Enabling/Disabling Black Mark Detection

    Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver 3.2.3 Enabling/Disabling Black Mark Detection If this feature is set to Enable, the printer will detect the black mark position when turned on. Important: This feature is disabled when the paper type is set to “Receipt” or “Ticket”. Available settings are as follows. Setting Default Meaning At power on, does not execute paper feed in accordance with detection of Disable ○ black mark position. Enable At power on, feeds paper according to black mark position. Enabling or disabling black mark detection: Important: This setting is not available if the paper type is set to “Receipt” or “Ticket”. — 0 —...

  • Page 34: Page Cut Type

    Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver 3.2.4 Page Cut Type Sets the cutting method for the end of each non-final page of a document. Available settings are as follows. Setting Default Meaning No Cut ○ Printer does not feed or cut paper. Printer feeds paper to cut position, and then cuts it leaving one point at the Partial Cut center. Setting the page cutting: —  —...

  • Page 35: Document Cut Type

    Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver 3.2.5 Document Cut Type Sets the cutting method for the final page of the document. Available settings are as follows. Setting Default Meaning No Cut Printer does not feed or cut paper. Printer feeds paper to cut position, and then cuts it leaving one point at the Partial Cut ○ center. Setting the document cutting: —  —...

  • Page 36: Print Speed

    Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver 3.2.6 Print Speed Sets the print speed. Note that the setting also affects the print quality. Available settings are as follows. Setting Default Meaning High ○ Priority is given to print speed over print quality. Middle Sets print quality and print speed to intermediate level. Provides the highest print quality but lowers print speed. Setting the print speed: Important: The Print Speed setting is ignored (and fixed speed will be used) if print quality is set to 203×406 dpi, or if printing is in color. —  —...

  • Page 37: Print Density

    Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver 3.2.7 Print Density Sets the print density. Available settings are as follows. Setting Default Meaning -3 to -1 Larger value with – (minus) makes print density lighter. Standard ○ Prints with normal density. +1 to +3 Larger value with + (plus) makes print density darker. Setting the print density: Important: When setting up color printing, this density setting has no effect on black print density (which is fixed). —  —...

  • Page 38: Reverse Printing

    Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver Rec e i p t 3.2.8 Reverse Printing Set this to Enable if you wish to rotate printing 180 degrees. Available settings are as follows. Setting Default Meaning Disable ○ Prints normally. Enable Printing is inverted, top to bottom. Setting the reverse printing mode: Important: On the Receipt driver: the following limitations apply. (1) Reverse printing is effective only in Raster print mode; (2) Reverse printing cannot be used togeth- er with logo printing. —  —...

  • Page 39: Selecting The Print Method

    Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver 3.2.9 Selecting the Print Method Use this feature to select either unidirectional or bidirectional printing. Note that the setting affects both the print speed and the print quality. Available settings are as follows. Setting Default Meaning Bidirectional ○ Printer prints in both directions. Unidirectional Printer prints in one direction only. Setting the print method: —  —...

  • Page 40: Document Top Logo

    Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver 3.2.10 Document Top Logo The NV logos are identified by their NV logo (image list) numbers. To select a top-of-document logo, choose the appro- priate logo number. Before making this setting, you must load NV logos into the printer’s nonvolatile memory. Available settings are as follows. Setting Default Meaning No Logo Printed ○ No logo printed at the document top. Print Logo 1, …, 10 Prints the selected logo at the document top. Selecting the top-of-document logo: Important: This setting is effective only in Line print mode. Note also that logo printing cannot be used together with reverse printing. —  —...

  • Page 41: Page Top Logo

    Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver 3.2.11 Page Top Logo To select a top-of-page logo, choose the appropriate NV logo (image list) number. Before making this setting, you must load NV logos into the printer’s nonvolatile memory. Available settings are as follows. Setting Default Meaning No Logo Printed ○ No logo printed at the page top. Print Logo 1, …, 10 Prints the selected logo at the page top. Selecting the top-of-page logo: Important: On the Receipt driver: the following limitations apply. (1) This setting is effec- tively only in Line print mode; (2) Logo printing cannot be used together with reverse printing. —  —...

  • Page 42: Page Bottom Logo

    Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver 3.2.12 Page Bottom Logo To select the bottom-of-page logo, choose the appropriate NV logo (image list) number. Before making this setting, you must load NV logos into the printer’s nonvolatile memory. Available settings are as follows. Setting Default Meaning No Logo Printed ○ No logo printed at the page bottom. Print Logo 1, …, 10 Prints the selected logo at the page bottom. Selecting the bottom-of-page logo: Important: On the Receipt driver: the following limitations apply. (1) This setting is effec- tively only in Line print mode; (2) Logo printing cannot be used together with reverse printing. —  —...

  • Page 43: Document Bottom Logo

    Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver 3.2.13 Document Bottom Logo To select the bottom-of-document logo, choose the appropriate NV logo (image list) number. Before making this set- ting, you must load NV logos into the printer’s nonvolatile memory. Available settings are as follows. Setting Default Meaning No Logo Printed ○ No logo printed at the document bottom. Print Logo 1, …, 10 Prints the selected logo at the document bottom. Selecting the bottom-of-document logo: Important: This setting is effective only in Line print mode. Note also that logo printing cannot be used together with reverse printing. — 0 —...

  • Page 44: Peripheral Unit Type

    Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver 3.2.14 Peripheral Unit Type Sets the peripheral unit type. Available settings are as follows. Setting Default Meaning Buzzer Selects the buzzer as the peripheral unit. Cash Drawer ○ Selects the cash drawer as the peripheral unit. Setting the peripheral unit type: Important: Buzzers are optional devices. Note that it is not possible to use buzzers and cash drawers at the same time. —  —...

  • Page 45: Peripheral Unit 1

    Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver 3.2.15 Peripheral Unit 1 Sets the operation timing of the peripheral unit 1 that was selected in Peripheral Unit Type. When Cash Drawer is selected for the peripheral unit type, Page Top and Page Bottom cannot be selected. Available settings are as follows. Setting Default Meaning No Use ○ Does not use the peripheral unit. Document Top Operates the selected peripheral unit at the document top. Page Top Operates the selected peripheral unit at the page top. Page Bottom Operates the selected peripheral unit at the page bottom. Document Bottom Operates the selected peripheral unit at the document bottom. *1 Receipt driver only Setting the peripheral unit 1: —  —...

  • Page 46: Peripheral Unit 2

    Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver 3.2.16 Peripheral Unit 2 Sets the operation timing of the peripheral unit 2 that was selected in Peripheral Unit Type. When Cash Drawer is selected for the peripheral unit type, Page Top and Page Bottom cannot be selected. Available settings are as follows. Setting Default Meaning No Use ○ Does not use the peripheral unit. Document Top Operates the selected peripheral unit at the document top. Page Top Operates the selected peripheral unit at the page top. Page Bottom Operates the selected peripheral unit at the page bottom. Document Bottom Operates the selected peripheral unit at the document bottom. *1 Receipt driver only Setting the peripheral unit 2: —  —...

  • Page 47: Pulse Width For Cash Drawer 1

    Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver 3.2.17 Pulse Width for Cash Drawer 1 Sets the pulse width for cash drawer 1 when Cash Drawer is selected for the Peripheral Unit Type. Available settings are as follows. Setting Default Meaning 10 milliseconds Pulse width is 0.01 second. 100 milliseconds Pulse width is 0.1 second. 200 milliseconds ○ Pulse width is 0.2 second. 300 milliseconds Pulse width is 0.3 second. 400 milliseconds Pulse width is 0.4 second. 500 milliseconds Pulse width is 0.5 second. 600 milliseconds Pulse width is 0.6 second. 700 milliseconds Pulse width is 0.7 second. 800 milliseconds Pulse width is 0.8 second. 900 milliseconds Pulse width is 0.9 second. 1000 milliseconds Pulse width is 1.0 second.

  • Page 48: Buzzer 1 On Time

    Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver 3.2.18 Buzzer 1 On Time Sets the buzzer 1 on time according to the timing set in Peripheral Unit 1 when Buzzer was selected in Peripheral Unit Type. For details of the settings and examples of operation, refer to “2.1 HSP7000 Windows Driver”. Available settings are as follows. Setting Default Meaning 20 milliseconds ○ Set to 0.02 second. 40 milliseconds Set to 0.04 second. 100 milliseconds Set to 0.1 second. 200 milliseconds Set to 0.2 second. 500 milliseconds Set to 0.5 second. 1000 milliseconds Set to 1.0 second. 2000 milliseconds Set to 2.0 seconds. 5000 milliseconds Set to 5.0 seconds. Setting the buzzer 1 on time: —  —...

  • Page 49: Buzzer 1 Off Time

    Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver 3.2.19 Buzzer 1 Off Time Sets the buzzer 1 off time according to the timing set in Peripheral Unit 1 when Buzzer was selected in Peripheral Unit Type. For details of the settings and examples of operation, refer to “2.1 HSP7000 Windows Driver”. Available settings are as follows. Setting Default Meaning 20 milliseconds ○ Set to 0.02 second. 40 milliseconds Set to 0.04 second. 100 milliseconds Set to 0.1 second. 200 milliseconds Set to 0.2 second. 500 milliseconds Set to 0.5 second. 1000 milliseconds Set to 1.0 second. 2000 milliseconds Set to 2.0 seconds. 5000 milliseconds Set to 5.0 seconds. Setting the buzzer 1 off time: —  —...

  • Page 50: Buzzer 1: Number Of Times Buzzer Sounds

    Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver 3.2.20 Buzzer 1: Number of Times Buzzer Sounds Sets the number of times that buzzer 1 sounds according to the timing set in Peripheral Unit 1 when Buzzer was selected in Peripheral Unit Type. Regardless of the number of times specified for the buzzer to sound, the buzzer stops when the FEED button is pressed. For details of the settings and examples of operation, refer to “2.1 HSP7000 Windows Driver”. Available settings are as follows. Setting Default Meaning ○ Buzzer 1 sounds 1 time. Buzzer 1 sounds 2 times. Buzzer 1 sounds 3 times. Buzzer 1 sounds 5 times. Buzzer 1 sounds 10 times. Buzzer 1 sounds 15 times. Buzzer 1 sounds 20 times. Setting the number of times buzzer 1 sounds: —  —...

  • Page 51: Buzzer 2 On Time

    Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver 3.2.21 Buzzer 2 On Time Sets the buzzer 2 on time according to the timing set in Peripheral Unit 2 when Buzzer was selected in Peripheral Unit Type. For details of the settings and examples of operation, refer to “2.1 HSP7000 Windows Driver”. Available settings are as follows. Setting Default Meaning 20 milliseconds ○ Set to 0.02 second. 40 milliseconds Set to 0.04 second. 100 milliseconds Set to 0.1 second. 200 milliseconds Set to 0.2 second. 500 milliseconds Set to 0.5 second. 1000 milliseconds Set to 1.0 second. 2000 milliseconds Set to 2.0 seconds. 5000 milliseconds Set to 5.0 seconds. Setting the buzzer 2 on time: —  —...

  • Page 52: Buzzer 2 Off Time

    Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver 3.2.22 Buzzer 2 Off Time Sets the buzzer 2 off time according to the timing set in Peripheral Unit 2 when Buzzer was selected in Peripheral Unit Type. For details of the settings and examples of operation, refer to “2.1 HSP7000 Windows Driver”. Available settings are as follows. Setting Default Meaning 20 milliseconds ○ Set to 0.02 second. 40 milliseconds Set to 0.04 second. 100 milliseconds Set to 0.1 second. 200 milliseconds Set to 0.2 second. 500 milliseconds Set to 0.5 second. 1000 milliseconds Set to 1.0 second. 2000 milliseconds Set to 2.0 seconds. 5000 milliseconds Set to 5.0 seconds. Setting the buzzer 2 off time: —  —...

  • Page 53: Buzzer 2: Number Of Times Buzzer Sounds

    Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver 3.2.23 Buzzer 2: Number of Times Buzzer Sounds Sets the number of times that buzzer 2 sounds according to the timing set in Peripheral Unit 2 when Buzzer was selected in Peripheral Unit Type. Regardless of the number of times specified for the buzzer to sound, the buzzer stops when the FEED button is pressed. For details of the settings and examples of operation, refer to “2.1 HSP7000 Windows Driver”. Available settings are as follows. Setting Default Meaning ○ Buzzer 2 sounds 1 time. Buzzer 2 sounds 2 times. Buzzer 2 sounds 3 times. Buzzer 2 sounds 5 times. Buzzer 2 sounds 10 times. Buzzer 2 sounds 15 times. Buzzer 2 sounds 20 times. Setting the number of times buzzer 2 sounds: — 0 —...

  • Page 54: Setting The Print Quality

    Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver Setting the Print Quality To open the dialog, proceed as follows. On Windows 2000/XP, open the Start menu, and select Control Panel – Printers and Faxes. On Windows Vista, 1� open the Start menu and select Control Panel – Printers Right-click the print driver that you wish to set. In the drop-down menu, click Printing Preferences. 2� Click the Layout tab, and then click the Advanced button. 3� At the Advanced Options dialog, set Graphic — Print Quality to the desired setting. 4� Example: Setting the Print Quality for the Receipt driver —  —...

  • Page 55: Receipt Driver

    Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver 3.3.1 Receipt Driver The following settings are available. Setting Default Meaning 203 × 406 dots per inch Print at 203 dpi (w) × 406 dpi (h). 203 × 203 dots per inch ○ Print at 203 dpi (w) × 203 dpi (h). Important: The 203×406-dpi setting is effective only in Raster print mode and only if color printing has been disabled. 3.3.2 Slip Driver The following settings are available. Setting Default Meaning 160 × 144 dots per inch ○ Print at 160 dpi (w) × 144 dpi (h). 160 × 72 dots per inch Print at 160 dpi (w) × 72 dpi (h). 80 × 72 dots per inch Print at 80 dpi (w) × 72 dpi (h). 3.3.3 Validation Driver The following settings are available. Setting Default Meaning 160 × 144 dots per inch...

  • Page 56: Setting The Paper Size

    Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver Setting the Paper Size The HSP7000 drivers let you use both preset standard sizes and custom, user-defined sizes. 3.4.1 Standard Sizes The paper size can be selected separately for each driver. To proceed, open the driver’s Properties window and click the Device Settings tab. Example: Setting the Paper Size for the Receipt driver The following tables show the predefined paper sizes available for each driver. ■ Receipt driver Setting Default Print Width Length Recommended Paper Width 51mm × 200mm 51mm 200mm 57.5±0.5 (mm) 51mm × Receipt 51mm 3,000mm 68mm × 200mm...
  • Page 57 Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver ■ Slip driver Setting Default Print Width Length 40mm x 254mm(HSP7000S) 40mm 254mm 45mm x 254mm(HSP7000S) 45mm 254mm 50mm x 254mm(HSP7000S) 50mm 254mm 55mm x 254mm(HSP7000S) 55mm 254mm 60mm x 254mm(HSP7000S) 60mm 254mm 65mm x 254mm(HSP7000S) 65mm 254mm 70mm x 254mm(HSP7000S) 70mm 254mm 75mm x 254mm(HSP7000S) 75mm 254mm 80mm x 254mm(HSP7000S) 80mm 254mm...

  • Page 58: User-Defined Paper Settings

    Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver User-Defined Paper Settings The paper size that will be used can be defined. The procedure is as follows. On Windows 2000/XP, open the Start menu, and select Control Panel – Printers and Faxes. On Windows Vista, 1� open the Start menu and select Control Panel – Printers. Right-click over a blank area in the Printers folder to open the drop-down menu. If using Windows 2000 or XP, se- 2� lect Server Properties from the menu. If using Windows Vista, select Run as administrator – Server Properties. If you are using Windows Vista, the User Account Control dialog appears. Click Continue. 3� Click the Forms tab. 4� Select the Create a new form check box. 5� In the Form name textbox, overwrite the current name with a new name for the custom size you are defining. 6� In the Form description (measurements) area, select the appropriate Units and type the desired Width and 7� Height settings. Important: Set all four margins (left, right, top, and bottom) to “0”. Click the Save Form button. Click the OK button to close the dialog box. 8� —  —...
  • Page 59 Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver Sizes supported by each driver are as follows. Width Height Minimum Maximum Minimum Maximum Receipt 25.4 mm 72 mm 25.4 mm 3276.7 mm Slip 40 mm 85 mm 75 mm 3276.7 mm Validation 40 mm 85 mm 4.3 mm 34.0 mm Important: User-defined sizes are available to all drivers that can support the dimensions (as indicated in the table). —  —...

  • Page 60: Selecting The Print Color

    Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver Rec e i p t Selecting the Print Color The Receipt driver’s Raster mode supports 2-color printing. Before you can use two-color printing, however, you must select color printing at the driver, as follows. From the Windows Start menu, select Printers and Faxes to open the folder. 1� In the folder, right-click the Star HSP7000 Receipt icon, and select Printing Preferences to open the printer’s 2� Printing Preferences dialog box. Click the Paper/Quality tab. 3� Select the paper type appropriate for the specified print color. Selecting the paper type and print color: ■ For normal monochrome printing (Standard thermal paper) Media Select normal type paper. Color Select check button of Black & White. ■ For color printing (2-color thermal paper) Media Select 2 color paper.

  • Page 61: Device Fonts

    Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver Device Fonts HSP7000 device fonts can be used by all drivers: by the Receipt driver (in Line mode only), the Slip driver, and the Validation driver. As these fonts were designed specifically to match the characteristics of the printer, they offer clearer printing than TrueType fonts. Furthermore, device fonts for this driver are compatible with device fonts for the Star POS series printers, TSP600/ TSP700/TSP800/TSP1000 series, so the same printing results can be obtained. Important: Select the proper height when using device fonts. For two-color printing, refer to “3.6 Selecting the Print Color” for setup. ■ Device fonts for Receipt driver (Line Mode) Columns at Width Height Fonts 72 mm Meaning (pixels) (pixels) (576 dots) Printer 17cpi Thermal printer fonts Printer 8.5cpi Printer 17cpi Tall Printer 8.5cpi Tall Printer 16cpi Printer 8cpi...
  • Page 62 Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver Columns at Width Height Fonts 72 mm Meaning (pixels) (pixels) (576 dots) Control Control fonts ESC_FONT ESC_FONT_KANJI UPC-E Barcode fonts UPC-A JAN/EAN-8 JAN/EAN-13 CODE39 NW-7(Codaber) ■ Device fonts for Slip and Validation drivers Columns at Width Height Fonts 85 mm Meaning...

  • Page 63: Control Fonts

    Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver 3.8 Control Fonts The HSP7000 control font can be used by all drivers: by the Receipt driver (in Line mode only), the Slip driver, and the Validation driver. The control font is used to execute various printer actions, and is not used for printing. Each character is the font is as- sociated with a particular action. 3.8.1 Control Font Characters and Their Operations The operations that can be executed through the control font are shown below. Character Operation Drive cash drawer 1 (50 ms) Drive cash drawer 1 (100 ms) Drive cash drawer 1 (150 ms) Drive cash drawer 1 (200 ms) Drive cash drawer 1 (250 ms) Drive cash drawer 2 (200 ms) Output LF Output CR Auto-cutter: Full-cut Auto-cutter: Partial-cut Print NV Bit Image 1 in regular mode Print NV Bit Image 2 in regular mode Print NV Bit Image 3 in regular mode Print NV Bit Image 4 in regular mode Print NV Bit Image 5 in regular mode Print NV Bit Image 1 in double-width mode Print NV Bit Image 2 in double-width mode Print NV Bit Image 3 in double-width mode...
  • Page 64 Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver Character Operation Print NV Bit Image 4 in 4x mode Print NV Bit Image 5 in 4x mode Align left Align center Align right Set new line to 3 mm (1/8 inch) Set new line to 4 mm (1/6 inch) International character select: USA International character select: France International character select: Germany International character select: England International character select: Denmark I International character select: Sweden International character select: Italy International character select: Spain I International character select: Japan International character select: Norway International character select: Denmark II International character select: Spain II International character select: Latin America Print using black/white inversion Cancel black/white inversion Customer display: Start data transfer Customer display: End data transfer Customer display: Display clear Important: The printer ignores control font characters that it does not support. —  —...

  • Page 65: Using The Control Font

    Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver 3.8.2 Using the Control Font The following is an example of how to use the control font. Select the Control font from the font list. 1� Important: When using device fonts with Microsoft Word, refer to “5.2 Notes for Using Microsoft Word” at the end of the manual. —  —...
  • Page 66 Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver Input the character for each operation you wish to execute (refer to Section 3.8.1). 2� 6: Output LF b: Align center Type characters in a font other than the con- trol font For the characters that set the control font, set the font height to the specified value “8.5”. Print. 3� In this example, the printer executes a linefeed and then prints “ABC” at the center of the page. <Print Sample> —  —...

  • Page 67: Barcode Fonts

    Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver 3.9 Barcode Fonts Select barcode fonts and enter the code to generate and print the barcode. When printing a barcode, the barcode image is printed, and then notations are printed under the barcode image. Barcode images do not appear in the window of the application. 3.9.1 Barcode Font List The table below shows supported types of barcode fonts and available types of characters. Barcode Type Character Columns Available Character Set UPC-E 12 columns Value: 0 to 9 UPC-A 12 columns Value: 0 to 9 JAN/EAN-8 8 columns Value: 0 to 9 JAN/EAN-13 13 columns Value: 0 to 9 Value: 0 to 9 Symbol: –, ., <SP>, $, /, +, % CODE39 More than 1 column Alphabet: A to Z Start/stop code: * (*1) More than 2 column Value: 0 to 9 (even number)

  • Page 68: Entering The Barcode Font

    Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver 3.9.2 Entering the Barcode Font Enter barcode fonts in the following format. Enter “z”, which is the final character of the barcode font, at the end of the code. e.g., For CODE39 Data to enter: apABCDE67890z ABCDE67890 • Parameter for barcode end Enter “z”. • Barcode data Enter actual barcode data. • Parameter to set height Specify within the range of “o” to “v”. • Parameter to set mode Specify within the range of “a” to “i”. For details of each parameter, refer to Barcode Font Parameter List on the next page.
  • Page 69 Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver ■ Barcode Font Parameter List Operation Remarks UPC-E, UPC-A UPC-E, UPC-A CODE39 Character to use barcode font JAN/EAN-8, JAN/EAN-8, NW-7 (*1) JAN/EAN-13 JAN/EAN-13 (*1) 2 dots 2 dots (6) 2 dots (5) Minimum module width 3 dots 3 dots (9) 4 dots (10) Minimum module width 4 dots 4 dots (12) 6 dots (15) Minimum module width — 2 dots (5) 2 dots (4) Minimum module width —...

  • Page 70: Using The Barcode Font

    Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver 3.9.3 Using the Barcode Font The following is an example of how to set and use barcode fonts. Select the device font with the barcode name from the font list. 1� In the following example, select the barcode font of “CODE39” Important: When using device fonts with Microsoft Word, refer to “5.2 Notes for Using Microsoft Word”. —  —...
  • Page 71 Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver Enter codes. 2� Also, set the font height. (For CODE39, set the font height to “8.5”.) Print. 3� When printing, a barcode is generated and printed out. <Print Sample> —  —...

  • Page 72: Two-Dimensional Code Printing Function (Two-Dimensional Code Font)

    Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver 3.10 Two-dimensional Code Printing Function (two-dimensional code font) The HSP7000 Receipt driver, when operating in Line mode, is capable of printing QR and PDF417 bar codes through use of the appropriate HSP7000 device fonts. To print QR code/PDF417, use a two-dimensional font (“QR_CNTL”, “PDF417”, “DATA1”, “DATA2”, “DATA3”) and control font (“ESC_FONT”, “ESC_FONT_KANJI”) together. Each font has the following features. Fonts Operation Comments Remarks QR code Outputs each command for printing QR_CNTL Command setting two-dimensional code. PDF417 Outputs each command for printing PDF417 Command setting PDF417. Replaces ¥x20 ~ ¥x7F with ¥x00 to DATA1 ¥x5F. Replaces ¥x20 to ¥x7F with ¥x60 to Can output ¥x00 DATA2 ¥xBF. to ¥xFF. Replaces ¥x20 to ¥x5F with ¥xC0 to...

  • Page 73: Two-Dimensional Code Command Setting Font

    Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver 3.10.1 Two-dimensional Code Command Setting Font ■ QR code setting font (QR_CNTL) The table below shows details for setting the QR_CNTL font. Character to use for the Code output by the Operation “QR_CNTL” font driver For parameters to set the command for each QR code ¥x00 For parameters to set the command for each QR code ¥x01 For parameters to set the command for each QR code ¥x02 For parameters to set the command for each QR code ¥x03 For parameters to set the command for each QR code ¥x04 For parameters to set the command for each QR code ¥x05 For parameters to set the command for each QR code ¥x06 For parameters to set the command for each QR code ¥x07 For parameters to set the command for each QR code ¥x08...
  • Page 74 Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver ■ PDF417 setting font (PDF417) The table below shows details for setting the PDF417 font. Character to use for the Code output by the Operation “PDF417” font driver For parameters to set the command for each PDF417 ¥x00 For parameters to set the command for each PDF417 ¥x01 For parameters to set the command for each PDF417 ¥x02 For parameters to set the command for each PDF417 ¥x03 For parameters to set the command for each PDF417 ¥x04 For parameters to set the command for each PDF417 ¥x05 For parameters to set the command for each PDF417 ¥x06 For parameters to set the command for each PDF417 ¥x07 For parameters to set the command for each PDF417 ¥x08 For parameters to set the command for each PDF417 ¥x09 Setting PDF417 barcode size ¥x1b¥x1dxS0 Setting PDF417 security level (ECC) ¥x1b¥x1dxS1...

  • Page 75: Two-Dimensional Code Data Setting Font (Data1, Data2, Data3, Esc_Font)

    Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver 3.10.2 Two-dimensional Code Data Setting Font (DATA1, DATA2, DATA3, ESC_ FONT) The table below shows details for setting the DATA1, DATA2, DATA3, and ESC_FONT fonts. Data to enter Data to output Character information specified by the Character code to actually output to the printer by the printer driver user in applications (Word, VB, etc.) Character Character code ESC_FONT DATA1 DATA2 DATA3 Blank ¥x20 ¥x20 ¥x00 ¥x60 ¥xC0 ¥x21 ¥x21 ¥x01 ¥x61 ¥xC1 “...
  • Page 76 Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver Data to enter Data to output Character information specified by the Character code to actually output to the printer by the printer driver user in applications (Word, VB, etc.) Character Character code ESC_FONT DATA1 DATA2 DATA3 ¥x42 ¥x42 ¥x22 ¥x82 ¥xE2 ¥x43 ¥x43 ¥x23 ¥x83 ¥xE3 ¥x44 ¥x44 ¥x24 ¥x84 ¥xE4 ¥x45 ¥x45 ¥x25 ¥x85 ¥xE5 ¥x46 ¥x46 ¥x26 ¥x86...
  • Page 77 Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver Data to enter Data to output Character information specified by the Character code to actually output to the printer by the printer driver user in applications (Word, VB, etc.) Character Character code ESC_FONT DATA1 DATA2 DATA3 ¥x66 ¥x66 ¥x46 ¥xA6 ¥x67 ¥x67 ¥x47 ¥xA7 ¥x68 ¥x68 ¥x48 ¥xA8 ¥x69 ¥x69 ¥x49 ¥xA9 ¥x6A ¥x6A ¥x4A ¥xAA ¥x6B ¥x6B ¥x4B ¥xAB...

  • Page 78: Using The Two-Dimensional Code Font

    Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver 3.10.3 Using the Two-dimensional Code Font When using the QR code/PDF417 font, data of the two-dimensional code can be specified up to 500 bytes. (500 bytes includes the types of data entered and the separator.) A sample program for Visual Basic using two-dimensional code font is provided below. ■ QR code print—Sample 1 (QR code data setting: For data manual analysis setting) Private Sub Command1_Click() Printer.Font.Name = "Printer 17cpi Tall" Printer.Print "QR Code Test Print for VB 6.0" Printer.Font.Name = "Printer 17cpi" Printer.Print Printer.Print "DATA:" Printer.Print "http://www.star-m.jp/" Printer.Print Printer.Print "QR code:"; Printer.Font.Name = "QR_CNTL" ' Sets QR_CNTL font Printer.Print "M2";...
  • Page 79 Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver ■ QR code print—Sample 2 (QR code data setting: For data automatic analysis setting) Private Sub Command2_Click() Printer.Font.Name = "Printer 17cpi Tall" Printer.Print "QR Code Test Print for VB 6.0" Printer.Font.Name = "Printer 17cpi" Printer.Print Printer.Print "DATA:" Printer.Print "http://www.star-m.jp/" Printer.Print Printer.Print "QR code:"; Printer.Font.Name = "QR_CNTL" ' Sets QR_CNTL font Printer.Print "M1"; ' Sets barcode model Printer.Print "Eq"; ' Sets correction level (Correction rate 25%) Printer.Print "S7" ' Sets module size (Module size 7 dots) Printer.Print "A0"; ' Sets barcode data (Automatic analysis) Printer.Font.Name = "DATA1"...
  • Page 80 Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver ■ QR code print—Sample 3 (QR code data setting: For data automatic analysis setting) Private Sub Command3_Click() Printer.Font.Name = "Printer 17cpi Tall" Printer.Print "QR Code Test Print for VB 6.0" Printer.Font.Name = "Printer 17cpi" Printer.Print Printer.Print "DATA:" Printer.Font.Name = "Kanji double-byte 8 cpi" Printer.Print "STAR MICRONICS CO., LTD." Printer.Print Printer.Font.Name = "Printer 17cpi" Printer.Print "QR code:"; Printer.Font.Name = "QR_CNTL" ' Sets QR_CNTL font Printer.Print "M2"; ' Sets barcode model Printer.Print "El"; ' Sets correction level (Correction rate 7%) Printer.Print "S6" ' Sets module size (Module size 6 dots) Printer.Print "A0";...
  • Page 81 Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver ■ PDF417 print — Sample 1 Private Sub Command4_Click() Printer.Font.Name = "Printer 17cpi Tall" Printer.Print "PDF417 Test Print for VB 6.0" Printer.Font.Name = "Printer 17cpi" Printer.Print Printer.Print "DATA:" Printer.Print "1234567890" Printer.Print Printer.Print "PDF417:"; Printer.Font.Name = "PDF417" Printer.Print "S023"; ' Sets barcode size Printer.Print "E3"; ' Sets ECC level Printer.Print "M3" ' Sets X-direction size of the module Printer.Print "A3" ' Sets aspect ratio of the module Printer.Print "D"; ' Sets barcode data Printer.Font.Name = "DATA1" ' DATA1 = 0x0000 - 0x005F Printer.Print Chr(&H2A); ' Number of bytes of barcode data Printer.Print Chr(&H20); Printer.Font.Name = "ESC_FONT" ' ESC_FONT = 0x0020 - 0x007F Printer.Print "1234567890";...
  • Page 82 Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver ■ PDF417 print — Sample 2 Private Sub Command5_Click() Printer.Font.Name = "Printer 17cpi Tall" Printer.Print "PDF417 Test Print for VB 6.0" Printer.Font.Name = "Printer 17cpi" Printer.Print Printer.Print "DATA:" Printer.Print "http://star-m.jp/" Printer.Print Printer.Print "PDF417:"; Printer.Font.Name = "PDF417" Printer.Print "S023"; ' Sets barcode size Printer.Print "E3"; ' Sets ECC level Printer.Print "M3" ' Sets X-direction size of the module Printer.Print "A3" ' Sets aspect ratio of the module Printer.Print "D"; ' Sets barcode data Printer.Font.Name = "DATA1" ' DATA1 = 0x0000 - 0x005F Printer.Print Chr(&H31); ' Number of bytes of barcode data Printer.Print Chr(&H20); Printer.Font.Name = "ESC_FONT" ' ESC_FONT = 0x0020 - 0x007F Printer.Print "http://star-m.jp/";...

  • Page 83: Star Configuration Utility (Windows 2000 Sp3 Or Later/Xp/Vista 32-Bit Edition)

    Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver 4. Star Configuration Utility (Windows 2000 SP3 or Later/XP/Vista 32-Bit Edi- tion) This software is supported by Windows 2000 (SP3 or later)/XP/Vista 32-bit edition. The Star Configuration Utility allows you to set a variety of print-related settings. Open the Printer Configuration Utility dialog as follows. ■ Windows Vista 32-Bit Edition From the Windows Start menu, select Programs – StarMicronics – HSP7000 – Utility, right-click HSP7000 Configu- ration Utility, and then select Run as administrator. In the User Account Control dialog box, click the Continue or Allow button. — 0 —...
  • Page 84 Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver Follow steps 1 to 6 below. From the Windows Start menu, select Settings – Printers to open the printers folder. 1� Right-click the Star HSP7000 printer icon, and then select Run as administrator – Properties. 2� I n the User Account Control dialog box, click the Continue or Allow button. 3� Click the HSP7000 Config tab, and click Launch Configuration Utility. 4� The Star Configuration Utility dialog box appears. 5� —  —...
  • Page 85 Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver If you have installed the OPOS driver as well as the printer drivers, the Star Configuration Utility dialog will open, providing access to features from all of these drivers. Important: If you are using Windows 32-bit Vista, you must select Run as administrator when opening the configuration utility and when opening the Properties dialog. If you do not run these operations as administrator, any changes that you make may not work as expected. ■ Windows 2000 SP3 or Later/XP At the Windows Start menu, select Programs — StarMicronics — HSP7000 — Utility — HSP7000 Configuration Utility, and follow steps 1 to 4 below. From the Windows Start menu, select Printers and Faxes to open the folder. 1� In the folder, right-click the Star HSP7000 icon, and then select Properties to open the printer’s Properties dialog box. 2� Click the HSP7000 Config tab, and click Launch Configuration Utility. 3� —  —...
  • Page 86 Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver 4 The Star Configuration Utility dialog box appears. If you have installed the OPOS driver as well as the printer drivers, a somewhat different dialog will open, providing access to features from all of these drivers. —  —...
  • Page 87 Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver ■ Menu Bar (1) File • Rescan Ports for Printer Rescans the ports. To rescan, click Yes. Select USB Data Transmission Mode • You can use this feature to set a smaller transmission size. In some cases, use of USB hubs may cause incorrect printing. If you are having this problem, check the checkbox. Important: Checking the USB transmission mode checkbox may in some cases cause a drop in the printing speed. (2) Help • Version Select Help (H) — Version (V) to display the version of Star Configuration Utility. —  —...

  • Page 88: Printer Settings

    Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver Printer Settings Use the printer settings to set the memory switches, set up NV logos, carry out printer tests, and configure the Ethernet interface. If you select any of the items, the top part of the dialog box will display the name of the connected printer, the name of the port it is connected to, the current emulation, and a Configure Port button. Select the model name, port name, and emulation according to the environment used. Printer settings correspond to usage in Star line mode and ESC/POS mode. Select the emulation, and make settings at the printer side, in accordance with the application you are using. Important: When using an Ethernet interface, the TCP/IP port will appear in the Port list by clicking the Search LAN for Printers button in Ethernet I/F Setup. —  —...
  • Page 89 Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver Click the Configure Port button to display the configuration dialog box for the selected port. After making the appro- priate settings, click the OK button. <LPT> <USB> <TCP/IP> <COM> Important: Match the port configurations to the printer settings. The printer settings can be confirmed using the self-printing. For details, refer to the Hardware Manual. In the configuration utility, the Flow Control for the serial interface cannot be set to Xon/Xoff. If the printer setting is Xon/Xoff, change it to DTR and set the port configuration setting to Hardware. —  —...

  • Page 90: Memory Sw Settings

    Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver 4.1.1 Memory SW Settings In Memory SW Settings, the printer memory switch settings can be loaded and written. Select the model name, port name, and emulation according to the environment used, and then click the Load Settings button to read the printer’s current memory switch settings. Values marked with * are the factory defaults. Important: 1 Before clicking the button to load the settings, confirm that the model name, port name, and emulation settings match the printer settings. 2 The memory switch settings cannot be used for virtual serial ports. 3 If the port is set to USB for the printer class, the current settings for the memory switches cannot be read. The factory default settings will appear. Settings after the changes can be written to the printer. —  —...
  • Page 91 Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver To change the memory switch settings, select items to change from the drop-down menus, and then click the Write Set- tings button. The displayed settings are written to the printer. Important: Click the Write Settings button to make your changes effective. After changing the settings, be sure to click the Write Settings button. —  —...

  • Page 92: Nvlogo

    Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver 4.1.2 NVLogo NVLogo is a function for registering image data, selected from data pre-registered in the Image List, to the printer in order to print them on the top or bottom of the page. For details about adding image data to the NVLogo list, refer to “4.3.1 Image List”. To set the print data of NV logos, use the printer driver. For details, refer to the information in “3.2.10 Document Top Logo” to “3.2.13 Document Bottom Logo”. Important: The “NVLogo List” is a list of the data registered in the computer. To check the images registered in the printer, click the Print button. —  —...
  • Page 93 Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver Click the Add button. 1� Select the image that you want to register in the printer, and then click the Use button. 2� — 0 —...
  • Page 94 Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver The selected graphic data is added to the NVLogo List. 3� To register multiple images in the printer, repeat steps 1 and 2. To delete the selected image from the NVLogo List, click the Delete button. When you have moved all graphic data to register into the NVLogo List, click the Write button. Data shown in the 4� NVLogo List is written to the printer. Clicking the Print button will generate a thermal printout of all of the NV logo data written to the printer. This makes it possible for you to check all of the image data currently registered in the printer. Note that the printout of logos that are registered for slip printout will not look the same as they do on slips, since the print density of the thermal printer is different. To delete all of the NV logo data in the printer, click the Delete All button. The memory capacity for NV logos in this printer is 512 KB. After clicking the Write, Print, or Delete All button, the printer will be reset. Important: By executing Write, data shown in the “NVLogo List” will be overwritten to the NV logo memory of the printer. All data previously registered will be deleted. —  —...

  • Page 95: Printer Tests

    Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver 4.1.3 Printer Tests Printer Tests executes the printing function of the printer and prints several samples. Furthermore, it allows you to confirm that the peripherals work properly. Important: Printer tests cannot be used for virtual serial ports. Test Prints You can check operation of each printer driver (Receipt, Slip, and Validation) by clicking the corresponding button. ■ Print Single-Byte Characters Prints out the single-byte character table. ■ Print Head Test If you click Receipt: Tests the thermal printer head by printing several lines of solid black. If you click Slip or Validation: Tests each of the pins on the dot-impact printer head. If white vertical lines appear in the black area of the thermal printer head test sample, please clean the printer head. For information about how to clean the head, refer to the hardware manual. If the test sample from the dot-impact head shows missing or defective dots, or if cleaning of the thermal head fails to improve thermal print results, please contact your dealer for assistance. ■ Print Barcodes Prints out all supported barcodes. ■ 2-Color Printing Test Executes 2-color sample printing.

  • Page 96: Cash Drawer

    Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver Cash Drawer ■ Cash Drawer 1 Test Click the Test button to drive cash drawer 1. This allows you to confirm that cash drawer 1 works properly. ■ Cash Drawer 2 Test Click the Test button to drive cash drawer 2. This allows you to confirm that cash drawer 2 works properly. External buzzers ■ Buzzer 1 Test Click the Test button to make buzzer 1 sound. This allows you to confirm that buzzer 1 works properly. ■ Buzzer 2 Test Click the Test button to make buzzer 2 sound. This allows you to confirm that buzzer 2 works properly. Important: Cash drawers and external buzzers are optional devices. Note that it is not possible to use buzzers and cash drawers at the same time. —  —...

  • Page 97: Ethernet I/F Setup

    Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver 4.1.4 Ethernet I/F Setup In Ethernet I/F Setup, settings for the Ethernet interface card connected to the printer can be made using the web browser. In addition, when using a TCP/IP port with the configuration utility, the TCP/IP port will appear in the Port list by first clicking the Search LAN for Printers button. Click the Search LAN for Printers button to search the printers connected on your LAN. If there is an applicable printer, the following dialog box will appear. Click the OK button. —  —...
  • Page 98 Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver All connected LAN printers are shown in the Printer List on LAN. Select the printer from the Printer List on LAN and click the Property button to display the detailed information of the current Ethernet interface for the selected printer. If the printers on the LAN cannot be found, click the Troubleshooting button to display “Ethernet I/F Setup Trouble- shooting”. —  —...
  • Page 99 Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver The steps to change the printer TCP/IP settings vary according to whether or not the IP address is assigned automati- cally by a DHCP server. Use the steps according to the environment that you are using. ■ When IP Address is Automatically Assigned by DHCP Server Select the printer from the Printer List on LAN, and then click the Change TCP/IP Setting button. 1� The utility detects the Ethernet interface card type and displays the corresponding user name and the default pass- 2� word. Confirm the settings, and then click the OK button. —  —...
  • Page 100 Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver Enter the corresponding user name and the default password displayed in the previous dialog box, and then click 3� the OK button. The password can be changed on the web browser. If the password was changed, enter the new password. The setting dialog box will appear depending on the web browser. 4� The TCP/IP settings can be performed. —  —...
  • Page 101 Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver ■ When IP Address is Not Assigned by DHCP Server If there are no set IP addresses, you cannot move on to the Change TCP/IP Setting screen. 1� If a printer was selected that does not have a set IP address, a temporary IP address can be set. Enter the IP address, and then click the Do ARP and PING button. When the temporary IP address is issued, the following dialog box will appear. Then click the OK button. 2� —  —...
  • Page 102 Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver The utility detects the Ethernet interface card type and displays the corresponding user name and the default pass- 3� word. Confirm the settings, and then click the OK button. Enter the corresponding user name and the default password displayed in the previous dialog box, and then click 4� the OK button. The password can be changed on the web browser. If the password was changed, enter the new password. The setting dialog box will appear depending on the web browser. 5� The TCP/IP settings can be performed. —  —...

  • Page 103: Application Settings

    Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver Application Settings This is for setting each application. You can set applications for each port and cue. — 00 —...

  • Page 104: Javapos

    Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver 4.2.1 JavaPOS This allows you to check and set devices when the printer is used in a JavaPOS environment. Click the Load button to load the existing JavaPOS XML file. If using JavaPOS through a USB interface, it is recommended that you use the USB vendor-class driver. If you use the USB printer-class driver, you will not be able to use JavaPOS MICR. Important: To use this driver with JavaPOS applications, it is recommended that you use Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.5 or later.To use the driver on Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.4 or earlier, you must specify the follow- ing command-line option. -Dsmj.dllpath=<absolute path to the folder that contains StarIOPort.dll - StarIOJ.dll> This DLL file is located in the following folder if you did not change the default installation folder. Program Files\StarMicronics\HSP7000\Software\JavaPOS Command-line option example: java -Dsmj.dllpath=“C:\Program Files\StarMicronics\HSP7000\Software\JavaPOS” application.class — 0 —...
  • Page 105 Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver ■ Adding a Printer Click the Add New button. The following dialog box will appear. Sets each item properly. <LPT> <USB> <TCP/IP> <COM> When the Checked Block Printing check box is selected, you can confirm that data to be printed is correctly sent to the printer. Click the OK button to add the printer. When you have finished making the settings, click the Save button to save the JavaPOS XML file. — 0 —...
  • Page 106 Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver ■ Adding a Cash Drawer Click the Add New button. The following dialog box will appear. Sets each item properly. <LPT> <USB> <TCP/IP> <COM> If the cash drawer you use supports the status function, select the Retrieve “Drawer Open” Status check box if you wish to monitor the cash drawer status (open or closed). When using the status function, refer to the following table and select or clear the Active check box according to the switch used to detect the opening of the cash drawer. On (selected) Switch is in the open state when the cash drawer is open Switch is in the closed state (shorted) when the cash Off (cleared) drawer is open Important: The status function is enabled only if the cash drawer is equipped with a com- pulsion switch. When using a serial interface, match the PortSettings to the printer settings. The printer settings can be con- firmed using the self-printing. For details, refer to the Hardware Manual. — 0 —...
  • Page 107 Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver ● Drawer Number Select the cash drawer number. ● Activation Pulse Width (ms) Select the pulse width for the selected cash drawer. ● Post Activation Pause (ms) Select the post activation pause for the selected cash drawer. Click the OK button to add the cash drawer. When you have finished making the settings, click the Save button to save the JavaPOS XML file. ■ Adding MICR Click Add New. The following dialog appears. Enter appropriate settings. <LPT> <USB> <TCP/IP> <COM> • Format Select the MICR format that you wish to read. Click OK to add MICR support. When you have finished making settings, click Save to save the JavaPOS XML file. — 0 —...
  • Page 108 Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver ■ Delete Deletes the selected printer, cash drawer, or MICR. When the following confirmation dialog box appears, click the Yes button to continue. ■ Configure Allows you to make changes to the selected printer, cash drawer, or MICR. The same dialog box as when click- ing the Add New button will appear; therefore, change the settings using the same procedure as when they were first set. ■ Check Health The printer, cash drawer, and MICR Check Health buttons can be used to run a system check to determine whether the selected device (printer, cash drawer or MICR) is correctly connected, and to confirm that JavaPOS operation is correct. After the first printer check, the printer prints print results of all functions that the printer has. When checked successfully, the following dialog box will appear. Important: Before running a health check, be sure to click the Save button so as to save the JavaPOS XML file. Before clicking the Check Health button for printers or MICR, please be sure to set paper into the slip printer. — 0 —...

  • Page 109: Virtual Port Emulator

    Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver 4.2.2 Virtual Port Emulator In Virtual Port Emulator, printers equipped with a USB interface or Ethernet interface can be configured as virtual serial ports.With this feature, printers equipped with a USB interface or Ethernet interface can be used with applications that support only serial printers. ■ Adding a Virtual Port Click the Add Port button to display the following dialog box. 1� Set all of the items, and then click the OK button. Enter the output port name of the POS application for the virtual port name. In addition, for the Port Name of the Printer I/F Port, select the actual printer interface name. Selection is limited to USB (printer class) and Ethernet ports. Important: USB interface virtual serial ports cannot be used in “ESC/POS mode”. In addition, the USB vendor-class driver is not compatible with virtual serial ports. — 0 —...
  • Page 110 Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver Created ports are displayed in the Virtual Ports List. 2� Click the Start button to start the emulator function service. 3� Select the timing to start up the emulator function. 4� When Automatic is selected, this function starts at the same time as the system. This is the most common setting. When Manual is selected, you must click the Start button manually before using the virtual port emulator to start the service each time the system starts. — 0 —...
  • Page 111 Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver ■ Deleting a Virtual Port Select the port to delete from the Virtual Ports List, and then click the Delete Port button. 1� When the following confirmation dialog box appears, click the Yes button to continue. 2� ■ Modifying a Virtual Port Select the port to modify from the Virtual Ports List, and then click the Modify Port button. 1� The same dialog box as when clicking the Add Port button will appear; therefore, change the settings using the 2� same procedure as when they were first set. ■ Check Health Select the port to check from the Virtual Ports List, and then click the Check Health button. 1� If the health check was completed successfully, the following dialog box will appear. Click the OK button. 2� — 0 —...

  • Page 112: Common Data

    Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver 4.3 Common Data You can register graphic data that will be used as NV logos. — 0 —...

  • Page 113: Image List

    Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver 4.3.1 Image List The Image List allows you to register graphic data, such as logos that will be used repeatedly afterward, in the compu- ter. A test print will be made when adding graphic data; therefore, select the model name, port name, and emulation accord- ing to the environment used. JPG, PNG, GIF, and BMP are available as formats of registerable graphic data. Graphic data registered here is used for NV logos. For details, refer to “4.1.2 NVLogo”. — 0 —...
  • Page 114 Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver ■ Adding Graphic Data Click the Add button. 1� Select the graphic data that you want to register, and then click the Open button. 2� —  —...
  • Page 115 Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver The following Convert Image dialog box will appear. 3� The data can be adjusted here. • Type a name to register in the Name field. • Adjust the width of the graphic data using the slider. • Set the appropriate dithering method. • Adjust the options which are displayed according to the dithering method. • Select whether the image is to be used for receipt printing or slip printing. This feature allows you to register images to match both receipt resolution and slip resolution. Click the Test Print button to run a test print in order to check the print results of the graphic data being adjusted. Items in the options are different depending on the dithering selected. Better printing results can be obtained by combining several settings to identify which settings are appropriate. Important: According to differences between the actual printing properties of the printer and the display capacity of your computer display, the printing result and preview of the registered graphic data may look different in print density and other details. It is recommended that you run a test print job to check the print result. —  —...
  • Page 116 Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver Click the OK button to add the graphic data to the Image List. 4� The graphic data is added to the Image List and can be used as an NV logo. For details on using the data, refer to “4.1.2 NVLogo”. —  —...
  • Page 117 Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver ■ Deleting Graphic Data To delete graphic data, select the unnecessary data from the Image List, and then click the Delete button. When the following confirmation dialog box appears, click the Yes button to continue. ■ Editing Graphic Data Click the Edit button to open the Convert Image dialog box. The graphic image data can be adjusted using the same procedure as when it was registered. For details, refer to the “Registration” item. —  —...

  • Page 118: Guidelines For Printing Documents

    Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver 5. Guidelines for Printing Documents • There is no need to set paper margins with this driver. Set all margins to 0. • This driver supports 4 predefined custom paper sizes and also user-defined paper sizes. Feel free to use user- defined sizes as needed. (For details, refer to “3-5 User-Defined Paper Settings”.) • It is recommended to use device fonts supported by this driver. Device fonts make it possible to print at higher speed. Notes for Printing via a Serial Interface When using HSP7000 Windows drivers to print through a serial interface, the printer and printer-port settings must be correctly matched. The printer settings can be confirmed using the self-printing. For details, refer to the Hardware Manual. To configure the printer port, proceed as follows. On Windows 2000/XP, open the Start menu, and select Control Panel – Printers and Faxes. On Windows Vista, 1� open the Start menu and select Control Panel – Printers Right-click the printer queue for the printer drive you want to set. If using Windows 2000 or XP, select Properties 2� from the drop-down menu. If using Windows Vista, select Run as Administrator – Properties. If you are using Windows Vista, the User Account Control dialog appears. Click Continue.

  • Page 119: Notes For Using Microsoft Word

    Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver Notes for Using Microsoft Word When you use default document formats of Word97 and later, device fonts will not work properly. To enable correct use of device fonts, perform the following settings. ■ Windows 2000/XP Open Microsoft Word’s Tools menu, and select Options. 1� Click the Compatibility tab, and in the Options area select the Use printer metrics to lay out document check 2� box. Then click the OK button. Open Word’s File menu, and select Save to save the document. 3� —  —...
  • Page 120 Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver ■ Windows Vista 32-Bit/64-Bit Edition Click the Office Button , and then click the Word Options button. Select Advanced, and click Layout Options. 1� S elect the Use printer metrics to lay out document check box. Then click the OK button. 2� Open Word’s File menu, and select Save to save the document. 3� When the page settings are changed, the option settings may return to the original settings. —  —...

  • Page 121: Restrictions And Precautions

    Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver Restrictions and Precautions • Please do not use more than one device font on a single line. Mixing device fonts on a single line may result in skewed printing. • Do not include graphic data (Windows fonts, ruled lines, etc.) on the same line with a device font, as this too may cause skewed print results. • Remember that the “Control” device font cannot be used for normal character printing. Use fonts other than the “Control” device font to print characters. —  —...

  • Page 122: Revision History

    Hybrid Printer HSP7000 SoftwareManual for PrinterDriver 6. Revision History Rev. No. Date of Revision Changes Rev. 1.0 Apr. 2008 First edition Rev. 2.0 Jul. 2008 Added new features for Installer and Star Configuration Utility. —  —...
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