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BIXOLON STP-103III Installation Manual

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STP-103III
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Rev. 1.00
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  • Page 1 Windows Driver Manual STP-103III Thermal Printer Rev. 1.00 http://www.bixolon.com...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    STP-103III ■ Table of Contents 1. Manual Information ......................3 2. Operating System (OS) Environment ................3 3. Windows Driver Preparation ..................3 4. Windows Driver Installation ..................4 4-1 Installing on Windows XP / Server 2003 ..............4 4-1-1 Via Serial Port or Parallel Port ................4 4-1-2 Via USB Port ......................

  • Page 3: Manual Information

    Windows Driver according to PC operating system (OS). We at BIXOLON maintain ongoing efforts to enhance and upgrade the functions and quality of all our products. In following, product specifications and/or user manual content may be changed without prior notice.

  • Page 4: Windows Driver Installation

    STP-103III 4. Windows Driver Installation 4-1 Installing on Windows XP / Server 2003 4-1-1 Via Serial Port or Parallel Port 1) Double-click the Windows Driver installation file. 2) Click “Next”. 3) Select a COM port or LPT port to be used and then click “Next”...
  • Page 5 STP-103III 4) When the following message box appears, click “Continue Anyway”. 5) Click “Yes” to reboot the PC. 6) Open the printer properties window in the Windows OS. ※ Control Panel – Printers and Faxes. 7) In the “Ports” tab, click “Configure Port…”...
  • Page 6 STP-103III 9) Click “Print Test Page” and check printing status. Proper installation of the driver is indicated if the test page is printed normally. Rev. 1.00 - 6 -...

  • Page 7: Via Usb Port

    STP-103III 4-1-2 Via USB Port 1) Double-click the Windows Driver installation file. 2) Click “Next”. 3) Select “USB” and then click “Next”. Rev. 1.00 - 7 -...
  • Page 8 STP-103III 4) When the following message box appears, click “Continue Anyway”. 5) Click “OK”. 6) Turn off the printer and then turn it on. Rev. 1.00 - 8 -...
  • Page 9 STP-103III 7) When the New Hardware Wizard appears for the installation of the Windows Driver, select the option as shown below and click “Next”. 8) Click “Next”. Rev. 1.00 - 9 -...
  • Page 10 STP-103III 9) When the following message box appears, click “Continue Anyway”. 10) Click “Finish”. Rev. 1.00 - 10 -...
  • Page 11 STP-103III 11) Open the printer properties window in the Windows OS. ※ Control Panel – Printers and Faxes. 12) Click “Print Test Page” and check printing status. Proper installation of the driver is indicated if the test page is printed normally.

  • Page 12: Installing On Windows Vista / Server 2008 / 7 / 8

    STP-103III 4-2 Installing on Windows VISTA / Server 2008 / 7 / 8 4-2-1 Via Serial Port or Parallel Port 1) Double-click the Windows Driver installation file. 2) Click “Next”. 3) Select a COM port or LPT port to be used and then click “Next”.
  • Page 13 STP-103III 4) When the following message box appears, click “Install”. 5) Click “Yes” to reboot the PC. 6) Open the printer properties window in the Windows OS. ※ Control Panel – Hardware and Sound – Device and Printers. 7) In the “Ports” tab, click “Configure Port…”...
  • Page 14 STP-103III 9) Click “Print Test Page” and check printing status. Proper installation of the driver is indicated if the test page is printed normally Rev. 1.00 - 14 -...

  • Page 15: Via Usb Port

    STP-103III 4-2-2 Via USB Port 1) Double-click the Windows Driver installation file. 2) Click “Next”. 3) Select “USB” and then click “Next”. Rev. 1.00 - 15 -...
  • Page 16 STP-103III 4) When the following message box appears, click “Install”. 5) Click the “OK”. 6) Turn off the printer and then turn it on. The printer driver will be installed automatically. Rev. 1.00 - 16 -...
  • Page 17 STP-103III 7) Open the printer properties window in the Windows OS. ※ Control Panel – Hardware and Sound – Device and Printers. 8) Click “Print Test Page” and check printing status. Proper installation of the driver is indicated if the test page is printed normally.

  • Page 18: Windows Driver Settings

    STP-103III 5. Windows Driver Settings The following functions can be configured after installing the Windows driver. 5-1 Paper 1) Open the Printer Properties window for the corresponding OS. 2) Click the “Preferences” button in the “General” tab. 3) Click “Paper” Tab.

  • Page 19: Paper Size

    STP-103III 5-1-1 Paper Size Paper size of 58 x 297 mm is selected by default, and the following sizes can be selected. 58  297 mm 58  3276 mm If a custom paper size is required, click the “…” button to add or update a custom paper size and then, click the “Save”...

  • Page 20: Paper Type

    STP-103III 5-1-2 Paper Type You can choose Receipt or Ticket as paper types. Receipt allows flexible paper length according to the data length. Ticket print in fixed length even the print data is short. Default setting is “Receipt”. Receipt Receipt allows flexible paper length according to the data length.

  • Page 21: Document Settings

    STP-103III 5-2 Document Settings 1) Open the Printer Properties window for the corresponding OS. 2) Click the “Preferences” or “Printing Preferences” button in the “General” tab. 3) Click “Document Settings” Tab. 5-2-1 Send Commands The Windows driver serves to receive the content for print from an application and send it to the printer.

  • Page 22: Cash Drawer

    STP-103III 5-2-2 Cash Drawer To open a cash-drawer before printing, tick “Open before printing #1” or “Open before printing #2” in the “Cash Drawer” and then click “OK”. To open a cash-drawer after printing, tick “Open after printing #1” or “Open after printing #2”...

  • Page 23: Windows Driver Specifications

    STP-103III 6. Windows Driver Specifications 6-1 Fonts The Windows Driver of the printer supports the fonts listed below. Printing is done at faster speed when using the fonts below as opposed to the Windows fonts of the OS. Printer Fonts...
  • Page 24 STP-103III Printer Fonts are defined as follows. 1) FontA1x2 - ANSI Character code support (Code Page 1252) - Character size (dot): 12 x 24 (double height) - Sizes (point): 17 2) FontA1x2[Ext] - IBM expansion Character code support (Code Page 437)

  • Page 25: Special Functions

    STP-103III 6-2 Special Functions This Windows driver supports the special functions as shown in the following table. Select the “FontControl” font first and use the characters in the table to use the special functions. Take care as this function is not for printing general texts.
  • Page 26 STP-103III 1) Sample Use If the “FontControl” font is selected and 6 is entered, the “LF” (Line Feeding) operation is activated. (does not entail the printing of the character “6) 2) “FontControl” Font Function Printer Font for Function Size (point/dot)

  • Page 27: Barcodes

    STP-103III 6-3 Barcodes The Windows Driver supports the barcodes indicated below. This function is available when entering barcode data after selecting “Printer Font Name”. In addition, the “FontControl” font can be used to add HRI characters. Printer Font Name Size (Point)

  • Page 28: Use Of Windows Driver

    This section contains example codes to control the printer using Windows driver with Visual Basic. Sample codes contained in the CD. 7-1-1 Windows Driver Selection The following code is an example of the selection of the “BIXOLON STP-103III” Windows Driver. For Each prnPrinter In Printers If prnPrinter.DeviceName = “BIXOLON STP-103III”...

  • Page 29: Barcode Printing

    STP-103III 7-1-3 Barcode Printing The following code is an example of the printing of the JAN8 (EAN) barcode. 'Print Bar Code. Printer.FontSize = 18 Printer.FontName = "JAN8 (EAN)" Printer.Print "1234567" Printer.EndDoc 7-1-4 Two-Dimensional Barcode Printing The following code is an example of the printing of the PDF417 two-dimensional barcode.

  • Page 30: Use Of Wordpad

    After running WordPad and setting the following conditions, conduct a test. - Select Printer After selecting “Print” from the “File” tab, select the printer (BIXOLON STP-103III). - Select Paper Size, Orientation, and Margins After selecting “Page Settings” from the “File” tab, select the paper size, orientation, and margins.

  • Page 31: Barcode Printing

    STP-103III 7-2-3 Barcode Printing Use the Windows Driver of the printer to print the barcode. 1) Select the desired barcode from the Font menu (Code128). 2) Select the desired font size (18). 3) Enter “{A123456789012” in WordPad. 4) Click the Print button in the toolbar to print.

  • Page 32: Two-Dimensional Barcode Printing

    STP-103III 7-2-4 Two-Dimensional Barcode Printing Use the Windows Driver of the printer to print the two-dimensional barcode. 1) Select the desired two-dimensional barcode from the Font menu (PDF417). 2) Select the desired font size (8.5). 3) Enter “Two-dimensional Codes Test: PDF417” in WordPad.

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