BIXOLON STP-103 Windows Driver Manual
BIXOLON STP-103 Windows Driver Manual

BIXOLON STP-103 Windows Driver Manual

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Windows Driver Manual
STP-103
Thermal Printer
Rev. 2.06
http://www.bixolon.com

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  • Page 1 Windows Driver Manual STP-103 Thermal Printer Rev. 2.06 http://www.bixolon.com...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    STP-103 ■ 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 98/ME..................4 4-1-1 Via Serial Port or Parallel Port ................4 4-2 Installing on Windows 2000 ..................7 4-2-1 Via Serial Port or Parallel Port ................7...
  • 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-103 4. Windows Driver Installation 4-1 Installing on Windows 98/ME 4-1-1 Via Serial Port or Parallel Port 1) Double-click the Windows Driver installation file (STP-103_Vx.x.xx.exe). 2) Click the “Next” button. - 4 - Rev. 2.06...
  • Page 5 STP-103 3) Select the COM or LPT (Which one you want to use) port to be used and click the “Next” button. 4) Clicking the ”Yes” button will reboot the PC. 5) Open the printer properties window in the Windows OS.
  • Page 6 STP-103 7) Match the communication settings to those of the printer. (The communication settings of the printer can be performed by conducting a self-test.) 8) Click the “Print Test Page” button and check printing status. 9) Proper installation of the driver is indicated if the test page is printed normally.
  • Page 7: Installing On Windows 2000

    STP-103 4-2 Installing on Windows 2000 4-2-1 Via Serial Port or Parallel Port 1) Double-click the Windows Driver installation file (STP-103_Vx.x.xx.exe). 2) Click the “Next” button. - 7 - Rev. 2.06...
  • Page 8 STP-103 3) Select the COM or LPT (Which one you want to use) port to be used and click the “Next” button. 4) When the following message box appears, click the “Yes” button. 5) Clicking the ”Yes” button will reboot the PC.
  • Page 9 STP-103 8) Match the communication settings to those of the printer. (The communication settings of the printer can be performed by conducting a self-test.) 9) Click the “Print Test Page” button and check printing status. 10) Proper installation of the driver is indicated if the test page is printed normally.
  • Page 10: Installing On Windows Xp/2003 Server

    STP-103 4-3 Installing on Windows XP/2003 Server 4-3-1 Via Serial Port or Parallel Port 1) Double-click the Windows Driver installation file (STP-103_Vx.x.xx.exe). 2) Click the “Next” button. - 10 - Rev. 2.06...
  • Page 11 STP-103 3) Select the COM or LPT (Which one you want to use) port to be used and click the “Next” button. 4) When the following message box appears, click the “Continue Anyway” button. 5) Clicking the ”Yes” button will reboot the PC.
  • Page 12 STP-103 8) Match the communication settings to those of the printer. (The communication settings of the printer can be performed by conducting a self-test.) 9) Click the “Print Test Page” button and check printing status. 10) Proper installation of the driver is indicated if the test page is printed normally.
  • Page 13: Installing On Windows Vista/7

    STP-103 4-4 Installing on Windows VISTA/7 4-4-1 Via Serial Port or Parallel Port 1) Double-click the Windows Driver installation file (STP-103_Vx.x.xx.exe). 2) Click the “Next” button. Rev. 2.06 - 13 -...
  • Page 14 STP-103 3) Select the COM or LPT (Which one you want to use) port to be used and click the “Next” button. 4) When the following message box appears, click the “Install this driver software anyway” button. - 14 -...
  • Page 15 STP-103 5) Clicking the ”Yes” button will reboot the PC. 6) Open the printer properties window in the Windows OS. 7) Click the “Port Settings” button in the ”Ports” tab. 8) Match the communication settings to those of the printer.
  • Page 16 STP-103 9) Click the “Print Test Page” button and check printing status. 10) Proper installation of the driver is indicated if the test page is printed normally. - 16 - Rev. 2.06...
  • Page 17: Detailed Windows Driver Settings

    - Receipt[No cut]: Printed text is transferred up to the cutter (manual cutter). - Receipt[No cut:A Type]: Printed text is transferred up to the cutter (STP-103 A Type’s manual cutter). - Receipt[Partial cut without paper feeding]: A paper is cut by auto cutter without paper feeding.
  • Page 18 STP-103 1) Open the printer properties window in the Windows OS. 2) Click the “Printing Preferences” button in the ”General” tab. The button name varies by Windows OS. Refer to the following. - Windows 95/98/ME: “Properties” - Windows NT4.0: “Document Defaults”...
  • Page 19 STP-103 3) Select the desired setting in the ”Paper/Quality” tab. - 19 - Rev. 2.06...
  • Page 20: Paper Size

    STP-103 5-2 Paper Size The paper sizes available in the Windows Driver are as follows. - 58 × 120 mm [103] - 58 × 160 mm [103] - 58 × 200 mm [103] - 58 × 297 mm [103] - 58 × 3276 mm [103] - 58 ×...
  • Page 21: Additional Commands

    STP-103 5-3 Additional Commands The Windows Driver serves to receive the content for print from an application and send it to the printer. The Additional Commands function allows for the addition of desired commands at the beginning or end of the print content sent to the printer.
  • Page 22 STP-103 3) If the user wishes to open Cash Drawer 1 prior to printing, enter “\x1B\x70\x00\x19\xff” in the ”BeginDoc” space and click the “OK” button. 4) If the user wishes to open Cash Drawer 1 at the end of printing, enter “\x1B\x70\x00\x19\xff”...
  • Page 23: Windows Driver Specifications

    STP-103 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: Special Functions

    STP-103 6-2 Special Functions The Windows Driver supports the special functions indicated below. These special functions are available when using the characters after the “FontControl” font is selected. This function is not an ordinary character printing function. Take special care.
  • Page 25 STP-103 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 Size Function Special Function...
  • Page 26: Barcodes

    STP-103 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...
  • Page 27: Use Of Windows Driver

    7-1 Selecting the Printer Driver The following code establishes the specified printer driver as your "default printer." ♦ VISUAL BASIC For Each prnPrinter In Printers If prnPrinter.DeviceName = “BIXOLON SAMSUNG STP-103” Then Set Printer = prnPrinter Exit For End If...
  • Page 28: Opening The Cash Drawer

    STP-103 7-4 Opening the Cash Drawer The next example shows how to open the desired cash drawer at the desired speed. ♦ VISUAL BASIC 'Set up the control font. Printer.FontSize = 8.5 Printer.FontName = "FontControl" Printer.Print "A" ‘Use special-function character to open the cash drawer.

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