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• Choose the correct driver based on the Make, Model and Head Size and click “Next”
• Click “Next” to replace existing driver (this screen may not appear)
• Enter Printer local Name and click on Yes or No to select Default and then click “Next”
• If the printer is to be used across a LAN click “Share Name” and enter the network Share
Name and select “Next”
• Select “No” to printing a test page and click “Next”
• Select “Finish”
General
A printer driver translates the graphical information displayed in your Windows application into a printer friendly
format. In order to properly format the data, the user must correctly establish the page size and margins.
Windows supports the following methods of defining page sizes:
• Vendor (BOCA) Defined - We have pre-defined some common page (ticket) sizes which can be used
with any Windows application. Please use a BOCA defined page size if it meets your requirements.
• User (Customer) Defined - This method allows the customer to define any page size less than 16"
long. This is the preferred method whenever a vendor defined size is not available. Adding a new page
size ("create a new form") is described in detail below.
• Windows Defined - Windows has pre-defined a variety of common page sizes. The BOCA drivers
allow you to access the "letter" and "11 x 17" page sizes. Please note that margins must be adjusted to
avoid printing outside of the ticket boundaries.
• Custom Size - This option is only available in some versions of Word. We do not recommend the use
of this method.
Driver Use – All Windows applications (BOCA PCL and FGL)
Before using your driver, you should select the appropriate ticket size in the “Page Setup” dialog of the
application. If your desired ticket size is unavailable, you will need to add your own page size as follows:
• Go to “Printers and Faxes”
• Go to “File” (at the top of the dialog)
• Select “server properties”
• Select the “Forms” dialog
o Check the “create a new form” box
o Enter the desired width, length and margins
o Set Margins - start with the following minimum margins and increase as necessary
FGL DRIVERS
o Portrait Mode - top and right = 0, bottom and left = .01
o Landscape Mode - bottom and right = 0, top and left = .01
PCL DRIVERS
o Portrait Mode - top = .07, right = 0, bottom = .01, left = .01
o Landscape Mode - bottom and right = 0, top = .07 and left = .01
• Click on “Save Form”
• Select “Close”
Some older driver versions allowed you to select the “letter” size and adjust the margins to define the ticket
size. This feature is still available in the new drivers to support old installations. When selecting a new font,
Windows will default to the previous font size. This size will usually be incorrect. You must re-assign a valid
font size to guarantee the proper font representation on your screen. "Tall" font in Word Pad does not display
properly on the screen.
Driver Use – Word Only (BOCA PCL and FGL)
Before using Word, you must select the “use printer metrics to layout document” box in
tools/options/compatibility. All of the previous “driver use” guidelines apply to Word. Word also provides you
with the unique ability to define a custom page size within the application itself. We strongly recommend
against the use of this feature. However, the following description will explain the use and limitations of this
feature.
While Word allows you to manipulate the page size in both portrait and landscape modes, the data sent to the
printer only functions properly in portrait mode. You cannot print in landscape mode with a Word defined
custom page size.
In portrait mode, you can manually set the height for any ticket length up to 11 inches. For ticket lengths greater
than 11 inches, you will need to add your own page size as described above in the “all applications” section.