Star Micronics Co., Ltd. Copyright 2002 Star Line Mode Printer Driver – Windows 95 / 98 / Me Version 3.11.0.0 Star Line Mode Printer Driver Windows 95 / 98 / Me Version: Date: 3.11.0.
Star Micronics Co., Ltd. Copyright 2002 Star Line Mode Printer Driver – Windows 95 / 98 / Me Version 3.11.0.0 Software Description This driver set includes Windows 95/98/Me compatible printer drivers for the following models: Thermal Printers TUP992 TUP942 TSP847 TSP743 TSP643 TSP613 All of these printer drivers are based on Star’s Line Mode command set.
Star Micronics Co., Ltd. Copyright 2002 Star Line Mode Printer Driver – Windows 95 / 98 / Me Version 3.11.0.0 Specification The following is a detailed specification of this software. This information is most useful for someone who is creating an application that will use these printer drivers to interface with the printer. Model Description This table describes all of the printer models supported by this driver set.
Star Micronics Co., Ltd. Copyright 2002 Star Line Mode Printer Driver – Windows 95 / 98 / Me Version 3.11.0.0 Specification Device Font Description This table describes all device fonts supported by these drivers. Reference Font Name Number FNT1 Printer 17cpi Printer 8.5cpi Printer 17cpi Tall Printer 8.5cpi Tall FNT2 Printer 16cpi Printer 8cpi Printer 16cpi Tall Printer 8cpi Tall FNT3 Printer 14cpi Printer 7cpi Printer 14cpi Tall Printer 7cpi Tall FNT4 Printer 17cpi (RED) Printer 8.
Star Micronics Co., Ltd. Copyright 2002 Star Line Mode Printer Driver – Windows 95 / 98 / Me Version 3.11.0.0 Installation Instructions Installation of this driver uses the standard Windows Add Printer Wizard. In case of using USB-I/F card, the process of driver installation is different from this. Please look at the USB-Driver Installation Manual. The following explains how to install via the Windows Add Printer wizard.
Star Micronics Co., Ltd. Copyright 2002 Star Line Mode Printer Driver – Windows 95 / 98 / Me Version 3.11.0.0 Specify the folder of this printer driver. Japanese Edition …\Distribution\Japanese\W9x_Drv English Edition …\Distribution\English\W9x_Drv Choose the printer model to install. This driver needs Universal Driver Module made by Microsoft. If this screen is displayed, Insert the Windows installation disk.
Star Micronics Co., Ltd. Copyright 2002 Star Line Mode Printer Driver – Windows 95 / 98 / Me Version 3.11.0.0 Type the name of the printer queue for this newly installed printer into the Name field. Respond Yes if the newly installed printer is to be the system's default printer. Respond No otherwise. Respond Yes to message box if you want to print a test page. Respond No otherwise. The left screen is displayed when a test page is performed. The installation of your printer is now completed.
Star Micronics Co., Ltd. Copyright 2002 Star Line Mode Printer Driver – Windows 95 / 98 / Me Version 3.11.0.0 Configuration Instructions Following the installation of your printer, you can configure it via the printer properties. To open the printer properties do this: 1. Open the Windows Printer Folder 2. Right click on your printer and choose the Properties option This driver set includes one standard and two vendor supplied property sheet pages, Device Settings, Print Options, and Logo respectively.
Star Micronics Co., Ltd. Copyright 2002 Star Line Mode Printer Driver – Windows 95 / 98 / Me Version 3.11.0.0 Paper – Property Sheet Page Usage This property sheet is provided to all printer drivers from the Windows system, and is thus considered standard. The options present on this property sheet are vendor defined though, and as such are described here. The Paper property sheet page looks like this for all printers: The Paper source option has been added to this property sheet page by this driver.
Star Micronics Co., Ltd. Copyright 2002 Star Line Mode Printer Driver – Windows 95 / 98 / Me Version 3.11.0.0 Print Options – Property Sheet Page Usage The options present on the Print Options property sheet page allow you to control the printer during the printing process. The following table lists all options and their respective choices that are present on the Print Options property sheet.
Star Micronics Co., Ltd. Copyright 2002 Star Line Mode Printer Driver – Windows 95 / 98 / Me Version 3.11.0.0 Print Options Default Summary The table below describes the default configuration for each model. The configurations described here are effected following printer installation.
Star Micronics Co., Ltd. Copyright 2002 Star Line Mode Printer Driver – Windows 95 / 98 / Me Version 3.11.0.0 Logo – Property Sheet Page Usage The options present on the Logo property sheet page allow you to control the printing of logos stored within the printer. The following table lists all options and their respective choices that are present on the Print Options property sheet. Option Document Top No. Document Top Size Default 1 * Document Top Align * Page Top No.
Star Micronics Co., Ltd. Copyright 2002 Star Line Mode Printer Driver – Windows 95 / 98 / Me Version 3.11.0.0 Customize Control Code – Dialog Usage All models support this dialog box. It can be opened by clicking on the Customize Control Codes button contained on the Print Options property sheet.
Star Micronics Co., Ltd. Copyright 2002 Star Line Mode Printer Driver – Windows 95 / 98 / Me Version 3.11.0.0 Paper Sizes Each of the printer drivers contained within this driver set defines one standard paper size and also supports user defined paper sizes. The following table lists the standard paper sizes supported by each model’s printer driver.
Star Micronics Co., Ltd. Copyright 2002 Star Line Mode Printer Driver – Windows 95 / 98 / Me Version 3.11.0.0 Document Formatting Guidelines So that you can most effectively use your printer with these printer drivers, please observe the following points when creating your documents and print forms: • • • • • • • • Margins: These drivers do not require any margins. Set all document margins to 0.
Star Micronics Co., Ltd. Copyright 2002 Star Line Mode Printer Driver – Windows 95 / 98 / Me Version 3.11.0.0 Barcode Font Usage Usage of the supported barcode device fonts must be done as follows: 1. Choose the desired barcode device font from your editor’s font menu 2. Enter the single letter width code. Each barcode type can be printed at various widths.
Star Micronics Co., Ltd. Copyright 2002 Star Line Mode Printer Driver – Windows 95 / 98 / Me Version 3.11.0.0 Control Font Usage All models include the Control device font. This font is used to provide for control within the span of a single document. For example, if your document wishes to print a logo in the middle, this can be done via the control font. Usage of the Control font must be done as follows: 1. Choose the control font from your editor’s font menu. 2.
Star Micronics Co., Ltd. Copyright 2002 Star Line Mode Printer Driver – Windows 95 / 98 / Me Version 3.11.0.0 Control Font Usage 2.
Star Micronics Co., Ltd. Copyright 2002 Star Line Mode Printer Driver – Windows 95 / 98 / Me Version 3.11.0.0 Printer Configuration Star printers can be configured via two different mechanisms. 1. DIP switches (mechanical switched) 2. Memory switches When using these drivers with your Star printer no changes to the factory default DIP switch settings are required. In addition, the factory default memory switch settings do not need to be changed unless you choose to use black mark paper.
Star Micronics Co., Ltd. Copyright 2002 Star Line Mode Printer Driver – Windows 95 / 98 / Me Version 3.11.0.0 Star Language and Status Monitor Overview The Star Language and Status Monitor components have been included in the distribution of these drivers to provide a complete printing solution, including the ability to track the printer’s status. Through the use of the Star Language and Status Monitor components, you can: • • • Track the printer’s status in real-time via the Windows Printers Folder.
Star Micronics Co., Ltd. Copyright 2002 Star Line Mode Printer Driver – Windows 95 / 98 / Me Version 3.11.0.0 Release History The following is a release history for this driver set. Note Initial Release includes Star Language and Status Monitor components Date 2002/07/08 2002/07/24 Distribution File LineMode_95-98-ME_20020708.ZIP LineMode_95-98-ME_20020724.
