Okidata Printer Software Manual

Software Technical Reference

Rev. 1.059102701

OKIPOS 408II

• Printer Driver• Printer Utility

Contents1. Printer Driver

Print Quality ........................................................35

Device Fonts (Printer and Control Fonts) ......35

RT322 Windows Printer Driver 36

Creating a Printer Queue ..................................36

Printer Driver Functions and Print Mode Settings.............................................................37

Device Settings ...................................................38

Paper Size ............................................................43

Two-Color Printing ............................................45

Device Fonts (Printer, Barcode and Control Fonts) ................................................................45

Windows Printer Driver - Device Font 46

Device Font List .................................................46

Barcode Fonts .....................................................54

Barcode Font Parameter List ............................54

Barcode Font - Description Method ...............55

Two-dimensional Code Font ............................56

The Description Method for Two-dimensional Code Fonts ................................56

Control Fonts ......................................................61

Limitations < OKIPOS 441 > ............................63

The Effect That the Color of Graphical Data Has on Device Fonts (OKIPOS 441 Only) ....63

Operating Environment 4

Supported models ............................................... 4

System Requirements ......................................... 4

OKIPOS 407II Windows Printer Driver 5

Creating a Printer Queue .................................... 5

Printer Driver Functions and Print Mode Settings............................................................... 6

Device Settings ..................................................... 7

Paper Size ............................................................12


Print Quality ........................................................14


OKIPOS 408II Windows Printer Driver 16


Printer Driver Functions and Print Mode Settings.............................................................17

Device Settings ...................................................18

Paper Size ............................................................23


Print Quality ........................................................25


OKIPOS 441 Windows Printer Driver 27


Printer Driver Functions ...................................28

Device Settings ...................................................29

Paper Size ............................................................33


2. Printer Utility

Printer Settings 73

Confirming and changing Printer Settings ...74

Storing the settings into your printer ............74

Reloading the settings from your printer .....74

Print Settings ......................................................75

Resetting all settings to their defaults ...........75

Exporting and importing settings ..................75

Troubleshooting 76

Printing a File ......................................................76

Logo Store 77

Editing Printer Logo Images List .....................78

Store logos into your printer ...........................78

Printing Logos ....................................................78

Clearing all logos ...............................................78

Editing the Logo data ........................................79

A Supplementary Description .........................80

How to set the Two-Color Printing .................80

Operating Environment 64

Supported models .............................................64

System Requirements .......................................64

Printer Utility Functions Compatibility List ..64

Printer Utility 65

Connection Settings ..........................................65

Description of the Printer Utility Window. ....66

Creating the Printer Connection .....................66

Current Connection ...........................................68

Connection Manager ........................................69

Windows Printer Queue Management 70

Installing a Windows Printer Driver ................71

Serial Port Settings ............................................71

The Printer Queue Management List .............71

Adding Printer Queues .....................................71

Deleting Printer Queues ...................................71

Printing the Test Page .......................................72

Viewing the standard Windows Printer Queue List ........................................................72

Viewing the Properties of a Windows Printer Queue ..................................................72

Setting the default printer ...............................72

Renaming the Printer Queue ...........................72

Refreshing the Printer Queue Management List ............................................72

1. Printer Driver

Operating Environment

Supported models• OKIPOS407II

• OKIPOS408II

• OKIPOS441

• RT322

System RequirementsWindowsXPSP2orlater(32bitonly)WindowsVista(32bit/64bit)Windows7(32bit/64bit)

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OKIPOS 407II Windows Printer DriverInstallingthisprinterdriverallowsyoutousethestandardprintfunctionalityfoundinmostWindowsapplications.

Getting Started

Creating a Printer QueueYoucancreateaprinterqueuewiththefollowingprocedure.

• Via USB Plug & Play:ConnectyourprintertothePCandswitchon.Onceconnected,Windowswillautomaticallycreate

aprinterqueueviaplug&play.

• Via a Non-USB Interface:YoucancreatetheprinterqueuewiththeWindowsPrinterQueueFunctionfoundintheOki

PrinterUtility.FordetailedinformationpleaserefertotheWindowsPrinterQueueManagement

Help.

Assoonastheprinterqueueiscreated,youareabletochangetheprintersettings.Changetheprintersettingswiththefollowingprocedure.

1. Openthe‘ControlPanel’.OnWindows7,openthe‘DevicesandPrinters’folder.OnWindowsVista,openthe‘Printers’folder.OnWindowsXP,openthe‘PrintersandFaxes’folder.

2. Right-clicktheprinterqueuethatyouwanttoconfiguretoopentheshortcutmenu.OnWindows7,click'Printerproperties'.OnWindowsVista,click'Runasadministrator',andthenclick'Properties'.OnWindowsXP,click'Properties'.

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Printer Driver Functions and Print Mode SettingsYourprinterdriversupports‘Line’and‘Raster’.UsingdifferentPrintModeenablesdifferentusageandfeatures.

3. Configuretheprintersettingsbyclicking'PrintingPreferences'onthe'General'taborbyusingthe'DeviceSettings'tab.

Youcanconfiguredifferentprinterfunctionsaccordingtoeachprinterqueue.

Itispossibletoprintgraphicaldataathigh-speedwithRasterMode,howeverDeviceFontscanbeusedonlywithLineMode.Theavailablefunctions ineachmodeareasthefollowing.Clickthefunctionnameslinkfordetaileddescriptions

Device Settings Line Raster

PaperType OK OK

DataTreatmentRecoverFromError OK OK

BlackMarkDetectatPowerOn OK OK

TopSearch - OK

PageCutType OK OK

DocumentCutType OK OK

PrintSpeed OK OK

PrintDensity OK OK

ReversePrinting - OK

PrintingLogos OK -

ExternalPeripheralControlFunction OK OK

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Other Functions Line Raster

PaperSize OK OK

Two-ColorPrinting - OK

PrintQuality OK OK

DeviceFonts(Printer,BarcodeandControlFonts) OK -

Detailed Usage

Device SettingsThe'DeviceSettings'tabofyourprinterqueue'spropertieswindowcontainsmanydifferentsettings.Openthe'DeviceSettings'tabwiththefollowingprocedure.

1. Openthe'ControlPanel'.OnWindows7,openthe'DevicesandPrinters'folder.OnWindowsVista,openthe'Printers'folder.OnWindowsXP,openthe'PrintersandFaxes'folder.

2. Right-clicktheprinterqueuethatyouwanttoconfiguretoopenashortcutmenu.OnWindows7,click'Printerproperties'.OnWindowsVista,click'Runasadministrator',andthenclick'Properties'.OnWindowsXP,click'Properties'.

3. Clickthe'DeviceSettings'tab.

Memo:Somefunctionscannotbeselectedatthesametime.Ifyou findthat the‘!’markappears inyourdeviceconfiguration,pleasecheck itbyreferringtothedescriptionsoneachitem.

Thedescriptionofthecontentsforeachfunctionlistedbelow.

Print ModeYoucanchooseeither'Line'or'Raster'foryourdocument.'Raster' isselectedasthedefaultsetting.Theprinterdriverfunctionsaredifferentaccordingtotheseprintmodesettings.FordetailedinformationpleaserefertotheFunctionList.Itisrecommendedthatyouchoose‘Raster’modefortheUSBinterfaceand‘Line’modefortheSerialinterface,thiswayyoutakemaximumadvantageofthespecificationofyourprinter.

Note Ifyouchangetheprintmode,pleaserestartyourPCtoensurethatallapplicationsaremadeawareofthenewsetting.

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Paper TypeThreekindsof'PaperType'settingallowyoutoprintvariable-length'Receipt',fixed-length'Tickets',or'BlackMark'delimitedpages.Usethe 'Receipt'option ifyourprint jobsvary in lengthandyouwantthemcut immediatelyfollowingthelastline.(YoumaysetyourreceiptpapersizeatPaperSize)Usethe‘Ticket’optionifyourwantyourprintjobstohaveaconsistentlengththatyousetviaPaperSize.Thepaperwillbecutwhenitreachesyoursetvalue.Usethe‘BlackMark’optionifyouwanttheprintertocutthepaperbasedonblackmarks.

Data Treatment Recover From ErrorWhentheerroroccurs,youcanhandletheunprinteddatawhichhasalreadybeensenttotheprinterasbelow.Ifyouwanttocanceltheunprinteddataaftertherecoveryfromtheerror,select 'ClearDataByDocument'andcheck 'Enablebidirectionalsupport'boxatthe 'Ports'tabof 'Printerproperties'.Ifyouwanttoprinttheunprinteddatacontinuouslyaftertherecoveryfromtheerror,select'StoreData'anduncheck'Enablebidirectionalsupport'box.

Note Thisfeaturedoesnotoperatecorrectlywitholdfirmware.Ifyouareusingversion3.0orearlierofthefirmware,select‘StoreData,’andclearthe‘Enablebidirectionalsupport’checkboxonthe‘Ports’ tabofthe‘Printerproperties’dialogbox.YoucancheckthefirmwareversionbyexecutingSelf-Printing.Toupdatetheprinter’sfirmware,contactyourdealer.

Black Mark Detect at Power OnWhenyouwanttouseblackmarkpaper,pleasesetthe'PaperType'settingto'BlackMark'.

Note ThisfunctionisonlyavailablewhenthePaperTypesettingisconfiguredto‘BlackMark’.

Top SearchSettingthisfeatureto 'Enable'willcausetheprintertoreversefeedthepaperbeforeprinting,minimisingtheunprintabletopmargin.

Note ThisfunctionisavailableonlywhenthePrintModesettingisconfiguredto‘Raster’andthePageCutTypeortheDocumentCutTypesettingisconfiguredto‘FullCut’.

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Page Cut TypeThe'PageCutType'settingcontrolshowallofthepagesofyourprintjobarecut,exceptthelastpage.Ifyoudonotwantthepagesofyourdocumenttobecut,choosethe'NoCut'option.Whenyouwantyourprintjobtobecutpartially,choosethe'PartialCut'.Whenyouwantyourprintjobtobefullycut,choosethe'FullCut'.

Document Cut TypeThe'DocumentCutType'settingcontrolshowthelastpageofyourprintjobiscut.Ifyoudonotwantyourprintjobtobecut,choosethe'NoCut'option.Whenyouwantyourprintjobtobecutpartially,choosethe'PartialCut'.Whenyouwantyourprintjobtobefullycut,choosethe'FullCut'.

Print SpeedThissettingcontrolshowfasttheprinterprints.Inmostcasesyouwillwanttousethe'High'speedoption.Whenthepriorityforprintqualityishigherthanprintspeed,the'Low'optionshouldbeselected.

Note Whenyouselect theTwo-ColorPrintingoption (Two-ColorPrinting)andtheHighResolutionSetting(PrintQuality),thissettingisnotavailable.

Print DensityThissettingcontrolshowdarktheprinterprints.Inmostcasesyouwillwanttousethe'Standard'option.Ifyouwanttheprintinglighter,adjustto'-1','-2'or'-3'.Ifyouwanttheprintingdarker,adjustto'+1','+2'or'+3'.

Note WhenyouselecttheTwo-ColorPrintingoption(Two-ColorPrinting),thePrintDensitysettingonlyappliestosectionsprintedinred.

Reverse PrintingConfigurethe'ReversePrint'settingto'Enable'toprintupside-down.

Note ThisfunctionisonlyavailablewhenthePrintModesettingisconfiguredto‘Raster’.

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Document Top LogoConfigurethe'DocumentTopLogo'settingtooneofthe'PrintLogon'optionstoprintalogothathasbeenstoredintheprinter.Anylogothatyouchooseherewillbeprintedbeforethefirstpageofthedocument.Byconfiguringittothe'NoLogoPrinted'option,thelogowillnotbeprintedbeforethefirstpageofthedocument.Beforestartingthissetting,youmustregisteryourlogointoyourprinter.Fordetails,pleaserefertoLogoStoreHelpforPrinterUtility.

Note ThisfunctionisonlyavailablewhenthePrintModesettingisconfiguredto‘Line’.

Page Top LogoConfigurethe'PageTopLogo'settingtooneofthe'PrintLogon'optionstoprintalogothathasbeenstoredintheprinter.Any logothatyouchooseherewillbeprintedat thetopofeachpageof thedocument.Byconfiguringittothe'NoLogoPrinted'option,thelogowillnotbeprintedatthetopofeachpage.Beforestartingthissetting,youmustregisteryourlogointoyourprinter.Fordetails,pleaserefertoLogoStoreHelpforPrinterUtility.


Page Bottom LogoConfigurethe'PageBottomLogo'settingtooneofthe'PrintLogon'optionstoprintalogothathasbeenstoredintheprinter.Anylogothatyouchooseherewillbeprintedatthebottomofeachpageofthedocument.Byconfiguringittothe'NoLogoPrinted'option,thelogowillnotbeprintedatthebottomofeachpage.Beforestartingthissetting,youmustregisteryourlogointoyourprinter.Fordetails,pleaserefertoLogoStoreHelpforPrinterUtility.


Document Bottom LogoConfigurethe'DocumentBottomLogo'settingtooneofthe'PrintLogon'optionstoprintalogothathasbeenstoredintheprinter.Anylogothatyouchooseherewillbeprintedattheendofthelastpageofthedocument.Byconfiguringittothe'NoLogoPrinted'option,thelogowillnotbeprintedattheendofthelastpageofthedocument.Beforestartingthissetting,youmustregisteryourlogointoyourprinter.Fordetails,pleaserefertoLogoStoreHelpforPrinterUtility.


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Peripheral Unit 1TheprintercanactivatetheexterSnalperipheralconnectedtocircuitnumber1atvarioustimesduringdocumentprinting.Choosethe'DocumentTop'optiontoactivateyourperipheralonlyoncebeforeprintingbegins.Choose the 'DocumentBottom'option toactivateyourperipheralonlyonceafterprintingcompletes.

Note Ifyoudonothaveaperipheralconnectedtoyourprinter,choosethe‘NoUse’option.

Peripheral Unit 2Theprintercanactivatetheexternalperipheralyou'veconnectedtocircuitnumber2atvarioustimesduringdocumentprinting.Choosethe'DocumentTop'optiontoactivateyourperipheralonlyoncebeforeprintingbegins.Choose the 'DocumentBottom'option toactivateyourperipheralonlyonceafterprintingcompletes.


Cash Drawer 1 - Pulse WidthIfyou'veconnectedacashdrawerasyourexternalperipheral,youcancontrolitsactivationpulsewidthviathissetting.Differentcashdrawersrequiredifferentpulsewidths,choosefromtheavailableoptionsuntilyourcashdraweropensreliably.Asexternalperipheral2,thepulsewidthofyourcashdrawerisfixedto'200milliseconds'.

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Paper SizeThisdriverprovidesyouseveralPre-definedPaperSize.YoucanalsocreatecustompapersizeswithUser-definedPaperSizesusingtheWindowsPrinterQueue.Eachpapersizeisdefinedtobeaspecificwidthandheightwhichdenotestheprintablearea.Youneednotapplyanymarginstoyourdocuments.Thepapersize(s)thatincludetheword‘Receipt’intheirnameareintendedforvariablelengthprintjobs,likereceipts;whenusingthispapersizebesuretochoosethe‘Receipt’optionofthePaperTypesetting.

Yourpapersizeconfigurationmaybechangedaccordingtothecurrentconfigurationoftheapplicationsyouareusing.Ifthere isnotanypapersizeconfigurationwithinyourapplication,pleaseusethefollowingsetting.WithinWindowstherearethreedifferentsettingsassociatedwithyourpapersizechoice.Itisbesttosetthesealltothesameoption.



3. Clickonthe'PrintingPreference...'buttonfoundonthe'General'tab,thenclickonthe'Advanced...'buttonfoundonthenewwindow's'Layout'tab;youwillthenseethe'PaperSize'setting-choosethesamepapersizeoptionhere.

4. Selectthe'FRICTION'optioninthe'FormToTrayAssignment'branchofthe'DeviceSetting'.


Pre-defined Paper SizeThepre-definedpapersizeswhichareprovidedbytheOKIPOS407IIdriverareshownbelow.

Configuration Value Default Value Printing Width Length

80mmx200mm 80mm 200mm

80mmxReceipt 80mm 3,000mm



52.5mmx200mm 52.5mm 200mm

52.5mmxReceipt 52.5mm 3,000mm



50.8mmx200mm 50.8mm 200mm

50.8mmxReceipt 50.8mm 3,000mm

A4 210mm 297mm

Letter ○ 8.5inch 11inch

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Creating User-defined Paper SizesTocreateuser-definedpapersizes,youcanusetheWindowsPrinterQueuefunctionandfollowtheprocedurebelow.


2. OnWindows7,selecttheprinteryouwanttoconfigure,andclick'PrinterServerProperties'fromthemenu.OnWindowsVistaandXP,right-clicktheblankareainthefolderthatyouopened.OnWindowsVista,click'Runasadministrator',andthenclick'ServerProperties'.OnWindowsXP,click'ServerProperties'.

3. OnWindowsVista,the'UserAccountControl'dialogboxappears.Click'Continue'.

4. Clickthe'Paper'tab.

5. Clickthe'Createanewform'checkbox.

6. Typeanewnameintothe'FormName'box.

7. Choosethe'Units'inthe'FormDescription'andinputthevalueyouwantinto'Width'and'Height'forthe'PaperSize'.

8. Clickthe'SaveForm'buttonandclick'Close'tofinish.

PaperSizeswhichareprovidedbytheOKIPOS407IIPrinterDriverareasfollowing.Theuser-definedpapersizeisinthefollowingrange.

Paper WidthMinimum Value 25.4mm

Maximum Value 80mm

Paper HeightMinimum Value 25.4mm

Maximum Value 3276.7mm

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Two-Color PrintingYourprintersupportstwo-colorthermalpaper.YoucanconfigureitinthePrintModedialogbychoosingthe‘Raster’setting.Toenabletwo-colorprintingyoumustputtwo-colorthermalpaperintotheprinterandmakethecorrectsettingsfollowingtheproceduresbelow. It isrecommendedthatyouconfigurethesamevalue in2locations.



3. Clickonthe'PrintingPreference...'buttonfoundonthe'General'tab,thenopenthe'Paper/Quality'tabinthenewwindowandselectthe'2colorpaper'optionofthe'Media'setting.Selectthe'Color'optionofthe'Color'setting.

4. Clickonthe'PrintingDefaults...'buttonfoundonthe'Advanced'tab,thenopenthe'Paper/Quality'tabinthenewwindowandselectthe'2colorpaper'optionofthe'Media'setting.Selectthe'Color'optionofthe'Color'setting.

Print QualityThisprinterdriverprovidestheabilitytochangethePrintQualityinordertochangetheprintresolution.Thefollowingistheprocedure.


2. Right-clicktheiconoftheprintqueuewhoseprintqualityyouwanttochange,andclick'PrintingPreferences'.

3. Selectthe'Layout'tabandclickthe'Advanced...'button.

4. Youcanconfigurethe'PrintQuality'inthe'Graphic'section.

Youmayselectfromthefollowingoptions.

Configuration Value Default Value Details

203x406dotsperinch Print203dpi(Width)406dpi(Height).

203x203dotsperinch ○ Print203dpi(Width)203dpi(Height).

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Device Fonts (Printer, Barcode and Control Fonts)Yourprintersupportsarangeofprinterresidentandbarcodefonts.Thesefontsarebuiltintoyourprinterandareselectablefromwithinyourapplication.YoucanusethesewhenthePrintModeoptionissettothe‘Line’setting.

Usingdevicefonts,youcangetbothhighprintingqualityandhighprintingspeed.Thebarcodefontsallowyoutoprintbarcodesbysimplyapplyingoneofthebarcodefontstoasectionofyourdocument;thetextinthatsectiondescribingthebarcode’slayoutanddata.Thecontrolfontallowsyoutocontrolvariousaspectsoftheprintersbehaviour,withspecificbehavioursmappedtospecificcharactersprintedusingthecontrolfont.

ClickWindowsPrinterDriver-DeviceFonttoopenanotherhelppagedescribingthesefontsingreaterdetail.

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OKIPOS 408II Windows Printer DriverInstallingthisprinterdriverallowsyoutousethestandardprintfunctionalityfoundinmostWindowsapplications.

Getting Started


• Via USB Plug & Play:ConnectyourprintertothePCandswitchon.Onceconnected,Windowswillautomaticallycreateaprinterqueueviaplug&play.

• Via a Non-USB Interface:YoucancreatetheprinterqueuewiththeWindowsPrinterQueueFunctionfoundintheOkiPrinterUtility.FordetailedinformationpleaserefertotheinformationWindowsPrinterQueueManagementHelp.



2. Right-clicktheprinterqueuethatyouwanttoconfiguretoopentheshortcutmenu.OnWindows7,click'Printerproperties'.OnWindowsVista,click'Runasadministrator',andthenclick'Properties'.

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OnWindowsXP,click'Properties'.




Itispossibletoprintgraphicaldataathigh-speedwithRasterMode,howeverDeviceFontscanbeusedonlywithLineMode.Theavailablefunctions ineachmodeareasthefollowing.Clickthefunctionnameslinkfordetaileddescriptions


PaperType OK OK


BlackMarkDetectatPowerOn OK OK

TopSearch - OK

PageCutType OK OK

DocumentCutType OK OK

PrintSpeed OK OK

PrintDensity OK OK


PrintingLogos OK -


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PaperSize OK OK


PrintQuality OK OK


Detailed Usage







Print ModeYoucanchooseeither'Line'or'Raster'foryourdocument.'Raster' isselectedasthedefaultsetting.Theprinterdriverfunctionsaredifferentaccordingtotheseprintmodesettings.FordetailedinformationpleaserefertotheinformationFunctionList.Itisrecommendedthatyouchoose‘Raster’modefortheUSBinterfaceand‘Line’modefortheSerialinterface,thiswayyoutakemaximumadvantageofthespecificationofyourprinter.

Note Ifyouchangetheprintmode,pleaserestartyourPCtoensurethatallapplicationsaremadeawareofthenewsetting.

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Data Treatment Recover From ErrorWhentheerroroccurs,youcanhandletheunprinteddatawhichhasalreadybeensenttotheprinterasbelow.Ifyouwanttocanceltheunprinteddataaftertherecoveryfromtheerror,select 'ClearDataByDocument'andcheck'Enablebidirectionalsupport'boxatthe'Ports'tabof'Printerproperties'.Ifyouwanttoprinttheunprinteddatacontinuouslyaftertherecoveryfromtheerror,select'StoreData'anduncheck'Enablebidirectionalsupport'box.


Note ThisfunctionisonlyavailablewhenthePaperTypesettingisconfiguredto‘BlackMark’.

Top SearchSettingthisfeatureto 'Enable'willcausetheprintertoreversefeedthepaperbeforeprinting,minimisingtheunprintabletopmargin.

Note ThisfunctionisavailableonlywhenthePrintModesettingisconfiguredto‘Raster’andthePageCutTypeortheDocumentCutTypesettingisconfiguredto‘FullCut’or‘TearBar’.

Page Cut TypeThe'PageCutType'settingcontrolshowallofthepagesofyourprintjobarecut,exceptthelastpage.Ifyoudonotwantthepagesofyourdocumenttobecut,choosethe'NoCut'option.Whenyouwantyourprintjobtobecutpartially,choosethe'PartialCut'.Whenyouwantyourprintjobtobefullycut,choosethe'FullCut'.

Document Cut TypeThe'DocumentCutType'settingcontrolshowthelastpageofyourprintjobiscut.Ifyoudonotwantyourprintjobtobecut,choosethe'NoCut'option.Whenyouwantyourprintjobtobecutpartially,choosethe'PartialCut'.Whenyouwantyourprintjobtobefullycut,choosethe'FullCut'.Ifyouwantyourprintjobfedtothetearbar(butnotcut),choosethe'TearBar'option.

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Print SpeedThissettingcontrolshowfasttheprinterprints.Inmostcasesyouwillwanttousethe'High'speedoption.Whenthepriorityforprintqualityishigherthanprintspeed,the'Low'optionshouldbeselected.

Note Whenyouselect theTwo-ColorPrintingoption (Two-ColorPrinting)andtheHighResolutionSetting(PrintQuality),thissettingisnotavailable.

Print DensityThissettingcontrolshowdarktheprinterprints.Inmostcasesyouwillwanttousethe'Standard'option.Ifyouwanttheprintinglighter,adjustto'-1','-2'or'-3'.Ifyouwanttheprintingdarker,adjustto'+1','+2'or'+3'.




Document Top LogoConfigurethe'DocumentTopLogo'settingtooneofthe'PrintLogon'optionstoprintalogothathasbeenstoredintheprinter.Anylogothatyouchooseherewillbeprintedbeforethefirstpageofthedocument.Byconfiguringittothe'NoLogoPrinted'option,thelogowillnotbeprintedbeforethefirstpageofthedocument.Beforestartingthissetting,youmustregisteryourlogointoyourprinter.Fordetails,pleaserefertoLogoStoreHelpforPrinterUtility.




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Page Bottom LogoConfigurethe'PageBottomLogo'settingtooneofthe'PrintLogon'optionstoprintalogothathasbeenstoredintheprinter.Anylogothatyouchooseherewillbeprintedatthebottomofeachpageofthedocument.Byconfiguringittothe'NoLogoPrinted'option,thelogowillnotbeprintedatthebottomofeachpage.Beforestartingthissetting,youmustregisteryourlogointoyourprinter.Fordetails,pleaserefertoLogoStoreHelpforPrinterUtility.


Document Bottom LogoConfigurethe'DocumentBottomLogo'settingtooneofthe'PrintLogon'optionstoprintalogothathasbeenstoredintheprinter.Anylogothatyouchooseherewillbeprintedattheendofthelastpageofthedocument.Byconfiguringittothe'NoLogoPrinted'option,thelogowillnotbeprintedattheendofthelastpageofthedocument.Beforestartingthissetting,youmustregisteryourlogointoyourprinter.Fordetails,pleaserefertoLogoStoreHelpforPrinterUtility.


Peripheral Unit TypeYourprintercancontroltwodifferenttypesofexternalperipherals,eithera 'Buzzer'ora 'CashDrawer'.Ifyoudonothaveanexternalperipheralconnectedtoyourprinter,youcanignorethissettinganditsoptions.(Thisconfigurationwillbeignored.)

Note Ifyouarenotusingthebuzzerasaperipheral(Forexample,Cashdrawer,etc.),neverchoosethe‘Buzzer’option.Otherwise,The peripheral device in use may be permanently damaged.

Peripheral Unit 1TheprintercanactivatetheexterSnalperipheralconnectedtocircuitnumber1atvarioustimesduringdocumentprinting.Choosethe'DocumentTop'optiontoactivateyourperipheralonlyoncebeforeprintingbegins.Choosethe'PageTop'optiontoactivateyourperipheralbeforetheprintingofeachpagebegins.Choosethe'PageBottom'optiontoactivateyourperipheralaftertheprintingofeachpagehascompleted.Choosethe 'DocumentBottom'optiontoactivateyourperipheralonlyonceafterprintingcompletes.

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The'DocumentTop'/ 'DocumentBottom'optionsareavailableonlywhentheexternalperipheraltypeisconfiguredto'CashDrawer'.

Note Ifyoudonothaveaperipheralconnectedtoyourprinter,choosethe‘No Use’option.

Peripheral Unit 2Theprintercanactivatetheexternalperipheralyou'veconnectedtocircuitnumber2atvarioustimesduringdocumentprinting.Choosethe'DocumentTop'optiontoactivateyourperipheralonlyoncebeforeprintingbegins.Choosethe'PageTop'optiontoactivateyourperipheralbeforetheprintingofeachpagebegins.Choosethe'PageBottom'optiontoactivateyourperipheralaftertheprintingofeachpagehascompleted.Choosethe 'DocumentBottom'optiontoactivateyourperipheralonlyonceafterprintingcompletes.The'DocumentTop'/ 'DocumentBottom'optionsareavailableonlywhentheexternalperipheraltypeisconfiguredto'CashDrawer'.

Note Ifyoudonothaveaperipheralconnectedtoyourprinter,choosethe‘No Use’option.


Buzzer 1 - On TimeIfyou'veconnectedabuzzertoperipheralcircuit1,youcancontrolhowlongitwillsoundeachtimeitisactivatedviathissetting.Choosethetimeperiodthatbestsuitesyourapplication;longerformoreattentionorshorterforlessintrusion.

Buzzer 1 - Off Time Ifyou'veconnectedabuzzertoperipheralcircuit1,youcancontrolthelengthoftimebetweentonesviathissetting.Thissettingcancontrolthelengthoftimebetweentones.Shorterforrapidsequencesorlongerformorespacedsequences.

Buzzer 1 - Repeat Ifyou'veconnectedabuzzertoperipheralcircuit1,youcanconfigurethenumberoftimesyourbuzzersoundsperactivation.Regardlessofthenumberoftonesyou'veconfigured,youcanstopthebuzzerbypressingthe'FEED'buttonontheprinter.

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Buzzer 2 - On Time Ifyou'veconnectedabuzzertoperipheralcircuit2,youcancontrolhowlongitwillsoundeachtimeit'sactivatedviathissetting.Choosethetimeperiodthatbestsuitesyourapplication;longerformoreattentionorshorterforlessintrusion.


Buzzer 2 - Repeat Ifyou'veconnectedabuzzertoperipheralcircuit2,youcanconfigurethenumberoftimesyourbuzzersoundsperactivation.Regardlessofthenumberoftonesyou'veconfigured,youcanstopthebuzzerbypressingthe'FEED'button.

Paper SizeThisdriverprovidesyouseveralPre-definedPaperSize.YoucanalsocreatecustompapersizeswithUser-definedPaperSizesusingtheWindowsPrinterQueue.Eachpapersizeisdefinedtobeaspecificwidthandheightwhichdenotestheprintablearea.Youneednotapplyanymarginstoyourdocuments.Thepapersize(s)thatincludetheword‘Receipt’intheirnameareintendedforvariablelengthprintjobs,likereceipts;whenusingthispapersizebesuretochoosethe‘Receipt’optionofthePaperTypesetting.Yourpapersizeconfigurationmaybechangedaccordingtothecurrentconfigurationoftheapplicationsyouareusing.Ifthere isnotanypapersizeconfigurationwithinyourapplication,pleaseusethefollowingsetting.WithinWindowstherearethreedifferentsettingsassociatedwithyourpapersizechoice.Itisbesttosetthesealltothesameoption.






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Pre-defined Paper SizeThepre-definedpapersizeswhichareprovidedbytheOKIPOS408IIdriverareshownbelow.

Configuration Value Default Value Printing Width Length

104mmx200mm 104mm 200mm




A4 210mm 297mm

Letter 8.5inch 11inch










PaperSizeswhichareprovidedbytheOKIPOS408IIPrinterDriverareasfollowing.Theuser-definedpapersizeisinthefollowingrange.


Maximum Value 104mm



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3. Clickonthe'PrintingPreference...'buttonfoundonthe'General'tab,thenopenthe'Paper/Quality'tabinthenewwindowandselectthe'2colorpaper'optionofthe'Media'setting.Selectthe'Color'optionofthe'Color'setting.

4. Clickonthe'PrintingDefaults...'buttonfoundonthe'Advanced'tab,thenopenthe'Paper/Quality'tabinthenewwindowandselectthe'2colorpaper'optionofthe'Media'setting.Selectthe'Color'optionofthe'Color'setting.










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OKIPOS 441 Windows Printer DriverInstallingthisprinterdriverallowsyoutousethestandardprintfunctionalityfoundinmostWindowsapplications.

Getting Started






Help.



2. Right-clicktheprinterqueuethatyouwanttoconfiguretoopentheshortcutmenu.OnWindows7,click'Printerproperties'.OnWindowsVista,click'Runasadministrator',andthenclick'Properties'.OnWindowsXP,click'Properties'.

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Printer Driver FunctionsTheavailablefunctionsinOKIPOS441printerdriverareasthefollowing.Clickthefunctionnameslinkfordetaileddescriptions.

Device Settings

PaperType

DataTreatmentRecoverFromError

BlackMarkDetectatPowerOn

PageCutType(CutterModelOnly)

DocumentCutType(CutterModelOnly)

DocumentFeedType(TearBarModelOnly)

BidirectionalPrinting

ReversePrinting

PrintingLogos

ExternalPeripheralControlFunction

Other Functions

PaperSize

Two-ColorPrinting

PrintQuality

DeviceFonts(PrinterandControlFonts)

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Detailed Usage





Memo: Somefunctionscannotbeselectedatthesametime.Ifyou findthat the‘!’markappears inyourdeviceconfiguration,pleasecheck itbyreferringtothedescriptionsoneachitem.



Data Treatment Recover From ErrorWhentheerroroccurs,youcanhandletheunprinteddatawhichhasalreadybeensenttotheprinterasbelow.Ifyouwanttocanceltheunprinteddataaftertherecoveryfromtheerror,select 'ClearDataByDocument'andcheck'Enablebidirectionalsupport'boxatthe'Ports'tabof'Printerproperties'.Ifyouwanttoprinttheunprinteddatacontinuouslyaftertherecoveryfromtheerror,select'StoreData'anduncheck'Enablebidirectionalsupport'box.NoteThisfeaturedoesnotoperatecorrectlywitholdfirmware.Ifyouareusingversion3.0orearlierofthefirmware,select‘StoreData,’andclearthe‘Enablebidirectionalsupport’checkboxonthe‘Ports’tabofthe‘Printerproperties’dialogbox.YoucancheckthefirmwareversionbyexecutingSelf-Printing.Toupdatetheprinter’sfirmware,contactyourdealer.

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Note ThisfunctionisonlyavailablewhenthePaperTypesettingisconfiguredto‘Black Mark’.

Page Cut Type ( Cutter Model Only)The'PageCutType'settingcontrolshowallofthepagesofyourprintjobarecut,exceptthelastpage.Ifyoudonotwantthepagesofyourdocumenttobecut,choosethe'NoCut'option.Whenyouwantyourprintjobtobefullcut,choosethe'Cut'.

Document Cut Type ( Cutter Model Only )The'DocumentCutType'settingcontrolshowthelastpageofyourprintjobiscut.Ifyoudonotwantyourprintjobtobecut,choosethe'NoCut'option.Whenyouwantyourprintjobtobefullcut,choosethe'Cut'.

Document Feed Type ( Tear Bar Model Only)Setsthedocumentfeedoperationafterprinting.Ifyoudonotwantyourprintjobtobefeed,choosethe'NoFeed'option.Whenyouwantyourprintjobfedtothetearbar,choosethe'TearBar'option.

Bidirectional PrintingSetstheprintmethod.Ifyouwanttoperformbidirectionalprinting(thenormalsetting),choosethe'Bidirectional'option.Ifyouwanttoprioritizeprintqualityoverprintspeed,choosethe'Unidirectional'optiontoprintinasingledirection.



Page Bottom LogoConfigurethe'PageBottomLogo'settingtooneofthe'PrintLogon'optionstoprintalogothathasbeenstoredintheprinter.Anylogothatyouchooseherewillbeprintedatthebottomofeachpageofthedocument.Byconfiguringittothe'NoLogoPrinted'option,thelogowillnotbeprintedatthebottomofeach

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page.Beforestartingthissetting,youmustregisteryourlogointoyourprinter.Fordetails,pleaserefertoLogoStoreHelpforPrinterUtility.

Peripheral Unit TypeYourprintercancontroltwodifferenttypesofexternalperipherals,eithera 'Buzzer'ora 'CashDrawer'.Ifyoudonothaveanexternalperipheralconnectedtoyourprinter,youcanignorethissettinganditsoptions.(Thisconfigurationwillbeignored.)

Note Ifyouarenotusingthebuzzerasaperipheral(Forexample,Cashdrawer,etc.),neverchoosethe‘Buzzer’option.Otherwise,The peripheral device in use may be permanently damaged.

Peripheral Unit 1Theprintercanactivatetheexternalperipheralconnectedtocircuitnumber1atvarioustimesduringdocumentprinting.Choosethe'DocumentTop'optiontoactivateyourperipheralunit1beforeprintingbegins.Choosethe'PageTop'optiontoactivateyourperipheralunit1beforetheprintingofeachpagebegins.Choosethe'PageBottom'optiontoactivateyourperipheralunit1aftertheprintingofeachpagehascompleted.Choosethe'DocumentBottom'optiontoactivateyourperipheralunit1onlyonceafterprintingcompletes.The'DocumentTop'/ 'DocumentBottom'optionsareavailableonlywhentheexternalperipheraltypeisconfiguredto'CashDrawer'.


Peripheral Unit 2Theprintercanactivatetheexternalperipheralyou'veconnectedtocircuitnumber2atvarioustimesduringdocumentprinting.Choosethe 'DocumentTop'optiontoactivateyourperipheralunit2onlyoncebeforeprintingbegins.Choosethe 'PageTop'optiontoactivateyourperipheralunit2beforetheprintingdataforeachpageisreceived.Choosethe'PageBottom'optiontoactivateyourperipheralunit2aftertheprintingdataforeachpageisreceived.Choosethe'DocumentBottom'optiontoactivateyourperipheralunit2onlyonceaftertheprintingdataisreceived.Becausetheprintercontrolsperipheralunit2 inrealtime,thecommandsareexecutedwhendataisreceivedregardlessoftheprintingtiming.Therefore,theperipheralmaybeactivatedatanunintendedtimewhen’PageTop',’PageBottom’,or’DocumentBottom’ischosen.The'DocumentTop'/ 'DocumentBottom'optionsareavailableonlywhentheexternalperipheraltypeisconfiguredto'CashDrawer'.


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Buzzer 1 - On TimeIfyou'veconnectedabuzzertoperipheralcircuit1,youcancontrolhowlongitwillsoundeachtimeitisactivatedviathissetting.Choosethetimeperiodthatbestsuitesyourapplication;longerformoreattentionorshorterforlessintrusion.


Buzzer 1 - Repeat Ifyou'veconnectedabuzzertoperipheralcircuit1,youcanconfigurethenumberoftimesyourbuzzersoundsperactivation.Regardlessofthenumberoftonesyou'veconfigured,youcanstopthebuzzerbypressingthe'FEED'buttonontheprinter.

Buzzer 2 - On Time Ifyou'veconnectedabuzzertoperipheralcircuit2,youcancontrolhowlongitwillsoundeachtimeit'sactivatedviathissetting.Choosethetimeperiodthatbestsuitesyourapplication;longerformoreattentionorshorterforlessintrusion.


Buzzer 2 - Repeat Ifyou'veconnectedabuzzertoperipheralcircuit2,youcanconfigurethenumberoftimesyourbuzzersoundsperactivation.Regardlessofthenumberoftonesyou'veconfigured,youcanstopthebuzzerbypressingthe'FEED'button.

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Paper SizeThisdriverprovidesyouseveralPre-definedPaperSizes.YoucanalsocreatecustompapersizeswithUser-definedPaperSizeusingtheWindowsPrinterQueue.Eachpapersizeisdefinedtobeaspecificwidthandheightwhichdenotestheprintablearea.Youneednotapplyanymarginstoyourdocuments.Thepapersize(s)thatincludetheword‘Receipt’intheirnameareintendedforvariablelengthprintjobs,likereceipts;whenusingthispapersizebesuretochoosethe‘Receipt’optionofthePaperTypesetting.







Pre-defined Paper SizeThepre-definedpapersizeswhichareprovidedbytheOKIPOS441driveareshownbelow.

Configuration Value Default Value Printing Width Length63mmx200mm 63mm 200mm63mmxReceipt 63mm 3,000mm60mmx200mm 60mm 200mm60mmxReceipt 60mm 3,000mm48mmx200mm 48mm 200mm48mmxReceipt 48mm 3,000mm45mmx200mm 45mm 200mm45mmxReceipt 45mm 3,000mmA4 210mm 297mmLetter * 8.5inch 11inch

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PaperSizeswhichareprovidedbytheOKIPOS441PrinterDriverareasfollowing.Theuser-definedpapersizeisinthefollowingrange.


Maximum Value 63mm



Two-Color PrintingYourprintersupportstwo-colorprint.Toenabletwo-colorprintingyoumustputatwo-colorribbonintotheprinterandmakethecorrectsettingsfollowingtheproceduresbelow. It isrecommendedthatyouconfigurethesamevalue in2locations.



3. Clickonthe'PrintingPreference...'buttonfoundonthe'General'tab,thenopenthe'Paper/Quality'tabinthenewwindowandselectthe'Color'optionofthe'Color'setting.

4. Clickonthe'PrintingDefaults...'buttonfoundonthe'Advanced'tab,thenopenthe'Paper/Quality'tabinthenewwindowandselectthe'Color'optionofthe'Color'setting.

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170x144dotsperinch * Print170dpi(Width)144dpi(Height).



Device Fonts (Printer and Control Fonts)Yourprintersupportsarangeofprinterresidentfonts.Thesefontsarebuilt intoyourprinterandareselectablefromwithinyourapplication.

Usingdevicefonts,youcangetbothhighprintingqualityandhighprintingspeed.Thecontrolfontallowsyoutocontrolvariousaspectsoftheprintersbehaviour,withspecificbehavioursmappedtospecificcharactersprintedusingthecontrolfont.


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RT322 Windows Printer DriverInstallingthisprinterdriverallowsyoutousethestandardprintfunctionalityfoundinmostWindowsapplications.

Getting Started






Help.



2. Right-clicktheprinterqueuethatyouwanttoconfiguretoopentheshortcutmenu.OnWindows7,click‘Printerproperties’.OnWindowsVista,click‘Runasadministrator’,andthenclick‘Properties’.OnWindowsXP,click‘Properties’.

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3. Configuretheprintersettingsbyclicking‘PrintingPreferences’onthe‘General’taborbyusingthe‘DeviceSettings’tab.



Itispossibletoprintgraphicaldataathigh-speedwithRasterMode,howeverDeviceFontscanbeusedonlywithLineMode.Theavailablefunctions ineachmodeareasthefollowing.Clickthefunctionnameslinkfordetaileddescriptions.


PaperType OK OK


PageCutType(CutterModelOnly) OK OK

DocumentCutType(CutterModelOnly) OK OK

DocumentFeedType(TearBarModelOnly) OK OK

PrintSpeed OK OK

PrintDensity OK OK


PrintingLogos OK -


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PaperSize OK OK



Detailed Usage

Device SettingsThe‘DeviceSettings’tabofyourprinterqueue’spropertieswindowcontainsmanydifferentsettings.Openthe‘DeviceSettings’tabwiththefollowingprocedure.


2. Right-clicktheprinterqueuethatyouwanttoconfiguretoopenashortcutmenu.OnWindows7,click‘Printerproperties’.OnWindowsVista,click‘Runasadministrator’,andthenclick‘Properties’.OnWindowsXP,click‘Properties’.

3. Clickthe‘DeviceSettings’tab.



Print ModeYoucanchooseeither‘Line’or‘Raster’foryourdocument.‘Raster’ isselectedasthedefaultsetting.Theprinterdriverfunctionsaredifferentaccordingtotheseprintmodesettings.FordetailedinformationpleaserefertotheFunctionList.Itisrecommendedthatyouchoose‘Raster’modefortheUSBinterfaceand‘Line’modefortheSerialinterface,thiswayyoutakemaximumadvantageofthespecificationofyourprinter.

NoteIfyouchangetheprintmode,pleaserestartyourPCtoensurethatallapplicationsaremadeawareofthenewsetting.

Paper TypeTwokindsof‘PaperType’settingallowyoutoprintvariable-length‘Receipt’,orfixed-length‘Tickets’.Usethe‘Receipt’option ifyourprint jobsvary in lengthandyouwantthemcut immediatelyfollowingthelastline.(YoumaysetyourreceiptpapersizeatPaperSize)Usethe‘Ticket’optionifyourwantyourprintjobstohaveaconsistentlengththatyousetviaPaperSize.Thepaperwillbecutwhenitreachesyoursetvalue.

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Data Treatment Recover From ErrorWhentheerroroccurs,youcanhandletheunprinteddatawhichhasalreadybeensenttotheprinterasbelow.Ifyouwanttocanceltheunprinteddataaftertherecoveryfromtheerror,select‘ClearDataByDocument’andcheck‘Enablebidirectionalsupport’boxatthe‘Ports’tabof‘Printerproperties’.Ifyouwanttoprinttheunprinteddatacontinuouslyaftertherecoveryfromtheerror,select‘StoreData’anduncheck‘Enablebidirectionalsupport’box.

NoteThisfeaturedoesnotoperatecorrectlywitholdfirmware.Ifyouareusingversion3.0orearlierofthefirmware,select‘StoreData,’andclearthe‘Enablebidirectionalsupport’checkboxonthe‘Ports’ tabofthe‘Printerproperties’dialogbox.YoucancheckthefirmwareversionbyexecutingSelf-Printing.Toupdatetheprinter’sfirmware,contactyourdealer.

Page Cut Type ( Cutter Model Only)The‘PageCutType’settingcontrolshowallofthepagesofyourprintjobarecut,exceptthelastpage.Ifyoudonotwantthepagesofyourdocumenttobecut,choosethe‘NoCut’option.Whenyouwantyourprintjobtobecutpartially,choosethe‘PartialCut’.

Document Cut Type ( Cutter Model Only )The‘DocumentCutType’settingcontrolshowthelastpageofyourprintjobiscut.Ifyoudonotwantyourprintjobtobecut,choosethe‘NoCut’option.Whenyouwantyourprintjobtobecutpartially,choosethe‘PartialCut’.

Document Feed Type ( Tear Bar Model Only)Setsthedocumentfeedoperationafterprinting.Ifyoudonotwantyourprintjobtobefeed,choosethe‘NoFeed’option.Whenyouwantyourprintjobfedtothetearbar,choosethe‘TearBar’option.

Print SpeedThissettingcontrolshowfasttheprinterprints.Inmostcasesyouwillwanttousethe‘High’speedoption.Whenthepriorityforprintqualityishigherthanprintspeed,the‘Low’optionshouldbeselected.

NoteWhenyouselecttheTwo-ColorPrintingoption(Two-ColorPrinting),thissettingisnotavailable.

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Print DensityThissettingcontrolshowdarktheprinterprints.Inmostcasesyouwillwanttousethe‘Standard’option.Ifyouwanttheprintinglighter,adjustto‘-1’,‘-2’or‘-3’.Ifyouwanttheprintingdarker,adjustto‘+1’,‘+2’or‘+3’.


Reverse PrintingConfigurethe‘ReversePrint’settingto‘Enable’toprintupside-down.


Document Top LogoConfigurethe‘DocumentTopLogo’settingtooneofthe‘PrintLogon’optionstoprintalogothathasbeenstoredintheprinter.Anylogothatyouchooseherewillbeprintedbeforethefirstpageofthedocument.Byconfiguringittothe‘NoLogoPrinted’option,thelogowillnotbeprintedbeforethefirstpageofthedocument.Beforestartingthissetting,youmustregisteryourlogointoyourprinter.Fordetails,pleaserefertoLogoStoreHelpforPrinterUtility.


Page Top LogoConfigurethe‘PageTopLogo’settingtooneofthe‘PrintLogon’optionstoprintalogothathasbeenstoredintheprinter.Any logothatyouchooseherewillbeprintedat thetopofeachpageof thedocument.Byconfiguringittothe‘NoLogoPrinted’option,thelogowillnotbeprintedatthetopofeachpage.Beforestartingthissetting,youmustregisteryourlogointoyourprinter.Fordetails,pleaserefertoLogoStoreHelpforPrinterUtility.


Page Bottom LogoConfigurethe‘PageBottomLogo’settingtooneofthe‘PrintLogon’optionstoprintalogothathasbeenstoredintheprinter.Anylogothatyouchooseherewillbeprintedatthebottomofeachpageofthedocument.Byconfiguringittothe‘NoLogoPrinted’option,thelogowillnotbeprintedatthebottomofeachpage.

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Beforestartingthissetting,youmustregisteryourlogointoyourprinter.Fordetails,pleaserefertoLogoStoreHelpforPrinterUtility.


Document Bottom LogoConfigurethe‘DocumentBottomLogo’settingtooneofthe‘PrintLogon’optionstoprintalogothathasbeenstoredintheprinter.Anylogothatyouchooseherewillbeprintedattheendofthelastpageofthedocument.Byconfiguringittothe‘NoLogoPrinted’option,thelogowillnotbeprintedattheendofthelastpageofthedocument.Beforestartingthissetting,youmustregisteryourlogointoyourprinter.Fordetails,pleaserefertoLogoStoreHelpforPrinterUtility.


Peripheral Unit TypeYourprintercancontroltwodifferenttypesofexternalperipherals,eithera‘Buzzer’ora‘CashDrawer’.Ifyoudonothaveanexternalperipheralconnectedtoyourprinter,youcanignorethissettinganditsoptions.(Thisconfigurationwillbeignored.)

Caution! Ifyouarenotusingthebuzzerasaperipheral(Forexample,Cashdrawer,etc.),neverchoosethe‘Buzzer’option.Otherwise,The peripheral device in use may be permanently damaged.

Peripheral Unit 1TheprintercanactivatetheexterSnalperipheralconnectedtocircuitnumber1atvarioustimesduringdocumentprinting.Choosethe‘DocumentTop’optiontoactivateyourperipheralonlyoncebeforeprintingbegins.Choosethe‘PageTop’optiontoactivateyourperipheralbeforetheprintingofeachpagebegins.Choosethe‘PageBottom’optiontoactivateyourperipheralaftertheprintingofeachpagehascompleted.Choosethe‘DocumentBottom’optiontoactivateyourperipheralonlyonceafterprintingcompletes.The‘DocumentTop’/‘DocumentBottom’optionsareavailableonlywhentheexternalperipheraltypeisconfiguredto‘CashDrawer’.


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Peripheral Unit 2Theprintercanactivatetheexternalperipheralyou’veconnectedtocircuitnumber2atvarioustimesduringdocumentprinting.Choosethe‘DocumentTop’optiontoactivateyourperipheralonlyoncebeforeprintingbegins.Choosethe‘PageTop’optiontoactivateyourperipheralbeforetheprintingofeachpagebegins.Choosethe‘PageBottom’optiontoactivateyourperipheralaftertheprintingofeachpagehascompleted.Choosethe‘DocumentBottom’optiontoactivateyourperipheralonlyonceafterprintingcompletes.The‘DocumentTop’/‘DocumentBottom’optionsareavailableonlywhentheexternalperipheraltypeisconfiguredto‘CashDrawer’.


Cash Drawer 1 - Pulse WidthIfyou’veconnectedacashdrawerasyourexternalperipheral,youcancontrolitsactivationpulsewidthviathissetting.Differentcashdrawersrequiredifferentpulsewidths,choosefromtheavailableoptionsuntilyourcashdraweropensreliably.Asexternalperipheral2,thepulsewidthofyourcashdrawerisfixedto‘200milliseconds’.

Buzzer 1 - On TimeIfyou’veconnectedabuzzertoperipheralcircuit1,youcancontrolhowlongitwillsoundeachtimeitisactivatedviathissetting.Choosethetimeperiodthatbestsuitesyourapplication;longerformoreattentionorshorterforlessintrusion.

Buzzer 1 - Off Time Ifyou’veconnectedabuzzertoperipheralcircuit1,youcancontrolthelengthoftimebetweentonesviathissetting.Thissettingcancontrolthelengthoftimebetweentones.Shorterforrapidsequencesorlongerformorespacedsequences.

Buzzer 1 - Repeat Ifyou’veconnectedabuzzertoperipheralcircuit1,youcanconfigurethenumberoftimesyourbuzzersoundsperactivation.Regardlessofthenumberoftonesyou’veconfigured,youcanstopthebuzzerbypressingthe‘FEED’buttonontheprinter.

Buzzer 2 - On Time Ifyou’veconnectedabuzzertoperipheralcircuit2,youcancontrolhowlongitwillsoundeachtimeit’sactivatedviathissetting.

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Choosethetimeperiodthatbestsuitesyourapplication;longerformoreattentionorshorterforlessintrusion.

Buzzer 2 - Off Time Ifyou’veconnectedabuzzertoperipheralcircuit2,youcancontrolthelengthoftimebetweentonesviathissetting.Thissettingcancontrolthelengthoftimebetweentones.Shorterforrapidsequencesorlongerformorespacedsequences.

Buzzer 2 - Repeat Ifyou’veconnectedabuzzertoperipheralcircuit2,youcanconfigurethenumberoftimesyourbuzzersoundsperactivation.Regardlessofthenumberoftonesyou’veconfigured,youcanstopthebuzzerbypressingthe‘FEED’button.

Paper SizeThisdriverprovidesyouseveralPre-definedPaperSize.YoucanalsocreatecustompapersizeswithUser-definedPaperSizeusingtheWindowsPrinterQueue.Eachpapersizeisdefinedtobeaspecificwidthandheightwhichdenotestheprintablearea.Youneednotapplyanymarginstoyourdocuments.Thepapersize(s)thatincludetheword‘Receipt’intheirnameareintendedforvariablelengthprintjobs,likereceipts;whenusingthispapersizebesuretochoosethe‘Receipt’optionofthePaperTypesetting.




3. Clickonthe‘PrintingPreference...’buttonfoundonthe‘General’tab,thenclickonthe‘Advanced...’buttonfoundonthenewwindow’s‘Layout’tab;youwillthenseethe‘PaperSize’setting-choosethesamepapersizeoptionhere.

4. Selectthe‘FRICTION’optioninthe‘FormToTrayAssignment’branchofthe‘DeviceSetting’.

5. Clickonthe‘PrintingPreference...’buttonfoundonthe‘General’tab,thenclickonthe‘Advanced...’buttonfoundonthenewwindow’s‘Layout’tab;youwillthenseethe‘PaperSize’setting-choosethesamepapersizeoptionhere.

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Pre-defined Paper SizeThepre-definedpapersizeswhichareprovidedbytheRT322driverareshownbelow.

Configuration Value Default Value Printing Width Length72mmx200mm 72mm 200mm72mmxReceipt 72mm 3,000mm50.8mmx200mm 50.8mm 200mm50.8mmxReceipt 50.8mm 3,000mmA4 210mm 297mmLetter * 8.5inch 11inch



2. OnWindows7,selecttheprinteryouwanttoconfigure,andclick‘PrinterServerProperties’fromthemenu.OnWindowsVistaandXP,right-clicktheblankareainthefolderthatyouopened.OnWindowsVista,click‘Runasadministrator’,andthenclick‘ServerProperties’.OnWindowsXP,click‘ServerProperties’.

3. OnWindowsVista,the‘UserAccountControl’dialogboxappears.Click‘Continue’.

4. Clickthe‘Paper’tab.

5. Clickthe‘Createanewform’checkbox.

6. Typeanewnameintothe‘FormName’box.

7. Choosethe‘Units’inthe‘FormDescription’andinputthevalueyouwantinto‘Width’and‘Height’forthe‘PaperSize’.

8. Clickthe‘SaveForm’buttonandclick‘Close’tofinish.

PaperSizeswhichareprovidedbytheRT322PrinterDriverareasfollowing.Theuser-definedpapersizeisinthefollowingrange.


Maximum Value 72mm



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3. Clickonthe‘PrintingPreference...’buttonfoundonthe‘General’tab,thenopenthe‘Paper/Quality’tabinthenewwindowandselectthe‘2colorpaper’optionofthe‘Media’setting.Selectthe‘Color’optionofthe‘Color’setting.

4. Clickonthe‘PrintingDefaults...’buttonfoundonthe‘Advanced’tab,thenopenthe‘Paper/Quality’tabinthenewwindowandselectthe‘2colorpaper’optionofthe‘Media’setting.Selectthe‘Color’optionofthe‘Color’setting.



ClickHeretoopenanotherhelppagedescribingthesefontsingreaterdetail.

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Windows Printer Driver - Device FontThisprinterdriversupportsavarietyofbuilt-in,orresident,fonts.

ThesefontshaveavarietyoffontsizesandtheyofferclearerprintingthanTrueTypefonts.AvarietyofdifferentspecificationsandsizesofBarcodes/Two-dimensionalcodescanbeencodedandprintedbyenteringBarcodeFonts/Two-dimensionalcodeFonts.Thecontrolfontisusedtocontroltheprinterbycommandsembeddedinacharacter-basedprintjob.

Thefunctionsthatcanbeusefromeachthemodelsareasfollows.

Models Printer Fonts Barcode FontsTwo-dimensional

Code FontsControl Fonts

OKIPOS 407II OK OK OK OK

OKIPOS 408II OK OK OK OK

OKIPOS 441 OK - - OK

RT322 OK OK - OK

Devicefontscanbeusedonlyinthe‘Linemode’setting.

Device Font List

Thedevicefontswhicharesupportedbythisprinterdriverarelistedbelow.Pleasespecifythecorrectfontsandfontsizethroughtheconfigurationofyourapplications.Specifying24pixelsisequivalentto8.5pointsforMicrosoftWordorExcel

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■ OKIPOS 407II

Font NameWidth (pixels)

Height (pixels)

Characters per 80mm or 640 Dot Line

Detail

Printer7cpi 30 24 21

PrinterFonts(ANKFontsA)

Printer7cpiTall 30 48 21Printer8cpi 26 24 24Printer8cpiTall 26 48 24Printer8.5cpi 24 24 26Printer8.5cpiTall 24 48 26Printer14cpi 15 24 42Printer14cpiTall 15 48 42Printer16cpi 13 24 49Printer16cpiTall 13 48 49Printer17cpi 12 24 53Printer17cpiTall 12 48 53Printer7cpi(RED) 30 24 21Printer7cpiTall(RED) 30 48 21Printer8cpi(RED) 26 24 24Printer8cpiTall(RED) 26 48 24Printer8.5cpi(RED) 24 24 26Printer8.5cpiTall(RED) 24 48 26Printer14cpi(RED) 15 24 42Printer14cpiTall(RED) 15 48 42Printer16cpi(RED) 13 24 49Printer16cpiTall(RED) 13 48 49Printer17cpi(RED) 12 24 53Printer17cpiTall(RED) 12 48 53

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PrinterFontB8.5cpi 24 24 26

PrinterFonts(ANKFontsB)

PrinterFontB8.5cpiTall 24 48 26PrinterFontB10cpi 20 24 32PrinterFontB10cpiTall 20 48 32PrinterFontB11cpi 18 24 35PrinterFontB11cpiTall 18 48 35PrinterFontB17cpi 12 24 53PrinterFontB17cpiTall 12 48 53PrinterFontB20cpi 10 24 64PrinterFontB20cpiTall 10 48 64PrinterFontB22.5cpi 9 24 71PrinterFontB22.5cpiTall 9 48 71PrinterFontB8.5cpi(RED) 24 24 26PrinterFontB8.5cpiTall(RED) 24 48 26PrinterFontB10cpi(RED) 20 24 32PrinterFontB10cpiTall(RED) 20 48 32PrinterFontB11cpi(RED) 18 24 35PrinterFontB11cpiTall(RED) 18 48 35PrinterFontB17cpi(RED) 12 24 53PrinterFontB17cpiTall(RED) 12 48 53PrinterFontB20cpi(RED) 10 24 64PrinterFontB20cpiTall(RED) 10 48 64PrinterFontB22.5cpi(RED) 9 24 71PrinterFontB22.5cpiTall(RED) 9 48 71SimplifiedChinese - - -

2byteFontsTraditionalChinese - - -Hangul - - -UPC-E 12 24 53

BarcodeFonts

UPC-A 12 24 53JAN/EAN-8 12 24 53JAN/EAN-13 12 24 53CODE39 12 24 53ITF 12 24 53NW-7(Codabar) 12 24 53QR_CNTL 1 24 640

Two-dimensionalCodeFont

PDF417 1 24 640DATA1 1 24 640DATA2 1 24 640DATA3 1 24 640Control 12 24 53

ControlFontsESC_FONT 1 24 640

Font NameWidth (pixels)

Height (pixels)

Characters per 80mm or 640 Dot Line

Detail

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■ OKIPOS 408II

Font NameWidth

(pixels)Height (pixels)

Characters per 104mm or 832

Dot LineDetail




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Font NameWidth

(pixels)Height (pixels)

Characters per 104mm or 832

Dot LineDetail





BarcodeFonts

UPC-A 12 24 69JAN/EAN-8 12 24 69JAN/EAN-13 12 24 69CODE39 12 24 69ITF 12 24 69NW-7(Codabar) 12 24 69QR_CNTL 1 24 832

Two-dimensionalCodeFont

PDF417 1 24 832DATA1 1 24 832DATA2 1 24 832DATA3 1 24 832Control 12 24 69

ControlFontsESC_FONT 1 24 832

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■ OKIPOS 441

Font Name Width (dots)

Height (dots)

Characters per 63mm or 210 Dot Line Detail

Printer4.5cpi 18 9 11

PrinterFonts(ANKFonts)

Printer4.5cpiTall 18 18 11Printer7cpi 12 9 17Printer7cpiTall 12 18 17Printer8.5cpi 10 9 21Printer8.5cpiTall 10 18 21Printer9cpi 9 9 23Printer9cpiTall 9 18 23Printer14cpi 6 9 35Printer14cpiTall 6 18 35Printer17cpi 5 9 42Printer17cpiTall 5 18 42Printer4.5cpi(RED) 18 9 11Printer4.5cpiTall(RED) 18 18 11Printer7cpi(RED) 12 9 17Printer7cpiTall(RED) 12 18 17Printer8.5cpi(RED) 10 9 21Printer8.5cpiTall(RED) 10 18 21Printer9cpi(RED) 9 9 23Printer9cpiTall(RED) 9 18 23Printer14cpi(RED) 6 9 35Printer14cpiTall(RED) 6 18 35Printer17cpi(RED) 5 9 42Printer17cpiTall(RED) 5 18 42SimplifiedChinese - - -

2byteFontsTraditionalChinese - - -Control - - -

ControlFontsESC_FONT - - -

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■ RT322

Font Name Width (pixels)

Height (pixels)





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BarcodeFonts

UPC-A 12 24 48JAN/EAN-8 12 24 48JAN/EAN-13 12 24 48CODE39 12 24 48ITF 12 24 48NW-7(Codabar) 12 24 48Control 12 24 48 Control

FontsESC_FONT 1 24 576

Font Name Width (pixels)

Height (pixels)


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Barcode Fonts

ThisprinterdriversupportsthefollowingtypesofBarcodeFont.

• UPC-E• UPC-A• JAN/EAN-8• JAN/EAN-13• CODE39• ITF• NW-7(Codabar)

Barcode Font Parameter List■ Barcode Data

BarcodeType CharacterColumnsallowed CharacterSetallowedUPC-E 12columns Value:'0'-'9'UPC-A 12columns Value:'0'-'9'JAN/EAN-8 8columns Value:'0'-'9'JAN/EAN-13 13columns Value:'0'-'9'

CODE39 1columnormore

'0'-'9''-','.''<SP>','$','/','+','%''A'-'Z''*'(start/stop)*1

ITF 2ormore(even) Value:'0'-'9'

NW-7(Codabar) 1columnormore'0'-'9''-','$',':','/','.','+''A'-'D'

*1start/stopcodeisgeneratedautomatically.

■Minimum Module Width Parameter Setting

CharacterUPC-E,UPC-A JAN/EAN-8, JAN/EAN-13

CODE39 NW-7 (*1)

ITF (*1)

a 2Dots 2Dots(6) 2Dots(5)b 3Dots 3Dots(9) 4Dots(10)c 4Dots 4Dots(12) 6Dots(15)d - 2Dots(5) 2Dots(4)e - 3Dots(8) 4Dots(8)f - 4Dots(10) 6Dots(12)g - 2Dots(4) 2Dots(6)h - 3Dots(6) 3Dots(9)i - 4Dots(8) 4Dots(12)

*1Thenumberinbracketsaftereachmodulewidthindicatesthenumberofdotsforthethickpatternofthatcode.

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■Barcode Height Parameter Setting

Character Barcodeheight

o 32Dots(4mm)

p 64Dots(8mm)q 96Dots(12mm)r 128Dots(16mm)s 160Dots(20mm)t 192Dots(24mm)u 224Dots(28mm)v 255Dots(31.9mm)

■Bar Code End Parameter

Character Functionz BarcodeDataEndingCode(1EH)

Note: Somecharactersyouhavespecifiedwillbeignorediftheyarenotsupportedbytheprinter.

Barcode Font - Description MethodBarcodeFontsconsistofa 'ModuleWidthSettingParameter', 'BarcodeHeightSettingParameter','BarcodeData'and 'BarcodeEndingParameter field'.Thedescriptioncombineseachof the fields.SeeStarLineModeCommandSpecificationssectionforfulldetails.

For example, to encode '0123ABC' as a CODE 39 barcode. (Module width 2 Dots, 8 mm height)

[Description Data]

ap0123ABCz

Description Character Meaning

'a' ModuleWidthSettingParameter(2Dots)

'p' BarcodeHeightSettingParameter(64Dots:8mm).

'0123ABC' Barcodedata

'z' BarcodeEndingParameter

[Print Result]

SeeBarcodeFontParameterListforthedetailsoneachofthefields.

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Two-dimensional Code Font

ThisprinterdriversupportstheTwo-dimensionalCodeFonts-QRCodeandPDF417.

The Description Method for Two-dimensional Code FontsWhenyouencodeTwo-dimensionalcodesusingtheTwo-dimensionalbarcodefont,describethecodewiththefollowing.

1. Two-dimensional Code Type Setting Allsettingshaveadefault,youshouldspecifyonlywhenyouwanttochangethedefaultsettings.

2. Two-dimensional Code Data Setting Youmayspecifyvariousparametersforthetwo-dimensionaldatafollowingthecommandfont,thenspecifythetwo-dimensionalcodedata.

3. Obtaining the expansion information of Two-dimensional Codes(Arbitrary) Anerrorwillbereturnedwhenamismatchoftheparameters1and2aboveoccurs.

4. Two-dimensional Code Printing

SeeStarLineModeCommandSpecificationssectionforfulldetailsofeachcommand.

For example, When you need to use QR Code with error correction rate of 25% to encode '012345ABCD' into a Two-dimensional Code.

[Description Data]

E2A0* 012345ABCDPDescription Character Setting Fonts Meaning

'E2' QR_CNTL SeterrorcorrectionleveltoQ(25%)

'A0' QR_CNTL SetQRcodedata(autoanalysis)

'*' DATA1 A=\x0A='*'*1

' ' DATA1 0=\x00=''(blankcharacter)*1

'012345ABCD' ESC_FONT Two-dimensionalCodeData

'P' QR_CNTL QRCodePrint

*1Expressingthe10bytesofTwo-dimensionalcodeas'0A'usinghexadecimalnotation.Specifythe'0A'inorderofLow-byte(A)andHigh-byte(0)

[Print Result]

SeeTheDescriptionMethodforTwo-dimensionalCodeFontsforthedetailsofeachfontsetting.

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Two-dimensional Fonts Functions List

■Two-dimensional Code DataFonts Name Function Details Remarks

QR_CNTLQRCodeCommandsSetting

Outputseachcommandforprintingtwo-dimensionalcode.

PDF417PDF417Commandsetting

OutputseachcommandforprintingPDF417.

DATA1

DataSetting

Replacing\x20-\x7Fto\x00-\x5F

\x00-\xFFcanbeoutputDATA2 Replacing\x20-\x7Fto\x60-\xBF

DATA3 Replacing\x20-\x5Fto\xC0-\xFF

ESC_FONTOutputting\x20-\x7Fwithoutreplacing.

\x20-\x7Fcanbeoutput

■ QR_CNTL(QR Code Setting Fonts)

Characters Function Output Code for driver0 ForparameterstosetthecommandforeachQRcode \x00

1 ForparameterstosetthecommandforeachQRcode \x01









M SetQRcodemodel \x1b\x1dyS0

M1 SetQRcodemodel:model1 \x1b\x1dyS0\x01

M2 SetQRcodemodel:model2 \x1b\x1dyS0\x02

E Seterrorcorrectionlevel \x1b\x1dyS1

*El(E0) ErrorcorrectionlevelL(errorcorrectionrate:7%) \x1b\x1dyS1\x00

*Em(E1) ErrorcorrectionlevelM(errorcorrectionrate:15%) \x1b\x1dyS1\x01

*Eq(E2) ErrorcorrectionlevelQ(errorcorrectionrate:25%) \x1b\x1dyS1\x02

*Eh(E3) ErrorcorrectionlevelH(errorcorrectionrate:30%) \x1b\x1dyS1\x03

S1-S8 Setmodulesize(Unit:dot) \x1b\x1dyS2(\x01~08)

A0 SetQRcodedata(autodataanalysis) \x1b\x1dyD1\x00

B SetQRcodedata(dataanalysismanually) \x1b\x1dyD2

P QRCodePrint \x1b\x1dyP

I GetQRcodeexpansioninformation \x1b\x1dyI

*Thesettingprocedureinbracketsisalsopossibletoseterrorcorrectionlevel

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■Set PDF417 FontsCharacters Function Output Code for driver

0 ForparameterstosetthecommandforeachPDF417 \x00










S SetPDF417codesize \x1b\x1dxS0

E SetPDF417SecurityLevel(ECC) \x1b\x1dxS1

M SetmodulexdirectionsizeforPDF417 \x1b\x1dxS2

A SetmoduleaspectratioforPDF417 \x1b\x1dxS3

D SetPDF417codedata \x1b\x1dxD

P PrintPDF417code \x1b\x1dxP

I GetPDF417codeexpansioninformation \x1b\x1dxI

■ESC_FONT , DATA1 , DATA2 , DATA3 (Set two-dimensional code data fonts)

Input data: Characters embedded within

user's application.

Output data: Character code which is output from printer driver to

printer

Character Character Code ESC_FONT DATA1 DATA2 DATA3

Blank \x20 \x20 \x00 \x60 \xC0

! \x21 \x21 \x01 \x61 \xC1

" \x22 \x22 \x02 \x62 \xC2

# \x23 \x23 \x03 \x63 \xC3

$ \x24 \x24 \x04 \x64 \xC4

% \x25 \x25 \x05 \x65 \xC5

& \x26 \x26 \x06 \x66 \xC6

‘ \x27 \x27 \x07 \x67 \xC7

( \x28 \x28 \x08 \x68 \xC8

) \x29 \x29 \x09 \x69 \xC9

* \x2A \x2A \x0A \x6A \xCA

+ \x2B \x2B \x0B \x6B \xCB

, \x2C \x2C \x0C \x6C \xCC

- \x2D \x2D \x0D \x6D \xCD

. \x2E \x2E \x0E \x6E \xCE

/ \x2F \x2F \x0F \x6F \xCF

0 \x30 \x30 \x10 \x70 \xD0

1 \x31 \x31 \x11 \x71 \xD1

2 \x32 \x32 \x12 \x72 \xD2

3 \x33 \x33 \x13 \x73 \xD3

4 \x34 \x34 \x14 \x74 \xD4

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5 \x35 \x35 \x15 \x75 \xD5

6 \x36 \x36 \x16 \x76 \xD6

7 \x37 \x37 \x17 \x77 \xD7

8 \x38 \x38 \x18 \x78 \xD8

9 \x39 \x39 \x19 \x79 \xD9

: \x3A \x3A \x1A \x7A \xDA

; \x3B \x3B \x1B \x7B \xDB

< \x3C \x3C \x1C \x7C \xDC

= \x3D \x3D \x1D \x7D \xDD

> \x3E \x3E \x1E \x7E \xDE

? \x3F \x3F \x1F \x7F \xDF

@ \x40 \x40 \x20 \x80 \xE0

A \x41 \x41 \x21 \x81 \xE1

B \x42 \x42 \x22 \x82 \xE2

C \x43 \x43 \x23 \x83 \xE3

D \x44 \x44 \x24 \x84 \xE4

E \x45 \x45 \x25 \x85 \xE5

F \x46 \x46 \x26 \x86 \xE6

G \x47 \x47 \x27 \x87 \xE7

H \x48 \x48 \x28 \x88 \xE8

I \x49 \x49 \x29 \x89 \xE9

J \x4A \x4A \x2A \x8A \xEA

K \x4B \x4B \x2B \x8B \xEB

L \x4C \x4C \x2C \x8C \xEC

M \x4D \x4D \x2D \x8D \xED

N \x4E \x4E \x2E \x8E \xEE

O \x4F \x4F \x2F \x8F \xEF

P \x50 \x50 \x30 \x90 \xF0

Q \x51 \x51 \x31 \x91 \xF1

R \x52 \x52 \x32 \x92 \xF2

S \x53 \x53 \x33 \x93 \xF3

T \x54 \x54 \x34 \x94 \xF4

U \x55 \x55 \x35 \x95 \xF5

V \x56 \x56 \x36 \x96 \xF6

W \x57 \x57 \x37 \x97 \xF7

X \x58 \x58 \x38 \x98 \xF8

Y \x59 \x59 \x39 \x99 \xF9

Z \x5A \x5A \x3A \x9A \xFA

' \x5B \x5B \x3B \x9B \xFB

\ \x5C \x5C \x3C \x9C \xFC

] \x5D \x5D \x3D \x9D \xFD

^ \x5E \x5E \x3E \x9E \xFE


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_ \x5F \x5F \x3F \x9F \xFF

` \x60 \x60 \x40 \xA0 -

a \x61 \x61 \x41 \xA1 -

b \x62 \x62 \x42 \xA2 -

c \x63 \x63 \x43 \xA3 -

d \x64 \x64 \x44 \xA4 -

e \x65 \x65 \x45 \xA5 -

f \x66 \x66 \x46 \xA6 -

g \x67 \x67 \x47 \xA7 -

h \x68 \x68 \x48 \xA8 -

i \x69 \x69 \x49 \xA9 -

j \x6A \x6A \x4A \xAA -

k \x6B \x6B \x4B \xAB -

l \x6C \x6C \x4C \xAC -

m \x6D \x6D \x4D \xAD -

n \x6E \x6E \x4E \xAE -

o \x6F \x6F \x4F \xAF -

p \x70 \x70 \x50 \xB0 -

q \x71 \x71 \x51 \xB1 -

r \x72 \x72 \x52 \xB2 -

s \x73 \x73 \x53 \xB3 -

t \x74 \x74 \x54 \xB4 -

u \x75 \x75 \x55 \xB5 -

v \x76 \x76 \x56 \xB6 -

w \x77 \x77 \x57 \xB7 -

x \x78 \x78 \x58 \xB8 -

y \x79 \x79 \x59 \xB9 -

z \x7A \x7A \x5A \xBA -

{ \x7B \x7B \x5B \xBB -

| \x7C \x7C \x5C \xBC -

} \x7D \x7D \x5D \xBD -

~ \x7E \x7E \x5E \xBE -

< DEL > * \x7F \x7F \x5F \xBF -

*Characterinputisnotallowed.

Note: Specifiedcharacterswillbeignorediftheyarenotsupportedbytheprinter.


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Control Fonts

Controlfontscanbeusedtocontrolprinterfunctions.Thecontrolfontisusedtoexecutevariousprinteractions,andisnotusedforprinting.

Theoperationsthatcanbeexecutedthroughthecontrolfontareshownbelow.

Characters FunctionA Drivecashdrawer1(50ms)

B Drivecashdrawer1(100ms)

C Drivecashdrawer1(150ms)

D Drivecashdrawer1(200ms)

E Drivecashdrawer1(250ms)

d Drivecashdrawer2(200ms)

6 LFoutput

7 CRoutput

F Autocutter:Full-cut

P Autocutter:Partial-cut

G PrintNVBitImage1inregularmode

H PrintNVBitImage2inregularmode

I PrintNVBitImage3inregularmode

J PrintNVBitImage4inregularmodeprint

K PrinterNVBitImage5inregularmode

Q PrintNVBitImage1indouble-widthmode

R PrintNVBitImage2indouble-widthmode

S PrintNVBitImage3indouble-widthmode

T PrintNVBitImage4indouble-widthmode

U PrintNVBitImage5indouble-widthmode

V PrintNVBitImage1indouble-heightmode

W PrintNVBitImage2indouble-heightmode

X PrintNVBitImage3indouble-heightmode

Y PrintNVBitImage4indouble-heightmode

Z PrintNVBitImage5indouble-heightmode

[ PrintNVBitImage1in4xmode

] PrintNVBitImage2in4xmode

^ PrintNVBitImage3in4xmode

_ PrintNVBitImage4in4xmode

` PrintNVBitImage5in4xmode

a Specifyalignment:Alignleft

b Specifyalignment:Aligncenter

c Specifyalignment:Alignright

e Setnewlineto1/8inch

f Setnewlineto1/6inch

g Selectinternationalcharacters:USA

h Selectinternationalcharacters:France

i Selectinternationalcharacters:Germany

j Selectinternationalcharacters:England

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k Selectinternationalcharacters:DenmarkI

l Selectinternationalcharacters:Sweden

m Selectinternationalcharacters:Italy

n Selectinternationalcharacters:SpainI

o Selectinternationalcharacters:Japan

p Selectinternationalcharacters:Norway

q Selectinternationalcharacters:DenmarkII

r Selectinternationalcharacters:SpainII

s Selectinternationalcharacters:LatinAmerica

t Setblack/whiteinversionprint

u Cancelblack/whiteinversionprint

v Customerdisplay:Startdatatransfer

w Customerdisplay:Enddatatransfer

x Customerdisplay:Displayclear

Note: Specifiedcharacterswillbeignorediftheyarenotsupportedbytheprinter.

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Limitations < OKIPOS 441 >

The Effect That the Color of Graphical Data Has on Device Fonts (OKIPOS 441 Only)

Ifyouprintgraphicaldatabetweendevicefontsthatarethesamecoloraseachotherbutadifferentcolorthanthegraphicaldata,thedevicefontthatisprintedafterthegraphicaldatawillbeprintedinthesamecolorasthegraphicaldata.Youcanavoidthisproblembyspecifyingoneofthefollowingcontrolfontsaftergraphicaldata.

Characters Function

tEnterthiscontrolfontafterblackgraphicaldataandbeforereddevicefonts(thisspecifiesprintinginred).

uEnterthiscontrolfontafterredgraphicaldataandbeforeblackdevicefonts(thisspecifiesprintinginblack).

2. Printer Utility

Operating Environment

Supported models• OKIPOS408II

• OKIPOS407II

• OKIPOS441

• RT322

System RequirementsWindowsXPSP2orlater(32bitonly)WindowsVista(32bit/64bit)Windows7(32bit/64bit)

Printer Utility Functions Compatibility List

● Emulation : Star Line Mode

InterfacePrinter Utility Functions

Printer Queue Printer Settings Trouble Shooting Logo Store

LPT OK OK OK OK

COM OK OK OK OK

USB OK OK OK OK

Ethernet OK OK OK OK

● Emulation : ESC/POS Mode



LPT - OK OK OK

COM - OK OK OK

USB - - - -

Ethernet - OK OK OK

● Emulation : Star Page Mode < OKIPOS 408II Only >



LPT - OK OK -

COM - OK OK -

USB - - - -

Ethernet - OK OK -

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Printer UtilityThisprinterutilityoffersyoutheabilitytoconnecttoyourprinterandaccesstheutilities&functionsthathelpyouconfigureit.Theavailableprinterutility functionsdependontheconnectedprinterasspecified in thePrinterConnection.

Getting Started

Connection SettingsWhenyoufirststarttheprinterutility,theprinterconnectionwizardwillbedisplayedonyourscreen.Futureuseofallthefunctionswillbethroughtheseprinterconnectionsettings.Pleaseconfiguretheprinterconnectionaccordingtotheenvironmentofyourprinter.

1. Afterchoosingyourprintermodelandspecifyingitsemulation,clickthe‘NEXT>’button.

2. Choosetheinterfacetypeandconfigureitsconnectionport.

3. Whenyouhavefinishedtheconfiguration,clickthe'Done'button,createanameforthisnewconnection,andclick'Yes'tofinishtheWizard.

Forthedetail,pleaserefertoCreatingthePrinterConnection.

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(2)

(3)

(4)

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Description of the Printer Utility Window.TheUtilityFunctionslist isshowninthecentralpaneofthePrinterUtilityWindow(Fig.1-1).TheUtilityFunctionsinthelistthatareavailabledependontheconfigurationfortheconnection.Thefunction’soperatingwindowwillbedisplayedwhenyouclickonanavailablefunction.

ToreturnbacktothePrinterUtilityWindow,clickthe‘Utility Functions>’whichisonthetopofthefunctionslist(Fig.1-2).

YoucanuseCurrentConnectionandConnectionManagerontheleftsideofthewindowtoviewtheconnectionsettingsandtocreateanewconnectionormodifyanddeleteconnections(Fig.1-3).

ThePrinterUtility-Applicationandplug-inhelpwillbeshownbyclickingthe‘Help’buttonwhichislocatedatthebottomleftofthePrinterUtilityWindow(Fig.1-4).Youcanalsoconfirmtheversioninformationofeachutilityfunctionfromhere.

InthePrinterUtilityWindow,ifsomesentencescannotbefullydisplayedonscreen,youcanplacethecursoroverthesentencesinquestiontoreadthemintheirentirety.

Detailed Usage

Creating the Printer ConnectionPleasefollowthePrinterConnectionWizardtocreateyourprinterconnectionaccordingtotheprinterenvironment.TostartthePrinterConnectionWizard,click‘CreateNew’fromthe‘ConnectionManager’listontheleftsideofthewindow.

1. Fromtheprintermodelselectionlistontheleftsideofthewindow,clicktheappropriateprintermodel.

2. ChooseanappropriateemulationfromtheEmulationdrop-downlistboxwhichisontherightsideofthewindow.

3. Clickthe'Next'buttonwhichisontherightbottomofthewindow.

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4. Fromtheinterfaceselectionlistontheleftsideofthewindow,clicktheappropriateinterface.

5. Theproceduretoconfiguretheportwhichwaschosenatstep4willdependontheselectedinterfacetype.Pleaseconfiguretheportasshownbelow.

USB

1. Whenyouconnectaprinterandturniton,thePlugandPlayfeatureautomaticallystartstheinstallationoftheprinterdriverandcreatesaprinterqueue.

2. Theprinterqueuefortheselectedprintermodelappearsontheportconfigurationwindow.Ifyoucreateaqueueaftertheportconfigurationwindowhasbeenopened,clickthe'Refresh'buttontodisplaythenewprinterqueue.

3. Selectadisplayedprinterqueue.Ifmultipleprinterqueuesaredisplayed,selecttheappropriateone.

EthernetIf the IPaddresshasbeenconfiguredonyourprinter, inputthe IPaddress intotheEthernetConnectionSettings.

IftheIPaddresshasbeenconfiguredonyourprinteranditisconnectedtothenetwork,youcanclickthe‘SearchNetwork’buttontoshowthediscoveredprinterIPaddresslist.ThiswillonlyshowprintersonthesamesubnetasthediscoveringPC.YoumaychoosetheappropriateprinterIPaddressfromthoseshownonthelist.

IftheIPaddressofyourprinterisnotconfigured,youmayclickthe‘Help-Printercannotbefound’linktoopenthetemporaryIPaddressconfigurationwindowandconfiguretheprinterIPaddress,followingtheprocedureshowninthewindow.Whenyouhavefinishedit,youcanconfiguretheIPaddressfollowingeitheroftheproceduresabove.

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SerialYoushouldconfiguretheSerialConnectionsuchasPortNumber,BaudRate,Parity,DataBits&FlowControlaccordingtoyourprintersetting.Youcanprintoutyourprintersettingsbyclickingthe‘TestPrint’button.

*1TestPrintcanalsobeexecutedbyholdingdowntheprinter’sfeedbuttonwhileturningtheprinteron.

*2The‘Xon/Xoff‘optionisnotavailablewithinFlowControlsettingsfortheSeralPort.

PleasesettheDIPSwitchtothe‘DTR’optionandchoosethe‘Hardware’optionforFlowControl.

ParallelSelecttheparallelporttowhichyourprinterisconnected.

6. Whenyouhavefinishedyourconfiguration,clickthe'Done'buttonatthebottomright.Youwillthenbeaskedtocreateanameforthisnewconnection.

7. Clickthe'Check'buttontoconfirmthecorrectconnectionforyourprinter.

When Using a Printer Driver:

Whenyouhaveset‘ConnectionSetting’toanythingotherthan‘USBPrinterClass’andwanttousetheprinterdriver,installitfromWindowsPrinterQueueManagement.

Current ConnectionThecurrentactiveprinterconnectionissummarisedintheCurrentConnectionbox.Yourchosenprintermodel,emulation,interfacetype&portaredisplayedhere(FIg.1-3).

UsetheChecklinktoconfirmthatthecurrentconnectionwithyourprinterisworking.Whenthecheckissuccessful,aprintedresultwillbeprintedoutoranerrormessagewillbeshownifthecheckfailed.Iftheprintedresultisbeyondrecognition,pleasereviewyourserialconnectionsetting.

Whenyouclickthe‘change’link,thePrinterConnectionWizardWindowwillbedisplayed.Itallowsyoutochangeyoursettings.TochangeyourPrinterConnectionSetting,pleaserefertoCreatingthePrinterConnection.

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Connection ManagerThis featureallowsyoutochoose, renameanddeleteyourconnection.Youcanalsocreateanewconnection(Fig.1-3).TheCurrentConnectionshownundertheConnectionManageristhecurrentstatusthatisselectedfromthedrop-downlistbox.

RenameChoosetheconnectionthatyouwanttorenamefromthedrop-downlistbox,clickthe‘Rename’linkandadialoguewindowisdisplayed.Enterthenewconnectionnameandclickthe‘Ok’button.

DeleteChoosetheconnectionthatyouwanttodeletefromthedrop-downlistbox,clickthe‘Delete’linkandadialoguewindowisdisplayed.ConfirmyourintentiontodeletetheconnectionandthenClickthe‘Ok’button.

Create NewClick‘CreateNew’togointothePrinterConnectionWizardwindow.Forfurtherdetails,pleaserefertoCreatingthePrinterConnection.

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Windows Printer Queue ManagementThisfunctionisusedtocreateandmanageWindowsprinterqueuesbasedonthecurrentconnectionsettings.ItisonlysupportedunderSTARLineMode.

Getting Started

1. Installing a Windows Printer Driver

• For USB Interface AWindowsPrinterDriverwillbeautomaticallyinstalledwhentheprinterispluggedin.

• For Non-USB Interfaces Whenthisfunctionisopenedforthefirsttime,youwillbeaskedtoinstalltheprinterdriver.Clickthe‘Install’buttontoinstallthedriver.(PleaserefertoInstallingaWindowsPrinterDriverfordetails.)

2. Adding printer queues

• For USB Interface APrinterQueuewillbeautomaticallycreatedwhenaprinterispluggedin.

• For Non-USB Interface Clickthe‘Add’button,thenenteranameforyourprinterandclickthe’Ok’button.(PleaserefertoAddingPrinterQueuesfordetails.)

3. Managing printer queues Allprinterqueuesthatsharethecurrentconnectionsettings*willbeshownontheWindowsPrinterQueueManagementlist.YoumayperformoperationssuchasrenamingandTestPrintingthroughthisfunction.

*Printerqueueswhichhavethesameprintermodel,interfaceandportsettingswillappearontheWindowsPrinterQueueManagementlist.

4. Using the added printer queues TheaddedprinterqueuescanbeusedinWindowsapplications.

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Detailed Usage

Installing a Windows Printer Driver

Whenyoufirstopenthis function,youwillbeproppedto install theprinterdriver if it’snotalreadyinstalled.Clickthe‘Install Driver’buttontoinstallit.OnWindowsVistathisactionrequiresadministratorprivileges.

Serial Port Settings

Ifyouareusingaserialprinterandtheserialportsettingschosenforyourcurrentconnectiondonotmatchthesystemdefaultsettingsforthatserialport,youwillbepromptedtoadjustthemfirst.Youneedtoclickthe‘Configure Settings’buttontochangethesettingsoftheserialporttomatchthe‘CurrentConnection’settings.Ifanotherprinterqueueisusingthesameserialport,theportconfigurationofthatprinterqueuewillalsobechanged.OnWindowsVistathisactionrequiresadministratorprivileges.

The Printer Queue Management ListPrinterqueuesthatcanbemanagedwillbeshownonthelist.Printerqueuesthathavethesameprintermodel,interface,andportsettingsasthe‘CurrentConnection’willappearontheWindowsPrinterQueueManagementlist.IfanyprinterintheWindowPrinterQueueManagementlistissetasdefaultorsharedthenthoseprinterswillbemarkedasdefaultorshared.Youmaychangeaprinter’snamebyclickingonthenametohighlightit,thenenteringanewnameandpressenter.

Adding Printer QueuesClickthe‘Add’buttonthenenteranametocreateaprinterqueue.Thenewprinterqueuewillbeshownintheprinterqueuemanagementlist.The‘Add’feature isnotavailablewhenyouareusingaUSBprinter,thereforethe‘Add’buttonisnotavailable.TheprinterqueuesareautomaticallycreatedforUSBprinterswhentheyarepluggedin.

Deleting Printer QueuesToremoveaqueuethatyouwanttodeletefromWindowsPrinterQueueManagementlist,selecttheprinterandclickthe‘Delete’button.Ifthedefaultprinterisdeleted,thentheoneoftheexistingprinterqueueswillbesetasthenewdefaultprinter.

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Printing the Test PageTotestaprinterqueue,selectit,andclickthe‘Test Print’button.Thiswillexecutethetestprintoperation-ifitprintscorrectly,thenyourprinterandyourprinterqueueareingoodworkingorder.ItisthesameasprintingthestandardWindowstestpage.

Viewing the standard Windows Printer Queue ListToviewthestandardWindowsPrinterQueue,selectchoosetheprinterthenclickthe‘Queue’button.Youcancancelorpausetheprintjobsusingthisfunctionality.

Viewing the Properties of a Windows Printer QueueToviewthepropertiesofthestandardWindowsPrinterQueue,selectaprinterandclickthe‘Properties’button.Eachprinterqueuehasseparateproperties.The‘DeviceSettings’tabintheprinterpropertieswindowallowsyoutocontrolsettingsuchaspapercuttingmethods,andprintingspeed.Eachprinterqueuemaintainsitsownsetofproperties.Thesepropertiescontroltheprinter’sbehaviourandactions.

Setting the default printerSelectaprinterqueueintheWindowsPrinterQueueManagementlistandclickthe‘Set Default’buttontosetitasthedefaultprinter.Whenyouprintfromanapplication,unlessyou’vespecifiedotherwise,itwillprinttothedefaultprinterqueue.

Renaming the Printer QueueClickthenameofaprinterunder‘PrinterName’inthePrinterQueueManagementlisttomaketheprintername(printerqueuename)editable.Youcanchangethenametoanythingyouwant.Youmaynotusethecharacters‘!’,‘\’,or‘,’.IfyouareusingtheUSBinterface,youcannotchangetheprinterqueuenamethroughthePrinterUtilityfunction.

Note: IfyouchangetheUSBprinterqueuenamedirectlyintheoperatingsystem’sprinterfolder,youwillnolongerbeabletousetheUSBinterfaceconnection.

Refreshing the Printer Queue Management ListIfyouaddordeleteprinterqueuesusingthestandardWindowsfunctionality,youwillhavetoclickthe‘Refresh’buttontorefreshthelist.

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Printer SettingsThisfunctionallowsyoutosetyourprinter’smemoryswitches.

Getting Started

1. Changing Printer Settings TochangeaPrinterSetting,justchooseaoptionfromoneofthedropdownlistboxes.

2. Save your settings into the printer Whenyouhavefinishedtheprintersettings,clickthe‘Store’buttontosaveyoursettingsintotheprinter.Afterthissavingprocesshasbeencorrectlycompleted,theprinterwillautomaticallyreset.

3. Print Settings Ifyouwanttoviewyourcurrentsettings,justclickthe‘Print Settings’button.

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Detailed Usage

Confirming and changing Printer SettingsTheprintersettingsfunctionwillusetheconnectionsettingsselectedearlier inthePrinterUtility.Theprintersettingsfunctionwillautomaticallyloadsettingsfromprinterwhenthefunctionisfirstopened.Ifconnectingtotheprinterfailsthenanerrormessagewillbedisplayed;ifthishappenspleasecheckyourconnectionandpresstheReloadbuttontotryagain.Youcannotstorethesettingstotheprinteruntiltheprintersettingsfunctionsuccessfullyreadsthesettingsfromtheprinter(ie,thestorebuttonwillbedisabled).

Afterloadingisfinished,youcanchooseanyoptionfromadrop-downlisttochangeasetting.

Pleasereadthefollowingnotesbeforechanginganysettings.

• Selectanoptionfromthecategorylisttoonlyviewitemsinthatcategory.

• Clickingonthenameofasettingwillcauseamoredetaileddescriptionofthatsettingtopop-up.

• Somesettingsmaybedisabled.Thesesettingscanbeenabledbychangingrelatedsettings.

PleaserefertotheHelppop-upfordetailedinformation.

• Someoptionsmaybedisabled.Theseoptionscanbeenabledbychangingrelatedoptions.

Storing the settings into your printerClickthe‘Store’buttontosavethechosenoptionstotheprinter.Whenthesettingsaresuccessfullysavedtotheprinter,theprinterwillautomaticallyreset.

Reloading the settings from your printerIfyouwanttodiscardyourchangesbeforesavingtotheprinterthen,clickthe‘Reload’buttontoreloadthesettingsfromtheprinter.If thesettings failedto loadthe‘Store’buttonwillbedisabled. If thishappenspleasecheckyourconnectionatryagainbypressingthe‘Reload’button.

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Print SettingsYoumaypreformatestprintbyclickingthe‘Print Settings’button.Theprinter’scurrentsettingswillbeprintedonthistestprint.

Resetting all settings to their defaultsIfyouwanttorestoreyourprinter’ssettingstotheirdefaults,clickthe‘Reset Defaults’button.Dependingontheprintermodelthatyouareusing,somesettingsmaynothavefactorydefaults.Youmustconfigurethesettingsusingthe‘DefaultSettingWizard’ thatshowwhenrestoringto factorydefaults.

Exporting and importing settingsThisfunctionalityallowsyoutosaveyourcurrentprintersettingstoafile,whichyoucanthenkeepforfutureusewiththissameprinter,applytoanotherprinter,ordistributetootherpeople.

Click‘Export’toshowthe‘SaveAs’window.Specifythefilename,andsavethefileasanXMLFile(.xml)oraPrinterDataFile(.prn).AXMLsettingsfilecanbeimportedbyclickingthe‘Import’button,thenbrowsingtotheXMLfile.Afterimportingiscomplete,thesettingscanbestoredtotheprinterbyclickingthe‘Store’button.

Printerdatafiles(.prn)cannotbeimported.ThesefilesmustbesentdirectlytotheprinterwithouttheuseofthePrinterSettingsfunction.

*Ifthemodel,emulation,andinterfaceintheXMLsettingsfiledonotmatchthecurrentConnectionSettingsthentheXMLfile

cannotbeimported.

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TroubleshootingThisfunctionisusedtotesttheoperationofvariousprinterfunctionsandtheprinter’shardware.Technicalsupportmayusetroubleshootingtotesttheprinterforerrors.Thetestfunctionsarelistedinthecenterofthescreen.

Getting Started

1. Select the function to check Selectthetestthatyouwanttorunfromthelistinthecenterofthescreen.Whenyouselectatest,adescriptionofthetestisdisplayedintheright-centerofthescreen.

2. Execute the check Click‘Run Test’toexecutetheselectedtest.

Detailed Usage

Printing a FileClick‘Print From File’toshowthe‘OpenTestPrintCommandFile’window.Selectaprinterdatafile,andclick‘Open’tosendtheselectedfiletotheprinter.

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Logo StoreThisfunctionisforregisteringyourfrequentlyusedlogosandimagingdataintoyourprinter.Itisoftenusefulintermsofdeploymentandprintspeed.Wewillnamethiskindofimagingdataas‘Logodata’inthisHelphereafter.

Getting Started

1. Adding Logo data into Printer Logo Images list Tostoreyourimagesaslogos,addthemtoPrinterLogoImageslistbyclickingthe‘Add’buttonandlocatethemonyourcomputer.

2. Editing the added Logo data YoucanadjustthesizeandbrightnessfortheaddedLogodatabyclicking‘Edit’button.Usethe‘Up’and‘Down’buttonstoadjusttheorderofthelogos.Toremoveimagesfromthelistsimplyselecttheoneyoudon’twantandclickthe‘Delete’button.

3. Storing the added logos into your printer Touploadthelogodatatoyourprinter,clickthe‘Store Logos’button.Theregisterednumbers(#+Number)inyourprinterarethesameasshowninthePrinterLogoImageslist.Thelogodatastoragemaytaketimedependingonthequalityandsize.Youcanstoreupto255logosintoyourprinter.

4. Printing the Stored Logos Toprintoutthestoredlogos,clickthe‘Print Logos’button.

5. Using the Stored Logos YoucanprintyourlogosusingapplicationslikeMicrosoftWordthroughthePrinterDriver’sSetting.Youcanalsoprintoutthestoredlogoyouwantbyspecifyingthestoredlogonumberdirectlywiththecommand.

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Detailed Usage

Editing Printer Logo Images ListTo change the logo order, click ‘Up’ or ‘Down’ buttons.Directly click the 'Store Logos' in the Printer Logo Images list, you can preview it in the upper right window. You can edit and test print it when necessary.To remove the stored logo from the Printer Logo Images list, simply choose the one you don’t want and click the ‘Delete’ button.

Store logos into your printerTo save the Logo data on the Printer Logo Images list into your printer, simply click the ‘Store Logos’ button.

Caution ! After the new logos have been stored into your printer, the old logos which had been stored in the printer’s memory will be entirely erased and the logos list will be overwritten.

Printing LogosThis function offers you the ability to print out the logos currently stored in your printer.You may enter the maximum number of logos you want to print then click the ‘Print Logos’ button. The logo data will be printed out from #1 to the number you have entered.

Clearing all logosTo clear all the stored logos from your printer’s memory, click the ‘Clear All’ button.

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Editing the Logo dataToedittheLogodata,chooseitfromthePrinterLogoImageslistandclickthe‘Edit’button.TheLogoEditorwillopen.

Resizing the logoByslidingthesizecontrollerbackandforth,youcanchangeyourlogo’ssize.Themaximumlogosizethatyoucanselectistheprintermaximumprintablesize.Toviewtheresult,justclickthe‘Test Print’button.

Adjusting the brightnessByslidingthesizecontrollerbackandforth,youcanmakeyourlogodarkerorbrighter.Toviewtheresult,justclickthe‘Test Print’button.

Logo black & white conversionTherearetwodifferentmethodsavailabletoconverttheimage;the‘Floyd-Steinberg’methodorthe‘NoDithering’method.Ingeneral,the‘Floyd-Steinberg’methodusuallyperformsbetterthanthe‘NoDithering’methodwhenyou’reworkingwithrealphotosorothercolorfulimages,the‘NoDithering’methodisoftenbestwhenworkingwith iconsandgraphics.Youcanpreviewthembeforeyouchoosethemostappropriateone.Whenyouclickthe‘Test Print’button,youcanalsoconfirmyoureditingresult.

Test PrintThisfunctionoffersyoutheabilitytoprintthelogodataduringediting.Youcangetaprintoutoftheactualimagethroughthisfunction.

Restore OriginalThisfunctionallowsyoutorevertbacktothesavedimagewithdefaultsettings.

Export Edited ImageThisfunctionallowsyoutosaveyoureditedLogodataontoyourPC’sdrive.

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A Supplementary Description

How to set the Two-Color PrintingPleaserefertothefollowingproceduretosettheTwo-Colorprinting.

Note Two-ColorprintingisnotsupportedunderECS/POSmode.

Registering Two-Color logos into your printerIftheTwo-Colorprintingoptionhasalreadybeenselectedonyourprinter,theprinterwillregistertwocolors(blackandeitherredorblue)ofLogodataasapair-oneasoddnumber(#n)inblackcolor,theotheras(#n+1)inredorbluecolor.

Specifying the printing of Two-Color logosYourprinterdriverwillspecifytheblackcolor’snumberastheregisteredlogo’snumberwhenitstartsTwo-Colorlogoprinting.

Point! • WhenyouhavesettheTwo-Colorlogoprintingoption,youneedtoregistertwo

logosasonepair.

• Thedatasizeofthetwologosinapairmustbesame.Ifthesizesaredifferent,thepairwillnotbecorrectlyrecognized.

• Ifyouwanttoprintonlyinsinglecolor(blackonlyorothercoloronly),youneedtoprepareablanklogoandregisteritasoneelementofthepair.Remembertheimagesizemustbesame.

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‘Example 1’ Printing black color only

‘Example 2’ Printing another color only

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