Receipt Printer Setup

Created by Ezra Weinstein, Modified on Mon, 01 Apr 2024 at 06:19 PM by Bradley Hobart

The recommend receipt is the Star TSP 100 ECO using the Firefox or Chrome browsers. Other customers have had success with other printers from companies such as Epson. If you plan to purchase a different receipt printer than the recommend, try to get one that prints on paper that is 72 mm or greater.

WINDOWS SETUP

Install Driver For Windows

Go to driver download page: https://starmicronics.com/support/receipt-printers/
Download & Install the driver software "TSP100 futurePRNT Software" from the page above. Follow the on screen setup wizard after downloading.

Chrome Setup

In Chrome click the menu button at top right of screen (three vertical dots) (as shown below) and choose Print

Chrome menu

In the dialog the pops up; match your settings on left dialog as shown in image below (**You will need to click the link more settings to reveal margins and paper size)

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Dialog for printer settings

You can now print and that is IT!

Disable printer dialog confirmation for Firefox (Printing without interaction)

Type about:config at Firefox’s location bar and hit Enter.
Right click at anywhere on the page and select New > Boolean
Enter the preference name as print.always_print_silent and click OK. Then set the boolean value to true.
Restart firefox
In CoreStore make sure you have the preference "Print Receipt After Sale" checked in store config/settings. This will ensure printing will happen without clicking anything when completing sale.

Disable printer dialog confirmation for Chrome (Printing without interaction)

Launch Chrome and check that the Chrome Version is at the latest version
Type about:flags in the address bar and ensure that the Disable Print Preview flag is NOT enabled (Print preview must be enabled for Kiosk Printing to work)
Close the browser
Find the browser shortcut on your desk top, right click and select 'properties'
Append the following text to the end of the target field: --kiosk-printing
Save, and launch Google Chrome. It should now load in full screen (kiosk) mode
The print preview will appear on your screen, but will instantly print a receipt to your default printer.

Paper Size Setup for Receipt Printer

Go to my computer -->Control Panel->Printers
Right click on Star TSP 100 --> Printer Properties
Click Device Settings Tab
In the Form to Tray Assignment choose 72mm x Receipt

Cut receipt when print copies/duplicate

Go to control panel --> Devices and printers
Right click printer --> Printer properties
Click Device Settings
Change Page Cut Type --> Partial Cut

MAC SETUP

More detailed information can be found here: Detail Setup Guide

Install Driver For Mac

Go to driver download page: Driver Download Page

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Download the CUPS driver

Find the file from your recent downloads folder and extract it:

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Extract the folder by double clicking it

Find the Installer pkg file and open it:

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Click "Next" on each step to complete the installation.

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Click "Next"

Admin Password Required

You will need to have your admin password in order to complete the installation.

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Enter your Admin Password for the computer.

Once you have installed the CUPS driver close the Installer.

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Finished installation. Click "Close"

Add Printer

Open Printers and Scanners

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Click the "+" button to add the printer

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Click the "+" Sign

Copy these exact settings except change the Address to match what your printer has.
If you dont know what the IP address of the printer is follow "Obtaining IP address of Wireless LAN Printer Installation" below.

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Once you've put in all this information click 'Add'. Your printer should now be able to print.

Obtaining IP address of Wireless LAN Printer Installation

Wireless or LAN Printer Setup

If you are installing A LAN or Wireless printer Obtain the IP Address by following the Wireless Printer Setup Bellow:

If you are setting up the wireless LAN version of the printer you will need to obtain the ip address it was assigned.

To perform a hardware self test on your printer:

Turn it OFF
Hold the feed button down and turn the power back ON at the same time
Release the feed button. This will print out two test receipts.

At the bottom of the second page, it will show 'Current IP Parameters Status'.

Hang on to this page or make a note of the IP Address.

Cash Drawer Setup

Once you've got the printer all set up, you can connect up the cash drawer.

The cash drawer connects to your receipt printer, and is triggered to open when you finish a sale and the receipt is printed by the printer.

To setup the Cash Drawer:

Plug the RJ12 connector cable (the one that looks similar to a phone line) from the cash drawer into the receipt printer.
Head to the following URL: http://localhost:631/printers/. This will take you to CUPS. CUPS is a network printing service used by Mac computers. It allows you to setup your printers on a network, and customise options such as cash drawer setup.