### Contents

Getting Started
Detailed Usage
Operating Environment
Legal Information

# TSP700II Windows Printer Driver

This software is the Windows printer driver for TSP700II.
Installing this printer driver allows you to use the standard print functionality found in most Windows applications.

## Getting Started

### Creating a Printer Queue

You must create a printer queue in order to use the printer driver's functions. You can create a printer queue with the following procedure.

- Via USB Plug & Play:
  Connect your printer to the PC and switch on. Once connected, Windows will automatically create a printer queue via plug & play.
- Via a Non-USB Interface:
  You can create the printer queue with the Windows Printer Queue Function found in the Star Printer Utility. For detailed information please refer to the information Here.

As soon as the printer queue is created, you are able to change the printer settings. Change the printer settings with the following procedure.

1. Open the 'Control Panel', and open the 'Devices and Printers' folder.
2. Right-click the printer queue that you want to configure to open a shortcut menu, then click 'Printer properties'.
3. Configure the printer settings by clicking 'Printing Preferences' on the 'General' tab or by using the 'Device Settings' tab.

You can configure different printer functions according to each printer queue.

### Printer Driver Functions and Print Mode Settings

Your printer driver supports 'Line' and 'Raster'. Using different 'Print Mode' enables different usage and features.

It is possible to print graphical data at high-speed with 'Raster' mode, however, Device Fonts can be used only with 'Line' mode.

The available functions in each mode are as the following. Click the function names link for detailed descriptions.

Device Settings | Line | Raster
--- | --- | ---
Paper Type | OK | OK
Print Speed | OK | OK
Print Density | OK | OK
Print Position | × | OK
Reverse Printing | × | OK
Data Treatment Recover From Error | OK | OK
Top Search | × | OK
Black Mark Detect at Power On | OK | OK
Scaling | × | OK
Paper Cut | OK | OK
Print NVLogo | OK | ×
Print Soft Logo | × | OK
External Peripheral Control Function | OK | OK

Other Functions | Line | Raster
--- | --- | ---
Paper Size | OK | OK
Print Quality | OK | OK
Device Fonts | OK | ×

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## Detailed Usage

### Device Settings

The 'Device Settings' tab of your printer queue's properties window contains many different settings. Open the 'Device Settings' tab with the following procedure.

1. Open the 'Control Panel', and open the 'Devices and Printers' folder.
2. Right-click the printer queue that you want to configure to open a shortcut menu, then click 'Printer properties'.
3. Click the 'Device Settings' tab.

Memo: Some functions can not be selected at the same time.
If you find that the '!' mark appears in your device configuration, please check it by referring to the descriptions on each item.

The description of the contents for each function is listed below.

#### Print Mode

You can choose either 'Line' or 'Raster' for your document.
'Raster' is selected as the default setting. The printer driver functions are different according to these print mode settings. For detailed information please refer to the information Here.
It is recommended that you choose 'Raster' mode for the USB interface and 'Line' mode for the Serial interface, this way you take maximum advantage of the specification of your printer.

Note: If you change the print mode, please restart your PC to ensure that all applications are made aware of the new setting.

#### Paper Type

Three kinds of 'Paper Type' setting allow you to print variable-length 'Receipt', fixed-length 'Ticket', or 'Black Mark' delimited pages.
Use the 'Receipt' option if your print jobs vary in length and you want them cut immediately following the last line. (You may set your receipt paper size at Paper Size)
Use the 'Ticket' option if your want your print jobs to have a consistent length that you set via Paper Size. The paper will be cut when it reaches your set value.
Use the 'Black Mark' option if you want the printer to cut the paper based on black marks.

#### Print Setting - Speed

This setting controls how fast the printer prints.
In most cases you will want to use the 'High' speed option. When the priority for print quality is higher than print speed, the 'Low' option should be selected.

Note: When you select the High Resolution Setting (Print Quality), this setting is not available.

#### Print Setting - Density

This setting controls how dark the printer prints.
In most cases you will want to use the 'Standard' option. If you want the printing lighter, adjust to '-1' , '-2' or '-3'. If you want the printing darker, adjust to '+1' , '+2' or '+3'.

#### Print Setting - Details - Print Position

This setting controls the print position.
If the print area is different to the paper size when anything other than 100% has been set for the scaling factor, you can specify which part of the print area to print.
To print the paper width from the left edge of the print area, select 'Left'. To print the paper width from the middle of the print area, select 'Center'. To print the paper width from the right edge of the print area, select 'Right'.

The paper is aligned with the minimum Pre-defined Paper Size that can accommodate the print area calculated from the specified scaling factor and paper size.

Note: This function is only available when the Print Mode setting is configured to 'Raster'.

#### Print Setting - Details - Reverse

Configure the 'Reverse Print' setting to 'Enable' to print upside-down.

Note: This function is only available when the Print Mode setting is configured to 'Raster'.

#### Print Settings - Details - Data Treatment Recover From Error

When the error occurs, you can handle the unprinted data which has already been sent to the printer as below.
If you want to cancel the unprinted data after the recovery from the error, select 'Clear Data By Document' and check 'Enable bidirectional support' box at the 'Ports' tab of 'Printer properties'.
If you want to print the unprinted data continuously after the recovery from the error, select 'Store Data' and uncheck 'Enable bidirectional support' box.

Note: This feature does not operate correctly with old firmware.
If you are using version 3.0 or earlier of the firmware, select 'Store Data,' and clear the 'Enable bidirectional support' check box on the 'Ports' tab of the 'Printer properties' dialog box.
You can check the firmware version by executing Self-Printing.
To update the printer's firmware, contact your dealer.

#### Print Settings - Details - Top Search

Setting this feature to 'Enable' will cause the printer to reverse feed the paper before printing, minimising the unprintable top margin.

Note: This function is available only when the Print Mode setting is configured to 'Raster' and the 'Page Cut Type' or the 'Document Cut Type' setting is configured to 'Full Cut'.

#### Print Settings - Black Mark - Detect at Power On

When you want to use black mark paper, please set the 'Paper Type' setting to 'Black Mark'.

Note: This function is only available when the Paper Type setting is configured to 'Black Mark'.

#### Scaling - Factor

This setting controls the enlargement or reduction percentage.
You can set a scaling factor between 20% and 200%.

Note: This function is only available when the Print Mode setting is configured to 'Raster'.
If Soft Logo is also being used at the same time, this setting will not be applied to the soft logo.

#### Paper Cut - Page Cut Type

The 'Page Cut Type' setting controls how all of the pages of your print job are cut, except the last page.
If you do not want the pages of your document to be cut, choose the 'No Cut' option. When you want your print job to be cut partially, choose the 'Partial Cut'. When you want your print job to be fully cut, choose the 'Full Cut'.

#### Paper Cut - Document Cut Type

The 'Document Cut Type' setting controls how the last page of your print job is cut.
If you do not want your print job to be cut, choose the 'No Cut' option. When you want your print job to be cut partially, choose the 'Partial Cut'. When you want your print job to be fully cut, choose the 'Full Cut'.

#### NVLogo

NVLogo is a function that prints on pages or documents logo data that has been registered into the printer using the logo registration function of printer utility.
Before starting this setting, you must register your logo into your printer. For details, please refer to Logo Store Help for Printer Utility.

Note: This function is only available when the Print Mode setting is configured to 'Line'.

##### NVLogo - Document Top

This sets the position and data of a logo if you want to print it at the top of a document.
To print a logo left-aligned, select 'Left'. To print it centered, select 'Center'. To print it right-aligned, select 'Right'. You can also set the number of the logo data that you want to print in 'Registration Number'.
Any logo that you choose here will be printed at the top of the first page of the document.
If you select 'No Use', the logo will not be printed at the top of the document.

##### NVLogo - Page Top

This sets the position and data of a logo if you want to print it at the top of a page.
To print a logo left-aligned, select 'Left'. To print it centered, select 'Center'. To print it right-aligned, select 'Right'. You can also set the number of the logo data that you want to print in 'Registration Number'.
Any logo that you choose here will be printed at the top of the page.
If you select 'No Use', the logo will not be printed at the top of the page.

##### NVLogo - Page Bottom

This sets the position and data of a logo if you want to print it at the bottom of a page.
To print a logo left-aligned, select 'Left'. To print it centered, select 'Center'. To print it right-aligned, select 'Right'. You can also set the number of the logo data that you want to print in 'Registration Number'.
Any logo that you choose here will be printed at the bottom of the page.
By configuring it to the 'No Use' option, the logo will not be printed at the bottom of the page.

##### NVLogo - Document Bottom

This sets the position and data of a logo if you want to print it at the end of a document.
To print a logo left-aligned, select 'Left'. To print it centered, select 'Center'. To print it right-aligned, select 'Right'. You can also set the number of the logo data that you want to print in 'Registration Number'.
Any logo that you choose here will be printed at the bottom of the last page of the document.
If you select 'No Use', the logo will not be printed at the end of the document.

#### Soft Logo

Soft Logo is a function that prints data saved to a PC as a logo on a document or page.
It saves the printed output from the printer to a PC as raster logo data and allows you to use it as a logo.
You can also use BMP data saved to a PC as a logo.

It allows you to use the data that is used by Soft Logo by saving it in a folder at a specified location (Startup drive:/Star/(print queue name)/StarRasterLogoData/) each time the data is printed. To use it as BMP data, save the file name as consecutive numbers starting from 0.

Note: This function is only available when the Print Mode setting is configured to 'Raster'.
It can not be used with the High Resolution Setting (Print Quality).

##### Soft Logo - Mode

If you select 'Generate - ...' whenever logo data is set, and then print the content that you want to turn into a logo, the same data as the printed output is saved in BMP format in a folder at a specified location each time the data is printed.
You can save the printed output of multiple pages as multiple pieces of logo data. If logo data is saved when BMP data has already been saved, the saved BMP data is deleted and overwritten by the new logo data.
Click the 'Test Print' button to print all the BMP data that has been saved in the folder specified when 'Generate - ...' was selected.

If you select 'Print Mode', Soft Logo printing will be performed whenever logo data is set.

##### Soft Logo - Document Top

If you select 'All - BMP', all BMP data in the 'StartDoc' folder at the specified location will be printed at the top of the document. If you select 'Sequential - BMP', the BMP data in the 'StartDoc' folder at the specified location will be printed sequentially at the top of the document.

If you select 'No Use', Soft Logo printing will not be performed at the top of the document.

##### Soft Logo - Page Top

If you select 'All - BMP', all BMP data in the 'StartPage' folder at the specified location will be printed at the top of the page. If you select 'Sequential - BMP', the BMP data in the 'StartPage' folder at the specified location will be printed sequentially at the top of the page.

If you select 'No Use', Soft Logo printing will not be performed at the top of the page.

##### Soft Logo - Page Bottom

If you select 'All - BMP', all BMP data in the 'EndPage' folder at the specified location will be printed at the bottom of the page. If you select 'Sequential - BMP', the BMP data in the 'EndPage' folder at the specified location will be printed sequentially at the bottom of the page.

If you select 'No Use', Soft Logo printing will not be performed at the bottom of the page.

##### Soft Logo - Document Bottom

If you select 'All - BMP', all BMP data in the 'EndDoc' folder at the specified location will be printed at the end of the document. If you select 'Sequential - BMP', the BMP data in the 'EndDoc' folder at the specified location will be printed sequentially at the end of the document.

If you select 'No Use', Soft Logo printing will not be performed at the end of the document.

#### Peripheral Unit 1 - Type

Your printer can control two different types of peripheral unit, either a 'Buzzer' or a 'Cash Drawer'.
If you do not have a peripheral unit 1 connected to your printer, you can ignore this setting and its options. (This configuration will be ignored.)

Note: If you are not using the buzzer as a peripheral unit 1 (For example, cash drawer, etc.), never choose the 'Buzzer' option.
Otherwise, the peripheral unit in use may be permanently damaged.

#### Peripheral Unit 1 - Timing

The printer can activate the peripheral unit you've connected to circuit number 1 at various times during document printing.
Choose the 'Document Top' option to activate your peripheral unit only once before printing begins. Choose the 'Page Top' option to activate your peripheral unit before the printing of each page begins. Choose the 'Page Bottom' option to activate your peripheral unit after the printing of each page has completed. Choose the 'Document Bottom' option to activate your peripheral unit only once after printing completes.

Note: If you do not have a peripheral unit 1 connected to your printer, choose the 'No Use' option.

#### Peripheral Unit 1 - Cash Drawer - Pulse Width

If you've connected a cash drawer as your peripheral unit 1, you can control its activation pulse width via this setting.
Different cash drawers require different pulse widths, choose from the available options until your cash drawer opens reliably.

#### Peripheral Unit 1 - Buzzer - On Time

If you've connected a buzzer as your peripheral unit 1, you can control the length of the ringing time via this setting.
Select a suitable length of time for the application that you are using. Choose the time period that best suites your application; longer for more attention or shorter for less intrusion.

#### Peripheral Unit 1 - Buzzer - Off Time

If you've connected a buzzer as your peripheral unit 1, you can control the length of time between tones via this setting.
This setting can control the length of time between the tones of peripheral unit 1 if repeated ringing has been specified. Shorter for rapid sequences or longer for more spaced sequences.

#### Peripheral Unit 1 - Buzzer - Repeat

If you've connected a buzzer as your peripheral unit 1, you can configure the number of times your buzzer sounds per activation.

Regardless of the number of tones you've configured, you can stop the buzzer by pressing the 'FEED' button.

#### Peripheral Unit 2 - Type

Your printer can control two different types of peripheral unit, either a 'Buzzer' or a 'Cash Drawer'.
If you do not have a peripheral unit 2 connected to your printer, you can ignore this setting and its options. (This configuration will be ignored.)

Note: If you are not using the buzzer as a peripheral unit 2 (For example, cash drawer, etc.), never choose the 'Buzzer' option.
Otherwise, the peripheral unit in use may be permanently damaged.

#### Peripheral Unit 2 - Timing

The printer can activate the peripheral unit you've connected to circuit number 2 at various times during document printing.
Choose the 'Document Top' option to activate your peripheral unit only once before printing begins. Choose the 'Page Top' option to activate your peripheral unit before the printing of each page begins. Choose the 'Page Bottom' option to activate your peripheral unit after the printing of each page has completed. Choose the 'Document Bottom' option to activate your peripheral unit only once after printing completes.

Note: If you do not have a peripheral unit 2 connected to your printer, choose the 'No Use' option.

#### Peripheral Unit 2 - Cash Drawer - Pulse Width

If you are using a cash drawer as a peripheral unit 2, the pulse width is fixed at '200 milliseconds'.

#### Peripheral Unit 2 - Buzzer - On Time

If you've connected a buzzer as your peripheral unit 2, you can control the length of the ringing time via this setting.
Select a suitable length of time for the application that you are using. Choose the time period that best suites your application; longer for more attention or shorter for less intrusion.

#### Peripheral Unit 2 - Buzzer - Off Time

If you've connected a buzzer as your peripheral unit 2, you can control the length of time between tones via this setting.
This setting can control the length of time between the tones of peripheral unit 2 if repeated ringing has been specified. Shorter for rapid sequences or longer for more spaced sequences.

#### Peripheral Unit 2 - Buzzer - Repeat

If you've connected a buzzer as your peripheral unit 2, you can configure the number of times your buzzer sounds per activation.

Regardless of the number of tones you've configured, you can stop the buzzer by pressing the 'FEED' button.

### Paper Size

This driver provides you several Pre-defined Paper Sizes.
You can also create custom paper sizes with User-defined Paper Size using the Windows Printer Queue.
Each paper size is defined to be a specific width and height which denotes the printable area. You need not apply any margins to your documents.
The paper size(s) that include the word 'Receipt' in their name are intended for variable length print jobs, like receipts; when using this paper size be sure to choose the 'Receipt' option of the Paper Type setting.

Your paper size configuration may be changed according to the current configuration of the applications you are using.
If there is not any paper size configuration within your application, please use the following setting. It is recommended that you configure the same value in 3 locations.

1. Open the 'Control Panel', and open the 'Devices and Printers' folder.
2. Right-click the printer queue that you want to configure to open a shortcut menu, then click 'Printer properties'.
3. Click on the 'Printing Preference...' button found on the 'General' tab, then click on the 'Advanced...' button found on the new window's 'Layout' tab; you will then see the 'Paper Size' setting - choose the same paper size option here.
4. Select the 'FRICTION' option in the 'Form To Tray Assignment' branch of the 'Device Setting'.
5. Click on the 'Printing Preference...' button found on the 'General' tab, then click on the 'Advanced...' button found on the new window's 'Layout' tab; you will then see the 'Paper Size' setting - choose the same paper size option here.

#### Pre-defined Paper Size

The pre-defined paper sizes which are provided by the TSP700II driver are shown below.

Configuration Value | Default Value | Printing Width | Length
--- | --- | --- | ---
80mm x 200mm |  | 80mm | 200mm
80mm x Receipt |  | 80mm | 3,000mm
72mm x 200mm |  | 72mm | 200mm
72mm x Receipt | ○ | 72mm | 3,000mm
52.5mm x 200mm |  | 52.5mm | 200mm
52.5mm x Receipt |  | 52.5mm | 3,000mm
52mm x 200mm |  | 52mm | 200mm
52mm x Receipt |  | 52mm | 3,000mm
50.8mm x 200mm |  | 50.8mm | 200mm
50.8mm x Receipt |  | 50.8mm | 3,000mm
Star Thermal 80mm x A4 |  | 80mm | 297mm
Star Thermal 3inch x Letter |  | 80mm | 11inch

#### Creating User-defined Paper Sizes

To create user-defined paper sizes, you can use the Windows Printer Queue function and follow the procedure below.

1. Open the 'Control Panel', and open the 'Devices and Printers' folder.
2. Select the printer you want to configure, and click 'Printer Server Properties' from the menu.
3. Click the 'Paper' tab.
4. Click the 'Create a new form' checkbox.
5. Type a new name into the 'Form Name' box.
6. Choose the 'Units' in the 'Form Description' and input the value you want into 'Width' and 'Height' for the 'Paper Size'.
7. Click the 'Save Form' button and click 'Close' to finish.

Paper Sizes which are provided by the TSP700II Printer Driver are as following.
The user-defined paper size is in the following range.

Paper Width | Minimum Value | 25.4mm
Maximum Value | 80mm
Paper Height | Minimum Value | 25.4mm
Maximum Value | 3276.7mm

### Print Quality

This printer driver provides the ability to change the Print Quality in order to change the print resolution.
You can configure it in the 'Print Mode' dialog by choosing the 'Raster' setting.

The following is the procedure.

1. Open the 'Control Panel', and open the 'Devices and Printers' folder.
2. Right-click the icon of the print queue whose print quality you want to change, and click 'Printing Preferences'.
3. Select the 'Layout' tab and click the 'Advanced...' button.
4. You can configure the 'Print Quality' in the 'Graphic' section.

You may select from the following options.

Configuration Value | Default Value | Details
--- | --- | ---
203 x 406 dots per inch |  | Print 203dpi (Width) 406dpi (Height).
203 x 203 dots per inch | ○ | Print 203dpi (Width) 203dpi (Height).

### Device Fonts (Printer, Barcode and Control Fonts)

Your printer supports a range of printer resident and barcode fonts. These fonts are built into your printer and are selectable from within your application.
You can use these when the 'Print Mode' option is set to the 'Line' setting.

Using device fonts, you can get both high printing quality and high printing speed. The barcode fonts allow you to print barcodes by simply applying one of the barcode fonts to a section of your document; the text in that section describing the barcode's layout and data. The control font allows you to control various aspects of the printers behaviour, with specific behaviours mapped to specific characters printed using the control font.

Click Here to open another help page describing these fonts in greater detail.

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## Operating Environment

### Supported models

TSP700II

### System Requirements

Windows 7 (32bit/64bit)
Windows 8 (32bit/64bit)*
Windows 8.1 (32bit/64bit)*
Windows 10 (32bit/64bit)*

* For details, see the Installation Manual.

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## Legal Information

Copyright © 2018 Star Micronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved.