Oki PT340, PT341 Windows Driver User's Guide
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Table of Contents
1 Introduction ..............................................................................................................................................2
1.1 Overview.............................................................................................................................................2
1.2 Trademarks.........................................................................................................................................2
1.3 System Requirements.........................................................................................................................2
2 Installing and Uninstalling the Driver.....................................................................................................5
3 How to Use the Printer Driver .................................................................................................................6
3.1 How to Display the Setting Screen .....................................................................................................7
3.1.1 How to Display the Printer Properties ............................................................................................8
3.1.2 How to Display the Printing Preferences (Document Properties) ................................................10
3.2 Initial Settings....................................................................................................................................11
3.2.1 Port Setting (for Serial Interface)..................................................................................................11
3.2.2 Setting Custom Paper ..................................................................................................................12
3.3 Printing from an Application..............................................................................................................15
3.4 Printing Bar Codes and 2D Codes....................................................................................................17
4 Setting up the Printer Driver .................................................................................................................21
4.1 [Custom Paper] Tab ..........................................................................................................................22
4.2 [Paper] Tab........................................................................................................................................24
4.3 [Paper Cut and Paper Feed] Dialog Box ..........................................................................................29
4.4 [Graphics] Tab...................................................................................................................................33
4.5 [Operations] Tab................................................................................................................................35
4.6 [Bar Code] Tab..................................................................................................................................39
4.6.1 List of Supported Bar Codes and 2D Codes................................................................................40
4.6.2 How to Register a New Bar Code Font........................................................................................41
4.6.3 How to Change Bar Code Font Settings......................................................................................41
4.6.4 Setting Items (for all Bar Codes)..................................................................................................42
4.6.5 Bar Code Settings ........................................................................................................................45
4.6.6 DataMatrix Code Settings.............................................................................................................47
4.6.7 PDF417 Code Settings.................................................................................................................48
4.6.8 QR Code Settings.........................................................................................................................50
5 Displaying Printer Status Information..................................................................................................51
6 Precautions for Use ...............................................................................................................................53
6.1 Warnings for Printer Driver Settings .................................................................................................53
6.2 Application Warnings ........................................................................................................................54
6.3 Bar Code and 2D Code Warnings ....................................................................................................55
6.4 Other Notes.......................................................................................................................................57
7 Revision History.....................................................................................................................................58
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1.1 Overview
This document describes how to use the Windows printer driver for the PT340-341 printer.
The PT340-341 Windows printer driver is a software program for printing documents from Windows
applications to the PT340-341 printer. It converts printing data from applications into the format
required by the PT340-341 and sends it to the printer. You can also set various printing functions su ch
as bar codes, paper saving, print position alignment, and pape r cutting.
1.2 Trademarks
All company names and product names contained in this manual are registered trademarks or
trademarks of their respective owners.
1 Introduction
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1.3 System Requirements
This printer driver can be used with the following system configurations.
Printer Setup
Error : Auto Recovery
Cover Open Error: Auto Recovery
<Guide> The above settings are the factory defaults.
Usually, you do not have to modify the setting. However, the OPOS driver uses
"Recovery by Command" as the [Error] setting and therefore you need to change the
default value in this case.
For information on how to set the value, please see the printer User's Guide.
Configure the printer settings as follows depending on the interface you are using.
■ For the LAN interface
• LAN: Enable
■ For the USB or Serial interface
• LAN: Disable
<Guide> The factory default value is "Enable".
Refer to the instruction manual for the printer for details on how to configure this setting.
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Host Hardw
are
A personal computer with the following interfaces running one of the listed operating systems
(OS).
Serial interface
USB interface
LAN interface
<Guide> When using a Windows printer driver via the LAN,
you need to configure the LAN information and create a original TCP/IP ports for this
printer.
You can configure these settings easily by using the "Printer LAN Settings Tool".
Refer to the Installation Guide for details on how to install and the Printer LAN Online
Manual for details on how to use the "Printer LAN Settings Tool".
*) WEPOS 2009
For using the LAN interface
Please add the "Management and Monitoring Tool" component.
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Operating System (OS)
Microsof
t® Windows® XP Professional (*1)
Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition (*1)
Microsoft® Windows Vista® Enterprise (*2)
Microsoft® Windows Vista® Business (*2)
Microsoft® Windows Vista® Ultimate (*2)
Microsoft® Windows Vista® Home Premium (*2)
Microsoft® Windows Vista® Home Basic (*2)
Microsoft® Windows® 7 Ultimate (*3)
Microsoft® Windows® 7 Enterprise (*3)
Microsoft® Windows® 7 Professional (*3)
Microsoft® Windows® 7 Home Premium (*3)
Microsoft® Windows® 7 Starter (*3)
Microsoft® Windows® 8 Enterprise (*4)
Microsoft® Windows® 8 Pro (*4)
Microsoft® Windows® 8 (*4)
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003, Enterprise Edition (*5)
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003, Standard Edition (*5)
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008, Enterprise Edition (*6)
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008, Standard Edition (*6)
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 R2, Enterprise Edition (*7)
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 R2, Standard Edition (*7)
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2012, Standard (*8)
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2012, Essentials (*8)
Microsoft® Windows® Embedded for Point of Service (*9)
Microsoft® Windows® Embedded POSReady 2009 (*10)
<Guide> The 64-bit OS versions are also supported.
In this document, each of the products is abbreviated as follows:
*1 : Windows XP
*2 : Windows Vista
*3 : Windows 7
*4 : Windows 8
*5 : Windows Server 2003
*6 : Windows Server 2008
*7 : Windows Server 2008 R2
*8 : Windows Server 2012
*9 : WEPOS
*10 : WEPOS 2009
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2 Installing and Uninstalling the Driver
For information on how to install or uninstall this printer driver, please see the following topics:
"2. Installation" in the "Installation Guide"
"4. Uninstallation" in the "Installation Guide"
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3 How to Use the Printer Driver
This section describes how to setup the printer driver and the typical printing method s for printing
documents from Windows applications to the PT340-341 printer.
After the printer driver is installed, printing a document from an application is performed as follows:
Ⅰ Install the printer driver
Ⅱ Set the port
If using with serial interface, configure the settings for the serial interface on the [Ports] tab of the
[Printer Properties].
[See Also]
3.1.1 How to Display the Printer Properties
3.2.1 Port Setting (for Serial Interface)
Ⅲ Set the custom paper type
While this printer driver provides four standard p a per sizes, you can also cre ate and regi ster new
paper sizes for the printer driver using the [Custom Paper] tab of [Printer Properties].
[See Also]
3.1.1 How to Display the Printer Properties
3.2.2 Setting Custom Paper
Ⅳ Print from application
Configure the print setup for the printer driver and print the document created in the application
with the printer.
[See Also]
3.1.2 How to Display the Printing Preferences (Document Properties)
3.3 Printing from an Application
<Typical Printing Method>
3.4 Printing Bar Codes and 2D Codes
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3.1 How to Display the Setting Screen
There are two types of setting screens for the printer driver:
Printer Properties
In the [Printer Properties] screen, you configure the initial settings required for the printer driver to
print documents, such as the custom paper and port (serial interface, for example) settings.
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Printing Preferences (Document Properties)
In the Printing Preferences screen, you configure various printing features of the printer d river (for
example, bar code or paper cut).
The following section explains how to display each of the screens.
Please note that the actual menu names may vary depending on the Windows screen settings.
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3.1.1 How to Display the Printer Properties
Administrative privileges are required to change the printer properties. Log on with an Administrator
account to change the settings.
(1) Open the Printer folder.
For Windows XP Professional
・
From Windows' [Start] menu,
select [Printers and Faxes].
For Windows XP Home Edition
・
From Windows' [Start] menu,
select [Control Panel]→[Printers and Other Hardware], and
on the [Printers and Other Hardware] screen,
select [View installed printers or fax printers].
For Windows Server 2003
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From Windows' [Start] menu,
select [Printers and Faxes].
For Windows Vista
・
From Windows' [Start] menu ,
select [Control Panel], and
on the [Hardware and Sound] screen,
select [Printers].
For Windows Server 2008
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From Windows' [Start] menu,
select [Control Panel]→[Printers].
For Windows 7
From Windows' [Start] menu ,
select [Devices and Printers].
For Windows Server 2008 R2
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select [Devices and Printers].
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For Windows 8
Press the Windows logo key + X key,
shortcut menu is displayed bottom left of the screen.
Click [Control Panel], and click [Devices and Printers].
For Windows Server 2012
Press the Windows logo key + X key, shortcut menu is displayed bottom left of the screen.
Click [Control Panel], and click [Devices and Printers].
(2) Right-click “PT340
-341 Raster” and select [Properties].
* For Windows Vista and Server 2008, if [Run as administrator] is displayed when you right-click a
printer name, select [Run as administrator]→[Properties].
If the [User Account Control] dialog is displayed, select [Continue].
* For Windows 7 / Windows 8 / Server 2008 R2 / Server 2012, right-click the printer name and
select [Printer Properties].
(3) The properties screen is displayed for the selected printer.
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3.1.2 How to Display the Printing Preferences (Document Properties)
(1) Open the Printer folder.
See 3.1.1(1) for instructions on how to open the Printer folder.
(2) Right-click “PT340-341 Raster” and select [Printing Preferences].
(3) The Printing Preferences screen is displayed for the selected printer.
The values specified in the printer folder (shown above) are used as the initial values when printing
from an application. You can also set the values for each job from within the application. For
information on how to set the values in the application, please see "3.3 Printing from an Application".
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3.2 Initial Settings
Setup the following items before using the printer driver to print documents. The initial values are
specified in the printer properties screen.
Set Port (for Serial Interface)
Set Custom Paper
The settings are as follows.
3.2.1 Port Setting (for Serial Interface)
If this printer driver is used with the serial interface, set the port as follows:
Bits per second ： 115200
Data bits ： 8
Parity ： None
Stop bits ： 1
Flow control ： Hardware
The procedure is as follows.
(1) Open the Printer folder.
See 3.1.1(1) for instructions on how to open the Printer folder.
(2) Right-click “PT340-341 Raster” and select [Properties].
* For Windows Vista and Server 2008, if [Run as administrator] is displayed when you right-click a
printer name, select [Run as administrator]→[Properties].
If the [User Account Control] dialog is displayed, select [Continue].
* For Windows 7 / Windows 8 / Server 2008 R2 / Server 2012, right-click a printer name and select
[Printer Properties].
(3) Click the [Ports] tab and select the connected port (COMx:).
* "x" of "COMx:" indicates the port number.
(4) Click the [Configure Port] button.
(5) In the [COMx Properties] screen, set the bits per second, data bits, p arity , stop bits, and flow con trol,
and click the [OK] button.
(6) Click the [OK] button in the properties screen.
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3.2.2 Setting Custom Paper
This printer driver provides the following four standard paper sizes.
Paper Size
80 x 297 mm (48 column) 3.0 5.0 0.0 0.0
80 x 297 mm (42 column) 8.0 8.0 0.0 0.0
58 x 297 mm (35 column) 3.0 2.5 0.0 0.0
58 x 297 mm (32 column) 5.0 5.0 0.0 0.0
If printing documents on different-sized paper, use the printer driver to define a custom paper size in
advance. To specify a custom paper size, specify the printing paper size, assign a name, an d register
it with the printer driver. The following section describes how to setup custom paper size s.
(1) Open the Printer folder.
See 3.1.1(1) for instruction on how to open the Printer folder.
(2) Right-click “PT340-341 Raster” and select [Properties].
* For Windows Vista and Server 2008, if [Run as admini strator] is displayed when you right-cli ck a
printer name, select [Run as administrator]→[Properties].
If the [User Account Control] dialog is displayed, select [Continue].
* For Windows 7 / Windows 8 / Server 2008 R2 / Server 2012, right-click a printer name and select
[Printer Properties].
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(3) Click the [Custom Paper] t
(4)
(5)
(6)
(4)
Check [Creat
(5) Enter a paper name in [Paper Name].
* The paper name can be unique.
The figure above shows an example with the name "Receipt-A."
(6) Select the [Unit], and enter the [S1], [S3], [L] and [R] values according to the layout shown in the
box.
* Changing between units can result in a rounding error of 0.1mm.
If this happens, set the value again.
* The [Paper Type], [S2], [S4] and [S5] settings are used for label printers.
They cannot be specified for this printer.
In addition, the margins [T] and [B] are fixed at "0.0."
(7) Click the [Save] button.
The created paper is added to the [Paper] list.
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(8) Click the [OK] button to close the properties screen.
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* When printing documents,
in the [Printing Preferences] screen.
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The figure shows an example
named "Receipt-A" that was
registered as a custom paper size
with a width of 80mm and height of
400mm.
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3.3 Printing from an Application
Y ou can use the p aper types registered with the printe r driver to print documents from applications. As
an example, this section describes how to print a document on the PT340-341 printer using W ordPad.
(1) Select [Page setup] from the [File] menu of WordPad.
(2) In the [Page Setup] screen, set the Paper Size, Orientation and Margins, and click the [OK]
button.
(3) Edit the document in the WordPad
(4) Select [Print] from the [File] menu.
(5) The [Print] screen is displayed.
Specify the “PT340-341 Raster” printer in [Select Printer].
(6) To specify the settings for the printer driver, click the [Preferences] button.
* This button depends on the application.
In Word or Excel, for example, the button name becomes [Properties].
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Specify the settings and click the [OK] button.
(8) Specify [Page Range] or [Number of copies] as needed, and click the [Print] button.
(9) The print data is se
(7)
r Properties] (Printing Preferences) screen is displayed.
(8)
nt to the printer and the document is printed.
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3.4 Printing Bar Codes and 2D Codes
This printer driver supports printing of various bar codes and 2D co des. Thi s enables you to print bar
code or 2D codes from general applications such as Word or Exce l.
How a bar code or 2D code is printed
When the printer driver is used, a number of fonts with names corresponding to types of bar code
(see [1] bar code font) are added to the fonts available in the application. To print text as a bar
code, enter the text in the document (see [2] ba r code dat a) and assign the desired bar code font.
The same method can be used to print 2D codes.
[2] Bar code
data
Please print af
Windows as a bar code font) when the bar code font is not displayed in the font selection list by your
using application.
Please refer to “Setup procedures of Replacement Font” for details of this setting.
The procedure for printing a bar code or 2D code is as follows.
How to print a bar code or 2D code
Instruction on How to Print Bar Code
(1) Start the applic
(2) In the application's edit screen, enter the data to be printed as a bar code or 2D code.
ter setting Replacemen
ation and set the paper size for the document.
[1] Bar code
font
When printing, the
bar code font is
converted into a bar
Print
code.
t Font (setting that uses the arbitrary font registered in
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(3) Select the entered bar code or 2D code data then use the application's font selection list to select
the font corresponding to the type of bar code or 2D code you want to print. The following exa mple
prints a "QR code" (a type of 2D code).
(4) Select [Print] from the [File] menu. The [Print] dialog is displayed.
* To spe cify the bar code or 2D code settings (size, rot ation,
and so on), click the [Properties] button to open the
[Printing Preferences] screen for the printer driver.
For detailed information on setting the values, please see
"4.6 [Bar Code] Tab".
(5) Click the [OK] button to print out the document.
The text to which the ba
r code font is assigned is printed as a bar code or 2D code.
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