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Oki PT390 Windows Driver User's Guide

PT
390
Windows Driver User’s Guide
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.....................................................................................................4
3 How to Use the Printer Driver .................................................................................................................5
3.1 How to Display the Setting Screen .....................................................................................................6
3.1.1 How to Display the Printer Properties ..............................................................................................7
3.1.2 How to Display the Printing Preferences (Document Properties) ....................................................9
3.2 Initial Settings....................................................................................................................................10
3.2.1 Port Setting (for Serial Interface)....................................................................................................10
3.2.2 Setting Custom Paper ....................................................................................................................11
3.3 Printing from an Application..............................................................................................................14
3.4 Printing Bar Codes and 2D Codes....................................................................................................16
4 Setting up the Printer Driver .................................................................................................................18
4.1 [Custom Paper] Tab ..........................................................................................................................19
4.2 [Paper] Tab........................................................................................................................................21
4.3 [Paper Cut and Paper Feed] Dialog Box ..........................................................................................26
4.4 [Graphics] Tab...................................................................................................................................30
4.5 [Operations] Tab................................................................................................................................32
4.6 [Bar Code] Tab..................................................................................................................................36
4.6.1 List of Supported Bar Codes and 2D Codes..................................................................................37
4.6.2 How to Register a New Bar Code Font..........................................................................................38
4.6.3 How to Change Bar Code Font Settings........................................................................................38
4.6.4 Setting Items (for all Bar Codes)....................................................................................................39
4.6.5 Bar Code Settings ..........................................................................................................................42
4.6.6 DataMatrix Code Settings...............................................................................................................44
4.6.7 PDF417 Code Settings...................................................................................................................45
4.6.8 QR Code Settings...........................................................................................................................47
5 Displaying Printer Status Information..................................................................................................48
6 Precautions for Use ...............................................................................................................................51
6.1 Warnings for Printer Driver Settings .................................................................................................51
6.2 Application Warnings ........................................................................................................................52
6.3 Bar Code and 2D Code Warnings ....................................................................................................53
6.4 Other Notes.......................................................................................................................................55
7 Revision History.....................................................................................................................................56
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1.1 Overview

This document describes how to use the Windows printer driver for the PT390 printer. The PT390 Windows printer driver is a software program for printing documents from Windows
applications to the PT390 printer. It converts printing data from applications into the format required by the PT390 and sends it to the printer. You can also set various printing functions such as bar codes, paper saving, print position alignment, and paper 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

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.
Host Hardware
A personal computer with the following interfaces running one of the listed operating systems (OS).
Serial interface Parallel interface compatible with Centronics USB interface LAN interface
<Guide> LAN Interface
When using the driver on a LAN, install the "PR-PortManager", printing client software. For information on how to install and use "PR-PortManager", please see the ”Inst allation Guide”.
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Operating System (OS)
Microsoft® Windows® 2000 (*1) Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional (*2) Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition (*2) Microsoft® Windows Vista® Enterprise (*3) Microsoft® Windows Vista® Business (*3) Microsoft® Windows Vista® Ultimate (*3) Microsoft® Windows Vista® Home Premium (*3) Microsoft® Windows Vista® Home Basic (*3) Microsoft® Windows® 7 Ultimate (*4) Microsoft® Windows® 7 Enterprise (*4) Microsoft® Windows® 7 Professional (*4) Microsoft® Windows® 7 Home Premium (*4) Microsoft® Windows® 7 Starter (*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® Embedded for Point of Service (*8) Microsoft® Windows® Embedded POSReady 2009 (*9)
<Guide> The 64-bit OS versions are also supported.
In this document, each of the products is abbreviated as follows:
*1 : Windows 2000 *2 : Windows XP *3 : Windows Vista *4 : Windows 7 *5 : Windows Server 2003 *6 : Windows Server 2008 *7 : Windows Server 2008 R2 *8 : WEPOS *9 : 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:
"3. Installation" in the "Installation Guide" "5. 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 PT390 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 Setting Port (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.
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 2000
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From Windows' [Start] menu, select [Settings]→[Printers].
For Windows XP Professional
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From Windows' [Start] menu, select [Printers and Faxes].
For Windows XP Home Edition
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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
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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
From Windows' [Start] menu, select [Devices and Printers].
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(2) Right-click “PT390 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 and Server 2008 R2, 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 “PT390 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 “PT390 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 and Server 2008 R2, 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 83 x 297 mm (53 column) 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.0
80 x 297 mm (48 column) 4.0 4.0 0.0 0.0 80 x 297 mm (42 column) 8.0 8.0 0.0 0.0 60 x 297 mm (36 column) 3.0 2.5 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 “PT390 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 and Server 2008 R2, right-click a printer name and select [Printer Properties].
Left Right Top Bottom
Margin (mm)
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(3) Click the [Custom Paper] tab.
(4)
(5)
(6)
(4) Check [Create a Ne
(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.
w Paper].
(3)
(7)
(6)
(8) Click the [OK] button to close the properties screen.
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* When printing documents, the registered paper will be available for selection in the [Paper Size] field
in the [Printing Preferences] screen.
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 PT390 printer using WordPad.
(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 “PT390 Raster” printer in [Select Printer].
(6) To specify the settings for the printer driver, click the [Preferences] button.
* This button depen ds on the application. In Word or Excel, for example, the button name becomes [Properties].
(1)
(2)
screen.
(4)
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(7) The [PT390 Raster Properties] (Printing Preferences) screen is displayed.
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)
nt to the printer and the document is printed.
(8)
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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] bar code data) and assign the desired bar code font. The same method can be used to print 2D codes.
[2] Bar code
data
The procedu
Instruction on How to Print Bar Code
How to print a bar code or 2D 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.
re for printing a bar cod
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.
e or 2D code is as follows.
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(3) Select the entered bar code or 2D code dat
the font corresponding to the type of bar code or 2D code you want to print. The followi ng example prints a "QR code" (a type of 2D code).
(4) Select [Print] from the [File] menu. The [Print] dialog is displayed.
(5) Click the [OK] button to print out the document.
The text to which the ba
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r code font is assigned is printed as a bar code or 2D code.
a then use the application's font selection list to select
* 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".
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