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Star Printer Guide
Based on Ambur 1.9.1
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Connecting a STAR TSP100 Thermal Ethernet printer
Step 1: Connect the printer to power and load paper into it.
Step 2: Find out your printer’s initial settings.
You can plug your printer directly into the router you plan on using it with. Print a status sheet by
turning the printer off, then holding down the “FEED” button, and turning it back on. The printer may
take 20 seconds to print all of its status information fully. What you’re looking for is the last thing that
prints – the “Current IP Parameters Status”. Take note of the number next to “IP Address”
Step 3: Set up the printer in Ambur
Now, launch Ambur on any iOS device connected to the same Wi-Fi network as that printer. Tap the
Management button, then tap “Printers.”
Tap the plus button at the top, and start adding your printer. Tap “IP address”, and type in the number
you took note of above. Give the printer a name to identify it in Ambur. Tap “printer type” and choose
“STAR RASTER MODE.” Leave the “# of columns” 0. *
Step 4: Altering any additional printer settings (refer to last page for more details)
If you select “Yes” for “open cash drawer/buzz on print?”, then whenever this printer is printed to it will
fire any buzzers attached to its cash drawer port so employees are alerted it was printed to, or it will
open any cash drawer attached to the printer.
The rest of the options apply only to kitchen receipts (i.e. receipts printed by tapping “Send” while
adding items, or by selecting “Print kitchen copy” from the action button for an Order.
* If you are using a STAR TSP654 ethernet printer then choose the “STAR LINE MODE” in Step 3.
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Connecting a STAR SP700 Impact Ethernet printer
Step 1: Connect the printer to power and load paper into it.
Step 2: Find out your printer’s initial settings.
You can plug your printer directly into the router you plan on using it with. Print a status sheet by
turning the printer off, then holding down the “FEED” button, and turning it back on and letting go of
the feed button after the first beep. The printer may take 30 seconds to print all of its status
information fully. What you’re looking for is the last thing that prints – the “Current IP Parameters
Status”. Take note of the number next to “IP Address”
Step 3: Set up the printer in Ambur
Now, launch Ambur on any iOS device connected to the same Wi-Fi network as that printer. Tap the
Management button, then tap “Printers.”
Tap the plus button at the top, and start adding your printer. Tap “IP address”, and type in the number
you took note of above. Give the printer a name to identify it in Ambur. Tap “printer type” and choose
“STAR LINE MODE.” Leave the “# of columns” 0.
Step 4: Altering any additional printer settings (refer to last page for more details)
If you select “Yes” for “open cash drawer/buzz on print?”, then whenever this printer is printed to it will
fire any buzzers attached to its cash drawer port so employees are alerted it was printed to, or it will
open any cash drawer attached to the printer.
The rest of the options apply only to kitchen receipts (i.e. receipts printed by tapping “Send” while
adding items, or by selecting “Print kitchen copy” from the action button for an Order.
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Connecting a STAR TSP100 or SP700 USB Printer
Before starting to set up the printer please make sure that you have a wireless network setup using
an Airport Extreme along with Airport Express’s wirelessly connected to the Airport Extreme.
Step 1: Connect the printer to power and load paper into it.
Step 2: Connect the printer to the Airport Extreme via a USB cable
Step 3: Obtain the IP address of the Airport Extreme using the Airport Utility on your PC/Mac
or iOS device (iOS Airport Utility).
Step 4: Set up the printer in Ambur
Now, launch Ambur on any iOS device connected to the same Wi-Fi network as that printer. Tap the
Management button, then tap “Printers.” Tap the plus button at the top, and start adding your printer.
Tap “IP address”, and type in IP address of the Airport Express that the printer is connected to Give
the printer a name to identify it in Ambur. Tap “printer type” and choose “STAR RASTER MODE” for
the TSP100 or “STAR LINE MODE” for the SP700. Leave the “# of columns” 0.
Step 5: Altering any additional printer settings
If you select “Yes” for “open cash drawer/buzz on print?”, then whenever this printer is printed to it will
fire any buzzers attached to its cash drawer port so employees are alerted it was printed to, or it will
open any cash drawer attached to the printer.
The rest of the options apply only to kitchen receipts (i.e. receipts printed by tapping “Send” while
adding items, or by selecting “Print kitchen copy” from the action button for an Order.
* If you are using a STAR TSP654 USB printer then choose the “STAR LINE MODE” in Step 3.
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Additional settings
Assigning printers to a device so one doesn’t have to be picked all the time
If you always want to print a customer copy or kitchen copy to the same printer, or always print a
closed copy to the same printer, it can grow tedious to have to select the same printer each time. In
that case, what you can do is assign printers to a device so it always prints to that printer.
To do so, tap on Management, then Settings. Find the Devices section, and tap on the name of the
device that you want to assign a printer to, and then tap “add _____ printer”, whichever is appropriate
for what you want to force printing to, and then select the printer you want to force printing to.
Printing checks or opening drawers whenever a check is closed
If you want to force your employees to print a closed copy of a check every time an Order is closed,
you can go to Management, then Settings, then select “Yes” for “print check on close?” Now,
whenever an Order is closed, employees will be prompted to select a printer to print a check to.
If you want to open a cash drawer whenever an Order is closed, then select “Yes” for “open drawer on
close?” Now, whatever printer the closed check is printed to, any cash drawers/buzzers attached will
open/fire.
The options below apply only to kitchen receipts (i.e. receipts printed by tapping “Send” while adding
items, or by selecting “Print kitchen copy” from the action button for an Order.
If you select “Yes” for “kitchen: item notes in red?”, then any kitchen receipts printed to an impact
printer (ex. U220B) will use red ink for options/notes for items, which highlights for your cooks exactly
what they need to keep in mind while preparing the item.
If you select “Yes” for “kitchen: print wide?”, then any kitchen receipts printed to this printer use a
“double wide” font for easier visibility.
If you select “Yes” for “kitchen: dashes between items?”, then any kitchen receipts printed to this
printer have a line of dashes printed between individual items, making it easier for the cooks to read
the receipt quickly.
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