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====== Receipt Printers ====== | ====== Receipt Printers ====== | ||
- | Receipt printers are attached to circulation workstations. These printers generate paper receipts much like those printed by cash registers. | + | Receipt printers are attached to circulation workstations. These printers generate paper receipts much like those printed by cash registers. PINES staff do not recommend or endorse any particular |
- | The Epson TM-T88V printer is the most popular receipt printer amongst PINES libraries. If you attempt | + | <note important> |
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+ | ===== Printer Models ===== | ||
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+ | The models that PINES libraries are currently using successfully include: | ||
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+ | * Epson TM-T88V (Mfg# C31CA85084) | ||
+ | * Star tsp143iiil | ||
+ | * Star tsp143iiiw | ||
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+ | <note important> | ||
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+ | <note important> | ||
+ | ===== Printer Settings ===== | ||
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+ | Before you begin changing any settings in your browser or inside of the Evergreen staff client, verify that your printer itself (particularly the paper size) is set up correctly by printing a test page. | ||
===== Browser Print Settings ===== | ===== Browser Print Settings ===== | ||
- | By default, Evergreen will print using the browser' | + | By default, Evergreen will print using the browser' |
==== Firefox Page Setup ==== | ==== Firefox Page Setup ==== | ||
- | **Set the margins** | + | **Set the paper** |
- | - File > Page Setup > Margins & Header/ | + | |
- | - Set Margins | + | - Select the receipt printer |
+ | - Switch to the Layout | ||
+ | - Set paper size to Roll | ||
+ | - Select OK to test that it is sending | ||
- | {{ : | + | [{{ : |
- | **Set the paper** | + | **Set the margins** |
- | - File > Print > Properties > Layout | + | - File > Page Setup |
- | - Set paper size to roll | + | - Format & Options |
+ | - Margins & Header/ | ||
+ | - Test printing a receipt from the staff client | ||
- | {{ : | + | [{{ : |
==== Chrome Page Setup ==== | ==== Chrome Page Setup ==== | ||
- | - Menu > Print > More Settings | + | - Menu (three vertical dots) > Print (Or Ctrl-P) |
+ | - Select the receipt printer | ||
- Set paper size to Roll | - Set paper size to Roll | ||
+ | - Be sure scale is set to 100 | ||
- Set margins to Minimum | - Set margins to Minimum | ||
- Uncheck Headers and footers | - Uncheck Headers and footers | ||
- | {{ : | + | [{{ : |
===== Automatic / Silent Receipt Printing ===== | ===== Automatic / Silent Receipt Printing ===== | ||
- | If the workstation only needs to print to the receipt printer, and never to another printer, the browser can be configured to default to the receipt printer and auto-print so that the staff person will not have to acknowledge the print dialog box every time a receipt is printed. | + | If the workstation only needs to print to the receipt printer, and never to another printer, the browser can be configured to default to the receipt printer and auto-print so that the staff person will not have to acknowledge the print dialog box every time a receipt is printed. |
==== Chrome Auto-Print Setup ==== | ==== Chrome Auto-Print Setup ==== | ||
+ | - First: Set up your browser' | ||
- Close Chrome completely if it is currently open. | - Close Chrome completely if it is currently open. | ||
- Create a Chrome desktop shortcut. | - Create a Chrome desktop shortcut. | ||
- Right-click on the shortcut and select Properties. | - Right-click on the shortcut and select Properties. | ||
- | - Click the Shortcut tab and in the Target field, add " | + | - Click the Shortcut tab and in the Target field, add " --kiosk-printing" |
- | - Click OK | + | - Click OK. |
- | ==== Firefox Auto-Print Setup ==== | + | {{: |
- | FireFox provides two different ways to skip the dialog box when printing: | + | ==== Firefox |
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- | === a) Through an Extension | + | |
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- | - In Firefox, open the menu and select Add-ons. | + | |
- | - Select Extensions. | + | |
- | - Search for Seamless | + | |
- | - Locate Seamless Print in the search results and click Install. | + | |
- | - A new print icon will be added to the browser' | + | |
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- | {{ : | + | |
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- | === Or b) by Manual Configuration | + | |
- | + | ||
- | If you do not wish to install a browser extension, you may alter the Firefox configuration manually. | + | |
+ | - First: Set up your browser' | ||
- Type // | - Type // | ||
- Click the "I accept the risk!" button. | - Click the "I accept the risk!" button. | ||
- | | + | - Enter " |
- | | + | - Use the little toggle icon on the right to toggle the value from false to true. |
- | - Set the preference value to true. (If the preference name already exists, find it in the list, right-click, then click Toggle | + | |
===== Hatch ===== | ===== Hatch ===== | ||
- | If you have more complex printing needs (such as printing to different printers under different circumstances), | + | See: [[admin:workstations: |
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- | [[https:// | + | |
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- | After installation, | + | |
admin/workstations/printers.txt · Last modified: 2022/07/27 14:06 by tmccanna