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====== Receipt Printers ====== | ====== Receipt Printers ====== | ||
- | Receipt printers are attached to circulation workstations. | + | 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 | + | |
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+ | ===== Printer Models ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | The models that PINES libraries are currently using successfully include: | ||
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+ | * Epson TM-T88V (Mfg# C31CA85084) | ||
+ | * Be sure to get the correct configuration of the model by referencing the mfg number. | ||
+ | * [[https:// | ||
+ | * Star tsp143iiil | ||
+ | * Star tsp143iiiw | ||
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+ | <note important> | ||
+ | ===== Printer Settings ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Before you begin changing any settings in your browser or inside of the Evergreen staff client, verify that your printer | ||
===== 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 ==== | ||
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+ | **Set the paper** | ||
+ | |||
+ | - File > Print or Ctrl-P | ||
+ | - Select the receipt printer | ||
+ | - Switch to the Layout tab | ||
+ | - Set paper size to Roll | ||
+ | - Select OK to test that it is sending to the correct printer | ||
+ | |||
+ | [{{ : | ||
**Set the margins** | **Set the margins** | ||
- | - File > Page Setup > Margins & Header/ | ||
- | - Set Margins to 0 and Headers/ | ||
- | {{ :circ: | + | - File > Page Setup |
+ | - Format & Options tab: Make sure that " | ||
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+ | | ||
- | **Set the paper** | + | [{{ : |
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==== Chrome Page Setup ==== | ==== Chrome Page Setup ==== | ||
+ | - Menu (three vertical dots) > Print (Or Ctrl-P) | ||
+ | - Select the receipt printer | ||
+ | - Set paper size to Roll | ||
+ | - Be sure scale is set to 100 | ||
+ | - Set margins to Minimum | ||
+ | - Uncheck Headers and footers | ||
- | ===== 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. | + | ===== 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. Or, if you opt to use Hatch, it will handle the silent printing for you and you will not have to modify the browser settings. | ||
==== Chrome Auto-Print Setup ==== | ==== Chrome Auto-Print Setup ==== | ||
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+ | - 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 " --disable-print-preview" to the end. It should look like this: " | + | - Click the Shortcut tab and in the Target field, add " --kiosk-printing" |
- | - Click OK | + | - Click OK. |
+ | {{: | ||
==== Firefox Auto-Print Setup ==== | ==== Firefox Auto-Print Setup ==== | ||
- | FireFox provides two different ways to skip the dialog box when printing: | + | - First: Set up your browser' |
- | + | - Type // | |
- | === a) Through an Extension === | + | |
- | + | ||
- | - In Firefox, open the menu and select Add-ons. | + | |
- | - Select Extensions. | + | |
- | - Search for Seamless Print. | + | |
- | - 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 === | + | |
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- | If you do not wish to install a browser extension, you may alter the Firefox configuration manually. | + | |
- | + | ||
- | - 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, | + | |
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