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Star TSP743 Receipt Printer/Drawer Config  

Follow the instructions below to configure your Star TSP743 thermal receipt printer/cash drawer:

Windows XP:

  1. Download the driver for your printer here. Make sure you save this file to your desktop.
  2. Once the driver is downloaded, run the installation program.
  3. Click the button labeled "Extract files for installation via Windows Add Printer Wizard".
  4. In the dialog box that will pop up asking if you would like to install the Status Monitor, click the "Yes" button.
  5. Click "OK" in the box confirming the files have been extracted.
  6. Plug in the thermal printer to your computer's USB port, to the power supply, and using the cable included, to the cash drawer.
  7. Turn the printer on.
  8. After a minute or so, your computer will display the "Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard" dialog box. Choose the option labeled "Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)", and click the "Next>" button.
  9. Uncheck the "Search removable media (floppy, CD-ROM...)" option, and check the box next to "Include this location in the search:".
  10. Click the "Browse" button to the right of the dialog box.
  11. Scroll all the way to the bottom of the list, and find the "Star" folder.
  12. Click the + sign next to the "Star" folder.
  13. Click the folder labeled "StarRas", then click the "OK" button at the bottom of the dialog box.
  14. Click the "Next>" button at the bottom of the dialog box.
  15. Wait while the system processes your request, then choose the "Star TSP700 Raster Printer" option, and click the "Next>" button.
  16. When the dialog box pops up telling you the driver is not digitally signed, click the "Continue Anyway" button at the bottom of the box.
  17. Once the system tells you you have finished installing the software for the Star TSP700 Raster Printer, click the "Finish" button at the bottom of the dialog box.
  18. Once rebooted, click on "Start" then go to "Control Panel" then "Printers and Faxes".
  19. Right click the "Star TSP700 Raster Printer" and go to "Properties".
  20. Click on the "Raster Print Options" tab at the top of the dialog box.
  21. Drop down the box labeled "End Page/End Doc" and choose the "Partial Cut/Partial Cut" option.
  22. Drop down the box labeled "Drawer 1 Action/Timing" and choose "Document Top".
  23. Click "OK" at the bottom of the dialog box.

Mac OS X:

  1. Download the driver for your printer here. Make sure you save this file to your desktop.
  2. Once the driver is downloaded, double click the ZIP file on your desktop and it will unzip into the Star folder.
  3. Double click the "PrintDrv_MacOSX_20020628.pkg" file.
  4. Click the "Continue" button in the lower right corner of the dialog box.
  5. Click the "Continue" button in the lower right corner of the dialog box.
  6. Click the "Continue" button in the lower right corner of the dialog box.
  7. Click the "Agree" button in the confirmation box.
  8. Click the "Continue" button in the lower right corner of the dialog box.
  9. Click the "Install" button in the lower right corner of the dialog box.
  10. Once the software has installed, click the "Close" button in the lower right corner of the dialog box.
  11. Plug in the thermal printer to your computer's USB port, to the power supply, and using the cable included, to the cash drawer.
  12. Turn the printer on.
  13. From the Dock, click on "System Preferences".
  14. Double click the "Print & Fax" Icon.
  15. Click the button labeled "+" near the left side of the dialog box.
  16. Click on the option for the "TSP700 (STR_T-U001)", then click the "Add" button at the lower right of the dialog box.
  17. Click the red "X" button at the upper left corner of the dialog box.

You can now print from the webPOS system and your cash drawer will open upon printing by selecting the printer you just installed in the print dialog box in your web browser. Be sure you also follow the instructions in the new POS setup checklist for setting your headers and margins.

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