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Software Manual

Thermal Printer

TSP650

Contents1. Installing/Uninstalling.......................................................................................... 1

1.1 Installing.............................................................................................................................. 11.1.1 InstallingtheDriver(Windows2000/XP)..................................................................................... 11.1.2 AddingaPrinter(Windows2000/XP)........................................................................................... 51.1.3 InstallingtheDriver(WindowsVista32-BitEdition)................................................................... 91.1.4 AddingaPrinter(WindowsVista32-BitEdition)....................................................................... 131.1.5 InstallingtheDriver(WindowsVista64-BitEdition)................................................................. 17

1.2 Uninstalling........................................................................................................................ 231.2.1 Windows2000/XP....................................................................................................................... 231.2.2 WindowsVista32-BitEdition..................................................................................................... 241.2.3 WindowsVista64-BitEdition..................................................................................................... 26

2. Features............................................................................................................... 302.1 TSP650Driver................................................................................................................... 302.2 StarTSP650ConfigurationUtility..................................................................................... 312.3 OPOSDriver...................................................................................................................... 312.4 JavaPOSDriver.................................................................................................................. 31

3. Windows2000/XP/VistaPrinterDriverSettings................................................ 323.1 SettingthePrinter.............................................................................................................. 33

3.1.1 PrintMode................................................................................................................................... 343.1.2 PaperType................................................................................................................................... 353.1.3 PageCutType(TSP654CutterModelOnly).............................................................................. 363.1.4 DocumentCutType(TSP654CutterModelOnly)..................................................................... 373.1.5 DocumentFeedType(TSP651TearBarModelOnly)............................................................... 383.1.6 PrintSpeed................................................................................................................................... 393.1.7 PrintDensity................................................................................................................................ 403.1.8 VerticalMount(reverseprinting)................................................................................................ 413.1.9 DocumentTopLogo.................................................................................................................... 423.1.10 PageTopLogo............................................................................................................................. 433.1.11 PageBottomLogo....................................................................................................................... 443.1.12 DocumentBottomLogo.............................................................................................................. 453.1.13 PeripheralUnitType.................................................................................................................... 463.1.14 PeripheralUnit1.......................................................................................................................... 473.1.15 PeripheralUnit2.......................................................................................................................... 483.1.16 PulseWidthforCashDrawer1................................................................................................... 493.1.17 Buzzer1OnTime........................................................................................................................ 503.1.18 Buzzer1OffTime....................................................................................................................... 513.1.19 Buzzer1:NumberofTimesBuzzerSounds................................................................................ 523.1.20 Buzzer2OnTime........................................................................................................................ 533.1.21 Buzzer2OffTime....................................................................................................................... 543.1.22 Buzzer2:NumberofTimesBuzzerSounds................................................................................ 55

3.2 SettingthePaperSize........................................................................................................ 563.2.1 StandardSizes.............................................................................................................................. 563.2.2 User-DefinedPaperSettings........................................................................................................ 57

3.3 DeviceFonts...................................................................................................................... 593.4 ControlFonts..................................................................................................................... 61

3.4.1 ControlFontCharactersandTheirOperations............................................................................ 613.4.2 UsingtheControlFont................................................................................................................ 63

3.5 BarcodeFonts.................................................................................................................... 653.5.1 BarcodeFontList........................................................................................................................ 653.5.2 EnteringtheBarcodeFont........................................................................................................... 663.5.3 UsingtheBarcodeFont............................................................................................................... 68

3.6 SelectingthePrintColor.................................................................................................... 70

4. StarConfigurationUtility(Windows2000SP3orLater/XP/Vista32-BitEdition)..................................... 72

4.1 PrinterSettings................................................................................................................... 764.1.1 MemorySWSettings................................................................................................................... 784.1.2 NVLogo....................................................................................................................................... 804.1.3 PrinterTests................................................................................................................................. 83

4.2 ApplicationSettings........................................................................................................... 854.2.1 OPOS........................................................................................................................................... 864.2.2 JavaPOS....................................................................................................................................... 90

4.3 CommonData.................................................................................................................... 944.3.1 ImageList.................................................................................................................................... 95

5. GuidelinesforPrintingDocuments.................................................................. 1005.1 NotesforPrintingviaaSerialInterface.......................................................................... 1005.2 NotesforUsingMicrosoftWord..................................................................................... 1015.3 RestrictionsandPrecautions............................................................................................ 103

6. RevisionHistory............................................................................................... 104

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Thermal Printer TSP650

1. Installing/Uninstalling

1.1 InstallingBeforeusingtheTSP650withWindows2000/XP/Vista,youmustfirstinstallthedriver.

1.1.1 InstallingtheDriver(Windows2000/XP)Toinstallthedriver,proceedasfollows.

WhenusingWindowsVista,referto“1.1.3InstallingtheDriver(WindowsVista32-BitEdition)”or“1.1.5InstallingtheDriver(WindowsVista64-BitEdition)”.

InserttheCD-ROMthatshippedwithyourprinterintoyourcomputer.Inthefollowingdialogbox,clickInstallation.

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Readthelicenseagreement.Ifyouagreewiththetermsandconditionsoftheagreement,clickI Accept.

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Thefollowingwindowappears,andthewizardpreparestostarttheinstallation.Thetimerequiredforinstallationmaybelongerthanusualdependingontheenvironmentused.

Clickthe[Next>]buttontoproceed.3�

Typeyouruserinformation.Aftertypingyourusernameandthenameofyourorganizationandselectingwhethertheinstalledprogramistobeavailabletoallusersofthiscomputeroronlytoyou,clickthe[Next>]button.

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Selectthetypeofsetup.SelectCompletetoinstallalloftheprogram’sfeatures,andthenclickthe[Next>]button.

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Theprogram’sfeaturesareinstalled.

ForWindowsversionspriortoWindows2000SP3,onlythedriverfunctionswillbeinstalled.

Clickthe[Install]buttontobegintheinstallation.6�

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Whentheinstallationiscomplete,theSoftwareInstallationconfirmationdialogboxwillappear.Clickthe[Continue Anyway]button.

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Thewizardhascompletedinstallationoftheprogram.Clickthe[Finish]buttontoclosethewizard.

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ClickExittoclosethefollowingdialogbox.Continuewiththenextsectionandaddaprinter.9�

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1.1.2 AddingaPrinter(Windows2000/XP)Toaddaprinter,proceedasfollows.

FromtheWindowsStartmenu,selectPrograms–StarMicronics–TSP650–Utility–Add Printer Wizard (TSP650).

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IntheAddPrinterWizarddialogbox,clickthe[Next>]button.2�

IntheLocalorNetworkPrinterdialogbox,selectLocal printer attached to this computeranduncheckAuto-matically detect and install my Plug and Play printer.Clickthe[Next>]buttontoproceed.

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IntheSelectaPrinterPortdialogbox,selecttheporttouse,andthenclickthe[Next>]button.4�

Selecttheprintertoinstall,andthenclickthe[Next>]button.5�

SpecifytheprinternamethatwillbeusedafterinstallationinWindows-basedprograms.Typetheprinternameifyouwishtochangeit.Additionally,youmaysettheprintercurrentlybeinginstalledasthedefaultprinter.Confirmthesettings,andthenclickthe[Next>]button.

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Maketheappropriateprinter-sharingsettings,andthenclickthe[Next>]button.7�

SelectYestoprintatestpageorNotonotprintone,andthenclickthe[Next>]button.8�

Important: When using a serial interface, do not print the test page. Confirm the printer and printer port settings when printing via a serial inter-face. For details, refer to “5.1 Notes for Printing via a Serial Interface” at the end of the manual.

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0 IntheHardwareInstallationdialogbox,clickthe[Continue Anyway]button.

Thefilesarecopied.

A FromtheWindowsStartmenu,selectPrinters and FaxesandconfirmthatStar TSP650 Cutter (TSP654)orStar TSP650 Tear Bar (TSP651)appearsinthefolder.Iftheappropriateprinterappearsthere,installationwascom-pletedsuccessfully.

Thesettingsaredisplayed.Ifthesettingsarecorrect,clickthe[Finish]buttontoaddtheprinter.9�

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1.1.3 InstallingtheDriver(WindowsVista32-BitEdition)Toinstallthedriver,proceedasfollows.

InserttheCD-ROMthatshippedwithyourprinterintoyourcomputer.Inthefollowingdialogbox,clickRun Autorun.exe.

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Inthefollowingdialogbox,clickInstallation.2�

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Readthelicenseagreement.Ifyouagreewiththetermsandconditionsoftheagreement,clickI Accept.3�

IntheUserAccountControldialogbox,clickthe[Continue]or[Allow]button.Thefollowingwindowappears,andthewizardpreparestostarttheinstallation.Thetimerequiredforinstallationmaybelongerthanusualdependingontheenvironmentused.

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Clickthe[Next>]buttontoproceed.5�

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Selectthetypeofsetup.SelectCompletetoinstallalloftheprogram’sfeatures,andthenclickthe[Next>]button.

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Clickthe[Install]buttontobegintheinstallation.8�

Typeyouruserinformation.Aftertypingyourusernameandthenameofyourorganizationandselectingwhethertheinstalledprogramistobeavailabletoallusersofthiscomputeroronlytoyou,clickthe[Next>]button.

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Inthesoftwareinstallationconfirmationdialogbox,clickInstall this driver software anywaytocontinuewithinstallation.Theconfirmationdialogboxwillappearmultipletimes.

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0 Thewizardhascompletedinstallationoftheprogram.Clickthe[Finish]buttontoclosethewizard.

A ClickExittoclosethefollowingdialogbox.Continuewiththenextsectionandaddaprinter.

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1.1.4 AddingaPrinter(WindowsVista32-BitEdition)Toaddaprinter,proceedasfollows.

FromtheWindowsStartmenu,selectPrograms–StarMicronics–TSP650–Utility,right-clickAdd Printer Wizard (TSP650),andthenselectRun as administrator.

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IntheUserAccountControldialogbox,clickthe[Continue]or[Allow]button.

IntheChoosealocalornetworkprinterdialogbox,clickAdd a local printer.

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IntheChooseaprinterportdialogbox,selecttheporttouse,andthenclickthe[Next]button.4�

Selecttheprintertoinstall,andthenclickthe[Next]button.5�

SpecifytheprinternamethatwillbeusedafterinstallationinWindows-basedprograms.Typetheprinternameifyouwishtochangeit.Additionally,youmaysettheprintercurrentlybeinginstalledasthedefaultprinter.Clickthe[Next]buttontobegintheinstallation.

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Maketheappropriateprinter-sharingsettings,andthenclickthe[Next]button.7�

Ifinstallationwascompletedsuccessfully,thefollowingdialogboxwillappear.Toprintatestpage,clickthe[Print a test page]button.Clickthe[Finish]buttontocompletetheinstallation.

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Important: When using a serial port, do not print the test page. Confirm the printer and printer port settings when printing via a serial port.

For details, refer to “5.1 Notes for Printing via a Serial Interface” at the end of the manual.

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FromtheWindowsStartmenu,selectSettings–Printerstodisplaytheprintersettingdialogbox.ConfirmthatStar TSP650 Cutter (TSP654)orStar TSP650 Tear Bar (TSP651)appearsinthefolder.Iftheappropriateprinterappearsthere,installationwascompletedsuccessfully.

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1.1.5 InstallingtheDriver(WindowsVista64-BitEdition)Toinstallthedriver,proceedasfollows.

InserttheCD-ROMthatshippedwithyourprinterintoyourcomputer.Inthefollowingdialogbox,clickOpen folder to view files.

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Createanewfolderinalocationofyourchoosingonthecomputer(ex.,“TSP650”onthedesktop),andthencopythefilesin“Win2K_XP_Vista\Driver\TSP650_PrinterDriver_Vista_XP_2K.zip”intheCD-ROMtothefolder.(Thecompresseddatacanbeusedaftercopyingit.)

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ClickAdd a local printer.5�

FromtheWindowsStartmenu,selectSettings–Printers.3�

Intheprintersettingdialogbox,clickAdd a printer.4�

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IntheInstalltheprinterdriverdialogbox,clickthe[Have Disk...]button.7�

IntheInstallfromDiskdialogbox,clickthe[Browse...]buttontodisplaytheLocateFiledialogbox.Intheprevi-ouslycreatedfolder,opentheInstallsetfolder(ex.,TSP650\Installsetonthedesktop),select“smjt650.inf”,andthenclickthe[Open]button.

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IntheChooseaprinterportdialogbox,selecttheporttouse,andthenclickthe[Next]button.6�

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Clickthe[OK]button.9�

0 IntheInstalltheprinterdriverdialogbox,selecttheprintertouse,andthenclickthe[Next]button.

A SpecifytheprinternamethatwillbeusedafterinstallationinWindows-basedprograms.Typetheprinternameifyouwishtochangeit.Additionally,youmaysettheprintercurrentlybeinginstalledasthedefaultprinter.Clickthe[Next]buttontobegintheinstallation.

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B IntheUserAccountControldialogbox,clickthe[Continue]or[Allow]button.Theprinterisinstalled.

C Inthesoftwareinstallationconfirmationdialogbox,clickInstall this driver software anywaytocontinuewithinstallation.Theconfirmationdialogboxwillappearmultipletimes.

D Ifinstallationwascompletedsuccessfully,thefollowingdialogboxwillappear.Toprintatestpage,clickthe[Print a test page]button.Clickthe[Finish]buttontocompletetheinstallation.

Important: When using a serial port, do not print the test page. Confirm the printer and printer port settings when printing via a serial port.

For details, refer to “5.1 Notes for Printing via a Serial Interface” at the end of the manual.

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E FromtheWindowsStartmenu,selectSettings–Printerstodisplaytheprintersettingdialogbox.ConfirmthatStar TSP650 Cutter (TSP654)orStar TSP650 Tear Bar (TSP651)appearsinthefolder.Iftheappropriateprinterappearsthere,installationwascompletedsuccessfully.

Important: The folder created in a location of your choosing during installation and the files it contains are no longer necessary; therefore, delete them.

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1.2 Uninstalling

1.2.1 Windows2000/XPTurnoffthepowerswitchoftheTSP650.

FromtheWindowsStartmenu,selectPrograms–StarMicronics–TSP650–Uninstall.

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Whenthefollowingconfirmationdialogboxappears,clickthe[Yes]buttontocontinue.3�

TheuninstallerlaunchestoremovealloftheTSP650softwarefromyourcomputer.4�

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1.2.2 WindowsVista32-BitEditionTurnoffthepowerswitchoftheTSP650.

FromtheWindowsStartmenu,selectPrograms–StarMicronics–TSP650,right-clickUninstall,andthenselectRun as administrator.

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IntheUserAccountControldialogbox,clickthe[Continue]or[Allow]button.Whenthefollowingconfirmationdialogboxappears,clickthe[Yes]buttontocontinue.

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Iftheprintspoolerconfirmationdialogboxappears,selectDo not close applications,andthenclickthe[OK]but-ton.(Although“A reboot will be required”isindicated,thecomputerwillnotrestart.)

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1.2.3 WindowsVista64-BitEditionTurnoffthepowerswitchoftheTSP650.

FromtheWindowsStartmenu,selectSettings–Printerstoopentheprintersfolder.Right-clickthe Star TSP650printericon,andthenselectRun as administrator–Delete.

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Whenthefollowingconfirmationdialogboxappears,clickthe[Yes]buttontocontinue.

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Right-clickablankareaintheprintersfolder,andthenselectRun as administrator–Server Properties.5�


InthePrintServerPropertiesdialogbox,clicktheDriverstab.SelecttheStar TSP650printer,andthenclickthe[Remove...]button.

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Thedialogboxtoselectthedeletionmethodwillappear.SelectRemove driver and driver package,andthenclickthe[OK]button.

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9 Whenthefollowingconfirmationdialogboxappears,clickthe[Yes]buttontocontinue.

0 Thefollowingdialogboxwillappear.Clickthe[Delete]buttontocontinue.

Important: If the dialog box shown in step A does not appear after performing step 0, the driver(s) and driver package(s) were not deleted successfully. Restart the com-puter, and then perform the uninstalling procedure again from step 5.

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A Ifthedriver(s)anddriverpackage(s)weredeleted,thefollowingdialogboxwillappear.Clickthe[OK]button.

B IftheStarTSP650printernolongerappearsinthefollowingPrintServerPropertiesdialogbox,theuninstallingprocedurewascompletedsuccessfully.Clickthe[Close]buttontoclosethedialogbox.

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2. Features

2.1 TSP650DriverThisdrivercanbeusedtosetbasicprintingfunctions,suchastheprintmodeandpapertypes,anditcanalsobeusedtomakegraphiclogosettingsandadvancedsettingsforperipheralunits(buzzerandcashdrawer).

Thefollowingisanexampleofdriversettingswhenusingthebuzzer(optional).

Exampleofdriversettings:PeripheralUnitType BuzzerPeripheralUnit1 DocumentBottomPeripheralUnit2 NoUseBuzzer1:OnTime 500millisecondsBuzzer1:OffTime 2000millisecondsBuzzer1:Cycles 5

Document printing finishes

0.5 seconds on 0.5 seconds on 0.5 seconds on 0.5 seconds on 0.5 seconds on

2 seconds off 2 seconds off 2 seconds off 2 seconds off 2 seconds off

Document printing finishes

0.5 seconds on

2 seconds off 2 seconds off

0.5 seconds on

Stops

FEED button pressed

Thetotalbuzzertime,includingontimeandofftimeforthetotalnumberofcycles,shouldnotexceed30seconds.

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2.2 StarTSP650ConfigurationUtilityTheStarConfigurationUtilityprovidesaneasywaytosettheprinter’smemoryswitches,toregistergraphiclogos,andtomakeothersuchhardprintsettings.Also,notethatyoumaychoosetoinstalltheutilityonly,withoutalsoinstallingthedriversoftware.

Important: Note that this feature is not supported on Windows ver-sions prior to Windows 2000 SP3.

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2.3 OPOSDriverOPOS(OpenPointofService)isanarchitecturesupportingWin32-basedPOSaccess.ThearchitecturemakesiteasyforWindows-basedPOSsystemstoaccessPOSperipherals.TheOPOSdrivermakesiteasyfortheprinternotonlytooutputdatatoperipheralsbutalsotoreadthecurrentoperat-ingstatusofperipherals.Inaddition,thedriverenablesuseofanyofthemanyexistingOPOS-compliantapplications.ThedriverprovidedhereconformstoOPOSVersion1.8.Formoreinformation,refertotheseparateOPOSManual.TheOPOSmanualislocatedintheCD-ROM. /Documents/SoftwareManualForWindows/English/OPOS_POSPrinterADG(EN).doc OPOS_CashDrawerADG(EN).docAfterinstallingtheOPOSdriver,theOPOSmanualisalsosavedonthecomputer’sharddisk. /ProgramFiles/StarMicronics/OPOSPOSPrinterRegister/OPOSPrinterADG(EN).doc /CashDrawerRegister/CashDrawerADG(EN).doc

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2.4 JavaPOSDriverJavaPOS(JavaforRetailPointofSale)isanarchitecturethatsupportsaccesstoJava-basedPOSperipherals.ItoffersthesamekindofadvantagesasOPOSwhileaddingtheextraadvantageofplatformindependence.Anotheradvantageissupportforinexpensivesystemconfigurations,sincetheminimalrequirementsforaJavavirtualcomputerenvironmentarequitelow.ItispossibletouseawidebaseofexistingJavaPOSapplications.ThedriverprovidedhereisfullycompliantwithVersion1.4oftheJavaPOSstandards,asestablishedbytheJavaPOSstandardscommittee.

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3. Windows2000/XP/VistaPrinterDriverSettingsThedriversupportstwoprintmodes:Raster modeandLine mode.ThedefaultmodeforthisdriverisRaster mode.Itisrecommendedtoselect“Linemode”Whenprintingviaaserialinterface.Thefeaturesforeachprintmodeareasfollows.

Inaddition,thisdriverisabletosetvariousfunctionsfortheTSP650.

Raster Line

PaperType ○ ○

PageCutType ○ ○

DocumentCutType ○ ○

DocumentFeedType ○ ○

PrintSpeed ○ ○

PrintDensity ○ ○

VerticalMount(reverseprinting) ○ ×

DocumentTop/BottomLogo ○ ○

PageTop/BottomLogo × ○

PeripheralUnitType ○ ○BuzzerorCashDrawerInterlockingOperation ○ ○

DeviceFonts × ○

BarcodeFonts × ○

Somefunctionscannotbesetatthesametime.Ifthe ! markisdisplayedintheDeviceSettingstab,refertoSection3.1andaftertoconfirmthesettings.

Printsgraphicsathighspeed.Suitableforreverseprinting(wall-mountmode).

Supportsdevicefonts.Suitableforprintingbarcodedevicefonts.

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••Line

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3.1 SettingthePrinterUsingtheprinter’sPropertiesdialogbox,youcansetvariousfunctionsofthisdriver.BeginbyopeningthePropertiesdialogbox,asfollows.

FromtheWindowsStartmenu,selectPrinters and Faxestoopenthefolder.

Inthefolder,right-clicktheStar TSP650icon,andthenselectPropertiestoopentheprinter’sPropertiesdialogbox.

ClicktheDevice Settingstab.

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3.1.1 PrintModeSetstheprintmode.Fordetailsofeachmode,refertopage30.

Availablesettingsareasfollows.

Setting Default Meaning

Raster ○ SetsRastermode.

Line SetsLinemode.

Settingtheprintmode:

Intheexplanationsthatfollowforthevariousfunctions,thesettingsthatcanbemadeforRaster modeandLine modearedifferent.Raster and Line areshownattheupperrightofthepagesinthismanualtoindicatethatthesettingcanbe

madeforoneorbothoftheprintmodes.

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LineRaster3.1.2 PaperTypeSetthistotheappropriatepapertype.



Receipt ○ Variablelength:theprinterdoesnotoutputwhite-spacepaddingattheendofthepagedata.

Ticket Fixedlength:theprinteroutputswhite-spacepaddinguptotheendofthefixed-lengthpage.

Settingthepapertype:

Ifyouwishtocarryoutjournalprinting(withoutpagebreaks),setthepapertypetoReceipt (variable length)andselectareceipt-lengthpapersize,suchas72 mm × Receipt,forthefeedmethodandpaper.(RefertoSection3.2.1.)

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LineRaster3.1.3 PageCutType(TSP654CutterModelOnly)Setsthecuttingmethodfortheendofeachnon-finalpageofadocument.



NoCut ○ Printerdoesnotfeedorcutpaper.

PartialCut Printerfeedspapertocutposition,andthencutsitleavingonepointatthecenter.

Settingthepagecutting:

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LineRaster3.1.4 DocumentCutType(TSP654CutterModelOnly)Setsthecuttingmethodforthefinalpageofthedocument.



NoCut Printerdoesnotfeedorcutpaper.

PartialCut ○ Printerfeedspapertocutposition,andthencutsitleavingonepointatthecenter.

Settingthedocumentcutting:

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LineRaster3.1.5 DocumentFeedType(TSP651TearBarModelOnly)Setsthedocumentfeedoperationafterprinting.



NoFeed Printerdoesnotfeedpaperafterprintingdocument.

TearBar ○ Printerfeedspapertotearbar(cutposition)afterprintingthedocument.

Settingthedocumentfeeding:

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LineRaster3.1.6 PrintSpeedSetstheprintspeed.Notethatthesettingalsoaffectstheprintquality.



High ○ Priorityisgiventoprintspeedoverprintquality.

Middle Setsprintqualityandprintspeedtointermediatelevel.

Low Providesthehighestprintqualitybutlowersprintspeed.

Settingtheprintspeed:

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LineRaster3.1.7 PrintDensitySetstheprintdensity.



-3to-1 Largervaluewith–(minus)makesprintdensitylighter.

Standard ○ Printswithnormaldensity.

+1to+3 Largervaluewith+(plus)makesprintdensitydarker.

Settingtheprintdensity:

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Raster3.1.8 VerticalMount(reverseprinting)SetthistoEnableiftheprinterismountedonthewallorisstoodupvertically.Thissettingmakesitpossibleforthecustomertoviewtheprintoutinthecorrectorientationwhentheprinterisinstalledvertically.



Disable ○ Printsnormally.

Enable Printingisinverted,toptobottom.(Usewhenprinterismountedonwallorstandingvertically.)

Selectingnormalorreverseprinting:

Important: The vertical mount (reverse printing) setting is enabled only when “Raster mode” is selected for the print mode. Note that it is not possible to use the logo printing settings and reverse printing at the same time.

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LineRaster3.1.9 DocumentTopLogoTheNVlogosareidentifiedbytheirNVlogo(imagelist)numbers.Toselectatop-of-documentlogo,choosetheap-propriatelogonumber.Beforemakingthissetting,youmustloadNVlogosintotheprinter’snonvolatilememory.FordetailsaboutloadingNVlogos,referto“4.1.2NVLogo”.



NoLogoPrinted ○ Nologoprintedatthedocumenttop.

PrintLogo1,…,10 Printstheselectedlogoatthedocumenttop.

Selectingthetop-of-documentlogo:

Important: Note that it is not possible to use the logo printing settings and reverse printing at the same time.

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Line3.1.10 PageTopLogoToselectatop-of-pagelogo,choosetheappropriateNVlogo(imagelist)number.Beforemakingthissetting,youmustloadNVlogosintotheprinter’snonvolatilememory.FordetailsaboutloadingNVlogos,referto“4.1.2NVLogo”.



NoLogoPrinted ○ Nologoprintedatthepagetop.

PrintLogo1,…,10 Printstheselectedlogoatthepagetop.

Selectingthetop-of-pagelogo:

Important: The page top logo setting is enabled only when “Line mode” is selected for the print mode. Note that it is not possible to use the logo printing settings and reverse printing at the same time.

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Line3.1.11 PageBottomLogoToselectthebottom-of-pagelogo,choosetheappropriateNVlogo(imagelist)number.Beforemakingthissetting,youmustloadNVlogosintotheprinter’snonvolatilememory.FordetailsaboutloadingNVlogos,referto“4.1.2NVLo-go”.



NoLogoPrinted ○ Nologoprintedatthepagebottom.

PrintLogo1,…,10 Printstheselectedlogoatthepagebottom.

Selectingthebottom-of-pagelogo:

Important: The page bottom logo setting is enabled only when “Line mode” is selected for the print mode. Note that it is not possible to use the logo printing settings and reverse printing at the same time.

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LineRaster3.1.12 DocumentBottomLogoToselectthebottom-of-documentlogo,choosetheappropriateNVlogo(imagelist)number.Beforemakingthisset-ting,youmustloadNVlogosintotheprinter’snonvolatilememory.FordetailsaboutloadingNVlogos,referto“4.1.2NVLogo”.



NoLogoPrinted ○ Nologoprintedatthedocumentbottom.

PrintLogo1,…,10 Printstheselectedlogoatthedocumentbottom.

Selectingthebottom-of-documentlogo:

Important: Note that it is not possible to use the logo printing settings and reverse printing at the same time.

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LineRaster3.1.13 PeripheralUnitTypeSetstheperipheralunittype.



Buzzer ○ Selectsthebuzzerastheperipheralunit.

CashDrawer Selectsthecashdrawerastheperipheralunit.

Settingtheperipheralunittype:

Important: Buzzers are optional devices. Note that it is not possible to use buzzers and cash drawers at the same time.

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LineRaster3.1.14 PeripheralUnit1Setstheoperationtimingoftheperipheralunit1thatwasselectedinPeripheral Unit Type.WhenCash Drawerisselectedfortheperipheralunittype,PageTopandPageBottomcannotbeselected.



NoUse ○ Doesnotusetheperipheralunit.

DocumentTop Operatestheselectedperipheralunitatthedocumenttop.

PageTop Operatestheselectedperipheralunitatthepagetop.

PageBottom Operatestheselectedperipheralunitatthepagebottom.

DocumentBottom Operatestheselectedperipheralunitatthedocumentbottom.

Settingtheperipheralunit1:

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LineRaster3.1.15 PeripheralUnit2Setstheoperationtimingoftheperipheralunit2thatwasselectedinPeripheral Unit Type.WhenCash Drawerisselectedfortheperipheralunittype,PageTopandPageBottomcannotbeselected.



NoUse ○ Doesnotusetheperipheralunit.

DocumentTop Operatestheselectedperipheralunitatthedocumenttop.

PageTop Operatestheselectedperipheralunitatthepagetop.

PageBottom Operatestheselectedperipheralunitatthepagebottom.

DocumentBottom Operatestheselectedperipheralunitatthedocumentbottom.

Settingtheperipheralunit2:

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LineRaster3.1.16 PulseWidthforCashDrawer1Setsthepulsewidthforcashdrawer1whenCash DrawerisselectedforthePeripheral Unit Type.Availablesettingsareasfollows.


10milliseconds Pulsewidthis0.01second.


200milliseconds ○ Pulsewidthis0.2second.









1100milliseconds Pulsewidthis1.1seconds.

1200milliseconds Pulsewidthis1.2seconds.

Settingcashdrawer1:

Thepulsewidthforcashdrawer2isfixedat200milliseconds.

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LineRaster3.1.17 Buzzer1OnTimeSetsthebuzzer1ontimeaccordingtothetimingsetinPeripheral Unit 1whenBuzzerwasselectedinPeripheral Unit Type.Fordetailsofthesettingsandexamplesofoperation,referto“2.1TSP650Driver”.



20milliseconds ○ Setto0.02second.

40milliseconds Setto0.04second.





2000milliseconds Setto2.0seconds.


Settingthebuzzer1ontime:

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LineRaster3.1.18 Buzzer1OffTimeSetsthebuzzer1offtimeaccordingtothetimingsetinPeripheral Unit 1whenBuzzerwasselectedinPeripheral Unit Type.Fordetailsofthesettingsandexamplesofoperation,referto“2.1TSP650Driver”.











Settingthebuzzer1offtime:

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LineRaster3.1.19 Buzzer1:NumberofTimesBuzzerSoundsSetsthenumberoftimesthatbuzzer1soundsaccordingtothetimingsetinPeripheral Unit 1whenBuzzerwasselectedinPeripheral Unit Type.Regardlessofthenumberoftimesspecifiedforthebuzzertosound,thebuzzerstopswhentheFEED buttonispressed.Fordetailsofthesettingsandexamplesofoperation,referto“2.1TSP650Driver”.



1 ○ Buzzer1sounds1time.

2 Buzzer1sounds2times.






Settingthenumberoftimesbuzzer1sounds:

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LineRaster3.1.20 Buzzer2OnTimeSetsthebuzzer2ontimeaccordingtothetimingsetinPeripheral Unit 2whenBuzzerwasselectedinPeripheral Unit Type.Fordetailsofthesettingsandexamplesofoperation,referto“2.1TSP650Driver”.











Settingthebuzzer2ontime:

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LineRaster3.1.21 Buzzer2OffTimeSetsthebuzzer2offtimeaccordingtothetimingsetinPeripheral Unit 2whenBuzzerwasselectedinPeripheral Unit Type.Fordetailsofthesettingsandexamplesofoperation,referto“2.1TSP650Driver”.











Settingthebuzzer2offtime:

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LineRaster3.1.22 Buzzer2:NumberofTimesBuzzerSoundsSetsthenumberoftimesthatbuzzer2soundsaccordingtothetimingsetinPeripheral Unit 2whenBuzzerwasselectedinPeripheral Unit Type.Regardlessofthenumberoftimesspecifiedforthebuzzertosound,thebuzzerstopswhentheFEED buttonispressed.Fordetailsofthesettingsandexamplesofoperation,referto“2.1TSP650Driver”.



1 ○ Buzzer2sounds1time.







Settingthenumberoftimesbuzzer2sounds:

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LineRaster3.2 SettingthePaperSizeThisdriversupportsbothstandardsizesanduser-definedsizes.

3.2.1 StandardSizesThefollowingstandardsizesaresupportedfortheTSP650driver.Themaximumvaluesthatcanbeusedwith58mmor80mmrollpaperareshown.

PaperRollWidth Setting Default Width Length

58mm50.8mmx200mm 50.8mm 200mm

50.8mmxReceipt 50.8mm 3,000mm

80mm72mmx200mm 72mm 200mm

72mmxReceipt 72mm 3,000mm

- A4 210mm 297mm

- Letter ○ 8.5inches 11inches

Ifyouwishtocarryoutjournalprinting(withoutpagebreaks),selectareceipt-lengthpapersize,suchas72 mm × Receipt,andsetthepapertypetoReceipt (variable length).(RefertoSection3.1.2.)

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3.2.2 User-DefinedPaperSettingsThepapersizethatwillbeusedcanbedefined.Theprocedureisasfollows.

FromtheFilemenuinthePrinters and Faxesdialogbox,selectServer Properties.1�

ClicktheFormstab.

SelecttheCreate a new formcheckbox.

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IntheForm nametextbox,overwritethecurrentnamewithanewnameforthecustomsizeyouaredefining.

IntheForm description (measurements)area,selecttheappropriateUnitsandtypethedesiredWidthandHeightsettings.

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Clickthe[Save Form]button.

Clickthe[OK]buttontoclosethedialogbox.

Iftheuser-definedpapersizesarewithintheprintablerangesoftheTSP650,theycanbeusedbythisdriver.Papersizesthatcanbesetareasfollows.

Width : 25.4mm–72mm Length : 25.4mm–3,276mm

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Important: Set all four margins (left, right, top, and bottom) to “0”.

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Line3.3 DeviceFontsThisdriverisequippedwithavarietyofdevicefontsthatcanbeusedinLinemode.Asthesefontsweredesignedspecificallytomatchthecharacteristicsoftheprinter,theyofferclearerprintingthanTrueTypefonts.Furthermore,devicefontsforthisdriverarecompatiblewithdevicefontsfortheStarPOSseriesprinters,TSP600/TSP700/TSP800/TSP1000series,sothesameprintingresultscanbeobtained.

Important: Select the proper height when using device fonts. For two-color printing, refer to “3.6 Selecting the Print Color” for setup.

Thesupporteddevicefontsareshownbelow.

Fonts Width(pixels)

Height(pixels)

Columnsat72mm

(576dots)Meaning

Printer17cpi 12 24 48 Thermalprinterfonts

Printer8.5cpi 24 24 24

Printer17cpiTall 12 48 48

Printer8.5cpiTall 24 48 24

Printer16cpi 13 24 44








Printer17cpi(RED) 12 24 48

Printer8.5cpi(RED) 24 24 24

Printer17cpiTall(RED) 12 48 48

Printer8.5cpiTall(RED) 24 48 24









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Fonts Width(pixels)

Height(pixels)

Columnsat72mm

(576dots)Meaning

Control 12 24 48 Controlfonts

ESC_FONT 1 24 576

ESC_FONT_KANJI 2 24 288

UPC-E 12 24 48 Barcodefonts

UPC-A 12 24 48

JAN/EAN-8 12 24 48

JAN/EAN-13 12 24 48

CODE39 12 24 48

ITF 12 24 48

NW-7(Codaber) 12 24 48

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Line3.4 ControlFontsAcontrolfontisnotaprintablefont,butisinsteadusedtoexecutespecificoperationsontheprinter.Eachcharacterofthefontisassignedtoaparticularoperation.

3.4.1 ControlFontCharactersandTheirOperationsTheoperationsthatcanbeexecutedthroughthecontrolfontareshownbelow.

Character Operation

A Drivecashdrawer1(50ms)

B Drivecashdrawer1(100ms)

C Drivecashdrawer1(150ms)

D Drivecashdrawer1(200ms)

E Drivecashdrawer1(250ms)

d Drivecashdrawer2(200ms)

6 OutputLF

7 OutputCR

F Auto-cutter:Full-cut

P Auto-cutter:Partial-cut

G PrintNVBitImage1inregularmode

H PrintNVBitImage2inregularmode

I PrintNVBitImage3inregularmode

J PrintNVBitImage4inregularmode

K PrintNVBitImage5inregularmode

Q PrintNVBitImage1indouble-widthmode

R PrintNVBitImage2indouble-widthmode

S PrintNVBitImage3indouble-widthmode

T PrintNVBitImage4indouble-widthmode

U PrintNVBitImage5indouble-widthmode

V PrintNVBitImage1indouble-heightmode

W PrintNVBitImage2indouble-heightmode

X PrintNVBitImage3indouble-heightmode

Y PrintNVBitImage4indouble-heightmode

Z PrintNVBitImage5indouble-heightmode

[ PrintNVBitImage1in4xmode

] PrintNVBitImage2in4xmode

^ PrintNVBitImage3in4xmode

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Character Operation

_ PrintNVBitImage4in4xmode

` PrintNVBitImage5in4xmode

a Alignleft

b Aligncenter

c Alignright

e Setnewlineto3mm(1/8inch)

f Setnewlineto4mm(1/6inch)

g Internationalcharacterselect:USA

h Internationalcharacterselect:France

i Internationalcharacterselect:Germany

j Internationalcharacterselect:England

k Internationalcharacterselect:DenmarkI

l Internationalcharacterselect:Sweden

m Internationalcharacterselect:Italy

n Internationalcharacterselect:SpainI

o Internationalcharacterselect:Japan

p Internationalcharacterselect:Norway

q Internationalcharacterselect:DenmarkII

r Internationalcharacterselect:SpainII

s Internationalcharacterselect:LatinAmerica

t Printusingblack/whiteinversion

u Cancelblack/whiteinversion

v Customerdisplay:Startdatatransfer

w Customerdisplay:Enddatatransfer

x Customerdisplay:Displayclear

Important: The printer ignores control font characters that it does not support.

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3.4.2 UsingtheControlFontThefollowingisanexampleofhowtousethecontrolfont.

SelecttheControlfontfromthefontlist.1�

Important: When using device fonts with Microsoft Word, refer to “5. Guidelines for Print-ing Documents” at the end of the manual.

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Inputthecharacterforeachoperationyouwishtoexecute(refertoSection3.4.1).2�

6:OutputLF

b:Aligncenter

Typecharactersinafontotherthanthecon-trolfont

Print.Inthisexample,theprinterexecutesalinefeedandthenprints“ABC”atthecenterofthepage.

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Forthecharactersthatsetthecontrolfont,setthefontheighttothespecifiedvalue“8.5”.

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Line3.5 BarcodeFontsSelectbarcodefontsandenterthecodetogenerateandprintthebarcode.Whenprintingabarcode,thebarcodeimageisprinted,andthennotationsareprintedunderthebarcodeimage.Barcodeimagesdonotappearinthewindowoftheapplication.

3.5.1 BarcodeFontListThetablebelowshowssupportedtypesofbarcodefontsandavailabletypesofcharacters.

BarcodeType CharacterColumns AvailableCharacterSet

UPC-E 12columns Value:0to9

UPC-A 12columns Value:0to9

JAN/EAN-8 8columns Value:0to9

JAN/EAN-13 13columns Value:0to9

CODE39 Morethan1column

Value:0to9Symbol:–,.,<SP>,$,/,+,%Alphabet:AtoZStart/stopcode::*(*1)

ITF Morethan2column(evennumber) Value:0to9

NW-7(Codaber) Morethan1columnValue:0to9Symbol:–,$,:,/,.,+,Alphabet:AtoD

*1)Start/stopcodeisautomaticallyentered,sothereisnoneedtospecifyitwhenenteringthecode.

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3.5.2 EnteringtheBarcodeFontEnterbarcodefontsinthefollowingformat.Enter“z”,whichisthefinalcharacterofthebarcodefont,attheendofthecode.

e.g.,ForCODE39

Datatoenter: apABCDE67890z

a p ABCDE67890 z

Parameter for barcode end

Enter“z”.

Barcode data

Enteractualbarcodedata.

Parameter to set height

Specifywithintherangeof“o”to“v”.

Parameter to set mode

Specifywithintherangeof“a”to“i”.

Fordetailsofeachparameter,referto“BarcodeFontParameterList”onthenextpage.

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■BarcodeFontParameterList

Charactertousebarcodefont

Operation RemarksUPC-E,UPC-A

JAN/EAN-8,JAN/EAN-13

UPC-E,UPC-AJAN/EAN-8,JAN/EAN-13

CODE39NW-7(*1)

ITF(*1)

a 2dots 2dots(6) 2dots(5) Minimummodulewidth

b 3dots 3dots(9) 4dots(10) Minimummodulewidth

c 4dots 4dots(12) 6dots(15) Minimummodulewidth

d — 2dots(5) 2dots(4) Minimummodulewidth

e — 3dots(8) 4dots(8) Minimummodulewidth

f — 4dots(10) 6dots(12) Minimummodulewidth

g — 2dots(4) 2dots(6) Minimummodulewidth

h — 3dots(6) 3dots(9) Minimummodulewidth

i 4dots(8) 4dots(12) Minimummodulewidth

o Barcodeheight:32dots(4mm)

p Barcodeheight:64dots(8mm)

q Barcodeheight:96dots(12mm)

r Barcodeheight:128dots(16mm)

s Barcodeheight:160dots(20mm)

t Barcodeheight:192dots(24mm)

u Barcodeheight:224dots(28mm)

v Barcodeheight:255dots(31.9mm)

z Endingcodeofbarcodedata(1EH)

*1)Numberin()meansnumberofdotswiththickpattern.

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3.5.3 UsingtheBarcodeFontThefollowingisanexampleofhowtosetandusebarcodefonts.

Selectthedevicefontwiththebarcodenamefromthefontlist.Inthefollowingexample,selectthebarcodefontof“CODE39”

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Important: When using device fonts with Microsoft Word, refer to “5. Guidelines for Print-ing Documents” at the end of the manual.

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Entercodes.Also,setthefontheight.(ForCODE39,setthefontheightto“8.5”.)

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Print.Whenprinting,abarcodeisgeneratedandprintedout.

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LineRaster3.6 SelectingthePrintColorThisdriversupportstwo-colorprinting.Beforeyoucanusetwo-colorprinting,however,youmustselectcolorprintingatthedriver,asfollows.


Inthefolder,right-clicktheStar TSP650icon,andselectPrinting Preferencestoopentheprinter’sPrintingPref-erencesdialogbox.

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ClickthePaper/Qualitytab.Selectthepapertypeappropriateforthespecifiedprintcolor.

Selectingthepapertypeandprintcolor:

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For normal monochrome printing Selectasfollowsfornormalmonochromeprintingusingthermalpaper. Media : Selectnormal type paper. Color : SelectcheckbuttonofBlack & White.

For color printing Selectasfollowsforcolorprintingusingtwo-colorthermalpaper. Media : Select2 color paper. Color : SelectcheckbuttonofColor.

For printing on special paper Selectasfollowswhenyouneeddarkermonochromeprintingthannormalmonochromeprintingorforprinting

usingspecialpapersuchashighimagestabilitypaper. Media : Selecthigh image stability paper. Color : SelectcheckbuttonofBlack & White.

SettingthePaperType

SettingthePrintingColor

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4. StarConfigurationUtility(Windows2000SP3orLater/XP/Vista32-BitEdi-tion)

ThissoftwareissupportedbyWindows2000(SP3orlater)/XP/Vista32-bitedition.TheStar Configuration Utilityallowsyoutoconfigureyourprinter.Youcanselecteither“StarLinemode”or“ESC/POSmode”emulationforimplementingthesesettings,asappropriate.UsetheDIPswitchtoswitchemulationbetween“StarLinemode”and“ESC/POSmode”.FormoreinformationregardingtheDIPswitch,refertotheseparateHardwareManual.OpenthePrinter Configuration Utilitydialogboxasfollows.

■Windows2000SP3orLater/XPFromtheWindowsStartmenu,selectPrograms—StarMicronics—TSP650—Utility—TSP650 ConfigurationUtility,andfollowsteps(1)to(4)below.



ClicktheTSP650 Configtab.

Clickthe[Launch Configuration Utility]button.

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■WindowsVista32-BitEditionFromtheWindowsStartmenu,selectPrograms–StarMicronics–TSP650–Utility,right-clickTSP650 Configura-tion Utility,andthenselectRun as administrator.

TheStarConfigurationUtilitydialogboxappears.5�

IntheUser Account Controldialogbox,clickthe[Continue]or[Allow]button.

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TheStarConfigurationUtilitydialogboxappears.6�

Followsteps1to6below.

FromtheWindowsStartmenu,selectSettings–Printerstoopentheprintersfolder.

Right-clicktheStar TSP650printericon,andthenselectRun as administrator–Properties.

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IntheUser Account Controldialogbox,clickthe[Continue]or[Allow]button.

ClicktheTSP650 Configtab.

Clickthe[Launch Configuration Utility]button.

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■MenuBar(1)File

SelectFile (F)—Rescan Ports for Printer (S)torescanports. Torescan,clickthe[Yes]button.

(2)Help

Select Help (H)—Version (V)todisplaytheversionofStarConfigurationUtility.

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4.1 PrinterSettingsUsetheprintersettingstosetthememoryswitches,setupNVlogos,andcarryoutprintertests.

Ifyouselectanyoftheitems,thetoppartofthedialogboxwilldisplaythenameoftheconnectedprinter,thenameoftheportitisconnectedto,thecurrentemulation,anda[Configure Port]button.Selectthemodelname,portname,andemulationaccordingtotheenvironmentused.

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Clickthe[Configure Port]buttontodisplaytheconfigurationdialogboxfortheselectedport.Aftermakingtheappro-priatesettings,clickthe[OK]button.

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Important: Match the port configurations to the printer settings. The printer settings can be confirmed using the self-printing. For details, refer to the Hardware Manual.

Intheconfigurationutility,theFlow ControlfortheserialinterfacecannotbesettoXon/Xoff.IftheprintersettingisXon/Xoff,changeittoDTRandsettheportconfigurationsettingtoHardware.

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4.1.1 MemorySWSettingsInMemory SW Settings,theprintermemoryswitchsettingscanbeloadedandwritten.

Selectthemodelname,portname,andemulationaccordingtotheenvironmentused,andthenclickthe[Load Settings]buttontoreadtheprinter’scurrentmemoryswitchsettings.

Valuesmarkedwith*arethefactorydefaults.

Important: Before clicking the button to load the settings, confirm that the model name, port name, and emulation settings match the printer settings.

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Tochangethememoryswitchsettings,selectitemstochangefromthedrop-downmenus,andthenclickthe[Write Settings]button.Thedisplayedsettingsarewrittentotheprinter.

Important: Click the [Write Settings] button to make your changes effective. After changing the settings, be sure to click the [Write Settings] button.

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4.1.2 NVLogoNVLogoisafunctionforregisteringimagedata,selectedfromdatapre-registeredintheImage List,totheprinterinordertoprintthemonthetoporbottomofthepage.

FordetailsaboutaddingimagedatatotheNVLogolist,referto“4.3.1ImageList”.TosettheprintdataofNVlogos,usetheprinterdriver.Fordetails,refertotheinformationin“3.1.9DocumentTopLogo”to“3.1.12DocumentBottomLogo”.

Important: The “NVLogo List” is a list of the data registered in the computer. To check the images registered in the printer, click the [Print] button.

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Clickthe[Add]button.1�

Selecttheimagethatyouwanttoregisterintheprinter,andthenclickthe[Use]button.2�

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TheselectedgraphicdataisaddedtotheNVLogoList.Toregistermultipleimagesintheprinter,repeatsteps1and2.TodeletetheselectedimagefromtheNVLogoList,clickthe[Delete]button.

WhenyouhavemovedallgraphicdatatoregisterintotheNVLogoList,clickthe[Write]button.DatashownintheNVLogoListiswrittentotheprinter.

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ToprintalloftheNVlogodatawrittentotheprinter,clickthe[Print]button.Thismakesitpossibleforyoutocheckalloftheimagedatacurrentlyregisteredintheprinter.TodeletealloftheNVlogodataintheprinter,clickthe[Delete All]button.

ThememorycapacityforNVlogosinthisprinteris508KB.Afterclickingthe[Write],[Print],or[Delete All]button,theprinterwillbereset.

Important: By executing [Write], data shown in the “NVLogo List” will be overwritten to the NV logo memory of the printer.

All data previously registered will be deleted.

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4.1.3 PrinterTestsPrinter Testsexecutestheprintingfunctionoftheprinterandprintsseveralsamples.Furthermore,itallowsyoutoconfirmthattheperipheralsworkproperly.

TestPrints■PrintSingleByteCharacters

Clickthe[Print]buttontoprintoutthe1-bytecharactertable.

■PrintHeadTest

Clickthe[Print]buttontoexecuteblacksolidprintingconsistingofseverallines,andtotesttheprinterhead.

Iftheblacksolidprintingpartofthissamplecontainswhiteverticallines,cleantheprinterhead.RefertotheHardwareManualtocleantheprinterhead.

Also,iftheprintcan’tbeimprovedevenaftercleaningtheprinterhead,pleasecontactyourdealerforadvice.

■PrintBarcodes

Clickthe[Print]buttontoprintallbarcodessupported.

■2-ColorPrintingTest

Executes2-colorsampleprinting.

For2-colorprinting,confirmthatpaperfortwocolorsisset.Theprinterperformsmonochromeprintingifthistypeofpaperisnotset.Also,referto“3.6SelectingthePrintColor”forsetup.

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CashDrawer/PeripheralDevice■CashDrawer1Test

Clickthe[Test]buttontodrivecashdrawer1.

Thisallowsyoutoconfirmthatcashdrawer1worksproperly.

■CashDrawer2Test

Clickthe[Test]buttontodrivecashdrawer2.

Thisallowsyoutoconfirmthatcashdrawer2worksproperly.

Buzzer/PeripheralDevice■Buzzer1Test

Clickthe[Test]buttontomakebuzzer1sound.

Thisallowsyoutoconfirmthatbuzzer1worksproperly.

■Buzzer2Test

Clickthe[Test]buttontomakebuzzer2sound.

Thisallowsyoutoconfirmthatbuzzer2worksproperly.

Important: Buzzers are optional devices. Note that it is not possible to use buzzers and cash drawers at the same time.

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4.2 ApplicationSettingsThisisforsettingeachapplication.

Youcansetapplicationsforeachport.

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4.2.1 OPOSThisallowsyoutocheckandsetdeviceswhentheprinterisusedinanOPOSenvironment.

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■AddingaPrinter

Clickthe[Add New]button.

Whenclickingthe[Add New]button,theControl Object Registrationcheckboxwillbeselectedandthefol-lowingdialogboxwillappear.Setseachitemproperly.

TheRecNvBitImagecheckboxisselectedbydefault.

Whenselected,thelogoprintingfunctionusingOPOSbecomesenabled.

Clickthe[OK]buttontoaddtheprinter.

Important: Only one control object can be registered. When a Star control object is registered, control objects from other companies

become disabled. Also, to use this printer, register Star control objects. If you use this printer

without performing the registration, operation is not guaranteed.

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■AddingaCashDrawer


Whenclickingthe[Add New]button,theControl Object Registrationcheckboxwillbeselectedandthefol-lowingdialogboxwillappear.Setseachitemproperly.

Ifthecashdraweryouusesupportsthestatusfunction,selecttheStatus Capabilitycheckboxifyouwishtomonitorthecashdrawerstatus(openorclosed).

Whenusingthestatusfunction,refertothefollowingtableandselectorcleartheSensor Activecheckboxac-cordingtotheswitchusedtodetecttheopeningofthecashdrawer.

On(selected) Switchisintheopenstatewhenthecashdrawerisopen

Off(cleared) Switchisintheclosedstate(shorted)whenthecashdrawerisopen

Important: The status function is enabled only if the cash drawer is equipped with a com-pulsion switch. Also, it is not compatible for use with a parallel interface.

Whenusingaserialinterface,matchthePortSettingstotheprintersettings.Theprintersettingscanbecon-firmedusingtheself-printing.Fordetails,refertotheHardwareManual.

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●DrawerNumberSelectthecashdrawernumber.

●ActivationPulseWidth(ms)Selectthepulsewidthfortheselectedcashdrawer.

●PostActivationPause(ms)Selectthepostactivationpausefortheselectedcashdrawer.

Clickthe[OK]buttontoaddthecashdrawer.

■Delete

Theprinterandcashdraweraredeleted.


■Configure

Thesettingsfortheprinterandcashdrawercanbechanged.Thesamedialogboxaswhenclickingthe[Add New]buttonwillappear;therefore,changethesettingsusingthesameprocedureaswhentheywerefirstset.

■CheckHealth

The[Check Health]buttoncanbeusedtorunasystemchecktodeterminewhethertheselectedprinterordraweriscorrectlyconnectedandwhetheritisrespondingcorrectlytotheOPOS.

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4.2.2 JavaPOSThisallowsyoutocheckandsetdeviceswhentheprinterisusedinaJavaPOSenvironment.

Clickthe[Load]buttontoloadtheexistingJavaPOSXMLfile.

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■AddingaPrinter


Thefollowingdialogboxwillappear.Setseachitemproperly.

WhentheChecked Block Printingcheckboxisselected,youcanconfirmthatdatatobeprintediscorrectlysenttotheprinter.

Clickthe[OK]buttontoaddtheprinter.

Whenyouhavefinishedmakingthesettings,clickthe[Save]buttontosavetheJavaPOSXMLfile.

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■AddingaCashDrawer


Thefollowingdialogboxwillappear.Setseachitemproperly.

Ifthecashdraweryouusesupportsthestatusfunction,selecttheRetrieve “Drawer Open” Statuscheckboxifyouwishtomonitorthecashdrawerstatus(openorclosed).

Whenusingthestatusfunction,refertothefollowingtableandselectorcleartheActivecheckboxaccordingtotheswitchusedtodetecttheopeningofthecashdrawer.

On(selected) Switchisintheopenstatewhenthecashdrawerisopen

Off(cleared) Switchisintheclosedstate(shorted)whenthecashdrawerisopen

Important: The status function is enabled only if the cash drawer is equipped with a com-pulsion switch.

Whenusingaserialinterface,matchthePortSettingstotheprintersettings.Theprintersettingscanbecon-firmedusingtheself-printing.Fordetails,refertotheHardwareManual.

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●DrawerNumberSelectthecashdrawernumber.

●ActivationPulseWidth(ms)Selectthepulsewidthfortheselectedcashdrawer.

●PostActivationPause(ms)Selectthepostactivationpausefortheselectedcashdrawer.

Clickthe[OK]buttontoaddthecashdrawer.

Whenyouhavefinishedmakingthesettings,clickthe[Save]buttontosavetheJavaPOSXMLfile.

■Delete

Theselectedprinterorcashdrawerisdeleted.


■Configure

Thesettingsfortheselectedprinterorcashdrawercanbechanged.Thesamedialogboxaswhenclickingthe[Add New]buttonwillappear;therefore,changethesettingsusingthesameprocedureaswhentheywerefirstset.

■CheckHealth

The[Check Health]buttoncanbeusedtorunasystemchecktodeterminewhethertheselectedprinterordraweriscorrectlyconnectedandwhetheritisrespondingcorrectlytotheJavaPOS.

Afterthefirstprintercheck,theprinterprintsprintresultsofallfunctionsthattheprinterhas.

Whencheckedsuccessfully,thefollowingdialogboxwillappear.

Important: Before running a health check, be sure to click the [Save] button so as to save the JavaPOS XML file.

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4.3 CommonDataYoucanregistergraphicdatathatwillbeusedasNVlogos.

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4.3.1 ImageListTheImage Listallowsyoutoregistergraphicdata,suchaslogosthatwillbeusedrepeatedlyafterward,inthecompu-ter.

Atestprintwillbemadewhenaddinggraphicdata;therefore,selectthemodelname,portname,andemulationaccord-ingtotheenvironmentused.

JPG,PNG,GIF,andBMPareavailableasformatsofregisterablegraphicdata.

GraphicdataregisteredhereisusedforNVlogos.Fordetails,referto“4.1.2NVLogo”.

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■AddingGraphicDataClickthe[Add]button.1�

Selectthegraphicdatathatyouwanttoregister,andthenclickthe[Open]button.2�

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ThefollowingConvertImagedialogboxwillappear.3�

Important: According to differences between the actual printing properties of the printer and the display capacity of your computer display, the printing result and preview of the registered graphic data may look different in print density and other details.

It is recommended that you run a test print job to check the print result.

Thedatacanbeadjustedhere.

TypeanametoregisterintheNamefield.

Adjustthewidthofthegraphicdatausingtheslider.

Settheappropriateditheringmethod.

Adjusttheoptionswhicharedisplayedaccordingtotheditheringmethod.

Clickthe[Test Print]buttontorunatestprintinordertochecktheprintresultsofthegraphicdatabeingadjusted.

Itemsintheoptionsaredifferentdependingontheditheringselected.Betterprintingresultscanbeobtainedbycombiningseveralsettingstoidentifywhichsettingsareappropri-ate.

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Clickthe[OK]buttontoaddthegraphicdatatotheImage List.4�

ThegraphicdataisaddedtotheImage ListandcanbeusedasanNV logo.Fordetailsonusingthedata,referto“4.1.2NVLogo”.

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■DeletingGraphicDataTodeletegraphicdata,selecttheunnecessarydatafromtheImage List,andthenclickthe[Delete]button.


■EditingGraphicDataClickthe[Edit]buttontoopentheConvertImagedialogbox.Thegraphicimagedatacanbeadjustedusingthesameprocedureaswhenitwasregistered.Fordetails,refertothe“Registration”item.

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5. GuidelinesforPrintingDocumentsThereisnoneedtosetpapermarginswiththisdriver.Setallmarginsto0.

Thisdriversupports4predefinedcustompapersizesandalsouser-definedpapersizes.Feelfreetouseuser-definedsizesasneeded.(Fordetails,referto“3.2.2User-DefinedPaperSettings”.)

Itisrecommendedtousedevicefontssupportedbythisdriver.Devicefontsmakeitpossibletoprintathigherspeed.

5.1 NotesforPrintingviaaSerialInterfaceWhenprintingusingaserialinterfacefromthisdriver,theprintersettingsmustmatchtheprinterportsettings.

Theprintersettingscanbeconfirmedusingtheself-printing.Fordetails,refertotheHardwareManual.

Toconfiguretheprinterport,proceedasfollows.



ClickthePortstab.Selecttheportyouwillconnectto,andthenclickthe[Configure Port]buttontodisplaytheportpropertiesdialogbox.Matchthesettingstotheprintersettings.

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If theFlow Control for theserialconnectionisset toXon/Xoff,cleartheEnable bidirectional supportcheckbox.

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5.2 NotesforUsingMicrosoftWordWhenyouusedefaultdocumentformatsofWord97andlater,devicefontswillnotworkproperly.Toenablecorrectuseofdevicefonts,performthefollowingsettings.

■Windows2000/XPOpenMicrosoftWord’sToolsmenu,andselectOptions.1�

ClicktheCompatibilitytab,andintheOptionsareaselecttheUse printer metrics to lay out documentcheckbox.Thenclickthe[OK]button.

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OpenWord’sFilemenu,andselectSavetosavethedocument.3�

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■WindowsVista32-Bit/64-BitEdition

ClicktheOfficeButton ,andthenclickthe[Word Options]button.SelectAdvanced,andclickLayout Options.1�

SelecttheUse printer metrics to lay out documentcheckbox.Thenclickthe[OK]button.2�

OpenWord’sFilemenu,andselectSavetosavethedocument.3�

Whenthepagesettingsarechanged,theoptionsettingsmayreturntotheoriginalsettings.

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5.3 RestrictionsandPrecautionsPleasedonotusemorethanonedevicefontonasingleline.Mixingdevicefontsonasinglelinemayresultinskewedprinting.

Donotincludegraphicdata(Windowsfonts,ruledlines,etc.)onthesamelinewithadevicefont,asthistoomaycauseskewedprintresults.

Rememberthatthe“Control”devicefontcannotbeusedfornormalcharacterprinting.Usefontsotherthanthe“Control”devicefonttoprintcharacters.

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6. RevisionHistory

Rev.No. DateofRevision Changes

Rev.1.0 Aug.2007 Firstedition

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