Rice Lake TransAct 3.5 User Manual

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Admin

Preferences

Version 3.5

NOTE:

These settings only effect ticket printing. A default Windows printer must be selected to
print reports and statements.

To setup a ticket printer, select

Admin | Preferences | Ticket Printer Port

from the main menu. The

Set

Printer Port Parameters

window appears.

Figure 61. Set Printer Port Parameters

Device Type

Serial receipt printers, dot matrix printers, and laser printers can all be used as ticket printers. Select

Windows Default

Direct to Printer Port

when using a parallel printer connection.

Select

Windows Default

to print tickets to the default printer setup within Windows. This printer can be

directly connected to the computer, or used through a network connection.

Select

Direct to Printer Port

to send printer commands such as line feed, carriage return, or font changes

to a parallel printer that is directly connected to the computer. These types of printer commands are set
in the ticket printer file. Being able to send commands to a printer is helpful when printing to pre-printed
ticket forms.

Choose one of the serial drivers listed when printing to a serial printer. Serial drivers included with

TransAct

are

SP2000, SP2200, IDS 150A, Star SP300

and the

Epson TM,

and

Swecoin

. Select

Serial Printer

when the available drivers do not match a printer type. Additional drivers will be added as required.

NOTE:

To create a ticket file, refer to the Appendix,

Creating and Editing the Ticket File.

Connector

Select the connector port the printer is connected to. If a ticket printer is not going to be used with

TransAct

, select

None

from the

Connector

option box.