BIXOLON SRP-350II, Windows Driver Manual

Page 1: ...Windows Driver Manual SRP 350II Thermal printer Rev 1 02 http www bixolon com ...

Page 2: ...lor 16 5 1 5 Image Rotation 17 5 1 6 Crop Function 17 5 2 Document Settings 18 5 2 1 Send Command 18 5 2 2 Cash Drawer Internal Beep 19 5 2 3 Line Feed 19 5 2 4 Cut 19 5 3 NV Image 20 5 4 Barcode 21 5 4 1 1d Barcode 22 5 4 2 2d Barcode 23 5 5 Utilities 24 5 5 1 VMSM 25 5 5 2 Special Font Edit Utility 25 5 5 3 Journal Viewer 26 5 5 4 Text Macro 27 5 5 5 Image Macro 28 5 5 6 NV Image Download 31 6 W...

Page 3: ...d or user manual content may be changed without prior notice 2 Operating System OS Environment The following operating systems are supported for usage Microsoft Windows XP 32bit 64bit Microsoft Windows Server 2003 32bit 64bit Microsoft Windows Vista 32bit 64bit Microsoft Windows Server 2008 32bit 64bit Microsoft Windows Server 2008R2 64bit Microsoft Windows 7 32bit 64bit Microsoft Windows 8 32bit ...

Page 4: ... Installation 4 1 Installing on Windows XP Server 2003 4 1 1 Via Serial Port or Parallel Port 1 Double click the Windows Driver installation file 2 Click Next 3 Select BIXOLON SRP 350II and a COM or LPT port to be used and then click Next ...

Page 5: ...OS Control Panel Printers and Faxes 6 In the Ports tab click Configure Port Pass this step if you selected a LPT port 7 Match the communication settings to those of the printer The communication settings of the printer can be performed by conducting a self test Pass this step if you selected a LPT port ...

Page 6: ...SRP 350II Rev 1 02 6 8 Click Print Test Page and check printing status Proper installation of the driver is indicated if the test page is printed normally ...

Page 7: ...SRP 350II Rev 1 02 7 4 1 2 Via USB Port 1 Double click the Windows Driver installation file 2 Click Next 3 Select BIXOLON SRP 350II and USB and then click Next ...

Page 8: ...n The printer driver will be installed automatically 6 Open the printer properties window in the Windows OS Control Panel Printers and Faxes 7 Click Print Test Page and check printing status Proper installation of the driver is indicated if the test page is printed normally ...

Page 9: ...Installing on Windows VISTA Server 2008 7 8 4 2 1 Via Serial Port or Parallel Port 1 Double click the Windows Driver installation file 2 Click Next 3 Select BIXOLON SRP 350II and a COM or LPT port to be used and then click Next ...

Page 10: ...l Panel Hardware and Sound Device and Printers 6 In the Ports tab click Configure Port Pass this step if you selected a LPT port 7 Match the communication settings to those of the printer The communication settings of the printer can be performed by conducting a self test Pass this step if you selected a LPT port ...

Page 11: ...SRP 350II Rev 1 02 11 8 Click Print Test Page and check printing status Proper installation of the driver is indicated if the test page is printed normally ...

Page 12: ...SRP 350II Rev 1 02 12 4 2 2 Via USB Port 1 Double click the Windows Driver installation file 2 Click Next 3 Select BIXOLON SRP 350II and USB and then click Next ...

Page 13: ...nter driver will be installed automatically 6 Open the printer properties window in the Windows OS Control Panel Hardware and Sound Device and Printers 7 Click Print Test Page and check printing status Proper installation of the driver is indicated if the test page is printed normally ...

Page 14: ...Driver Settings The following functions can be configured after installing the Windows driver 5 1 Layout 1 Open the Printer Properties window for the corresponding OS 2 Click the Preferences button in the General tab 3 Click Paper Tab ...

Page 15: ...Save button after specifying the paper width length and a paper name If the specified paper name already exists on the system you can update the paper width length Valid Paper Width 25 4 mm 72 0 mm Valid Paper Length 25 4 mm 3276 0 mm You can choose the new paper size on the Paper Size combo box after adding a paper size Delete button Deletes the paper size selected in the list Save button Adds a ...

Page 16: ...llows flexible paper length according to the data length Ticket Ticket print in fixed length even the print data is short 5 1 3 Copies Copies are printed by specifying the copy count The copy count is set to 1 by default Set this value bigger than 1 to set the number of copies to print The value should be within the range of 1 to 255 5 1 4 Color The Color is set to Monochrome by default Select Col...

Page 17: ...ont is not supported The color type will be changed to Monochrome mode automatically if this function is used in the color mode 5 1 6 Crop Function This function crops the upper and lower end of the printing area by the specified number It helps reduce the margin at the top and bottom when there is excessive margin The value should be within the range of 1 to 99 ...

Page 18: ...nd send it to the printer The Send Commands function allows for the addition of desired commands at the start or end of the print content Start Doc Addition of command at the beginning of the document Start Page Addition of command at the beginning of the page End Page Addition of command at the end of the page End Doc Addition of command at the end of the document For more information on the hexa...

Page 19: ... beep sound when printing tick Beep sound before printing or Beep sound after printing and then click OK 5 2 3 Line Feed Set the number of line feeds between 0 and 99 for adding blank lines at the end of printing 5 2 4 Cut Paper can be cut at the end of each page or each document job Page Job No Cut No Cut Paper is not cut after printing Page Job No Cut Partial Cut Paper is cut at the end of each ...

Page 20: ...ning and or end of the document and beginning and end of each page Also there are two commands for NV Image printing Take care of selecting one of the two commands because NV images cannot be printed depending on the selected command NV graphics FS p NV bit image GS L Start Doc Insert NV image at the top of the document Start Page Insert NV image at the top of the page End Page Insert NV image at ...

Page 21: ...SRP 350II Rev 1 02 21 5 4 Barcode 1 Open the Printer Properties window for the corresponding OS 2 Click the Preferences or Printing Preferences button in the General tab 3 Click Barcode Tab ...

Page 22: ...20 40 60 80 Numeric 0 9 Barcode4 JAN8 EAN 20 40 60 80 Numeric 0 9 Barcode5 Code39 20 40 60 80 Numeric 0 9 Symbols Letters A Z Barcode6 ITF 20 40 60 80 Numeric 0 9 Barcode7 Codabar 20 40 60 80 Numeric 0 9 Symbols Letters A D Barcode8 Code93 20 40 60 80 ASCII CODE 0 127 Barcode9 Code128 20 40 60 80 ASCII CODE 0 127 Detailed settings for one dimensional barcode Select a Font Name and Type of one dime...

Page 23: ...mes Font Name Type Symbology Size Point 2D Code1 PDF417 9 5 2D Code2 QR Code 9 5 Detailed settings for two dimensional barcode Select a Font Name and Type of two dimensional barcode and then click Properties The width height size and error compensation level can be configured depending on the type of two dimensional barcode from this window as shown in the following picture QR Code PDF417 ...

Page 24: ...SRP 350II Rev 1 02 24 5 5 Utilities 1 Open the Printer Properties window for the corresponding OS 2 Click the Preferences or Printing Preferences button in the General tab 3 Click Utilities Tab ...

Page 25: ...mand assign the defined printer command to a specific ASCII character and send it to the printer The range of ASCII code that the command can be assigned is from 0x20 to 0x7F and the command can be easily assigned using this utility 1 Click Special Font Edit Utility 2 Select an ASCII code character and enter the print command All values should be entered in hexadecimal number format 3 Click Apply ...

Page 26: ...ocument in a file and the saved file can be viewed by using this utility 1 Tick Enable Journal to run Journal Viewer and then click Journal Viewer 2 Click Search to set search condition and then enter Start Date and End Date 3 Click OK to search the files created within the specified period 4 Select the file to print from the list and click Print to send the data stored in the file to the printer ...

Page 27: ...is function can be used only when using Device Fonts and it has no effect when using True Type Fonts Detailed instructions are shown below 1 Tick Enable Text Macro to run Text Macro and then click Text Macro 2 Click Add Item to enter the text to change in Change Text enter the text to place in Replace Text and click OK ...

Page 28: ...replace certain text with a specified image for printing This function is applicable only when using Device Fonts and it has no effect when using TrueType Fonts Detailed instructions are shown below 1 Tick Enable Image Macro to run Image Macro and then click Image Macro ...

Page 29: ...SRP 350II Rev 1 02 29 2 Click Add Image select a bitmap file bmp and click Open 3 Enter the name to be added to the list select a dithering type and click OK ...

Page 30: ...SRP 350II Rev 1 02 30 4 Click Add Text Key and set the image to replace the text key Enter the text in Change Text and select the image to replace the corresponding text in Replace Image ...

Page 31: ...SRP 350II Rev 1 02 31 5 Click OK 5 5 6 NV Image Download Refer to the NV Image manual contained in the CD for details ...

Page 32: ...ntB1x1 255 FontB1x1 9x17 7 FontB1x2 FontB1x2 Ext FontB1x2 255 FontB1x2 9x34 13 5 FontB2x1 FontB2x1 Ext FontB2x1 255 FontB2x1 18x17 7 FontB2x2 FontB2x2 Ext FontB2x2 255 FontB2x2 18x34 13 5 FontB2x4 FontB2x4 Ext FontB2x4 255 FontB2x4 18x68 27 FontB4x2 FontB4x2 Ext FontB4x2 255 FontB4x2 36x34 13 5 FontB4x4 FontB4x4 Ext FontB4x4 255 FontB4x4 36x68 27 FontB4x8 FontB4x8 Ext FontB4x8 255 FontB4x8 36x136 ...

Page 33: ... Page 1252 Character size dot 12 x 24 double height Sizes point 19 2 FontA1x2 Ext IBM expansion Character code support Code Page 437 Character size dot 12 x 24 double height Sizes point 19 3 FontA1x2 255 Buyer exclusive code support User Code page Character size dot 12 x 24 double height Sizes point 19 ...

Page 34: ...rs in Font A above the barcode r Adds HRI characters in Font A below the barcode s Adds HRI characters in Font B above the barcode t Adds HRI characters in Font B below the barcode u Turns white black reverse printing mode on v Turns white black reverse printing mode off w Aligns text to the left x Aligns text to the center y Aligns text to the right A Open Drawer 1 50ms drive pulse width B Open D...

Page 35: ... instead of printing character 6 2 FontControl font functions Font Name Special Functions Font Size point dot FontControl Open Drawer 1 2 Cut receipt Cut receipt without paper feeding Justification Left Center Right Output HT Output LF Output CR Barcode Printing Print NV Graphic Data 9 5 12x24 ...

Page 36: ...r BIXOLON SRP 350II using Windows driver with Visual Basic Sample codes contained in the CD 7 1 1 Windows Driver Selection The following example code explains how to select BIXOLON SRP 350II Windows driver For Each prnPrinter In Printers If prnPrinter DeviceName BIXOLON SRP 350II Then Set Printer prnPrinter Exit For End If Next ...

Page 37: ...ze 9 5 Printer FontName FontA1x1 Printer Print FontA1x1 Font Printer EndDoc 7 1 3 Barcode Printing The following example code explains how to print the barcode JAN8 EAN Print Bar Code Printer FontSize 20 Printer FontName Barcode4 Printer Print 1234567 Printer EndDoc The following example code explains how to print the 2 D barcode PDF417 Print Two dimensional Codes Printer FontSize 9 5 Printer Font...

Page 38: ...he printer BIXOLON SRP 350II Set paper size orientation margin etc Select the Page Setting from File menu and set paper size orientation and margin 7 2 2 Text Printing Print the text from WordPad using the Windows driver of the printer 1 Select the font from the font selection box FontA1x1 2 Select the point size from the point selection box 9 5 3 Enter the text to print 4 Click the Print icon in ...