Rice Lake TransAct 3.5 - Manual (Page 80)

Admin Preferences
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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 or 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.