[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Star SP200

[Joan Kranich]

Thank you Aaron.  Your tip about DOS Mode and LPT1 made the difference.  I can now print from Evergreen using the SP200 if I use a Parallel cable and set the Evergreen printer settings to DOS.  Printing with the USB to Parallel cable does not work.  Getting it to print at all is a big step forward.

 

Joan

 

Joan Kranich

C/W MARS Member Services

jkranich at cwmars.org

 

From: open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org [mailto:open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org] On Behalf Of Aaron Zsembery
Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 10:57 AM
To: Evergreen Discussion Group
Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Star SP200

 

I can send you the program I put together to share the printer and map it to LPT1 if you are interested. I have it as a VB project (made in Visual Basic 2010 Express), and a packaged executable. The basics can be found at: http://geekswithblogs.net/dtotzke/articles/26204.aspx

Aaron Z
Jr. Systems Administrator

Pioneer Library System
2557 State Rt. 21
Canandaigua, New York  14424
Phone: (585) 394-8260

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	From: "Joan Kranich" <jkranich at cwmars.org>
	To: "Evergreen Discussion Group" <open-ils-general at list.georgialibraries.org>
	Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 8:38:49 AM
	Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Star SP200
	
	
	

	Thank you for the information Aaron.  We are using a USP to Parellel printer cable so we’ll keep trying.

	 

	Joan

	 

	Joan Kranich

	C/W MARS Member Services

	jkranich at cwmars.org

	 

	From: open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org [mailto:open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org] On Behalf Of Aaron Zsembery
	Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 12:00 PM
	To: Evergreen Discussion Group
	Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Star SP200

	 

	There was a bug for the SP200s with Xulrunner 1.9 (which is used in EG 2.x). See: https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/491537
	In 1.6.x, we have ONLY been able to use the SP200 series printers via parallel (The SP200 series printers do not handle HTML and EG will only send plaintext (DOS Mode) to LPT1). We had a library who was using USB to Parallel adapters. They ended up sharing their SP200s (to the network) and mapping them to LPT1 (from the same computer) with NET USE, but it was flaky and they ended up replacing their SP200 printers with SP512s.
	
	Aaron Z
	Jr. Systems Administrator
	
	Pioneer Library System
	2557 State Rt. 21
	Canandaigua, New York  14424
	Phone: (585) 394-8260

	
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		From: "Joan Kranich" <jkranich at cwmars.org>
		To: "Evergreen Discussion Group" <open-ils-general at list.georgialibraries.org>
		Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 10:39:23 AM
		Subject: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Star SP200
		
		

		Hello,

		 

		Is anyone printing to a Star SP200 receipt printer using Evergreen 2.1?  If you can print successfully to the SP200 from Evergreen can you tell me the driver you are using?  We have tried the sp212 driver but have not had success.  The printer uses a USB connection.

		 

		Thanks.

		Joan

		 

		Joan Kranich

		C/W MARS Member Services

		jkranich at cwmars.org

		 

	 

 

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