Configuring the Star TSP 700II Printer – For Windows

Configuring the Star TSP 700II Printer – For Windows

Configuring the Star TSP 700II Printer – For Windows printing from Bluepoint
This article assumes you have already installed the Star TSP 700II drivers for Windows, if you have not done that yet please download the latest drivers from here and follow the defaults for installation.

Adminstration rights will be required to install printer drivers


Step 1 - Setting the Paper Size

  1. Type Printers in your search bar and click on Printers & scanners.
  2. Then click on Print Server Properties on the right side of the page. This will present you with a dialog box allowing you to create the custom paper size needed for Bluepoint.
  3. The Forms window will appear, click the Create a new form tick box.
  4. Enter the details as shown in the image below to set the correct width and height for the printer and name it “Bluepoint” and then click Save Form. then click OK.
                  


Step 2 - Configuring printer options

  1. Highlight the Star TSP700II(TSP43II) Printer, click Manage 
      
  1. Select Printing Preferences and on the dialog, box change the paper orientation to Landscape   
  2. Then click Advanced in the bottom right corner of the window
            

  1. This will present you with the default printing preferences for the Printer. Configure as per the following screenshot, ensure you use Bluepoint for the paper size:
            


  1. After you have set this page as above, simply click OK to close this dialog box and then click OK again to close the main dialog box.
  2.  Click Printer Properties, then click the Devices Settings Tab.
  3.  Ensure to configure the printer as per the below image, using the plus symbols to expand the menu.
            


  1. Once settings have been changed, click Apply and then OK 
  2. Again click, Printer Properties and then the Advanced Tab, then Printing Defaults. 
  3. Here you will need to change the Orientation to Landscape and the page type to Bluepoint as per initial steps, once completed click OK, and then OK again to take you out of the printer setup, then close the printer setup window.
            


Step 3 – Plain paper configuration (Non black mark)

If you are not using pre-printed Visitor Badges then your configuration will alter slightly as plain paper does not have black marks on the rear which aid the cutting.

Within the Printer Properties of the printer you will need to select Device Settings and change the settings to the below.

            


Step 4 - Browser configuration and testing

Note: Make sure that Bluepoint has been added as a trusted site, for any popups within your browser of choice (https://go.bluepoint.uk.com/)
When changing the options for the web browser to print a Visitor Badge, these defaults will remain for that selected printer.
  1. The selected paper should be Bluepoint.
  2. The margins should be set to None.
  3. Background graphics should be unchecked.
  4. Scale at Default.

      The screenshot below shows the ideal settings when printing from Google Chrome.

            





 

 


 

 

 

 

            


















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