This guide is to setup Darkbox printers with the RAW format. You would do this under the following conditions:
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The customer is using custom templates
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Setting up a Tag Printer
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The printer failed to work with HTML templates
Navigate to 127.0.0.1:631 by entering it in the navigation bar and pressing enter. This will open CUPs so you can manage the printers.
Select the Administration Tab and then select "Add Printer". At this point you may be asked for credentials:
User: pi
Password: darkbox
Under Local Printer (if the printer is connected to the Darkbox) you will see an option, in this case it says "Unknown" sometimes, it will say the printer's name.
If you ONLY see the "VNC Remote Printer (VNC Printer) option, it means the printer is either not connected to the Darkbox or not powered on.
Select Unknown and then press the Continue button at the bottom of the page.
Next, name the printer, this will be the same name you use in the Station configuration for the printer. You CANNOT use spaces in the name. Also, don't use "/" or "#" in the printer name. Press the Continue button after you have entered the name.
On the next screen, we select the drivers that will be used for the printer. Here we need to scroll down the list until we find "Raw", then press the Continue button.
From the Model list, select Raw Queue (en), this can be used Epson receipt and tag printers and any generic Esc/POS printer. Once selected press the Add Printer button.
Select the Policies tab.
Set the Policies as follows:
Error Policy: abort-job
Operation Policy: default
Then press the Set Default Options button.
The printer has been successfully configured. The system will navigate you to the page below. If you send a test print, you will be able to see it in the printer queue. Just press the Show All Jobs or Show Completed Jobs. Depending on the timing you may have to push one or the other. Just try one or the other a couple of times after sending the test print, until you see the job listed on the bottom.
If the print request reaches the Printer, you'll see the job in the panel below and any errors returned from the printer if there were any.
