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Setting Up A Raw Printer in Windows

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This tutorial is for raw printers only. If unsure please see What is Raw Printing?

#Background These steps will allow a USB, Network, Serial or Parallel attached printer to receive raw commands through Internet Explorer browser on Windows 7. This will also work for any 32-bit or 64-bit browser with a matching Java Runtime. Java is available in 32-bit and 64-bit versions. Make sure to use the correct Java version for your browser.

Applies to applet version only:

The sample.html provided with qz-print is intended to run from the local file system, however Safari and Firefox will not run the applet unless it is hosted from a web server. If you are using one of these browsers, XAMPP is recommended, which will run a portable web server on your Windows Desktop. Installing and configuring XAMPP is outside the scope of this tutorial. (IIS and IIS Express will also work. Some versions of IIS need a workaround for JNLP to be detected.)

Note: This tutorial also applies to Windows XP, Vista, Windows 8, and Windows 10, but some steps will differ slightly.

#Steps

###QZ Print (Applet Version) Only

The following two steps are specific to the legacy applet version only. If you are using QZ Tray 1.9 or QZ Tray 2.0, please skip these steps.

  1. http://java.com/verify/ to confirm Java is installed and running properly.

  2. Enable the Java Console from Control Panel > Search > Java > Advanced > Java Console > Show Console

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    This is highly recommended for web developers.

The following steps can be followed for both QZ Print and QZ Tray.

  1. Open Control Panel > View Devices and Printers > Add Printer.

Note: On Windows 8 use "Advanced Printer Setup"

![image](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/12505463/7741529/bdc20d3a-ff4d-11e4-9a2e-15acd60f02d9.png)
  1. Click "Add a local printer." Ignore the USB message. ###For Network Printer:

    • Click Create New Port > Standard TCP/IP Port > Next.

    • Enter the IP address and uncheck "Query the Printer..."

      DO NOT click "Add a Wireless, Bluetooth or Network Printer." Always use the local port option for Network Printers.

###For Serial or Parallel Printer (COM or LPT):

  • Click Use Existing Port. Then, Select the appropriate COM or LPT port.

###For USB Printer:

  • Click Use Existing Port. Find the matching USB00x port that was installed with the device driver.

  • If unsure of the port, cancel the Wizard. Right Click the USB Printer > Printer Properties > Port. (Reminder: In Windows 7, it's called "Printer Properties, not "Properties").

    Note: For USB to operate properly, the device driver should already be installed. This is [automatic in Windows 7 when connected to the internet] (https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/12505463/7741647/d2dd09d4-ff4f-11e4-8c7c-0851d69edbeb.png) . Windows XP may need a device driver installed manually. Download from manufacturer if needed.

  1. For printer driver, select Generic > Generic/Text Only > Next.

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    Note: Some print drivers, such as Zebra ZDesigner or CUPS Zebra driver have dual-mode drivers capable of accepting Raw commands as well as PostScript commands. If Raw printing works with the vendor supplied driver, chose that over the Generic/Raw driver.

  2. If prompted to replace the current drive, click "Replace the Current Driver."

  3. Name the printer (ie. "zebra") > Next.

  4. Uncheck "Set as Default Printer" Recommended as to not override default printer settings.

Continue to the Getting Started tutorial for printing a test page from Internet Explorer.

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