And, like most label printers nowadays, you can purchase paper in many different colors and textures to spruce things up a bit.ĭriver installation is a must before you use receipt printer on any systems. (Comparatively, the Brother P-touch Cube Plus churns at 180dpi.) Like the Brother model (and most any label printer), depending on what you print, the PeriPage churns out text and black drawings reasonably well, and so-so grayscale photos and graphics. The PeriPage printer is a 203dpi (dots per inch) thermal printer, or about the same resolution as a fax machine set to Fine mode. The app prompts you to scan the QR Code, which in turn pairs the two devices and the software with the printer via Bluetooth 4.0. Launch the app and turn the printer on, and it immediately prints a QR Code. Then, you install the PeriPage software on your Android or iOS device from Google's Play Store or Apple's App Store, respectively. Installation consists of charging the printer with the included mini USB cable connected to your computer or a compatible smartphone charger.

The printer comes with one roll of standard non-adhesive thermal paper, much like inexpensive credit card receipt media. Depending on your type of media, or what you're printing (labels, receipts, etc.), paper rolls run from a few feet up to 26 or more (we'll look closer at media size and cost in the upcoming How Low Can You Go section). Pulling the top section back slightly and then lifting it opens the paper compartment, which holds 2.2-inch wide and 1.2-inch-core rolls of paper. But it prints fast and well enough to serve as a light-duty, ultra-mini multipurpose labeler, sticker maker, and receipt printer for home and micro office use. It's not nearly as fast and versatile of a label printer as Brother's home- and small-office-oriented P-touch Cube and P-touch Cube Plus (both PCMag favorites). The PeriPage printer is, however, a decent thermal label, sticker, and receipt printer, and is by far the smallest printer of this type we've reviewed.

Plus, all the portable, or 'pocket,' photo printers we've reviewed are color devices. Like any other monochrome thermal printer, the PeriPage Pocket Photo Printer Label Maker ($59.98) isn't much of a photo printer, despite its name. Refer to the Star USB Printer Installation topic or the Epson USB Printer Installation topic for specific instructions to install a USB interface receipt printer.

The following instructions do not apply to most USB receipt printers, which require manufacturer device drivers. Manual installation using the MS Windows 10 Add Printer Wizard. The following instructions describe the process of manually setting up a typical receipt printer with a parallel or serial interface. Adding a receipt printer correctly is vital to a successful installation. One receipt printer can be installed on each pos station running AmigoPOS. A9 Thermal Mini Printer Driver Downloadl ((TOP))

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