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How to set up a Star TSP100/TSP113/TSP143 printer on a Mac

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Before you can print to your thermal receipt printer from Timely, you will need to install the receipt printer on your computer. This will involve downloading and installing a driver so that the printer is recognised by your computer. In this guide, you will learn how to set up a Star TSP 100/TSP113/TSP143 printer on your Mac. If you do not have a Mac computer, see our help guide How to set up a Star TSP100/TSP113/TSP143 printer on Microsoft Windows.

 

 

How to download the required software to your computer

1 Head to the Star website here http://www.starasia.com/download.asp.

 

2 In the please select section of the website, complete the details of your specific printer model.

 

3 Click submit to search for any relevant software, then press the download icon to download this to your computer.


 

 

How to install the necessary software on your computer

Now that you have downloaded the required software, you can install this on your computer. To do this:

 

1 Head to the downloads folder, or the folder that your file has been downloaded to.

 

2 Double-click on the folder to extract the files, in that folder, navigate to the Mac\CUPS folder and open the starcupsdrv file.

 

3 Then find the driver folder and open the supplied .pkg file. Follow the on screen instructions to complete installation.

 

4 Once that's been done you can go to system preferences > printers & scanners. Your new printer will be shown here if it has been successfully installed.

 

 

How to set up thermal receipt printing on Timely

Now that you have installed the printer, you can make sure both Timely and Google Chrome are set up to print correctly. See our help guides How to connect your receipt printer to Timely via your web browser or How to connect your receipt printer to Timely via the iOS app for more information.

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