Installing Printers

Your printers are usually set up for you when Pharmacy Manager is installed, however, should you need to make changes:

Important - If you intend to purchase a new printer, to check that your new printer is compatible please contact the Service Desk, see Contacting Us for Support for details.  

Windows Drivers

If you are using a printer for which you have installed the Windows driver:

  • Check the Print using Windows printer driver option.

This will allow you to access the Format Label option for a label printer.

The system will complete the printer settings (left margin, height etc.) to suit the printer you have chosen.

You should not need to change these settings.

 

If you are using a Star SCP700 printer, you may need to manually adjust the width setting if you change from the generic driver to the Windows driver (or back). The width setting for the generic driver should be set as 47, whilst for the Windows driver, it should be set at 40.

To make the width change for the Windows driver, uncheck the Windows driver option, adjust the width setting to 40, and then reapply the .

If you are in any doubt about applying these settings, please contact the Service Desk, see Contacting Us for Support for details.

Once you have selected all the options you need, choose OK to finish installing the printer.