This article documents the steps needed to set up the OKI Microcline 1190 receipt printer for use with TouchStore Rx. These steps were completed under Windows 10 but will be mostly the same for Windows 11.

1. Windows Setup

  1. Open the Start Menu by pressing the Window key or clicking the Windows logo on the taskbar.

  2. Open the 'Settings' app from the Start Menu.

  3. Navigate to 'Devices->Printers & Scanners'.

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  1. Click the 'Print Server Properties' link under 'Related settings' on the right.

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4.1. The 'Print Properties' window will open.

  1. Open the 'Forms' tab.

  2. Scroll through the list of available forms and search for 'Receipt'.

  3. If the 'Receipt' form exists, check if the settings in the 'Form description (measurements)' section have these values :

    • Units: Metric
    • Width: 20.00cm
    • Height: 20.33

  4. If the 'Receipt' form exists but the measurements do not match, then change them to the values shown above and click the 'Save Form' button. You may now close the 'Print Server Properties' dialog and proceed directly to step 10.

    8.1. If the 'Receipt' form does not exist then you will need to create it. Continue to step 9.

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  1. Tick 'Create a new form', and enter 'Receipt' in the 'Form Name' field. Specify these values in the 'Form description (measurements)' section.

    • Units: Metric
    • Width: 20.00cm
    • Height: 20.33

    9.1. Click the 'Save Form' button to save the new form. You may now close the 'Print Server Properties' dialog.

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  1. Connect the printer's USB cable to the PC.

    10.1. Windows will automatically install a driver for the printer, but it is not the correct driver for us.

  2. Download 'OKIML11x0WinXP_tcm3-41372_29719.exe' from here.

  3. Press the Windows key on the keyboard and open the 'Settings' app.

  4. Navigate to 'Settings/Devices/Printers & Scanners' and click the 'OKI Dot-Matrix 24Pin ESCP/P Class Driver' device.

  5. Click the 'Manage' button.

  6. Click the 'Printer Properties' link.

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  1. Open the 'Advanced Tab'.

    16.1. The 'Driver' drop-down should show 'OKI Dot-Matrix 24Pin ESCP/P Class Driver'.

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  1. Click the 'New Driver' button.

  2. The 'Welcome to the Add Printer Driver Wizard' dialog will open.

  3. Click the 'Next' button.

  4. Click the 'Have Disk' button.

    20.1 This will open the 'Install From Disk' window.

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  1. Click the 'Browse' button.

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  1. Navigate to 'C:\Oki Driver\OKI\ML11x0WinXP\ANSI' and select'OK432W2Kx64.INF'.

  2. Click the 'Open' button.

  3. Click the 'OK' button to close the 'Install From Disk' window.

  4. Select 'OKI ML1190' when prompted.

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  1. Click the 'Next' button.

  2. Click the 'Finish' button to return to the 'Printer Properties' page.

  3. Click the 'Printing Defaults' button on the 'Advanced' tab.

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  1. Click the 'Advanced' button.

    29.1 The 'OKI ML1190 Advanced Options' dialog will open.

  2. Under 'Paper/Output' change the 'Paper Size' to 'Receipt'.

  3. Click the 'OK' button to close the 'Advanced Options' dialog.

    31.1 You may close all of the open dialogs now by clicking the 'OK' button on each.

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2. Printer Configuration

  1. Attach the top form to the sprocket pins on the rear feed PIN tractors. The form should be facing down, with 'Prescription Form' visible on the top right corner.

  2. Adjust the right pin tractor to accommodate the width of the continuous forms, taking care that they are held neither too loosely or too tightly between the pin tractors.

  3. Turn the platen knob to position the perforated line at the printer cutter.

  4. Press the power switch to turn off the printer.

  5. Press and hold the 'SEL' button, and then press the power switch to turn the printer back on again.

  6. You will enter 'Menu mode' automatically.

    6.1. Hardware and firmware information will be printed.

  7. When the hardware and firmware information stops printing, press 'SEL' to select the 'Emulation Mode'.

  8. Press 'LOAD/EJECT' until the emulation mode reads 'IBM PPR'.

  9. Hit 'SEL' four times to cycle forward through the groups and come to the 'Rear Feed' group.

    9.1. You can cycle backwards through the groups by pressing and holding 'TEAR', and then pressing 'SEL'.

  10. Using 'LF/FF' to cycle through the settings, and 'LOAD/EJECT' to specify the values for each, change the rear feed settings to match these:

    10.1. LINE SPACING: 8 LPI

    10.2. FORM TEAR OFF: 0.5 SEC

    10.3. SKIP OVER PERFORATION: NO

    10.4. PAGE LENGTH: 203.2 mm (8")

    10.5. CUT POSITION ADJUST: 0

    10.6. TOF ADJUST (CONTINUOUS): 0

    10.7. CONTINUOUS PAPER TOP OF FORM: 25.40mm

  11. Press and hold 'TEAR'. While still holding 'Tear', press and hold 'LOAD/EJECT'. Finally press 'LF/FF', and the printer will exit Menu mode, saving changes in the process.

3. TouchStore Rx Configuration

Touchstore Rx must also be changed in Modules -> Configuration -> Label Printing -> Receipt Printing.

  1. Tick 'Print Receipts'.

  2. Tick 'IBM Emulation'.

  3. Tick 'Form Feed'.

  4. Select 'OKI DATA CORP ML1190' from the 'Receipt Printer' drop down menu.

  5. Make sure that 'Graphic Receipts' is unticked.

  6. Click on another tab to save the settings.

  7. Return to the 'Label Printing' tab, and click the 'Test Print' button to print a sample receipt.

    7.1. If the text is printed too far to one side, you will need to lift the levers on the PIN tractors and slide them a small bit in the opposite direction. Keep doing this until a test print shows the text in the correct location.

    7.2. If the Form Number was not printed then the option to print Form Numbers must be disabled in the scheme settings. You will need to restart Rx after changing this setting. If this is an Rx365 store, then you will need to enable this option on the Back Office.

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