How to Troubleshoot Faded/Light Printing on Thermal Printers
This application note provides instructions on how to resolve faded/light printing on Star Thermal Printers.
How to Perform Maintenance and Cleaning on Thermal Printers

This application note provides instructions for performing general maintenance and cleaning on Star Micronics Thermal printers.
How to Uninstall the TSP100 futurePRNT Software
This application note provides instructions for uninstalling the futurePRNT software from a Windows system.
How to Reset the Auto-Cutter of TSP100 and TSP650 Series Printers

This application note provides instructions for resetting the auto-cutter of TSP100 and TSP650 printers to their default home position.
How to save the receipt on the journal of my TSP100 series with Windows pc’s?
Introduction How to configure the TSP100ECO for On Demand Printing. The TSP100ECO is the only printer available that is capable of providing store and restaurant owners with a way to save money and paper effortlessly right out of the box. This intuitive printer is the ONLY POS printer to ship with a 3mm top margin […]
How to Assign a USB-ID to a USB Printer

This application note provides instructions for configuring a USB printer by assigning a USB-ID (serial number) using the USB Serial Number Tool.
How to Configure the TSP100ECO’s Top Margin
Introduction How to configure the TSP100ECO’s top margin settings in the futurePRNT Utility. In special instances, the integrator may choose to modify the default top margin. It is possible to configure the first line of print beginning anywhere from 3 mm up to 11 mm (including every integer in between) from the top edge of […]
How to Add Graphics and Logos to Receipts Using futurePRNT

This article provides instructions for using the futurePRNT Configuration Utility to customize Star TSP100 Series receipts with logos, coupons and watermarks.
How to Troubleshoot Blank Printing on Thermal Printers

This application note explains how to troubleshoot and resolve issues where receipts print blank on Star Thermal Desktop and Portable printers.
How to Assign a Virtual Port to a TSP100 Series Printer

Introduction This application note provides instructions for assigning a Virtual TCP/IP or Serial Port to the TSP100 series printer on Windows. Supported Printers: TSP100LAN, TSP100U, TSP100ECO, TSP100IIILAN, TSP100IIIU, TSP100IIIW Supported Interfaces: Ethernet (LAN), USB, Wi-Fi Supported Environments: Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7 Before you begin Important! Ensure that the printer is installed, […]
