Windows Printer Queue Management

This function is used to create and manage Windows printer queues based on the current connection settings.

Getting Started

  1. Installing a Windows Printer Driver
    1. For USB Interface
      A Windows Printer Driver will be automatically installed when the printer is plugged in.
    2. For Non-USB Interfaces
      When this function is opened for the first time, you will be asked to install the printer driver. Click the 'Install' button to install the driver.
  2. Adding printer queues
    1. For USB Interface
      A Printer Queue will be automatically created when a printer is plugged in.
    2. For Non-USB Interface
      Click the 'Add' button, then enter a name for your printer and click the'Ok'button.
  3. Managing printer queues
    All printer queues that share the current connection settings * will be shown on the Windows Printer Queue Management list. You may perform operations such as renaming and Test Printing through this function.
    * Printer queues which have the same printer model, interface and port settings will appear on the Windows Printer Queue Management list.
  4. Using the added printer queues
    The added printer queues can be used in Windows applications.

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Detailed Usage


Installing a Windows Printer Driver

When you first open this function, you will be propped to install the printer driver if it's not already installed. Click the 'Install Driver' button to install it.
On Windows Vista this action requires administrator privileges.

 

Serial Port Settings

If you are using a serial printer and the serial port settings chosen for your current connection do not match the system default settings for that serial port, you will be prompted to adjust them first. You need to click the 'Confirgure Port' button to change the settings of the serial port to match the 'Current Connection' settings. If another printer queue is using the same serial port, the port configuration of that printer queue will also be changed.
On Windows Vista this action requires administrator privileges.

 

The Printer Queue Management List

Printer queues that can be managed will be shown on the list.
Printer queues that have the same printer model, interface, and port settings as the 'Current Connection' will appear on the Windows Printer Queue Management list.
If any printer in the Window Printer Queue Management list is set as default or shared then those printers will be marked as default or shared. You may change a printer's name by clicking on the name to highlight it, then entering a new name and press enter.

 

Adding Printer Queues

Click the 'Add' button then enter a name to create a printer queue. The new printer queue will be shown in the printer queue management list.
The 'Add' feature is not available when you are using a USB printer, therefore the 'Add' button is not available. The printer queues are automatically created for USB printers when they are plugged in.

 

Deleting Printer Queues

To remove a queue that you want to delete from Windows Printer Queue Management list, select the printer and click the 'Delete' button.
If the default printer is deleted, then the one of the existing printer queues will be set as the new default printer.

Note: After uninstalling from the Windows Printer Queue Management list, the printer queue icon may remain in "Control Panel"-"Devices and Printers".
To delete it, right-click the printer queue icon and choose "Remove device" from the pull-down menu to delete it.

 

Printing the Test Page

To test a printer queue, select it, and click the 'Test Print' button.
This will execute the test print operation - if it prints correctly, then your printer and your printer queue are in good working order.
It is the same as printing the standard Windows test page.

 

Viewing the standard Windows Printer Queue List

To view the standard Windows Printer Queue, select choose the printer then click the 'Queue' button.
You can cancel or pause the print jobs using this functionality.

 

Viewing the Properties of a Windows Printer Queue

To view the properties of the standard Windows Printer Queue, select a printer and click the 'Properties' button.
Each printer queue has separate properties. The 'Device Settings' tab in the printer properties window allows you to control setting such as paper cutting methods, and printing speed. Each printer queue maintains its own set of properties. These properties control the printer's behaviour and actions.

 

Setting the default printer

Select a printer queue in the Windows Printer Queue Management list and click the 'Set Default' button to set it as the default printer.
When you print from an application, unless you've specified otherwise, it will print to the default printer queue.

 

Renaming the Printer Queue

Click the name of a printer under 'Printer Name' in the Printer Queue Management list to make the printer name (printer queue name) editable. You can change the name to anything you want. You may not use the characters '!', '\', or ','.
If you are using the USB interface, you cannot change the printer queue name through the Printer Utility function.

Note: If you change the USB printer queue name directly in the operating system's printer folder, you will no longer be able to use the USB interface connection.

 

Refreshing the Printer Queue Management List

If you add or delete printer queues using the standard Windows functionality, you will have to click the 'Refresh' button to refresh the list.

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