SAM4S Printer Series

Windows Driver & Installer

User Guide
All specifications are subject to change without notice.
Contents
Programming CHAPTER 1. Getting Started·················································3
1.1. Overview·····································································4
1.2. Operating Environment·············································5
1.3. Requirements·····························································5
1.4. Preparations·······························································5

CHAPTER 2. Installation of SAM4S printer·························7

2.1. Verify interface type of SAM4S printer····················8
2.2. Installing a Serial printer········································· 10
2.3. Installing a Parallel printer······································12
2.4. Installing an USB printer·········································14
2.5. Installing an USB to Serial printer························· 19
2.6. Installing an Ethernet printer··································24
2.7. Checking installed printer········································26

CHAPTER 3. Uninstallation of SAM4S printer··················28

3.1. Uninstalling printer(s)··············································29
3.2. Remain information················································31

CHAPTER 4. Specifications of SAM4S printer··················32

4.1. Printer fonts······························································33
4.2. Printer resolutions & Paper sizes···························36

CHAPTER 5. Properties of SAM4S Printer·························37

5.1. Printer Device Control·············································38
5.2. Additional configurations·······································39

CHAPTER 6. Troubleshooting··············································41
6.1. Installation troubleshooting····································42
6.2. Uninstallation troubleshooting······························46
6.3. Printing troubleshooting·········································48

APPENDIX. Testing for SAM4S printer driver using the

WordPad················································································51
CHAPTER 1.
Getting Started

1.1. Overview

1.2. Operating Environment

1.3. Requirements

1.4. Preparations
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CHAPTER

Getting Started
1.1. Overview
This document contains how to install/uninstall an SAM4S printer with an
interface and contains how to configure an SAM4S printer.

To install a printer, refer follows:

1. Verify interface of SAM4S printer (p.8).
2. Install proper SAM4S printer driver.
1) In case of a serial printer (p.10).
2) In case of a parallel printer (p.12).
3) In case of an USB printer (p.14).
4) In case of an USB to Serial printer (p.19).
5) In case of an Ethernet printer (p.24).
3. Make sure installed printer is properly works (p.26).
To uninstall a printer, refer (p.29).

The SAM4S printer driver installer (V1.9.x or above) provides follows

models:
1. ELLIX10 (32bit only)
2. ELLIX20 (32bit only)
3. ELLIX20II (32bit / 64bit)
4. ELLIX30/45 (32bit / 64bit)
5. ELLIX40/45 (32bit / 64bit)
6. ELLIX40BlackMark (32bit only)
7. GIANT-100 (32bit / 64bit)
The SAM4S printer driver installer is supported English and Korean.
»» Refer to 1.2. Operating Environment

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1.2. Operating Environment

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WEPOS, POSReady2009, Windows XP Pro, Windows Vista,
X86 (32bit)
Windows 7, Windows 8

Windows XP Pro, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8

X64 (64bit)
(WEPOS, [[POSReady2009 doesn’t provide the x64)

1.3. Requirements
Warning : This requirement should be satisfied for using an SAM4S printer.

• To install/uninstall a printer, ‘.Net framework 3.0’ or above should have installed.

• To install an SAM4S printer properly, please make sure any related hardware works
fine and interface of printer is well connected.

1.4. Preparations
Preparations for using the SAM4S windows driver installer:
1. Double click the provided executable file so that files for the SAM4S
windows driver installer is extracting to ‘Program Files\SAM4S
PrinterDriver’ folder for a 32bit OS.
For a 64bit OS, the files are
extracting to ‘Program Files
[x86]\SAM4S PrinterDriver’
folder.

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2. This executable file is the
‘WinRAR 32bit executable-
extracting’ file so compatibility
message can be displayed on a
64bit OS.
If following message is shown,
click ‘This program installed
correctly’ to progress that
will not affect any program or
system.

3. The SAM4S windows driver installer will be started automatically after

extracting files.

4. You can execute the SAM4S

printer driver installer through
shortcut that is on the ‘Program
Menu’.Please refer below for
detail.

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CHAPTER 2.
Installation of SAM4S
printer

2.1. Verify interface type of SAM4S printer

2.2. Installing a serial printer

2.3. Installing a parallel printer

2.4. Installing an USB printer

2.5. Installing an USB to serial printer

2.6. Installing an Ethernet printer

2.7. Checking installed printer

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Installation of
SAM4S printer

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2.1. Verify interface type of SAM4S printer
Checks interface of printer from the ‘self-test’. The self-test checks the
following:
1. Make sure paper roll has been installed properly.
2. Turn on the power while holding down the FEED button. The self-test
begins.

pic1) ELLIX20 / ELLIX20II

pic2) ELLIX30 / ELLIX40 / ELLIX35 / ELLIX45

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3. The self-test prints the current printer status, which provides the
control ROM version and the printer setting.

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4. After printing the current printer status, self-test printing will print the
following and pause (The paper LCD / the LCD light blinks).
5. Press the FEED button to continue printing. The printer prints a pattern
using the built-in character set.
6. The self-test automatically ends and cuts the paper after printing the
following.

** End Self-Test **
7. The printer is ready to receive data as soon as it completes the self-test.
8. You can find interface type of SAM4S printer from the self-test as
following.

Interface list
• USB-I INTERFACE for ‘SERIAL /USB-I
CONNECTION’
• USB-II INTERFACE for ‘USB-II
CONNECTION’
• PARALLEL INTERFACE for ‘PARALLEL
CONNECTION’
• Ethernet-II INTERFACE for
‘ETHERNET CONNECTION’
• WIRELESS LAN (WLAN) INTERFACE
for ‘ETHERNET CONNECTION’
• SERIAL (RS-232C) INTERFACE - 25
pin for ‘SERIAL /USB-I CONNECTION’
• SERIAL/WIRELESS INTERFACE - 9 pin
for ‘SERIAL /USB-I CONNECTION’

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2.2. Installing a Serial printer
1. Selecting a printer that will
be installed.

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2. Selecting the ‘SERIAL /
USB-I CONNECTION’.

3. Selecting a port.
• If you don’t have a serial port
on your system, you can’t
progress further. For solution of
this issue, please refer p.42.

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2.2. Installing a Serial printer
4. Configuring the selected
port.

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5. Confirming installation.

6. Installation completed.

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2.3. Installing a Parallel printer
1. Selecting a printer that will
be installed.

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2. Selecting the ‘PARALLEL
CONNECTION’.

3. Selecting a port.
• If you don’t have a parallel
port on your system, you can’t
progress further. For solution of
this issue, please refer p.44.

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2.3. Installing a Parallel printer
4. Confirming installation.

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5. Installation completed.

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2.4. Installing an USB printer
Warning: Before finishing installation of USB printer, printer should not be
connected with PC

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1. Selecting a printer that will
be installed.

2. Selecting the ‘USB-II

CONNECTION’.

3. Confirming installation.

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2.4. Installing an USB printer
4. Confirming security check.
• In case of windows XP

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• In case of windows vista or
above
»» Once you check the ‘Always
trust software …’ and click the
install, the Windows Security
message will not display any
more.

5. Driver installation
completed.

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2.4. Installing an USB printer
6. Connecting printer so that the printer is installing.
• In case of windows XP

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»» Notification of connection.

»» Hardware Wizard for the USB-II.

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2.4. Installing an USB printer

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»» Installation completed.

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2.4. Installing an USB printer
• In case of windows vista or above
»» Notification of connection.
OS will setup the printer

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automatically.

»» Installation completed.

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2.5. Installing an USB to Serial printer
Warning: Before finishing installation of printer, printer should not be
connected with PC

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1. Selecting a printer that will
be installed.

2. Selecting the ‘SERIAL /

USB-I CONNECTION’.

3. Selecting a port.
• If you already installed USB to
Serial driver, you can select the
installed port for printer driver.

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2.5. Installing an USB to Serial printer
4. Configurations of selected
port.

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5. Confirming installation.

6. Installation completed.

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2.5. Installing an USB to Serial printer
7. Connecting printer so that ‘USB to serial’ interface is installing.
• In case of windows XP

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»» Notification of connection.

»» Hardware Wizard for the USB-II.

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2.5. Installing an USB to Serial printer

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»» Installation for ‘USB to serial’
is completed.

• In case of windows vista or above

»» Notification of connection.

»» OS will setup the ‘USB to

serial’ interface automatically.

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2.5. Installing an USB to Serial printer
8. Checking the installed port
of ‘USB to serial’ from

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Device Control.

9. Restart system to complete installation of ‘USB to serial’ port.

10. Open properties of
installed printer.

11. Changing port that is

checked from step 8 by
clicking name of port.

12. Installation Completed.

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2.6. Installing an Ethernet printer
1. Selecting a printer that will
be installed.

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2. Selecting the ‘ETHERNET
CONNECTION’.

3. Configuration for TCP/IP.

• Enter the Ip Address and Port.
• Default Port of SAM4S printer:
6001

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2.6. Installing an Ethernet printer
4. Confirming installation.

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5. Installation completed.

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2.7. Checking installed printer
1. Checking installed printer.
• In case of Windows XP.

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• In case of Windows Vista or
above.

2. Verifying properties that

are ‘Driver’ and ‘Print
Processor’ of installed
printer from the Advance
tap.

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2.7. Checking installed printer
3. Printing test page from the
General tap and checking

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the printed paper.

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CHAPTER 3.
Uninstallation of SAM4S
printer

3.1. Uninstalling printer(s)

3.2. Remain information

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Uninstallation of
SAM4S printer
3.1. Uninstalling printer(s)

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1. There is two ways to start uninstallation.
1) Starting from ‘Add or Remove Program’.
2) Starting from ‘Program Menu’.

2. If there is an installed
printer, printer installation
/ Uninstallation can make a
choice.
‘SAM4S Printer Uninstall’
is selected as the default
setting if you have an
installed SAM4S printer.
If the SAM4S printer
installer doesn’t show the
dialog despite you have
an installed printer, please
refer p.47.
Selecting the ‘SAM4S
Printer Uninstall’.

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3.1. Uninstalling printer(s)
3. Selecting one or more
printer that will be
uninstalled.

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4. Confirming uninstallation.

5. Uninstallation completed.

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3.2. Remain information
Even though every installed
printer is uninstalled, files and
registry key are remained on
your system as below:
1. Remain files.
1) SAM4S printer driver

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installer files.

2) Driver files on the system

folder.

2. Remain registry keys

1) Copies Setting
2) Copies Cut & Drawer
3) Cut mode
4) Start Doc & End Doc
5) MISC

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CHAPTER 4.
Specifications of SAM4S
printer

4.1. Printer fonts

4.2. Printer resolutions & Paper sizes

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Specifications of
SAM4S printer
4.1. Printer fonts
These drivers support use of printer fonts as well as Windows fonts. Use
of printer fonts permits faster printing. Available printer fonts are listed
below.

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“Built-in fonts of a printer” can be specified with the application programs.
The “built-in fonts” are as follows.
- Printer Font (type A, Large)
- Printer Font (type B, Small)

The font names what the user can choose in to the application are as
follows. 2 types of character-height can be chosen in each font. They are
two kinds of the FontAXxX (Ext.) font and the FontAXxX. The character
code of 128 bytes of 80H - FFH varies in the difference in these printer
fonts. A FontAXxX font supports ANSI character code (Code Page 2: 850).
And, a FontAXxX (Ext.) font supports IBM expansion character code (Code
Page 0: 437). A FontAXxX (255) font supports space page. (Code Page:
255).

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4.1. Printer fonts

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4.1. Printer fonts
SAM4S Printer can be used to execute a variety of special non-printing
functions, as indicated in the table below. You can execute these functions
by selecting the printer’s special “FontControl” font and then sending the
appropriate character code to the driver. (Note that you cannot use the
“FontControl” font to print normal characters)

Character Special Function

5 HT is output
6 LF is output
7 CR is output

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a Open Drawer 2 (50ms drive pulse width)
b Open Drawer 2 (100ms drive pulse width)
c Open Drawer 2 (150ms driver pulse width)
d Open Drawer 2 (200ms drive pulse width)
e Open Drawer 2 (250ms drive pulse width)
g Cut Receipt (partial cut) without paper feeding
p HRI characters are not added to the bar code
q HRI character are added at the top of the bar code using Font A
r HRI characters are added at the bottom of the bar code using Font A
s HRI characters are added at the top of the bar code using Font B
t HRI characters are added at the bottom of the bar code using Font B
w Text is aligned left
x Text is centered
y Text is aligned right
A Open Drawer 1 (50ms drive pulse width)
B Open Drawer 1 (100ms drive pulse width)
C Open Drawer 1 (150ms driver pulse width)
D Open Drawer 1 (200ms drive pulse width)
E Open Drawer 1 (250ms drive pulse width)
G NV bit image No 1 is printed in the Normal mode
H NV bit image No 2 is printed in the Normal mode
I NV bit image No 3 is printed in the Normal mode
J NV bit image No 4 is printed in the Normal mode
K NV bit image No 5 is printed in the Normal mode
P Cut Receipt (partial cut)
[ NV bit image No 1 is printed in the Double Height Double Width mode
] NV bit image No 2 is printed in the Double Height Double Width mode
^ NV bit image No 3 is printed in the Double Height Double Width mode
_ NV bit image No 4 is printed in the Double Height Double Width mode
` NV bit image No 5 is printed in the Double Height Double Width mode

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4.2. Printer resolutions & Paper sizes
• Resolutions
The resolution setting supported by SAM4S printer is 180×180.

• Paper sizes
The paper sizes supported by SAM4S printer are as follow.
- 80 × 3279 mm
- 80 × 297 mm
- 80 × 200 mm
- 80 × 160 mm
- 80 × 120 mm
- 80 × 80 mm
- 80 × 40 mm
- 58 × 3276 mm

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- 58 × 297 mm

The following table shows the recommended margins for SAM4S printer. Refer to
this table when setting margins from your printing applications.

Margins Printer Area

Printer
Left[mm] Right[mm] Top[mm] Bottom[mm] Width[mm]
SAM4S 0 0 0 0 80

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CHAPTER 5.
Properties of SAM4S
Printer

5.1. Printer Device Control

5.2. Additional configurations

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Properties of
SAM4S Printer
5.1. Printer Device Control
1. You can be entered a
command you wanted
to at the point of starting
document. ➊
Ex) \x1B\x70\x00\x19\xff = ➋
Open Drawer 1 (50ms drive

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pulse width)
➌
2. You can fire cash drawer 1
or 2. ➍
3. You can be entered a ➎
command you wanted to at
the point of ending page.
Ex) \x1D\x56\x42 = Cut
Receipt, Type the command
to cut.
4. This is where you enter
the number of line feeds
that will be done after a
document is printed.
5. You can fire cash drawer 1
or 2.

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5.2. Additional configurations
1. Configuration for printer
copies

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SAM4S printers (ELLIX20II or above) provide three options for printer copies.
1) Number of print copies.
2) Paper cut option.
Checking this option will execute paper cut per each copies.
3) Cash drawer fire option.
Checking this option will fire cash drawer per each copies.

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5.2. Additional configurations
2. Configurations for printer
papers.
SAM4S printers (ELLIX20II
or above) provide the ‘Add
New paper Size’ button for
creating a custom paper
size and modifying a paper
size.
Clicking the button will
open the ‘Custom Paper
Size’ dialog.

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1) You can add or modify
a paper form. The paper
properties must be filled.
If you want to make a
new paper size, file the
‘Form Name’ that is not ➌
on the list and fill the
paper size properties.
2) You can delete a selected ➊ ➋
paper form.
3) If you select an item from
the list, paper properties
of selected item that is a
paper form will be filled
automatically.
You can modify or delete
the selected item.

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CHAPTER 6.
Troubleshooting

6.1. Installation troubleshooting

6.2. Uninstallation troubleshooting

6.3. Printing troubleshooting

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Troubleshooting
6.1. Installation troubleshooting
1. Not found a serial port.
If you don’t have a serial
port on your system,
Installation for serial port is
not possible.

What you need to do is

make sure whether system
has a serial port or not from
the ‘Device Manager’

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1) Scanning for hardware
to make sure all of
hardware is installed.

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6.1. Installation troubleshooting
2) Checking ‘COM
(communications) Port’
on the list.

3) If you don’t have any ‘COM Port’ on the list, please ask assistance to
hardware engineer of your system.

2. Not found a USB to serial

port.
If you don’t have a serial
port including USB to

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serial port on your system,
Installation for serial port is
not possible.

What you need to do is

make sure whether system
has a USB to serial port
or not from the ‘Device
Manager’
1) Scanning for hardware
to make sure all of
hardware is installed.

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6.1. Installation troubleshooting
2) Checking ‘COM
(communications) Port’
on the list.

3) If you don’t have any ‘USB Serial Port’ on the list, please refer
‘Installing USB to serial printer’ (p.19) to install an USB to Serial
printer.
4) If you have ‘USB Serial Port’ on the list but the SAM4S printer
installer doesn’t show the port when you install a SAM4S printer,
please re-boot your system to apply changes completely and try
again.

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3. Not found a parallel port.
If you don’t have a parallel
port on your system,
Installation for parallel port
is not possible.

What you need to do is

make sure whether system
has a parallel port or not
from the ‘Device Manager’

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6.1. Installation troubleshooting
1) Scanning for hardware
to make sure all of
hardware is installed.

2) Checking ‘LPT Port

(Parallel Port)’ on the list.

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3) If you don’t have any ‘Printer Port’ on the list, please ask assistance
to hardware engineer of your system.

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6.2. Uninstallation troubleshooting
1. Unable to uninstall.
Make sure an SAM4S printer is installed from the ‘Printers and
Faxes’.
Name of the installed SAM4S printer should be form as ‘SAM4S
ELLIXxx’ or ‘SAM4S GIANT-xxx’.

• In case of Windows XP.

• In case of Windows Vista or

above.

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4) If the list of ‘Printers and
Faxes’ is not shown,
execute ‘net start spooler’
from the ‘Run’.
To open ‘Run’ dialog,
press the ‘Windows Key’
with ‘R Key’.

2. Uninstalling the SAM4S Printer Driver Installer.

1) Delete the installer files:
32bit OS - Root\
Program Files\SAM4S
PrinterDriver
64bit OS - Root\Program
Files(x86)\SAM4S
PrinterDriver

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2) Delete the shortcut of the
installer.

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6.3. Printing troubleshooting
1. If printing for a document is not properly.
Open the ‘Printer properties’ from the ‘Printers and Faxes’.
• In case of Windows XP.

• In case of Windows Vista or

above.

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6.3. Printing troubleshooting
2. Verifying properties that
are ‘Driver’ and ‘Print
Processor’ of installed
printer from the ‘Advance’
tap.

If the Print Processor is

assigning the ‘winprint’,

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select the ‘SAM4S ELLIXxx’
or ‘SAM4S GIANT-xxx’.

If installed SAM4S printer

doesn’t show on the list of
printers.
1) Make sure an SAM4S
printer is installed from
the ‘Printers and Faxes’.
• In case of Windows XP.

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• In case of Windows Vista or
above.

2) If the list of ‘Printers and

Faxes’ is not shown,
execute ‘net start spooler’
from the ‘Run’.
To open ‘Run’ dialog,
press the ‘Windows Key’
with ‘R Key’.

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APPENDIX.
Testing for SAM4S printer
driver using the WordPad
APPENDIX
Testing for SAM4S printer
driver using the WordPad
1. WordPad Environment
WordPad is more adequate to test printer than Microsoft Word. Make
it sure that SAM4S Printer has been chosen as default printer and then
go further with WordPad like below.
- Size / Resolution / Margins [Refer to p.36]

2. Printing Text
1) Select the font you wish
to use from the font list.
2) Select the font size you
wish use from the font-
size list.
3) Type in some text into
the WordPad text-input
area.
4) Open the File menu, and

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click on Print.
※ For fastest printing, select a
printer font form the font list.

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3. Opening the Cash Drawer
1) Select the “FontControl”
font from the font list.
2) Set the font size to 10.
3) Type an “A” into the
WordPad text-input area.
4) Open the File menu, and
click on Print.
※ Clicking on Print will cause cash
drawer #1 to open at a drive
speed of 50ms. By changing
the character that you input at
Step 3, you can select different
driver speed or open the other
drawer.

4. Cutting the Paper

1) Select the “FontControl”
font from the font list.
2) Set the font size to 10.
3) Type in “P”.
4) Open the File menu, and

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click on Print.

5. Bar Code Printing

1) Select the “Code128”font
from the font list.
2) Set the font size to 10.
3) Type in an “{A123545”
4) Open the File menu, and
click on Print.

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SAM4S Printer Series
Windows Driver & Installer
User Guide