Setting up the Star SP-312 for Touch-N-Sell or InfoTouch


    1. Find the DIP switches. Inside the Star printer are four sets of DIP
       switches, labeled DSW1, DSW2, DSW3 and DSW4. To find them, simply lift
       the top covers off the unit and peer at the circuitboard. The switches
       are typically about 1/4" wide and about an inch long, and each switch
       has a number on it, such as 12345678 or 1234, and when a switch is one
       way it is "ON" while the other way it is "OFF." Usually there is some
       marking on the switch itself as to which direction is ON or OFF.

    2. Your printer manual has information about the location of the DIP
       switches -- check the table of contents.

    3. To work with Touch programs, here's how the DIP switches must be set:
       NOTE: MAKE SURE THE PRINTER IS POWERED OFF BEFORE YOU CHANGE THEM!

                        DSW1          DSW2         DSW3      DSW4
                      12345678      12345678     12345678    1234
                ON    ********      ********     *****       ****
                OFF                                   ***

    4. Next, you need to make sure your AUTOEXEC.BAT and the TNS.BAT file say
       the same thing regarding the MODE setting of the computer which is
       connected to the SP312 printer. Here's what the command should be:

          If your printer is plugged into the COM1 port, use this:
                        MODE COM1:9600,E,7,2

          If your printer is plugged into the COM2 port, use this:
                        MODE COM2:9600,E,7,2

       You may have to edit the ?.BAT files do do this -- most of you probably
       have XTREE on your machines and that works fine. Whatever you use, make
       sure you use a pure ASCII text editor, not something like Worperfect or
       Microsoft Word, which store files in a special format. EDIT.COM or
       EDLIN work great if you have them on your system and know how to use
       them.

    5. After you've set the switches and have made sure your MODE command
       is proper, reboot your computer to have the changes take effect and
       give it a try. It should work just right.

    6. Special note: if you're converting from the old Star DP8340 and
       part of your invoices were printing in RED ink, things which are set
       to print in red will now be in REVERSE (white on black background)
       instead of red because the SP312 does not use a red/black ribbon. If
       you want to change this, use Touch's INVOICE DESIGNER to turn those
       parts of the invoice to normal print instead of "red."