How to add an unrecognizable printer to a station

Pre-requisite: This function must be completed from the station itself that you are attempting to add the printer to

1. On the station desktop (with the software closed) click on the “K” icon in the bottom left corner

   

2. In the search bar, begin to type “Midnight Commander” before you are done typing the icon for this application will appear, open it

   

3. Once the application is open, navigate to the “/.smarttab” file pictured, then select the “/pos” file , then click “/data”, and finally select the file labeled Supported Printers.cfg, it may appear as “supporte-ers.cfg”

   

4. Select the editor option #3 “/usr/bin/mcedit”

   

5. Scroll down to the model number that is most like the model you are trying to add, highlight the selection and copy it to the clipboard

   

6. Paste it under and press enter or use the space bar to make sure the formatting is matched as above 

   

7. Delete the model name and change to the model printer you have

   

8. Click save at the bottom left of the window and click save to confirm the change

   

9. start the SmartTab software and navigate to the printer settings section under “more” 

   

10. Use the drop down menu and the printer you added will now be available to choose from.