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    - Star CUPS Driver Ver. 3.4.0 for MAC OS-X -
        Readme File Star Micronics Co., Ltd.

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This file provides supplementary information that is not described in other 
documentation. 

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 Restrictions
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Below is the restrictions for this version.
Please read through and have well understanding before use.

 * USB I/F Model
   The first print job after installing the CUPS Driver will take 10 to 20 seconds to print in
   the  MAC OSX 10.5 environment.  This occurs only one time.
   (Just the first time)

 * TSP100LAN
   Cannot print files with the names are over 80 characters.

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 Cautions When printing via a USB interface
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When printing via a USB interface on Mac OS X or later, the printing speed 
will dramatically decrease or printing jobs may fail. 

If this happens, use the script ("setup_for_mac.sh") in the 
"Tips"-->"MSW_Setting" folder in the "starcupsdrv-X.X.X_mac.zip" (X.X.X 
represents the driver version) in this driver package. 
This will improve the problems described above. 

Read the comments in the script for details on how it is used. 

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 FVP10 Compression Print Setting
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Please refer to the following places for the Compression Print Setting. 

Please execute the script("default.sh")in the "Tips"-->"FVP10_Compression_Print_Setting" folder in the 
"starcupsdrv-X.X.X_mac.zip" (X.X.X represents the driver version)in this driver package. 

The reduction print setting is 4 of the following. 
  1.Default
  2.Vertical Compression Print 50% Setting
  3.Horizontal Compression Print 67% Setting
  4.Vertical Compression Print 50% Setting + Horizontal Compression Print 67% Setting

Read the comments in the script for details on how it is used.

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 How to send RAW Data to CUPS Printer
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If you want to send RAW data file to Printer without any filtering,
you can use "-oraw" option of the "LPR" command.

Please refer to the following places for details. 

"Tips"-->"HowToSendRawDataViaCUPS20060725.tar" folder 
in the "starcupsdrv-X.X.X_mac.zip" (X.X.X represents the driver version)
in this driver package. 

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 TSP100IIU Vertical Compression Print and Back Feed Function Setting
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* This setting applies to Star TSP100IIU.
Please refer to the following places for the Vertical Compression Print and Back Feed Function Setting. 

Please execute the script("BackFeed_default.sh")in the "Tips"-->"TSP100IIU" folder in the 
"starcupsdrv-X.X.X_linux.zip" (X.X.X represents the driver version)in this driver package. 

The reduction print setting is 13 of the following. 
  1.Back Feed default setting
  2.Back Feed 11mm setting
  3.Back Feed 10mm setting
  4.Back Feed  9mm setting
  5.Back Feed  8mm setting
  6.Back Feed  7mm setting
  7.Back Feed  6mm setting
  8.Back Feed  5mm setting
  9.Back Feed  4mm setting
 10.Back Feed  3mm setting
 11.Compression default setting
 12.Compression 75% setting
 13.Compression 50% setting

Read the comments in the script for details on how it is used.

