The following example details the steps required in order to use Chinese characters for the screen interface, prep tickets and customer receipts on a pos station equipped with a Star TSP100 thermal printer.  The Star TSP100 includes internal Chinese character set.

 

Note that many printers do not contain internal Chinese characters by default and must be special ordered. AmigoPOS uses internal printer fonts to achieve maximum printing speed and quality, in contrast to many other pos applications that use Windows drivers to print Chinese characters, resulting in greatly reduced (20-50 times) print speed and "fuzzy" characters due to the fact that Windows printer drivers must first convert the printout to a graphic before printing.

 

 

I. Configure Windows to use Chinese characters

 

 

MS Windows must be configured to use Chinese characters. Open the Windows Control Panel and click on the Regional and Language Options applet. Select the 'Advanced' tab and choose Chinese from the drop-down list. Click OK and reboot the PC.

 

 


Specify the language in the Regional and Language Settings Control Panel Applet




 

II. Configure the printer to use Chinese characters

 

After installing the Start TSP100, open the MS Windows Devices and Printers folder, right click on the receipt printer and click 'Properties'.  Select the TSP Config tab and click the Launch Configuration Application button. Select the General Settings tab and choose Chinese from the Character Encoding drop-down list. Click the Apply Changes button followed by the Close button.

 

 


Star TSP100 Driver Configuration

 





 

III. Configure AmigoPOS to use Chinese characters

 

In AmigoPOS Back Office, select Settings | Translations. Choose Chinese from the drop-down list. Note that any Chinese phrase can be translated by the user; the equivalent English phrase is shown in the left column. Restart AmigoPOS.

 

 

 

Back Office | Configuration

 

 

Specify the language in Back Office - Configuration - Languages

 

 

 

 

IV. Configure AmigoPOS receipt printer settings

 

In AmigoPOS Back Office, select Settings | Peripherals. Select Star Line mode from the drop-down list next to the Printer Type.

 

 


Select the Printer Type in Back Office - Configuration - Peripherals - Receipt Printer

 

 

 

 

 

V. Customize the AmigoPOS user interface

 

All program captions and text can be customized to suit your needs by modifying the text in AmigoPOS Back Office, select Settings | Translations. Note that the default translations are translated by computer and may contain errors.

 

 

 

Restart Amigo Pos