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Star’s
“Superfast”
Clamshell™
In October 2005,
Star introduced the
TSP100 FuturePRNT,
setting new standards
in POS Printing!
Could Star be that
innovative again?
Can Star do it
again with a
matrix printer?
Yes!!
SP700 | page 2
Introducing. . .
The
SP700
Series
MATRIX
POS Printers
from Star Micronics
SP700 | page 3
SP700 – The Basics
• High Speed
– 4.7 to 8.9 lps
– 9 pin bi-directional,
logic-seeking head
• High Reliability
– 22 million lines
MCBF
SP700 | page 4
Star vs. Epson . . .
. . . not that we’re Aggressive!!
44% faster!
SP700 | page 5
SP700 – The Basics
• The SP700 is
capable of printing
13 receipts with 20
lines per minute
• A two color ribbon is
available to catch the
reader’s attention
SP700 | page 6
SP700 – The Basics
• Available in
putty and
gray casing
• Compact footprint
in either orientation
– 5.99 in x 6.30 in
SP700 | page 7
SP700 – “Clamshell” Design
• ‘‘Drop-in & Print’’
– Easy paper loading
– No requirement to feed
the paper through the
mechanism – as easy as
loading a thermal printer!
• “Internal power supply”
– No more brick. Just
connect your universal
cable
SP700 | page 8
SP700 – Print Benefits
• ‘‘Drop-in & Print’’ ribbon
– Open the front cover,
remove the old ribbon,
and drop in the new
ribbon. It’s that easy!
• New longer life ribbons
– Featuring a 3 million
character black ribbon
and a longer life Red /
Black ribbon:
• 1.5 million for black
• 0.75 million for Red
SP700 | page 9
SP700 – Kitchen-friendly
• New Splash resistant
design with easy
clean curves, making
it the ideal choice for
heavy duty kitchen
and bar applications
SP700 | page 10
SP700 – Versatility
• Versions
– Serial, Parallel, USB,
LAN, or WiFi
swappable interface
SP700 | page 11
SP700 – Versatility
• Options:
– Vertical Mount
– Wall Mount
– External buzzer
– Laundry ribbon
– Ribbon Fabric
– Ribbon Insertion Jig
• Change up to 5 times
the ribbon without
changing the cartridge.
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SP700 – Versatility
OO
• Ticket alarm
• Pre-drilled mounting
• Extend the cable
lengths for inside or
outside mounting
Short Cable
Long Cable
SP700 | page 13
SP700 – Four Models
• SP712 Tear bar
• SP712R Tear bar
plus re-winder
• SP742 Autocutter
• SP742R Autocutter
plus re-winder
– Autocutter is available
as full or partial cut
SP700 | page 14
SP700 – Paper Specs
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Original + 2ply
Max. Diameter 85mm
Width: 76*/69/58mm
2 switch cover
*default
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SP700 vs. the Competition
• Imagine a matrix printer
that had many of the
features normally only
associated with thermal
printers . . .
. . . and some unique
features only available
in one world-class
printer, the TSP100 . . .
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SP700 vs. the Competition
. . . the ONLY POS
PRINTER TODAY
with Microsoft
WHQL Certification
and listed on
Microsoft’s website
SP700 | page 17
SP700 vs. the Competition
• JavaPOS, Setup (except
USB I/F)
• Serial Port emulator
(LAN or USB to Serial)
• LAN Setup Utility
• Mac Driver (on CD)
• Linux Driver(on CD)
• WEPOS CE
• Windows 2k, WHQL XP
& Vista Drivers
• OPOS (on CD)
SP700 | page 18
SP700 vs. the Competition
• Memory Switch
integrated in Driver.
– The internal printer
setup utility is now
included with the
Windows driver
– No more utility to
download. No
complicated text
tables to read
SP700 | page 19
SP700 vs. the Competition
• Image List
(Object List)
• Logos
(Header/footer)
• Buzzer control
Up to 255 graphics mono or color gifs,
jpgs or bmps imported
and “Named”!
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SP700 vs. the Competition
• Best networkable
solution available:
– Easy set up utility
included
– Virtual serial port to
LAN or USB included
• (buy LAN and
use it as serial)
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SP700 vs. the Competition
• Paper level window
for at-a-glance
viewing
• Excellent
bi-directional
printing with
less than 1mm
misalignment
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SP700 vs. the Competition
• Better paper handling
for multi-part paper
• Very little smudge on
the copy paper
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SP700 vs. the Competition
• Top Margin:
– SP700: 19.5mm
– TM-U220: 26.6mm
– SRP275: 25.6mm
• Saving 2 feet of
paper a day will
save 52 feet a month!
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SP700 – vs. the Competition
• Security and ease of use
– The SP700 has 2 security sensors:
• 1 for the ribbon cover which cuts power to the
print head while changing ribbon
• 1 for the paper cover which cuts power during
paper loading operation
SP700 | page 25
Star vs. Epson Summary
• Faster
• Easier to USE –
Ribbon and Paper Loading
• Extra Software – Image Import for
faster / cheaper high volume
installations
• Stronger Range for Resellers –
Some FuturePRNT features
supported
• Always leading, Always Innovating
from Star Micronics
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• Applications:
– Kitchen
– Dry Cleaner
– Retail
– Hospitality
– Point of Sale
– Supermarkets
SP700
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SP700
TSP100
13RPM
25RPM
Power Supply Embedded
Yes
Yes
CD Included
Yes
Yes
Paper Guide Included
Yes
Yes
Power Switch
Yes
Yes
Test Paper Roll
No
Yes
Vertical Mount Included
No
Yes
Wall Mount Included
No
Yes
Cable included
No
Yes
ESC/POS Emulation
Yes
Yes (with
futurePRNT)
Logo Store
In printer
on PC
Watermark
No
Yes
Yes (USB, LAN)
Yes (USB)
Memory Switch Setting
Yes
no
LAN Utility
Yes
no
Text Processing
No
Yes
JavaPOS
Yes
Yes
Vertical Mount
Yes
Yes
Test print
Yes
Yes
Print Speed
Configuration Utility:
Virtual Serial Port
SP700 | page 28
Star’s
“Superfast”
Clamshell™