You can use a Zebra HC100 printer and print tickets on-site with Regiondo.
After purchasing and loading ticket stock into your printer, connect your Zebra HC100 printer to your computer using a USB cable. Then go to the "POS configuration" tab and turn on your Zebra printer in "Printer configuration".
After purchasing and loading ticket stock into your printer, connect your Zebra HC100 printer to your computer using a USB cable. Then go to the "POS configuration" tab and turn on your Zebra printer in "Printer configuration".
Note:
Hardware requirements
- Zebra Zebra HC100 printer
- Windows PC (Windows 10) / Mac OS and Google Chrome Browser
- Ticket Format: 25.4mm (1) Width, 254mm (10) Length
- Zebra Zebra HC100 printer
- Windows PC (Windows 10) / Mac OS and Google Chrome Browser
- Ticket Format: 25.4mm (1) Width, 254mm (10) Length
1. How to set up a printer
1.1 For Windows
Note:
If you have already installed the driver for some of the other Zebra printers, you do not need to install it again. Skip steps 1 and 2, open Zebra Setup Utilities on your computer, and go to step 3.
1. Connect your computer to the Zebra HC100 printer.
2. Install printer driver. Download the latest version of Windows driver from this page Zebra Printer Settings, and then run the downloaded exe file, then just press the Next button when it's needed to complete the installation process.
2. Install printer driver. Download the latest version of Windows driver from this page Zebra Printer Settings, and then run the downloaded exe file, then just press the Next button when it's needed to complete the installation process.
3. When the installation process is completed, you will see the list of detected printers. Choose the desired printer and then manage printer settings by pressing the Configure printer settings button.
** If the list of printers is empty, you can add it manually by pressing the Install New Printer button and choosing the desired printer from the list.
1.4 On the next step, you need to specify the size of the print, set the width to 25.4 mm or 1 inch, and the height to 254 mm or 10 inches. And also set the orientation to inverted 180.
Press Finish. Now your printer is ready for work. Skip the Mac OS configuration and go to the next step.
1.2 For Mac OS and other Unix systems
Note:
If you have already installed CUPS, you don't need to install it again. Skip steps 1 - 3 and go to 4 directly.
Important:
Zebra does not provide a driver for use on Linux/Unix or Mac OS X operating systems, but instead suggests the use of the Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) driver.
1. Connect your computer to the Zebra HC100 printer.
2. Download the latest version of CUPS.
3. Unzip the downloaded archive, then find and open install-sh file from the unzipped folder. You can find official Zebra documentation here: Zebra Printer Drivers.
4. Open a web browser and enter http://localhost:631 in the address bar to access the CUPS configuration web page.
5. From the Home page, select Adding Printers and Classes and then press the button Add printer.
2. Download the latest version of CUPS.
3. Unzip the downloaded archive, then find and open install-sh file from the unzipped folder. You can find official Zebra documentation here: Zebra Printer Drivers.
4. Open a web browser and enter http://localhost:631 in the address bar to access the CUPS configuration web page.
5. From the Home page, select Adding Printers and Classes and then press the button Add printer.
* If Administration tab is not available for you and you see an error, just go to Mac "Terminal" (search for terminal in Spotlight Search), open new tab, copy and paste recommended command and press enter, refresh page and continue.
** If you see the authentication window you should fill it with you system user credentials.
6. Now CUPS will complete a search for printers and display a list of discovered printers. Choose the desired printer and press the Continue button.
7. Keep the next step as it is and press the button Continue.
8. Choose the Zebra ZPL Label Printer option as the model and press the button Add printer.
9. Specify custom size. Select the Custom option from Media Size select, then set the width to 25.4mm and height to 254mm. Set the resolution to 300dpi and then press the button Set default options.
Note:
You can always go back to printer settings in CUPS and change them if you need. Just go to the Printers menu, choose the desired printer, and then choose Set default options from Administration select.
Now your printer is ready for work!
2. How to enable Zebra HC100 Printer in your Regiondo Dashboard
1. Log in to your Dashboard.
2. Go to "POS Configuration" and choose "Printer configuration".
3. Select the desired printer and make sure you saved the changes.
3. Now you are able to print tickets with the new Zebra HC100 format
Go to "Bookings > Add Booking" and place an order.
Enable the switcher "Print Tickets (Zebra HC100)" if it's not already enabled before placing your order.
After clicking the button "Place Order", your tickets will automatically be printed on your Zebra HC100 printer.
Note:
You will automatically be redirected to the "Add booking" page after your tickets have been printed.
From there, you can:
- Place a new order
- Print your tickets again (if you experienced a problem with your printer)
- Navigate to the order page
From there, you can:
- Place a new order
- Print your tickets again (if you experienced a problem with your printer)
- Navigate to the order page
Important:
If you need a printer to generate wristbands, you can use the ZD510-HC model.
Make sure the device used with Regiondo is compatible with the printer, and also check the size of the printed information.