====== Printer Setup for Stickers======

===== Purpose and Scope =====

This page describes the procedures for installing the printer and setting up the stickers to be printed.




===== Prerequisite =====

None




===== Material =====

  * A printer



===== Printer Installation =====
  - Make sure the printer contain power cable, USB cable and thermal label roll is installed.
  - The thermal label roll to be used must be brother model DK-11209 with 62mm x 29mm.
  - Connect the printer to computer using the USB cable.
  - Connect the printer to power and turn it on.
  - Download the windows Driver for the printer from https://support.brother.com/g/b/downloadtop.aspx?c=us&lang=en&prod=lpql1110nwbeus.
  - After download, install it.
  - The printer will be ready for use. 

===== Setting and Printing Stickers =====
  - Login to your medAL-//data// server.
  - Under ''Health Facility'', search the health facility for which you want to print label.
  - Click on ''Stickers''.
  - A popup will appear. Choose the number of stickers to generate.
  - Click on ''Generate''.
  - The pdf with the stickers will be generated.
  - Do not print the stickers from the browser. Save the pdf at any location in your computer and open it with  //Adobe Reader// or //Adobe Acrobat//.
  - Before printing, select ''Custom Scale'' and set to ''100%''.
  - Also change the length units to ''mm'' and the sticker dimension to ''62mm x 29mm'' then print the stickers.
  - Make sure the stickers are cut at the end (''Cut at end'' NOT ''Cut every'').
  - Also print 2 copies.

For any technical issues contact the [[:it-coordinator-contacts|IT Coordinators]].