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Mac offers new Drivers that may not have all label types available. The following link will show you the correct file type for your computer and printer type.

https://www.dymo.com/compatibility-chart.html

Note: Dumbbell 1up and Long Tail are not compatible with Dymo Devices

 

Opening CUPS

To configure the settings for the printer itself, open Chrome and enter the following:

http://localhost:631/printers/

If you get the screen below, you need to enable CUPS for your OS. If not, skip down below to the Localhost Configuration section

To enable CUPS for your computer, first highlight and copy: cupsctl WebInterface=yes

Next, click the magnifying glass Search icon in the upper right and enter Terminal, then click to run the application.

After Terminal opens, you will see a cursor flashing: paste what you copied and click Return to run the setting.

You can close Terminal after it completes the setting. You will now be able to access your printer configuration from the localhost.

 

Localhost Configuration

You will see a list of all active printers once the localhost opens. Click on the Printer and a page will load showing the printer attributes.

Find the drop list pictured below and click on Set Default Options.

 

Under the General Tab

Select Custom Size from the Media Size drop list: (Dumbbell 1up and Long Tail are not compatible with Dymo Devices)

• 30332 - 1” x 1”
• 30334 - 2-?” x 1-?”
• 30330 - 2” x 0.75”
• 30299 - ?” x ¾” (Dumbbell 2up Dymo)

Please note that when buying labels, the official Dymo labels have punchouts between labels so the printer knows where to stop. We have clients who have purchased some labels that do not have the punchout, and will not work. Be careful when buying the labels to make sure that they have the punchout (some generic brands do this correctly).

 

Creating a Custom Label in the System Dialog Window

Once cups is taken care of in the POS system select a label to print then in Chrome. Click on the More Settings and click on the Print Using System Dialog options.

Once in the screen click on the View Details options (If you cannot see more information).

• Click on Paper Size > Manage Custom Labels
  • Click on the + button (Note: Double click on the work “Untitled” can let you rename the label)
  • Set the paper size to correct size needed (example is 1x1)
  • Non-Printable Area: User Defined
    • Top: 0
    • Left: 0
    • Bottom: 0
    • Right: 0
  • Once all set click on ok.

• Make sure Orientation set to Portrait
• Scale is 100%
• Layout:
  • Reverse Page Orientation is checked
• Paper Handling:
  • Collate Pages is checked
  • Scale to fit paper size is unchecked
• Cover Page:
  • None is checked
• Printer Features:
  • Continuous Paper: Disabled
  • Output Resolution: 300 DPI
  • Halftoning: Error Diffusion
  • Print Density: Normal
  • Print Quality: Text Only
• Once all the settings have been set. Click on the drop down for Presets and click on Save Current Settings and Preset. I would recommend naming this after the label size.

 

Setting Up the Print Preview on Chrome to be the System Dialog Window

 

Enable Setting

Open up the terminal window and enter the following command:

defaults write com.google.Chrome DisablePrintPreview -bool true

(Note: Found this is the best option to print)

 

Disable Setting

Open up the terminal window and enter the following command:

defaults write com.google.Chrome DisablePrintPreview -bool false

If Disabled, To print correctly use the print using System Dialog Option at the bottom of Print Preview.

 

Configurations for the supported label types:

• 1 x1 (30332) labels (Chrome Print: Paper Size - 1 x 1.50 (30347) with margins set to minimum and a scale of 93%)

  • Paper Size: 1 in width and 1 in height
  • Margins: all 0
  • Portrait

• 2.25 x 1.25 (30334) labels (Chrome Print: Paper Size -  2.25 x 1.25 with margins set to default)

  • Paper size: 2.25 in width and 1.25 in height
  • Margins: all 0
  • Portrait

• 2.25 x 0.75 (30330) labels (Chrome Print: Paper Size - 2.25 x 0.75 with margins set to minimum with a scale of 93%)

  • Paper size: 2.25 in width and 0.83 in height
  • Margin: 0
  • Scale: 95%
  • Landscape

• Dumbbell 2up Dymo (Jewelry Labels) (Chrome Print: Paper Size - 2 x 0.5 with margins set to default, This may skip labels)

  • Paper size: 2.12 in width and 0.83 in height
  • Margin: all 0
  • Scale: 95%
  • Portrait