Video Tutorials - Hardware

Video Tutorials - Hardware

  1. Connecting the S700 Socket Barcode Scanner to your iPad: If you have got an S700 Socket Barcode Scanner and want to know how to connect it to your iPad via Bluetooth and your Hike Store app, this is the video to watch.
  2. Setting Up Your Star Micronics TSP100 USB Receipt Printer for PC: If you have a Star Micronics TSP100 USB Thermal Receipt Printer and you want to connect it to your PC in order to print receipts in your Hike Store, please watch this video.
  3. Configuring Your Epson TM-T88VI Thermal Receipt Printer for Windows PC via LAN Ethernet: If you have an Epson TM-T88VI Thermal Receipt Printer and you want to connect it to your PC via the Ethernet/LAN connection in order to print receipts in your Hike Store, please watch this video.
  4. Setting Up Your Star Micronics Bluetooth Printer to an iPad: If you have a Thermal Receipt Printer from Star Micronics that is Bluetooth enabled and you want to connect it to your Hike Store's iPad app to print receipts, please watch this video.
  5. Introducing the Star Micronics mPOP device and connecting it to an iPad: This video introduces the Star Micronics mPOP device, which is an all-in-one retail hardware solution, and how to connect it to an iPad.
  6. Setting Up the Dymo LabelWriter 450 For PC: This video goes through how to install the Dymo LabelWriter Drivers and how to print Barcode Labels from the Dymo LabelWriter 450 Barcode Label Printer.

Connecting the S700 Socket Barcode Scanner to your iPad


00:00 A brief introduction to the S700 Socket Mobile Barcode Scanner
00:49 Turning on the Socket Barcode scanner and setting it to Application Mode
01:50 Finding the Application Mode Barcode for the Socket scanner (if required)
02:41 Selecting the Socket Scanner in the Bluetooth area of the iPad's Settings.
03:22 Scanning barcodes to check that the barcodes are detected in your Hike Store's iPad application.

Setting Up Your Star Micronics TSP100 USB Receipt Printer for PC



00:00 A brief introduction on the Star Micronics TSP100 USB Thermal Receipt Printer and connecting it to a Windows PC
01:03 Example TSP100 Printer, where to find Model Number information, Power/USB connection points.
01:48 Turning on power to the Printer and printing a test information receipt.
02:17 Hike Support Article on the TSP100 Printer, Pictures of the connection points
03:00 Downloading and Installing the Star Micronics TSP100 Driver
05:40 Checking the Printers area of Windows to confirm that the Printer is available for printing.
06:00 Printing an example Hike Sales Receipt
06:34 Making sure the Printing Destination is the Receipt Printer, checking Paper Size.

Configuring Your Epson TM-T88VI Thermal Receipt Printer for Windows PC via LAN Ethernet



00:00 A brief introduction on the Epson TM-T88VI Thermal Receipt Printer and connecting it to a Windows PC via the LAN/Ethernet connection.
00:52 Example Epson Receipt Printer, where to find Model Number information, Power/LAN/USB connection points.
01:33 Turning on the Epson Printer, how to print a test receipt which includes diagnostic information to connect the Printer to your PC.
03:59 Finding the Support Article on the Epson Printer which has links to find the correct Epson Printer Driver
05:20 Downloading the Epson Printer Driver and installing it to your PC.
05:44 Running and configuring the Epson Printer Registration Software to make your Epson Printer visible on your Windows PC
09:09 Opening a Hike Sales Invoice and Printing a Test Hike Receipt, selecting the correct Printer Destination and Paper Size settings.

Setting Up Your Star Micronics Bluetooth Printer to an iPad



00:00 A brief introduction on the Star Micronics Bluetooth Printer and connecting it to an iPad.
00:42 Example Star Micronics Bluetooth Printer, finding Model Number information, and connections at the back of the Printer.
01:33 Turning on the Printer, set the Printer to print a test receipt with diagnostic information, checking the printer is available for Bluetooth pairing.
02:41 Pairing the Star Micronics Bluetooth Printer in your iPad's Bluetooth Settings
03:19 Opening the Hike iPad app and selecting the Star Micronics Bluetooth Printer as an Active Printer
04:13 Opening a Sales Order in your Hike iPad app and printing a test Sales Receipt

Introducing the Star Micronics mPOP device and connecting it to an iPad



00:00 A brief introduction on the Star Micronics mPOP device and connecting it to an iPad
00:54 The connections for the Star Micronics mPOP Power/USB
01:20 Turning on the power to the mPOP device
01:52 Pairing the mPOP device to your iPad's Bluetooth Settings
02:32 Opening the Hike iPad app and selecting the Star Micronics mPOP device as an Active Printer, enabling the cash drawer opening feature
03:42 Opening a Sales Order in your Hike iPad app and printing a test Sales receipt
04:10 Creating a new Sales Order in your Hike iPad app and testing the Cash Drawer opening feature
04:36 Testing the Barcode Scanner of the mPOP device to make sure it is working in the iPad app

Setting Up the Dymo LabelWriter 450 For PC



00:00 A brief introduction on the Dymo LabelWriter 450 Barcode Label Printer and connecting it to a PC
00:32 Finding the Hike Support Article for the Dymo 450 Label Printer, downloading and installing the Dymo Label Software
01:54 Example Dymo LabelWriter Printer, connections for the Power and USB at the back
02:36 Checking your Windows Printers list to make sure the Dymo Label Printer is visible and your Hike Store Print Label area shows the Printer as 'Connected'
03:16 Selecting the Label Size for the Dymo Label Printer and selecting what Product Information to print onto the Label depending on the size
04:07 Choosing the Products that you would like to print onto the labels
04:40 Barcodes are unique for each Product in Hike, do some test label prints before printing out large quantities of labels to avoid mistakes

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