When the SureMark has the USB feature installed and is using a 4-wire cable with
a Type B connector,an external power brick (+24 V dc) must be used.
Hardware requirements
SureMark printers work with the following systems:
vIBM 4614 SureOne®POS terminal (EIA-232 connection only)
vIBM 4683 systems (RS-485 connection only)
vIBM 4693 systems
vIBM 4694 systems
vIBM 4695 systems (EIA-232 connection only and with power supply)
v7497 POS AttachmentAdapter (RPQ 8Q1238 in US, RS-485 only)
vPC or other store controller with an EIA-232 or USB port
vSurePOS 700 Series systems
vSurePOS 500 Series systems
vSurePOS 300 Series systems
vIBM Self Checkout solution
Software requirements

Operating system requirements

POSS drivers can be downloaded from the Retail Store Solutions Web site. See
“Resources on the Internet” on page 44 for more information.
If you use the RS-485 interface, you must use POSS or 4690 OS drivers. If you use
the EIA-232 interface, use the commands described in AppendixD, “EIA-232
programming information,” on page 101.
EIA-232 interface: When using the EIA-232 interface, attach thermal/impact
SureMark printers to systems that are running one of these operating systems:
vWindows®XP Professional
vNovell Linux®Point of Service (NLPOS)
vIBM Retail Environment for SUSE Linux
vWindows 2000 Professional with OPOS and JavaPOS support from POS Suite
V1.2 or later
vWindows 98 Second Edition or Windows NT®4.0 with OPOS and JavaPOS
support from POS Suite V1.0 or later
When using the EIA-232 interface, attach single-station SureMark printers to
systems that are running Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 98 Second Edition,
or Windows NT 4.0 with OPOS and JavaPOS support from POS Suite V1.3.1 or
later.
RS-485 interface: When using the RS-485 interface, attach thermal/impact
SureMark printers to systems that are running one of these operating systems:
v4690 Operating System Version 1 at maintenance level 9910, 4690 OS V2 or
4690 OS V2R3
vIBM Retail Environment for SUSE Linux
vNovell Linux Point of Service
vIBM PC DOS 2000 or later with POSS for DOS V1.60(b) plus delta package
160(D), or later
vWindows XP Professional
vWindows 2000 Professional with:
– POSS for Windows from POS Suite V1.1 or later
– OPOS and JavaPOS support from POS Suite V1.2 or later
Updated April 2, 2009
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