Star Micronics Hardware

Star Micronics Receipt Printing, Cash Handling and Weighing

Receipt and kitchen printers, cash drawers, legal-for-trade scales, label printers and barcode scanners for retail, foodservice and hospitality. Star is the default choice for tablet and cloud POS, largely because of CloudPRNT.

CloudPRNT PrintingKitchen Impact PrintingNTEP Legal for TradeLinerless LabellingTablet POS Stands
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CloudPRNT Star's cloud printing protocol lets a web or mobile application send a receipt without a local driver, which is why Star dominates tablet and cloud POS.
Legal for Trade Selling by weight in the US requires an NTEP-certified scale. The mG-S8200 and mG-T series carry it; precision models do not.
Linerless Linerless labels remove the liner entirely, roughly doubling labels per roll and eliminating the backing waste at the counter.
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Star Micronics Stands & MountsmUNITE-3 Black

mUNITE-3 Black

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Take back your counter with the sleek mUnite stands. The mUnite stands maintain a clean design while hiding all the...

$259.00

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Star Micronics Stands & MountsmUNITE-3 BLK

mUNITE-3 BLK

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Take back your counter with the sleek mUnite stands. The mUnite stands maintain a clean design while hiding all the...

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Star Micronics Stands & MountsmUNITE-3 BLK

mUNITE-3 BLK

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Take back your counter with the sleek mUnite stands. The mUnite stands maintain a clean design while hiding all the...

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Star Micronics Paper, Labels and Ribbons

Consumables by SKU, Quantity and Printer Compatibility

Every model and consumable type in the table is clickable. Star media spans thermal receipt paper, carbonless impact paper, impact ribbons, removable linerless labels, permanent linerless labels, continuous labels and die-cut barcode labels.

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TypeModel / DescriptionSKUCase QtySizeCompatible WithApplication
Thermal Receipt PaperTRF58-D50-C17 SBE 12PK3795169012 rolls58 mmmPOP, mC-Print2, SK1-211Compact receipt and kiosk paper
Thermal Receipt PaperTRF58-D50-C17 SBE 36PK3795170036 rolls58 mmmPOP, mC-Print2, SK1-211Higher-volume compact receipt paper
Thermal Receipt PaperTRF58-D40-C12 SBE 50PK3799039050 rolls58 mmSM-L200, SM-L220i, SM-S230i, SK1-211Mobile receipt paper
Thermal Receipt PaperTRF80-D50-C12 SBE 12PK3795171012 rolls80 mmSM-T300, SM-T300iMobile 3-inch receipt paper
Thermal Receipt PaperTRF80-D50-C12 SBE 36PK3795172036 rolls80 mmSM-T300, SM-T300iHigher-volume mobile receipt paper
Thermal Receipt PaperTRF80-D83-C17 SBE 12PK3795173012 rolls80 mmTSP100, mC-Print3, mC-Label3, TSP650, TSP700Standard POS receipt paper
Thermal Receipt PaperTRF80-D83-C17 SBE 25PK3795174025 rolls80 mmTSP100, mC-Print3, mC-Label3, TSP650, TSP700Standard POS receipt paper
Thermal Receipt PaperTRF80-D83-C17 SBE 50PK3795175050 rolls80 mmTSP100, mC-Print3, mC-Label3, TSP650, TSP700High-volume POS receipt paper
Thermal Receipt PaperTRF80-D100-C17 SBE 25PK3799079025 rolls80 mmmC-Label3Longer roll for receipt and multimedia printing
Thermal Receipt PaperTRF112-D50-C12 SBE 12PK3795177012 rolls112 mmSM-T400i4-inch mobile receipt paper
Thermal Receipt PaperTRF112-D100-C17 SBE 12PK3795179012 rolls112 mmTSP800Wide-format receipt and document paper
Thermal Receipt PaperTRF112-D100-C17 SBE 25PK3795180025 rolls112 mmTSP800High-volume wide-format receipt paper
Impact Receipt PaperRF76-D85-C17 SE 50PK3795184050 rolls76 mmSP500, SP7001-ply bond kitchen and receipt paper
Impact Receipt PaperRF76-D85-C17 SBE 36PK3799040036 rolls76 mmSP500, SP7001-ply Star Blue Eco impact paper
Impact Receipt PaperRF76-D85-C17 2P SE 50PK3795185050 rolls76 mmSP500, SP7002-ply carbonless paper for duplicate copies
Impact Receipt PaperRF76-D85-C17 2P SBE 36PK3799025036 rolls76 mmSP500, SP7002-ply Star Blue Eco carbonless paper
Impact RibbonRC700BR / SP700 Black-RedModel family1 cartridgeBlack / RedSP700, SP742Two-color kitchen tickets and order emphasis
Impact RibbonRC700B / SP700 BlackModel family1 cartridgeBlackSP700, SP742High-volume black kitchen and receipt printing
Impact RibbonDP8340 BlackModel family1 cartridgeBlackDP8340Legacy impact printing
Impact RibbonDP8340 Red/BlackModel family1 cartridgeRed / BlackDP8340Two-color legacy impact printing
Impact RibbonHSP7000 BlackModel family1 cartridgeBlackHSP7000Hybrid receipt and validation printing
Removable Linerless LabelTRK40-D83-C25 KD SBE 12PK3799021012 rolls40 mmTSP143IV SK, TSP654II SKDiamond adhesive, repositionable
Removable Linerless LabelTRK40-D83-C25 KD SBE 24PK3799009024 rolls40 mmTSP143IV SK, TSP654II SKDiamond adhesive, 170 ft rolls
Removable Linerless LabelTRK40-D83-C25 KF SBE 24PK3795197024 rolls40 mmTSP143IV SKFull adhesive, residue-free removal
Removable Linerless LabelTRK58-D83-C25 KD SBE 24PK3799008024 rolls58 mmTSP143IV SK, TSP654II SKDiamond adhesive linerless media
Removable Linerless LabelTRK58-D83-C25 KF SBE 24PK3795198024 rolls58 mmTSP143IV SKFull adhesive linerless media
Removable Linerless LabelTRK80-D83-C25 KD SBE 24PK3799007024 rolls80 mmTSP143IV SK, TSP654II SKWide diamond adhesive linerless labels
Removable Linerless LabelTRK80-D83-C25 KF SBE 24PK3795199024 rolls80 mmTSP143IV SKWide full-adhesive linerless labels
Permanent Linerless LabelTRP40-D102-C25 OP SE 6PK379916406 rolls40 mmmC-Label2, mC-Label3Permanent linerless media
Permanent Linerless LabelTRP58-D102-C25 OP SE 6PK379916506 rolls58 mmmC-Label2, mC-Label3Permanent linerless media
Permanent Linerless LabelTRP80-D102-C25 OP SE 6PK379916606 rolls80 mmmC-Label3Wide permanent linerless media
Continuous Linered LabelTRC40-D102-EL-C25 SBE 12PK3795186012 rolls40 mmmC-Label2, mC-Label3Continuous linered label stock
Continuous Linered LabelTRC58-D102-EL-C25 SBE 12PK3795187012 rolls58 mmmC-Label2, mC-Label3Continuous linered label stock
Continuous Linered LabelTRC80-D102-EL-C25 SBE 12PK3795188012 rolls80 mmmC-Label3Wide continuous linered labels
Die-Cut LabelTRL61-2.25x1.25-GP-D100-C25 SBE 12PK3795159012 rolls2.25 × 1.25 inmC-Label3General-purpose barcode and product labels
Die-Cut LabelTRL80-3x1-BM-D100-C31 SBE 12PK3796747012 rolls3 × 1 inTSP700, mC-Label3Black-mark die-cut barcode labels
Die-Cut LabelTRL80-3x2-BM-D100-C31 SBE 12PK3796748012 rolls3 × 2 inTSP700, mC-Label3Product, order and barcode labels
Die-Cut LabelTRL80-3x3-BM-D100-C31 SBE 12PK3796767012 rolls3 × 3 inTSP700, mC-Label3Larger product and operational labels
Die-Cut LabelTRL80-3x4-BM-D100-C31 SBE 12PK3796775012 rolls3 × 4 inTSP700, mC-Label3Shipping, product and compliance labels
Die-Cut LabelTRL111-4x6-BM-D100-C31 SBE 12PK3796744012 rolls4 × 6 inTSP800Wide shipping and logistics labels

Verify printer model, paper width, roll diameter, core, label sensor, adhesive and case quantity before ordering. Star Blue Eco media is offered in bisphenol-free and Prop 65-compliant configurations.

Star Micronics Hardware Questions

Choosing a printer, connecting a cash drawer, linerless labelling, legal-for-trade scales and matching media to the machine.

Which Star Micronics receipt printer should I choose?

The TSP143IV is the current volume seller and suits most retail and hospitality counters, with USB-C, Ethernet and CloudPRNT options. The mC-Print3 is the compact connected choice for tablet POS, adding a peripheral hub so a scanner and drawer can hang off the printer.

For kitchens, choose impact rather than thermal. Heat, steam and grease destroy thermal print, which is why the SP742 exists.

Browse Star receipt printers or kitchen impact printers.

Which Star printer should I use with an iPad?

The mPOP is the purpose-built answer: printer and cash drawer in one unit, designed around tablet checkout, and it connects to an iPad directly. For a separate printer, the TSP143IV and the mC-Print range are the usual choices, both available in builds that connect to iOS.

Check two things before ordering. First the interface, since Bluetooth, USB-C, Lightning and Ethernet are separate part numbers fixed at manufacture. Second whether your POS app expects a direct connection or CloudPRNT, because that decides whether the printer needs to be on the same network as the tablet at all.

The mC-Print range adds a peripheral hub, which lets a scanner and drawer connect through the printer rather than fighting over the iPad's single port. On a tablet counter that is usually the deciding feature.

Browse Star receipt printers and tablet stands.

What is CloudPRNT and do I need it?

CloudPRNT is Star's cloud printing protocol. Instead of a driver on a local computer, the printer polls a web service for jobs, which means a browser-based or mobile application can print a receipt with nothing installed on site.

It matters if your POS is cloud-based, if orders arrive from online channels, or if you need to print to a site you do not physically control. If you run a traditional local POS with a driver, you do not need it.

This is a large part of why Star is the default printer for tablet and cloud POS platforms.

Why use an impact printer in the kitchen?

Thermal print is created by heat, so a thermal ticket in a hot kitchen darkens, curls and becomes unreadable. Grease and steam make it worse.

Impact printers strike an ink ribbon onto plain paper, which is unaffected by heat. They also print in two colours, so modifiers and allergen notes can be highlighted in red, and they handle multi-part carbonless paper where a duplicate copy is needed.

Browse Star kitchen printers and matching ribbons.

Which Star printers can print linerless labels?

Two families. The mC-Label2 and mC-Label3 are purpose-built label printers and take permanent linerless stock, the TRP series. The TSP143IV SK and TSP654II SK are receipt printers with the linerless option, and take the removable TRK series.

That distinction matters more than it looks. The SK receipt printers use repositionable or clean-peel adhesive, which suits order tickets and food labels that get removed later. The mC-Label range takes permanent adhesive for labels that stay on the product.

The SK suffix is not an add-on. A standard TSP143IV cannot print linerless, because linerless needs a specific platen and cutter to stop the adhesive fouling the mechanism.

Browse Star label printers and matching linerless media.

What are linerless labels and why use them?

Linerless labels have no backing paper. The adhesive is on the reverse of the label stock itself, and a special platen and cutter handle it.

Two consequences follow. You get roughly twice as many labels on a roll of the same diameter, and there is no liner waste to collect at the counter, which matters in foodservice where labels are applied constantly.

Adhesive type is the choice to get right: diamond adhesive repositions, full adhesive holds firmly and peels clean. Browse Star labels.

What is the difference between the CD3, CD4 and CD5 cash drawers?

They are three duty levels rather than three feature sets. The CD3 Value Series is the entry drawer for standard retail and hospitality counters where cash is a minority of transactions. The CD4 Choice Series is the mid range and offers the widest choice of sizes, till layouts and finishes. The CD5 Max Series is built for high cycle counts, cash-intensive sites and multi-shift operation.

The practical difference is the mechanism. A drawer opening a handful of times an hour and one opening constantly through a double shift wear very differently, and the Max Series is specified for the latter.

Size is a separate decision from series. Choose the till layout by the number of note and coin denominations you handle, not by how much space the counter has.

Browse Star cash drawers.

How do I connect a cash drawer to an iPad or tablet?

You do not connect it to the tablet. The drawer connects to the receipt printer, and the printer opens it. A tablet has no port that can drive a 24V drawer pulse, which is the single most common misunderstanding on tablet POS builds.

The cable runs from the DK port on the back of the printer, which looks like a telephone socket, to the matching port on the drawer. Your POS app sends the open command to the printer, and the printer fires the pulse.

Two consequences follow. If you buy a printer without a DK port you cannot add a drawer later, and if you want a drawer with no printer at all you need a drawer with its own USB or Bluetooth interface, which is a different product. The mPOP sidesteps all of this by combining both in one unit.

Browse cash drawer cables or send us your printer model and we will confirm the right one.

How do I know which cash drawer fits my printer?

Most POS drawers are printer-driven: the receipt printer sends the pulse that opens the drawer through an RJ-type cable. So the pairing is printer to drawer, not till to computer.

Check the cable and the voltage. A 24V drawer on a 12V pulse will not open reliably, and cables are not universal despite looking identical.

Star offers Value, Choice and Max Series depending on how much cash passes through. Browse Star cash drawers.

Do I need an NTEP-certified scale?

If you sell by weight in the United States, yes. NTEP certification, also called legal for trade, is a regulatory requirement for any scale used to determine the price a customer pays.

The mG-S8200 and the mG-T series carry it. Precision scales such as the mG-S322 do not, and are intended for portion control, back-of-house and non-transactional weighing.

Getting this wrong is a compliance problem rather than an inconvenience. Browse Star scales.

Which paper fits my Star printer?

Three measurements have to match: width, roll diameter and core. An 80 mm printer will not take 58 mm paper, and a roll with too large a diameter will not close the cover.

Star Blue Eco grades are the bisphenol-free, Prop 65-compliant option, which matters if you have a policy on thermal paper chemistry or sell in California.

The consumables table on this page lists every SKU against its compatible printers. Browse Star receipt paper.

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