In normal cases, you need to open the cash drawer whenever the receipt get prints. But what if the cash drawer opens automatically when a sale is complete? That’s all about this article, here we teach you how to Setup Printer to Open Cash Drawer Automatically.
Let’s see how to configure your PC with a printer to automatically open the cash drawer every time you close a sale. You can go through the steps below and complete the process smoothly.
Here we have chosen the printer model Epson TV-T88V to show the steps.
Step-by-step to Connect the Printer (Epson TV-T88V) and Cash Drawer
- First connect your cash drawer to the back of your printer using a cable provided in the packet (RJ11 or RJ 12).
- In the case of Epson TV-T88V printer you can see the cash drawer port is labelled as DK and you can see an image there.
- On other type printers the port may be labelled in different ways, anyway, you can see the cash drawer image there. (You can refer to the product manual paper for more help).
- And make sure the other end of the cable is connected to the cash drawer.
Now you can configure your cash drawer to open the printer automatically using Windows Settings page,
Steps to Setup Printer to Open Cash Drawer Automatically- Epson TV-T88V
- Firstly open the Settings window and click on Devices from the screen.
- Then choose Printer & Scanners and click on the Epson TV-T88V printer.
- Now click on Manage option and click on the Printer properties link from the same screen.
- Inside the Properties screen, choose the Document Settings tab and from the list expand and select the option Cash drawer.
- Next, set the Cash Drawer #1 (2 Pins) to Open after printing from the drop-down list and Cash Drawer #2 (5 Pins) to Open after printing.
- Finally click on the OK button from the bottom of the screen and print a receipt after each transaction automatically.
Steps to Configure Printer to Cash Drawer In MAC
- Firstly, connect the printer and Cash drawer using the cable.
- Then open the web browser and copy+paste or type the following URL: http://localhost:631/printers/ in the address bar and click on Enter key.
- Now the CUPS web page will appear before the screen that is used to configure your printer on a network.
- Now you will see a login credentials page, type your MAC Username and Password to login.
- Once logged in, choose Epson TV-T88V printer from the list and continue.
- Next, select Set Default Options from the drop-down list and choose Administration tab.
- Further, select, Cash Drawer Control option from the screen and beside the Cash drawer #1 choose Open after printing and set Cash drawer #2 as Open after printing.
- Finally, click on Set Defaults Options and you have configured the cash drawer automatically and ready to use.
Here are the simple and easy steps to configure a cash drawer that opens automatically when you print a receipt for each translation. The steps are simple to follow and we hope you don’t need professional help to complete the process.