PoS Wired Receipt Printer and Cash Register Setup

What You'll Need

• PoS Cash Drawer
• PoS Receipt Printer
• Power cables for the printer Interface cable (such as phone cable) to connect the cash drawer to the receipt printer
• Android or Apple Smartphone

Unboxing Your Equipment

1. Unbox the Cash Drawer: Carefully open the box containing your PoS Cash Drawer and remove all packaging materials. Verify that the interface cable, cash box, and key are present. Hold onto the key as you will need it to lock and unlock the cash drawer.
2. Unbox the Receipt Printer: Open the box for your PoS Receipt Printer and remove all packaging material. Make sure you have the printer, power cable, and any other accessories.

Steps

1. Place the Printer: Find a suitable location near a power outlet and place the printer there.
2. Plug in the Printer: Take the power cable and plug one end into the printer and the other end into a power outlet.
3. Locate the Interface Port: On the back of the receipt printer, find the port labeled for connecting cash drawers. This is typically a RJ12 (phone jack) port. NOTE: The cable has a specific orientation. Be sure to plug the side of the cable with a picture/ label of a printer into the printer.

4. Connect the Cable: Take the interface cable from the cash drawer and connect it to the port on the printer. Ensure that the cable is plugged in properly, The end with a picture of a cash box should plug into the cash box, and the end with a picture of a printer should plug into the printer.


5. Secure the Connection: Make sure the cable is secure and won't easily come unplugged.
6. Load the paper: Open the top of the printer and insert the included roll of 3 inch thermal receipt paper as depicted in the diagram


7. Connect the printer to the internet: Use the included Ethernet cable to plug the printer into your router or switch. If you only have one Ethernet plug available at your Point of Sale, See the “Using the Network Switch” section below.
8. Turn On the Printer: Locate the power button, on the left hand side of the printer and turn on the printer. You should see lights indicating it's powered on.

Using the Network Switch

Unboxing and Preliminary Setup

1. Unbox the Ethernet Switch: Open the box containing your Ethernet switch and remove all packaging material.
2. Place the Ethernet Switch: Find a suitable location near the PC and the printer, and place the switch there.

Connecting the PC, Printer, and Switch

1. Disconnect Existing Ethernet Cable from PC: If there's already an Ethernet cable plugged into the PC's Ethernet port, unplug it and plug it into any port on the Ethernet switch.
2. Connect First Patch Cable: Take one of the included Ethernet patch cables and plug one end into a free port on the Ethernet switch and the other end into the Ethernet port on the PC.
3. Connect Second Patch Cable: Use the second Ethernet patch cable to connect another free port on the Ethernet switch to the Ethernet port on the Bloomnation Point of Sale Receipt Printer.
4. Power Up the Switch: Plug the switch into an electrical outlet