Peripherals Overview, installation, and compatibility

1. PeripheralsOverview, installation, and compatibility

2. 40 Column Receipt Printers • Use the Generic Text Driver • Faster than the manufacturer’s driver • Or use the manufacturers Driver for Custom 40 column Receipts Developed in Crystal Reports • Has a port to drive a cash drawer • Epson TM-88 (recommended) • Thermal • Fast • Silent • Requires thermal paper • Cannot use multi part paper • Parallel (Recommended), Serial, and USB models available • Epson TM-200d • Impact • Supports multi part paper • Parallel (Recommended) or Serial • Options • Paper Cut • Slip printer • Journal take-up reel

3. Report Printers (desktop printers) • Used for most reports and for 80 column invoices • Any quality laser printer, jet type printer, or dot matrix printer • Parallel • USB

4. Cash Drawers • MMF cash drawers • Printer driven (recommended) • Connects to a 40 column receipt (telephone type of cable) • Serial (only use if not using 40 column receipt printers)

5. Bar Code Scanners • Metro Logic • Keyboard wedge (recommended) • Can daisy chain with other keyboard wedge devices • Same as keyboard input • Test it in note pad • USB • Must be work as keyboard input • Options • Wand • Omni directional • Wireless

6. Pole Displays • Serial • Has a pass through • Only two emulations exist • EMAX • IEE

7. Hand-held Data Terminals • ScanPal • Battery powered handheld data collector • Applications • Store inventory • Receiving • Generating invoices • Scans Barcodes • Prompts for: • Quantity • Price • Employee number • PO number • Serial connected IR interface

8. Scales • CAS-PD1 • Serial • Counter top (or recessed into the counter) • NCR-7872 – Barcode Scanner and Scale • Requires two serial ports • Requires software to convert the serial input for the barcode scanner to keyboard input.

9. Barcode Label Printers

10. Barcode Label Printers • Blaster Advantage • Model BD 242003-002 (recommended) • Rolled stock • Monarch Paxar • Model 9414 • Rolled stock • Eltron Orion (Zebra) • Model LP2443PSA • Rolled stock • Desktop printers • Any quality laser or jet type printer • Avery label type stock

11. Touch Screen • ELO Touch Systems • Serial • It’s a pointing device (just like a mouse) • ComCash POS is designed not to require a keyboard when using a touch screen

12. Magnetic Stripe Readers (MSRs)credit card swipes

13. Magnetic Stripe Readers (MSRs)credit card swipes • ID Tech or Magtech • Keyboard wedge • Same as keyboard input • Test it in note pad • Little or no setup required (Default configuration works) • Avoid MSRs integrated with keyboards (Cherry KB) • Does not save space • Expensive • Difficult to configure

14. Check Readers • MagTech • Comes with an integrated MSR • Keyboard wedge

15. PIN Pads (for debit cards) • Magtek IntelliPIN • Serial • Integrated MSR • Verifone PinPad 2000 • Serial • Integrated MSR • Verifone PinPad 1000 • Serial • MUST be encrypted for your processor DUKPT/Master/Session

16. Deli Scales • They don’t interface directly with ComCash • They print 02 barcodes • Price imbedded (BC1) • Weight imbedded (BC7)