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Setting up the receipt printer and cash drawer for Elo PayPoint Plus running Windows

Setup

  • Retail POS for PC
  • Elo PayPoint Plus for Windows

Before Getting Started

The PayPoint Plus Windows is an all-in-one point-of-sale (POS) solution. The system comes with a rotating 15.6-inch touchscreen display, fully-integrated peripherals - 2D barcode scanner, 3-inch receipt printer, and full-sized 16-inch cash drawer. In addition are multiple ports for third-party peripherals (e.g.; extra cash drawer). The magnetic stripe reader is not supported with Retail POS and has been disabled. 

Key Specifications:

Operating System: Windows 10 iOT LTSB or No OS
Processor:  Intel Coffee Lake Core i5-8500T (9M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz)
Memory: (RAM) 8GB 2666MHz DDR4 SO-DIMM on 1 of 2 slots (Expandable to 32GB)
Storage 128GB M.2 SSD, 72 TBW
Wireless: 802.11 b/g/n/ac; Bluetooth: 5.0 I/O
Ports: 4 x Type A USB 2.0, 2 x RJ45 serial ports, 1 x micro HDMI port, 1 x 12V powered USB port, 1 x RJ12 cash drawer port, 1 x LAN

Integrated Peripherals: 

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Receipt Printer and Cash Drawer Setup

  1. From the Start Menu, launch the Star Micronics Configuration Utility TSP100 application
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  2. Select the appropriate target emulate mode - Star Line Mode vs. ESC/POS Mode, and click OK
    Image_2019-09-16_at_5.01.33_PM.png
  3. Configure all required settings related to text and print settings
    Image_2019-09-16_at_5.08.29_PM.png
  4. When done, click Apply Changes
  5. In the "Print Tests" area, execute a few of the test print options
    Image_2019-09-16_at_5.12.22_PM.png
  6. Click Open Cash Drawer 1 to pop the cash drawer
  7. Click Check the connection to check whether you can communicate with the printer. If successful, the blue LED light above the printer will blink
  8. In Windows, go to the "Devices and Printers" area
  9. Right-click on the Star TSP100 printer and choose the "Printer properties" option
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  10. On the "General" tab, click Change Properties
    Image_2019-09-16_at_5.18.21_PM.png
  11. On the "Device Settings" tab, establish the following settings:
    • Peripheral Unit Type = Cash Drawer
    • Peripheral Unit 1 - Document Bottom
    • Peripheral Unit 2 - Document Bottom
  12. Click Apply
  13. Click No when prompted to backup device settings
  14. On the "General" tab, click Print Test Page to verify that the cash drawer opens after printing
    Image_2019-09-16_at_5.22.32_PM.png

 

Receipt Printer and Cash Drawer Setup (OPOS)

  1. From the Start Menu, launch the Star Micronics Configuration Utility TSP100 application
    Image_2019-09-16_at_4.59.39_PM.png
  2. Select the appropriate target emulate mode - Star Line Mode vs. ESC/POS Mode, and click OK
    Image_2019-09-16_at_5.01.33_PM.png
  3. Configure all required settings related to text and print settings
    Image_2019-09-16_at_5.08.29_PM.png
  4. When done, click Apply Changes
  5. In the "Print Tests" area, execute a few of the test print options
    Image_2019-09-16_at_5.12.22_PM.png
  6. Click Open Cash Drawer 1 to pop the cash drawer
  7. Click Check the connection to check whether you can communicate with the printer. If successful, the blue LED light above the printer will blink
  8. In the "OPOS" area, go to the "OPOS POS Printer Device Names" section and click Add New
  9. The Star Printer name is auto-populated in the name field
  10. Select the appropriate print width (that matches the print width established in the "General Settings" area)
    Image_2019-09-16_at_5.27.24_PM.png
  11. Click OK
  12. Click Apply Changes at the bottom of the screen
  13. Select the newly-added printer and click Configure
    Image_2019-09-16_at_5.28.44_PM.png
  14. Click Add New
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  15. The Star Printer name is auto-populated in the name field
  16. Click OK
  17. Check the "Do Checked Block Printing" setting
    Image_2019-09-16_at_5.31.39_PM.png
  18. Click Accept
  19. Click Apply Changes at the bottom of the screen
  20. Select the printer and click Check Health. If successful, a sample receipt will be printed to show the printer is printing properly and click OK
    Image_2019-09-16_at_5.33.42_PM.png
  21. In the "OPOS" area, go to the "OPOS CashDrawer" section and click Add New
    Image_2019-09-16_at_5.35.45_PM.png
  22. Click Yes to both dialog pop-ups
  23. The Star Printer name is auto-populated in the name field and click OK
    Image_2019-09-16_at_5.37.43_PM.png
  24. Click Apply Changes at the bottom of the screen
  25. Select the newly-added cash drawer and click Configure
    Image_2019-09-16_at_5.38.53_PM.png
  26. Click Add New
    Image_2019-09-16_at_5.41.33_PM.png
  27. Click OK (the Logical Device Name will be auto-populated)
  28. Keep the default settings and click Accept
    Image_2019-09-16_at_5.43.27_PM.png
  29. Click Apply Changes at the bottom of the screen
  30. Select the printer and click Check Health. If successful, the cash drawer will open to show the drawer is working properly
  31. Click OK to close the confirmation dialog
  32. In Windows, go to the "Devices and Printers" area
  33. Right-click on the Star TSP100 printer and choose the "Printer properties" option
    Image_2019-09-16_at_5.15.08_PM.png
  34. On the "General" tab, click Change Properties
    Image_2019-09-16_at_5.18.21_PM.png
  35. On the "Device Settings" tab, establish the following settings:
    • Peripheral Unit Type = Cash Drawer
    • Peripheral Unit 1 - Document Bottom
    • Peripheral Unit 2 - Document Bottom
  36. Click Apply
  37. Click No when prompted to backup device settings
  38. On the "General" tab, click Print Test Page to verify that the cash drawer opens after printing
    Image_2019-09-16_at_5.22.32_PM.png

 

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