Follow the steps below to set up your cash drawer with Vend. Your steps will be different depending on your platform, so click the tab that matches with your device!
Setting up your Cash Drawer for a Windows PC
The cash drawer connects to your receipt printer, and is triggered to open when you finish a cash or cheque sale and the receipt is printed by the printer.
Tip
You can manually open the cash drawer by clicking CTRL + E if you are using the old Vend Sell Screen or by performing a test sale if you are using Register for PC.
To setup the Cash Drawer:
1. Plug the RJ12 connector cable (the one that looks similar to a phone line) from the cash drawer into the receipt printer.
2. Next, head to your 'devices and printers' window on your computer.
3. Right click on your receipt printer, select printer properties -> device settings.
4. Once in here change the Peripheral Unit Type to 'Cash Drawer' and set the Unit 1 and 2 options to 'Document Bottom'.
Tip
If you want your cash drawer to fire before the receipt prints you can set the Unit 1 and 2 options to 'Document Top'.
5. Save these settings and test it out by clicking CTRL + E on your keyboard when in the old Vend Sell Screen or by performing a test sale if you are using Register for PC.
The cash drawer connects to your receipt printer, and is triggered to open when you finish a cash or cheque sale and the receipt is printed by the printer.
Tip
You can manually open the cash drawer by clicking CTRL + E if you are using the old Vend Sell Screen or by performing a test sale if you are using Register for PC.
To setup the Cash Drawer:
1. Plug the RJ12 connector cable (the one that looks similar to a phone line) from the cash drawer into the receipt printer.
2. Next, head to your 'devices and printers' window on your computer.
3. Right click on your receipt printer, select Printing preferences -> Peripherals.
4. Once in here, use the dropdown menu to select 'Cash Drawer'.
5. Next, select 'End of Document' and click open on both Cash Drawer #1 and Cash Drawer #2
Tip
If you want your cash drawer to fire before the receipt prints you can select the 'Start of Document' option instead.
5. Save these settings and test it out by clicking CTRL + E on your keyboard when in the old Vend Sell Screen or by performing a test sale if you are using Register for PC.
Setting up your Cash Drawer for Mac
The cash drawer connects to your receipt printer, and is triggered to open when you finish a cash or cheque sale and the receipt is printed by the printer.
Tip
You can manually open the cash drawer by clicking Command + E if you are using the old Vend Sell Screen or by performing a test sale if you are using Register for Mac.
To setup the Cash Drawer:
1. Plug the RJ12 connector cable (the one that looks similar to a phone line) from the cash drawer into the receipt printer.
2. Head to the following URL: http://localhost:631/printers/. This will take you to CUPS. CUPS is a network printing service used by Mac computers. It allows you to setup your printers on a network, and customise options such as cash drawer setup.
At this point, your browser will prompt you to login in. Here you will need to put in the username and password you use to login to this computer.
Tip
To double check what your Username is, go to System Preferences > Users & Groups.
Recieve this screen?
Click here to learn how to enable CUPS for your computer.
3. Once in CUPS, Select your printer model from the list below:
4. Select from the drop down menu 'Set Default Options'
5. From here, select 'Cash Drawer Control', choose 'Open Drawer 1 and 2' under 'Cash Drawer' and click the 'Set Default Options' button below.
Your cash drawer should now be all set to go! You can test it out by clicking Command + E on your keyboard when in the old Vend Sell Screen or by performing a test sale if you are using Register for Mac.
The cash drawer connects to your receipt printer, and is triggered to open when you finish a cash or cheque sale and the receipt is printed by the printer.
Tip
You can manually open the cash drawer by clicking Command + E if you are using the old Vend Sell Screen or by performing a test sale if you are using Register for Mac.
To setup the Cash Drawer:
1. Plug the RJ12 connector cable (the one that looks similar to a phone line) from the cash drawer into the receipt printer.
2. Head to the following URL: http://localhost:631/printers/. This will take you to CUPS. CUPS is a network printing service used by Mac computers. It allows you to setup your printers on a network, and customise options such as cash drawer setup.
At this point, your browser will prompt you to login in. Here you will need to put in the username and password you use to login to this computer.
Tip
To double check what your Username is, go to System Preferences > Users & Groups.
Recieve this screen?
3. Once in CUPS, Select your printer model from the list below:
4. Select from the drop down menu 'Set Default Options'
5. From here, select 'Cash Drawer Control', choose 'Open after printing' for 'Cash Drawer #1' and 'Cash Drawer #2'. Once done. click the 'Set Default Options' button below.
Your cash drawer should now be all set to go! You can test it out by clicking Command + E on your keyboard when in the old Vend Sell Screen or by performing a test sale if you are using Register for Mac.
Setting up your Cash Drawer for iPad
The cash drawer connects to your receipt printer, and is triggered to open when you finish a cash or cheque sale and the receipt is printed by the printer. A manager or admin can also manually open the cash drawer directly within Vend.
To setup the Cash Drawer with your iPad, follow the instructions below:
1. Plug the RJ12 connector cable from the cash drawer into the receipt printer.
2. Open up the Vend Register app and tap the menu button to open the sidebar menu.
3. Tap 'Settings' and choose 'Hardware'.
4. Select the printer you want to attach the cash drawer to.
5. On the printer settings page in Register, toggle the 'Cash drawer enabled' setting to 'on'.
6. Toggle the 'Open cash drawer on sale' setting to 'on'.
You should now be setup with your Cash Drawer!