Configuring a Cash Drawer

Article Contents: Your cash drawer can be configured to automatically open when you print a receipt. The below guide will walk you through configuring the cash drawer.

Step-By-Step:

Here's how you can set up your printer to open your cash drawer:

Step 1: Plug in the RJ12 connector cable (which looks similar to a phone line) from the cash drawer into your receipt printer.

Step 2: Next, go to the 

Settings menu in Windows 10+, select 

Devices, and select 

Printers & Scanners on the left-hand menu. 

Step 3: Select the printer you'd like to configure, in this case the  Citizen CT-S801. 

Step 4: Navigate to Printing Preferences

Step 5: Under the Printing Preferences menu, select Advanced...

Step 6: Expand Document Options.

Step 7: Expand Printer functions.

      Step 1: Expand the Cash Drawer #1 setting and ensure the Open at: field is set.

      Step 2: Expand the Cash Drawer #2 setting and ensure the Open at: field is set.

Step 8: Press OK to exit.

Note: If you want the cash drawer to trigger before the receipt prints, select "Document Top" in Peripheral Units 1 and 2.

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