Go Back   tanTALK - Tanning Salon Business Owners Community > TanTalk Central > Technology Forum

Technology Forum Computer questions? Need Technical assistance? Ask Andy!

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools
Old 08-11-2003, 03:05 AM   #1 (permalink)
I love Derf!!
 
Join Date: Mar 21 2003
Location: California
Posts: 234
Rep Power: 22 SunDizzy will become famous soon enough SunDizzy will become famous soon enough
used the Star (sold by helios) in the past and it's horrible. what other receipt printers are you using that seem to work well. i was looking into the Epson ones, but they're a little pricey. also, what's the opinion of an electrical cash drawer vs. a money tray in drawer? will any cash drawer work with helios or will i need some special "code" like the thumbprint readers?
SunDizzy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-11-2003, 05:22 AM   #2 (permalink)
 
Andy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 25 2000
Location: CT
Posts: 1,768
Rep Power: 25 Andy has a spectacular aura about Andy has a spectacular aura about
There is propriety code build into Helios that relates directly to the Star printer. Some other printers will work (in Star mod) but VERY few of these will also work with a Cash Drawer.

One desirable option is the use the Star Thermal printer TSP200 series .... better in my opinion than the Dot Matrix printers that you describe as horrible.

Regardless of which model you choice ... you MUST use the Windows Generic Text Only print driver NOT any Star driver ... and DO NO change the name from Generic Text Only when (or after) installing the printer in Windows

You can source the Helios recommended printers and Cash Drawer from POS World for nearly half the price Helios quotes. http://www.posworld.com/index.html ... check the Cash Drawer and Receipt Printer pages

I am a little lost on your question about electrical cash drawer vs a money tray in drawer ... most cash drawers from POS World will work .... BUT IT MUST have the Star Interface.


_________________

Andy Thompson
ACT Business Solutions
Toll-Free 877-777-6717
andy@atso.ca
ACT Help Center [ This Message was edited by: Andy @ ATSO.ca on 2003-08-11 05:26 ]
Andy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-11-2003, 12:41 PM   #3 (permalink)
I love Derf!!
 
Join Date: Mar 21 2003
Location: California
Posts: 234
Rep Power: 22 SunDizzy will become famous soon enough SunDizzy will become famous soon enough
Quote:
On 2003-08-11 05:22, Andy @ ATSO.ca wrote:
There is propriety code build into Helios that relates directly to the Star printer. Some other printers will work (in Star mod) but VERY few of these will also work with a Cash Drawer.


yes, that answered my question. it was late and i couldn't think on how to word my question more clearly... but i was definately wondering if there was in fact a "propriety code" for STAR equipment. But now that i think about this; if that is in fact the case, why is one able to use any printer installed for reports in Helios? or is the propriety code limited to the receipt and cashdrawer connections?
SunDizzy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-11-2003, 01:51 PM   #4 (permalink)
 
Andy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 25 2000
Location: CT
Posts: 1,768
Rep Power: 25 Andy has a spectacular aura about Andy has a spectacular aura about
Helios have coded the printing of receipts based on the emulation of the Star Printer ... and opening the Cash Drawer is hard coded to the ESC code used by the Star printer interface for a Parallel Star Receipt Printer.
Andy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-26-2003, 01:56 AM   #5 (permalink)
I love Derf!!
 
Join Date: Mar 21 2003
Location: California
Posts: 234
Rep Power: 22 SunDizzy will become famous soon enough SunDizzy will become famous soon enough
got a few choices of electronic cash drawers picked. my questions: does the helios software actually open the drawer at the end of a sale? does it log how many times the drawer is/has been opened? and is it possible to open the cash drawer without a sale transaction, say to make change or something?


would all these models work on this page?

http://www.posworld.com/ms-cashdrawer-star.html[ This Message was edited by: SunDizzy on 2003-09-26 02:18 ]
SunDizzy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-26-2003, 06:59 AM   #6 (permalink)
 
Andy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 25 2000
Location: CT
Posts: 1,768
Rep Power: 25 Andy has a spectacular aura about Andy has a spectacular aura about
Helios does not track the number of times the Cash Drawer is opened BUT it DOES TRACK each time the Cash Drawer is opened using the F3 function ... NO SALE ... being the second part of your question. There is a No Sale report in the Management Reports which lists each such occurance.

All of the Cash Drawers above state they are connect to the Star Receipt Printer CD Port so that should work. The recommended printer is the Star SP216 Parallel (the TSP200 Thermal series also works).
Andy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-26-2003, 06:39 PM   #7 (permalink)
I love Derf!!
 
Join Date: Mar 21 2003
Location: California
Posts: 234
Rep Power: 22 SunDizzy will become famous soon enough SunDizzy will become famous soon enough
thnx for your help... i'm leaning towards the thermal printer as i've had better experience with those this past year

_________________
[ This Message was edited by: SunDizzy on 2003-09-26 18:39 ]
SunDizzy is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks



Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Need Star SP200 receipt printer & cash drawer angelcat04 For Sale - FOR SALON OWNERS ONLY 0 10-13-2005 10:37 AM
Cash drawer..receipt printer skkb For Sale - FOR SALON OWNERS ONLY 1 04-12-2004 09:29 PM
Cash Drawer & Receipt Printer 4 sale GJMorrow For Sale - FOR SALON OWNERS ONLY 6 07-12-2003 04:14 PM
star SP200 receipt printer and cash drawer for sale tanfourall seasons For Sale - FOR SALON OWNERS ONLY 1 09-02-2002 10:58 PM
NEVER USED CASH DRAWER AND EPSON PRINTER!! JTCHEY1 For Sale - FOR SALON OWNERS ONLY 1 06-30-2002 08:56 PM


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 01:28 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.2
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
LinkBacks Enabled by vBSEO 3.1.0
Copyright 2009 - tanTALK.com

click here for advertising info!