POS Terminal - Admin Mode

The admin mode allows the setup of the POS setup. When admin mode is selected (by clicking on the Select Mode button) the control pane changes to show the following options:

Receipt Printer

Click on the Receipt Printer button to setup the receipt printer. On doing so you will be presented with a choice:

To edit the settings for all terminals select Edit default receipt. To edit the settings for this terminal only select Edit receipt for this terminal only. Revert to default receipt will set this terminal back to the default (shared) settings. In each cash the printer device is terminal specific, only the receipt contents change.

For detailed information on setting up receipts click here.

Cash Drawer

Select this button to setup a cash drawer trigger. This will display a dialog (as below) which allow you select a device for the trigger.

If no potential devices are found these settings will be disabled.

Setting	Description
Enable Cash Drawer	Tick this box to enable the cash drawer trigger
Shared	Tick this box if the cash drawer device is actively shared with other applications
Device name	Select the device from this box
Baud Rate, Parity, (and more)	Use these settings to configure the serial port to match your trigger. If USB based then the default settings are normally ok.

Open Drawer

When a cash drawer is configured this button is enabled to test the operation of the cash drawer

Set Organisation

Select this button to select the organisation that the terminal is registered to. This button is normally disabled as there is normally only 1 organisation. The organisation, facility and location are recorded against all transactions.

Set Facility

Select this button to select the facility that the terminal is located in. This button is disabled if no facilities have been setup in the admin tool. The organisation, facility and location are recorded against all transactions.

Set Location

Select this button to select the location that the terminal is located in. The organisation, facility and location are recorded against all transactions.

Clear State

The Clear State button clears the current state of the terminal and prompts for the current size of the cash float.

Show State

The Show State button shows the current state of the terminal which includes the total of all transaction since the state was last cleared and also shows how much cash should be present.