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How To Configure A4 Printing

Introduction​

The purpose of this guide is to provide a foundational understanding of the options and capabilities available when configuring an A4 Printer for printing of Standard A4 Receipts on an Enactor POS.

Overview​

This guide will cover the configuration for the following:

  • Location Printers

  • Document Printer Mapping

  • POS Terminal

Prior Training / Experience​

You should be familiar with the following:

  • Estate Manager Configuration

  • Data Broadcasting

Location Printer​

Location Printers define the printers available at a Location which can be used for printing and are typically shared by several POS terminals. Printers in a store are configured in the Location Printer Maintenance application.

Create a Location Printer​

The Location Printer Maintenance application can be accessed through:

Configuration > Organisation > Location Printers

Location Printer navigation path

To create a new Location Printer, select Create a New Location Printer on the Location Printer Maintenance page.

Create a New Location Printer button on the maintenance page

There can be multiple Location Printers defined against the same physical printer.

Select a Location from the Location drop-down.

Enter a unique Peripheral ID that can be alphanumeric with a maximum of 20 characters.

Location and Peripheral ID fields for creating a new Location Printer

Select Create.

You will be presented with the following options to complete creating the new location printer.

Location Printer Maintenance form with Name, Printer Category, Printer Type, and Printer Address fields

Set the appropriate values on Location Printer Maintenance application as follows:

ConfigurationDescription
NameEnter a Name that can be alphanumeric with a maximum of 30 characters. This will be visible in screens and other configuration options.
Printer CategorySelect A4 Document Printer, from the drop-down list.
Printer TypeSelect System (Named) Printer from the drop-down list.
Printer AddressEnter the name of your printer, as it appears on the machine that you have installed the printer and are using to print. E.g.: Printer Address example showing printer name

Select Save to create the new Location Printer.

Document Printer Mapping​

Document Printer Mappings defines the configuration to assign a Document Function (such as Print Receipt) to a Location Printer in a particular Location. This is configured in the Document Printer Mapping Maintenance application.

Create a Document Printer Mapping​

The Document Printer Mapping Maintenance application can be accessed through:

Configuration > Organisation > Document Printer Mappings

Document Printer Mapping navigation path

To create a new Document Printer Mapping, select Create a Document Printer Mapping on the Document Printer Mapping Maintenance page.

Create a Document Printer Mapping button on the maintenance page

Select Print Receipt from the Function drop-down.

Select the Location that the printer is to be used from the Location drop-down.

Select the Device that the printer is to be used from the Device drop-down.

Function, Location, and Device fields for creating a new Document Printer Mapping

Select Create.

You will be presented with the following options to complete creating the Document Printer Mapping.

Document Printer Mapping Maintenance form with Primary Printer field

Set the appropriate values on Document Printer Mapping Maintenance application as follows:

ConfigurationDescription
Primary PrinterSelect the configured Location Printer, from the drop-down list.

POS Terminal​

The Receipt Printer Type and Receipt Template which is to be used by the POS while printing in the A4 Printer needs to be defined in the POS Terminal Configuration and this configuration is done in the POS Terminal Maintenance.

Configuring POS Terminal​

The POS Terminal Maintenance application can be accessed through:

Configuration > Organisation > POS Terminals

POS Terminals navigation path

Select your POS Terminal and navigate to Peripherals > Output.

POS Terminal Peripherals Output tab showing Receipt Printer Type, Receipt Printer Shared, and Receipt Printer Address fields

Set the appropriate values as follows:

ConfigurationDescription
Receipt Printer TypeSelect System Printer from the drop-down list.
Receipt Printer SharedCheckbox, if checked indicates that the device may be shared by another POS.
Receipt Printer AddressEnter the name of your printer, as it appears on the machine that you have installed the printer and are using to print. This will be the same Printer Address entered in the Location Printer Maintenance.

To configure the Receipt Template to print, navigate to Printing > General and select the Page Printer Primary Receipt as A4 Receipt.

Page Printer Primary Receipt field set to A4 Receipt on the Printing General tab

note

If a Page Printer Primary Receipt is not selected, the Primary Receipt selected will be printed in the A4 printer, scaling up the receipt (even if it is a 48 column) to be printed on the entire A4 page.

Following is the A4 Receipt which is printed if all configurations have been made successfully:

Sample A4 Receipt printed successfully from the POS

Broadcasting​

To deliver the configuration changes, broadcast the following entities to all the devices.

  • Location Printer

  • Document Printer Mapping

  • POS Terminal