VIII. Setup Hardware

Credit Card Swiper

The USB Credit Card Swiper is plug and play and does not require any driver or software installation. When you first attach the swiper to your Mac, you may see a message that OS X can not determine the type of keyboard that was been attached. If you see this message, you can simply close it.

If you have entered your Merchant ID and password (under the Store tab of General in the Manager), when you select Credit Card as the payment method for an Invoice, you will be prompted to swipe the customer's credit card. If you are not prompted to swipe the card, and instead see an entry screen for the card's information and the customer's address and zip code, the swiper is not attached properly, please try a different USB port.

Metrologic Barcode Scanner

The USB Metrologic Barcode Scanner is plug and play and does not require any driver or software installation. The scanner is pre-configured to include the carriage return that Checkout requires after each barcode is scanned onto an Quote/Order. If you have problem with Checkout recognizing a scanned barcode, scan the barcode into TextEdit to determine if the barcode is being properly decoded.

Star Thermal Receipt Printer

Follow the instructions included with the printer to attach the printer to your Mac, add paper, and plug into an outlet. The USB Star Printer comes with a driver CD and the drivers must be installed. After inserting the CD into your Mac, you'll see the CD's icon appear on your desktop. Double click on it to open it. You'll see the Mac folder, please select it as well as the cups folder. Inside the cups folder, you'll see the starcupsdrv zip file that will also have a version number in its name. Double click on the ZIP file and you'll see an installer of the same name appear on your Desktop. Double click on the installer to launch it and select Continue, Install, and enter your Mac User password when prompted. After the Install has completed, you can select Close and eject the CD.

To use the Star printer, you will first need to add the Printer by going into you into System Preferences and selecting Print & Fax. When the Print & Fax Preference appears, select the + to add a printer. When the list of Printers appears, you will see the Star printer. Select it and then select Add.

Cash Drawer

The Cash drawer has a cable that is permanently attached to it that must be directly attached to the Star Printer. The key that is provided with the Cash Drawer has two settings, please make sure that the Cash Drawer is not locked and is set to be opened electronically.

To have the Printer open the cash drawer any time the printer prints, please do the following:

• Select an Invoice and then select Print
• When the Print window appears, select Layout and change it to be Printer Features
• Select Cash Drawer Control from the Feature Sets pulldown menu
• Select Open Drawer 1 from the Cash Drawer pulldown menu]
• Select Save As from the Presets pulldown menu
• Enter a name for the Preset and select OK
• Select Print to verify that the Cash Drawer opens

If the Cash Drawer does not open, verify that the drawer is not locked, is properly connected to the Star printer, and that each step listed above has been verified.