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- A Developer's Quick Guide to Star CloudPRNT - Star Micronics CloudPRNT Q&A
- The Dos and Don'ts of Integrating Receipt Printers: Q&A with Star Micronics
- A Small Business Owners' Quick Guide to Payment Processing
- Custom America's Custom 4U Program Breakdown
- Zebra ZT231 - Zebra's Most Affordable Industrial Printer with a Screen
- How To Connect A Cipherlab 8001 to QuickBooks Point of Sale
- Your Guide to Using A Zebra Label Printer on a Mac
- Zebra ET40 - A Rugged Android Tablet That Can Save Your Business Money
- Epson TM-L90 Plus Label Printing Issue On Clover POS
- Cash Drawer Cable Ordering Guide
A Developer's Quick Guide to Star CloudPRNT - Star Micronics CloudPRNT Q&A
By: POSGuys - 3/23/2023
We’ve received a lot of questions from software developers lately asking us for our advice on how they should integrate a receipt printer into their POS software. We wanted to get these questions answered by bonafide professionals so compiled all the most commonly-received questions and hosted a Q&A session with Star Micronics, one of the largest receipt printer manufacturers in the industry. Here are the key takeaways from our conversation: Key Takeaways 1. CloudPRNT is a new offering from Star Micronics that makes it easier for software developers to print directly through a cloud ser...
The Dos and Don'ts of Integrating Receipt Printers: Q&A with Star Micronics
By: POSGuys - 3/20/2023
We’ve received a lot of questions from software developers lately asking us for our advice on how they should integrate a receipt printer into their POS software. We wanted to get these questions answered by bonafide professionals so compiled all the most commonly-received questions and hosted a Q&A session with Star Micronics, one of the largest receipt printer manufacturers in the industry. Here are the key takeaways from our conversation: Key Takeaways 1. Don’t assume all receipt printers are made equal or will integrate the same. Some use different languages and the type of applicat...
A Small Business Owners' Quick Guide to Payment Processing
By: Colton Redtfeldt - 3/6/2023
As a small business owner, one of the most important decisions you will make is selecting a payment processor for your business. With so many options available, it can be overwhelming to determine which one will best meet your needs. Below we've compiled a list of the key factors we consider when helping businesses connect with a payment processor. Pricing Model & FeesOne of the most significant factors to consider when selecting a payment processor is the fees and pricing associated with a process. Different processors offer different pricing models and some models are better for differen...
Custom America's Custom 4U Program Breakdown
By: POSGuys - 2/23/2023
Custom4U is an extended warranty service provided by Custom America for it's qualifying products. As of February 2023 Custom America currently supports the P-Ranger, K-Ranger, and MP-Ranger line of products. This service provides additional perks to reduce downtime on your products. The table below provides a brief overview of the perks you can expect. .tg {border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0;} .tg td{border-color:black;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px; overflow:hidden;padding:10px 5px;word-break:normal;} .tg th{border-color:blac...
Zebra ZT231 - Zebra's Most Affordable Industrial Printer with a Screen
By: Colton Redtfeldt - 2/3/2023
The ZT231 is Zebra’s newest entry in their industrial line of barcode label printers. The most affordable industrial printer in Zebra's lineup, the printer offers reliable label printing with a user-friendly touchscreen interface ideal for most configuration and troubleshooting uses. After our standard set of testing and spec comparison, we believe that despite its relatively-low cost - a direct thermal model with a tear bar comes in at under $900 - Zebra didn't sacrifice features to get to the price point they did. In fact, the ZT231 is rated to print almost double the speed of its predecess...
How To Connect A Cipherlab 8001 to QuickBooks Point of Sale
By: POSGuys Support - 1/10/2023
Are you having trouble connecting you Cipherlab 8001 to your QuickBooks Point of Sale system? Cipherlab prepared this walk-through guide to help you run through all the steps you'll need to take to get up and running. You can use this link here to download the needed drivers from our website.
Your Guide to Using A Zebra Label Printer on a Mac
By: POSGuys Support - 12/20/2022
Please Note: POSGuys Technical Support Team does not support any Mac applications or hardware connected to Mac devices. This guide is being provided as a free resource to help you set up your printer. Zebra does not officially support Mac either, so be aware that getting support from them might be difficult. Do you want to use a Zebra label printer on your Mac computer but are having trouble getting it up and running? Maybe you’re still shopping for your options and are wondering if a Zebra printer will work on a Mac. The good news is that it is possible to connect a USB or Ethernet Zebra...
Zebra ET40 - A Rugged Android Tablet That Can Save Your Business Money
By: Colton Redtfeldt - 12/15/2022
The ET40 - and its 5G-equipped counterpart the ET45 - is a new addition to Zebra's entry-level rugged Android tablet line. The unit comes with a price tag more affordable than most similarly-equipped rugged Android tablets on the market today and from our testing, we've found that the price tag doesn’t come at a compromise in performance. We believe the tablet is a great middle-ground for business owners looking to invest in a tablet that offers more than a consumer Android tablet without dishing out over a thousand dollars for a super rugged tablet. The Big Picture Looking at the big p...
Epson TM-L90 Plus Label Printing Issue On Clover POS
By: POSGuys Support - 9/21/2022
The Epson TM-L90 series printers come from the Epson factory with a setting enabled on the units, to conserve power, called the USB Power Save Mode. This power save setting on the USB port interferes with the Clover POS terminal from properly communicating with the printer. Once this setting is disabled on the printer itself, Clover POS should recognize the printer right away, and be able to print to it, via USB connection. To change the USB setting on the L90 printer, you will need to power off the printer, and hold down the FEED button while turning the printer back on. Once the self test ...
Cash Drawer Cable Ordering Guide
By: Colton Redtfeldt - 8/29/2022
You’ve found the perfect cash drawer and now you’re trying to figure out which cable you need to connect it to your receipt printer. We’ve made a quick guide that help you make the right choice. You might be asking what a cash drawer cable is and why you need one. A cash drawer cable is used to connect the cash drawer to your receipt printer. When the printer creates a receipt, it will send a small electrical signal through the cable and activate a mechanism inside the drawer. The cable looks similar to a phone/Ethernet cable but is smaller and has a different pinout. What complicates matters ...