Q1: After a cash transaction, the cash drawer won’t pop open. What can I do?
The cash drawer is controlled by the receipt printer. To open the drawer, RMH POS sends an OPOS command to the receipt printer which sends a signal to the cash drawer. The Epson receipt printer is a network device so it must have the proper IP configuration. Follow these steps to troubleshoot:
Exit POS.
Press the <Esc> key (in an empty line item screen) to close down POS, click Yes to confirm.
Use the SetupPOS utility to test the receipt printer and cash drawer.
Search for SetupPOS. You can also find this program in the StartMenu under Epson.
Run the setup utility. At the UAC message, click yes.
At the main screen, double click on POSPrinter on the right.
Right click on TM-T88VIE, then click on Check Health Interactive.
Click the Start button on the window.
The result should print OPOS_SUCCESS along with a receipt like this:
Interactive HCheck !! EPSON OPOS ADK ServiceObjectVersion = xxxxxxx DeviceName = TM-T88VIE
If the receipt prints, click Close, click OK.
If the receipt doesn’t print or there is an error message, jump to the next step (troubleshooting the printer).
Let’s test the cash drawer. Double click on CashDrawer on the right.
Right click on StandardE, then click on Check Health Interactive.
Click the Start button on the window.
If the cash drawer pops open, click Close, click OK. Exit the setup utility.
If the cash drawer does not pop open, you may need to update the configuration parameters. Contact Foresight Automation for the proper configuration parameters.
Check the printer’s hardware connections.
Skip this step if the cash drawer popped open doing a Health Check.
Turn off the printer by pressing the black power switch on the front right of the printer.
Check the cables at the back of the printer. The Ethernet is on the right, the cash drawer in the middle, and the power cable on the left.
Wait 10 seconds, then turn the printer back on. The orange exclamation point will blink and turn off and the top icon will have a solid blue light. A receipt will print with this information:
************************************ IP Address : 192.168.54.2x SubnetMask : 255.255.255.0 Gateway : 192.168.54.xxx DHCP : Enable ************************************
Make sure the IP address of the printer is correct. If it is incorrect, RMH POS cannot communicate with it. If everything is correct, go back to the Setup POS utility to test the printer and cash drawer. Once the cash drawer responds to the Setup POS utility, then we can move on to RMH POS.
Use RMH POS to test the printer and cash drawer
Open POS and log in as a manager.
To test the drawer, perform a No Sale by pressing F8. Once the receipt printer prints a no sale receipt, the drawer should pop open.
During a transaction, I get an error that states Device TM-T88VIE error: Method ClaimDevice threw an exception. What do I do?
This issue is likely an OPOS communication issue between the printer and RMH. To resolve this issue, there are four main steps:
Here are the details in each step:
Note the transaction number and exit POS.
Click OK for the error message, and complete the transaction.
Since no receipt will print, the transaction number needs to be noted to reprint the receipt. Log in as a manager and navigate to the journal by pressing F4. The last receipt will appear in the journal. Take note of the transaction number, located under the bottom of the barcode on the receipt.
Once the transaction number is noted, press the escape key to exit out of the journal. Press escape again to close POS, then click yes for the confirmation message.
Check the printer’s hardware connections.
Turn off the printer by toggling the black power switch on the front.
Check the cables at the back of the printer. The ethernet is on the right, cash drawer in the middle, and power cable on the left. Wait for 10 seconds, then turn the printer back on. The printer will blink an orange exclaimation point and have a solid blue light. Wait until a receipt prints an IP Address like this:
************************************ IP Address : 192.168.54.2x SubnetMask : 255.255.255.0 Gateway : 192.168.54.xxx DHCP : Enable ************************************
Use CheckHealth in the SetupPOS utility to test the OPOS driver.
Navigate to the start menu and search for SetupPOS.
Run the setup utility. At the UAC message, click yes.
At the main screen, double click on POSPrinter on the right.
Right click on TM-T88VIE, then click on Check Health Interactive.
Click the Start button on the window.
The result should print OPOS_SUCCESS along with a receipt like this:
Interactive HCheck !! EPSON OPOS ADK ServiceObjectVersion = xxxxxxx DeviceName = TM-T88VIE
If the receipt prints, close the check health window and exit the setup utility.
Test the printer and cash drawer with a no sale in RMH.
Open POS and log in as a manager.
To test the drawer, perform a no sale by pressing F8. The receipt printer should print a no sale receipt and the drawer should pop.
How can I fix if a pin pad is not working or shows a black screen?
Pin pads can pose issues when they are powered on for extended periods of time. Here are the steps:
Follow the thick black cable at the back of the pin pad to the fan out hub.
At the pin pad hub, disconnect the small black wire connected to the hub with an L shaped barrel connector, shown on the bottom right of the diagram below:
Wait for 10 seconds, then plug the cable back in.
It takes about a minute to boot up the pin pad. Once the pin pad has finished booting, the pin pad is ready to use.