Summary

You must set up every TSP printer to open the cash drawer when it prints. This article shows you how to set up your TSP100 printer on a Mac so it opens your cash drawer.

Before You Begin

Important: Connect your receipt printer to your computer with USB. Connect the cash drawer to the receipt printer with a 6-pin RJ-11/RJ-12 cable. Normal phone cables have 2 or 4 pins and will not work.

Steps

1. Open Terminal on your Mac. Press Command + Space bar and search for Terminal.
2. Enter this command and press Enter:

   cupsctl WebInterface=yes

3. Open a browser tab and go to localhost:631/printers.
4. Find the Star TSP printer in the list.

   

5. Select the printer. The admin page opens.
6. Open the Administration drop-down menu and select Set Default Options.

   

7. Go to Cash Drawer Control and set these options:
   • Cash Drawer: Open Drawer 1
   • Cash Drawer 1 Pulse Width: 200 milliseconds

   

8. Select Set Default Options to save your settings.

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