Description of Issue
How to setup a receipt printer and create a printer definition for printer models TM-U325, TM-U675, TM-H6000III and TM-H6000IV for use with Payment Entry
Context
- Printer
- Receipt printer
- Payment Entry
- Munis Receipt Printer
Cause
Receipt printer models TM-U325, TM-U675, TM-H6000III and TM-H6000IV must be installed to a USB port. Network ports are not supported for receipt printing for these models.
Resolution
Printer Installation
- Install the receipt printer to a USB port on the desired PC
- Open Devices and Printers in Control Panel
- Right click on the printer and select Printer properties
- Select the Sharing tab, check off Share this printer, and specify a share name
- Connect to the Application server with an administrative account
- In the Windows search bar, type run and hit enter
- Enter the following command, updating the hostname with the name of the PC the printer is installed on and the printer's share name
- \\hostname\sharename
- The driver will install and the printer dialogue window will launch
Create a Printer Definition
- Log into Munis with an account that has system administration permissions
- From the menu, navigate to System Administration > Printer/Device Administration > Printer Definitions
- Click Add
- Printer ID: enter desired value
- Printer name: enter desired value
- Printer type: select Command / script
- Print / forms command: cat > \\hostname\sharename
- Leave all other fields as defaulted
Printer Validation Settings
- From the Munis menu, navigate to Accounts Receivable Settings
- (General Revenues > Accounts Receivable > Setup > Accounts Receivable Settings)
- Select the Payments tab
- Click Validator Settings
To update an existing record, first locate it by using the Search or Browse option
Once a printer has been selected, click Update
- To create a new pairing between a printer and a validator type, click Add
- Search by Printer Name
- From the Validator Type dropdown, select one of the available options for the validator type
- TM-U325: epson
- TM-U675 or TM-H6000 series: epson6k
- Enter Description (100 characters max)
- Click Accept
Additional Information
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Printer ID | Unique identifier for the printer. This box can accept up to four alphanumeric characters. |
| Printer name | Identifying name of printer. This box can be up to 15 alphanumeric characters. |
| Printer type | This box is the print command Munis will use to initiate a print job on the printer and is set to Command/script for Munis (non TylerForms) printing. |
| Print / forms command | cat > \\hostname\sharename Hostname is the name of the PC the printer is installed on, sharename comes from the printer properties |
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