A Snapshot on Cash Drawers

The cash drawer is an integral part of the Point of Sale System. They are widely used for the purpose of storing the credit cards, coins, papers and the currency notes. They are available as separate stand-alone units or attached to cash registers, which is attached to the receipt printer to be manually opened or closed with lock or key. There are various types of cash drawers that include the flip top cash drawer, serial cash drawer and much more. Here is an overview of the various types of cash drawers.

The Different Types of Cash Drawers

Manual Cash Drawer: One of the most cost-effective and safe cash drawers is the manual cash drawer. The key would lock the cash drawer while the push-button would open it when it needs to be unlocked for business. If the drawer is locked the push button will not work.

Terminal/Printer Driven Cash Drawer: The terminal/printer driven cash drawer requires cables. They function by plugging into the receipt printers that help in opening the drawers. Few of these drawers are available with the interface cables which support Epson printers and Star Micronics.

USB Cash Drawer: The serial/USB cash drawer is widely used. If an added USB port is present in the POS terminal you have to ensure that the application communicates with cash drawers. Most of the POS terminals are in-sync with the receipt printer which would then communicate with cash drawers. Before investing in the USB-driven cash drawers, ensure that it is supported by the POS application vendor. The USB-driven drawers require supplementary electronics for communicating with the POS applications and thereby increase the cost of such cash drawers.

Serial RS 232 Cash Drawer: The RS232 is the communication protocol which is driven by the 9-pin connection to the PC. Although the ‘off-the-shelf’ PCs do not have the serial port, the dedicated POS terminals are available with the feature. If the POS vendor needs a ‘serial’ cash drawer he can choose from a plethora of options.

These are the various types of cash drawers you need to have an idea of before investing in one. You can also check out features to look into cash drawers before buying them.

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