Rice Lake TransAct 3.5 - Manual (Page 81)

Preferences Admin
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Serial Settings
When using a serial printer, the Baud Rate, Flow Control, Data Bits, Stop Bits , and Parity options will
need to be set. These settings become available once a Connector and Device Type (other than Windows
Default or Direct to Printer Port ) are selected. Check the reference manual of your ticket printer for
correct settings.
The Line Delay option is available to slow down the communication protocol. Increase the Line Delay
to prevent serial communication loss.
To send test data to the printer, click the Test button. Enter text into any of the four lines and click the
Send button. When testing is complete, click the Done button.
If the printer does not print, check the connections to the computer and printer and make sure the printer
is turned on.
Journal Printer Port
This section is used to define the type of printer used for journal printing. A journal printer can be used
as a second ticket printer or to print a journal of each transaction.
To setup the journal printer, select Admin | Preferences | Journal Printer Port from the main menu. The
Set Journal Printer Port Parameters window appears.
Refer to the previous section on setting up the Ticket Printer Port . Setup for the journal printer is identical
to setting up the ticket printer.
If a journal printer is not going to be used with TransAct , select None from the Connector option box.
Data Terminal Port
A data terminal is a device used to collect and store information. Bar code, magnetic strip, and radio
frequency identification equipment can be interfaced to data terminal collection devices.
TransAct has
standard interfaces to such devices. Other devices can be customized for TransAct .
This section is provided to test and troubleshoot data terminal devices that have been configured to
interface with
TransAct .
To test a data terminal port, select Admin | Preferences | Data Terminal Port from the main menu. The
Set Data Terminal Port Parameters table appears.