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Everything about: Cash Register Settings & Hardware

Open cash drawer when printing

To open the cash drawer during the checkout process, there are several options:

This article describes the second option. Have you already successfully installed your receipt printer? Congratulations! Now let's move on to the configuration.

Requirements:

  • The cash drawer is already connected to the printer via cable.
  • If you are using the mPOP cash drawer, this of course does not apply, as it is a compact device.

Opening the cash drawer on Mac computer

  1. Visit the page http://localhost:631/printers/. This page comes from your computer!
  2. Does the message "Web interface is disabled" appear? Then you need to do the following:
    • Click the magnifying glass in the top right or press [CMD]+[Space].
    • Type "Terminal" and press [Enter].
    • In this hacker window type the following: "cupsctl WebInterface=yes" and confirm with [Enter].
  3. Now something "proper" should appear after reloading the above page. It might look something like this:
  4. The installed printer must now be clicked here:
    for mPOP, you must then click on mPOP. You may need to confirm this with your computer password.
  5. A new page will then appear with 2 boxes at the top "Maintenance" and "Admin". Please click on "Admin" and then "Set Default Options".
  6. Here click on the "Cash Drawer Control" tab
  7. We've reached our goal: Simply enable the "Open before Printing" option here and save it with the "Set Default Options" button. You may need to confirm this with your computer password.
  8. Done! Now just print and test to make sure the cash drawer really opens.

Belbo Cash Register System Overview

With the Belbo cash register system, you can bill appointments and regular customers directly in your Belbo calendar and send your monthly statements to your tax advisor in DATEV format. This article gives you an overview of all important cash register functions and how to use them.

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For detailed information about the Belbo cash register system, please refer to our cash register documentation (PDF).

Billing

Accounting and tax advisor access

Cash drawer, printer, scanner and EC devices

Rights and permissions

Possibilities during internet outage

Your Belbo calendar is web-based. This means you can access it from any internet-enabled device without having to install the calendar on it. Even if the internet goes down, it's possible to have your appointments ready.

Use Mobile Devices

The easiest way to access your calendar in the event of an internet outage is via a smartphone.

Belbo Calendar App
Install the Belbo Calendar App on your smartphone to conveniently view and create your appointments on the go.

You can download the free calendar app here:

Belbo Calendar in the phone's web browser
If the internet in your company goes down, you can access your calendar at any time from your phone's browser app.
These are typically Safari (iOS) or Chrome (Android). Simply enter your calendar's web address in the address bar of the browser app.

Your online calendar has its own web address. This always has the following format: https://www.yourcompanyname.belbo.com/office.

Appointment Backup by Email

You can have the appointments of the next day (or the next few days) sent to you by email every morning.
For detailed information on appointment backup by email, please click here.

Cash Register: Overview

In the cash register overview you can process open appointments and collect from walk-in customers as well as book returns and batch receipts.

Open

Completed

Here you will find the completed bookings of the current day. You can use the filters to find invoices according to specific criteria.

For detailed information about the Belbo cash register system, please see our cash register documentation (PDF).

Cash Register: Settings – Receipt Printer

Printer IP

In combination with your Belbo Box, you can now print receipts fully automatically.
For more information about the Belbo Box, please visit here.

Receipt Width

Here you can specify how many characters your receipt printer can display side by side. The optimal width depends on your receipt printer. First try a width of approximately 30 characters and then determine the correct width for your device through test prints.

For detailed information about the Belbo cash register system, please refer to our cash register documentation (PDF).

Cash Register: Settings – Cash Register Balance

With automatic cash balance, you can automate cash withdrawal at each daily closing. This should only be done if you deposit money daily to the bank or into an envelope in a safe.

If the same amount remains in your cash register daily after closing, you can activate the "Automatic cash withdrawal at daily closing" function.

Set the amount under "Target cash balance" that remains in the cash register and define a target account. The target account is the account to which the money is posted. It is never the cash account.

For detailed information about the Belbo cash register system, see our cash register documentation (PDF).

Till: Settings – Accounting Settings

Here you set basic settings on which your cash register management is based.

Please discuss before starting commercial cash register use with your tax office which settings should be entered here. These may not be changed afterwards.

Cash register use from
Set the date from when you want to use the cash register commercially. Bookings made before this date will not be included in the cash register management.

Chart of accounts
Your tax office will inform you which chart of accounts should be used here and whether the other options should apply to your company or not.

Third-party voucher
Set up a third-party voucher account to correctly post third-party vouchers.

For detailed information about the Belbo cash register system, please refer to our cash register documentation (PDF).

Cash Register: Settings – General

In the General Settings, you can define the following basic settings:

Remind of daily closing
Receive a reminder so you don't forget to create daily closings in compliance with regulations at the end of your work day.

Send daily closing by email
Set an email address to which daily closings are automatically sent. Your tax office or a business partner is recommended here.

Display option
Please select the option "Cash transactions and daily closings" here to use the cash register with all functions.

Taxes
Define whether taxes should be displayed in the cash transaction.

Special cash register services
Define whether you want to activate the "Special cash register services" function.