3.3 Connecting the Cash Drawer

1.Confirm that the power switch is OFF.

2.Confirm the top and bottom of the cash drawer cable connector and insert it into the cash drawer kick-out connector at the back of the printer.

3.Screw the cash drawer's ground wire to the body of the printer.

CAUTION!

Cash drawer kick-out connector

Cash drawer cable connector

DO NOT connect any other device than the specified cash drawer to the cash drawer kick-out connector. (Also DO NOT connect a telephone line.)

(1)Connector Pin Configuration

(2)Electrical characteristics

1)Driving voltage: 24 VDC

No.

Signal

Function

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Connector used:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TM5RJ3-66 (Hirose)

1

FG

Frame Ground

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

or equivalent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

DRAWER 1

Drawer 1 drive signal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Applicable connector:

3

DRSW

Drawer switch input

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TM3P-66P (Hirose) or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

equivalent

4

VDR

Drawer drive power supply

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

DRAWER 2

Drawer 2 drive signal

 

 

6

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

GND

Common ground on circuits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2)Driving current: Approx. 1A max. (shall not exceed 510 ms.)

3)DRSW signal: Signal levels: “L” = 0 to 0.5 V, “H” = 3 to 5 V

(3)DRSW signal

DRSW signal status can be tested with the DLE+EOT, GS+a, or GS+r command or

at pin 34 on the parallel interface port.

5V

VDR

1

 

(4) Drive Circuit (printer side)

2

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

VDR

 

 

4

 

5

6

CAUTION!

No output is produced while printing.

The cash drawers 1 and 2 cannot be driven simultaneously.

A solenoid used for the cash drawer should be of 24 or more. The output current should be kept at 1A or less; otherwise, breakdown or burning could occur.

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