3.3 Connecting the Cash Drawer

1.Turn off the printer power.

2.Orient the cash drawer cable connector correctly, insert it into the cash drawer interface connector on the back of the printer.

3.Connect the drawer‘s ground line to the printer‘s ground terminal with a screw. For built-in power type, remove the power box unit before connection.

Cash drawer interface connector

Ground line

Cash drawer cable connector

CAUTION!

Do not connect any other device than the specified cash drawer to the cash drawer

interface connector. (Do not connect a telephone line either.)

In case of a built-in power supply type, remove the power box unit before connection.

(1)

Connector Pin Configuration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No.

 

Signal

Function

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

FG

Frame Ground

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

DRAWER 1

Drawer 1 drive signal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

DRSW

Drawer switch input

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

VDR

Drawer drive power supply

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

DRAWER 2

Drawer 2 drive signal

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

GND

Common ground on circuits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Connector used: TM5RJ3-66 (Hirose) or equivalent

Applicable connector: TM3P-66P (Hirose) or equivalent

(2)Electrical characteristics

1)Driving voltage: 24 VDC

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

1

 

5V

VDR

 

 

 

 

 

 

the DLE+EOT, GS+a, or GS+r command or

2

 

 

 

 

 

at pin 34 on the parallel interface port.

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

(4) Drive Circuit (printer side)

 

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 Ω or more. The output current should be kept at 1A or less; otherwise, breakdown or burning could occur.

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