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Cash Drawer
Warning: use of incompatible cables can damage the printer and will void the warranty.
When purchasing a cash drawer for this product please make sure the vendor is aware of the product specications.
When replacing an A470 model printer, the cash drawer cable must be changed.

Pin # Signal Name Signal Source Description

1 Ground Ground
2 Cash Drawer drive #1 Printer Drive for Cash Drawer 1
3 Cash Drawer Sense Cash Drawer Cash Drawer Switch
4 Cash Drawer +24V Printer Drawer supply side.
5 Cash Drawer drive #2 Printer Drive for Cash Drawer 2
6 COM Cash Drawer Cash Sense Return (Gnd)

123456

USB 2.0 Interface
Pin 1 EOT/VCC
Pin 2 D-
Pin 3 D+
Pin 4 GND
Pin 5 GND
Pin 6 GND
The USB cable may be attached or detached when the
system is on. When Using the USB interface the Win-
dows® Operating System will automatically install the
USB port driver. Pertech has available printer drivers at
www.pertechresources.com.
Cash Drawer Y Cable
Printer
Cash Drawers
Cash Drawer Cable
Printer
Cash Drawer
Single Cash Drawer Conguration Dual Cash Drawer Conguration
(Requires Y Cash Drawer Cable Adapter, See your
cash drawer manufacture for the correct cable.)
1. Printer should be off when connecting the cash drawer.
2. Connect the cable to the cash drawer and the printer.
Warning: When Hot Swapping USB cable make
sure that cable is installed into the correct con-
nectors or damage to the printer could result.
A470 Cash Drawer Commands ASCII HEX Decimal Default 75ms Pulse
Cash Drawer “A” ESC BEL 1B 07 27 7
Cash Drawer “B” ESC BS 1B 08 27 8
ACL Cash Drawer Commands ASCII HEX Decimal
Immediate peripheral pulse DLE DC4 10 14 16 20 s m n
s: Peripheral Select
m: Peripheral On Time
n: Peripheral Off Time
Immediately generates a pulse of (m x 2 msec) followed by an off time of (n x 2 msec) on the peripheral output. If s
= 00, the rst peripheral on pin 2 is activated and if s =01, the second peripheral on pin 1 is activated.
Off Time should be set so that it is greater than or equal to On Time.

USB Cable Part

Number 106356011