POS Receipt Paper roll

POS Receipt Paper roll,Choosing the type of receipt roll paper for your company requires more thought than you probably realize.

You can make this decision easier by considering three main characteristics of receipt roll paper. Choosing the right kind of receipt paper can make an impact on your business, and it is very important to take the time to consider these options.

Thermal or Non-Thermal?

Receipt roll paper is either thermal or non-thermal. The difference between the two is that thermal paper uses heat to imprint images whereas non-thermal paper uses ink.

While non-thermal printing methods are more familiar, the vast majority of businesses are starting to use thermal printing. This is often because thermal printing is more economical and convenient.

Thermal printing does not require cartridges or ink, and companies can save a lot of money by eliminating the cost to replace ink and cartridges.

With thermal printing, you only have to continuously pay for the receipt paper itself. Since you’re not constantly changing ink cartridges, your day isn’t spent fiddling with the printer.

Thermal printing is fast and silent so it won’t distract you from your daily duties when somebody else is using the printer. The quality of thermal printing can also be much higher so you reduce the need to print receipts over again due to smudges or illegibility.

Once again, thermal receipt printing does not disrupt your work with unnecessary and distracting noise. If you’re working with customers, a receipt that prints silently and quickly will help to keep the customers happy at the point of sale.

Thermal receipt paper is also weather resistant so during the course of a stormy day, your receipt is more likely to survive. Of course, you need to purchase the appropriate receipt roll paper for your printer.

How Many Ply?

Another factor to take into consideration when buying receipt roll paper is whether you need one, two, or three ply paper.

Depending on the nature of your business, your company may require one or two copies of a receipt. One-ply receipt paper will print just one receipt for the customer.

Two-ply receipt paper will provide a receipt for the customer and one for the business. POS Receipt Paper roll will print one receipt for the customer and two copies for the business. Depending on the amount of receipts your company requires, you will need a certain amount of layers to your receipt paper.

How Customizable?

The level of customization you want your receipt paper to have is the final consideration to take into account when purchasing your receipt paper rolls.

Some receipt paper allows you to print business information and logos on the back of the paper. Providing your company details on the back of your receipt paper will supply the customer with contact information, should he or she have any questions for you after transactions have been completed.

The receipt your company prints will affect how your business runs. The POS Receipt Paper roll you use can also impact how smoothly your day-to-day operations will run.

Taking time to consider these three main factors when choosing your paper will result in a more fluid and successful workday.

How to Make Your Printer Wireless

As compact and sleek as some printers are, they can still take up a good chunk of your work area. That’s a problem when your desk space is cluttered, or just limited.

One way to clean up and maximize your workspace is to make your printer wireless, so that you can place it wherever there’s room in your home or office.

Don’t own a wireless printer? No problem. Here are three ways to turn any printer into a wireless one.

1. Plug into a wireless print server.

If your printer has a USB port, you can plug in a wireless print server, a small box into which you can connect your printer. The advantage of investing in a print server is that you don’t have to connect the printer to a PC, which means you can use your laptop and print anywhere in your home.

We found plenty of print servers in the $50 range onNewegg.com, although many of the models cost closer to $75 or $100).

Before you buy, make sure the print server is compatible with your printer (the printer’s written materials are less likely to specify compatibility with print servers).

During the setup, you will have to plug the printer into the printer server, and connect that to the router using an Ethernet cable. Meanwhile, you’ll have to install software on your computer and configure the connection, as you would when setting up a router.

2. Share your printer with other PCs in your home or office

If you have several computers sharing a printer (say, in a small office or your family’s home) a cost-effective way to make the printer wireless is by connecting it to a host computer, going into the Control Panel in Windows, and enabling the printer to be shared on the network.

Although this solution is free, the downside is that if the host computer is powered down, other computers on the network can’t use the printer.

3. Buy a Bluetooth adapter

Almost every manufacturer sells an optional Bluetooth adapter, although they won’t necessarily work with the model you’re using.

These units, which include a dongle for your notebook and a piece that attaches to the printer itself, usually cost about $40.

The benefit of connecting via Bluetooth is that if you have a simpler phone without Wi-Fi, you can still send files and pictures to the printer via Bluetooth (most laptops nowadays have Bluetooth as well).

The trade-off is that older Bluetooth products, that use Version 1.1 or 1.2, have a rated range of 10 meters (about 33 feet), which is shorter than your router or Wi-Fi-enabled notebook’s range. (Bluetooth 2.0 and 2.1, however, have a rated range of 100 meters.)

The longer the range, of course, the more options you have when it comes time to find homes for your printer and laptop.

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Switching between USB, Ethernet, and wireless connections (Windows only)

You can change the way you access your printer, depending on your needs. The following procedures assume that you have configured your printer for one type of connection and that the printer drivers are installed on the computer.

See related topics on troubleshooting specific connection types if you encounter difficulties during configuration.

Using the printer wire-lessly

Select the connection type that describes how you currently access your printer:

If the printer is currently set up locally (using USB connection)

Connect the printer to the wireless network. Do either of the following:

• Run the Wireless Setup Utility. For more information, see Using the Wireless Setup Utility (Windows only).

• From the printer control panel, configure the printer for wireless connection. For more information, see the User’s Guide.

If the printer is currently set up for Ethernet

1. Unplug the Ethernet cable from the printer.
2. Connect the printer to a wireless network. Do either of the following:
   • Run the Wireless Setup Utility. For more information, see Using the Wireless Setup Utility (Windows only).

1. • From the printer control panel, configure the printer for wireless connection. For more information, see the User’s Guide.

Using the printer locally (USB)

Select the connection type that describes how you currently access your printer:

If the printer is currently set up for Ethernet

1. Attach a USB cable to the computer and to the printer.
2. Wait a moment for Windows to locate the driver and finish setting up the printer.
3. Select the USB printer. See Selecting a printer.

If the printer is currently set up for wireless

1. Attach a USB cable to the computer and to the printer.
2. Wait a moment for Windows to locate the driver and finish setting up the printer.
3. Select the USB printer. See Selecting a printer.

Using the printer over an Ethernet network

Select the connection type that describes how you currently access your printer:

If the printer is currently set up for wireless

1. Plug an Ethernet cable into the printer and into an available port on a switch or wall jack.
2. Wait one minute for the Ethernet network adapter to become active and acquire an IP address from the network.
3. Select the Network printer. See Selecting a printer.

If the printer is currently set up locally (using USB connection)

1. Plug an Ethernet cable into the printer and into an available port on a switch or wall jack.
2. Insert the Printer Driver and Documentations CD into the computer you want to use to configure the printer.
3. Follow the instructions on the computer screen for configuring a printer on an Ethernet network.
4. Select the Network thermal  printer. See Selecting a printer.

Selecting a printer

1. Open the printers folder.
   1. Click or Start.
   2. In the Start Search or Run dialog, type control printers.
   3. Press Enter, or click OK.
2. Right-click the printer you want to use (Network or USB).
3. Select Set as Default Printer from the menu.
4. Close the “Printers” or “Printers and Faxes” window.

POS Receipt Paper roll