Star Cash Drawer Setup Guide

This article guides you through installing and connecting the Star Cash Drawer to your Star printer.

Written By Mark Hardwick

Last updated Over 1 year ago

Set Up the Cash Drawer

Installing the Star cash drawer is simple, as outlined in the four-step process below. The Star cash drawer should only be used with a certified Star printer. Please reference the Certified Hardware article in the knowledge base for more information on certified hardware.

  1. The Star cash drawer has a bottom exit cable with the interface port located on the underside of the cash drawer. Begin by flipping the cash drawer upside-down.

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  2. Plug the side of the supplied interface cable labeled “cash drawer” into the interface port on the bottom rear of the cash drawer.

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  3. Then, plug the side of the supplied interface cable labeled “printer” into the printer’s peripheral drive connector on the printer's rear panel.

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  4. Important: The supplied interface cable is not bi-directional. You must plug the proper side of the cord into the correct device.

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