Hardware

Connect a receipt printer and test it

Plug in a USB printer or pair a Bluetooth one, and SellyPOS does the finding. You name the printer and test it before it prints a real sale.

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Plug in a USB receipt printer and SellyPOS finds it for you

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Can SellyPOS find my USB receipt printer without an address? Plug a USB receipt printer into the till and SellyPOS finds it. You name it, pick the paper, print a test page and save, with no address to type.

Without it

Setting up a receipt printer can mean looking up an address, typing it in and hunting for the right driver. That takes time away from the counter.

With it

You plug the printer into the till and SellyPOS lists it. You name it, pick the paper, print a test page and save, with no address to type.

SellyPOS lists the printer it has found, and you name it and pick the paper width. Print a test page to check it, then save. If you plug the printer in while the list is open, press Look again to refresh it. If two identical printers are plugged in, SellyPOS will not guess which one to use. A printer that needs administrator rights is set up through the computer's own settings.

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Once a Bluetooth receipt printer is paired, SellyPOS finds it

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Can I use a Bluetooth receipt printer with SellyPOS? Pair a Bluetooth receipt printer with the till in Windows, and SellyPOS lists it on the Printers screen. The screen says plainly when Bluetooth is off or the printer is no longer paired.

Without it

A cable from the printer to the till can be in the way at a small counter. When a wireless printer does not show up, it is not clear why.

With it

Pair the printer with the computer in its Bluetooth settings, and SellyPOS lists it. If Bluetooth is off or the printer is no longer paired, the screen says so in plain words.

Pair the Bluetooth receipt printer with the computer in the computer's own Bluetooth settings. The Hardware page then lists it beside the USB printers, and you name it, pick the paper and print a test page. SellyPOS does not search for printers that are not paired. If Bluetooth is off or the printer is no longer paired, the screen says so, with a button that opens the Bluetooth settings. Printers that use only Bluetooth Low Energy are not supported.

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Add a receipt printer step by step, and test it before you save

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How do I add a receipt printer to the shop's computer? Choose how the printer is connected: USB, Bluetooth, network or a Windows printer. Find it, name it, print a test page, then save it.

Without it

Setting up a printer means choosing how it connects, finding it, then giving it a name and paper. Miss one of those, and the printer may not work at the counter.

With it

The Hardware page takes you through it one step at a time. You print a test page before you save, so you see the printer working first.

Open Setup, then Hardware, and choose Add a printer. First pick how the printer is connected: USB, Bluetooth, network or a printer installed on the computer. SellyPOS then finds the printers for that connection, or you type the address of a network printer. Name the printer, pick the paper, letters per line, cut and drawer setting, and print a test page. Press Save printer when the test page is right.

Setting up a printer takes a few plain steps, starting with how it connects.
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A native Windows app with a modern interface, made to sell from the keyboard. It keeps selling with no internet.

Windows 10 (version 1809 or later) or Windows 11, 64-bit.