All about Bluetooth Receipt Printers

A Receipt Printer with Bluetooth interface has become more popular than ever when connecting to a PC, Tablet or Smart Phone. This is mainly because tablets such as iPad don't have standard or suitable port to enable you to connect direct. 

Epson & Star Micronics are the major brands that developers are using to connect a Bluetooth Receipt Printer. The popular model for Epson is the TM-M30 where Star offers the TSP143IIIBI & TSP654IIBI. It is important to check with your software vendor or the team at Cash Register Warehouse to ensure that the Bluetooth Printer you are looking to purchase is compatible and supported. It comes down to the individual software or application you are using so just because it connects to your iPad or Tablet, doesn't necessary mean it is going to work with the POS Software. You will also notice that all current printers that connect via Bluetooth are in fact a Thermal Receipt Printer.

If you are looking to connect multiple Bluetooth Printers, you must read this! When you are preparing to setup a new or existing POS System with a PC, Tablet or iPad with Receipt, Kitchen & Drinks Printer, you are only able to pair the Bluetooth Printers to one device. This means that you are not able to connect two or more iPads (Devices) to a single Bluetooth Receipt Printer but you CAN connect a single iPad or Device to Multiple Bluetooth Printers. This may change but is current when written. 

Most Point of Sale Systems allow you to connect a mixture of models so you could have a scenario where there are two POS Terminals that require a shared kitchen printer. In this occasion, you could potentially have a Bluetooth Printer for Each POS Terminal and then a Cabled or Wireless Receipt Printer in the kitchen. We are more than happy to discuss your requirements so for a full consultation, please feel free to contact us via phone or email.

When you are using an iPad or Tablet with a SIM card, your best option to connect a receipt printer is with Bluetooth because you can't run a SIM & Wireless network simultaneously. This is another reason why Bluetooth is popular. If you are on the go or require a battery operated Bluetooth Printer, then there are portable/mobile receipt printers available but you much remember you are not able to connect a cash drawer with the battery operated printers. They are too compact and don't have ports available. 

 All of our 80mm Bluetooth POS Printers have a "DK" (Drawer kick) port as standard so you can connect a 24 volt cash drawer directly to the receipt printer. This will in turn open the cash drawer automatically once a transaction has been finalised.