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Adding a Kitchen printer in aloha

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itsgreektome

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Jan 3, 2009
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Hello all

I currently have a kitchen printer at on end of the bar i want to add another printer on the other end of the bar printing the same.My question is can i do this by using a cat 5 splitter and running two printers that way? or can i use a switch? 2ply paper is not an option i want to use.
 
First see if your printer is network (opos) or serial. On the back if the cat5 cable attaches directly to the printer and there is a blinklig light next to it the printer is network (opos) and you can use a switch to communicate with another printer using a switch. If the printer is serial there is an adapter atached to the printer, it has 2 thumb screws, you cannot use a cat5 splitter but you can pin out the necessary wires, the printer only uses 3.


Cheers,
Coorsman
 
its serial. how can i exactly add another printer i dont understand when you meant to pin out the wires.
 
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