Printers have a variety of settings to adjust their behavior to best suit your needs. There are Global Printer Settings, General Printer Settings and Advanced Printer Settings:
What this article covers most settings you'll need to manage your printers in the talech application.
Global Printer Settings:
| Advanced Settings | Description |
| Print Order Tickets after Payment or Save |
After Save: Once an order is saved, a kitchen ticket will print automatically. After Payment: Once an order is closed, a kitchen ticket will print automatically. |
| Send Order Tickets by Category | Send items to the kitchen by category. |
| Order Ticket Exclusion List for This iPad | Shows a list of available printers. Tapping on a printer leaves a check mark which blocks the iPad from sending receipts to that printer. |
Accessing Global Printer Settings:
- From the App's Dashboard, tap on Back Office.
- Tap on Settings.
- Tap on Printers.
- Tap on Advanced.
General Printer Settings:
| Settings | Description |
| Printer Name | Specify a unique name for the printer for easy identification. |
| IP Address | Auto detect automatically enters the IP. You can enter an IP address if you're manually creating a printer. |
| Printer Model |
Auto detect selects the model automatically. You can select a printer model if you're manually creating a printer. |
| Categories | Choose which categories the printer will create a kitchen receipt for. |
| Tags | Select which product tags the printer will create a kitchen receipt for. |
Accessing General Printer Settings:
- From the App's Dashboard, tap on Back Office.
- Tap on Settings.
- Tap on Printers.
- Tap on an available printer.
Advanced Printer Settings:
* setting is only available when a category or tag is assigned to the printer.
| Advanced Settings | Description |
| Font Size | Controls the font size for the selected printer. Available sizes include Small, Medium and Large. |
| Print All Modifiers in Red* | Only available for Impact Printers. All modifiers will come out in Red. |
| Print Product Short name* | If a product has a short name, it will be printed on the kitchen receipt. |
| Print Items Individually* | Prints each item on a receipt into separate, smaller slips. |
| Number of Padding Lines* | Adds margins to the start of the receipt for easier viewing. |
| Print Items with Multiple Quantities on Order Ticket* | Allows you to print multiple quantities of the same item separately or as one line with a specified quantity. |
| Group Items on Order Ticket* | Control how items are sorted on the kitchen Receipt. This includes by Item, Position, Category and Course. |
| Print item Quantity on Right or Left* |
Control where the quantity value prints on the kitchen receipt. |
| Print Order Ticket Info At* |
Control if the receipt info will appear at the top or bottom of the kitchen receipt. |
Accessing Advanced Printer Settings:
- From the App's Dashboard, tap on Back Office.
- Tap on Settings.
- Tap on Printers.
- Tap on Auto Detect and tap on an available printer.
- Tap on Advanced Settings.
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