Star Micronics RSR 28 user manual

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RSR
VPOS-VIR TUAL POS
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Not Your Father’s
Not Your Father’s
POS
POS
Printer
Printer
Imaging,
graphics
capabilities
expand
BY JULIE RITZER ROSS,
CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
ONCE AMONG THE MOST BASIC
pieces of equipment sold by retail VARs, receipt
printers are becoming increasingly sophisti-
cated. While there will always be a market
for models that do little more than generate
a simple record of POS transactions, the use
of units with a myriad of enhanceme

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P. 28-33 VPos 2/4/02 10:45 AM Page 29 02/02 RSR 29 Ithaca/ ally cost $400 to $600 per register. rather than MICR codes alone as Handling and routing expenditures with most check-scanning terminals, Transact has associated with processing, storing facilitates cash flow, increases inter- and routing paper checks decrease est income and gives retailers valu- launched an by approximately 38 percent, with able customer information for average processing cost per check targeting programs. ECC mean

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P. 28-33 VPos 2/4/02 10:50 AM Page 30 02/02 RSR VPOS-VIR TUAL POS 30 traditional check conversion; aver- ers for printing onto paper should age check processing time is reduced the need arise. Both Transact from 12 days to four days. Technologies, Ithaca and Citizen- In general, hardware vendors are CBM America report work on adding responding to louder cries for elec- electronic journaling features to their tronic receipt capture and storage printer lines. capabilities. “Merchants want a GR

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a*P. 28-33 VPos 2/5/02 2:59 PM Page 32 02/02 RSR VPOS-VIR TUAL POS 32 coupons, enabling store logos or mal inkjet printers, which generate Ithaca coupons to be produced with every two-color receipts in any combina- POSjet 1500 receipt even if a serial printer is being tion of red, blue, green and black. Jim utilized. The TSP800s feature logo Stetson, senior vice president, sales storage and handle paper measuring and marketing, claims the products 4.4” wide for additional flexibility. afford

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a*P. 28-33 VPos 2/4/02 4:49 PM Page 33 02/02 RSR 33 “Wireless applications RSR SURFS appear on our radar Ameranth Wireless www.ameranth.com screen on an Citizen-CBM America www.cbma.com Epson America www.pos.epson.com Ithaca/Transact www.transact-tech.com almost daily basis.” Hypercom www.hypercom.com Star Micronics www.starmicronics.com Gregg Gallagher, Citizen-CBM THE WIRELESS WAIT Meanwhile, interest in wireless receipt printing options continues on an upswing. “Wireless and other mobili-