iMin with built-in printer

iMin makes till devices with a screen and a receipt printer in the same box. With the till app (Kasse-appen) on an iMin device, receipts print on the built-in printer. You do not need to connect a separate printer.

Before you start

• The till app must be installed on the iMin device and paired with a register. See The till app on Android – installing and pairing.
• There must be paper in the printer and the cover must be closed.

How it works

When the app is paired, and every time it starts, it checks whether the device has a built-in printer. If it finds an iMin printer, Cmerce registers it automatically. If the register has no printer yet, it is set to use the built-in printer.

Cmerce produces the receipt the same way as for other printers, so the content is identical wherever it is printed.

How to check the register setting

1. Go to «Kasse (POS)» → «Kasser» (Registers) and edit the register the iMin device is paired with.
2. Under «Maskinvare» (Hardware): check that «Skriver» (Printer) is set to «Enhetens innebygde skriver» (The device's built-in printer).
3. The «Innebygd skriver» (Built-in printer) field shows which printer was found, for example «… (iMin innebygd)» (iMin built-in).
4. Choose whether «Skriv ut kvittering automatisk» (Print receipt automatically) should be on.
5. Save.

If it says «Ingen innebygd skriver oppdaget ennå — koble til enheten og start appen på nytt» (No built-in printer detected yet – connect the device and restart the app), restart the till app on the iMin device and reload the page.

Good to know

• The printer follows the device. With «Enhetens innebygde skriver» the register always uses the printer in whichever device is connected to it. If you switch to a new iMin device, the new device's printer takes over without you changing anything.
• A sale is never held up by the printer. If the paper runs out or the cover is open, the print job waits in the queue and prints once the problem is fixed.
• Built-in printers are not listed under «Skrivere» (Printers). That list only covers network printers (CloudPRNT).
• Cash drawer: The built-in printer has no cash drawer port. If you use a drawer, connect it to a Star printer with CloudPRNT and select that printer under «Skriver som åpner skuffen» (Printer that opens the drawer) on the register. See Registers and locations.
• Card payments are taken on a payment terminal, for example from Surfboard. See Payment terminal from Surfboard.

Frequently asked questions

The till stopped printing after I changed device.

Check that the new device is paired with the register and that «Skriver» on the register is set to «Enhetens innebygde skriver». Restart the app so it reports its printer.

Can I use a Star printer instead of the built-in one?

Yes. Choose «Nettverksskriver (CloudPRNT)» under «Skriver» on the register and pick the printer. See Connect a receipt printer.