User guide
Meritus PC • User Guide and Tutorial • 2.01 page 26
Printing Service Receipts
Turn this feature on when you want to print out unapproved receipts that contain a location for the customer to
enter a tip. The Include Tip Suggestion option can also be used to display a suggested tip between 15 and 20%
of the non-taxable part of the sale. Both these features can be set from the Program Settings: Devices: Receipt
Printer window and from the Program Settings: Preferences: User and Program Preferences Printer tab.
Windows Default Printer
Meritus PC prints a full page receipt using the windows default printer. This printer must be graphics capable
and uses the Page Layout, Font, and Paragraph properties associated with your Internet Explorer browser.
Thus, to change the borders and margins of the printed receipt on the page, open Internet Explorer and from
the menu select File > Page Setup and adjust the margins and orientation accordingly.
Pocket Merchant / Pocket Spectrum
The Pocket Merchant printer attaches to an available RS232 serial port on your computer. If you do not have a
serial port, there are USB-to-Serial hardware connectors that can be used. Contact your merchant provider or
the Pocket Merchant hardware vendor for a list of available connectors. In most cases, you will need to install a
third party driver device before attaching the hardware. This driver will create a virtual COM Port on your
computer (see the installation instructions for the specific connector that you purchase). You will use this COM
Port for setting up your receipt printer.
The Pocket Spectrum is a Bluetooth device that is Bluetooth 1.2 compliant. If your computer has Bluetooth
capability, then you will be able to pair the Pocket Spectrum to your computer and assign a COM Port.
There are third party devices that also allow you to use a Bluetooth connection through a USB Serial port. Two
devices that have been tested and approved to work with Meritus PC in the Windows 32-bit OS are:
Kensington (# 33348) USB Bluetooth adaptor
Belkin (F8T003 ver 2) USB Bluetooth adaptor