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Printer Settings FAQ

This article will show you how to Assign Different Categories to a Printer Set Orders to Auto-Print Setting Auto-Print for Individual Items This article applies to the following: R

Hardware & Printers FAQ

These guides cover talech Register and related POS equipment. Paytura is your merchant services partner; talech provides the register software and device support referenced in these articles.

This article will show you how to  

  • Assign Different Categories to a Printer   
  • Set Orders to Auto-Print  
  • Setting Auto-Print for Individual Items
This article applies to the following:
 
Register Type
  • iPad
Region
  • USA
  • CA
  • Europe
Tier
  • Standard
  • Premiu
Business type
  • Quickserve
  • Retail

Assigning Different Categories to a Printer

In some environments, you may want to choose what categories are sent to what printer. For example, appetizers need to be sent to the kitchen printer, but drinks need to be sent to the bar printer. You can follow the instructions below for step-by-step instructions from the talech app.  

  1. Login as an admin to talech Register. Select Back Office > Settings > Printers.
  2. Select the printer from the list that you would like to assign categories to.
 

Smart device showing printer management settings. 

  1. Select Categories under Order Ticket Printing in the printer settings.  

 

Smart device showing individual printer settings. 
 

  1. Select the categories you would like to print to the designated printer. When you have selected the appropriate categories, select Back in the top left corner. Don’t forget to tap Save on the printer settings page.  
     

Smart device showing categories selection from printer settings.  

  1. When creating an order tapping on the Send button will then dispatch the items in the order to the assigned printers.  
     

Smart device showing menu screen on register. 

 

Setting Orders to Auto-Print  

When printing orders, you can turn on the auto-print setting. You have the option to have an order auto-print after it is saved or paid. There are also settings for individual items.  

  1. Select Dashboard > Back Office > Settings > Printers > Advanced then select 'Print Order Tickets After' at the top. 
 

Smart device showing customer receipt settings. 

 

  1. Select the print option you want. You can choose to print after Payment or after you Save Order. You can also set auto-print to None.
 

Smart device showing print order tickets setting. 

Setting Auto-Print for Individual Items  

  1. Tap on Dashboard > Back Office > Settings > Printers and select one of your kitchen printers. Then, tap on 'Advanced Printer Settings'.
     

Smart device showing individual printer settings.  

  1. Toggle on 'Print On Add Item to Order' if you want an item to print as soon as it’s added to the order.

 

Need more help?

  • talech training & device support (24/7): 1-888-995-1998
  • Paytura merchant support (24/5): 1-855-4-PAYTURA or contact Paytura

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