Which cash register can you plug a standard keyboard into?

This is one of the unique features of the SAM4s SPS-500 series cash registers is that you can connect a windows keyboard to the cash register for programming. This little feature can save you a lot of time when you start programming your registers ALPHA for UPC's or menu items.

Also you can use the keyboard to enter customer names when using the delivery feature of the SPS-500 series, which is made up of the following models

• SAM4s SPS-520FT features receipt and journal flat keyboard for restaurants
• SAM4s SPS-520RT features receipt and journal with raised keyboard for retail
• SAM4s SPS-530FT features receipt only with flat keyboard for restaurants
• SAM4s SPS-530RT features receipt only with raised keyboard for retail

Any of the registers can also interface to a computer if you would rather program that way with optional software. These really are the most complete cash registers on the market today with capabilities for credit card interface with the Datacap Twin Tran, bar code scanning interface, kitchen printer interface, inter register communications, DVR interface, massive memory upgrade option, graphic rear display option, interfaced scale option and more.

SAM4s cash register keyboard templates

If you have a template to make keyboards you have a great deal more flexibility to program and change your cash register when ever you would like. Most of the templates I have seen are just word documents and are very easy to use. Here are a few links to keyboard templates

• SAM4s ER-265 and 285M keyboard Template (same keyboard)
• SAM4s ER-650 keyboard template
• SAM4s SPS-1000 template
• SAM4s ER-5200M keyboard template. The 5200M keyboard is a very common keyboard for many Samsung and SAM4s cashregisters. It is the same size keyboard as the SER-7000, ER-5100, ER-4900, ER-5200, SER-6500, SER-6500II and maybe a few more.

Always before you take the time to fill out a template print one out and cut to size and check it for fit on your cash register. You don't want to spend an hour on the template just to find it does not print the correct size!

Cash register with credit card

A large number of the SAM4s cash registers have the abilty to interface with credit card. Any of the SAM4s registers require a Datacap Twin Tran or similar model as do most of the Sharp cash registers. The models that interface are

• SAM4s ER-285M
• SAM4s ER-380M
• SAM4s ER-390M
• SAM4s ER-650
• SAM4s ER-650R
• SAM4s SPS-320
• SAM4s SPS-340
• SAM4s SPS-345
• SAM4s SPS-520R
• SAM4s SPS-520F
• SAM4s SPS-530R
• SAM4s SPS-530F
• SAM4s ER-920
• SAM4s ER-925
• SAM4s ER-940
• SAM4s ER-945
• SAM4s ER-5200M
• SAM4s ER-5215M
• SAM4s ER-5240M
• SAM4s SPS-2000

I may have left out a few of them. They by far have more than anyone else.

Cash registers that can process credit cards

More and more people are looking for cash registers that process credit cards and they are very smart to do so. Ten years ago no one did this but now it is the new normal. When you interface a cash register to credit card payments you speed up your lines, improve accuarcy, reduce fraud and make more profit!

SAM4s and Sharp cash registers can interface with credit card and gift card payments. The SAM4s and most of the Sharp registers use the Datacap Twin Tran and a few Sharp models can use a specific Hypercom terminal. You should be able to use any processor you want but many use Mercury Payment Systems because they will provide the Datacap at no up front cost and also provide a free gift card system for you to offer your own gift card system.

Check it out you won't be sorry.

The SAM4s ER-650 and ER-650R have been retired

Well we knew it was coming for quite some time but it was still a shock when the factory told us they were pulling the plug on one of the most popular and successful cash registers they ever made the ER-650 and the version with raised keyboard the ER-650R

The good news is they will have parts and support available for awhile and we have quite a few of the ER-650 and ER-650R models available so get your while they last which won't be long.

The ER-650 series was the first cash register to come out with the multi line LCD display which was the big game changer in regards to programming and using simple registers. They followed up by making this a cash register that can process credit cards using the Datacap Twin Tran that also allows gift card transactions as well.

Users also appreciated the fact that the SAMs 4 650 series also interfaced to DVR systems, kitchen printers, scales, computers and coin changers.

The ER650 series has been replaced by the SPS-300 series that includes the SPS-320, SPS-340 and SPS-345 all with some unique features of their own. One great improvement with the SPS300 series is that it includes a SD card port and available with a single station printer as well as a dual station version with a receipt and journal.

Few more names for SAM4s Cash Registers

Last couple days I have seen a few more miss spellings of SAM4s. However you spell it they make the best cash registers in the world! Yesterday we saw SAM 4s Cash Registers and from another person sam4 and the last was much like the first sam4s

Long as you get the right thing at the end of your search guess it does not matter what you call it but for the record it is SAM4s.

New Cash Register Blog

My co-worker here has also started a cash register information blog. She calls herself the cashregistergal. Wonder where she came up with that.