Configuration of Check Printers

This feature is available in the Microsiga Protheus® System from version 7.10 onwards.

Available Mechanisms

Financials module uses two different mechanisms to print checks:

• SIGALOJA.DLL - developed by the Commercial Automation team. It is fully in charge of communications between the system and the check printer.

• DIRECT TO PORT PRINTING - the Financials module sends all commands to the serial (COM?) or parallel (LPT?) port without going through the Store Control module DLL.

To test printing using the ports, use the Checks Printing routine of the Financials module.

By using the system to print, a list is displayed containing similar printer names. Each printer uses different communication methods.

Communication Mechanisms

In most cases, check printers use the communication via serial port (COM?). Some printers allow the computer to use a parallel port (LPT?), and there are also those that accept both types of connection (one cable for each port).

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To print checks through these options, neither specific configuration nor intermediate files, such as DLL and drivers is required.

Fiscal printers with check printing functionality (called Special Check Printer in the system)

Some hardware have both fiscal printer and check printer features. Such printers use the DLL printing mechanism from Store Control and also print direct to port.

System Operation Default

The System default prints directly to port.

Exceptions to operation default

Bematech and Olivetti PR-45 printers present specific documentation with full descriptions of their operation.

The printing routines for XTP and DATAREGIS printers are available only for DOS versions 2.06 and 2.07.

Configuration of digits concerning the year in the checks

To print the four-digit year in check printers, the parameter MV_CHEQ4DG indicates whether the system must send four digits to the printer.

System default is N (sends only 2 digits).