Operation Manual
Cash Register CM 940-F / 941-F / 942-F
Olympia
2011 Page 13 Specifications subject to change without notice!
2 Starting Up
2.1 Inserting a paper roll
Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Attention: Only use thermal paper!
1. Remove the printer lid.
2. Pivot the paper transport unit up.
3. Insert a roll of thermal paper, 57 mm wide and max. 70 mm diameter,
so that the thermal paper unrolls from the bottom and is fed past the
printer mechanism, see Fig. 1.
4. Draw the leading edge of the paper over the tear-off edge and pivot
the paper transport unit down, locking it in place.
5. Depending on the required use (receipt mode or journal mode), either
tear off the paper at the tear-off edge of the printer mechanism or feed
the paper onto the paper reel (the leading edge of the paper must be
cut straight here, see Fig. 2).
6. Replace the printer lid.
2.2 Paper reel
The paper reel is required when the receipt should be wound onto it. In this
case, the system option 14 (status code 1) for Journal mode must be
activated (see Chapter 6.15).
2.2.1 Inserting the paper reel
1. Open the printer lid.
2. Remove the paper reel.
3. Thread the end of the journal paper in the slit in the paper reel and
fold back in the opposite direction. Then wind on the paper a little by
hand.
4. Insert the paper reel in the reel guides provided for it.
Important: The part of the reel which cannot be disassembled must be
located to the right, beside the reel drive.
5. Close the printer lid.
2.2.2 Removing the journal
1. Remove the paper reel.
2. Remove the narrow side of the reel, see Fig. 3.
3. Remove the journal from the reel, see Fig. 3.
2.3 Language
The texts in the display and on the receipt can be made in four different languages:
● English
● German (default)
● French
● Dutch
Attention: To activate a new language, you must delete all the memories! Observe your obligations in respect of
providing proof and preserving records for the revenue authorities with regard to programming and cash
register reports (see Chapter 11)! Therefore, only change the cash register language before actually putting
it into operation!
To set a language other than German, see Chapter 6.3.