Record a Cash Start Balance for Tablet Terminals

Use these steps to record the cash starting balance for tablets. Note: The cash acceptance feature must be enabled for tablets. See Enable or Disable Cash Acceptance Feature for Tablets to enable the feature. 

Record by Denomination Count

  1. Log In to a Tablet Terminal.
  2. Select Cash Balance. The cash balance panel opens. 
  3. Select record starting balance. The starting balance panel opens. 
  4. In Enter balance by*, select Denomination count. The Starting Balance panel displays specific entry fields for Bills and Coins.
  5. For Bills, enter the quantity of each bill added to the cash drawer: 1.00, 2.00, 5.00, 10.00, 20.00, and 50.00.
  6. For Coins, enter the quantity of each coin added to the cash drawer: 0.01, 0.05, 0.10, 0.25, 0.50, and 1.00.
  7. Select Submit. An Are you sure? dialog opens, stating, "Starting balance for <Terminal Name>: $100.00."
  8. Select Submit. The dialog closes, the Starting Balance panel closes, and the Cash Balance panel opens. Note: The Record Starting Balance function is now disabled. It can only be enabled again by recording an ending balance.

Record by Total Value

  1. Log In to a Tablet Terminal.
  2. Select Cash Balance. The cash balance panel opens. 
  3. Select record starting balance. The starting balance panel opens. 
  4. In Enter balance by*, select Total value. The Starting Balance panel displays a single Total (USD)* entry field.
  5. In Total (USD)*, enter the total value of cash (bills + coins) added to the cash drawer, for example, 100.
  6. Select Submit. An Are you sure? dialog opens, stating, "Starting balance for : $100.00."
  7. Select submit. The dialog closes, the Starting Balance panel closes, and the Cash Balance panel opens. Note: The Record Starting Balance function is now disabled. It can only be enabled again by recording an ending balance.