System for setting up a point-of-sale system, a method for setting up a point-of-sale system, and a data recording medium storing the same

A POS system setup system for configuring a POS terminal system comprising:

• a host computer;
• and
• a printer characterized by printer-specific printer information, said printer comprising:
• a) a printing mechanism;
• b) a memory for storing operation conditions;
• c) a request reception unit for receiving a test print request for said printer information;
• d) a test print data generating unit for collecting the requested printer information based on the test print request received by the request reception unit, and generating test print data for printing the collected printer information;
• e) a test print destination detection unit for determining whether to output the test print data, which is a character string, to the host computer and/or to the printing mechanism based on the test print request and/or operating conditions pre-stored in said memory;
• and
• f) a test print data output unit for outputting the test print data to the host computer and/or printing mechanism as determined by the test print destination detection unit;
• wherein the host computer comprises:
• i) a reception unit for receiving the test print data from the test print data output unit;
• and
• ii) a test print data interpreting unit for interpreting the character string in the test print data received by the reception unit, and for passing particular information in the interpreted test print data to a specific processing function of the host computer;
• wherein the configuring of said POS terminal system includes setting said particular information for said specific processing function of the host computer based on said printer information.