Reconfiguration of a media recycler

A method for re-configuring a recycling unit of a self-service terminal comprising a plurality of cassettes, the method comprising:

• designating, by a computing device during an initial setup of the self-service terminal, a first cassette of a plurality of cassettes as a deposit cassette;
• designating, by the computing device during the initial setup of the self-service terminal, a remainder of the plurality of cassettes as recycling cassettes;
• receiving, at the computing device, an indication that the first cassette of the plurality of cassettes has reached a storage capacity;
• selecting, by the computing device, a second cassette from the plurality of cassettes, the second cassette having an original configuration including a parameter stored in a memory of the computing device during the initial setup of the self-service terminal, the parameter indicating the second cassette is one of a plurality of recycling cassettes, wherein selecting the second cassette includes selecting the second cassette based on a maximum size of media object acceptable by the second cassette being larger than a maximum size of media object acceptable by at least one of the plurality of recycling cassettes, the maximum size of media object acceptable by the second cassette defined by a set of guides installed in the second cassette;
• changing, in the memory of the computing device, the parameter to indicate the second cassette is not a recycling cassette;
• and
• transmitting, by the computing device, a service notification to a remote computer.

A self-service terminal comprising:

• a first cassette having a first parameter defining a storage capacity;
• a second cassette having a second parameter indicating the second cassette is initially operative to store and dispense media objects, the second cassette including a first set of guides defining a maximum size of media object acceptable by the second cassette;
• a processor;
• and
• a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform actions comprising:
• designating during an initial setup of the self-service terminal that the first cassette is a first deposit cassette,
• receiving an indication that the first cassette has reached the storage capacity,
• selecting the second cassette from a plurality of cassettes based on the maximum size of media object acceptable by the second cassette being larger than a maximum size of media object acceptable by at least one of the plurality of cassettes,
• changing, in the memory, the second parameter to indicate the second cassette is a second deposit cassette operative to only store additional media objects, and
• transmitting a service notification to a remote computer.