Setup - Machines

Clicking on Duplicate will display a new Machine Maintenance window that contains identical information to the selected register. However, the Machine ID will be blank. Fill in this area, make any necessary modifications, and click Save to create the new machine.

Edit

To Edit a machine, highlight it and click Edit. This will display the Machine Maintenance window with all of the register's information. Edit the fields and press Save.

Add Machine

To Add a New Machine, click on this button. Select the correct register make, model and EPROM. Next, the Machine Maintenance window will be displayed.

Machine Maintenance

Here is a list of descriptions of the options contained in the Machine Maintenance window.

General Info

Machine ID: The cash register is given the name of whatever you type as the Machine ID. The register will be referred to by this name in all further selection windows. For example, the Machine ID can be something like Sam6500.

Fill out the rest of the edit boxes with the correct information.

ECR Information

In ECR Information, the Manufacturer, Model, and ROM Version that you have selected will be displayed. If these are not correct, hit Cancel and create another new machine.

Program ID: This field is required because each register uses this name to locate its data files. It is included as part of the register files' names, and this is how each register recognizes which data is its own. The Program ID cannot have spaces, periods, dashes, or slashes. For example, names like CRS3000 or Sam6500 will work.

Machine Number and Store Number: Enter the Machine Number and Store Number. If applicable, these should match the values that have already been preprogrammed into the cash register. For example, set both of these values to one if you have one store and one register.

Historical Information

This area will display information about polling once polls have been completed.

Currency Decimal Places: Enter the currency decimal places to be used in the PC/POLL Version 6 software. For example, U.S. customers should enter the number 2.

Communications

Comm Port: Click on the box to bring up a menu that will allow you to select the Comm Port OF THE PC by which the register will communicate.

Baud Rate: Click on the down arrow to select the baud rate.

Phone #: If this is a direct connection, type the word 'direct'. Otherwise, enter the phone number.

Switch Type: Select the type of switching device being used. If no switch is necessary, leave this area as 'none'.

Switch Number: Enter the number of the switch. If there is no switch, enter a '0' (zero).

When all of the information has been entered, press Save to create the new machine.

Edit ECR

The Edit ECR Screen displays a list of program names, program IDs, and the day that the file was last sent to the register. In this screen, it is possible to change the Program ID of specific program files. For example, you could rename the PLU files of three registers so they all shared the same information. This would give them the same PLU file, but allow them to have different memory allocations, clerks, groups, etc.

Print Listing

Clicking on Print Listing will display a report detailing the setup information for all V6 machines. The areas listed in the report include Machine ID, Store Number, Machine Number, Programming ID, Manufacturer, Model, Port, Baud Rate, and Switch Number.

For a description of the functions of the Listing and Reporting toolbar, click here.

Delete Machine

Clicking on Delete Machine will delete the machine that is highlighted. Caution: Version 6 Polling will not prompt the user as to whether or not the machine should be deleted.