Automatic Products SNACKSHOP LCM3 Series, Instruction Manual

components

program operation

1.

Control-Service Mode

. The Service mode is entered by

pressing and releasing the mode button located on the com-
ponent side of the controller. A second depression of the
mode button will exit the service mode and return the con-
troller to the Sales mode. If a period of no keypad activity
occurs for 25.5 seconds, the controller will automatically
revert to the Sales mode.

Upon entering the Service mode, diagnostics will be dis-
played by the controller until an additional Service mode
function has been selected. Diagnostics include the number
of configured motors and defective or jammed motors.

Entrance to the Service mode clears the current credit and
d i s a bles  all  credit  acceptance  (except  for  Protocol  A
devices, here the VMC is the slave and must not modify
credit acceptance/accumulation).Selection motors are auto-
matically configured upon power up, reset and exiting Ser-
vice mode. The following list of functions are available while
in the Service mode.

2.

PRESS #1 - Coin Dispense Mode.

Coins are dispensed

from the inventory tubes by pressing key #1. The controller
will display “coin” and wait for an additional key to be
pressed as follows:

• Pressing [A] dispenses the left coin tube (25¢)

• Pressing [B] dispenses the middle coin tube (5¢)

• Pressing [C] dispenses the right coin tube (10¢)

• Pressing [D] dispenses the fourth coin tube ($1 coin)

To exit this mode, press another function key or leave the
service mode pressing the mode switch.

3.

PRESS #3 - Accountability Mode.

Vend count and cash

total accountability will be displayed by pressing key [3].The
controller will display “Acct” and wait for an additional key to
be pressed as follows:

a. Press  button  [A]  to  display  total  vend  count. The  ve n d

counter will be eight digit numbers displayed as the upper
four for 2 seconds fo l l owed by the lower four for 2 seconds.

Example: Displays “0001” (1st upper four #’s)

Displays “0025” (2nd lower four #’s)
“0001” together with “0025” = 10,025 vends.

b. Press button [B] to display total cash sales. The cash

counter works the same way as step “a”abo ve, except the
last two digits will have a decimal point in front indicating
cents.

Example: Displays “0002” (1st upper four #’s)

Displays “01.20” (2nd lower four #’s)
“ 0 0 0 2 ” together  with  “ 0 1 . 2 0 ” =  $201.20  total 
cash sales.

c. Press button [C] to diplay total can vend counts.The display

will show total cans vended the same way as step “A”.

d. Press button [D] to display total can cash sales. The cash

counter works the same way as step “B” above.

e. To exit this mode, press another function key or leave the

service mode by pressing the mode switch.

f. Press  button  [D]  to  display  bill. Press  [D]  again.

IMPORTANT!! Must be set on 20 for 5¢ increments.

4.

PRESS #4 - Price Set Mode.

To begin the price setting pro-

cedure, press key [4]. The controller will display “Prc” and
wait for a selection to be entered. Once the selection is
entered, the current price will be displayed. The price can
now be increased with the scrolling up (

▲

) button or

decreased with the scrolling down (

▼

) button. (Figure 10.)

The maximum price can be set to $99.95. Setting a selec-
tion price to “0.00” will put it on free vend.

Step Procedure.

a. In the Service mode, press [4] (displays “Prc”).

b. Press selection item to be priced (displays current price

“xx.xx”).

c. Using the up (

▲

)or down (

▲

) buttons will change to the

price desired. (Figure 10., Page 9.)

d. Repeat steps “b” and “c” to price another selection.

e. To exit this mode, press another function key or leave the

Service mode by pressing the mode switch.

5.

PRESS #5 - Test Vend Mode .

To test vend a single selec-

tion, press key [5].The controller will display “SLct” and wait
for a selection to be entered. Once the selection is entered,
a vend of the motor will be attempted. If the vend is suc-
cessful, the controller will blank the display and exit the test
vend mode. If the selected motor fails, the controller will dis-
play “FAIL” for 2 seconds and then exit.

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NOTE: The digital vend counter will rollover after
99,999,999 and the cash counter will rollover after
$999,999.95.

CAUTION:

THE FOLLOWING

PROCEDURE REQUIRES THAT THE
MACHINE HAVE POWER APPLIED AND
A POTENTIAL ELECTRICAL SHOCK
HAZARD EXISTS.

CAUTION:

THE FOLLOWING

PROCEDURE REQUIRES THAT THE
MACHINE HAVE POWER APPLIED AND
A POTENTIAL ELECTRICAL SHOCK
HAZARD EXISTS.

CAUTION:

THE FOLLOWING

PROCEDURE REQUIRES THAT THE
MACHINE HAVE POWER APPLIED AND
A POTENTIAL ELECTRICAL SHOCK
HAZARD EXISTS.

CAUTION:

THE FOLLOWING

PROCEDURE REQUIRES THAT THE
MACHINE HAVE POWER APPLIED AND
A POTENTIAL ELECTRICAL SHOCK
HAZARD EXISTS.

CAUTION:

THE FOLLOWING

PROCEDURE REQUIRES THAT THE
MACHINE HAVE POWER APPLIED AND
A POTENTIAL ELECTRICAL SHOCK
HAZARD EXISTS.