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Chapter 5:   Setting Up Your Cash Register - Advanced

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 Alpha 600/601  User’s Guide

Programming Scrolling Message Display Times

After you have programed your scrolling message, you can set the length 
of time you want the message to run.

After you are done, you can check your results. See Running the Program 
Confirmation Report on page 80.

Setting the Off Message Start Time

To program the Off message time setting
1

Put the PRG key in the Mode key slot and turn it to the PRG position. 

2

If you are prompted for a Manager Password, type the password number 
and then press the 

Check

 key. If you did not program a Manager 

Password, go to the next step. 

3

Using the round Number keys, press 

1

, press the number of seconds you 

want to delay as 2 digits, and press the 

Charge

 key. 

Setting the Mode Message Start Time

To program the Mode message time setting
1

Put the PRG key in the Mode key slot and turn it to the PRG position. 

2

If you are prompted for a Manager Password, type the password number 
and then press the 

Check

 key. If you did not program a Manager 

Password, go to the next step. 

3

Using the round Number keys, press 

2

, press the number of seconds you 

want to delay as 2 digits, and press the 

Charge

 key.

OFF message

Number of seconds after the register is 
turned off before the message starts. 

To stop the message after it starts, 
press the 

Feed

 key. 

Settings in 
seconds: 00–99 
Default=05

MODE message  Number of seconds before the 

register turns into idle mode in 
PRG, X, Z modes and the 
message starts. 

This message does not display in 
REG modes. 

Settings in 
seconds: 00–99 
Default=05

Summary of Contents for 601sc

Page 1: ...l 5 Installing the Barcode Reader 6 PC Based Software 7 Setting the Language 8 Setting the Date And Time 9 Programming the Sales Tax 10 Programming Department Keys 10 3 Getting To Know the Cash Register About the Displays 12 Opening and Closing the Customer Display 12 About the Numeric Display 14 Using the Mode Key Area 14 Using the Keyboard 16 Using the Cash Drawer 17 ...

Page 2: ...sages 27 Using Double Wide Characters 27 Programming a Header Message 28 Setting the Footer Message 30 Setting Clerk Numbers and Names 32 Using the Clerk System 34 Setting the Machine Number 34 Setting X and Manager Passwords 35 Printing the Quick Start Program Confirmation Report 36 Before Going to Register Mode 37 Error Codes 38 Clearing an Error 38 5 Setting Up Your Cash Register Advanced Progr...

Page 3: ...54 Programming the Credit Keys 55 Programming PLU Descriptions 56 Programming PLUs without a Barcode Reader 57 Programming PLUs with the Barcode Reader 58 Setting the Decimal Points 59 Setting the Rounding Rates 60 Programming Discounts 60 Programming Minus Percentage Discounts 60 Programming Coupon Discounts 61 Programming Plus Percentage Add ons 64 Programming Flag Options 65 6 Ringing up Sales ...

Page 4: ...ts 90 Running an Electronic Journal Reports 91 9 Maintenance and Options Installing a New Paper Roll 94 Using the Battery System 95 About the Serial Port 97 10 Troubleshooting Error Codes 98 I Hear an Error Beep 98 Sec code error appears in PRG X OR Z modes 99 If Clerk E12 Displays In REG 1 or REG 2 Modes 99 PE Printer Error or Paper End 99 EJ FULL Error 100 The Register Does Not Work at All 101 O...

Page 5: ... 113 Multiplication Sale 113 Multiplying By A Fraction 114 No Sale Function 114 Overriding a PLU Sale 114 Paid Out Sale 115 PLU Sale 115 PLU Sale With PLU Description 115 Plus Percentage Sale 115 Received On Account Sale 116 Registering A Department Unit Price 116 Registering A Reference Number 117 Return Sale 117 Split Tendering Sale 118 Temporarily Overriding a PLU Price 118 Use the Error Correc...

Page 6: ... Sale 124 A Calculating State Tax Table Codes 125 Calculating Your Tax 125 Example Tax Chart 129 The Worksheet 130 Programming the State Tax 131 B Programming Tax in Canada 132 Setting Flag Options 132 Setting Tax Percentage Rates 133 Linking Tax Rate s To Each Department 134 C Product Information 135 Specifications and Safety 135 Safety and Legal Notices 136 Limited Warranty 137 Software Licensin...

Page 7: ...g When you need to press a key you see a picture of the key you need to press and the name of the key is in another font For example 1 If you are prompted for a Manager Password type the password number and then press the Check key If you did not program a Manager Password go to the next step If you need to type something in the round Number keys area what you need to type is shown in a special fo...

Page 8: ...cated in a small box RegisterLinkTM software 1 set of keys consisting of 2 Cash Drawer keys 515 2 PRG Program keys 427 023 2 REG Register keys 427 024 2 Z keys 427 012 Important Phone Numbers If you need help or want to order additional supplies use the following contact information To order items see Ordering Supplies and Accessories on page 153 Customer Service 1 800 272 6229 USA 1 888 266 9380 ...

Page 9: ...e with this chapter see the chapter called Getting To Know the Cash Register starting on page 12 and the chapter called Setting Up Your Cash Register the Basics starting on page 22 for more information about your cash register Plugging in and Putting in the Batteries Your cash register needs 3 AA 1 5 volt batteries for the memory backup system These batteries did not come with your cash register a...

Page 10: ...as antique or fine wood tables desks and so on 4 Plug the cash register into a standard three hole electrical wall outlet 115 120 volt 60 hertz Make sure the electrical cord is not going to get tripped over or accidentally pulled from the electrical outlet Put the cash register on an electrical circuit with no other electrical device or appliance Other appliances can overload the circuit or cause ...

Page 11: ...on for more information Installing the Paper Roll Your cash register has a thermal printer that prints receipts for the customer or a journal tape Use 2 inch 57 5 mm wide standard thermal register paper To install the paper roll 1 Insert the PRG key and turn it to either REG1 or REG2 If you need a customer receipt turn the Mode key to the REG1 position If you do not need a customer receipt turn th...

Page 12: ...bout 10 12 inches Push the paper through one of the narrow openings in the center of the Journal Takeup spindle Press the Feed key until the paper catches and begins to wind securely around the Journal Takeup spindle Replace the Journal Compartment Cover If you want to print receipts Lay the customer receipt paper over the receipt slot and close the Journal Compartment Cover Installing the Barcode...

Page 13: ...artments and other data Additional Registers When you buy additional cash registers you can use the back up and restore feature with multiple registers of the same model number Just program one register back up the data to your PC and then restore or download the data from your PC to the other registers as long as they are all the same model number This saves you the time of having to program each...

Page 14: ... changes the words you and the customer see on the display For more information about the prompts that appear see Language Table on page 146 Note If you start programming the cash register and then set the language you will lose all your programming changes To set the language 1 Put the PRG key in the Mode key slot and turn it to the PRG position 2 Using the round Number keys press 19 Press the ro...

Page 15: ...etting is to print in the 12 hour format which is normally used To change to the 24 hour format see Programming Flag Options on page 65 Reminder When you set the time you need to type the time in a 24 hour format To convert the current time to a 24 hour format add the number 12 to every hour after 12 noon For example 1 15 P M programs as 1315 8 20 A M programs as 0820 To set the date Example 1 To ...

Page 16: ... area press 1 and then press the Tax 1 key 4 Press 6000 and press the Amount Tend Total key Your sales tax is programmed To program other tax rates in Step 4 press the following For more advanced tax rate programming see Programming Complex Tax Rates on page 76 Programming Department Keys You are done with the basic programming of your cash register After you program at least 2 department keys you...

Page 17: ...Amount Tend Total key The department information is saved in the cash register To program Department 2 as non taxable with no preset price and no description 1 Using the round Number keys press 00000 and press the Subtotal w Tax key 2 Using the round Number keys press 0 and press the Dept 2 key 3 Press the Amount Tend Total key The department information is saved in the cash register For more info...

Page 18: ...ning When you move the register or store it close the display so it doesn t get damaged Your cash register has a 1 line customer display 1 line that shows letters and numbers alphanumeric The alphanumeric display shows 10 digits for descriptions scrolling text messages and sales dollar amounts Opening and Closing the Customer Display You can open and close the customer display so that customers ca...

Page 19: ...ctive When this appears the clerk number must be entered COUPON the CPN key is pressed DISCOUNT the RA key registers a percent discount amount E J FULL the Electronic Journal memory is full Run the electronic journal report to clear the memory See EJ FULL Error on page 100 ERROR an incorrect key is pressed Press the Clear key to clear NO SALE the ST NS key is pressed NON TAX the Non Tax key is pre...

Page 20: ...amming step Also appears in the Customer Display Cr the Charge key is pressed Also appears in the Customer Display CH the Check key is pressed Also appears in the Customer Display CA the Amt Tend Total key is pressed Also appears in the Customer Display C change is due Also appears in the Customer Display Table 4 Mode key settings This setting Does this PRG Programs the cash register and sets the ...

Page 21: ...de on page 71 For more information about running reports see Running Reports on page 80 REG2 Turns ON the cash register and allows all normal sales transactions just like REG1 mode However the built in printer is turned off so that customer receipts are not automatically printed This option allows you to control the amount of receipt paper used by not printing a receipt for every transaction and o...

Page 22: ...nd Number keys and Department keys to ring up a sale For more information about ringing up sales see Ringing up Sales and Using Training Mode on page 71 To program the cash register put the key marked PRG in the Mode key slot and turn to PRG For more information about programming the cash register see Setting Up Your Cash Register the Basics on page 22 and Setting Up Your Cash Register Advanced on...

Page 23: ...tronically locked You can also use the 515 key to mechanically lock the cash drawer If you lock the cash drawer this way you must have the key to open it again Even the emergency open lever will not open the cash drawer when it is locked with the key Important If the cash drawer will not open see if the lock on the cash drawer is turned to the right If it is the drawer is locked with the 515 key Y...

Page 24: ...ash register has a small drawer above the cash drawer The Accessory drawer can be opened at any time by anyone It is a good place to put things like pens pencils and note pads Because anyone can open the drawer it is not a good idea to put checks or charge slips in it You should put those in the cash drawer under the coin drawer Make sure that you never put anything valuable in the Accessory drawe...

Page 25: ... multiple counterfeit detection methods to guard against fraudulent paper currency Some of the more common methods for detecting valid US currency are Look for blue and red threads in the fabric Hold the bill up to a light source and check for the watermark which should be the face of the same President pictured on the front of that denomination bill Hold the bill up to a normal light source not a...

Page 26: ... does not show any fluorescent markings on these bills even though they may be valid US bills and not counterfeit Keep in mind that any one method of counterfeit detection including the UV light mechanism built in to the cash register is not fool proof and only suggests suspicious paper currency Using this counterfeit detection feature is open to user interpretation of the reading of the currency ...

Page 27: ...elf off after the programmed amount of time To program the UV light 1 Put the key marked PRG in the Mode key slot and turn to PRG For more information about programming the cash register see Setting Up Your Cash Register the Basics on page 22 and Setting Up Your Cash Register Advanced on page 40 2 Using the round number keys enter the number of seconds from 01 to 99 you would like the light to sta...

Page 28: ...ges on the display and on receipts Setting clerk numbers Setting machine numbers Setting clerk and manager passwords Clearing error codes Using the Displays Your cash register includes two displays 1 for the clerk and 1 for the customer The displays feature large easy to read fluorescent digits for easy viewing CHAPTER 4 ...

Page 29: ...eyboard Note Only capital letters of the alphabet are on the Alpha Keyboard You can use lower case letters See Alphanumeric Code Chart on page 24 The department keys are clearly labeled with all the letters needed to program these descriptions When you are programming alpha descriptions use the department keys to spell out the words you want To use the letters in the white part of the Department k...

Page 30: ... to help you find the ones you need Use this table for lower case letters and numbers Table 6 Letters and numbers Character Code Number Character Code Number Space 00 s 20 Wide Character 01 t 21 a 02 u 22 b 03 v 23 c 04 w 24 d 05 x 25 e 06 y 26 f 07 z 27 g 08 h 09 Numbers i 10 0 30 j 11 1 31 k 12 2 32 l 13 3 33 m 14 4 34 n 15 5 35 o 16 6 36 p 17 7 37 q 18 8 38 r 19 9 39 ...

Page 31: ...nctuation and foreign characters Table 7 Special Characters and Punctuation Character Code Number Character Code Number 80 28 81 29 á 82 40 é 83 67 í 84 68 ó 85 69 ú 86 70 Ä 93 71 Ü 94 72 Ö 95 comma 73 Ï 96 74 ü 97 75 Ñ 98 76 ñ 99 77 78 period 79 semi colon 87 88 apostrophe 89 90 91 92 ...

Page 32: ...urn on and print or turn off and skip the header or the footer messages entirely This can save paper when you are printing Or you can leave the factory default phrases and settings Flag 38 You can print a blank line or to just skip a blank line For example you can program 3 of the five footer lines as blank lines and then select not to print the blank lines to save paper This prints only the 2 pro...

Page 33: ...rs in Header Messages If you need to print numbers you must enter the numbers using the Alphanumeric Code Chart For example for the telephone number 999 555 1212 the number 9 is programmed using the character code 39 the number 5 is programmed using the code 35 and so on Using Double Wide Characters For extra emphasis you can program double wide characters for a specific character or a line of cha...

Page 34: ...r message completely none of the 5 lines print Make a copy of the blank Worksheet below for future changes or revisions to your header message Header Message Worksheet Use this worksheet to make your header message Make a copy of the blank worksheet before you start in case you make a mistake or change your mind Note If you enter the wrong character press the Void key to backspace and delete that ...

Page 35: ...bers punctuation and international letters See the Alphanumeric Code Chart on page 24 This is an example of a programmed header message To make a space to separate words press the 0 key twice or press the 00 key one time Note If you enter the wrong character press the Void key to backspace and delete that character and then continue To program your header message 1 Put the PRG key in the Mode key ...

Page 36: ...Press the Return key Header line 3 appears on the display Enter the 3rd line of the header up to 24 characters and then press the Check key 6 If you want a 4th line do the following Using the round Number keys area press 34 Press the Return key Header line 4 appears on the display Enter the 4th line of the header up to 24 characters and then press the Check key 7 If you want a 5th line do the foll...

Page 37: ...word go to the next step 3 For the 1st line do the following Using the round Number keys area press 71 Press the Return key The Footer line 1 appears on the display Enter the 1st line of the footer up to 24 characters and then press the Check key 4 If you want a 2nd line do the following Using the round Number keys area press 72 Press the Return key Footer line 2 appears on the display Enter the 2...

Page 38: ...ber and Names you must set a flag option so that clerks must enter their clerk number before every transaction For more information see Programming Flag Options on page 65 If you do not set the flag option to turn on Clerk Numbers all transactions listed on reports and receipts will appear under Clerk 1 After you are done programming clerk numbers you can check your results See Printing the Quick ...

Page 39: ...o to the next step 3 Using the round Number keys press 1 for Clerk 1 and then press the Return key 4 To program a name press the Department keys or the Alphanumeric Code Chart as needed For an explanation of how to use the Department keys to spell words see Setting Alphanumeric Descriptions on page 23 Remember the Department Shift key lets you use the letters in the lower green section on the Depa...

Page 40: ...assign your cash register its own number This is useful if you have several cash registers and want to track which one creates which receipts and transactions The machine number prints on all receipts journal records and management reports The machine number can be up to 4 digits long After you are done programming the machine number you can check your results See Printing the Quick Start Program ...

Page 41: ...til you complete step 3 3 Using the round Number keys press 1212 and then press the Non Tax key Example 9 If the PRG Z password is 1313 1 Put the PRG key in the Mode key slot and turn it to the PRG position 2 Using the round Number keys press 111111 and press the Amount Tend Total key The PASS prompt and the letter P appears until you complete step 3 3 Using the round Number keys press 1313 and pr...

Page 42: ...art Program Confirmation Report Now that basic programming is complete check your results with a Quick Start Program Confirmation Report If you made a mistake during programming repeat only the step you made the mistake in For example if only the tax rate is incorrect just re program the tax you do not need to re set the time date and so on To print the Quick Start Program Confirmation Report 1 Pu...

Page 43: ...etails of the symbols printed in the Program Confirmation Report see Running Reports on page 80 Before Going to Register Mode Your cash register offers many other features not covered in this chapter Other options are covered in the chapter called Setting Up Your Cash Register Advanced starting on page 40 We also provide examples to help you learn how to use your cash register For information abou...

Page 44: ... error Means this Register Beep The cash register makes a short beep each time a key is pressed This is normal and not a cause for concern Entry Error Beep When using your cash register you must perform all operations in the correct order If you press the wrong key at the wrong time an alarm beep sounds and you see a message on the display The keyboard also locks Press the Clear key to continue Wh...

Page 45: ...System Clear For more information about a Half System Clear see Half System Clear on page 102 Partial Reset A Partial Reset can help if the Half System clear did not help For more information see Partial Reset on page 102 Full System Clear If you did a Half System Clear and a Partial Clear and the error beep still does not stop as a last resort you can do a Full System Clear For more information a...

Page 46: ...nt Keys Programming PLU Descriptions Setting the Decimal Points Setting the Rounding Rates Programming Discounts Programming Flag Options When you are done programming your cash register you can run the Programming Report to see your results See Running the Program Confirmation Report on page 80 Note While you are programming the letter P often appears in the display CHAPTER 5 ...

Page 47: ...cify a value for each even if you do not plan to use that feature 1 Setting Standard and Gallonage Mode 2 Programming Multiple and Single Items 3 Programming High Digit Lock out HDLO 4 Programming Tax Status If you are using the cash register in Canada refer to Programming Tax in Canada on page 132 during this step 5 Programming Department Preset Price 6 Programming Department Names For specific i...

Page 48: ... going to enter a description The department information is saved in the cash register To program Department 2 as non taxable with no preset price and no description 1 Put the PRG key in the Mode key slot and turn it to the PRG position 2 If you are prompted for a Manager Password type the password number and then press the Check key If you did not program a Manager Password go to the next step 00...

Page 49: ...pound kilogram yard meter or other unit of measurement For example 1 499 per gallon Standard Mode enters the price using the normal 2 decimal place setting Programming Multiple and Single Items Multiple Item Entry allows you to ring up two or more items into a department For example if you want to ring up 5 of the same items you can tell the cash register to multiply the one price by the number of...

Page 50: ...DLO to 4 Programming Tax Status Some items must have tax collected by law You can program your cash register to automatically assign the right amount of tax based on the department the item is assigned to Note If you are using the cash register in Canada your instructions are in Programming Tax in Canada on page 132 You can link no tax a single tax rate Tax 1 or multiple tax rates Tax 2 3 or 4 to ...

Page 51: ...egister in Canada refer to Programming Tax in Canada on page 132 during this step Table 12 Tax status settings This tax status number Means this 00 Non Taxable use this if you do not want to charge tax 01 Taxable by TAX 1 Rate 02 Taxable by TAX 2 Rate 03 Taxable by TAX 3 Rate 04 Taxable by TAX 4 Rate 05 Taxable by TAX 1 and TAX 2 Rates 06 Taxable by TAX 1 and TAX 3 Rates 07 Taxable by TAX 1 and TA...

Page 52: ... 41 to 99 do the following Press the Dept Shift key Using the round Number keys type the Department number from 41 to 99 that you want to use For example for Department 63 press the 6 key and then press the 3 key Press the Dept Shift key again Programming Department Names A name or description can be assigned to each department key This name appears on the clerk display and prints when ringing up ...

Page 53: ...aracters that are not found on the Alphanumeric Keyboard For example if you require a space between words or if you need the symbol or you use the round Number keys to type the correct alphanumeric code See the Alphanumeric Code Chart shown in the next section Important If you enter the wrong character press the Void key to backspace and delete that character Now you can continue Alphanumeric Code...

Page 54: ...00 601 User s Guide b 03 v 23 c 04 w 24 d 05 x 25 e 06 y 26 f 07 z 27 g 08 h 09 Numbers i 10 0 30 j 11 1 31 k 12 2 32 l 13 3 33 m 14 4 34 n 15 5 35 o 16 6 36 p 17 7 37 q 18 8 38 r 19 9 39 Table 13 Letters and numbers Character Code Number Character Code Number ...

Page 55: ...uation and foreign characters Table 14 Special Characters and Punctuation Character Code Number Character Code Number 80 28 81 29 á 82 40 é 83 67 í 84 68 ó 85 69 ú 86 70 Ä 93 71 Ü 94 72 Ö 95 comma 73 Ï 96 74 ü 97 75 Ñ 98 76 ñ 99 77 78 period 79 semi colon 87 88 apostrophe 89 90 91 92 ...

Page 56: ...owing types of scrolling messages Scrolling Message Length You can program up to 42 characters in each scrolling message Messages 4 and 5 IDLE messages can be combined to make a message with a maximum of 84 characters long Table 15 Scrolling messages Message Number Message Type This message shows 1 OFF message When the register is in the OFF position 2 MODE message During the idle state when the r...

Page 57: ...ess number 6 1 and Return 4 Type your message using either the Alphanumeric keys or the special codes For more information about using the Alphanumeric keys to type letters see Setting Alphanumeric Descriptions on page 23 Important If you enter the wrong character press the Void key to backspace and delete that character and then continue typing 5 When you are done press the Check key You can prog...

Page 58: ...s the number of seconds you want to delay as 2 digits and press the Charge key Setting the Mode Message Start Time To program the Mode message time setting 1 Put the PRG key in the Mode key slot and turn it to the PRG position 2 If you are prompted for a Manager Password type the password number and then press the Check key If you did not program a Manager Password go to the next step 3 Using the ...

Page 59: ... the Check key If you did not program a Manager Password go to the next step 3 Using the round Number keys press 4 press the number of seconds you want to delay as 2 digits and press the Charge key Setting the Idle Messages Start Time SALES message start Number of seconds after a sale is complete before the message starts The register must be set in REG mode Settings in seconds 00 99 Default 10 SA...

Page 60: ... press the Check key If you did not program a Manager Password go to the next step 3 Using the round Number keys press 60 press 0 or 1 for your message display choice and press the Charge key Setting the Amount of Time Message Letters Appear in the Display You can set the amount of time letters appear in the display The shorter amount of time the faster the message scrolls across the display To pr...

Page 61: ...n use Department 19 or Department 20 to finalize the credit card sale open the cash drawer and print the receipt or journal tape You must set Flag 16 Option Number 1 2 or 3 to use this feature For more information about setting Flags see Programming Flag Options on page 65 Note If you want to use Departments 19 and 20 as credit card keys they no longer work as department keys until you set Flag 16...

Page 62: ...tters see Programming Department Keys on page 41 Important If you enter the wrong character press the Void key to backspace and delete that character Now you can continue 5 When you are done press the Check key Programming PLU Descriptions The Price Look Up system allows for fast accurate entry of an item and automatically records the number of items sold If you want to use the barcode reader you ...

Page 63: ...PPLE 1 Put the PRG key in the Mode key slot and turn it to the PRG position 2 If you are prompted for a Manager Password type the password number and then press the Check key If you did not program a Manager Password go to the next step 3 Press the Qty Date key to begin programming the PLUs The PLU prompt appears on the display 4 Using the round Number keys press 1 and press the PLU key 5 Using th...

Page 64: ...tion 2 If you are prompted for a Manager Password type the password number and then press the Check key If you did not program a Manager Password go to the next step 3 Press the Qty Date key to begin programming the PLUs 4 Using the barcode reader scan the UPC you want for this PLU Hold the barcode reader less than inch from the UPC you want to scan Press the button on the bottom of the reader to ...

Page 65: ...p sales If you try to use a decimal point you hear an error beep After you are done you can check your results See Running the Program Confirmation Report on page 80 To program the decimal points Example 14 Program the Decimal Point For Option X XX 2 decimal places normally used in the United States 1 Put the PRG key in the Mode key slot and turn it to the PRG position 2 If you are prompted for a ...

Page 66: ...t step 3 Using the round Number keys press 50 and then press the Charge key Programming Discounts Sometimes you want to have discounts assigned automatically For example when you have a sale you may want to be able to apply a 10 discount to certain items Programming Minus Percentage Discounts You may want to deduct a percentage rate from the usual rate of an item such as an employee discount The M...

Page 67: ... to ring up a Minus Percentage Discount sale Programming Coupon Discounts You can use the Coupon Discount CPN key to subtract a specific amount from an individual item You can enter a coupon in the middle of a transaction or by itself in a transaction After you are done you can check your results See Running the Program Confirmation Report on page 80 Programming the Coupon Discount key includes 2 ...

Page 68: ...Status Numbers table The following Tax Status numbers are used to link the Tax Status to the Coupon Discount key 3 01 9 99 4 01 99 99 5 01 999 99 6 01 9 999 99 Table 18 Tax Status Numbers Number Taxable by To charge the 00 Non Taxable If no tax is programmed in the cash register or If you want to charge tax on the original amount of an item the amount before the coupon is deducted 01 TAX 1 TAX 1 r...

Page 69: ...AX 1 and TAX 3 TAX 1 and TAX 3 rates on the discounted amount of an item 07 TAX 1 and TAX 4 TAX 1 and TAX 4 rates on the discounted amount of an item 08 TAX 2 and TAX 3 TAX 2 and TAX 3 rates on the discounted amount of an item 09 TAX 2 and TAX 4 TAX 2 and TAX 4 rates on the discounted amount of an item 10 TAX 3 and TAX 4 TAX 3 and TAX 4 rates on the discounted amount of an item 11 TAX 1 TAX 2 and ...

Page 70: ...the total such as a fixed tip or other service charge Plus Percentage adds a fixed rate additional charge to an individual item You can program the rate or you can enter it by hand each time Regardless of how you specify the Plus Percentage the amount you enter must always be 4 digits For example you enter a 25 Plus Percentage as 2500 When you use the Plus Percentage Add On key the words Add on ap...

Page 71: ...fault setting of 1 Flag actions only need to be changed if you want to change any action from the default setting If you change the language after programming is complete descriptions like logo department and PLU names revert to their default descriptions and you must reprogram them The numeric amounts that you programmed do not change Note If you program custom messages or department descriptions...

Page 72: ...pressed 1 3 Tendering of change is not required 0 Tendering of change is required 1 4 The Date prints as Month Day Year 0 The Date prints as Day Month Year 1 5 Z1 and Z2 Counter Numbers do not reset after a Z1 or Z2 report 0 Z1 and Z2 Counter Numbers reset after a Z1 or Z2 report 1 6 Tax Rate Amount prints on sales receipts 0 Tax Rate Amount does not print on sales receipts 1 7 Skips amounts equal...

Page 73: ...1 15 Tax amount prints after the sales total on the sales receipt 0 Tax amount prints before the total amount on the sales receipt 1 16 Standard Department Keyboard layout 0 Department 20 is Credit 1 1 Department 19 is Credit 2 2 Department 20 is Credit 1 and Department 19 is Credit 2 3 17 Sets the non Taxable Limit without GST tax for Canadian tax mode 0 Sets the non Taxable Limit with GST tax fo...

Page 74: ... system of Tax on Tax 0 Select Canadian Tax on Tax system 1 Select Canadian Tax on Tax on Tax system 2 Note Flag 13 must be set to 1 before setting this flag 23 is subtracted and is added to department totals on X Z readings 0 is not subtracted and is not added to department totals on X Z readings 1 24 TAX amounts print separately on sales receipts 0 TAX amounts print as one figure on sales receip...

Page 75: ...Allow Clerk numbers without security code 0 Clerk must also enter the 3 digit security code 1 33 The Header message does not print 0 The Header message prints 1 34 Second receipt cannot be issued Receipt reprint option disabled 0 Second receipt can be issued Receipt reprint option enabled 1 35 Only transaction totals for each receipt are stored in the Electronic Journal 0 Line by line transaction ...

Page 76: ...ter message at the bottom of the receipt 1 38 Print blank lines in the Header and Footer 0 Do not print blank lines in the Header and Footer 1 39 Prints a blank line for that specific line of the Header message or Footer message 0 Prints the factory default text for that one specific line of the Header message or Footer message 1 Table 19 Flag options Continued This Flag number Sets these actions ...

Page 77: ...s that show up on reports For example you can train a new person about using the department keys and completing sales Training mode lets someone use the cash register without actually recording the sales in the sales history When you stop Training mode the training sales information is deleted Ringing up Sales After you have the basics programmed in your cash register you are ready to ring up sale...

Page 78: ...cash drawer opens and the receipt or journal prints 6 Make any change needed and place the money you are given in the cash drawer 7 Close the cash drawer 8 Give the customer the receipt if the cash register is set to print receipts You are ready to ring up another sale To ring up straight sales with a PLU number and not using the barcode reader 1 Put the REG key in the Mode key slot and turn it to...

Page 79: ...the receipt or journal prints 6 Make any change needed and place the money you are given in the cash drawer 7 Close the cash drawer 8 Give the customer the receipt if you set the cash register to print receipts You are ready to ring up another sale Printing Receipts REG1 turns the cash register on for all normal sales transactions All features of the cash register are activated as programmed A cus...

Page 80: ...nted by manually requesting one When REG2 mode is used with the printer turned off this allows you to conserve receipt paper when the customer receipts are not required for every transaction Put the REG key in the Mode key slot turn it to the REG2 position and complete the sales transaction Before you start the next transaction or any other function press the Amount Tend Total key for a print out ...

Page 81: ...ode When the cash register is in Training mode a small light appears in the left digit of the Clerk display Some transactions may also print DEMO on the receipt To start Training mode 1 Put the PRG key in the Mode key slot and turn it to the PRG position 2 If you are prompted for a Manager Password type the password number and then press the Check key If you did not program a Manager Password go t...

Page 82: ...ash registers defaults to a base tax amount of 10 cents If your base tax amount is other than 10 cents see Calculating State Tax Table Codes on page 125 When you set up your cash register you programmed the cash register to use a simple sales tax appropriate for your area Chapter 2 explains how to program a simple sales tax Chapter 5 explains how to set up sales tax related to departments or PLUs ...

Page 83: ... Goods and Services tax GST and Provincial Sales Tax PST tax system required in Canada VAT Value Added Tax means that the tax amount is included in the price of the item After you have the tax table codes for your state see Calculating State Tax Table Codes on page 125 for help or contact your local state government office for the current tax rates To program a basic tax rate see Programming the S...

Page 84: ...ey in the Mode key slot and turn it to the PRG position 2 If you are prompted for a Manager Password type the password number and then press the Check key If you did not program a Manager Password go to the next step 3 Using the round Number keys area press 2 and press the Tax 1 key 4 Using the round Number keys area press 101 and press the Tax 2 key 5 Using the round Number keys area press 190095...

Page 85: ...ager Password go to the next step 3 Using the round Number keys area press 1 press the Tax 1 key press 10000 then press the Tax 2 key To program a Second VAT tax rate Example 25 5 1 Put the PRG key in the Mode key slot and turn it to the PRG position 2 If you are prompted for a Manager Password type the password number and then press the Check key If you did not program a Manager Password go to th...

Page 86: ...ort allows you to check your programming results For more information about programming the cash register see Chapter 5 Setting Up Your Cash Register Advanced on page 40 To run a program confirmation report 1 Put the PRG key in the Mode key slot and turn it to the PRG position 2 If you are prompted for a Manager Password type the password number and then press the Check key If you did not program ...

Page 87: ...the specific information about the programming for your cash register Note Flags 28 30 and 31 do not apply to the U S market Table 20 This code Means this T1 Taxable status programmed with a single tax rate T2 Taxable status programmed with a second tax rate T3 Taxable status programmed with Tax 3 rate T4 Taxable status programmed with Tax 4 rate TX Taxable status programmed with more than 1 tax r...

Page 88: ...ber and then press the Check key If you did not program a Manager Password go to the next step 3 Using the round Number keys press 88 4 Using the round Number keys press the number of the first department you want to see For example 01 5 Using the round Number keys press the number of the last department you want to see For example 15 6 Press the Amount Tend Total key Running the PLU Confirmation ...

Page 89: ...he last department you want to see For example 15 5 Press the Amount Tend Total key The Department Sales report prints Running Management Reports The cash register maintains totals of all transaction information This information is saved in the memory of the cash register as long as the register is plugged in to an electrical outlet or if the cash register is unplugged the batteries are charged Ma...

Page 90: ...y known as a mid day reading Use this position to print periodic readings of transaction totals during the course of the day This reading position does not reset to zero X2 Reading Commonly known as a mid week or mid month reading Use this position to print periodic readings of transaction totals during the course of several days This reading position does not reset to zero About Z Readings There ...

Page 91: ...d cost of each PLU number rung up Department Range Report Shows the sales information for the specified departments Electronic Journal Report Prints the information in the Electronic Journal Can be run in the X or Z modes The different management reports available in the X and Z positions Running a Cash In Drawer Report This report shows how much cash is in the cash drawer To run a Cash In Drawer ...

Page 92: ...the Z key or the PRG key in the Mode key slot and turn it to the X or Z position 2 If you are prompted for a Manager Password type the password number and then press the Check key If you did not program a Manager Password go to the next step 3 Press the Clerk key The Clerk report prints Running a Financial Report The Financial report shows totals of departments tax net sales voids returns coupons ...

Page 93: ... Z position 2 If you are prompted for a Manager Password type the password number and then press the Check key If you did not program a Manager Password go to the next step 3 Press the ST NS key and the Amount Tend Total key The duplicate Z report prints To take a weekly or monthly financial report Z2 or X2 1 Put the Z key or the PRG key in the Mode key slot and turn it to the X or Z position 2 If...

Page 94: ...in the department totals see Flag 23 on page 68 GROSS SALES TOTAL GROSS Shows the total of all sales registered The Gross Sales Total includes net sales total NET coupon discount COUPON minus percentage discount DISCOUNT return refund REFUND and void VOID CORR Note The Percentage Discount must be done after each item not on the subtotal amount for the formula given above to balance as shown The Fi...

Page 95: ... key To reset the grand total 1 Put the PRG key in the Mode key slot and turn it to the PRG position 2 If you are prompted for a Manager Password type the password number and then press the Check key If you did not program a Manager Password go to the next step 3 In the round Number keys area press 777777 and press the Amount Tend Total key Enter the new amount up to 12 digits and press the Non Ta...

Page 96: ...e Z position To print a PLU report 1 Put the Z or PRG key in the Mode key slot and turn it to the X or Z position 2 If you are prompted for a Manager Password type the password number and then press the Check key If you did not program a Manager Password go to the next step 3 Press the PLU key To print a PLU sales report according to an assigned Department number range 1 Put the Z key or the PRG k...

Page 97: ...ter warns you and no additional transaction information can be saved You can print the entire Electronic Journal record on the printer in the cash register in either the X Mode or the Z Mode X Mode You can print the Electronic Journal record anytime during the day This prints what is currently in the Electronic Journal memory and does not reset the memory Z Mode You can print the entire Electronic...

Page 98: ...Journal record 4 Press the Amount Tend Total key The Electronic Journal record prints and the Electronic Journal memory is cleared Note If you see a EJ FULL ERROR message on the cash register go to EJ FULL Error on page 100 for help on what to do Check the Electronic Journal Memory To check the current status of the Electronic Journal memory for the number of lines used in memory and how many line...

Page 99: ...electronic components Use the optional protective keytop cover to prevent damage to the cash register Keep the cash register away from dust dampness or extreme hot or cold temperatures To clean your cash register use a soft dry cloth Do not use harsh solutions containing alcohol or ammonia After storing your cash register in extreme temperatures below 32 degrees Fahrenheit or above 104 degrees Fah...

Page 100: ...pen the Journal Compartment Cover Grip the left side of the cover and gently pull upward Remove the Journal Compartment Cover and set aside 3 Remove the Journal Takeup spindle Place the paper roll in the little round area at the bottom of the compartment Make sure the paper feeds out from the bottom of the roll towards the front of the cash register 4 Grab the small handle on the right of the prin...

Page 101: ...ing you have done If your cash register is unplugged or if there is a power outage the batteries keep the information in the memory until you plug the cash register into a power source or the power is restored To make sure the battery back up protection is working replace the batteries at least once a year To help you remember consider replacing the batteries on New Years Day The cash register can...

Page 102: ...n to the paper compartment The battery cover is located under the print roller bar on the slope 4 Remove the battery cover Press the edge at the top of the cover and push to the back The cover pops off 5 Put the batteries in the slots Make sure that the positive and negative ends are in the right place The batteries have a little plus positive and minus negative sign on each end to help you 6 Repl...

Page 103: ...use the RegisterLink software To connect your computer to the serial port you need a null modem serial cable If you purchased the Alpha 601 a serial cable was included in the box If you purchased the Alpha 600 or if you lost your cable you can purchase this cable directly from Royal or at any computer supply store The pin description for the serial port on the cash register is shown below Pin numb...

Page 104: ...r an Error Beep Some error beeps are normal See Error Codes on page 38 for more information about error codes 1 Press the Clear key 2 Turn the Mode key to the PRG REG X or Z position you were in before you got the error Table 21 The error message Do this P R I N T E R Paper jam or printer failure E R R O R Misoperation C L E R K Enter clerk number E J F U L L Electronic Journal Full E R R O R Comm...

Page 105: ...s in PRG X OR Z modes This prompt means a Manager Password is programmed Enter the password number and press Check If Clerk E12 Displays In REG 1 or REG 2 Modes This prompt means clerk numbers are programmed 1 Enter the clerk number and press Clerk 2 Enter the password and press Check PE Printer Error or Paper End Both prompts means there is a paper problem 1 Check if you are out of paper 2 Check ...

Page 106: ...transactions can be saved and you see a message in the display that says E J Full If you are in the middle of a transaction press the Clear key to clear the error message and continue with the transaction No additional transaction details or information can be stored in the Electronic Journal memory after you clear this error message To fix this you need to print the Z report to clear the memory I...

Page 107: ...mory is cleared The Register Does Not Work at All 1 Be sure the cash register is plugged into a working electrical outlet and no other electrical device is using the same power source Another electrical motor on the same circuit can keep the cash register from working properly If error still persists perform a Half System Clear procedure See Half System Clear on page 102 If the Half System Clear d...

Page 108: ... cash register from the power source 3 Wait 30 seconds 4 Plug the cash register in again 5 Continue with normal operations Partial Reset If the cash register did not respond to the Half System Clear try a Partial Reset This procedure requires both your hands or a friend to help To do a partial reset 1 Turn the Mode key to the OFF position 2 Unplug the cash register from the power source 3 Using th...

Page 109: ...the cash register from the power source and wait 5 minutes 4 Plug in the cash register 5 Replace the battery 6 Reprogram the cash register 7 Continue with normal operations If Nothing Helps If a problem still persists call our Customer Service Support Line toll free at 1 800 272 6229 Caution This procedure resets the cash register to the factory settings You lose all your transaction information a...

Page 110: ...he CHECK key if programmed before ringing up a sale To ring up a sale Put the REG key in the Mode key slot and turn it to the REG1 position You are ready to ring up sales Important You do not need to press the Decimal Point when ringing up a price The following examples are in this chapter Adding Tax to a Non Taxable Department Cash Sale With Tendering Change Cash Sale Without Tendering Change Cha...

Page 111: ...rence Number Return Sale Split Tendering Sale Temporarily Overriding a PLU Price Use the Error Correct Void Key Voiding A Coupon Sale Voiding a Department Preset Price Voiding a Department Preset with a Coupon Discount Voiding a Department Preset with a Minus Percentage Discount Voiding A Minus Percentage Discount Sale Voiding a Multiplication of a Department Preset Price Voiding A Multiplication ...

Page 112: ...ear on transaction receipts Table 22 Transaction Codes The code Means this Reference Number Amount Being Multiplied AMOUNT Amount of Cash Tendered ADD ON Plus Percent CASH Cash Transaction Total CHANGE Change CHARGE Charge Transaction Total CHECK Check Transaction Total Clerk 1 to Clerk n Clerk number 1 to number n where n the maximum number of clerks COUPON Coupon CREDIT Credit card transaction ...

Page 113: ...hed printing and before another transaction is started NO SALE No Sale Function or Open Cash Drawer PAID OUT Paid Out PRICE Overriding of a PLU Price RECD ACCT Received on Account REFUND Return Refund SUBTTL Subtotal Excludes Tax T1 Tax 1 Rate Applied to a Sale T2 Tax 2 Rate Applied to a Sale T3 Tax 3 Rate Applied to a Sale T4 Tax 4 Rate Applied to a Sale TOTAL Total of Sale TX Represents Tax Tota...

Page 114: ...ment 1 and compute change from 5 00 cash tendered To ring up a sale with tendering change 1 In the Number keys area press 100 and then press the key 2 Press the key You do not need to press the Subtotal key if you do not want the subtotal of a sale to print 3 Press the key 4 In the Number keys area press 500 and then press the key Cash Sale Without Tendering Change Example 28 Ring up a 1 00 item i...

Page 115: ... There are various versions of ringing up a Coupon Discount sale Based on the option selected for the Tax Status Number select the example below that best serves your needs Version 1a In the following example the tax status number for the Coupon key is programmed for the option 00 If no tax is programmed in your cash register ring up 1 00 item in Department 2 and then deduct the 20 coupon To ring ...

Page 116: ...t to a credit key Note Dept 19 and or Dept 20 keys must be programmed as Credit keys and Flag 16 correctly set for this example to work See Programming the Credit Keys on page 55 To ring a credit return 1 Press the key 2 In the Number keys area press 100 and then press the key 3 Press the or the key It is not necessary to enter any amount before pressing either of the credit keys Credit Sale Examp...

Page 117: ...the Number keys area press 100 and then press the key 2 In the Number keys area press 200 then press the key and then press the key 3 In the Number keys area press 300 and then press the key 4 Press the key 5 In the Number keys area press 1000 and then press the key Note The register returns to the Non Shift Mode after each department entry Exempting Tax On An Item Example 35 Assume the Department...

Page 118: ...de and is non taxable Ring 10 759 gallons at 1 149 per gallon To ring a gallonage sales transaction 1 In the Number keys area press 10 579 and then press the key 2 In the Number keys area press 1149 then press the key 3 Press the key Minus Percentage Discount Sale Example 38 The following are two versions of Minus Percentage Discount Sales Version 1 Note If no tax is programmed in your cash regist...

Page 119: ...he key 3 Press the key Multiplication of a Department Unit Price Example 39 Assume the Department 1 key is pre programmed for 1 00 Ring up this price three times To multiply a department unit price 1 In the Number keys area press 3 and then press the key 2 Press the key 3 Press the key Note You can up to 32 prices by using the 32 Department keys for quick ring ups Multiplication Sale Example 40 Ri...

Page 120: ...to open the drawer without ringing up a sale For example to give change To use the No Sale function Press the key The cash register drawer opens Note The number of times the No Sale key is used appears on the Management Reports For more information about these reports see Running Management Reports on page 83 Overriding a PLU Sale Example 43 If you need to enter a different price than what is prog...

Page 121: ...w the same procedure for ringing up Coupons Refunds Minus Percentage Discounts Plus Percentages and so on PLU Sale With PLU Description Example 46 PLU 1 has been programmed with the description APPLE To ring a PLU sale with a PLU description 1 In the Number keys area press 1 and then press the key 2 Press the key Plus Percentage Sale Example 47 The following are two versions of the Plus Percentage...

Page 122: ...ey Note If the Plus Percentage Rate is not pre programmed type in the Plus Percentage Rate before pressing the key 3 Press the key Received On Account Sale Example 48 Indicates money put in the cash drawer Ring up 50 00 to show the beginning cash in drawer amount for the day To receive monies on account In the Number keys area press 5000 and then press the key Registering A Department Unit Price E...

Page 123: ...ber keys area enter the Reference Number up to 10 digits and then press the key 2 In the Number keys area press 100 and then press the key 3 Press the key Return Sale Example 51 Refund a 1 00 item in Department 1 and refund a 1 50 item three times in Department 1 To ring a return sale 1 Press the key 2 In the Number keys area press 100 and then press the key 3 Press the key 4 In the Number keys ar...

Page 124: ...Temporarily Overriding a PLU Price Example 53 If you want to enter a different price than what is programmed into a PLU number To override a PLU price 1 In the Number keys area type the price you want press the key 2 In the Number keys area type the PLU number and then press the key The word PRICE appears above the PLU description to indicate the overriding of a PLU price Use the Error Correct Voi...

Page 125: ...or the price of 2 00 Ring up Department 1 and Department 2 prices then void the Department 1 entry To void a department preset price 1 Press the key 2 Press the key 3 Press the key 4 Press the key and then press the ke y 5 Press the key Voiding a Department Preset with a Coupon Discount Example 57 Assume Department 1 is programmed for 1 00 and Department 2 is programmed for 2 00 Ring up Department...

Page 126: ...10 ring up Department 2 and deduct 10 then void the Department 1 entry with the 10 discount To void a department preset with a minus percentage discount 1 Press the key and then press the key 2 Press the key and then press the key 3 Press the key 4 Press the key press the key and then press the key Note If the Minus Percentage Discount Rate is not pre programmed type in the discount rate before pr...

Page 127: ...nd Department 2 two times then void the Department 1 entry rung up three times To void a multiplication of a department preset price 1 In the Number keys area press 3 and then press the key 2 Press the key 3 In the Number keys area press 2 and then press the key 4 Press the key 5 Press the key 6 Press the key 7 In the Number keys area press 3 and then press the key 8 Press the key 9 Press the key ...

Page 128: ...ng a PLU Sale Example 63 Assume PLU 1 is preset for the price of 1 00 in Department 1 Void PLU 1 To void a PLU sale 1 In the Number keys area press 1 press the key and then press the key 2 Press the key Voiding a PLU Sale with a Coupon Discount Example 64 Assume PLU 1 is preset for the price of 1 00 in Department 1 and deduct a 20 coupon Void this entry To void a PLU sale with a coupon discount 1 ...

Page 129: ... press the key 2 Press the key If the Minus Percentage Discount is not pre programmed type the discount rate before pressing the key 3 Press the key Voiding a PLU Sale with a Plus Percentage Rate Example 66 Assume PLU 1 is preset for the price of 1 00 in Department 1 and the PO key is pre programmed for 10 Ring up PLU 1 add 10 then void this entry To void a PLU sale with a PLUs percentage rate 1 I...

Page 130: ...ercentage sale 1 In the Number keys area press 100 press the key and then press the key 2 Press the key Note If the Plus Percentage rate is NOT pre programmed type in the Plus Percentage Rate before pressing the PO key 3 Press the key Voiding A Sale Example 68 Void a 1 00 item in Department 1 To void a sale 1 In the Number keys area press 100 press the key and then press the key 2 Press the key ...

Page 131: ...e tax code Then using The Worksheet on page 130 duplicate the method of calculating your state tax code by the steps described in this section To do this you need to get a copy of your state s Retail Tax Chart from your local Tax Office After you are done write down the tax code and save the information for future reference Every tax table consists of tax brackets Each consecutive tax bracket is a...

Page 132: ...ts To determine the breakpoint pattern continue calculating the breakpoints in Part B until you have found the Regular repeat breakpoint pattern From our example Breakpoints 13 19 23 27 27 29 are the Irregular breakpoint pattern Breakpoints 25 25 25 25 are the Regular repeat breakpoint pattern The Regular repeat breakpoint pattern is a point where you first see a repetition of one or more numbers ...

Page 133: ...ts of the 6 digit number 2400 are determined by multiplying the number 24 by 100 24 x 100 2400 The final resulting 6 digit number to be programmed is 240096 Using The Worksheet complete Step D 5 For the following see the Example Tax Chart Step E In PRG position type the individual breakpoints of the Irregular breakpoint pattern and press the Tax 2 key after each breakpoint Place the number 10 befo...

Page 134: ...rize the steps taken in calculating and programming the State Tax Table Code combine Steps A through F and maintain for future reference Note Programming the State Tax Table Code is done with the Mode key in the PRG position 121 Tax 2 240096 Tax 2 13 Tax 2 19 Tax 2 23 Tax 2 23 Tax 2 27 Tax 2 27 Tax 2 1029 Tax 2 25 Tax 2 25 Tax 2 25 Tax 2 1025 Tax 2 Using The Worksheet complete Step G by using the ...

Page 135: ...Alpha 600 601 User s Guide 129 Calculating Your Tax Example Tax Chart The following is an example of how a tax chart can look Note A total of 63 breakpoints can be programmed on this cash register ...

Page 136: ...Appendix A Calculating State Tax Table Codes 130 Alpha 600 601 User s Guide The Worksheet Write down your results as you go ...

Page 137: ...you make a mistake or you hear an error beep while you are programming the sales tax press Clear and start over with Step 3 To program a single fixed tax rate using a base tax amount Example 69 If the Base Tax Amount is 10 cents and the Tax Rate is 6 1 Put the PRG key in the Mode key slot and turn it to the PRG position 2 If you are prompted for a Manager Password type the password number and then...

Page 138: ...ess needs Flag 13 0 USA Tax System add on tax system 1 Canadian Tax System 2 VAT Tax System Flag 17 0 Sets the Non Taxable Limit without GST tax for Canadian tax mode 1 Sets the Non Taxable Limit with GST tax for Canadian tax mode Flag 22 0 Do NOT select Canadian Tax System of Tax on Tax piggyback 1 Select Canadian Tax System of Tax on Tax piggyback 2 Select Canadian Tax System of Tax on Tax on Ta...

Page 139: ... Percentage Rates Note the following associations in the cash register GST Tax 1 PST1 Tax 2 PST2 Tax 3 PST3 Tax 4 To program GST as 7 1 Enter the Tax Number from the list above Since GST is Tax Rate 1 press 1 2 Press the TAX1 key 3 Enter the Non Taxable Limit For example if the Non Taxable Limit is 1 00 then enter 100 Do not enter any decimal places Note Skip step 3 and step 4 if there is no Non T...

Page 140: ...Each Department The list below shows the Canadian tax chart To link tax rates to departments follow the general steps below For more detailed information about linking tax rates to departments see Setting Up Your Cash Register Advanced on page 40 Remember to use the tax chart in this section To program a department 1 Enter 000 2 Enter the 2 digit number from the Canadian Tax Chart above For exampl...

Page 141: ...city 7 digit input and 10 digit readout Printer ECR exclusive alpha numeric printer Ink Source Thermal alphanumeric printer no ribbon needed Paper Supply Standard thermal paper Royal Reorder 013127 Memory Battery Protection Roughly 28 days after power interruption Technology CMOS RAM Power Consumption Standby 28W Operating 47W Operating Temperature 0 40 Degrees Centigrade 32 104 Degrees Fahrenheit...

Page 142: ...right 2004 by Royal Consumer Information Products Inc FCC Warning This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions manual may cause interference to radio communications It has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A computing device pursuant to Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC Rules which are des...

Page 143: ...this Product second hand or used This warranty does not include the replacement of ink rolls ribbons time cards paper rolls or any other consumable or supplies used in the cash register or time clock and consumed through the normal use of the Product This warranty does not include cleaning adjustments parts or repairs required by circumstances beyond the control of Royal including but not limited ...

Page 144: ...nse you must not use the product but rather immediately return it to your point of purchase for a full refund Any such return must be made within any applicable time period established for returns at the point of purchase but in no event later than 30 days after purchase Your use of the product shall be deemed acceptance of this license GRANT OF LICENSE With the purchase of your product from Royal...

Page 145: ... Code Chart Use the tables in this section to help you set up alphanumeric descriptions such as department names clerk names and other text that appears on displays and receipts Use this table for lower case letters and numbers Table 26 Letters and numbers Character Code Number Character Code Number Space 00 s 20 Wide Character 01 t 21 a 02 u 22 b 03 v 23 c 04 w 24 d 05 x 25 e 06 y 26 f 07 z 27 AP...

Page 146: ... j 11 1 31 k 12 2 32 l 13 3 33 m 14 4 34 n 15 5 35 o 16 6 36 p 17 7 37 q 18 8 38 r 19 9 39 Table 27 Special Characters and Punctuation Character Code Number Character Code Number 80 28 81 29 á 82 40 é 83 67 í 84 68 ó 85 69 ú 86 70 Ä 93 71 Ü 94 72 Ö 95 comma 73 Ï 96 74 Table 26 Letters and numbers Character Code Number Character Code Number ...

Page 147: ...Continued and Punctuation Character Code Number Character Code Number Table 28 Flag options This Flag number Sets these actions Set to 1 The Grand Total does not reset after a Z reading 0 The Grand Total resets after a Z reading 1 2 Subtotal prints on sales receipts when ST NS key is pressed 0 Subtotal does not print on sales receipts when ST NS key is pressed 1 3 Tendering of change is not requir...

Page 148: ...nts on sales receipts and management reports 0 The Date does not print on sales receipts and management reports 1 9 The Time prints on sales receipts and management reports 0 The Time does not print on sales receipts and management reports 1 10 The Consecutive Number prints on the receipt 0 The Consecutive Number does not print on the receipt 1 11 The Clerk Name prints on sales receipts 0 The Cler...

Page 149: ...for Canadian tax mode 1 18 Time appears on the display and prints in 24 hour mode 0 Time appears on the display and prints in 12 hour am pm mode 1 19 Sets the language for the cash register The options are English 0 Spanish 1 French 2 German 3 20 A Clerk Number is not required before each transaction 0 A Clerk Number is required before each transaction 1 Note Flag 12 must be set to 1 so the clerk ...

Page 150: ...to the total of tax 1 25 Duplicate Z report can be printed 0 Duplicate Z report cannot be printed 1 26 Consecutive receipt number resets after Z1 Report 0 Consecutive receipt number does not reset after Z1 Report 1 27 0 price registration is allowed 0 0 price registration is not allowed 1 28 Europe Only Euro convert function is allowed 0 Euro convert function is not allowed 1 29 Tax rate does not ...

Page 151: ...e stored in the Electronic Journal 1 Note Flag 36 must be set to 0 active before any setting for Flag 35 can take effect 36 Activate Electronic Journal 0 De activate Electronic Journal 1 37 Do not print Footer message at the bottom of the receipt 0 Print Footer message at the bottom of the receipt 1 38 Print blank lines in the Header and Footer 0 Do not print blank lines in the Header and Footer 1...

Page 152: ...MOUNT CANTIDAD MONTANT BETRAG SALES RECEIPT CHECK CHEQUE CHEQUE SCHECK SALES RECEIPT T1 T1 T1 S1 SALES RECEIPT T2 T2 T2 S2 SALES RECEIPT T3 T3 T3 S3 SALES RECEIPT T4 T4 T4 S4 SALES RECEIPT REFUND REEMBOLSO RETOUR RUCKZAHLUNG SALES RECEIPT TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL GESAMT SALES RECEIPT PAID OUT SALIDAS SORTIE AUSZAHLUNG SALES RECEIPT RECD ACCT A CUENTA ENTREE EINZAHLUNG SALES RECEIPT NO SALE NO VENTA NON V...

Page 153: ...T REPORT NO SALE NO VENTA TL NON VTE NULL BON MANAGEMENT REPORT CHECK CHEQUE TL CHEQUE SCHECK MANAGEMENT REPORT DEPTTL TOTAL DPTO TL DEPART WG TOTAL MANAGEMENT REPORT REFUND REEMBOLSO TL RETOUR RUCKZAHLNG MANAGEMENT REPORT TAX 1 T1 TL TVA1 T1 MANAGEMENT REPORT TAX 2 T2 TL TVA2 T2 MANAGEMENT REPORT TAX 3 T3 TL TVA3 T3 MANAGEMENT REPORT TAX 4 T4 TL TVA4 T4 MANAGEMENT REPORT NET NETO TL NET NETTO MAN...

Page 154: ...ONTHLY REPORT T4 T4 TL TVA4 T4 MONTHLY REPORT MC MC CR NO MC MACHINE NUMBER YOUR RECEIPT SU RECIBO VOUS REMERCIE IHRE RECHNUNG SALES RECEIPT THANK YOU GRACIAS DE VOTRE CONFIANCE VIELEN DANK SALES RECEIPT DEPT DPTO DEPT WARENGRP DEPT RECEIPT CLERK CAJERO VENDEUR KASSIERER CLERK NAME TIME HORA HEURE ZEIT TIME REPORT CREDIT 1 CRED 1 CART CRED 1 KRED 1 CREDIT 1 CREDIT 2 CRED 2 CART CRED 2 KRED 2 CREDI...

Page 155: ... CODE X X CODE DISPLAY DURING PROGRAMMING GT PRESET PRE GT PROG GT GT PROG DISPLAY IDLE 1 MES MENS 1 M 1 REPOS LEERLF 1 DISPLAY DURING PROGRAMMING IDLE 2 MES MENS 2 M 2 REPOS LEERLF 2 DISPLAY DURING PROGRAMMING SALES MES MENS FINAL M VENTE VERK MES DISPLAY DURING PROGRAMMING MODE MES MEN M PROG MODE MODE MES DISPLAY DURING PROGRAMMING OFF MES MEN M APAG ARRET AUS MES DISPLAY DURING PROGRAMMING SEC...

Page 156: ...EMENT REPORT PLU NUMBER PLU NO NUMERO PLU PLU NR DISPLAY DURING PROGRAMMING PLU PRICE PLU PRECIO PRIX PLU PLU PREIS DISPLAY DURING PROGRAMMING PLU NAME PLU NOMBRE NOM PLU PLU NAME DISPLAY DURING PROGRAMMING E J FULL D E SAT J E PLEIN EJ VOLL DISPLAY CLOSED NEXT REGISTER PLEASE CERRADA ACUDA A OTRA CAJA FERMEE CAISSE SUIVANTE SVP GESCHLOSSEN NACHSTE KASSE BITTE DISPLAY SCROLLING MESSAGE PLEASE WAIT...

Page 157: ... maximum number of clerks COUPON Coupon CREDIT Credit card transaction DISCOUNT Minus Percent Discount DUPLICATE RECEIPT After a transaction you can print a duplicate receipt by pressing the Subtotal w Tax key immediately after the original receipt has finished printing and before another transaction is started NO SALE No Sale Function or Open Cash Drawer PAID OUT Paid Out PRICE Overriding of a PL...

Page 158: ...tax status number Means this 00 Non Taxable use this if you do not want to charge tax 01 Taxable by TAX 1 Rate 02 Taxable by TAX 2 Rate 03 Taxable by TAX 3 Rate 04 Taxable by TAX 4 Rate 05 Taxable by TAX 1 and TAX 2 Rates 06 Taxable by TAX 1 and TAX 3 Rates 07 Taxable by TAX 1 and TAX 4 Rates 08 Taxable by TAX 2 and TAX 3 Rates 09 Taxable by TAX 2 and TAX 4 Rates 10 Taxable by TAX 3 and TAX 4 Rate...

Page 159: ... Replacement 4 Slot Bill Tray Drawer Coin Tray not included CD510002 Replacement 5 Coin Tray CD500002 Duplicate Cash Drawer 1 set of 2 keys 47300511 Duplicate Control Lock Key Set 6 keys PRG 427 023 REG 427 024 Z 427 012 2 each 47100324 Replacement Journal Paper Roll Spindle TBD Replacement UV light bulb for Counterfeit detector 00 02701200 Owner s Manual A600 601IM1002A Replacement Model PS700 Ba...

Page 160: ...isit our web site at www royal com Prices and Availability Subject to Change Without Notice RegisterLink PC based software replacement RLNC RegisterLink serial cable replacement Included with the Alpha 601 Purchase separately for the Alpha 600 RLCC RegisterLink software and serial cable replacement RLKIT Table 32 Accessories Continued Item Part Number ...

Page 161: ...17 opening 17 changing tax rates 77 character chart programming 24 139 chart alphanumeric codes 47 check the Electronic Journal memory 92 clearing errors 38 clerk names setting 32 system 32 clerk numbers setting 32 using 33 clerk system using 33 closing cash drawer 17 code chart alphanumeric 24 47 139 codes transaction 106 151 complex tax rates 77 confirming your settings 36 contacting Royal 2 cou...

Page 162: ...stering a reference number 117 return sale 117 split tendering sale 118 tax chart 129 using error correct void key 118 voiding a coupon sale 119 voiding a department preset price 119 voiding a department preset with a coupon discount 119 voiding a department preset with a minus percentage discount 120 voiding a minus percentage discount sale 120 voiding a multiplication of a department preset pric...

Page 163: ...with the barcode scanner 58 scrolling messages 52 single wide characters 26 tax rates 77 tax status 44 programming tax in Canada 132 programming the UV light 21 Proposition 65 warning 136 Q quick start program confirmation report printing 36 R receipt messages setting 30 receipt on demand 74 register mode before going to 37 register tape installing 5 ordering 153 replacement 153 RegisterLink softw...

Page 164: ...hart example 129 status programming 44 worksheet 130 tax rates Canadian 77 setting 77 VAT 77 technical information serial port 97 Training mode using 75 transaction codes 106 151 troubleshooting 98 Clerk E12 99 EJ Full error 100 error beeps 98 error codes 98 full system clear 103 half system clear 102 partial reset 102 register does not work 101 Sec error 99 U using cash drawer 17 clerk system 33 ...

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