User`s guide

Chapter 5: Setting Up Your Cash Register - Advanced

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Assigning Department Number Keys

You must assign a department number. After you assign a department

number, you can press the Amount Tend/Total key to finish programming

if you do not want a department description.

The Department number keys from 1 to 20 are easy to use: You just press

the Department number key you want. For example, to use Dept 2, press

the Dept 2 key.

The Department keys from 21 to 40 are also easy to use. Just press the

Dept Shift key and then press the Department number key you want. For

example, to use Dept 23, press the Dept 23 key.

To use the Department keys from 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 sales.

For example, Clothing can print on the receipt in place of Dept 1,

Shoes can print on the receipt in place of Dept 2, Sportswear can

print on the receipt in place of Department 3, and so on.

When you are programming the descriptions for Departments, use the

Alphanumeric Keyboard.

When you are done programming the department description, press the

Check key to save your programming. The information is saved in the cash