HOT DRINK SETUP/PROGRAMMING GUIDE

APPENDIX A. THE OPTIONAL PRINTER

The printer allows you to obtain a hard copy of data from the Hot Drink Center. This data includes:

Machine ID number

Time and date of printout

Price of each selection

Mug discount

Dollar value of sales for all selections

Sales counts for all selections

Printing is very simple:

1.Open the machine door and locate the printer cable. (You may need to open the monetary panel.)

2.Make sure the baud rate selected in the MACHINE CONFIGURATION function agrees with your printer's baud rate.

3.Connect the printer to the printer cable.

4.Turn the printer power ON.

5.The display shows PRINTER. You are now in the printer mode.

NOTE

Pressing

 

causes you to leave the printer mode. To

 

reenter printer mode, press while the printer is connected and turned on.

6. To print all prices, press

. The printer begins printing. the machine display

scrolls "** " until the data has been downloaded, then it returns to PRINTER. The printer may continue printing for a while longer.

7.To print product configuration, press . The printer begins printing. the

machine display scrolls "** " until the data has been downloaded, then it returns to PRINTER. The printer may continue printing for a while longer.

8. To print sales information, press

. To customize your printout, refer to the

MACHINE CONFIGURATION function. The printer begins printing. the machine display scrolls "** " until the data has been downloaded, then it returns to PRINTER. The printer may continue printing for a while longer.

9.When the printer is unplugged or turned off, the machine display will once again show the normal standby message.

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678, 670 specifications

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