HDC II Programming Guide

Introduction

CONTROL PANEL SWITCH FUNCTIONS EXPLAINED

Press this button to put your machine into the Price Setting mode. You can see maximum and minimum machine prices, and change prices for entire machine, product, or individual selection.

Press this button to set up how the Free Vend mode will operate.

Press this button to view the water tank temperature, software ver- sion number, machine and accessory configuration, and active selec- tion status.

Press this button to:

Select display language

• Select card reader and options

• Select coin mechanism and options

Select monetary options

Select bill validator and options

Set winner feature

 

 

• Set mug discount option

Press this button to:

• View total sales and vends by whole

Clear resettable data

machine, selection, or drink size

View or set machine ID

Press this button to:

• Download data into your portable data collection device (PDCD), OR

• Set printer baud rate, depending upon which device you are using Press this button to:

• Set machine configuration

• Set up blended selections

• Set which selections are active

• Set up cup sizes

• Set up water tank low power

Select SureVend™ options

Press this button to:

 

 

• Set time of day

Select display messages

• Set day, month, year

Edit messages

• Set up time of day intervals for

• Set message scrolling speed

inhibit, freevend, and discount

 

 

vending

 

 

Press this button to pay one or more coins from the coin mechanism.

Press this button to see any fault or condition that may place the machine out of service

Press this button to:

Perform TEST VENDS

Test displays

Test machine functions

Fill the water tank

Press this button to:

Enter the SUPERVISOR mode

Lock and unlock access to func-

Change the SUPERVISOR access

 

tions

 

code

Set free vend code

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