Configuration

Table 3-7

Text-In Setup Screen Options

 

Option

Function

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Virtual Port

Highlight the field beside Virtual Port, and enter the port

 

 

number to use. You can choose from 1 to 4. This field is

 

 

activated only when setting up the VP Filter device.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transaction

Highlight the field beside Transaction Start, and press

 

 

 

.

 

 

 

 

 

Start

Use the virtual keyboard to enter the Transaction Start string.

 

Refer to the device manufacturer's documentation for the text

 

string that the device first sends when a transaction starts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Any Character

If you want the DVR to react to any character sent from the

 

 

text-in device, turn on Any Character.

 

Highlight Any Character, and press to toggle between

On and Off.

If you choose this option, then you can not enter a

Transaction Start text string.

Note If Any Character is turned On, you can not enter any text in the Start String field.

Transaction End Highlight the field beside Transaction End, and press . Use the virtual keyboard that appears to enter the Transaction End string.

Refer to the device manufacturer's documentation for the text string that the device sends when a transaction ends.

X more line(s)

Highlight the X more line(s) field and press

 

 

. Select the

 

 

 

number of additional lines of text that you want the DVR to

 

record. You can choose from 0 to 10.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Line Delimiter

Highlight the field beside Line Delimiter, and press

 

 

. Use

 

 

 

 

 

the virtual keyboard to enter the character(s) that the device

 

uses to indicate the end of a line.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Control characters can be created using ^ and a capital

 

letter. For example, you can use ^J for NL (New Line), and ^M

 

for CR (Carriage Return).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Refer to the device manufacturer's documentation for Line

 

Delimiter character(s).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ignore String

Highlight the field beside Ignore String, and press

 

 

 

. Use

 

 

 

 

 

 

the virtual keyboard that appears to enter the strings of text that you want the DVR to ignore.

Refer to the device manufacturer's documentation for text strings that the device sends during transactions. This tells you which text strings you do not want recorded.

Note When setting up the EPSON-POS device, the user cannot change Line

Delimiter and Ignore String parameters.

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