Olivetti ECR 5900 manual Quick Start Programming

Clearing Electronic Journal Memory Without Printing the Contents

The electronic journal memory contents are cleared and not printed:

1. Control lock key position: Z.

2. Press .

Quick Start

This section allows you to program basic cash register features so that you can start to work right away with your new product.

Programs and transaction information for management re- ports are stored in the memory of the cash register which is protected by back-up batteries.

Before beginning to program the cash register or to perform sales transactions, insert the batteries to save this information if a power failure occurs or if the cash register is unplugged from the electrical outlet.

Quick Start Programming

1. Set your Language

1.Control lock key position: PRG.

2.Press .

3.Press your language identifier: for Spanish,

for French, for German, for Dutch,

for the new language entry, or for English.

4.Press .

Example: Program the cash register to print in French.

Type/Press:

Language identifier

2. Set the Date

1.Control lock key position: PRG.

2.Type the current date in the DDMMYY format.

3.Press .

Example: Set a date of May 25, 2005.

Type/Press:

DayMonth Year

3. Set the Time

1.Control lock key position: PRG.

2.Type the current time in the HH:MM, 24-hour format.

3.Press .

Example: Set the time at 3:30 PM.

Type/Press:

Hour Minutes

4. Set a Fixed VAT Rate

1.Control lock key position: PRG.

2.Type the [number] that represents the VAT (1 for VAT1, 2 for VAT2, 3 for VAT3 and 4 for VAT4).

3. Press .

4.Type the VAT rate. Five digits can be used and you MUST enter three digits after the desired decimal place.

5.Press.

Example: Set a VAT1 rate of 5.50%.

Type/Press:

VAT number

550

NOTE: Before changing a VAT rate, print a Z Financial report. See "X1 and Z1 Financial Reports".

See sections "Fraction Rounding for VAT Calculation" and "Printing VAT Information on Receipt" for other VAT-related features.

5. Program the Departments

A total of 99 departments are available. Programming a department means defining a department status and an associated price.

The department status consists of a 7-digit code that char- acterizes the department as follows:

•positive or negative sales

•single or multiple item sales

•High Digit Lock Out (HDLO) status, whereby you prohibit item entries for a certain number of digits and above.

•previously programmed tax status

•link to one of up to 10 merchandise categories.

You can then assign a preset price to the department.

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