User`s guide

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Programming Department Keys
Programming Department Keys
Departments are a category of merchandise. For example, Department 1
can be Housewares, Department 2 can be Food, Department 3 can be
Womens Clothing, and so on. This helps you track what you are selling.
Each department can be programmed as taxable or non-taxable, so that if
an item needs to be taxed, it is added automatically when you ring up an
item in a taxable department.
You can have as many as 99 departments on your cash register. If you
have many departments, you may want to make a list so other people who
use the cash register can properly use the department keys.
Programming departments includes up to 6 steps. Not all steps listed
below may apply to your specific needs, but you must specify a value for
each, even if you do not plan to use that feature.
1 Setting Standard and Gallonage Mode
2 Programming Multiple and Single Items
3 Programming High Digit Lock-out (HDLO)
4 Programming Tax Status - If you are using the cash register in Canada,
refer to Programming Tax in Canada on page 132 during this step.
5 Programming Department Preset Price
6 Programming Department Names
For specific information about each of the items above, see the next
sections.
After you are done, you can check your results. See Running the
Department Sales Report on page 83.
To program department keys
1 Put the PRG key in the Mode key slot and turn it to the PRG position.
2 If you are prompted for a Manager Password, type the password number
and then press the Check key. If you did not program a Manager
Password, go to the next step.
3 Press the following, in this order:
Press this... To specify this... See this page...
0 or 1 Standard or gallonage 43
0 or 1 Multiple or single items 43
0 to 6 HDLO 44