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A receipt printer is a special printer that prints invoices on
40 column paper.
It will replace the warehouse printer. So you can't have both
a warehouse printer and a receipt printer at the same time.
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Overview:
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Add printer to system (scoadmin)
rcpt1
Order Entry parms
INVOICE'TYPE'RULES=1 or blank
RECEIPT'HDR'PRINT=O
RECEIPT'ITEM'PRINT=Ts
RECEIPT'TRL'PRINT=
WALT'INVOICE'PROMPT=Cash sale
System printer definition
Add line for printer with "receipt" in description
Adjust margin for tear off bar.
Order Entry printer assignments
Change column #3 to RCPT1
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Step 1. Add the printer to the system.
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- If you are replacing an existing printer then you can attach the
receipt printer to the existing cable for the old printer and go
to step 2.
- If this is going to be an additional printer, you will need to
have MV Software add a new printer device to the operating system.
Be prepared to answer these questions:
- Will this printer be shared between multiple terminals?
- How is the printer to be connected?
- To the back of a dumb terminal?
- The digi-board (which port is unused)?
- To a PC?
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Step 2. Change Order Entry parms
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Module: Order Entry
Task: 32. System management
Subtask: 22. Modify parameter files
Select: 1. O/E - General
Press Esc.
enter: s INVOICE'TYPE'RULES
press enter
The cursor should be on the line for INVOICE'TYPE'RULES
Change the line to INVOICE'TYPE'RULES=1
1= Any invoice that doesn't have an in-house charge tender
will go to the receipt printer automatically when
action "22. Invoice" is chosen on the Order Entry collection
screen.
blank= Receipt will print only if the operator chooses
action "25. Cash Sale" from the Order Entry collection
screen.
Press Esc.
enter: s WALT'INVOICE'PROMPT
press enter
The cursor should be on the line for WALT'INVOICE'PROMPT
Change the line to WALT'INVOICE'PROMPT=Cash sale
This will make the Order Entry collection screen display "Cash sale"
for action 25.
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Optional settings
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You can make the receipt print other things by changing the value of
the parameters:
RECEIPT'HDR'PRINT=O
RECEIPT'ITEM'PRINT=Ts
RECEIPT'TRL'PRINT=
The above parameter is the "standard" receipt and will print all
line items with a desription, amount, and a "T" beside the taxable
items, single spaced.
Add any of the following letters to make the receipt print that
information. (upper and lower case letters mean different things).
RECEIPT'ITEM'PRINT=
D=dimensions, S=Serial#, I=Item #, Q=Qty, P=Unit price,
W=Warranty, d=discount, t=trade-in
For example: RECEIPT'ITEM'PRINT=TsQI will also print the
Quantity and item number.
For example: RECEIPT'ITEM'PRINT= will not print the "T" next
to taxable items, and all line items will be
double spaced.
RECEIPT'TRL'PRINT=
B=Bill to , S=Ship to
For example: RECEIPT'TRL'PRINT=S will print the ship-to information
in the trailer.
When you are finished with your changes you have to save them
Press Esc.
enter: f (to save changes) q (to cancel changes)
press enter
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Step 3. Change the system printer definition
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Add a new printer to Profits Plus system printers.
Module: Software Maintenance
Task: 22. System printers
subtask: 1. Enter new Printer record
Fill in the 1st 4 fields as shown below. As soon as you enter the
Model ID the remaining fields on the screen will get filled
automatically. Just press enter for the remaining fields.
Example:
01. Printer name:RCPT1
02. List Seq# :0600
03. OS Dev name :RCPT1 (press tab to pick from a list)
04. Model ID :RECEIPT
05. Description :Receipt printer
06. Keywords :RECEIPT
07. Cmp codes :000,000,000,000
08. Nor codes :000,000,000,000
09. Cmp pg width:80
10. Nor pg width:40
11. Top margin :6 (You may have to "tweak" field 11)
12. Lines/page :99
13. Spool cmd :
14. Notes :
Field "11. Top margin" specifies the number of blank lines to print
after every receipt so it advances the printed portion of the receipt
past the tear bar. You may have to come back later and
change this number for your particular printer.
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Step 4. Change Order Entry parms
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Module: Order Entry
Task: 32. System management
Subtask: 17. Modify application tables
Select: 2. Order entry printer assignments
Change column #3 to RCPT1 (the receipt printer name) for every
terminal that will use the receipt printer.
; #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6
"TERM01" , "PRINT2,PRINT2,RCPT1 ,PRINT2,PRINT2,PRINT2"
"TERM02" , "PRINT2,PRINT2,RCPT1 ,PRINT2,PRINT2,PRINT2"
"TERM02" , "PRINT2,PRINT2,RCPT1 ,PRINT2,PRINT2,PRINT2"
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+--- Change this to the receipt printer name
When you are finished with your changes you have to save them
Press Esc.
enter: f (to save changes) q (to cancel changes)
press enter
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Step 5. Test the printer
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Take one terminal and start up order entry. If it was already in
order entry you'll have to return it to the menu and start order
entry again to activate the above changes.
Print a test receipt. If the paper does not advance far enough
to tear it off at the tear bar you will have to go back to step 3
and adjust the M (margin) setting.
If you can't get the printer to work at all then you can disable
the receipt printer for all other terminals quickly by going
back into step 2 and changing "INVOICE'TYPE'RULES=" to blank.
Example: INVOICE'TYPE'RULES=
When you are ready to test the receipt printer again you must
go back into step 2 and change INVOICE'TYPE'RULES=1 before running
your test.
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Step 6. Restart Order Entry
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After all the above changes are made, have each order entry terminal
return to the menu and select order entry again. This will activate
the changes you have made.
