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Workstation 6 Utilities and Configurations
Testing the Customer Display
On the
Customer Display
tab, you can test the connectivity and functionality of an
integrated or pole 240 x 64 Customer Display.
On the
Customer Display Ex
tab, you can test the graphics capabilities of an integrated
or pole 240 x 64 Customer Display and retrieve the integrated firmware version.
On the
Customer Display 2x20
tab, you can test the connectivity and functionality of an
integrated or pole 2 x 20 text-based Customer Display.
Testing the Cash Drawers
On the
Cash Drawer
tab, you can make sure the connected cash drawers correctly open
and that the system recognizes the open/close state of the cash drawers.
By default, you can determine the password by applying the following formula to the
key:
Digit 1 * Digit 2 + Digit 4 + Digit 6 = Password
For example, if the utility shows the key 532586, the password is 26 (5*3+5+6).
•
Click
Open Cash Drawer
number
to open the connected cash drawer.
•
Click
Read Cash Drawer
number
Status
to check the open/close status of the
connected cash drawer.
Performing an RS232 LoopBack Test
On the
RS232 LoopBack
tab, you can perform a loop back test on a single port using an
RS232 Self Loop-Back Unit.
1.
Connect a serial loopback connector to the workstation COM port 1, 2, or 5. You
can also connect a serial cable between two COM ports.
2.
Select the output and input ports.
3.
Tap
Test Ports
.
4.
Verify that the
Tx Bytes
field and
Rx Bytes
field increments.
5.
Tap
Quit Test
.
Testing an RS232 Printer
On the
RS232 Print
tab, you can test connectivity and print line-by-line at a serial printer.
1.
Connect the RS232 cable from the printer to the workstation COM port 1, 2, or 5.
2.
Select the COM port from the
Output Port
drop-down list.
3.
Tap
Test Ports
.
4.
Verify that the
Tx Bytes
field and the
Rx Bytes
field increments and that the
printer continues printing.
5.
Tap
Quit Test
.
Performing an IDN LoopBack Test
On the
IDN LoopBack
tab, you can perform a loopback test using an IDN loop back
device.
1.
Connect the loop back device to the workstation COM port 4.
2.
Select COM4 from the
Output Port
and the
Input Port
drop-down lists.
3.
Tap
Test Ports
.
