Chapter 4: Setting Up Your Cash Register - the Basics
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Alpha 583cx User’s Guide
Using Single Width Characters
The following describes the maximum number of characters that can be
programmed for each item description in single width.
To make a space to separate words, press the round Number
0
key twice or
press the round Number
00
key one time.
• For double wide characters, see Using Double Wide Characters.
• For programming department keys, see Programming Department Keys
on page 34.
• For programming PLUs, see Programming PLU Descriptions on
page 48.
• For programming Clerk names and numbers, see Setting Clerk Numbers
and Names on page 25.
About Programming Numbers in Logo Messages
If you need to print numbers, you must enter the numbers using the
Alphanumeric Code Chart. For example, for the telephone number
999-555-1212
, the number
9
is programmed using the character code
39
, the number
5
is programmed using the code
35
, and so on.
Using Double Wide Characters
For extra emphasis, you can program double wide characters for a specific
character or a line of characters.
• Department
12 Characters
• PLU
12 Characters
• Clerk Name
24 Characters
• Store Logo/message
5 Lines (24 characters each)
Normal Size
Double Wide