Chapter 5: Setting Up Your Cash Register - Advanced
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Alpha 583cx User’s Guide
5
Using the round Number keys, press
299
and then press the
Department 1
key. The PLU name appears on the display. For more
information about using the department keys, see Assigning Department
Number Keys on page 38.
6
Press the keys to spell
BOOK
, using the Department keys or the
Alphanumeric Code Chart, if needed. For an explanation of how to use
the Department keys to spell words, see Setting Alphanumeric
Descriptions on page 17. The Department Shift key lets you use the
letters in the lower green area on the Department keys.
To make a space to separate words, press the
0
key twice or press the
00
key one time.
You must enter a description, even if it is as simple as
PLU4
.
Important
If you enter the wrong character, press the
Void
key to backspace and delete
that character and then continue.
7
Press the
Check
key. The PLU information is saved in the cash register.
8
Repeat steps 4 through 7 to program more PLUs.
9
When you are done programming PLUs, press the
Qty/Date
key.
Setting the Decimal Points
The decimal point
is set by selecting from the following 4 options:
After you program the decimal point, you do not need to specify a
decimal when you ring up sales. If you try to use a decimal point, you
hear an error beep.
After you are done, you can check your results. See Running the Program
Confirmation Report on page 70.
To program the decimal points
Example 14:
Program the Decimal Point For Option $X.XX, 2 decimal places,
normally used in the United States
1
Put the PRG key in the Mode key slot and turn it to the PRG position.
This decimal point...
Looks like...
zero decimal point
0 = $ X
one decimal point
1 = $ X.X
two decimal point
2 = $ X.XX (U.S. Standard)
three decimal point
3 = $ X.XXX
