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Abbreviations

Abbreviations

Advanced Technology

ATA

AT-Attachment

BIOS

Basic Input Output System

COM

Communication port

CPU

Central Processing Unit

cUL

canada Underwriters Laboratories

EPROM

Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory

Floppy Disk

Geprüfte Sicherheit (tested safety)

HDD

Hard Disk Drive

HFT

High Frequency Table

HSF

Hash File Access Method

IDE

Integrated Drive Electronics

LAN

Local Area Network

LBA

Logical Block Addressing

LED

Light Emitting Diode

RAM

Random Access Memory

RDI

Retail Device Interface

RMH

Retail Message Handler

ROM

Read-Only Memory

RPM

Retail Presentation Manager

RTM

Retail Transaction Manager

Underwriters Laboratory

VGA

Video Graphics Adapter

XMS

Extended Memory Specification

Abbreviations

GB - 108

Summary of Contents for Beetle/60

Page 1: ...BEETLE BEETLE 60 POS System User Guide ...

Page 2: ...BEETLE 60 POS System User Guide Edition May 2000 ...

Page 3: ...his document or its contents is not permitted without express authority Offenders will be liable for damages All rights including rights created by patent grant or registration of a utility model or design are reserved Delivery subject to availability technical modifications possible ...

Page 4: ...the device 11 Cabling of the BEETLE 12 Securing the data cable 12 Connecting to the mains power supply 13 Disconnecting cables 14 Basic settings 14 Adjusting the loudspeaker 15 Connecting peripherals 15 Keyboard KYBD 16 Cash drawer CASHDRW 16 Scanners and scales COM1 COM2 COM3 oder COM4 17 Customer display COM2 COM3 oder COM4 17 Monitor 18 Connecting standard PC peripherals 18 Network 18 Cable cov...

Page 5: ... journal feed key 43 Document printing 44 Cleaning the printing unit 45 Cleaning the transport axes of the print head 46 The BEETLE card 47 The various card types 48 SRAM Card 48 MASK ROM Card 49 OTPROM Card 49 FLASH EPROM Card 49 Inserting the BEETLE Card 49 Removing the BEETLE card 50 Write protection for SRAM cards 50 Changing the battery for SRAM cards 51 Floppy drive 53 General 53 Inserting a...

Page 6: ... 66 Starting up the system 67 Start and runup behavior 67 Output of MS DOS system error messages 70 Power on selftest POST 71 BIOS Setup 72 Appendix 85 Technical data for the BEETLE 60 85 CPU 86 Hard Disk 87 Printer 88 Document paper 88 Receipt journal paper single ply 89 Printable area back of receipt journal 89 Printable area receipt journal document 90 Network controller 91 BEETLE in house cont...

Page 7: ... Additional messages 104 Glossary 105 Abbreviations 107 Index 109 ...

Page 8: ...ency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emmissions...

Page 9: ... cable and may be connected only to a grounded contact power socket When setting up the device ensure that the power socket on the device or the grounded contact utility power socket is easily accessible The supply leads and cables must be laid in such a way as to avoid anyone stepping on or tripping over them To disconnect the device from the supply voltage completely switch off the device and di...

Page 10: ...th the inside of the device the device must be switched off immediately the mains connector unplugged and the customer service department of Wincor Nixdorf GmbH Co KG WN notified Always dispose of used parts such as batteries and ribbons in an environmentally safe manner The device may be repaired by authorized qualified personnel only Unauthorized opening of the device and inexpertly carried out ...

Page 11: ...modated in a single housing The base plate of the BEETLE POS system houses the CPU s boards and plug connector strips and the power pack All ports for peripherals and the power supply are located on the back of the housing The integrated printer is characterized by a high print rate A 9 dot matrix print head is used for receipt and journal printing Document printing is also possible The BEETLE POS...

Page 12: ...a storage Hard disks of varying storage capacities can also be used in the BEETLE as a further optional storage medium They mainly serve to store large datasets and to boot the system The system software is based on the standard operating system MS DOS The operating system has been expanded in order to take account of specific retailing requirements The POS specific functions can be programmed by ...

Page 13: ...help you find the desired information quickly and easily The manual is divided into five main sections The first section describes everything you need to do before switching on the POS terminal and how to connect peripherals to the BEETLE The second section contains a brief overview of the components of your BEETLE POS system Here you will also find a detailed description of recurring actions chan...

Page 14: ...ments of the customer Separate manuals are included in the scope of supply of a number of connectable peripherals For this reason a more detailed description of these devices will not be provided here For more information see the relevant manuals Care of the BEETLE Clean your BEETLE at regular intervals with a suitable surface cleaner Suitable products are available via WN Plus Make sure that the ...

Page 15: ... which is certified in accordance with ISO 9001 So don t simply throw your BEETLE POS system on the scrap heap when it has served its time but take advantage of the environmentally smart up to date recycling methods The operation of your BEETLE POS system also produces consumables that must be disposed of in an ecologically sound manner Wincor Nixdorf GmbH Co KG provides a recycling box for used r...

Page 16: ...es observe the relevant official standards use POS keyboards with or without a swipecard reader or a PC keyboard use different types of cash drawer connect a monitor install SNIkey integrate the BEETLE in a network after installing a LAN board and upgrade the BEETLE since it can accommodate several expansion boards This means that the BEETLE can meet your requirements at all times without your hav...

Page 17: ...POS terminal and system Scales Displays Cash drawers POS keyboard Standard peripherals MF2 keyboard Monitor Network Scanners POS terminal and system GB 10 ...

Page 18: ...ge has occurred during shipping or if the package contents do not match the delivery note inform your WN branch immediately Transport the device only in its original packaging to protect it against impact and shock Setting up the device Set up the BEETLE POS system where it will not be exposed to extreme environmental conditions Protect the device from vibrations dust moisture heat and strong magn...

Page 19: ... the data cable Plug the power cable into the rubber connector of the BEETLE Plug the power cable into the grounded contact utility power socket Securing the data cable Secure interface connectors with knurled screws using your fingers Secure interface connectors with standard screws using a screwdriver Mini DIN connectors are locked when inserted Cabling of the BEETLE POS terminal and system GB 1...

Page 20: ...ted correctly Plug all power cables belonging to the peripherals and the BEETLE into the grounded contact utility power sockets The power supply unit of the BEETLE POS system adapts itself to the local system voltage so that you do not have to make any adjustments yourself You can now switch on the power switch at the rear of the housing position I The power output of devices connected to the BEET...

Page 21: ...les from the devices The Mini DIN connectors remain connected until they are unlocked Use your thumb to move the plastic casing around the connector shell away from the socket This unlocks it and the metal on the con nector becomes visible Now remove the connector from the socket Basic settings Ex works the BEETLE POS system is configured to your order Your configuration must be subsequently adapt...

Page 22: ...e detailed information consult the relevant documentation The figure shows the back panel of the BEETLE POS system with the locations of the connecting sockets and connecting plugs You can connect a maximum of seven peripherals If you wish to connect a monitor however you must also have a video board You can connect the system to a network via an expansion board The chapter Installing an expansion...

Page 23: ...nsible for your area When using cables with connector locking mechanisms take hold of the cable by the connector when disconnecting it Cash drawer CASHDRW The BEETLE POS system has a second 6 pin Mini DIN jack for connecting a cash drawer Make sure that the connector is plugged firmly into the socket to prevent malfunctioning Power is supplied to the cash drawer via this socket When using cables w...

Page 24: ...or the driver software Make sure that the scanner connector is plugged securely into the socket to prevent possible malfunctioning The power for COM2 COM3 and COM4 is supplied via these jacks Customer display COM2 COM3 oder COM4 Depending on the system configuration the displays are connected to the serial interface COM2 COM3 or COM4 default setting customer display COM4 cashier display COM3 The i...

Page 25: ...not be more than 200 V AC Connecting standard PC peripherals You can connect supplementary standard peripherals via the COM1 serial interface Make sure that all supplementary devices have been tested for RFI suppression pursuant to the legal requirements of your country Network If a network board or LAN submodule is installed the system can be connected to a network LAN from the POS terminal back ...

Page 26: ...cond panel must also be removed if two expansion boards are installed The cable cover is pushed downwards over the brackets mounted on the rear panel of the BEETLE Make sure that the cable cover also locks into the slot which is located underneath the expansion boards The BEETLE can also be switched on and off via the recess on the side if the cable cover is mounted at the rear Recess Mains ON OFF...

Page 27: ...ottom of the cable cover into the panel you have removed from the lower cable cover Then push the cable cover upwards pressing the upper bracket gently downwards until this locks into the POS housing The prepunched panels on the right and left hand side of the cable cover can be removed by hand in order to route the cables vorgestanzte Blende Prepunched panel Connecting peripherals POS terminal an...

Page 28: ...stem Journal window Cashier display Rotary knob for ribbon Document rest with integrated ribbon Touch sensitive key receipt journal feed BEETLE card lid BEETLE card lock Paper compart ment cover Release button upper POS housing Receipt compartment Connection strip rear panel Diskette drive GB 21 ...

Page 29: ...ashier display The display field is backlit making it easy to read any information that is displayed In addition the cashier display can be tilted gradually to prevent glare Along with the journal this display also shows operating instructions and error messages Cashier display The BEETLE components GB 22 ...

Page 30: ...any logo by means of the pixel printing function The logo is generated in your application program and loaded to the printer memory The printer is further characterized by a high print rate low noise level and ease of operation Always dispose of consumables properly see section on recycling Operation The ribbon cassette is not installed in the document rest when the printer is delivered For more i...

Page 31: ...ng the receipt and journal compartments The larger spacers are suitable for both compartments The rectangular spacers differ for the receipt and journal mirror inverted When installing the parts make sure that the flat surfaces face the divider between the receipt and journal compartments Paper compartment cover The BEETLE printer The BEETLE components GB 24 ...

Page 32: ...ular spacer in the paper feed compartment as shown in the illustration Changing the receipt and journal paper The following sections provide a detailed description of how to change the paper A brief description in the form of pictograms can be found on the underside of the paper compartment cover The BEETLE must be switched on in order to change the receipt and journal paper The BEETLE components ...

Page 33: ...he cover was opened it will be fed on both stations simultaneously If one of the print stations does not contain any paper the feed motor of this station will switch on automatically after the cover has been opened in order to eject any remaining paper that may be present If paper is fed on one of the print stations after the cover has been opened the feed motor of this station will switch on auto...

Page 34: ...ed receipt paper still remains on the receipt roll remove it as follows Remove the receipt roll from the paper compartment and sever the receipt paper so that you have an even edge Now use the green button to remove the remaining paper For more details see the description of your POS application program Be careful to leave enough receipt paper so that it can be removed If it is not possible to rem...

Page 35: ...e receipt paper straight up and out of the paper compartment Do not pull the leftover paper from the paper compartment while the paper is still clamped in the paper feed You must first lift the printing unit Pull the green lever towards you to lower the printing unit Now close the POS housing until you hear it lock into place The BEETLE printer The BEETLE components GB 28 ...

Page 36: ... the illustration Use only paper that is intended for your application and is approved for the printer You may also have to install the spacers see Inserting spacers Now place the end of the paper over the drive roll in the paper feed compartment It has reached the insertion position when the paper feed motor is momentarily triggered The BEETLE components The BEETLE printer GB 29 ...

Page 37: ...hen close the paper compartment cover When you close the cover the paper is automatically advanced and the end is cut off Your POS terminal is once again ready for operation Always finish changing the paper on one print station before beginning another since a paper feed is possible on one print station only It is not possible to change stations or install paper in two stations at once The BEETLE ...

Page 38: ...hes of journal paper remain in the paper compartment Lift up the paper compartment cover to access the paper rolls To remove the remaining journal paper hold down the green button for the journal until the paper is completely ejected from the paper guide Be careful to leave enough receipt journal paper for it to be removed If it is not possible to remove the paper using the paper feed buttons you ...

Page 39: ... Remove the spool with the journal from the paper compartment sever the journal paper and remove it from the spool Then push back the green lever see illustration to lift up the printing unit You can now pull the unused journal paper up and out of the paper compartment Do not pull the leftover paper from the paper compartment while the paper is still clamped in the paper feed The BEETLE printer Th...

Page 40: ...he new journal roll in the paper compartment as shown in the illustration Use only paper that is intended for your application and is approved for the printer You may also have to install the spacers see Inserting spacers Now place the end of the paper over the drive roll in the paper feed compartment It has reached the insertion position when the paper feed motor is momentarily triggered The BEET...

Page 41: ...ressed Hold the button down until the paper protrudes from the journal opening far enough to be threaded onto the spool Fold the paper over approx 2 cm from the edge and tread it underneath the black pin onto the spool The BEETLE printer The BEETLE components GB 34 ...

Page 42: ...ton once again until the journal paper is taught and there is no longer a loop in the paper Close the paper compartment cover Your POS terminal is once again ready for operation Always finish changing the paper on one print station before beginning another since a paper feed is possible on one print station only It is not possible to change stations or install paper in two print stations at once T...

Page 43: ...h back the green lever see illustration to lift up the printing unit The document rest is now accessible Grasp the dark gray document rest on the right and left hand sides between your thumbs and forefingers Lift the rest slightly and remove it by pulling it out of the POS housing The BEETLE printer The BEETLE components GB 36 ...

Page 44: ...document rest Make sure that ribbon cassettes are disposed of in the correct manner see chapter Recycling Remove the new ribbon cassette from its packaging Place the new ribbon cassette in the back of the document rest making sure that it locks correctly into place Before replacing the cassette in the POS housing tension the ribbon by rotating the knob at the end The BEETLE components The BEETLE p...

Page 45: ... Make sure that the guide clips fit correctly into place Push the document rest lightly until it snaps into place Pull the lever toward you to lower the printing unit Close the housing unil you hear it lock into place Your POS terminal is once again ready for operation The BEETLE printer The BEETLE components GB 38 ...

Page 46: ... the paper roll You can now locate the jam After clearing the paper jam pull the lever toward you then put the paper back in the paper feed chute Close the POS housing until you hear it lock into place Always remove residual paper carefully in order to avoid damaging the unit Have a look into the paper feed chute too Any residual paper that has accumulated can be removed using the special slide su...

Page 47: ... in order to protect the ribbon underneath against dirt Insert the slide in the paper feed chute until the residual paper falls out on the sheet of DIN A4 Now you can remove the residual paper together with the sheet carefully The BEETLE printer The BEETLE components GB 40 ...

Page 48: ... of the POS housing and disconnect the power plug from the power supply Now open the upper POS housing by pressing the release button to the left of the receipt output and holding it down while flipping back the POS housing Push back the green lever to lift up the printing unit Remove the document rest with the ribbon The print head is now visible The BEETLE components The BEETLE printer GB 41 ...

Page 49: ...e the print head from the carriage you must first open the retaining clips Press the clips to either side The print head is now loose on the carriage and can be easily removed Then disconnect the connector of the flexible cable by pulling it downwards To install the new print head follow the steps above in reverse order The BEETLE printer The BEETLE components GB 42 ...

Page 50: ...are any discrepancies Receipt and journal feed key A line feed is performed on the appropriate station by pressing one of these touchsensitive keys The printer performs continuous line feeds if the touch sensitive key is held depressed for longer than 2 seconds approx The line feeds are performed slowly approx 7 lines sec if the cover is closed and quickly if the cover is open Bonvorschub Journalv...

Page 51: ...that are narrower than A4 so that the document sensors can detect the paper and so that the paper can be drawn in correctly Push the document toward the input mechanism until the paper is taken by the rollers and the transport motors start Always place the side of the paper to be printed face down When the document has been printed it is output from the printer and can be removed If the document s...

Page 52: ...the upper POS housing by pressing and holding down the release button next to where the receipts are output and tipping back the POS housing Push the green lever back to raise the printing unit Remove the docu ment rest together with the ribbon You will now be able to see the printing unit Clean the document transport rollers and pressure rollers and the receipt journal drive rollers with a soft c...

Page 53: ...ng the transport axes of the print head To avoid a slow operation of the print head carrier from time to time you should clean the transport axes while they are mounted using a soft clean non fluffy cloth or a soft brush Never use a cleaning fluid such as spirit since this impairs the bearing s own lubrication After cleaning the transport axes do not grease or oil them Transport axis Drive axis Do...

Page 54: ...itive Relative insensitivity to moisture and heat Rapid data access since it has no mechanically moving parts BEETLE cards can be used for a variety of applications such as Loading programs Saving data e g daily sales figures Access control electronic key There is already an internationally valid standard for memory cards PCMCIA JEIDA This means that you can use cards of the same type made by diff...

Page 55: ...ium CPU deletable writeable readable The following briefly describes the characteristics of the useable cards SRAM Card This card type can be read and written to by the system any number of times You can write protect the SRAM card to prevent accidental overwriting of the stored data An integral battery is used for the retention of data The length of time data is retained depends on the life of th...

Page 56: ...ly they are ideal for data subject to frequent modification The cards can be written to in special memory card drives only with the 80486DX 2 and pentium CPU also in the BEETLE FLASH EPROM cards do not require batteries for data retention If you have any further questions about BEETLE cards contact the WN branch office responsible for your area Inserting the BEETLE Card Insert the card connector e...

Page 57: ...black ejection button next to the slot You can now remove the card Write protection for SRAM cards To write protect the SRAM type BEETLE card slide the lock shown in the illustration to the WP write protection position WP BATTERY HOLDER LOCK BEETLE Card BEETLE components GB 50 ...

Page 58: ...he battery without losing the stored data is possible only in the case of memory cards made by certain manufacturers For more information contact the WN branch office responsible for your area Unlatch the battery lock Remove the battery holder and battery from the BEETLE card WP BATTERY HOLDER LOCK BEETLE components BEETLE Card GB 51 ...

Page 59: ...and out To insert the new battery follow the steps above in reverse order Avoid touching the plus and minus pole at the same time as this can shorten the service life of the battery Dispose of used batteries in an environmentally safe manner 3V 3V 3V BEETLE Card BEETLE components GB 52 ...

Page 60: ...tem accesses the drive The disk is an economical storage medium which can be used for a variety of applications such as Loading programs Saving data e g daily sales figures The diskette can be write protected to protect your data from accidentally being overwritten Writing to the diskette is possible Writing to the diskette is not possible BEETLE components Floppy drive GB 53 ...

Page 61: ...rrectly inserted if the gray ejection button has popped out Removing a diskette Press the gray ejection button next to the drive slot You can now remove the diskette Never remove the diskette while the drive is being accessed i e when the LED indicator for the drive is illuminated Otherwise you could damage the drive and the diskette Floppy drive BEETLE components GB 54 ...

Page 62: ...volatile memory and one optional submodule such as a VGA controller an LAN controller or an ASYNC connection etc The connecting plate of the board has the sockets for the external peripherals The illustration below shows the connector assignments for both CPUs COM3 COM4 Cash drawer Keyboard optional VGA ASYNC or LAN controller Volume control knob COM1 COM2 BEETLE components CPU GB 55 ...

Page 63: ...our area Loudspeaker The CPU controls a loudspeaker in the BEETLE the volume of which can be set by means of the volume control knob on the back of the BEETLE POS housing Further features of the CPU are Nonvolatile RAM This memory chip 32 128 512 KB can be used to store important data such as sales totals or diagnostic entries by means of the appropriate software and independently of the power sup...

Page 64: ... housing visible after demounting the upper housing Free AT slots The POS housing with a 486 CPU has four free slots Three of these slots can be used for half length standard PC boards and one slot is provided for full length expansion boards Along with a Pentium CPU three short slots are provided VGA slot If a VGA board or VGA submodule is installed you can connect a VGA monitor to the BEETLE Som...

Page 65: ...voltage and is fan cooled The power output of the power pack is maximum 160 W The power pack must be removed or replaced by authorized qualified personnel only The POS system is also equipped with a battery which serves to bridge a possible power failure thus allowing the relevant software to correctly terminate the POS program The switchover is made by means of an internal POWER management interf...

Page 66: ... power output socket of the POS terminal is not powered during a power failure Changing the battery Network and battery All batteries have a limited service life In order to prevent any loss of data you must change the battery regularly after five years at the latest Use only batteries approved by WN During of power supply Power output Operation 1 minute Full load with exter max 160W nal periphera...

Page 67: ... hand side section from the lower section First loosen and remove the fastening screw for the release lever on the back of the POS housing Now push the release lever back as far as it will go the upper POS housing is pushed forward and the plug in connections to the printer are disconnected The upper POS housing is now completely separated from the lower housing Network and battery BEETLE componen...

Page 68: ...hand side section and then remove this section Pull the side section upwards out of the guide The battery is located at the front of the lower POS housing see arrow Release this holder and remove the battery from the housing Unplug the connection The battery is now fully disconnected from the system BEETLE components Network and battery GB 61 ...

Page 69: ...areful when replacing the upper POS housing on the lower The release lever must be moved fully into the release position The connection is reestablished by pulling the release lever toward the POS housing thus drawing the upper POS housing onto the lower housing The two housing sections are again flush with one another Secure the release lever using the appropriate screw Always dispose of batterie...

Page 70: ... with this in mind can be terminated correctly without any loss of data The power failure is reported to the application program by means of the retail device interface RDI The application program then terminates the program correctly by for example closing open files and writing important information to the nonvolatile memory CMOS RAM The termination of these actions is reported by means of the r...

Page 71: ...ecessary to change the battery The lithium battery in the unit must only be replaced by trained personnel There is a danger of the unit exploding if the battery is not replaced correctly Batteries should only be replaced with batteries of the same type or with batteries recommended by the manufacturer The local regulations for the disposal of hazardous waste must be observed when disposing of batt...

Page 72: ...the BEETLE system manual and detailed descriptions in the respective manuals Retail device interface The retail device interface RDI is a uniform C programming interface for the BEETLE POS system This interface provides the application programmer with a simple means of programming retail specific applications and devices Application programs Software Application programs are available for the BEET...

Page 73: ...k between the POS application and the operating system The RTM allows the accessing of shared data including price lookup and the maintenance of transaction files For more information see the RTM manual High frequency table The price look ups PLU in the retail area are performed using the High Frequency Table HFT The HFT provides functional libraries with uniform interfaces for this purpose Hash f...

Page 74: ... installing the BEETLE switch on the POS system by means of the power switch on the back of the housing The system first performs an automatic self test to test its basic functions The following message appears for example on the four line cashier display or the monitor xx xx is the placeholder for the version number The system then determines the medium from which the operating system and POS app...

Page 75: ...s a pure storage medium The network is always assigned drive C The hard disk can be assigned drive C or D The BEETLE POS system can be booted from two drives However please note the following restrictions The system can be booted from drives A and C only The storage medium must be system boot capable The following priorities apply BEETLE Card or High priority diskette A Network C Medium priority H...

Page 76: ...card or diskette with one that is system boot capable or remove the card or diskette altogether The operating system reponds with additional messages on the cashier display or on the monitor as shown in the illustration below If the operating system has started up without error the POS application software is if necessary booted automatically A message is displayed as soon as the POS workstation i...

Page 77: ...ription l Indicates where error occurred 0 Reserved sector MS DOS area 1 File allocation table FAT 2 Directory 3 Data area ooooo Read or write operation dddddddd Block device driver Drive e g C Character device driver Name e g COM1 mm mm Message text e g Write protect error If such an error message appears acknowledge it by pressing the C key on the POS keyboard The operating system then repeats t...

Page 78: ...output on the external cashier display if there is no monitor or cashier display connected The messages are output on the cashier display in the following format TEST POS TEST TYPE ERROR NUMBER Error text The error messages output during the test are always in English Below is an example of an error message output on the cashier display TEST POS MC 02 BATTERY EMPTY ANY KEY TO RETRY During the powe...

Page 79: ...her the system should ignore the error or should call up Setup The default output medium for the BEETLE POS system is the 4 line 20 column cashier display If a VGA monitor is connected information is output to the monitor The system messages are not dispayed if there is no monitor connected in spite of the fact that a VGA board has been plugged in If there is no VGA card you have to set the displa...

Page 80: ...olled by pressing the numeric keys specified in parentheses Pressing the numeric key 2 allows you to set the date and time in a further menu 7 reboots the system Copyright C WN 1992 2000 Setup Rel 0 xy 22 01 00 ReBoot with 7 Help with 5 Enter Setup 2 Time 12 34 56 Date Jan 31 2000 8 Prev 6 Incr 2 Next 4 Decr Starting up the System BIOS Setup GB 73 ...

Page 81: ...ents 7 Reboots the system Following the menu for setting the time and date the menu for the drive settings appears Enter settings for drives A and B BEETLE card or diskette here With the Pentium CPU you have the opportunity to install up to four hard disks This adaption is carried out with two seperate physical interfaces Therefore the Setup masks have been adapted with the following allocation Pe...

Page 82: ...g along with the Pentium CPU the item AUTO is added for disk configuration With this configuration the hard disk parameters are read from the BIOS at every bootprocess and written into the CMOS RAM The message FDISK n Identified will appear on the connected display For that reason the Setup does not have to be called up again when a hard disk has been changed The following description only refers ...

Page 83: ...D D Type 46 3 List Params 8 Prev 6 Incr 2 Next 4 Decr Cyl 615 Head 4 Sec 17 20 MB Any Key to return HD D Auto Config YES 9 NO other Cylinders 0 3 Edit Params 8 Prev 2 Next Cyl 977 Head 10 Sec 22 81 MB Any Key to return Heads 0 3 Edit Params 8 Prev 2 Next Save Params YES 9 NO other Sectors 0 3 Edit Params 8 Prev 2 Next Capacity 0MB 3 Edit Params 8 Prev 2 Next Large Disk access LBA 6 Incr 2 Next 4 D...

Page 84: ...iv select a disk drive which coincides with a specified type no 1 to no 44 or in the case of the 80486DX2 CPU no 1 to no 39 3 Enter a configuration manually using the parameters specified in the documentation for IDE hard disks 4 Only possible with Pentium CPU Setting the item to AUTO the BIOS will automatically configure the IDE disk with every bootprocess If a ROM disk is installed only one hard...

Page 85: ...cility in Setup Master Jumper hard disk as master eingestellt Slave Jumper hard disk as client On board controller disabled Proceed as follows if you wish to configure the ROM disk as the C drive and the hard disk as the D drive 1 Select the hard disk type 46 in the mask HD C 2 Confirm the configuration with the numeric key 9 in the mask Auto Config 3 Select the hard disk type 46 in the mask HD D ...

Page 86: ...v1 9 Take your choice in the following menue If you are using printers from WN you choose standard mode Beginning with the 80486DX2 system various operating mode settings power management are possible When NO is set the CPU is in normal mode i e the system is working with full power draw When YES is set power management is activated Memory 640 KB XMS 1408 KB 8 Prev 2 Next PowerMan Yes 8 Prev 6 Inc...

Page 87: ...eed As a result less power is used The background lighting of the cashier display is turned off and if there is a monitor connected it is blanked The hard disk timer can be set separately OFF and 60 minutes If the HD timer is set to 60 Min the hard disk switches to standby mode after 60 minutes OFF Timer 60 Min 8 Prev 6 Incr 2 Next 4 Decr HD Timer OFF 8 Prev 6 Incr 2 Next 4 Decr BIOS Setup Startin...

Page 88: ...de to normal mode All interrupts are processed in sleep mode they are not lost The shadowing function can be used to increase the capacity of the entire system The BIOS EPROM and the VGA EPROM are copied to the DRAM when this function is activated in the case of the 80486SLC BIOS and VGA shadowing beginning with the 80486DX2 shadowing is always active COM Supply OFF 8 Prev 6 Incr 2 Next 4 Decr Sha...

Page 89: ... not use shadowing i e if you set NO the UMA memory 384 KB is added to the physical memory If you use shadowing i e if you set YES no mapping is carried out In the subsequent mask which you only see on an 80486SLC system it is possible to deactivate the internal cache of the CPU However this is not necessary if programs receive the appropriate instructions e g to deactivate the cache during instal...

Page 90: ...s 3F8H This makes sense if you insert an interface card with the I O address 3F8 into the system In the case of an 80486DX2 system up to two interface cards can be installed addresses 3F8 and 2F8 This automatically deactivates the on board interfaces You only see the following mask in the Setup menu of BEETLE systems that are equipped with an 80486DX2 50 processor and upper version and have a hard...

Page 91: ...ize Non DOS Use this setting when you want to install an operating system other than MS DOS on your BEETLE In case of a Pentium CPU with the implemented Plug and Play and PCI co figuration features the following mask will finally appear If you insert or remove a Plug and Play card into the BEETLE it is advisable to change the setting to YES The reset will be done automatically Large Disk Access LB...

Page 92: ...h 280 0 mm Depth 366 5 mm Total height 270 0 mm Weight 17 5 kg Climatic category IEC 721 3 3 Class 3K3 Operating temperature 5 40o C Input voltage 110 125 VAC 200 240 VAC automatic switchover Power consumption 4 2 A Frequency of system voltage 50 60 Hz GB 85 ...

Page 93: ...le to 16 MB expandable to 64MB BIOS 64 K 128 kB 128kB Keyboard AT compatible interface Loudspeaker Adjustable volume Hard disk IDE interface optional 3 5 disk connection Floppy Disk Standard interface connection Submodul One VGA controller one LAN controller or optional one ASYNC connection 1 Expansion Four slots Three slots slots one full length AT board half length AT bords three half length AT ...

Page 94: ...hree serial interfaces V 24 RS232 COM2 COM3 and COM4 The voltage supply must not exceed 300 mA at 5 V and 900 mA at 12 V Two Mini DIN jacks for cash drawer and keyboard optional with submodule one VGA connection or one LAN connection or one ASYNC connection Appendix Hard Disk GB 87 ...

Page 95: ...urnal 37 34 28 24 76 2 mm Receipt Journal 42 38 31 27 DIN A4 document 124 112 93 80 Printing Bidirectional Max printing rate 4 lines s printing receipt on 76 2 mm roll width Print head service life approx 100 million characters Cutter service life approx 500 000 cuts Dimensions single ply paper Lenght max 300 mm min 70 mm Width max 218 mm min 50 mm Thickness max 0 5 mm min 0 08 mm Basis weight 60 ...

Page 96: ...annot be printed on Outside diameter of roll Receipt Journal max 100 mm max 80 mm Core diameter 12 mm 0 mm 2 mm Roll width 40 mm 1 mm 45 mm 1 mm 58 mm 1 mm 64 mm 1 mm 69 mm 1 mm 76 mm 1 mm Basis weight 60 g qm 4 Paper thickness max 0 1 mm min 0 075 mm Usable lenght approx 90 m approx 60 m Red warning stripe at end of paper end of paper not glued to core WN paper 0 1 mm 11 20 Receipt 11 24 Journal ...

Page 97: ... and left margins with various paper widths Paper width mm Min margin mm 40 2 22 1 45 2 33 1 58 1 36 1 64 2 28 1 69 2 38 1 76 2 12 1 3 7 0 7 3 9 2 Bon 76mm breit 3 9 2 3 9 2 3 9 2 68 22 68 22 3 8 1 8 4 23 0 3 1 Zeile Druckbereich DIN A4 Beleg 202 47 Printable area DIN A4 document Receipt 76 mm width Journal 76 mm width 1st line Printer Appendix GB 90 ...

Page 98: ...slot in the POS housing as a board Network controller board BEETLE in house controller The BEETLE in house controller BIC is a newly developed plug in board for the BEETLE POS system The board ensures that BEETLE systems can be integrated in in house networks in existing customer installations The board is accommodated in a free AT slot in the POS housing For more information on this expansion boa...

Page 99: ...ake sure that the device is switched off and the power plug is disconnected First loosen and remove the fastening screw for the release lever on the back of the POS housing Now push the release lever back as far as it will go the upper POS housing is pushed forward and the plug in connections to the printer are disconnected Installing an expansion board Appendix GB 92 ...

Page 100: ...w from the top of left side panel The side panel can then be removed by pulling it up and out of the guide The plug in locations are situated in the lower rear housing of the terminal The top three slots are for half length expansion boards with a Pentium board the bottom slot is only with a 486 CPU for a full length expansion board Appendix Installing an expansion board GB 93 ...

Page 101: ...is the risk of a short circuit occurring here as the CPU components are still supplied by the system battery First check that the jumpers if any are correctly inserted on the board The correct setting can be found in the board documentation Then plug the expansion board into the slot provided Make sure that the board is inserted completely Finally secure the dummy covers with the fastening rail ma...

Page 102: ...ful when replacing the upper POS housing on the lower The release lever must be moved fully into the release position The connection is reestablished by pulling the release lever toward the POS housing thus drawing the upper POS housing onto the lower housing The two housing sections are again flush with one another Secure the release lever using the appropriate screw Appendix Installing an expans...

Page 103: ... Clearing paper jams If the system s Setup menu is check the position of the key in automatically called the central lock on the keyboard If no image is visible on a adjust the brightness and connected VGA monitor contrast controls and check that the monitor is switched on If the system cannot access check to see whether the card the BEETLE card has been correctly inserted and locked into place an...

Page 104: ...office responsible for your area The configuration label The label is located on the cover plate of the lower POS housing The picture shows an example of the label whitch can differ in accordance to the features of your POS system Appendix The configuration label GB 97 ...

Page 105: ...rite protected disk 1 Unknown unit 2 Drive not ready 3 Unknown command 4 CRC data error 5 Invalid call structure 6 SEEK error on disks 7 Unknown data medium 8 Sector not found 9 End of paper printer A Write error B Read error C General error Error messages Error messages Appendix GB 98 ...

Page 106: ...6 ROM Disk 4 BOOTSECTOR ERROR 1 UNKNOWN SIZE 2 CHECKSUM ERROR 3 NV RAM 5 ADDRESS ERROR 1 DATA ERROR 5555 2 DATA ERROR ABAB 3 DATA ERROR 0000 4 Printer 6 UNKNOWN PRINTER 1 controller RESET ERROR 2 UNKNOWN STATUS 3 CPU ERROR 4 CPU RAM ERROR 5 TIMEOUT 6 LPT ERROR 7 ASIC ID ERROR 8 ASIC REGISTER ERROR 9 ASIC TIME ERROR 10 ASIC RAM ERROR 11 Z RAM ERROR 12 ROM CHECKSUM ERROR 13 Cashdrawer 7 CASHDRAW CLO...

Page 107: ...ARE DATA ERROR 16 PRINTER TIMEOUT 17 PRINTER POWERUP ERR 18 CMOS CHECKSUM ERROR 19 PRINTER ERROR 20 EM PRINT TIMEOUT 21 PRINTER ERRORLINE 22 NO OPERATOR DISPLAY 23 NO INT CUST DISPLAY 24 NO EXT CUST DISPLAY 25 WRONG CMD ORDER 26 INST BUFFEROVERRUN 27 NO MFC1 28 NO MFC2 29 TH WRONG FORMAT 30 DATE WRONG FORMAT 31 NO HARDWARE DATA 32 MEM NOT FORMATTED 33 UNKNOWN_COMMAND 34 DATE NOT ALLOWED 35 WRONG T...

Page 108: ...dapter Check video adapter Gate A20 failure Protected mode cannot be enabled Check CPU Fixed disk configuration error Configuration defined not supported Correct hard disk configuration HD controller fail Controller failure Replace hard disk controller Fixed disk failure 0 1 Defective hard disk 0 C 1 D Reattempt start if this is not possible replace hard disk Hard disk read failure strike 7 to ret...

Page 109: ...ine failure at hex value read hex value expecting hex value Failure in memory chips connected to circuit Check switch configuration Memory data line failure at hex value read hex value expecting hex value Failure in one of the memory chips or one of the circuits Replace memory chips Memory high address line failure at hex value read hex value expecting hex value Failure in memory chips connected t...

Page 110: ...boot Drive A hard disk or disk is defective Restart If not possible replace defective part No boot sector on hard disk strike 7 to reboot Drive C not formatted or cannot be booted with system Format drive Not a boot diskette strike 7 to retry boot Disk in drive A not formatted or cannot be booted with system Replace disk with one that can be booted with system and restart system No timer tick inte...

Page 111: ...errupt NMI port cannot be deactivated Check CPU in particular log circuit of interrupt Unexpected type 02 I O card parity or memory parity interrupt at xxx yyyy Type S hut off NMI R eboot other keys to continue Error writing to system memory or while the I O registers were being used Replace the memory chip Internal cache test failed Error in the 486SLC CPU Replace the 486SLC CPU Error messages Er...

Page 112: ...tempt system restart Base Memory size 64K Input for the size of the main memory for functions Extended Memory size 00000K Input for the size of the extended memory for functions The errors determined by means of the power on selftest POST are displayed on the monitor or on the cashier display Please contact the customer service department if one of the above errors occurs Error lists Error message...

Page 113: ...ut the computer and the main memory divided into ROM and immediate access storage Interface Designates the transition point between different hardware units and software units or between hardware and software units of computers or their peripherals JEIDA Abbreviation of Japan Electronic Industry Development Association Industry standard for memory cards Operating system Refers to all programs that...

Page 114: ...stem and the application program for example can be stored The contents of the memory cannot be changed Server This is a computer connected to a local network the functions of which are made available to all of the connected network users e g a print server for printing out the data of all network users via the printer connected to the server VGA Video graphics adapter Interface for connecting col...

Page 115: ...t tested safety HDD Hard Disk Drive HFT High Frequency Table HSF Hash File Access Method IDE Integrated Drive Electronics LAN Local Area Network LBA Logical Block Addressing LED Light Emitting Diode RAM Random Access Memory RDI Retail Device Interface RMH Retail Message Handler ROM Read Only Memory RPM Retail Presentation Manager RTM Retail Transaction Manager UL Underwriters Laboratory VGA Video ...

Page 116: ...AM Card 48 Cash drawer 16 Cashier display 4 22 Change the battery 64 Change the paper 25 35 COM1 deactivate 82 Configuration label 67 97 Connection cash drawer 16 customer display 17 keyboard 16 monitor 18 scanner scanner scales 17 standard peripherals 18 Connection panel 55 CPU 4 55 86 Customer display 4 17 D Data cable 12 Diskette insert 54 remove 54 write protected 53 Document paper 88 Document...

Page 117: ...work controller 91 Nominal voltage range 13 O Operating system 65 P Paper compartment cover 24 33 Paper feed button 26 Paper jam 39 PCMCIA 47 Peripherals 9 15 POST 99 Power failure 63 Power pack 58 Power supply 2 4 5 13 Power switch 12 67 Print head 39 Printable area 90 Printer 88 R RAM dynamic 56 nonvolatile 56 Rear panel 15 Receipt journal paper 89 Receipt and journal feed key 43 Receipt roll ch...

Page 118: ...n 81 Software 7 65 Spacer 24 Spool 34 SRAM BEETLE Card changing the battery 51 Standard PC peripherals 18 Start and runup behavior 67 Starting up the system 67 Surface cleaner 7 System error messages 70 T Technical data 85 Total power supply 57 V Ventilation 11 VGA board 18 57 VGA slot 57 Video board 15 Volume control 15 W Warranty and liability agreements 3 What to do if 96 X XMS 78 GB 111 ...

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