
Cashtester BC 231 SD
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Turn on the power switch: the machine will display the software version and perform a self-test. lf the
test is successful, the machine will enter ready state. lf an error message appears on the LCD display,
check the chapter 3.5 Error messages and solutions in this manual.
Before counting the anknotes, please adjust the left and right hopper guide to a suita le position
ased on the width of the anknotes. Now place the anknotes in the middle of the hopper and the
machine will start counting.
2.2 Currency
After turning on the machine, the active currency is displayed on the LCD display. The BC 231 SD comes
with multiple currencies pre-installed. When you want to count other currencies, press the ‘CUR/PRT’
key until you have found the desired currency.
2.3 Counting mode
Different counting modes can e chosen and for most currencies all modes are availa le. First select
the correct currency and to choose the correct mode, press ‘MODE’ to toggle etween them.
MIX mode - In the MIX mode, ‘MIX’ is displayed on the display and the machine counts all
(un)sorted notes of the same currency. After finishing the counting, the total value and total
num er of genuine notes are displayed on the LCD display. To view a detailed counting result
press and hold ‘ADD/REP’ for 2 seconds. In this mode counterfeit detection is ON.
SORT mode - In the SORT mode, ‘SORT’ is displayed on the display and the machine only counts
notes of the same denomination. For this function the first note, which is counted y the BC 231
SD, determines which notes are counted and which are rejected. In this mode counterfeit
detection is ON.
V mode - In the UV mode, ‘UV’ is displayed on the display and the machine only counts notes
of the same denomination. For this function the first note, which is counted y the BC 231 SD,
determines which notes are counted and which are rejected. In this mode counterfeit detection
is ON (UV only!).
Count mode – When you only want to count the num er of anknotes, the ‘COUNT’ mode
should e activated. After finishing the counting, the total quantity is displayed on the display.
The counterfeit detection is OFF.
Accumulative counting (ADD) – To accumulate different countings, press the ‘ADD/REP’ key:
now ADD is displayed on the display. When the accumulative quantity reaches 10.000 or the
accumulative value reaches 1.000.000, the num er will e reset to 0.
Batch counting (B:---) – To set a atch, press ‘BAT/CLR’ and now ‘B:100’ is displayed. To change
this num er, press ‘BAT/CLR’ several times and the BC 231 SD will toggle etween the standard
settings (100, 50, 20, 10, 5 and ---) where ‘---‘ means the function is disa led. To set another
quantity, press ‘+1/+10’ to adjust the pre-configured settings.
After setting the atch num er, place the anknotes on the hopper and the machine will start
counting. When the set atch num er is reached, the machine will stop automatically. After
removing the notes from the stacker, the anknote counter will continue.
2.4 Report / printing
After the counting has finished, oth the total value and total quantity of the counted, genuine
anknotes are displayed on the display. To view a detailed counting result press and hold ‘ADD/REP’
for 2 seconds. To print a more detailed counting result (quantity and value per denomination) press and
hold ‘CUR/PRT’ for 2 seconds.